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shelfer poll
im coming to the end of my first restoration
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=26082
although its far from perfect, i just cant bring myself to run it, so i decided it will sit on my shelf. however, i cant decide its fate... electronics (which i have for it) or a roller with no motor, servos or e/sc . in my opinion, it looked far better when there were no electronics in it, but i feel its just not complete without em.
i went through almost every posts in "the gallery" section and it seems like a 50/50 split of electronics / no electronics. after cleaning the drool off my keyboard, i still couldn't decide
*i just wanted to get peoples opinion on what they prefer in their shelfer, if any preference at all...and possible why
disclaimer - *a search was performed via the use of the rc10talk.com search feature prior to posting this
i think i may have come up with a sig...
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=26082
although its far from perfect, i just cant bring myself to run it, so i decided it will sit on my shelf. however, i cant decide its fate... electronics (which i have for it) or a roller with no motor, servos or e/sc . in my opinion, it looked far better when there were no electronics in it, but i feel its just not complete without em.
i went through almost every posts in "the gallery" section and it seems like a 50/50 split of electronics / no electronics. after cleaning the drool off my keyboard, i still couldn't decide
*i just wanted to get peoples opinion on what they prefer in their shelfer, if any preference at all...and possible why
disclaimer - *a search was performed via the use of the rc10talk.com search feature prior to posting this
i think i may have come up with a sig...
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Re: shelfer poll
Because wires are a drag man. If my shelfers had them I'd use them to hang myself...jon burrows wrote:it looked far better when there were no electronics in it
That's just me though.
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Re: shelfer poll
Well, I've been boiling eggs for my daughter and nieces to dye tomorrow for about an hour now(I'm off ), so a Novak 4 with nice long motor wires would look pretty good right about now.jon burrows wrote:note to self...keep all wires away from thumbs
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Re: shelfer poll
I always put servos in my shelfers because I hate floppy wheels...
If I have a motor that matches the theme of the car I put it in, other than that I dont bother. I know they will never see a radio signal again anyways
If I have a motor that matches the theme of the car I put it in, other than that I dont bother. I know they will never see a radio signal again anyways
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Re: shelfer poll
i was thinking about just a steering servo also, but what about the wire. do you just clip it?
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Joking aside I like a servo for the same reason as slapshot. Curl the wire around a pencil tight and leave it for 24hrs or heat it and let it cool for a nice tight spiral.jon burrows wrote:i was thinking about just a steering servo also, but what about the wire. do you just clip it?
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Re: shelfer poll
I put electronics in all of the replica's and "themed" cars, other than that I like them without personally-jon burrows wrote:im coming to the end of my first restoration
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=26082
although its far from perfect, i just cant bring myself to run it, so i decided it will sit on my shelf. however, i cant decide its fate... electronics (which i have for it) or a roller with no motor, servos or e/sc . in my opinion, it looked far better when there were no electronics in it, but i feel its just not complete without em.
i went through almost every posts in "the gallery" section and it seems like a 50/50 split of electronics / no electronics. after cleaning the drool off my keyboard, i still couldn't decide
*i just wanted to get peoples opinion on what they prefer in their shelfer, if any preference at all...and possible why
disclaimer - *a search was performed via the use of the rc10talk.com search feature prior to posting this
i think i may have come up with a sig...
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Re: shelfer poll
I think it depends a lot on whether or not you know what would be the correct electronics. I usually do not, therefore it doesn't matter to me. If I was an expert I'm sure it would be very important to me. One thing I dislike very much though is a vintage shelfer with incorrect electronics. That to me defeats the purpose entirely. Like everything though, I think it's up to the person that will be looking at it and fondling it everyday, which is the owner.
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Re: shelfer poll
Herein lies your problem - "Shelfer"*i just wanted to get peoples opinion on what they prefer in their shelfer, if any preference at all...and possible why
You need to have "Shelfers" so you can have one of each
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Re: shelfer poll
my goal is to fully outfit my shelfers with electronics. but i have a hard enough time even building the friggin cars to put stuff in.
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Re: shelfer poll
I'll chime in. I think an RC car project doesn't do much for me...without any *RC* stuff in it. If it isn't capable of electronically-assisted motion, it isn't RC anymore.
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Re: shelfer poll
Does mental telepathy count? I'm asking for a friend...Coelacanth wrote:I'll chime in. I think an RC car project doesn't do much for me...without any *RC* stuff in it. If it isn't capable of electronically-assisted motion, it isn't RC anymore.
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Re: shelfer poll
Definitely needs electronics. Otherwise your shelfer is just a roller. I think the electronics are as important as any other part of the car.
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Re: shelfer poll
You can use colored fuel tubeing sliced all the way down.Run The wires through it place the cut side down.Plus you got colors to match your setup/DON
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