Any hobby R/C GEEKS in here? - Page 4

OneLeggedRider · 11-21-2019, 11:16 AM

Dan and I will ofcourse man the slapping booths, the only difference being Dan will offer some helpful advice and technical information before laying one on ya..

Yes, RCSpark is a good channel. I love the Raminator, but can't justify spending $3000 on an RC right off the rip before mods.

**JerryHawk250** · 11-21-2019, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by OneLeggedRider

Dan and I will ofcourse man the slapping booths, the only difference being Dan will offer some helpful advice and technical information before laying one on ya..

Yes, RCSpark is a good channel. I love the Raminator, but can't justify spending $3000 on an RC right off the rip before mods.

OneLeggedRider · 11-25-2019, 01:42 PM

First 10min of the video is a little slow, showing you the car etc, but does have some good information on servo end point adjustment. But after that it gets pretty wild, definitely a nice rig.

wedooit · 11-21-2019, 10:53 AM

Hmmmm…..can one imagine a china riders get together combo with rc? Who's going to run the slapping booths?

Since we live on 10 acres....AND the mrs has this desire to race cars and sleds....she might enjoy rc racing. Heck we maybe can build a drag track and more.

The mrs found a u tube site that dudes from northern Idaho take these Barbie cars and modify and race them....another crazy idea!!!

duck9191 · 11-26-2019, 08:18 AM

My 260 is a hobbyking black widow. basic fpv quad. Frame parts are hard to find so i might have to print some or change to a cf frame. I don't have it set up for fpv yet and just fly line of sight. I also don't race, just something fun to rip around with. No gps, no autopilot on these, you have to fly them.

I have an sk450 too but its not as fun to fly as the 260 currently. I had put extended landing gear on it and it had a negative effect on the flight characteristics so i need to put it back to the short ones. I wish i had more time to put in to the quads, planes and trucks but they are pretty well neglected any more.

OneLeggedRider · 11-26-2019, 09:17 AM

Boyz and their toyz..

OneLeggedRider · 11-27-2019, 09:01 PM

I recently ordered a RC car and my phone's 'auto fill' function put in my old address instead of my current one. So I contacted the seller and had him cancel the order and refund the money to my PayPal account, so I could re-order the car again with the correct shipping address. And PayPal sent me a message saying the money has been refunded. And we're talking several hundred dollars, it's an expensive car.

Well I try to place the order again and it comes back 'insufficient funds', so I call my bank and they haven't received the credit from PayPal. So I do some research and it typically takes PayPal 3 to 5 business days for a refund, and it may take as many as 30 days!

Now come on, PayPal can instantly access my account and pay a seller in microseconds, but it takes days to return my money? We all know any time money sits anywhere, even for only a few days it's earning interest at some slight rate. I guarantee you that's what PayPal is doing. So I guess it will be a while before I get my new RC.

duck9191 · 11-27-2019, 11:03 PM

Refunds are always slower, card issuers/banks delay the transaction and have varying policies on how they do it. Processors like PayPal or card merchants also have their own polices and time frames. A lot of it is to curb fraud, some is just "policy" but it's annoying. My credit union will show refunds or reversed transactions as pending within minutes, but it takes a few days to settle.

Stretch-N-Poke · 11-27-2019, 11:24 PM

I have tons of RC Cars and work in a hobby shop myself. I recently got a new body for one of my Kyosho Mini-Zs, and am getting a new Mini-T 2.0 Friday. Im excited.

OneLeggedRider · 11-28-2019, 12:02 AM

Where I'll be screwed is this is a 'black Friday' deal and if I can't order it by Friday night I'll have to pay an additional $50..

OneLeggedRider · 11-28-2019, 09:27 AM

Good news! I waited till after 9am this morning and re-submitted the order for my car in the hope that PayPal had refunded my money, and it went through!

And I was wrong about the $50 off black Friday deal, it was actually $100 off a $550 car!

Now because it's a holiday the order won't be processed till tomorrow or Monday, and shipping is 3 days so I probably won't get it till Thursday or Friday of next week.. But I'm stoked!

OneLeggedRider · 11-28-2019, 07:51 PM

Check this out, a fella from Uruguay who builds custom cars and trucks, and builds his own custom turbos made this. That's a 70cc head and piston off a Yamaha scooter, and made the custom pipe as well.

**JerryHawk250** · 11-29-2019, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by OneLeggedRider

Check this out, a fella from Uruguay who builds custom cars and trucks, and builds his own custom turbos made this. That's a 70cc head and piston off a Yamaha scooter, and made the custom pipe as well.

That's pretty wild.

Stop putting ideas in my head. 😆

bogieboy · 11-29-2019, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Stretch-N-Poke

I have tons of RC Cars and work in a hobby shop myself. I recently got a new body for one of my Kyosho Mini-Zs, and am getting a new Mini-T 2.0 Friday. Im excited.

mini-t 2.0?!?!?!?! i preordered the original, still have it...LOL currently a fun little truck with about 60% of it being GPM aluminum parts, and running a dynamite 9200kv brushless on 2s....I'll get some pics up sometime...LOL

duck9191 · 12-01-2019, 09:51 AM

Those things are cute, try feeding a 120 or large nitro plane or heli engine lol. Gallons of nitro a weekend.

11-21-2019, 11:16 AM	#1
OneLeggedRider Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Stockport, Oh. Posts: 1,442	Dan and I will ofcourse man the slapping booths, the only difference being Dan will offer some helpful advice and technical information before laying one on ya.. Yes, RCSpark is a good channel. I love the Raminator, but can't justify spending $3000 on an RC right off the rip before mods. __________________ ~ Don't poke the bear ~ M.M.I. Dean's List graduate class of '95 and Specialty welder 2020 Ice Bear Terifecta 150cc Trike 2011 Honda Foreman 500ES 4x4 2001 Polaris Scrambler 400
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11-25-2019, 01:42 PM	#3
OneLeggedRider Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Stockport, Oh. Posts: 1,442	First 10min of the video is a little slow, showing you the car etc, but does have some good information on servo end point adjustment. But after that it gets pretty wild, definitely a nice rig. __________________ ~ Don't poke the bear ~ M.M.I. Dean's List graduate class of '95 and Specialty welder 2020 Ice Bear Terifecta 150cc Trike 2011 Honda Foreman 500ES 4x4 2001 Polaris Scrambler 400
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11-21-2019, 10:53 AM	#4
wedooit Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Posts: 794	Hmmmm…..can one imagine a china riders get together combo with rc? Who's going to run the slapping booths? Since we live on 10 acres....AND the mrs has this desire to race cars and sleds....she might enjoy rc racing. Heck we maybe can build a drag track and more. The mrs found a u tube site that dudes from northern Idaho take these Barbie cars and modify and race them....another crazy idea!!! __________________ A family that works together, plays together, shoots and trains together, and sleds together, stays together. Second amendment! SkiDoo sleds, NOW 2 TTR225, and a BMS250. A couple of quotes (we are not farmers) "I don't get off the farm much" "Am too old school" I call the china bikes "the china syndrome".
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11-26-2019, 08:18 AM	#5
duck9191 Join Date: May 2019 Location: Port Huron, Michigan Posts: 637	My 260 is a hobbyking black widow. basic fpv quad. Frame parts are hard to find so i might have to print some or change to a cf frame. I don't have it set up for fpv yet and just fly line of sight. I also don't race, just something fun to rip around with. No gps, no autopilot on these, you have to fly them. I have an sk450 too but its not as fun to fly as the 260 currently. I had put extended landing gear on it and it had a negative effect on the flight characteristics so i need to put it back to the short ones. I wish i had more time to put in to the quads, planes and trucks but they are pretty well neglected any more. __________________ 2020 Triumph Tiger 900 rally. 2018 Bashan Storm 250. pz30b, digital cluster + gear indicator, unifilter and car customs full exhaust. 2019 Taotao 110b boulder atv. The "arm breaker" lol 2007 Honda VTX 1300R. 1974 Suzuki tm125, work in progress 2001 Suzuki Drz 400s.
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11-26-2019, 09:17 AM	#6
OneLeggedRider Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Stockport, Oh. Posts: 1,442	Boyz and their toyz.. __________________ ~ Don't poke the bear ~ M.M.I. Dean's List graduate class of '95 and Specialty welder 2020 Ice Bear Terifecta 150cc Trike 2011 Honda Foreman 500ES 4x4 2001 Polaris Scrambler 400
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11-27-2019, 09:01 PM	#7
OneLeggedRider Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Stockport, Oh. Posts: 1,442	The PayPal scam I recently ordered a RC car and my phone's 'auto fill' function put in my old address instead of my current one. So I contacted the seller and had him cancel the order and refund the money to my PayPal account, so I could re-order the car again with the correct shipping address. And PayPal sent me a message saying the money has been refunded. And we're talking several hundred dollars, it's an expensive car. Well I try to place the order again and it comes back 'insufficient funds', so I call my bank and they haven't received the credit from PayPal. So I do some research and it typically takes PayPal 3 to 5 business days for a refund, and it may take as many as 30 days! Now come on, PayPal can instantly access my account and pay a seller in microseconds, but it takes days to return my money? We all know any time money sits anywhere, even for only a few days it's earning interest at some slight rate. I guarantee you that's what PayPal is doing. So I guess it will be a while before I get my new RC. __________________ ~ Don't poke the bear ~ M.M.I. Dean's List graduate class of '95 and Specialty welder 2020 Ice Bear Terifecta 150cc Trike 2011 Honda Foreman 500ES 4x4 2001 Polaris Scrambler 400
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11-27-2019, 11:03 PM	#8
duck9191 Join Date: May 2019 Location: Port Huron, Michigan Posts: 637	Refunds are always slower, card issuers/banks delay the transaction and have varying policies on how they do it. Processors like PayPal or card merchants also have their own polices and time frames. A lot of it is to curb fraud, some is just "policy" but it's annoying. My credit union will show refunds or reversed transactions as pending within minutes, but it takes a few days to settle. __________________ 2020 Triumph Tiger 900 rally. 2018 Bashan Storm 250. pz30b, digital cluster + gear indicator, unifilter and car customs full exhaust. 2019 Taotao 110b boulder atv. The "arm breaker" lol 2007 Honda VTX 1300R. 1974 Suzuki tm125, work in progress 2001 Suzuki Drz 400s.
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11-28-2019, 12:02 AM	#10
OneLeggedRider Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Stockport, Oh. Posts: 1,442	Where I'll be screwed is this is a 'black Friday' deal and if I can't order it by Friday night I'll have to pay an additional $50.. __________________ ~ Don't poke the bear ~ M.M.I. Dean's List graduate class of '95 and Specialty welder 2020 Ice Bear Terifecta 150cc Trike 2011 Honda Foreman 500ES 4x4 2001 Polaris Scrambler 400
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11-28-2019, 09:27 AM	#11
OneLeggedRider Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Stockport, Oh. Posts: 1,442	Good news! I waited till after 9am this morning and re-submitted the order for my car in the hope that PayPal had refunded my money, and it went through! And I was wrong about the $50 off black Friday deal, it was actually $100 off a $550 car! Now because it's a holiday the order won't be processed till tomorrow or Monday, and shipping is 3 days so I probably won't get it till Thursday or Friday of next week.. But I'm stoked! __________________ ~ Don't poke the bear ~ M.M.I. Dean's List graduate class of '95 and Specialty welder 2020 Ice Bear Terifecta 150cc Trike 2011 Honda Foreman 500ES 4x4 2001 Polaris Scrambler 400
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12-01-2019, 09:51 AM	#15
duck9191 Join Date: May 2019 Location: Port Huron, Michigan Posts: 637	Those things are cute, try feeding a 120 or large nitro plane or heli engine lol. Gallons of nitro a weekend. __________________ 2020 Triumph Tiger 900 rally. 2018 Bashan Storm 250. pz30b, digital cluster + gear indicator, unifilter and car customs full exhaust. 2019 Taotao 110b boulder atv. The "arm breaker" lol 2007 Honda VTX 1300R. 1974 Suzuki tm125, work in progress 2001 Suzuki Drz 400s.
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