Blue Thunder RC Model

Man, so much awesome here.... :)

RC Shadowhawk

Ooooo! I'd like to get my hands on this.... and blast people from the sky with Taser rounds, grenades and shotgun blasts! Nyahahaha! :p

" Variants have the option of turbine or piston engine, basic CCD TV optics, FLIR capability, thermal cameras, “fully autonomous avionics” package, laser pointers, illuminators and range finders and—wait for it—37mm or 40mm grenade launchers. There’s also an insert for 12 gauge shotgun rounds with a laser designator. Other options are limited to military users.

Shadowhawk is 7 feet long and weighs 49 lbs with a max speed of 70mph. The turbine model can stay up for 1 hour, the piston model 2 ½. It can launch in 25 knot winds, sustain flight through gusts of 45 knots and keep the camera stable at up to 25 knots"

Read more about this baby here.

Monday post!

Ah, another week begins anew! Din really have a fab weekend; most of it was spent sleeping off a fever i caught on Saturday... and myteriously as it came, the next day i was fine! Still, din go out much, and rotted at home. :P

Brought my King 3 up to "flightworthy" status, so decided to fire it up for a bit, darn thing kept spinning in circles! Then realised i had the tail belt reversed. After that was fixed i throttled up for some flight; highest i got was like 2 inches off the ground as the was twitchy as hell!

Robo on the right is the 1/60 scale VF-11B from Macross Plus, just released about 2 weeks ago. This is the latest iteration of this toy, previous ones were in 1/72 scale, and weren't too sturdy. This one is not too bad, except the arms go only to 90 degrees (why not double jointed like the VF-1's?) Anyway, lucky i decided to open it, as i discovered a major problem; they gave me TWO of the fast packs on the legs of the same side! WTF, sure touch 4D lor, anyway, managed to make a swap, so all's well!

Latest Haul and a visit to the rc doc...

I know i'm supposed to cut down on things like this... but these were pre-ordered months ago, so i had to collect them right? ;) On the left is the 1/100 VF-25S from Macross Frontier, it's a 'partsfomer', as in not a perfect transformation like the 1/60 series from Yamato.

I don't think i'll collect the rest (although i do still have one on preorder); too expensive and spindly to be worth the money. On the right is the Bandai 1/60 VF-25 "Messiah" with super pack.. the bot i got a while ago, but the armor was what i got. It's a web exclusive from Bandai... bastiches... thinking of all ways to make money!

VF-11B and VF-1A Max also out... ouch. :p

On another note, learned a few things today :

1) 6ch CCPM helis are REALLY loud.
2) At full throttle, you can lose your limbs if you're not careful
3) 6ch CCPM helis crash REALLY HARD.

WTF, i had training gear on and i still kinda smashed it... but i wasn't prepared for the power it put out.. it's a monster! Well, it's out of action until the replacement parts come in! Oh, one other thing... ball link pliers are a MUST! :)

Post for the weekend...

Went AGAIN to rotor at kitchener, the people there must recognise me by now! :p Anyway, went and got myself a E-sky King 3 RC copter. :p I only did that cos i told myself that i would get it if the shop had it.. and didn't expect them to!

Quite sweet this baby, it has a very solid feel to it, and access to the inner parts is easier.. uh.. the manual is so-so, typical china english... :p

Another reason why i got this is cost, for a 400-450 copter, this is cheap... the total cost is not even enough to buy a good JR or Futaba controller! :p I figured i'd get used to bashing this 6-channel first before i move to bashing a $800+ chopper!

Weeelll... no time to fly it anyway! Battery is still charging!!! : And i'm booking in for the remainder of my ICT tomorrow... so prob only next week then will i have a chance to test fly.. :)

First Post!

Well, i guess it's be interesting to put up stuff i have bought/seen/heard/eaten. Guess now's a good time as any!

Recently got into RC helis... i'm no pro mind you. My only other experience is with the PicooZ micro copter. My buddy recently got a very cool Syma S002 copter, which is a 3 channel beast compared to the Picoo... plus it flew really well!

That got me looking for a copter too (thanks buddy! :p), and after browsing through the web, i decided on the Esky Lama V4 chopper... man, i didn't know what i was getting into! Suffice to say, a electric RC chopper is a different thing altogether.

This is the Lama V4...
... not this. :p

The Lama V4 is a 4-channel co-ax copter, so no tailrotor needed. It's ready to fly outta the box, so just charge the battery, and off you go! Simple right? No way! It's pays to spend a few hours to get a hang of the controller and the four channels - throttle, rudder, elevator, aileron.... as they say... "simple to learn, difficult to master"!

Getting this is my first step to another class of choppers, the 6-channel ones......... considering a TT Mini Titan or the Align Trex 450/500... but i really gotta think carefully... expensive hobby! :)