RC Cars, Planes, and Heli's

Shopping for a drone this holiday season?

2015-11-25T09:29:00.001-08:00

If your shopping for a drone this holiday season, you undoubtedly wan't to know what the best drone would be for your required needs. Thats a very difficult question to answer, as thousands of models and brand names exist on the market. From 20 dollar toys, to 200,000 dollar machines and everything in-between. So what do you do now? Luckily I have the solution!

Visit: www.top10droneguide.com

Top 10 drone guide offers easy to read and navigate pages, highlighting the best drones in various categories and at different price points! If your in the market for a new drone, you have to check out www.top10droneguide.com before you do anything else, you'll save a lot of time and money!

Cheers!

New Inspire 1 Flight and Review

2015-05-12T08:51:00.001-07:00

Hi guys,

Just want to let everyone know that i have released i new video on youtube, giving a brief review of the Inspire 1 and also in flight footage which is absolutely stunning! This is by far one of the best drones i have ever flown, simple to fly, easy to setup and use, amazing camera function and quality. Definitely something that any enthusiast should consider!
Video was made possible by Toronto Skycam! Check them out Here!

Here is the video below!

Also here is a link to purchase the kit we reviewed in the video: http://tinyurl.com/kjlbcm5

AquaCraft Fire Rescue Maiden

2014-08-29T20:11:00.002-07:00

Check out this quick video of the maiden voyage for my new AquaCraft Fire Rescue 17, RC boat.
Its actually relitevely fun to play around with, its got a working water cannon, and fully functional L.E.D lights for night use. Its also fairly quick on the water for a rescue craft.

Definitely recumbent something like this to anyone looking to have fun on the water,
very easy to drive and extremely entertaining!

---->Watch the video here <----

The Brand New HPI Baja 5sc!

2011-02-28T21:36:00.000-08:00

Where to start! The Baja 5sc is one of the most exiting fun to drive trophy trucks I have ever had the pleasure to drive. The 5sc is the successor to the famous Baja 5t It looks the same but it definitely is not. The main differences between the 5sc and the 5t are all the parts HPI has beefed up such as the drive shafts as you can see pictured below.

The truck handles very well in all conditions, wet, snow, mud, dirt, anything you can think of, it can handle. This is due to a few things, one of them being the massive power plant. This truck is powered by a 26cc Fuelie Gas engine and because of that, this 30 pound monster can propel it self up to approximately 70-75km/h or 40+mph!

Another neat feature is the Newly added skid plate for added protection, and not only that, but the entire chassis is solid metal, and the undercarriage is a solid slab of metal, not a gap in sight! This beast isn't a truck its TANK!

On a full tank of gas you can expect to get about 40-50 min run time which is phenomenal and very efficient considering each tank only costs you about 90 cents!

I really can't get over how great this thing runs! Check out this video to see it right out of the box with the engine still breaking in------------> Baja 5sc First run.

Thanks for reading now go out and buy this truck!!!

www.limitlessdrain.ca

SPECIFICATIONS:

CHASSIS LENGTH: 900mm
WIDTH F/R: FRONT 440mm / REAR 460mm
HEIGHT: 320mm
TRACK F/R: FRONT 370mm / REAR 380mm
WHEELBASE: 570mm
WEIGHT: 12.6kg / 27.9lb (without fuel)

E-Flite Blade 120sr

2011-01-26T19:19:00.000-08:00

Ill waste no time and get straight in to it, the Blade 120sr is quite possibly one of the most perfect "use anywhere/use anytime" Helicoptors e-flite has ever come out with. Its just big enough to comfortably fly outside, but small enough to easily fly inside as i prove in my video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0ores6j2pU

This heli has great versatility, and is easily controlled by even a beginner. it is also quite reasonably priced at $129.00 BNF (bind and fly) or $160.00 RTF (ready to fly).

To add to that, because this is an E-Flite model it means you will have unlimited part support and availability at your local hobby shop. This means no more waiting for weeks while a spare set of landing gear is shipped from some over sea's compony, at a shipping cost twice that of the actual part!
You can fly in confidence knowing any spare parts are just down the road to your nearest local hobby shop!

Go out and have some fun!

Darren

The new Ken Block Traxxas Gymkhana 3 Ford Fiesta RC Car

2011-01-24T23:38:00.000-08:00

Wow where to start with this car! This bad boy is one serious piece of RC perfection!

Ken Block is becoming known world wide for his original style of driving and outrageous stunts.

It only seemed a matter of time before Traxxas released a fully scale licensed replica of his car!

Features

First off and most notably are the looks of this car, it is absolutely beautiful, it has the looks of a shelf queen and performs equally as well as models twice its price range.

Secondly, this car is fast! you can be pushing 100km/h right out of the box and up to 120km/h with a few after market parts, its crazy fast!

If you were ever planning to get your kids into a hobby, off the couch and outside, than this is the car! Once they take one look at this car they will be begging you to take it outside!

Third, this car is an amassing drifter, it will pull in and out of a drift like no ones business! If you have ever had the slightest interest in drifting, this is the car to do it in, its so easy even a child could do it.

It is also tougher then nails, so even if you manage to smash it through your garage door, it will still keep on rolling.

Last and most important of all: This car will make you the envy of all your friends! Just showing up to your local track with this car will turn peoples heads and have them gathering around you in no time!

Bottom line is this car is amassing, and it is really no surprise. Traxxas always seems to amaze us with their ever changing new designs, and the Ken Block Gymkhana is no exception!

I give this bad boy a 9/10 and i definitely 100% recommend you go pick one up and find out for yourself!

Darren

Traxxas Mini Summit VXL Review!!!

2011-01-24T23:09:00.000-08:00

So there has been a lot of excitement over this Truck for the past month or so, the Traxxas summit is one of the greatest most versatile trucks Traxxas has come out with since the E-Revo!

Traxxas had a stroke of genius with this truck, they combined the chassis of the E-revo and the capabilities of the original Summit, and to top it all off they added the portability of a mini!!!

First lets review the "un-boxing" Process.

As usual and expected from Traxxas, the ready to run or RTR version of the truck comes with everything you need to have fun within 5 minutes of opening the box. The pacage includes:

- The Truck

- All pre installed Electronics and Motor

- 1200mah NiMh battery

- Charger

- Transmitter + 4 AA Battery's

- some spare parts and Owners manual

Right out of the Box it is a great performer, i put it to the test right away, Launched it over ramps, into snow banks and the occasional Brick Wall! I even took it out for a speed run reaching 80km/h or about 45mph. Thats outstanding for a truck under the $300.00 price range. Here is a quik test run i filmed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oHl1aIh2Uo&feature=feedf

As you can see, even in this limited test run, thats how it performs right out of the box! What a great Truck!

Now lets talk about the pros and cons of this amassing vehicle!

Pros Cons

1. Speed 5/5 1. No crawling ability like its bigger brother.

2. Portability 5/5 2. To much fun, not enough time.

3. Battery life 4/5

4. Jumping and big air potential 4/5

5. Over all fun Factor *8/10*

Well thats all for today guys, come back tomorrow for a review on the Baja 5b V2 Gas Buggy!

Darren

Introduction to RCDarren and what i do here.

2011-01-22T23:48:00.000-08:00

Hello, and welcome to my Blog!

Now you may be wondering what your doing here and what this is all about so ill just come right out with it and let you know my intentions.

HPI BAJA 5B 2.0

My intention is for this blog to become a daily source of reviews, opinion, and Radio Controlled model news. This blog will encompass all aspect of the radio controlled world including: Cars, Planes, Helis and maybe even the occasional Boat.

AEROWORKS EDGE 540

I plan to have at least one new blog out every day that will interest anyone interested in the world of rc.

ALIGN TREX 700

For those who are new to the world of RC i will give you a quick taste of what it is!

Aircraft Transmitter/Radio

RC refers to "radio controlled" and the objects in question that are being controlled happen to be Cars, Planes, and Heli's!

The actual controller known as a transmitter or radio :

is connected to you vehicle of choice via a receiver. the reciver is a small box which not only receives the signal your transmitter puts out, but also sends the signal to different parts of the vehicle and causes them to move correspondingly.

If you are planning on getting in to the addictive world of RC and are asking yourself the question which is the easiest path to take: Planes, Cars, or heli's?

The answer is which ever you find the most interest in. Which ever you are most interested in will be the easiest for you to pick up, learn and enjoy.

After deciding on your path, your next step would be to join a local club!

One of my Local flying Clubs

Now if you choose RC flight, clubs are useful for a few reasons, one being they provide space, which is the most important factor in how much you will enjoy this hobby. Especially with planes, space is the key to fun, the more space you have the less restricted you feel and the bigger aircraft you can pilot!

Second, you will meet many people with the same exact interests as you, will help you through the beginner process, especially the club instructors who are club volunteers licensed to teach RC flying, will teach you how to fly, for free!

RC CARS

If you choose the RC car route, your options are simpler. you really don't need to join a club as rc cars can be driven almost anywhere, the largest of them are easily driven on small low traffic road, or off road at a local open park.

However the experience of joining a club is very valuable as you will meet many people and learn many new things.

Well thats all for today, the rest of the blogs will start rolling in daily. I hoped you were able to learn something from this short article which was meant to educate any beginners on what RC is. Hopefully this will inspire you to do some of your own research and possibly refer back to my blogs for reviews on different RC products which may be in your hands in the near future!!!

www.limitlessdrain.ca

Darren