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By tradition, the time to reminisce about significant events of the year that has passed is after Christmas, but before the New Year, right? Keeping to that tradition I will not write anything about what we’ve seen released during 2021 today, but rather offer a comment on a couple of things that we have not seen. First, solid proof that Elvis is still [...]
For this one, I don’t know where to start. Perhaps by paraphrasing George Orwell: “All bodies are created equal, but some bodies are more equal than others”? Especially this one. A cool thing with drifting, is the number of body options one can chose from. Lots and lots, a lot of them licensed. If a car has proven itself a [...]
G’day folks! First of all, I need to clarify something. In my last column I mentioned that I received my SSD shocks from Amain Hobbies in about two weeks, an unprecedented delivery time. Unprecedently fast, that is. In my mind, it was clear that it was meant as a compliment, but it turned out that not everyone thought so. To be [...]
Shocks might as well look good, right? Hence, I’ve bought myself a set of SSD shocks for my SCX10. If you ask me, shocks are a necessary evil. I am not very fond neither of building, nor of tuning them. It’s something that should simply work. In this I am sure that I not alone, proof in case being that the Traxxas [...]
First, let me make it clear that despite the obvious (and tempting) ease, I will refrain from jokes relating to the subject of today. I am to write about screws, about different types of screw heads and materials. It has happened to all of us, and it will happen again: some screws rust, other screws strip. In particular, the screws attaching [...]
Last column I pondered what (my) children want and expect from a good RC car: durability, capability, good looks and donuts. Now I find myself trying to apply their wishes to my own desires for my next build. I am starting to feel the itch to go on a diet of noodles and stale bread, in order to save up [...]
G’day folks. If you’re reading this, I am guessing that you weren’t born this millenium. Also, your inner child is still alive and thriving – honestly, in essence this is a text about toy cars. And, you might have children of your own. Regular readers will know that I have children, and that just about all of my trigger time is [...]
Yes, that’s an Axial Bomber driving through a puddle. And here goes Viper:Not quite as impressive, but what it all comes down to, is this: shared fun. I’ve had a two month hiatus from RC, due to work being busy and spare time scarce, but today I finally hit the trails again. Drift season is gone now, at least for [...]
Available terrain and prevailing weather are the two main factors affecting my choice of vehicle whenever I feel like trigger time. I have no indoor arena anywhere near where I live, so I am dependent on nice and dry weather for outside asphalt drifting. Well, that’s part of what’s fun with RC, isn’t it? Variety. There’s a vehicle for every [...]
Another letter has been added to Yokomo’s YD-2 series. A ”Z” this time, which according to Yokomo ”can be said to be the final form”. If that proves true, their next major revision of their drift chassis will be a YD-3. That remains to be seen. Anyway, here it is, the YD-2Z. Previously letters are S, E and R. The S [...]
G’day folks! Long time, no write, once again. Work and a move that never happened, due to covid, has kept me off keyboard. Not off RC though, not completely. I have managed to find a couple of occasions to get some trigger time with boath cars and boats. Our hobby is a diverse one, and it is my firm belief [...]
It is well known that a low center of gravity improves crawling performance, by making a car less prone to tipping over. A forward weight bias improves climbing ability for the very same reason, and that’s why manufacturers compete to have the motor mounted as far forward, and as far down as possible. A wider car also makes it less [...]
As I see it, there’s three different roads to chose between when upgrading an Axial SCX10-3: scale looks, performance or durability. Some upgrades tick not one, but two boxes, other upgrades will be an improvement in one area, and an actual detriment in another. Example on the former: aluminum wheels look good, and also add weight down low, hence improving [...]
Bullying can be a hard thing to tackle. First it might take a while just to recognize what is going on, another while to realize that it is an ongoing, systematic abuse, and then yet some more time to reach the decision to stand up for the victim. Or in this case: victims. Being a newcomer in an established group makes [...]
I painted my very first polycarbonate body in 1992, using two pots of paint and a brush. A Kyosho Ferrari F40, state of the art. Red body, red spoiler, black windows. Back then precut window masks weren’t invented, so the method was slightly different. First, a thin (1mm) black masking tape was applied on the outside, marking windows and body [...]
