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Well done Mr Frog, however, whilst not wishing to rain on your parade, the wind at the time didn’t really seem strong enough to turn the arrow completely around AND given the angle of the arrow I reckon you cheated and shot it from the ground & not the roof, but still a good shot none the less!!!
Not so sure about the golf ball in the boat though as I’m sure you must have been using some sort of radio controlled trick ball as it went from yellow to white & then back to yellow.
Just my thoughts on the matter.
Quality video production none the less, looks like you are now setting a standard that we will all need to strive towards.
As for a “blowing” friend, I believe a bike pump does just as good a job without you needing to get lips too close to the orifice!!!
I haven’t heard from Moose since his Op, sent him a couple of messages but no reply so I hope his shoulder OP went ok this time round.
Weight is fine as long as its low down.
My SCX10 weighs in at 4.1Kg with the two 5000mAh 2S HardCase batteries installed but most of the weight is below the COG so it will still climb a 60deg incline as long as the tyres can get some grip.
Looking very nice there Uncle G.
Once we get out of Lockdown I can see an offroad challenge in the wind, just to see if it performs as well as it looks!!
Tug, this suggestion was from Uncle G and was used in my Rescue 17 & under way in the Archer Offshore Fishing boat.
Change from brushed to brushless motor & Aircooled ESC, use an oversize motor & ESC which can then be run on low power and you no longer need to provide water cooling at all. Much more convenient, especially when sailing in a saltwater environment
Also a quick update, the colour problem (white on white) has been fixed yet again on the pic upload module. If it’s still not working for you then just load a Forum page and press Ctrl R to refresh. Should update it for you.
Like a lot of our “toys” they have doubled & in some cases tripled in price over the past couple of years.
Before “varnishing” the repaired deck on the “Mt Gay 30” RC Yacht, I spoke to a couple of old yachties with regard to what they used on wooden components & eventually settled on Spar Varnish “GoldSpar Original”. Whilst it is not cheap a little bit goes a long way with models and it supposedly has the best UV rating of any wood boat finishes.
On real boats it can’t be used on decks or any areas subject to wear & tear as it’s not hard enough and in real boats it is primarily used for masts, spars etc, that see very little wear & tear but are continuously exposed to the elements.
The one I used dries virtually clear and supposedly does not yellow over time so allowing the natural wood colour to shine through. Only real drawback is its very slow drying , it surface dries overnight but takes weeks to completely dry out and lose all its tackiness under pressure. Luckily the Mt Gay 30 “Badger” has been just sitting around waiting for the hull to be sprayed so the deck & cabin has now had plenty of time to dry properly.
Just need to get motivated to paint the hull & I could get her back on the water.
A quality production there Kermie my man. Well done.
Definitely expect to see more great productions in the future.
Oh well, hang in there, at least you know what to look for if it stops again.
It has been several weeks since the White on White issue was rectified and there have been no reports down this way since then so I’m at a loss as to what is currently happening @ your end.
Ok, if you cant see please wait it may just be a colour problem (white on white), wait a few seconds & then move the mouse (while holding down the LEFT mouse key) over the box where the “Please Wait” should display, moving the curser over the area changes the colour and may allow you to see the text.
The Text Colour was fixed a while ago but sometimes you need to delete all the website buffer info stored on your device before it will reload the corrected code.
Tug, either of those sizes should have worked OK. You need to wait till the photo link displays in the top line (next to the camera icon) then click OK to insert into your post.
If you still have troubles today let me know & I will do a new updated “How To” video to show the exact steps. You are not the only one who seems to have problems loading pics.
G’day Tug, glad to hear that you are hanging in there.
Last things first. If you are having trouble attaching photos make sure they are re sized to around 1024 pixels x ???. Any picture files posted that are too large trigger an approval process and disappear until administrator approval is given. The easiest way is to resize the pics in Picasa (or similar) before posting.
You are right about the Turnigy LSD batteries, many of mine are around 9 years old and still going strong. I have had a couple of LiPo’s fail over the years but usually only after a sudden impact with Terra Firma beforehand.
I think most of our players down this way are using all the spare time they now have with getting all their models back up to scratch for when the LockDown restrictions are finally eased.
At this stage there may possibly be a relaxing of the number of persons allowed in a group (back to 10 from the current 2) in about 3 weeks so if this does happen we can most likely get back to flying before the winter sets in. Other than that we will have to be content flying the simulators to keep our skills up.
