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Found BCGs in most shopping centres and dept stores Singapore and Malaysia, but there’s nothing there that we don’t already know about. Thailand wouldn’t be too far behind?

Pricing is nothing special either, but at least you can buy them *retail*. If you’re lucky you’ll find the usual hopup packs too.

But for some unknown reason… Singapore’s dept stores had BCGs all packed in “Gloria” boxes, but inside it had either bronze Gloria, white Accord wagon or a black bB. Differing freqs too; can’t explain it at all! (Maybe somebody in the packing dept had a really bad day?:D)

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Yeah, same here… but these are RC!! 🙂

Are you thinking what I’m thinking?
ie. what parts can we scunge from them…

They haven’t arrived yet locally, so can’t say how much their RRP will be.

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I hope I dont sound patronising by making it this simplistic, but I just thought that if it was explained in this way it would be easy to undersand

Pretty good job there, uA – Einstein couldn’t have done it better himself. 🙂

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I didnt actually mean that they were illegal to sell, just that generally they are not available. Good to hear that you have a supplier for custom frequencies tho…..

Its a local (Oz) guy too, so I doubt if he’s the only one who can do it. I haven’t tried his services yet so cannot vouch how well it works.

As for the actual xtals… some RC guys use “custom” freqs, they may have one thats slightly out of the normal range or a split. It does solve some freq clash problems but it might also cause interference to other guys on nearby freqs. Funny freqs are usually not allowed at major competitions anyway.

The *only* real reason I haven’t bothered ordering custom xtals is… I think they’re about $20-25 each, for AM stuff. So hmm…

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…and personally i think it smells good, probably cuz i used to work in a body shop.

Haha, be careful.
Ya it smells sweet and I think its closely related to Ether,
but Acetone is supposedly/suspected carcinogenic.

Then again, just about everything enjoyable these days is bad for you.
Why why why?? blackeye:

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btw In the autoshops (Autobarn, Repco etc) you can find these pressurecans with a glass jar below it. Put your paint in the jar and it becomes an aerosol.

They work pretty well for 1:1s and 1/10s, but I think if you’re doing a BCG you’ll be wasting more paint on the jar than applied on your car.

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i aint selling my brass knuckles man, they were a bastard to get, if i can get sum more i’ll give u a holla

attn Jamie, Shypo & everybody else:-

Please note that brass knuckles, batons etc are “restricted” items in most states, if not outright “illegal” altogether.

Simply POSSESSION of these WEAPONS of ASS DESTRUCTION can get you into serious trouble.

Let’s keep trading/deals/etc of these things off the board, ppl.
I ain’t no lawyer but we don’t want Ausmicro to be cited as evidence in court.

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i hav a Maglite, big ass one:D

Funnily enough, got into a discussion (with a FRIEND!! ok?) re relative merits of the colour of one’s Maglite just last Friday.

-I prefer Black or the dark gunmetal silver as its harder to see.

-He prefers Red as he reckons it “hides the blood”. 😯

Either way, doesn’t matter, his red one was still pretty handy whilst trying to change the battery in their hatchback.

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Actually i heard that Launceston has the most crime per capita than any other city in AUS….

There’s 2 sides to every statistic, Jamie… I think the spin artists would say Launceston just has too few people!! :smiley2:

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…Once you get up to the GHz ranges you get better signal range with low transmission power. Thats why bluetooth and cordless phones are using these frequencies.

Hmmm!

Now *THAT’S* an idea!!!

A Bluetooth retrofit into a BCG… haha, you can control the car from your PC or your mobilephone!!! 😀

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Transmitting on these frequencies is not permitted in Oz, so naturally, neither is selling the crystals.

Actually no, that’s not true.
There’s no Law against selling the xtals, just illegal to be transmitting at certain frequencies. And besides, transmitters don’t have to be transmitting at the xtal frequency, I’m sure its easily ‘divisible’ using solid state logics to lower freqs.

I know a source which can supply custom xtals. Just tell them what freq you want, they’ll cleave the quartz and pack it into the standard can – all legit stuff. Not cheap but heck, its available.

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Um right…….the dremel is great for *most* jobs. I got me 2 flexible shafts for $5

Sounds like a good deal! 🙂

But to use the flexy extension… you really need that retort stand contraption “sold separately”, arrgh!! blackeye:

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Indeed, just the other day I had a twinge in one of my lower left molars. Rather than book an expensive dentist appointment……..yes, really.

Sorry uA… but imho the *only* thing better than a Dremel is… a REAL dentist’s high speed drill!!! 😀

Me grandpappy was a dentist… :blush:

Ok, its less portable certainly. And also gotta work around all those pesky patients coming in all the time, heck you’d think they’re in pain or something.

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For the budget concious, there is a Dremel clone that is made by Ozito. The motor tool, the flexi drive shaft, the stand, and about 40 attachments for about $90 from Bunnings. If you buy all this as genuine Dremmel parts youd be paying about $400. Works just as good too.

There’s actually heaps of similar tools – they’re called generically “rotary tools” and yeah Ozito has one but so does Black & Decker, Arlec etc etc.

I’ve been using original Dremel for 20+ yrs; bought my current one just a few yrs ago when they had a variable speed model, max 37,000rpm with replaceable motor brushes (unique!). Dremel also has a cordless version now but this is heavier and slower.

Usually the shank on them are the same size (3/8?) so the bits can be swapped… most of the other brands’ bits are cheaper than the real thing. However original Dremel still has the best range of bits imho (but you *really* pay for them here in Oz). I go through a lot of cutting discs and sanding drums – and I’m never sure if the 3rd party ‘compatible’ stuff is rated at 37,000rpm…

Dremel the company has been around for 50 yrs and I like that they’re still around to supply spares and consumables. This Dremel’s Web Page! is worth a visit if just for the cute spinning world globe!

If you’re patient wait for a special… usually around Father’s Day.

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Acrylics are usually water-based, so you can use water to cleanup.

Enamels usually need thinners or acetone for cleaning up. This can be smelly and/or firehazard (if you’re a smoker!).

btw airbrushes need a LOT of cleaning up. 👿

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Electronics are totally meaningless to me, fellas… but just wondering…

If we invent a 15MHz or a 70Mhz car… would the higher freq car have better signal penetration?

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Dremels are excellent tools for modelling (and 101 other uses), but watch out for:

A) BCG tyres aren’t designed for 37,000 rpm!!

B) the wheelrim you mount the tyre on has to be perfectly true, otherwise the tyre won’t be true either.

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BCG tyres aren’t that flash as they come out of the box, but I think I get better results by:

1) turn them inside out

2) you’ll notice how much molding flash is leftover

3) trim them off – nailclipper works well

Voila, you’ll have much truer tyres without any sanding.

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“Put lightbulb in mouth, stick finger into socket”… (heck, it works on Addams Family!!)

Don’t try it at home, kiddies.

(Do it at your local hospital’s. They have fancier lightbulbs.):evil:

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They should be the same bearings but the Overlander has 2 extra (9pcs instead of 7) I believe.

Just put what fits into your car. 4pcs 620 (6x2mm) into the front wheels, 3pcs of 630 (6x3mm) onto rear axle – unless you’ve junked the std diff in which case you only need 2pcs.

And lucky you, should have 2 or 3pcs spare. 🙂

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You *have* to use the DigiQ controller, you have no choice. Cannot use the BCG one, it becomes useless.

But think overall cost… well, you’re down 1 BCG and 1 DigiQ to make into just 1 working car. 🙁

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How much was EMS postage from Japan to Oz?? :clown:

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… test to see wether or not the 7 odd feet of range of a 35 mhz car is detetectable at even one block. sure i can understand it being ilegal for bigger transmitters but these things simply DONT affect other devices( except am radio) every divice it seems affects them, tv, fridge and even air cond.

i need some facts cos i’m sick of hearing about how theres no difference between a bit and a big rc car…..

Hey, don’t shoot the messenger but “da Law iz da Law”.

As part of their approval process (TUV, CE etc), household gadgets have to be designed to operate within a RF noisy environment. I have pals who work in testing… they literally blast various items with high power RF radiation, and make sure the item doesn’t misbehave.

So just because your TV, fridge, PC etc doesn’t do something funny when there’s extra RF around doesn’t mean there isn’t *any* illegal RFs flying around. Its just designed to ignore the background hum.

Dunno about you, but I wouldn’t be running to the authorities too quickly to ask them to test anything … that’s bit like reporting to the cops that someone’s just vandalised your Holden you stole last week. blackeye:

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Hey! I seem to have MISSED it all, what happened??

Can we do a reenactment? :blush:

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…running them through either a hi-res laser (my preference for the crisp detail) or ink-jet.

Ink-jet? No way, it’ll never last and the coated paper (I’d use ‘vinyl’ or ‘film’) is easily $3-5/A4 already.

Colour lasers still don’t seem very flash… haven’t seen anything that has impressed me suficiently.

Dye sub… hmm, not bad! Anyone got access to a dye sub printer?

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