Archive for the ‘RC Cars’ Category

Mini-Bull … a freezing outing

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Today my wife and I have been to a local forrest. We wanted to have a walk and take some pictures for her blog. I managed to squeeze the Mini-Bull with the remote into my backpack and managed a couple of minutes driving. For that one I used the new 900 mAh Team-Orion batteries …

Mini-Bull in the forrest ...

Mini-Bull in the forrest ...

Mini-Bull in the forrest ...

Mini-Bull in the forrest ...

With the high voltage batteries there was definitively a bigger umpf available to the car …

Simple mini rc car tuning for everybody …

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Even if you are not so adept with tools like other people around you, there is a simple way of getting more umpf out of your mini-racer. You don’t need to open any part of your racer, you  just replace some parts. Actually it sounds worse than it is, since you will only be replacing something which you anyway replace on a regular basis. The batteries …

Team Orion 900mA HV

Team Orion 900mA HV

Team Orion 900mA HV

Team Orion 900mA HV

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Quick Repair …

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

I just did a quick fix on the broken Carson Mini-Bull Lamp …

Mini-Bull after repair

Mini-Bull after repair

Mini-Bull after repair

Mini-Bull after repair

I just needed to drop a little but of plastic cement onto the roll bar and the broken off lamp and stick it on … no magic to it. But the next outing will be without the rollbar to avoid another broken lamp.

Mini-Bull after first outing

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

One of my colleagues at work was very eager to have a go at the Mini-Bull ’cause he always fancied the Monster Trucks but doesn’t want to spend a lot of money … so after a charging session I brought the monster to work with me. We went out to a little ark for a quick go.

Carson Mini-Bull

Carson Mini-Bull

Carson Mini-Bull

Carson Mini-Bull

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Kyosho Mini-Z MR02 RM

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Even longer than the previously mentioned Mini-Bull by Carson I have a Kyosho Mini-Z MR02-RM (Rear Motor) chassis with a McLaren Body.

Kyosho MR02-RM 1

Kyosho MR02-RM 1

Kyosho MR02-RM 2

Kyosho MR02-RM 2

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Carson Mini-Bull … you call that modelling?

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Actually … YES. It might be a bit different from what most modellers think about modelling but even RC models are models at the end.

Carson Mini-Bill

Carson Mini-Bull

Carson Mini-Bill

Carson Mini-Bull

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