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12-29-2018, 04:11 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Austin
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|  Re: The French Canadian Bomber (First-time Build)
I've had one of those for about 8 years, I use it about every other day for something or other... Incredibly reliable, saves so much money compared to cans of compressed air - great for the environment! Made in the USA, and you just pop the filter out and wash it in the sink when it gets dirty. It's heavy gauge steel, too... |
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05-10-2019, 01:07 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
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So it's been a while since i played with my Bomber. Winter has been pretty long and cold, every time i got the RC trucks out, i froze my hands and batteries didn't last more than 30mins... Now it's spring and i'm staring down at a big box of upgrades (Stainless link, Wraith lenght conversion, LURC axle shafts, aluminium wheels, TSS brass knuckles, and more!) and i said to myself why not go brushless ? So here i am looking at that Puller Pro / Mamba X combo on the Holmes Hobbies website... I'm about ready to buy even if i know my wife will tell me it's your money if you want to spend it on ''toys'', i will deal with that later  I still can't decide between 2700kv and 3500kv so help me out guys : I run 3s 3300mAH 35C packs with the stock spur and a 11T robinson pinion. I also have a 10T robison pinion in the part box. Both axle have stock kit gears, beef tubes and VP stage one parts. I will be installing SSD metal driveshafts for the wraith lenght conversion. I have hot racing gears for both the transmission and transfer case plus a robinson racing metal spur kit. Are those required for big brushless power ? My typical terrain is mostly hiking trails, general woods area, grass and pavement city parks, some gravel and rocks and occasional sandy beaches. So TLDR : 3s LiPo 3500kv vs 2700kv ? Upgraded transmission gears ? Metal spur ? Last edited by Jboucher; 05-10-2019 at 01:11 PM. |
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05-10-2019, 02:55 PM
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05-30-2019, 07:18 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
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Just got a little envelope at my door, TSS Brass Knuckles! These are an incredible piece of machined brass. Really nice weight and look pretty strong. I will remove my beef patties wheel weights and try these alone first.  Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk |
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07-02-2019, 02:11 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
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Still haven't found time to work on the upgrades since I use whatever I have to just run the truck instead. I also moved the Eachine TX03 / ROTG01 FPV setup from the yeti jr to the Bomber. It's so much more stable, makes the video really smooth. Little run around the front yard. I was able to go at least 2 houses away from me on 25mW. It's pretty good for ground FPV with all the interference and walls. https://youtu.be/4wNBtvScKVA I am working on upgrading the FPV gear. I just received a TS832 bosscam transmitter that will be paired with a Foxeer Predator v4 camera and stream to a Eachine EV800D goggle/monitor box. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk |
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07-02-2019, 09:36 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
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Got something done tonight! 3 more to go...  Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk |
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07-07-2019, 11:40 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
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More FPV fun! https://youtu.be/uJ5O7F9OiN8 https://youtu.be/l2K0DsNcMq4 https://youtu.be/k1KSIqPV-Ew Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk |
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07-07-2019, 01:11 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Austin
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| Re: The French Canadian Bomber (First-time Build)
Nice, great build thread. I've enjoyed following it!
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07-07-2019, 03:31 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
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Just completed 2h30 of trails and rocky roads No broken parts, motor and ESC not even warm. This thing is a beast!   Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk |
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07-08-2019, 04:37 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Austin
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How are you liking the TSS brass knuckles?
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07-08-2019, 05:56 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
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I decided to run as is another summer and I will most likely tear it apart around August or September and upgrade a lot of things Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk | |
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08-05-2019, 10:35 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
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| Re: The French Canadian Bomber (First-time Build)
So... This is what I have been working on instead of the upgrades  .Drone laws are getting CRAZY in Canada so I FPVed the Bomber!   Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk |
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08-07-2019, 07:46 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
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Cleaned up the wiring and went through the camera settings. It was in PAL mode... It's ready for a test this week.  Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk |
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08-11-2019, 09:22 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
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First 2 runs are completed. It's really awesome and versatile. I can use the FPV goggles for driving alone, I can split the goggles and use the screen so everyone can see and I can still plug the old ROTG android receiver and get the feed from the Foxeer camera to my phone to upload to YouTube. https://youtu.be/iQt2sxsoQWQ https://youtu.be/ORvyU1hf0Vc The reception cuts pretty badly around buildings and dense vegetation, i might need better antennas, still learning FPV. We are at a rental cabin in the woods, I made up a small track with plywood and logs. Not a single screw or nail! Stay tuned for more trail videos later.    Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk Last edited by Jboucher; 08-11-2019 at 09:28 PM. |
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08-12-2019, 03:37 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
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Being all the way up North in Canada, we don't get a lot of critters and scary bugs. Most of them are not dangerous but this one scared the shit out of me... It's a fishing spider, was about 3 inch wide. They can get much bigger according to google, they also swim and eat little fishes...    Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk |
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08-14-2019, 10:02 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
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Completed a few nice trail runs and it's really working well. I solved the reception problems with a pair of RHCP antenna for the android receiver. Now I get a good signal in the woods. The FPV goggles will get new antennas soon. For the last one of the day, I went on a short trail with my 4y old son. He drove the yeti jr and completed the whole thing on his own! No broken parts on both rigs. Made a few FPV videos but the HD Cam feed is all blurry and unusable. I think the Gyro stabilization on the Firefly 7s is complete crap. FPV videos Partie 1 https://youtu.be/dHhk0eX_5ik Partie 2 https://youtu.be/unqgRJ0kuLA Partie 3 https://youtu.be/-eFExXAKOX4 Partie 4 https://youtu.be/3yc8uSF8Ibo Partie 5 (fin) https://youtu.be/r2N7agMMvoA   Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk Last edited by Jboucher; 08-14-2019 at 10:05 PM. |
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08-15-2019, 07:19 AM
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| Moderator   Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA
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I've always wanted to try FPV in a scaler. This looks fun!
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08-15-2019, 07:37 AM
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The camera FPV and lens are made for very wide open space AKA the sky. On a crawler you lose half the view on the bottom. But yeah it's fun! Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk | |
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08-23-2019, 02:50 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
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| Re: The French Canadian Bomber (First-time Build)
Found a big 45 degree rock face at my wife parents house. Easy climb! https://youtu.be/EVTF6y-lWto Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk |
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07-16-2020, 09:54 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada
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Ok it's been too long since I posted something... We had a baby in may 2020, plus the pandemic so my bomber-freetime is about none. I was still able to mount the new Ottsix USD sticky in my chanquish wheels. It's so much easier than the stupid MT/R, Ottsix is my new tire supplier for a while! The bomber still needs it's many upgrades, all the parts are waiting but I want to run it this summer so it will wait. I also bought a basher kit, Tekno MT410, that I need to build. I might do a build thread in the "Other RC" section    Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk |
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