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Random musings and ramblings, on the subjects of radio controlled modelling, and loosely related paraphernalia.

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27th Festival of Model Railways and Hobbies

Sunday, 22 November 2009 00:00
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The Shoeburyness Model Railway Club had their annual gathering on the 21st and 22nd of November, at the 27th Festival of Model Railways and Hobbies.  As in previous years there's quite a wide diversity of model makers that attend this show.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 January 2010 14:00 ) Read more...
 

Lama V3 Modification for Spektrum 2.4GHz

Tuesday, 24 March 2009 12:59
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Recently I noticed that at various times I was starting to experience radio issues with the Lama V3,  particularly where a number of other 35MHz users were around.  I put this down too poor selectivity of the receiver, either by poor design, or a fault.  Either way I wanted to upgrade to 2.4GHz. Having experienced perfect service from my Spektrum DX6i with my Blade 400, I wanted to investigate how practical it would be to "hack" the Esky Lama to support Spektrum's 2.4GHz DSM2.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 11 November 2009 14:58 ) Read more...
 

26th Festival of Model Railways and Hobbies

Thursday, 04 December 2008 13:19
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The Shoeburyness Model Railway Club had their annual gathering on the 22nd and 23rd of November, at the 26th Festival of Model Railways and Hobbies.  Along with several other model making clubs, they put on a fantastic display that filled the largest sports hall at Garons, Southend-on-Sea.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 04 December 2008 14:24 ) Read more...
 

Is 2.4GHz Suitable For Marine Use?

Saturday, 06 September 2008 16:22
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One of my current significant interests is learning to fly electric helicopters, and as an owner of an e-Flite Blade 400, I have a Spektrum 2.4GHz DX6i transmitter, and a Spektrum park flyer AR6100e receiver. However for marine use I use an aging two channel Futaba 27MHz AM set. So wouldn't it be nice if I could use my new Spektrum DX6i for my boating exploits too?

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 December 2008 13:55 ) Read more...
 

Models vs Toys

Sunday, 09 November 2008 22:31
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I'm sure every modeller has had to contend with people that consider models as just toys at least once.  I've spent some time wrestling with the concept myself.  Where exactly is the line drawn that defines what is considered a toy, and what is considered a model.  This conundrum is particularly relevant now, since so much is available in ready to run (RTR) form.

Is a ready to run boat, car, or aircraft, considered a model?  If so how do you distinguish between something that cost £10-15 from a supermarket from a highly detailed ready built model costing £300 or more?

Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:44 ) Read more...
 
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