Fighterbirds from Hobby Town?

[DragonRider]

I know this isn't a helicopter question but none of the other R/C
Groups appear to be active.

There are some nice cheap toys called Fighterbirds where they use a
sound pulse to shoot each other out of the sky by stopping the
electric motors for about 10 seconds. Now, these are nice simple
things, totally complete kits for about $119 at the local hobbytowns.
I first saw them on OLN and they looked like a blast. A few
co-workers and I were thinking about getting a few to take the edge
off an afternoon. Does anyone have any experiance with these things?


Btw, before you think I'm a total R/C idiot, my Raptor heli is sitting
on the desk behind me and I've been flying R/C off and on for about 14
years from basic trainers on up to a nice semi-scale P-51. I'm just
wondering mostly if these bloody things work and are worth the money.
:)


Thanks in advance!

[Marc]

Try rec.models.rc.air
It's a very active news group
"DragonRider" <DragonRider1@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:k5s9uvcmpe87p7jki0r95k29sgmgfimq3k@4ax.com...
> I know this isn't a helicopter question but none of the other R/C
> Groups appear to be active.
>
> There are some nice cheap toys called Fighterbirds where they use a
> sound pulse to shoot each other out of the sky by stopping the
> electric motors for about 10 seconds. Now, these are nice simple
> things, totally complete kits for about $119 at the local hobbytowns.
> I first saw them on OLN and they looked like a blast. A few
> co-workers and I were thinking about getting a few to take the edge
> off an afternoon. Does anyone have any experiance with these things?
>
>
> Btw, before you think I'm a total R/C idiot, my Raptor heli is sitting
> on the desk behind me and I've been flying R/C off and on for about 14
> years from basic trainers on up to a nice semi-scale P-51. I'm just
> wondering mostly if these bloody things work and are worth the money.
> :)
>
>
> Thanks in advance!

[Marc]

Try rec.models.rc.air
It's a very active news group
"DragonRider" <DragonRider1@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:k5s9uvcmpe87p7jki0r95k29sgmgfimq3k@4ax.com...
> I know this isn't a helicopter question but none of the other R/C
> Groups appear to be active.
>
> There are some nice cheap toys called Fighterbirds where they use a
> sound pulse to shoot each other out of the sky by stopping the
> electric motors for about 10 seconds. Now, these are nice simple
> things, totally complete kits for about $119 at the local hobbytowns.
> I first saw them on OLN and they looked like a blast. A few
> co-workers and I were thinking about getting a few to take the edge
> off an afternoon. Does anyone have any experiance with these things?
>
>
> Btw, before you think I'm a total R/C idiot, my Raptor heli is sitting
> on the desk behind me and I've been flying R/C off and on for about 14
> years from basic trainers on up to a nice semi-scale P-51. I'm just
> wondering mostly if these bloody things work and are worth the money.
> :)
>
>
> Thanks in advance!

[mememe]

this one is more fun I think

http://www.geocities.com/leon_hostad/armory.htm

I like the laser sight idea :-)


"DragonRider" <DragonRider1@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:k5s9uvcmpe87p7jki0r95k29sgmgfimq3k@4ax.com...
> I know this isn't a helicopter question but none of the other R/C
> Groups appear to be active.
>
> There are some nice cheap toys called Fighterbirds where they use a
> sound pulse to shoot each other out of the sky by stopping the
> electric motors for about 10 seconds. Now, these are nice simple
> things, totally complete kits for about $119 at the local hobbytowns.
> I first saw them on OLN and they looked like a blast. A few
> co-workers and I were thinking about getting a few to take the edge
> off an afternoon. Does anyone have any experiance with these things?
>
>
> Btw, before you think I'm a total R/C idiot, my Raptor heli is sitting
> on the desk behind me and I've been flying R/C off and on for about 14
> years from basic trainers on up to a nice semi-scale P-51. I'm just
> wondering mostly if these bloody things work and are worth the money.
> :)
>
>
> Thanks in advance!

[mememe]

this one is more fun I think

http://www.geocities.com/leon_hostad/armory.htm

I like the laser sight idea :-)


"DragonRider" <DragonRider1@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:k5s9uvcmpe87p7jki0r95k29sgmgfimq3k@4ax.com...
> I know this isn't a helicopter question but none of the other R/C
> Groups appear to be active.
>
> There are some nice cheap toys called Fighterbirds where they use a
> sound pulse to shoot each other out of the sky by stopping the
> electric motors for about 10 seconds. Now, these are nice simple
> things, totally complete kits for about $119 at the local hobbytowns.
> I first saw them on OLN and they looked like a blast. A few
> co-workers and I were thinking about getting a few to take the edge
> off an afternoon. Does anyone have any experiance with these things?
>
>
> Btw, before you think I'm a total R/C idiot, my Raptor heli is sitting
> on the desk behind me and I've been flying R/C off and on for about 14
> years from basic trainers on up to a nice semi-scale P-51. I'm just
> wondering mostly if these bloody things work and are worth the money.
> :)
>
>
> Thanks in advance!

[DragonRider]

On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 22:37:05 -0600, "Marc" <Marc@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>Try rec.models.rc.air
>It's a very active news group

I am in that one and it has 3 posts in the last 4 months, one of which
is mine.. Thanks though.

[DragonRider]

On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 22:37:05 -0600, "Marc" <Marc@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>Try rec.models.rc.air
>It's a very active news group

I am in that one and it has 3 posts in the last 4 months, one of which
is mine.. Thanks though.

[DragonRider]

On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 22:37:05 -0600, "Marc" <Marc@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>Try rec.models.rc.air
>It's a very active news group

Oops, the group I have doesn't have the s in models..

[DragonRider]

On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 22:37:05 -0600, "Marc" <Marc@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>Try rec.models.rc.air
>It's a very active news group

Oops, the group I have doesn't have the s in models..

[DragonRider]

On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 07:57:49 GMT, "mememe" <me@nowhere.mil> wrote:

>this one is more fun I think
>
>http://www.geocities.com/leon_hostad/armory.htm
>
>I like the laser sight idea :-)

That looks pretty good and something similar to what I made off an old
Sig Kadet eons ago (model rocket off the bottom of the wing using a
thin sheet of aluminum to keep the heat from the wing). Alas, it's a
wee bit more permanent than we are looking for. <grin>

[DragonRider]

On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 07:57:49 GMT, "mememe" <me@nowhere.mil> wrote:

>this one is more fun I think
>
>http://www.geocities.com/leon_hostad/armory.htm
>
>I like the laser sight idea :-)

That looks pretty good and something similar to what I made off an old
Sig Kadet eons ago (model rocket off the bottom of the wing using a
thin sheet of aluminum to keep the heat from the wing). Alas, it's a
wee bit more permanent than we are looking for. <grin>

[Marc]

Check your news server.Any time I check the group there are at least 10 - 20
posts consistantly!
"DragonRider" <DragonRider1@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:gldcuvsprvf3e8q1bhr16h640mgnt3172m@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 22:37:05 -0600, "Marc" <Marc@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> >Try rec.models.rc.air
> >It's a very active news group
>
> I am in that one and it has 3 posts in the last 4 months, one of which
> is mine.. Thanks though.
>

[Marc]

Check your news server.Any time I check the group there are at least 10 - 20
posts consistantly!
"DragonRider" <DragonRider1@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:gldcuvsprvf3e8q1bhr16h640mgnt3172m@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 22:37:05 -0600, "Marc" <Marc@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> >Try rec.models.rc.air
> >It's a very active news group
>
> I am in that one and it has 3 posts in the last 4 months, one of which
> is mine.. Thanks though.
>