78Triumph 2610 Posted August 28, 2019 I made a small jump. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rc_ox 323 Posted August 29, 2019 Love the Beetle wreck! Very "Smiggin's Folly" It also reminds me of a local MTB track I ride, called "Minivan". There is a rusted/burnt out Morris Minor minivan a hundred yards from the road in amongst the trees. I'm guessing it has been there for a few decades. The seat springs are still intact and the headlights are long gone but the wires are hanging out of the holes. Some ideas to further detail your beetle perhaps....? Keep it up! Loving the progress. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted August 29, 2019 8 hours ago, rc_ox said: Love the Beetle wreck! Very "Smiggin's Folly" It also reminds me of a local MTB track I ride, called "Minivan". There is a rusted/burnt out Morris Minor minivan a hundred yards from the road in amongst the trees. I'm guessing it has been there for a few decades. The seat springs are still intact and the headlights are long gone but the wires are hanging out of the holes. Some ideas to further detail your beetle perhaps....? Keep it up! Loving the progress. Thanks! Yeah, I was thinking of making an some old ratty seats to put inside the beetle, maybe a few other details like a dash or steering column. So many ideas, not enough hours in the day! Thanks again! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badcrumble 4203 Posted August 29, 2019 22 hours ago, 78Triumph said: I made a small jump. Sometimes there just isn't a big enough 'like' button. 4 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted September 3, 2019 Over the weekend I bought some bags of red stone and made a scale road that connects my driveway to the crawler course. The grass is really starting to fill in nicely too. This is a good time of year to grow grass. More to come... 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
novicelad 787 Posted September 6, 2019 Wow, been a while since I seen this absolutely Amazing! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted September 6, 2019 14 hours ago, novicelad said: Wow, been a while since I seen this absolutely Amazing! Thank you, sir! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted September 16, 2019 This weekend I added another set of turns on the rally course, instead of having just a long back straightaway. Makes it more fun I think. Untitled by Joe, on Flickr Untitled by Joe, on Flickr I also extended my stone "road" to wrap around further giving more options to enter the trail area. Untitled by Joe, on Flickr Untitled by Joe, on Flickr 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin_Mc 411 Posted September 16, 2019 I love watching this evolve and improve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted September 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Kevin_Mc said: I love watching this evolve and improve Thanks, I appreciate it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6198 Posted September 17, 2019 If I was your neighbor, I'd probably skip work so often and go to your backyard and run my kits. But if I was your neighbor and I wasn't into RC, I'd still probably skip work, watch you guys run your kits and convince myself that I need to get a kit or two. Seriously, good job!!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frog Jumper 3661 Posted September 17, 2019 It needs to be bigger... With more jumps... Terry 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted September 17, 2019 14 hours ago, Nicadraus said: If I was your neighbor, I'd probably skip work so often and go to your backyard and run my kits. But if I was your neighbor and I wasn't into RC, I'd still probably skip work, watch you guys run your kits and convince myself that I need to get a kit or two. Seriously, good job!!! Thank you sir! I wish I had other people to run my cars and trucks with. Right now it's just me, myself, and I. ha! 14 hours ago, Nicadraus said: 13 hours ago, Frog Jumper said: It needs to be bigger... With more jumps... Terry I'm trying to keep it more of a scale track for rally cars, but I might make a few more small jumps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted September 22, 2019 My wife filmed a few laps. Never my best with the camera rolling, haha! 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted September 24, 2019 I had some scrap round steel rod at work so I made a gate for the entrance of the rally track from my road. I put a hollow piece of steel tubing just a bit larger inner diameter than the gates outer diameter and drove it into the ground. The gate then just gets placed down in the tube and it can swing open. For now a small piece scale looking chain keep sit closed. Untitled by Joe, on Flickr Untitled by Joe, on Flickr Untitled by Joe, on Flickr Untitled by Joe, on Flickr Untitled by Joe, on Flickr Untitled by Joe, on Flickr 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted October 11, 2019 I'm not much of a videographer but I tried to video my Land Rover with one hand on my transmitter and one holding the camera. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted October 11, 2019 Does anyone know why the youtube links display cropped like that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MockTurtle 239 Posted October 11, 2019 1 hour ago, 78Triumph said: Does anyone know why the youtube links display cropped like that? yeah its been annoying me too. i'm guessing some compatibility thing for mobile devices... btw. thanks for sharing... really is shaping up like rc heaven. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6198 Posted October 12, 2019 4 hours ago, 78Triumph said: Does anyone know why the youtube links display cropped like that? You must have taken the video using that angle and aspect ratio and uploaded as is in youtube. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin_Mc 411 Posted October 12, 2019 The YT links look fine to me but i’m using my phone while i walk the dog. That looks loads of fun and actually looks very secluded. Great update as always. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alwb68 125 Posted October 12, 2019 Awesome stuff. I love this. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted October 12, 2019 13 hours ago, Nicadraus said: You must have taken the video using that angle and aspect ratio and uploaded as is in youtube. The video only looks like that here though? On youtube itself it looks normal, and I posted it on a thread on the Scale Builders Guild forums and it displays fine? I don't know? Thanks for all the compliments guys, I appreciate it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted October 12, 2019 Green with envy I need more space!!!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted October 14, 2019 That time of year where Lowes discounts their dwarf spruce trees. Half off! Untitled by Joe, on Flickr Some signs to keep folks headed in the right direction. Untitled by Joe, on Flickr 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blista 1519 Posted October 14, 2019 On 10/13/2019 at 12:26 AM, 78Triumph said: The video only looks like that here though? On youtube itself it looks normal, and I posted it on a thread on the Scale Builders Guild forums and it displays fine? I don't know? The same thing happens with me. All videos look like they're from a cellphone (even ones I've previously seen that were normal). I had assumed I had done something in my desktop browser and hadn't looked into fixing it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites