MiD44

[Oliv996]

Here is the website dedicated to my team project: www.mid44.com

If you want any further details, feel free to send me a e-mail (contact link)

Olivier

[Mike Hudson]

thats looks really good, got any shots of it in action?

[AndyM]

how well does it drive?


did you not read the home page Mike? :rolleyes:

LOL,

the car looks great though :D

[Mike Hudson]

did you not read the home page Mike? :rolleyes:

LOL,

the car looks great though :D

oops only read just over half the homepage and got distracted lol :rolleyes:

[super__dan]

Olivier, You are a 100% legend!

[Lee]

I really like the weave on the carbon,thats not standard on the b44 is it

Nice concept though!!:thumbsup:

[Mike Hudson]

I really like the weave on the carbon,thats not standard on the b44 is it

Nice concept though!!:thumbsup:

It's not standard carbon.

[Oliv996]

Thanks Dan ! Would we have the opportunity to meet each other again, at the 2008 Kampenhout GP?

And yes the carbon fiber sheet I started from is a quite non-conventional one: something between twill and plain wave ;)

Stay tuned !

Olivier

[super__dan]

Thanks Dan ! Would we have the opportunity to meet each other again, at the 2008 Kampenhout GP?


Yes, looking forward to it. We're staying at the ETAP by the Formule 1 so we can go to the same bar :)

[Southwell]

5 cell hey, interesting..

[ryan]

Would it be possible to fit a 6th cell in?

[Southwell]

Would it be possible to fit a 6th cell in?

Looks like room in it, but the chassis would need a 6th slot in it.

[ryan]

Dremel:woot:

[SHY]

Olivier, you never stop to amaze me!

I think we must name you King Midas! Since everything you touch seems to turn into gold!

Congratulations with a very well designed and beautiful site! Do you do all the graphics work yourself?

When can I order the parts?

And I can't wait to see the new bodyshell...

:drool:

PS. 6 cells is sooo last year! Even the year before that... 5 cells is the real deal!

[Gayo]

Haha, SHY, we knew from day one that you would be the first to buy anything from Olivier !

I can answer a few questions :

- Yes you can use 6 cells, but some Dremel time is required. I don't know yet for myself if I will go for 5 cells or stay "straight" :D
- web design is made by Antoine Rossetti, actual french 4WD champion
- Ordering : I will let Olivier answer here, it's his baby after all !

[rusti]

Hi,

Olivier it's my example. Un ouf dans sa tête !

SHY, the web site, it's me :D

When I had my MiD44 Oliv'? :wub

[Oliv996]

Would it be possible to fit a 6th cell in?

As you might noticed, my first prototype is 5 cells chassis with possible conversion to 6 cells. The definitive chassis set could be as follow :

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/3339/mid44001qa4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This 6 cells version is design so that it could easy receive either B44 or Tateego (Team-Azarashi) body shells.

Olivier

[Oliv996]

Dremel:woot:

I'm addicted to Dremel :D

I cut my hair with, I cut meat with...................... I always keep my Dremel within reach !

Olivier

[PredaTom]

Yeah, Olivier is totally amazing!!
The job is really awesome.
Now waiting for ours.... :)

[Mike Hudson]

I really want to see this back to back with a standard B44, looks really awsome, one fine job:thumbsup: the top decks on the standard B44 have known to break easy around the ball stud area though, a little more material round the ball stud area would take away one of the well known breakages:thumbsup:

[Gayo]

Olivier already adressed this.:thumbsup:

[SHY]

This 6 cells version is design so that it could easy receive either B44 or Tateego (Team-Azarashi) body shells.

Olivier

I guess the D4 shell will fit too? I haven't built my B44 yet. I bought a D4 shell as well, I presumed it would fit (since the D4 looks very similar)... I like the shape and those shark gills it has"! Very Ferrari style!

As to 5 vs. 6 cells: How about "almost" slotting out the hole for the 6th cell, just leaving 4x "tabs" that hold it in place. Would be strong enough with 5 cells, yet very easy to remove if you wanna race with 6... Not all people are to be considered stable with a Dremel in their hands :rolleyes:

Olivier, if you can establish a bank account for me, then I can make sure there's always some $ on it, and you can just keep shipping all those marvelous mods to me OK? :D Oh la la!

There's one thing I often wonder about - what do you guys do for a living? Jimmy surely must be a graphics designer? Antoine is so too? Olivier, you are an engineer? Raphael?

Myself I'm educated as a master in science of business, worked in sales/marketing for a few years. Now I work as an IT systems engineer (that difficult "Admin" person I'm sure you all have at work :D)

[Oliv996]

Olivier already adressed this.:thumbsup:

What he said !

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/2696/reartopdeckml4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The distance between holes has been increased on main axis by 1.5mm

[Gayo]

I guess the D4 shell will fit too? I haven't built my B44 yet. I bought a D4 shell as well, I presumed it would fit (since the D4 looks very similar)... I like the shape and those shark gills it has"! Very Ferrari style!
Yes, I like it too. It should fit, we will test it ASAP


As to 5 vs. 6 cells: How about "almost" slotting out the hole for the 6th cell, just leaving 4x "tabs" that hold it in place. Would be strong enough with 5 cells, yet very easy to remove if you wanna race with 6... Not all people are to be considered stable with a Dremel in their hands :rolleyes:
Maybe it will have 6 slots directly. Olivier ?

Olivier, if you can establish a bank account for me, then I can make sure there's always some $ on it, and you can just keep shipping all those marvelous mods to me OK? :D Oh la la!
LOL

There's one thing I often wonder about - what do you guys do for a living? Jimmy surely must be a graphics designer? Antoine is so too? Olivier, you are an engineer? Raphael?
I write sub-titles for the deaf people on the french TV. Rather uncommon I'd guess :lol:


In red above

[Oliv996]

I guess the D4 shell will fit too? I haven't built my B44 yet. I bought a D4 shell as well, I presumed it would fit (since the D4 looks very similar)... I like the shape and those shark gills it has"! Very Ferrari style!

As to 5 vs. 6 cells: How about "almost" slotting out the hole for the 6th cell, just leaving 4x "tabs" that hold it in place. Would be strong enough with 5 cells, yet very easy to remove if you wanna race with 6... Not all people are to be considered stable with a Dremel in their hands :rolleyes:

Olivier, if you can establish a bank account for me, then I can make sure there's always some $ on it, and you can just keep shipping all those marvelous mods to me OK? :D Oh la la!

There's one thing I often wonder about - what do you guys do for a living? Jimmy surely must be a graphics designer? Antoine is so too? Olivier, you are an engineer? Raphael?

Myself I'm educated as a master in science of business, worked in sales/marketing for a few years. Now I work as an IT systems engineer (that difficult "Admin" person I'm sure you all have at work :D)

I will consider your 6th "hidden" slot idea as a very good improvement for the next design ;)

A bank account in Switzerland would be nice in fact...... lol !

As you've guested, I'm engineer: R&D engineer developing test instruments for fiber optic networks, components and so on....

[elvo]

I'm addicted to Dremel :D
I cut my hair with, I cut meat with...................... I always keep my Dremel within reach !


OK, there's someone I need to introduce you to at the GP.....

[Oliv996]

OK, there's someone I need to introduce you to at the GP.....

What do you have in mind Bruno?

[elvo]

:D:D:D:D:D

[SHY]

I suspect Chazz to sleep with a Dremel under his pillow! And I'm quite sure he shaves with the cutting disk or sanding drum (what's best?)... :D Maybe he and Olivier could buy themselves a gun holster and carry their beloved Dremel with them :lol: This reminds me... I've been thinking about starting a tread called "My favorite tool"!

@Raphael: Wow! All my friends do that! Or maybe not... very unusual work & very meaningful!

And Antonio is the famous rock star surrounded by hotties at all times?

[ashleyb4]

wow nice car must be a major improvment over the b44 handelling.

A

[elvo]

I've been thinking about starting a tread called "My favorite tool"!



Do it!

[PredaTom]

And Antonio is the famous rock star surrounded by hotties at all times?

Yeah but sshhh!!! His wife looks at forums and keep an eye on all !!! :D

[SHY]

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?p=105073#post105073

[Lee]

Wives spoil all the fun:woot:

[SHY]

LOL! There was a guy on an HiFi forum here in Norway that was discussing which VERY expensive new stereo to buy... after many posts he obviously left the room... with the PC on and the forum still open... his wife wrote "Dear husband, I really can't recall us discussing buying an insanely expensive stereo. Furthermore I now really cannot understand how you claim that we don't have enough money to buy a new washing machine!"

There were many many many funny comments after that... but none from the busted sucker... :lol::lol::lol: Be discreet people!!!

[PredaTom]

:lol: LOL!! Excellent!

[SHY]

Gayo, remember I told you about the seminar we went to in Cannes in february?...

http://www.ymr.no/bilder/SHY/Cannes2008.wmv

:thumbsup:

[Gayo]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::lol:

Poor Mini !:woot:

[Oliv996]

Gayo, remember I told you about the seminar we went to in Cannes in february?...

http://www.ymr.no/bilder/SHY/Cannes2008.wmv

:thumbsup:

Now I better understand your driving style :woot: :woot: :woot:

[SHY]

LOL! Yup, just rape'em!!! :woot: Raping cars is my favorite pasatiempo, whether it's 1:1 or smaller is just details... you should see me karting! People have asked me if I'm angry or what :lol: ... works for me! :lol: Except the time when I blew up the engine in my turbocharged Saab... :eh?:

We were actually practising today! Approx 0 degrees, but still big fun! It's not easy with a front one-way when the ground is more or lezz frozen :D

Building the B44 now... it's a very nice build indeed!

[SHY]

I guess the D4 shell will fit too? I haven't built my B44 yet. I bought a D4 shell as well, I presumed it would fit (since the D4 looks very similar)... I like the shape and those shark gills it has"! Very Ferrari style!
Yes, I like it too. It should fit, we will test it ASAP

Just fitted it, no problem at all! The front will be slightly taller than for the D4, so you must leave a little more "skirt" in the front. Also the cutout for the steering links will be a bit lower than the premarked lines. The rear body post hole is 99% right, just make the hole slightly behind the premarked hole. The most important thing is the front body hole. Do NOT cut along the premarked line here, in stead keep the nose as long as possible from the mold, and the hole will be inside/on the precut line.

It's an übercool body!!! :wub

Oh, and the HB wing really fits perfectly! You can mount it more forward and let it rest on the shock tower. It follows the outline of the tower perfectly!

[elvo]

Just fitted it, no problem at all! The rear body post hole is 99% right,

Oh, and the HB wing really fits perfectly!

Fitting a D4 shell to a B44 is like wearing your cousin's pants :lol:

[Oliv996]

Antoine (rusti) has done a great job when yesterday evening he has updated the website www.mid44.com so that team members and forum pages are now online :D

Now you can see our faces :lol:

[SHY]

Cool customers! :cool:

[Oliv996]

Have a look on the video of the first Japanese MiD44: HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xG8hveAjhw) on YouTube

[PredaTom]

Hi folks!!

well..... this WE was the second round of the national French championship.
First race for me with the MiD44, first A main for the car!!
Qualified 8th & finished 9th (9th / 4th / 10th).

I have not enough time for the moment to tell you about the handling of the car so.....stay tuned! :)

[PredaTom]

Pics of the two cars.
Mine...
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/1613/cfreims010wg9.jpg

and Oliv's one!!
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/6788/cfreims005th1.jpg

[SHY]

And how did the defendig champion Antonio do? Win?

[Oliv996]

His MiD44 was not ready for the event so he has chosen to run his old XX-4. He TQ'd but did not succeed in keeping his first place and finally finished 4th.

It would be a excellent result for me :lol: but not sufficient for him: his goal for each race : TQ & win :thumbsup:

Olivier

[SHY]

Spoiled brats! :lol:

So he got rid of his X-5 then?

How did you do yourself? And Gayo?

[Gayo]

I'm still in love of my X-5, what a car. I will neeeever get rid of it, unless I become homeless or something like that :cry:
It's just that I had to run a car made by The Mod-Master, The Brain, my friend, the one and only Olivier :thumbsup:

Here's mine, I hope I will try it tomorrow.:wub:D

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/3069/imgp0052dg6.jpg
http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/9645/imgp0053ge2.jpg
http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/4121/imgp0054wc8.jpg

Ooh, tight !
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8822/imgp0047sd4.jpg

[SHY]

Whoa! You really managed to pack it tight up front there! :thumbsup:

Reminds me of a Gary Larson drawing: A guy is sitting in the dentist's chair, with tubes and all those cotton things stuffed in his mouth. Then the dentist says "We're going to try and cram in this tennis ball just out of curiosity"... :lol:

[Oliv996]

Hi there !

The MiD44 website (www.mid44.com) has been updated, have a look on it !

Here is my bling-bling MiD44 with its "shiny like" and polished Lunford turnbuckles :D


http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3715/img0744ca7.jpg

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/3115/img0736rx9.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3281/img0738zr7.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5481/img0745qg7.jpg

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/831/img0741yk4.jpg

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/8200/img0743ou0.jpg

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/7499/img0750yg1.jpg

Stay tuned !

[djduncaz]

i want 1

[josh_smaxx]

Oooooooo, those shiney CVD's are nice :thumbsup:

[johnboy]

dont want to be rude but its a b44 with the chassis modified :thumbdown:

[djduncaz]

yes and ... your point bein . there not saying its anything elce

[Oliv996]

dont want to be rude but its a b44 with the chassis modified :thumbdown:

Yes totally agree with you johnboy: that's the main advantage of the MiD44! Keeping 95% of the B44, thus benefit of the worldwide distribution of the spare parts and the 5 remaining percents which nearly never break make a significant difference on handling :D

[SHY]

Well, on my home track with medium traction the B44 out of the box didn't perform as well as the good old XX4. I can't wait to get the MID conversion kit - I think it's gonna do the trick! :thumbsup:

Weight forward = advance forward = WIN :D

Olivier, is that the "H-Energy 4500" cells you are using? I bought one pack last year, and it was totally useless... (might have been a bad batch of course) Absolutely no power!

[Gayo]

SHY, my friend, we had a regional race yesterday on a medium-grip dirt track and the MiD44 really shined :wub

Awesome handling, jumping... the car is really fast, precise and predictable. A bit like a X-5, but with a reliable and fast tranny :thumbsup:

You won't be disappointed, believe me !

Oh, I use the same cells, they are I-Power 4500. You can find them cheap on Fleebay, they feel much as good ol'4200 IB, same kind of brutal punch, with less self-discharge, it seems. I can't comment on the reliability, I only used them 3 times since I bought them.

[SHY]

Stop teasing me!!! Are they shipped yet??? :D

An X-5 with a tranny for Dummies would certainly do the trick! :lol:

[Gayo]

Sorry for the tease ! I don't think Olivier has received his chassis yet.

[andy05]

Hi there !

The MiD44 website (www.mid44.com (http://www.mid44.com)) has been updated, have a look on it !

Here is my bling-bling MiD44 with its "shiny like" and polished Lunford turnbuckles :D


http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3715/img0744ca7.jpg

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/3115/img0736rx9.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3281/img0738zr7.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5481/img0745qg7.jpg

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/831/img0741yk4.jpg

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/8200/img0743ou0.jpg

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/7499/img0750yg1.jpg

Stay tuned !
Are all the driveshafts avaible from associated or some where or are they custom they look great:thumbsup:

[Gayo]

They are not available, Olivier polished his CVAs.

[SHY]

Sponsored by DREMEL :D

My word! He even polished the springs! And left just a little paint at the bottom for identification!

[andy05]

What dose he polish them with please?

[Oliv996]

Sponsored by DREMEL :D

My word! He even polished the springs! And left just a little paint at the bottom for identification!

Not exactly SHY... put springs in a glass, fill it with acetone until level is just below the top of the spring. Leave them one night and then strip paint with metallic brush :wub

[SHY]

Olivier, you know this would be the ultimate car for you?

http://www.ymr.no/bilder/SMP/v2003/V2003_rear_withlogo.jpg

SMP Racing Enineering's Slide (swiss). The car is 99% CNC machined alloy, then chromed... It's the most Bling Bling RC car ever made! :D

(more on www.ymr.no)

[Oliv996]

Could be.............. but I don't like RC smelly things

I would prefer this one: :lol:

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1654/blinguf8.jpg

[SHY]

Nice one! :wub

You can always convert to B/L these days! :D

[josh_smaxx]

Ye but imagine the polishing on an all bare metal seven like that, and the price tag if you dented on of those wings :bored: very pretty though, i like the bare metal ones, especially with cycle wings.

[SHY]

Not to mention the reflexes from the sun! Very disturbing!

I ran that Chrome Slide for some seasons, and it really glimsed in the sun sometimes, even from under the bodyshell. Looked like a small blitz, and it actually can be disturbing! :D

Well, I'm already quite disturbed so no biggie for me...

[josh_smaxx]

Off topic but all sevens should have a carbon aero screen, black exhaust cover, black 5 3/4" head lights and every part that can be made of carbon; in carbon, just my £0.02 anyway :thumbsup:

[Lee]

agreed josh the trailing wings make the front wheels lift at speed, it can get hairy at times :woot:

[josh_smaxx]

agreed josh the trailing wings make the front wheels lift at speed, it can get hairy at times :woot:

Haha, sounds fun!

http://www.ca07bon.com/index.htm there, a 100% what can be made in carbon, is made in carbon seven :thumbsup:

[Oliv996]

Haha, sounds fun!

http://www.ca07bon.com/index.htm there, a 100% what can be made in carbon, is made in carbon seven :thumbsup:

Mine does not have all this carbon parts on it. It's simply a old school Caterham car and I love it this way :wub

[SHY]

It's YOUR car!!! Fantastic! :thumbsup:

Do you race with it also?

[josh_smaxx]

It's YOUR car!!! Fantastic! :thumbsup:

Do you race with it also?

Haha, i wish, no its not my car but we have had some bits off the bloke who made it in the past, this is my dads car:

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/josh_2k7/trackday.jpg

(Yes thats me in the blue helmet, i look really short there :p)

[Oliv996]

Here they are, the first ten kits are almost ready to be shipped to the first ten drivers who pre-ordered their MiD44 conversion kit. For theses guys, just wait few days and see how the manufacturer has done a good job. BTW, have a look on theses pics:

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/468/img0881tn6.jpg

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/5637/img0883tu7.jpg

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8707/img0885er1.jpg

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/803/img0886tv2.jpg

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/7329/img0887xb7.jpg

Olivier

[mattym0310]

i'll tell ya this, if I was one of the many b44 drivers, I would already have my name down for these parts! they realy do look ace olivier.. great work fella!

[Oliv996]

Stop teasing me!!! Are they shipped yet??? :D


SHY, you should have yours in couple of days 'cause I shipped it yesterday :woot:

[SHY]

Oh la la! C'est tres bon!!! :woot:

[Ole K.]

What's the price for the kit, and do you have one for me 2 at the moment? ;)

I sent you an email Olivier, but no reply...

[djduncaz]

What's the price for the kit, and do you have one for me 2 at the moment? ;)

I sent you an email Olivier, but no reply...


a dont think there is any ready till end of june ....

[Jean-Christophe]

Hi there

I had a phone call with Olivier early in the morning today. (My wife tell me that he s my lover ;))

He was on holiday last week so he has to catch up...

For sure he ll answer soon, but all the first batch seems to be already sold. As said above, estimated time for avaibility should be end of June...think it s realistic

Cheers
Jean-Christophe

[Gayo]

My wife tell me that he s my lover ;)
Jean-Christophe
Mine says the same thing about him:D

We had a regional race near Paris last sunday (small astro track), and the MiD44 was a blur ! TQ, second place and best lap with me driving, yes it's that good :thumbsup::lol:

[djduncaz]

Mine says the same thing about him:D

We had a regional race near Paris last sunday (small astro track), and the MiD44 was a blur ! TQ, second place and best lap with me driving, yes it's that good :thumbsup::lol:


any pics vids etc .... i cant wait for mine am on the list for the next lot:thumbsup:

[RookieBOB]

I have posted a pic of the mid44 during this race here:
http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?p=128330#post128330

[Gayo]

any pics vids etc .... i cant wait for mine am on the list for the next lot:thumbsup:

You should visit our website (link in my sig). Plenty of pics, even a video from a japanese driver.

RookieBOB : thanks to you, my car is in oOple ! That's world-wide fame :thumbsup::lol:

[mattym0310]

i really like the look of the car, looks ace. but do you wonna know what would top it off?? a mid44 bodyshell :)

[mattym0310]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xG8hveAjhw

that's the video of it I think

[Oliv996]

any pics vids etc .... i cant wait for mine am on the list for the next lot:thumbsup:

Sorry for my late reply, as Jean-Christophe said, I was on holidays last week...

Yes djduncaz, you're on the list for the next batch of 10 (the 2nd one) with an estimated delivery date before end of June...

Ole K. I received your e-mail and put your name on the list for the 3rd batch and I'm afraid it could be delivered before end of July :cry:

About the price, people of the 2nd batch have been noticed. As far as I know I can't be 100% sure for the 3th batch price :(

Hope to have some good news very soon :woot:

Cheers,

Olivier

[djduncaz]

Sorry for my late reply, as Jean-Christophe said, I was on holidays last week...

Yes djduncaz, you're on the list for the next batch of 10 (the 2nd one) with an estimated delivery date before end of June...

Ole K. I received your e-mail and put your name on the list for the 3rd batch and I'm afraid it could be delivered before end of July :cry:

About the price, people of the 2nd batch have been noticed. As far as I know I can't be 100% sure for the 3th batch price :(

Hope to have some good news very soon :woot:




Cheers,

Olivier


before end of june even better

[B44&501xRacerEX]

You should visit our website (link in my sig). Plenty of pics, even a video from a japanese driver.

RookieBOB : thanks to you, my car is in oOple ! That's world-wide fame :thumbsup::lol:

Oh, I see running 5 cells to balance the car out better.
I have not had handling issues with the box stock version.
At least I'm not the only one still running NiMh.:thumbsup:
I tried to tell the boys at the track, that the pro's still run NimH(Tebo and Co.) not Lipo.
I'm afraid if I go Lipo I may be wreaking even more than I have been in the past due to the car being so much lighter weight. And the car might be so fast that I might end up tearing someone else's car up.:(

[Lee]

Amazing,

do they not sell lead weights in the states, if you want i will bring some over the next time i pop out :)

[SHY]

Picked up my kit yesterday, superb quality Olivier! Will test it as soon as I get the chance! :thumbsup:

[Oliv996]

Great SHY !!!

I hope snow will not disturb your test session :woot:

Keep us tuned ;)

[Ole K.]

Great SHY !!!

I hope snow will not disturb your test session :woot:

Keep us tuned ;)

Snow?!
It's around 25-30 C over here in the shadow as we speak! :thumbsup:
And the weather report says it shall get even hotter through the weekend! :woot:

[B44&501xRacerEX]

Picked up my kit yesterday, superb quality Olivier! Will test it as soon as I get the chance! :thumbsup:

Thanks, keep us all informed. I already saw pics of it, looks good.

[V-Rossi]

I already saw pics of it
My god, have you been able to break into Olivier's computer? Hero!!:eh?:

[B44&501xRacerEX]

My god, have you been able to break into Olivier's computer? Hero!!:eh?:

All you have to do is go on the Mid-44 website to see the pics.:confused:

[V-Rossi]

:cry:
tatatataaaa
tatatataaaa
...
...
...
...
...
Sarcasm:eh?:

[B44&501xRacerEX]

:cry:
Sarcasm:eh?:
Your quite skilled at that too. Stallard does the same thing to me.
So it doesnt surprize me.:lol:

[Northy]

Your quite skilled at that too. Stallard does the same thing to me.

Stallard = THE MAN

[Lee]

Does stallard use fister lube on you as well?:confused:

[Gayo]

Stallard = THE MAN

But Wes is the best.

[Northy]

Well, Wesinator is the best.
But Stallard can beat him when he wrecks.
Paul is ace, and is the best.
I was lucky to meet him.
If I lap faster than Stallard and Wesinator and don't crash I'll win.

G

[Cockerill]

What about XGod :confused:

[Northy]

XGod is the best.
Wesinator is close, only 17 laps down on the God.
Paul beat them all.
I was lucky to meet him.
In a field near Wales.
It rained :bored:

G

[Lee]

17 laps, wow thats close :thumbsup:
When Wes takes on paul he loses
Paul is fast.
I didnt get a b44 before they came out :woot:

[Northy]

Paul is Fast.
But Drake is faster.
I raced him in a shed near Telford.
He beat me, but it was close.
Paul wasn't there.
But Jammin' J was.
He has good seed.
And loves Jaffa cakes :thumbsup:
That Mid44 looks good.

G

[Lee]

The Mid44 does look good but it cannot be compared to the B44,but it is stronger than a b44.

Wes is willing to challenge jammin J to a seed off, Wes` seed is strong but i said Jammins is stronger, he will lose

[djduncaz]

or god not again . or should i say or xgod not again

[Lee]

do not diss the Xgod, his seed is stronger than wes`, equal to stallard but not as strong as paul.


Man :thumbsup:

[Gayo]

:lol::lol::lol::thumbsup:

I have to make my B44 faster
than my 501X,
then I can win,
but those T4s are hard to beat,
and XGod too

[Lee]

We have just destroyed your thread, Bmag made us do it:blush:

[Northy]

Sorry Gayo :(

G

[SHY]

LOL! You're all one bunch of sick puppies! :lol::lol::lol:

[Lee]

mmmmmm puppies:thumbsup:

[daz]

Me like puppies:drool:

[Oliv996]

Still in project stage, here is almost finished the master of the MiD44 bodyshell (based on Team-Azarashi Tateego bodyshell, with their agreement):

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/4894/img1160df1.jpg

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8100/img1161zk3.jpg

Hope you like it :eh?:

Stay tuned

Olivier

[SHY]

Looks fantastic! What's it made of? Some sort of styrene?

[Oliv996]

Hi SHY :)

It has been made with plater for moulding. I hope to succeed in vacuform it at home. If someone could give me some good advice to perform this job, I will be please to read him (or her) :thumbsup:

And what about SHY's MiD44 ?

Olivier

[SHY]

I was away on vacation, and I'm getting married in one month... so I'm kinda "grounded" as to playing with my little cars for the moment :lol: But you can see the church program if you like? :p

Going to the Nordics in Finland next weekend though...

I promise I will test it as soon as time permits! :thumbsup:

[Oliv996]

Who's the crazy girl wants to get married with you :woot:

[Lee]

Who said it was a girl :woot::lol:

[Mike Hudson]

I looking forward to seeing that shell when you've vacformed the first few and its painted and put on the mid44 :drool:

[SHY]

Who's the crazy girl wants to get married with you :woot:

Any girl getting married to one of us RC car nerds MUST be crazy! :thumbsup:

[B44&501xRacerEX]

Well, Wesinator is the best.
But Stallard can beat him when he wrecks.
Paul is ace, and is the best.
I was lucky to meet him.
If I lap faster than Stallard and Wesinator and don't crash I'll win.

G
It's never gonna happen...sorry...
Wes and Stallard are 20 year racers

Stallard will have a better chance beating WES than I would.

At least I got the facts outa the way.

[Lee]

What colour pens do you use on your wheels? Make and model number would be good too :thumbsup:

Do you find you wheel better with funky designs on the wheels?


You are kick ass :thumbsup:

[Gayo]

How many B-Mag threads do we really need ?:confused:

Please save that for the playground section. :)

[Northy]

It's never gonna happen...sorry...
Wes and Stallard are 20 year racers

Stallard will have a better chance beating WES than I would.

At least I got the facts outa the way.

Well, I'm a 20 1/2 years racer, so that makes me better doesn't it?

I could beat WES no problem.

G

[ben]

I could beat WES no problem.

G

Who couldnt?

[B44&501xRacerEX]

What colour pens do you use on your wheels? Make and model number would be good too :thumbsup:

Do you find you wheel better with funky designs on the wheels?


You are kick ass :thumbsup:

I stopped the sharpie madness.
I hand paint my wheels now with testors model paint.
It hasnt scrapped off yet.:)

[SHY]

How many B-Mag threads do we really need ?:confused:

Please save that for the playground section. :)

Good point! :lol:

IMHO there are others on this forum that are not far from B-Mags level... one might wonder if the goal is to make as many postings as possible as opposed to the content of the posts... :bored:

Sometimes human viruses are way worse than computer viruses... :lol:

[redaV]

Ben is not that bad.

He also said, he hopes your efra proposal fails:woot:

[SHY]

Ben's OK! :)

Now, let's stick to the topic of this thread: The MiD44... :thumbsup:

Olivier, you've seen this? http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8145

You might also ask Craig Harris, he makes shells for A-C

[ben]

Ben is not that bad.

He also said, he hopes your efra proposal fails:woot:

Did i? I dont remember that redaV :woot:

[Ole K.]

Well, some pics of my own-moded Mid44 can't hurt in this thread..! :thumbsup:
And hey guys, it isn't necessary to comment the battery tray attachment-solution, they do the job! ;)

Cheers, Ole


http://lagrebilder.no/out.php/i45683_IMG0136Large.jpg

http://lagrebilder.no/out.php/i45684_IMG0135Medium.jpg

[Oliv996]

Ben's OK! :)

Now, let's stick to the topic of this thread: The MiD44... :thumbsup:

Olivier, you've seen this? http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8145

You might also ask Craig Harris, he makes shells for A-C

Thanks for the links SHY :thumbsup:

Well, some pics of my own-moded Mid44 can't hurt in this thread..! :thumbsup:
And hey guys, it isn't necessary to comment the battery tray attachment-solution, they do the job! ;)

Cheers, Ole


Ole, aren't you the secret son of SHY :woot: ?

BTW, fantastic job you've done, and I like the way you achieved to do what you want to do. It's pity the front top desk isn't mounted with screws on the center bulkhead, but I know you have to cope with it anyway...

Have you test your moded-B44 yet?

[Gayo]

:woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::thumbsup:

'Imitation is the best form of flattery' Can't agree more!
Nice work here. Nothing a dremel and some TLC can't do, right ? bravo!

[Oliv996]

Here it is: Team-Azarashi becomes our main partner in this project. Now, they will produce and distribute the MiD44 conversion kit in early July.

Follow the link of the home page: Home (http://www.team-azarashi.com/framepage3.html)
Follow the link of products page: Products (http://www.team-azarashi.com/prodenglish.html)

http://www.team-azarashi.com/AZ-0019/IMG_0459.JPG

http://www.team-azarashi.com/AZ-0019/IMG_0468-2.jpg

Olivier

[SHY]

Good work Ole! He's kinda my protegé...

Not really, he's a real young talent and figures out most things by himself. And he's ice cold and drives really smooth and makes few mistakes. He's 16 and MUCH too sensible for his age! When he's past 30 he'll be falling asleep while driving I think...

I even think he likes to pass me :lol: I'm sure we'll have a nice fight at the Nordics this weekend in Finland!

Crap! He even got oOple stickers before I did!...

Myself I still struggle getting more than a decade of jammed throttle fuel onroad out of my system... :lol:

[Ole K.]

Thanks guys!

The front top-deck is actually mounted with screws on the center bulkhead. Dremmeled some holes in the rear of the top-deck, so the cap head screws go through the Center Bulkhead Cap, and down through the top-deck and then to the Center Bulkhead, and it's on! ;)

Have tested the car now, and DAMN, this car is ACE! :thumbsup::woot:
Looking forward to see how the car goes at the Nordics this weekend, or what SHY? ;)
Don't feel safe now, when I have this one hell of a ride! :D
Yeah, we'll have a nice fight at the Nordics SHY, no doubt, gonna' be ace!


Will come back with some words after the weekend about how the car was!

[ben27111973]

They are not available, Olivier polished his CVAs.

anyone know the steps involved to get the driveshafts polished like olivier has done.

they look superb

[Oliv996]

Here is what I've done to achieve it:
Roll a piece of sand paper (typically 640 grade) on a simple shaft, this way:
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/7875/img1230oq7.jpg
Use this tool on Dremel to prepare polish

Then, put polish paste on the parts and still with dremel, equiped with polish drum polish them :woot:

Hope this helps :thumbsup:

Olivier

[ben27111973]

thanks olivier, Ill give it a go on the weekend. got some polishing compound this morning.

I gather you use the sandpaper on the shaft to mix it up in to a paste as it comes in a block that looks pretty hard?

[yzmerf]

So when can we get this in the States? sounds like at least July. I still have not seen the price though.

[Jean-Christophe]

Hello,

please consult Team Azarashi, you ll get the informations you need.

Best regards
Jean-Christophe

[MHeadling]

Sorry if this has been mentioned before! can you use this conversion on the BJ4 WE? if so what B44 bits would you need to do it?

[freud]

Sorry if this has been mentioned before! can you use this conversion on the BJ4 WE? if so what B44 bits would you need to do it?

Only B44 ;)

[Sabben]

Hehe, Ole you just couldn't keep your secret any more?:yawn::thumbsup:

Did you show it to Ketil in Finland last weekend?

I'm really looking forward to the first weekend in August and the race in Trondheim! I will try my very best to keep up with you there:)


I am really impressed of the Mid44 "project" Oliver! It will help a lot to get that help from Team-Azarashi. Good luck, and keep up the good work!:thumbsup:

[enfieldbanana]

Hey there people,

Seriously considering purchasing a MID44 kit for my B44.

Was wondering what people think think, if you would recommend it??? :confused:

Many thanks.

A

[mattym0310]

looking at all the pictures both on here and mid44.com I would say yes, it is a great looking car, it also looks awesome round the track in the video on youtube. Anyone have results or info. on how it did at the euros??

I think that if you already own a b44, go for it :):thumbsup: