where are the indoor finals photos? [Archive]

PaulRotheram

27-03-2006, 06:01 PM

yes, soon soon.. I dint get enough spy shots, some very interesting cars going on but i promised not to take photos, bah, i should not be so honest.

:o thats what spy cam is for maaan!!!!

jimmy

27-03-2006, 08:25 PM

off out to the cinnie so no time to put proper links on yet or make the pages look nice. ! but for those desperate enough, the photos are goin up now.

2wd http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/nif20062wd

4wd http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/nif20064wd

Richard Lowe

27-03-2006, 09:09 PM

Some (all:p ) great pics as usual Jimmy :)

I look so knackered holding my car :o

Kash

27-03-2006, 10:21 PM

Spy Shot Jimmy??

http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/nif20064wd/imagepages/batley4wd30.html

DCM

27-03-2006, 10:41 PM

Kash it is a new 3wd BJ3 roflol....

Can't beleive Millzy Pinkmobile made it to a cover shot, all on it's own.... roflol

jimmy

27-03-2006, 11:51 PM

its got mad XXX rear end bits on! and. errr... a pinion! lol

Millzys car looked good in the flesh, especially with all those personalised coloured stickehs on it.

Some photos I thought were alright but thank goodness its all over and we are outside again now!! yay.. sun !:)

rich_cree

28-03-2006, 08:52 AM

Cool pics once again, well done that man :)

Chris Doughty

28-03-2006, 09:38 AM

superb pictures Jimmy!!!

maybe someone should tell that Losi BJ guy that Losi make exactly what he needs, the front hinge pin retaines on the xxx4 would work there.

emzy

28-03-2006, 09:40 AM

How come in the few (15 in total?!) laps I'm on the track ALL DAY, you manage to get a photo of me crashing... psschk!

millzy

28-03-2006, 10:30 AM

Jimmy pics look good mate,loving all the A final action pics

Oh and of course the pink millzy car is one of the best..got to thank Craig Harris for the custom matching stickers he did for the cool Dragon paint shell it ...just need to push jimmy ot send it to racer :)

On another note, im so glad you didnt have a pic of my race ending smash. the losi is still crying in pain..so is the smashed motor, brushess speedo and maybe servo..woops

Danny McGee

28-03-2006, 10:39 AM

Like Rich said.

Good work Mr Jimmy, nice to see some pics of my 2wd :D

Ta Buddy

usagi

28-03-2006, 05:48 PM

superb pictures Jimmy!!!

maybe someone should tell that Losi BJ guy that Losi make exactly what he needs, the front hinge pin retaines on the xxx4 would work there.

I looked into using the losi retainers but they would not fit properly so had to resort to using a cutdown pinion until I can machine proper lockstops.....any chance of borrowing a few pinions for the nationals :D :D :D

jimmy

28-03-2006, 06:06 PM

always good to see some home made mods mate, pinions are just a bonus on there if you ask me! ;)

nick oliver

28-03-2006, 06:22 PM

here are some videos from day if people anit seen them.. if they dont work today is because of bandwich.. but hopefully should work if not try tomz!

3 legs of 4wd A finals (http://www.sendspace.com/file/dk8a1f)
3 legs of 2wd a final (http://www.sendspace.com/file/ebuamb)
An the whole vid (http://www.sendspace.com/file/jrahf4)
Other finals an qualfs (http://www.sendspace.com/file/pxdap0)

Stu

28-03-2006, 07:47 PM

Yet more! (http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/racenorthwest/pictures.htm)

Nice one!

jimmy

28-03-2006, 08:51 PM

Some excellent shots there mate, ill add the links to my photo pages along side the result, what can I call your site tho for the link ? Stus Photos ? or or or ?
did you use mi 50mm for most of them ?

nick oliver

28-03-2006, 08:58 PM

is there the results??

Stu

28-03-2006, 09:02 PM

Yeah, any links fine, Stu's pics, whatever.

Most of the 2wd stuff was with my 35-105, set at 35mm 1:3.5

All the 4wd are with your 50mm.

jimmy

28-03-2006, 09:31 PM

nice one mate.
Ill put the winner photos up tomorrow eve, been busy tonight with other stuff.

DCM

28-03-2006, 10:08 PM

Jim, whats the damage for an A4 print of one of them pics?

Chris Doughty

29-03-2006, 07:48 AM

I looked into using the losi retainers but they would not fit properly so had to resort to using a cutdown pinion until I can machine proper lockstops.....any chance of borrowing a few pinions for the nationals :D :D :D

lol, thats funny...

"can I borrow a pinion"

"sure, what size"

"Don't matter"

lol

usagi

29-03-2006, 04:41 PM

lol, thats funny...

"can I borrow a pinion"

"sure, what size"

"Don't matter"

lol

I was using an inferior brand of pinion....have you got any losi gears? (better quality and will not give up during a race) :p

PaulRotheram

29-03-2006, 06:22 PM

are both the bulkheads or whatever the hindge pins go in to aluminium? or is one side plastic?

if one side is plastic why not try this (thanks to ian southwell ofr the idea):

http://www.nanosquad.net/clanftp/stealthy/x5hindgefix.jpg

basically ive drilled a hole, roughly the size of a grub screw, then tapped the hole with a grub screw being carefull i dont strip the thread then put the grup screw up till it touches the hindge pin, again being careful i dont strip the thread!

if your really worried about it you could measure up the hindge pin to locate where about the grub screw is then dremel a slice of about 1mm so when the grub screw goes on the hindge pin it has a slot to lock on to.

my x-5 chassis was damaged and ive been looking for a way to keep the brace that protects the blocks on the car without it falling off untill im willing to fork out for a new chassis over somthing quite minor, or when i have the spare money :D

jimmy

29-03-2006, 06:27 PM

I think the problem is the arm moving backwards rather than the pin moving.. the arm is at the rear of BOTH mounts, so without the pinion it can slide backwards..

PaulRotheram

29-03-2006, 06:39 PM

ah.. so my post and picture was a waste! boooo

jimmy

29-03-2006, 06:44 PM

Nah mate its a good tip, should be in the XX4 forum! :)

usagi

29-03-2006, 06:57 PM

The modifications that you suggested to the losi cars is an excellent one but would not work with my car.
The hinge pins on the BJ4 are held in by a grub screw on the forward (front) mounting block and stop it from moving.
The cutdown pinion is a lock stop that allowed me to set the wishbone in the correct position so the driveshafts and suspension lined up properly....I used a pinion due to not having the proper lock stops machined in time for the weekend.
The car was involved in a first corner pile-up and was shunted by 3 cars very heavily causing the wishbone to move and the driveshaft to drop out...I believe had it been fitted with the kit back-end the wishbone would have snapped clean off due to the accident.

Cockerill

29-03-2006, 07:53 PM

Can I ask Why have you put Losi arms on the back?

usagi

29-03-2006, 08:02 PM

Can I ask Why have you put Losi arms on the back?

I got bored last week and decided to have a bit of fun with the spare parts I had hanging around in my pit box.
I'm just deciding what to do next......maybe an upright shock conversion on an X10 (just remembered I did that with an international edition pred a few years back) :D

OldTimer

29-03-2006, 09:10 PM

You could also mount the shocks on the back of the BJ4, we have found this to be a major improvement on the Slim4 :buggy:

Extreme

29-03-2006, 10:17 PM

Cant wait to try my bj4 worlds with the shocks on the back, thanks Jonathan:)

PaulRotheram

29-03-2006, 10:24 PM

do you just swap the wishbones around jonathan?

OldTimer

30-03-2006, 07:25 AM

No the wishbones are angled so they fit funny if you swap them around, the ones we use are drilled at the back.

bert digler

01-04-2006, 09:19 PM

No the wishbones are angled so they fit funny if you swap them around, the ones we use are drilled at the back.

sounds like you guys enjoy messing up a good car i have simalar experience i bought a tc30 what a great vehicle that was i might as well shoved my d£ck in a fridge door:o :o

Chris Doughty

03-04-2006, 10:08 AM

sounds like you guys enjoy messing up a good car i have simalar experience i bought a tc30 what a great vehicle that was i might as well shoved my d£ck in a fridge door:o :o

I can only assume you have not tried a slim4 then...

The Monk

03-04-2006, 02:55 PM

I can only assume you have not tried a slim4 then...

Does anyone know if there will be any slim4's at kiddie this weekend? Be interesting to see one go...?

I saw the BJ4 with losi rear end at Batley - lets just say it's not the future....:rolleyes:

usagi

03-04-2006, 04:40 PM

Does anyone know if there will be any slim4's at kiddie this weekend? Be interesting to see one go...?

I saw the BJ4 with losi rear end at Batley - lets just say it's not the future....:rolleyes:

How do you think companies such as losi and associated design cars....they try evolution parts on a current model and see if any improvement is gained.
If the parts are an improvement then the are carried onto the next design of car, otherwise they are discarded....(see the losi development car on the front page of this site as an example)

Please do not rubbish cars such as mine and the atomic slim4 just because we are trying different concepts that are unusual or different from the norm....even the big boys make mistakes (losi re-releasing the xx4 because the xxx4 is not perfect at certain types of track)

OldTimer

03-04-2006, 04:41 PM

@bert, i like to think we are improving a great car to suit are UK style tracks.

@ The Monk, i will be at kiddy on the sunday, and will be wearing a Atomic Carbon t-shirt if its warm :), so give me a shout if you see me.

bert digler

03-04-2006, 04:45 PM

I can only assume you have not tried a slim4 then...

seen one go at cov and thought performed very well in my comment i was refering to my tc30 which was bloody awefull and no smere on usagis idea
or the slim 4 which i think is a very good concept

ps usagi keep out pinion box;)

jimmy

03-04-2006, 04:51 PM

How do you think companies such as losi and associated design cars....they try evolution parts on a current model and see if any improvement is gained.
If the parts are an improvement then the are carried onto the next design of car, otherwise they are discarded....(see the losi development car on the front page of this site as an example)

Please do not rubbish cars such as mine and the atomic slim4 just because we are trying different concepts that are unusual or different from the norm....even the big boys make mistakes (losi re-releasing the xx4 because the xxx4 is not perfect at certain types of track)

I'm all for it mate, the more people modding cars the better. My own modding has been somewhat of a laughing stock, my brass tube buggy, but it was a heck of a lot more fun to race than any b4 etc...

OldTimer

03-04-2006, 04:52 PM

Bert when did you see the Slim4 run at Cov ? if its was before last weekend, its running a lot better now than when you last saw it :D

usagi

03-04-2006, 04:53 PM

seen one go at cov and thought performed very well in my comment i was refering to my tc30 which was bloody awefull and no smere on usagis idea
or the slim 4 which i think is a very good concept

ps usagi keep out pinion box;)

It was one of your pinions that I used on the back of the car.......that will teach me to use your pinions in future.
Anyway..........how's the B4? :rolleyes:

bert digler

03-04-2006, 05:33 PM

Bert when did you see the Slim4 run at Cov ? if its was before last weekend, its running a lot better now than when you last saw it :D
i saw it about amonth ago it looked good then:eek:

OldTimer

03-04-2006, 05:43 PM

We have made some mods to the backend since then, also found a really good setup which i used at stotfold and worked great at Cov. Its a lot better at handling the bumps now than when you last saw it.

bert digler

03-04-2006, 05:45 PM

OldTimer

03-04-2006, 05:54 PM

Only at the front, i have a another prototype which is a true double deck front and back with a thinner chassis and knocks about 35-40grams off the weight of the current Slim4. The current spec Slim4 is about 20 grams over the weight limit.

darryl

03-04-2006, 06:03 PM

i say fair play to all those who want to try something different,whether its good or bad at least they have the balls to give it ago,everyones got to start somewhere so the best of luck to both old timer and usagi in both your projects and i hope they both bring you success:thumleft:

Extreme

03-04-2006, 09:30 PM

i will be running my bj4 worlds evo at kiddy,it has some awesome atomic carbon prototype parts on it!!:D
Thanks Old Timer.

The Monk

04-04-2006, 08:03 AM

How do you think companies such as losi and associated design cars....they try evolution parts on a current model and see if any improvement is gained.
If the parts are an improvement then the are carried onto the next design of car, otherwise they are discarded....(see the losi development car on the front page of this site as an example)

Please do not rubbish cars such as mine and the atomic slim4 just because we are trying different concepts that are unusual or different from the norm....even the big boys make mistakes (losi re-releasing the xx4 because the xxx4 is not perfect at certain types of track)

Woo be cool honey-bun:) I'm all for modding cars, my xx4 is modded and my xxx4 before that was extreamly modded.

All i'm saying is that it's not the next thing to be comming from jconcepts.

I'm sure I have a spare pinion you can borrow (think it's robs anyway!):D

usagi

04-04-2006, 09:14 AM

Woo be cool honey-bun:) I'm all for modding cars, my xx4 is modded and my xxx4 before that was extreamly modded.

All i'm saying is that it's not the next thing to be comming from jconcepts.

I'm sure I have a spare pinion you can borrow (think it's robs anyway!):D

Have you been intercepting my emails to Jconcepts?....if you have,please ignore the pornography and bad language included in them :D

bert digler

04-04-2006, 04:18 PM

Woo be cool honey-bun:) I'm all for modding cars, my xx4 is modded and my xxx4 before that was extreamly modded.

All i'm saying is that it's not the next thing to be comming from jconcepts.

I'm sure I have a spare pinion you can borrow (think it's robs anyway!):D
mr monk have you sorted this wishbone problem on your double xx4 you know every time you drive over a ripple,one snaps perhaps usagi could make you one from iron

usagi

04-04-2006, 04:26 PM

mr monk have you sorted this wishbone problem on your double xx4 you know every time you drive over a ripple,one snaps perhaps usagi could make you one from iron

IRON :o
There isn't a material strong enough to take the abuse he gives to that xx4 :D

bert digler

04-04-2006, 04:34 PM

IRON :o
There isn't a material strong enough to take the abuse he gives to that xx4 :D
perhaps the titanium coated with stuff they use on the shuttle for re entry or is that just suitable for mats pants:o

usagi

04-04-2006, 07:35 PM

perhaps the titanium coated with stuff they use on the shuttle for re entry or is that just suitable for mats pants:o

I hear that NASA have developed a new composite material for their hypersonic test program that we can use on matts pants....it's tough to tear...resists heat and has low drag properties so no more skid marks after matt craps himself :D

bert digler

04-04-2006, 07:41 PM

I hear that NASA have developed a new composite material for their hypersonic test program that we can use on matts pants....it's tough to tear...resists heat and has low drag properties so no more skid marks after matt craps himself :D

i have heard of substance called einsteinium it only exists in nuclear reactor therefore should be fine in mat skid ridden kegs ;)

usagi

04-04-2006, 07:47 PM

i have heard of substance called einsteinium it only exists in nuclear reactor therefore should be fine in mat skid ridden kegs ;)

you are going to need a bio hazzard suit to get anywhere near him if last weekend was anything to go by :p

bert digler

04-04-2006, 08:03 PM

you are going to need a bio hazzard suit to get anywhere near him if last weekend was anything to go by :p
i recken airwick should sponser him hes off is head farting into a fan blowin it down wind poor batley crew thought sewers had gone up by castle models:eek: :rolleyes:

usagi

04-04-2006, 08:13 PM

i recken airwick should sponser him hes off is head farting into a fan blowin it down wind poor batley crew thought sewers had gone up by castle models:eek: :rolleyes:

I think we should leave matt alone now.
If we keep taking the p*ss out of him there will be nothing left for the weekend...and we cannot have that. :smile:

bert digler

04-04-2006, 08:34 PM

I think we should leave matt alone now.
If we keep taking the p*ss out of him there will be nothing left for the weekend...and we cannot have that. :smile:
hes probably too leathered to notice old red eyes is back :eek: