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Hi guys,
I went overseas who knows how many times and on one of the trips I bought two RC Heli's in Hong Kong, they work great despite it was only au$15.00, lol.

Well, I got bored of them and decided to try to make an RC Boat. I took both the engines(4 engines in total, don't ask to hard to explain) and took the rotors off, now I need two props, and maybe some wood to make the boat but I don't no what I should do;
Make a boat myself and put the engines in it or buy an empty boat that's been made by a pro or machine.

Any suggestions or things I should know before I go ahead with buying a life or making one would be appreciated!
~Lawso The Great

10/05/2008

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camlew2 says:

How can you get sick of a RC helicopter? I spent 4 grand on a Bell 212 Twin Jet RC helicopter and I love it. Its painted in the Victorian Ambulance(Hems 2) colours with the decals. As for a boat....make sure its waterproof!

10/05/2008

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Lawso says:

4K? Holy Moly, mine were au$15.00 but the batterys didn't work so I had to buy some for $20.00, lol. This shop is near me:
www.vaggshobbies.com.au/

12/05/2008

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dragon74 says:

4 grand? Holy 5h!t! I got a Walkera 22e stunt copter that has been on the repair bench waaay more than its been in the air. I got it around Christmas, its on its 4th motor, and originally cost $170!

12/05/2008

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Kiah says:

Well I have a remote controller television. You press a button on the remote, and it changes channel.

I kid you not.

...Yeah. Thinking of getting myself some chargeable RC mini helicopters. For while I'm working.
If I remember correctly, "Balsa" wood is occasionally used in some remote controlled boats. That stuffs so light, you'd hardly even need it to be waterproof. Bit weak though.

12/05/2008

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untoldlegend says:

Helicopters are ridiculously expensive. I'm into planes. During the holidays I'm buying a whole new plane set up for $850 brand new ($1300 rrp but as I'm buying it all together...) from a guy I know at toyworld. Includes DX7 Spektrum gear.... Should be a good set up. Fully 3D aerobatics.

As for the boat. Try styrofoam and cut it out yourself, to make it look nice when your done apply heat to melt it a bit. Then you won't get any flaky bits.

12/05/2008

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Lawso says:

untoldlegend said: Helicopters are ridiculously expensive. I'm into planes. During the holidays I'm buying a whole new plane set up for $850 brand new ($1300 rrp but as I'm buying it all together...) from a guy I know at toyworld. Includes DX7 Spektrum gear.... Should be a good set up. Fully 3D aerobatics.
As for the boat. Try styrofoam and cut it out yourself, to make it look nice when your done apply heat to melt it a bit. Then you won't get any flaky bits.

Woah, nice and Balsa wood is great for RC boats etc. and models

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Kiah says:

I think you should make the whole boat out of lead, and don't test it once until it is complete.

Then, when the day finally comes, walk to a nearby lake, with your boat on a trolley...

Throw it into the lake, with a smile of joy on your face, and watch as it slowly drifts off, towards the bottom of the lake, propellers spinning futilely in an attempt to move it.

...Or go with the styrofoam. I've seen a few RC type things made with that. Light, floats, and fairly strong/springy.

12/05/2008

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Lawso says:

3/4 of that was spam you spam machine.

I've been thinking about stryofoam it's actually pretty strong, I might make the outside of Balsa then paint it and then put stryofoam inside it for strength and to make it float.

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ROOK1E says:

At skool we made it out of balsa wood. it was alright. but the stuff was really weak so i used two layers.

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Lawso says:

As you read, Balsa is for the outside, to make it look good then I'm gonna put that waterproof paint on and then some styrofoam to keep it strong in the inside...

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ROOK1E says:

Buy one?
haha, joke.
for the styro, heat up a wire that is bent into a loop. then use that wire to cut out the foam.

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Lawso says:

Thats what I had in mind, not exactly, I would bend wire into shape and cut away!

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ROOK1E says:

Yeah, that's what some guys did in my class.
But the ended up breaking the boat then making a few more.

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Lawso says:

I'm gonna make it in three peices so it's easier to take out and such...
______________________________________________________________________
Ok...
I've made the frame, placed the engines in started puting the balsa around the outside.
Now...
I'm either gonna buy this:
($200)

or
($179)

Which one would you suggest?

Thanks all~Lawso

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ROOK1E says:

$179 one...
easier to control...

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Lawso says:

Ok, so thats 1 for the Blackhawk:
BlackHawk: 1
Chinook: 0

28/05/2008

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hummer says:

yeh the black hawk, i have one like the top one, its soo hard to control

28/05/2008

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Lawso says:

In the wind or just whenever?
Is it easy inside?
The wind really knocks RC stuff around.

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IAMColonel says:

A friend bought a RC sail boat for $1200 the other day, crrrrazy! It's like a metre long or something, what a waste of money

28/05/2008

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untoldlegend says:

Wind only makes flying planes bliss. Helicopters don't like wind and they're hard to control at the best of times. Buy a plane. Start with a electrafun XP. They're fantastic trainers.

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Lawso says:

IAMColonel said: A friend bought a RC sail boat for $1200 the other day, crrrrazy! It's like a metre long or something, what a waste of money

I saw some guys with two, I had a turn and I thought they were pretty damn good.

untoldlegend said: Wind only makes flying planes bliss. Helicopters don't like wind and they're hard to control at the best of times. Buy a plane. Start with a electrafun XP. They're fantastic trainers.

I've had a plane and it didn't really last long, I've had a Chopper and it lasted longer and was better to fly and I've had a couple of cars and the one I've now has lasted about 3 years, and it's fast.

29/05/2008

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ROOK1E says:

How big is the black hawk?

30/05/2008

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Lawso says:

I ended up getting the CoastGuard version of the Blackhawk:

It flies beautifully and responds within a millisecond!

ROOK1E said: How big is the black hawk?

Main Rotor Diameter - 340mm
Fuselage Lenght - 435mm
4 Channel R/C Transmitter - 36mHz FM
Flying Weight - 230g

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ROOK1E says:

whoaa....
how much and where?

31/05/2008

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