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Minkymoo · Oct 3rd, 2006, 09:11 AM

Hey Guys,
Just curious to see if anyone owns a r/c mini/ or any r/c cars? Saw a couple of vids on youtube with the drifters and stuff, looked fully mad!!! Does anyone know if there's any rc drifting shows in Sydney?.. think Auto Salon has just plain rc races, but no drifting???

Would love a miniature rc model of my car to go with my non-moving mini model I got from the dealer

Wonder if anyone knows where there are stockers in Sydney??

aceman · Oct 3rd, 2006, 10:00 AM

I have a Tamiya R/C with an old mini body I painted in BRG/W with black guards. I had some photos of it and ppl thought it was real

Ebay have heaps, but in Sydney, HobbyCo are the go

doona · Oct 3rd, 2006, 11:20 AM

Amongst all of my models, I have a few RC models, but none wold be good for drifiting.. I imagine you would need one of the more serious type RC cars.......

-Dan

OZChris · Oct 3rd, 2006, 12:02 PM

SNAP

I too have a BRG/W old Mini from the Tamiya stable

Time for a newie - unfortunately, a different chassis is required

dsakko · Oct 4th, 2006, 01:35 AM

- 1/24th scale 1960's Mini Cooper S (has coil spring front end, t-bar torsion spring rear, and a diff, accurate scale model lid requiring paint, assembly etc, and is fully proportional)
1/24 Morris Mini Cooper 1300S (R/C complete set)

- 1/10th scale Tamiya 2002 Mini Cooper, BRG with white roof and bonnet stripes. Got a full ball bearing kit, uprated motor and high capacity battery for it too. HEAPS of wheel spin

Got the first into Aus mail order about 2 months before it was available through suppliers here.
1/10 RC New Mini Cooper M03-L

aceman · Oct 4th, 2006, 07:02 AM

Yeah the one I have is nitro thou

Great for drifting, but with a different shell. Dont wanna wreck the MCS one

dsakko · Oct 4th, 2006, 08:03 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by aceman (original)

Yeah the one I have is nitro thou

Great for drifting, but with a different shell. Dont wanna wreck the MCS one

Yeah, still kicking me that I didn't get a gas powered 1/8th Merc CLK GTR (nitro) when I had the chance.

Oh well, at least an electric one makes it sound like it has the genuine BMW power steering! :P

Mike Clarke · Oct 4th, 2006, 08:10 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by dsakko (original)

-...- 1/10th scale Tamiya 2002 Mini Cooper, BRG with white roof and bonnet stripes. Got a full ball bearing kit, uprated motor and high capacity battery for it too. HEAPS of wheel spin

Got the first into Aus mail order about 2 months before it was available through suppliers here.
1/10 RC New Mini Cooper M03-L

Got one of those too Dave, with the extra sports motor, they do a brilliant J-turn.
Have to say the body is looking the worse for wear, running them on gravel and sand is fun but does a fair bit of damage, tyres were bald within a week.

ZapoMCS · Oct 4th, 2006, 01:26 PM

I have 2. The first is a little electric one that mates from work bought me to tide me over when I waited for the real thing to arrive.

The second is a 1/10th nitro BV that I bought to tide me over till the real one came

I also started moding this one by putting a 2 speed gearbox on, but then the real one arrived and it has been slightly neglected since.

I have to recharge the batteries and get it back out there. I might post some pics later.

Minkymoo · Oct 4th, 2006, 03:05 PM

Thanks for the sites!!!

do you think a noob like me should start out with the electric ones first, or you reckon learning to control electric/nitro r similar so doesnt matter???

Minkymoo · Oct 4th, 2006, 03:06 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ZapoMCS (original)

I have 2. The first is a little electric one that mates from work bought me to tide me over when I waited for the real thing to arrive.

The second is a 1/10th nitro BV that I bought to tide me over till the real one came

I also started moding this one by putting a 2 speed gearbox on, but then the real one arrived and it has been slightly neglected since.

I have to recharge the batteries and get it back out there. I might post some pics later.

ooh photos please!!!

aceman · Oct 4th, 2006, 10:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Minkymoo (original)

Thanks for the sites!!!

do you think a noob like me should start out with the electric ones first, or you reckon learning to control electric/nitro r similar so doesnt matter???

The nitro's are a hellova lot quicker, but you learn to drive/replace parts a lot quicker

ZapoMCS · Oct 5th, 2006, 02:13 PM

Here is the only pic I have at the moment. It does not have the shell on it, which is starting to look a bit tatty after rolling it and hitting a few poles, good job I bought another.

I took this pic just after I fitted the 2 speed gearbox. It is located between the air filter and the right rear wheel in the pic.

Minkymoo · Oct 6th, 2006, 04:32 AM

thanks Zapo! still looks nice! the gears are very clever! how does the remote control work then once you've put the gears in? Is there like an extra switch/button you slot in? (forgive me if that's a dumb question

im still yet to look at a rc car in real life)

*shrieks* that looks sooo cute!! a mini little air filter! hahaha (sorry having a girlie moment

)

any one have more photos? love to have a look!

ZapoMCS · Oct 6th, 2006, 04:56 AM

Hi Minkymoo.

The two speed works like an auto, it just changes as the speed increases, so yopu don't need to select the gears on the remote. Its a clever bit of engineering that involves two centrifical clutches and a one way bearing. If you need more detail I can explain further.

That car with its shell on would do about 80km/h, fast enough to have a serious off if your not careful.

dsakko · Oct 6th, 2006, 05:31 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ZapoMCS (original)

Hi Minkymoo.
That car with its shell on would do about 80km/h, fast enough to have a serious off if your not careful.

Had a Tamiya 1/10th Ferrari F40 (electric) about 15 years ago. Had a hot motor and electronic speed controller etc (just when the speed controllers were becoming available).

Got hold of a small crown wheel not designed for it, and a big pinion (ran out of adjustment to keep the pinoin in contact). Was geared to do about 70km/h.

Rolled it many times. And did a Mark Webber (Merc Benz LeMans car) trick a couple of times too, thanks to clipping a rock and the flat bottom doing the rest.

s5cpr · Sep 20th, 2007, 10:33 AM

I have a remote control car, it is a quarter scale classic mini with a 25cc two stroke engine.
With the weight of the car and the power you can do serious drifting. I have two body shells one for show(a replica of my car) and one for fun.

MINI-Morgan · Sep 20th, 2007, 10:37 AM

If you are lucky you will stumble on the GP R/C Car I found a while back but never ordered from the US.

zoooooom · Sep 20th, 2007, 02:14 PM

MINI-Morgan · Sep 20th, 2007, 02:47 PM

Obsessive but certainly an amazing collection of cars and body shells!

Oct 3rd, 2006, 09:11 AM	#1
Minkymoo MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Local Time: 04:55 PM Posts: 19 Offline	Remote Control Minis anyone??? Hey Guys, Just curious to see if anyone owns a r/c mini/ or any r/c cars? Saw a couple of vids on youtube with the drifters and stuff, looked fully mad!!! Does anyone know if there's any rc drifting shows in Sydney?.. think Auto Salon has just plain rc races, but no drifting??? Would love a miniature rc model of my car to go with my non-moving mini model I got from the dealer Wonder if anyone knows where there are stockers in Sydney??

Oct 4th, 2006, 01:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
dsakko MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Adelaide, S.A. Local Time: 03:25 PM Posts: 717 Offline	- 1/24th scale 1960's Mini Cooper S (has coil spring front end, t-bar torsion spring rear, and a diff, accurate scale model lid requiring paint, assembly etc, and is fully proportional) 1/24 Morris Mini Cooper 1300S (R/C complete set) - 1/10th scale Tamiya 2002 Mini Cooper, BRG with white roof and bonnet stripes. Got a full ball bearing kit, uprated motor and high capacity battery for it too. HEAPS of wheel spin Got the first into Aus mail order about 2 months before it was available through suppliers here. 1/10 RC New Mini Cooper M03-L Feb 02 R50

Oct 4th, 2006, 08:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
dsakko MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Adelaide, S.A. Local Time: 03:25 PM Posts: 717 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by aceman (original) Yeah the one I have is nitro thou Great for drifting, but with a different shell. Dont wanna wreck the MCS one Yeah, still kicking me that I didn't get a gas powered 1/8th Merc CLK GTR (nitro) when I had the chance. Oh well, at least an electric one makes it sound like it has the genuine BMW power steering! :P Feb 02 R50

Oct 5th, 2006, 02:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
ZapoMCS Dash Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brisbane Local Time: 03:55 PM Posts: 402 Offline	Here is the only pic I have at the moment. It does not have the shell on it, which is starting to look a bit tatty after rolling it and hitting a few poles, good job I bought another. I took this pic just after I fitted the 2 speed gearbox. It is located between the air filter and the right rear wheel in the pic. Attached Thumbnails

Oct 6th, 2006, 05:31 AM	#16 (permalink)
dsakko MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Adelaide, S.A. Local Time: 03:25 PM Posts: 717 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ZapoMCS (original) Hi Minkymoo. That car with its shell on would do about 80km/h, fast enough to have a serious off if your not careful. Had a Tamiya 1/10th Ferrari F40 (electric) about 15 years ago. Had a hot motor and electronic speed controller etc (just when the speed controllers were becoming available). Got hold of a small crown wheel not designed for it, and a big pinion (ran out of adjustment to keep the pinoin in contact). Was geared to do about 70km/h. Rolled it many times. And did a Mark Webber (Merc Benz LeMans car) trick a couple of times too, thanks to clipping a rock and the flat bottom doing the rest. Feb 02 R50

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Oct 3rd, 2006, 10:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
aceman That Sound Dude Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bathurst,Australia Local Time: 03:55 PM Posts: 213 Offline	I have a Tamiya R/C with an old mini body I painted in BRG/W with black guards. I had some photos of it and ppl thought it was real Ebay have heaps, but in Sydney, HobbyCo are the go

Oct 3rd, 2006, 11:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
doona ......... Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 03:55 PM Posts: 2,819 Offline	Amongst all of my models, I have a few RC models, but none wold be good for drifiting.. I imagine you would need one of the more serious type RC cars....... -Dan

Oct 3rd, 2006, 12:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
OZChris MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 03:55 PM Posts: 2,724 Offline	SNAP I too have a BRG/W old Mini from the Tamiya stable Time for a newie - unfortunately, a different chassis is required

Oct 4th, 2006, 07:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
aceman That Sound Dude Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bathurst,Australia Local Time: 03:55 PM Posts: 213 Offline	Yeah the one I have is nitro thou Great for drifting, but with a different shell. Dont wanna wreck the MCS one

Oct 4th, 2006, 08:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mike Clarke You are number 6 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Perth WA Local Time: 01:55 PM Posts: 5,225 Online	Quote: Originally Posted by dsakko (original) -...- 1/10th scale Tamiya 2002 Mini Cooper, BRG with white roof and bonnet stripes. Got a full ball bearing kit, uprated motor and high capacity battery for it too. HEAPS of wheel spin Got the first into Aus mail order about 2 months before it was available through suppliers here. 1/10 RC New Mini Cooper M03-L Got one of those too Dave, with the extra sports motor, they do a brilliant J-turn. Have to say the body is looking the worse for wear, running them on gravel and sand is fun but does a fair bit of damage, tyres were bald within a week.

Oct 4th, 2006, 01:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
ZapoMCS Dash Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brisbane Local Time: 03:55 PM Posts: 402 Offline	I have 2. The first is a little electric one that mates from work bought me to tide me over when I waited for the real thing to arrive. The second is a 1/10th nitro BV that I bought to tide me over till the real one came I also started moding this one by putting a 2 speed gearbox on, but then the real one arrived and it has been slightly neglected since. I have to recharge the batteries and get it back out there. I might post some pics later.

Oct 4th, 2006, 03:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Minkymoo MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Local Time: 04:55 PM Posts: 19 Offline	Thanks for the sites!!! do you think a noob like me should start out with the electric ones first, or you reckon learning to control electric/nitro r similar so doesnt matter???

Oct 4th, 2006, 03:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
Minkymoo MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Local Time: 04:55 PM Posts: 19 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ZapoMCS (original) I have 2. The first is a little electric one that mates from work bought me to tide me over when I waited for the real thing to arrive. The second is a 1/10th nitro BV that I bought to tide me over till the real one came I also started moding this one by putting a 2 speed gearbox on, but then the real one arrived and it has been slightly neglected since. I have to recharge the batteries and get it back out there. I might post some pics later. ooh photos please!!!

Oct 4th, 2006, 10:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
aceman That Sound Dude Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bathurst,Australia Local Time: 03:55 PM Posts: 213 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Minkymoo (original) Thanks for the sites!!! do you think a noob like me should start out with the electric ones first, or you reckon learning to control electric/nitro r similar so doesnt matter??? The nitro's are a hellova lot quicker, but you learn to drive/replace parts a lot quicker

Oct 6th, 2006, 04:32 AM	#14 (permalink)
Minkymoo MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Local Time: 04:55 PM Posts: 19 Offline	thanks Zapo! still looks nice! the gears are very clever! how does the remote control work then once you've put the gears in? Is there like an extra switch/button you slot in? (forgive me if that's a dumb question im still yet to look at a rc car in real life) shrieks that looks sooo cute!! a mini little air filter! hahaha (sorry having a girlie moment ) any one have more photos? love to have a look!

Oct 6th, 2006, 04:56 AM	#15 (permalink)
ZapoMCS Dash Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brisbane Local Time: 03:55 PM Posts: 402 Offline	Hi Minkymoo. The two speed works like an auto, it just changes as the speed increases, so yopu don't need to select the gears on the remote. Its a clever bit of engineering that involves two centrifical clutches and a one way bearing. If you need more detail I can explain further. That car with its shell on would do about 80km/h, fast enough to have a serious off if your not careful.

Sep 20th, 2007, 10:33 AM	#17 (permalink)
s5cpr Oldie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Birmingham Local Time: 06:55 AM Posts: 14 Offline	I have a remote control car, it is a quarter scale classic mini with a 25cc two stroke engine. With the weight of the car and the power you can do serious drifting. I have two body shells one for show(a replica of my car) and one for fun. Last edited by s5cpr : Sep 20th, 2007 at 10:46 AM. Reason: added picture

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