Halloa people

I got me onather RC car in the other day This time it IS recently released car, but it looks familiar non the less.. It is a Mammoth car, copied from the HPI Apache C1. You might say 'clone' offcourse. I think it's more HPI having sold the deisgn though, as HPI discontinued the model..

Here is a link to the car: Mammoth Blitz X1

So.. A brushless (duh) 1/8th scale exo cage buggy.. Just like the Apache C1 it looks pretty scale and I like that

Let's first have a look at the car itself:

DutchRC - Mammoth Blitz X1 MR809100 vs HPI Apache C1 (from Banggood.com) (15 min 59 sec)

Specs:
Length: 585mm
Width: 300mm
Wheelbase: 380mm

Motor:3670 Brushless Motor 2650KV
ESC: 100A Brushless Waterproof ESC
Servo: 15kg Waterproof Servo
Runs on: 1x 4S or 2x 2S +/- 5000mah

Features:
- Pre-Assembled 1/8th scale Desert Racing Buggy
- MD 2.4GHz 3-channel radio system with failsafe and drop-down steering wheel
- Powerful & waterproof steering servo
- 4mm aluminium chassis with centralized weight balance
- Waterproof receiver box
- Composite chassis braces for extra driving feel
- Tough oil-filled gear differentials
- Spiral-cut diff gears for extra durability
- Unique monocoque suspension arms
- Front universal dogbones
- Silicone oil-filled Big Bore shocks with threaded bodies
- Inverse Steering Block Design front end
- BAJA off-road tires
- Aluminium shock towers have multiple shock mounting positions
- Quick access to all critical maintenance points
- Dual bellcrank steering with aluminium drag link
- Cam type servo saver
- All socket head hardware
- Fits any optional 1/8th buggy wheel

Halloa people

a while ago I was contacted by the company Vector Quads. A company I had personally not come across before that. They design tilt rotor frames in the racing-class size (+/- 250 isch).
I was asked if I would want to review their frame kits, and as I really like the concept of tiltrotos, I said: yes please!

So.. a few days ago the frame kit showed up, and my first impressions is that looks & feels like a quality product. it is not the cheapes frame out there, but they don't seem to have skimped on the parts

If you are not familiar with the concept of tiltrotors: The theory is that you can accelerate faster, and have less aerodynic drag.



They now have 2 versions available. A quadcopter, but allso a tricopter. The nice thing is, that you can actually convert the base quadcopter setup into a tricpoter with just a few extra pieces

Here is a link to the Vector Quads website: http://vectorquads.vfmcorp.com/

in this thread I will obviously allso do flight demo's with the completed frame, but let's first have a look at the frame kit itself:

DutchRC - Vector Quads - Tilt Rotor Quadcopter Frame Kit - Show & Tell (16 min 35 sec)

Specifications:
Empty Weight (excluding servo): 220g
Length: 242mm
Width: 232mm
Height: 54mm
Tilt Rotor Angle: +50º / -40º

Included:
carbon fiber parts
injection molded parts
various machined parts
2 Velcro straps
3 vibration damping balls
fasteners and hex keys

Howdy people

for a boat build I am doing I needed a more powerfull charger. The speedboat is 1.3 meters in length so it uses quite substantial lipo's :P (4x 8400mah 3S)
Offcourse I don't want to wait for hours to charge those, so I ordered up this nice Hyperion 1000W charger

Offcourse I can allso charge several smaller lipo's with it in parallel.

DutchRC - Hyperion EOS 0840i 1000W 8S Lipo Charger - Show & tell! (11 min 49 sec)

Hi there people

I have really been looking for a Good FPV monitor for over a year now :$ I want it to have a good screen (duh); a dual diversity receiver; preferebly 40ch and a DVR. And not be to small..

So.. a few days ago Banggood had the new Aomway HD588 monitor come in, and I though I should give this one a try.. In this thread I will be posting my findings on this monitor

Here is a link so you can check out the price & availability: Aomway HD588 10 inch monitor

Some pictures of the monitor:




Some specs (I'll complete the list once I know more):
Screen size: 10.1 "
Resolution: 1920 x1200p
Scan: PAL/NTSC auto select
Frequency: 5.8Ghz
Channels: 40
Sensitivity: 95dBm
DVR: yes
Power supply: internal 2400mah Li-ion battery
Memory: microSD up to 64GB

Okee.. that is it for now.. Like I mentioned: I will add more info to this thread, as well as my finding once I have received the monitor

Halloa people

I have me a new FPV quadcopter in! Walkera has released quite a few new multirotors lately huh? This time I have the Rodeo 150 (brushless RTF with FPV stuff)

Here is a link to it: Walkera Rodeo 150
This is the second version by the way, with Night vision camera.

The quad is available in white & in black.. There is allso the option to order it Withou a transmitter..

In this first video I'll show you what's what, and do a short test-flight

DutchRC - Walkera Rodeo 150 Show & Tell + test flight (from Banggood.com) (16 min 51 sec)

Hi there boys & girls,

I came across this new goggle on banggood.com. Now I allready have several goggles, but this one looks interesting non the less.. At least to review

Here is a link to it by the way: FX Marvel Vision goggle

At this moment I don't have the goggle Yet, but I have ordered one..
I like how light it looks:



No wires in sight at all eighter.. The padding looks comfy:



BUT.. you can allso take the monitor + receiver out and mount it on your radio:

...Continue Reading

Howdy people

I really like scale looking RC cars, so when I saw this WLtoys car pop up on the new-items pages, I grabbed me one

I ordered mine from Banggood.. Here is a link to it: WLtoys 12428 buggy

Okee, so the car Does look nice, but the thing really is far from perfect :P
In this video I'll give you my first impressions And do a driving demo

DutchRC - WLtoys 12428 1/12th scale 4x4 Rock Racer - Review :) (from Banggood.com) (21 min 37 sec)

Specs:
Item code: 12428
Length: 42cm
Width: 24.5cm
Height: 18cm

Halloa people

just a simple blog-entry this time.. I don't have this plane myself, but I'll post video's of my friends Dragonfly over here

Link to this plane: Dragonfly 1800mm ARF

And here is my first video about this plane:

DutchRC - HobbyKing Dragonfly 1800mm balsa glider - Flown by Frank (6 min 58 sec)

Specs:
Wingspan: 1800mm
Length: 1095mm
Motor: 28-36 1900kv brushless outrunner motor (included)
Flying Weight: 1000~1100g

Required:
4CH Transmitter and receiver
4 x 9~15g servos
30~45A brushless ESC
3S 1800~2200mAh lipoly battery

Hi there boys & girls

yet enother new FPV goggle from Qaunum! Why what how? This new Cyclops is aimed at people that want to get into FPV.. Soo an entry level 5.8Ghz FPV goggle..

Here is a link to this FPV goggle: Quanum Cyclops goggle

Time to see what's what AND do a real-life test

DutchRC - Quanum Cyclops! Entry level 5.8Ghz FPV Goggle Review! (15 min 13 sec)

Specs:
+ 5" TFT monitor
+ 3x magnification fresnell lens
+ 40 channel 5.8Ghz receiver
+ -90 dbm receiver
+ SMA antenna connector
+ weight: 390 grams without batteries