Miss Geico Race Prep

[TheShaughnessy]

Great post man thanks a gazzilion!!!

I think I'll finally buy one of those watt meters. I didn't think they held the info like that!!

Very informative little device.

NIce performance from some inexpensive cells too!

Maybe you could detongue that prop for more speed & less amps???

Which prop? the m445 comes detongued, thought about doing it to the x645, thinking about ordering up a 3 bladder though.

They hold the info as long as power is connected, maybe not as nice as some of the ones that graph it out on your computer but i got some decent info.

[JPriami]

Sounds like a pretty handy device

[tiqueman]

Great info on the data logging. Slowing a bit in corners, even w/ the offset just happens. Nothing you can really do about it. I did quite a bit of testing w/ teh rudder, tucked vs not, and tucked came out ahead. Its not tucked much, but it certainly holds the back end down nicely while cornering. If its not tucked, she wants to get a little sketchy in the turns. Almost like its going to spin or slide out. I can tell during a race if my rudder has become untucked. Handling changes drastically.

[JackBlack26]

Decided to run a 48mm Grouper carbon prop yesterday just to see how the Castle outrunner performed. Motor came it at around 120* with no cooling. ESC caps were barely warm since I added the extra 3. I dont think I'll run the 48mm prop all the time but wanted to see how big of a prop the motor could handle. Looks like I have room for a 50mm prop, lol!

Anyways, here is a video I shot while driving. The front end was a bit light and got more bouncing than I would of liked on this first run. After moving the batteries forward a bit more she leveled out nice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwBj_EGu5Sc

[tiqueman]

Looks like shes movin out very well. Any close up stills of that freshly painted hull?

[JackBlack26]

It's just primered right now. No paint yet.

[tiqueman]

Im still interested. be nice to see one thats not Geico green anymore.

[JackBlack26]

Ok my good man! Here ya go. My son loves the pilot and copilot. They went on a good ride yesterday





For some reason the cover sits high on one side. I need to take a dremel sanding drum to it and see if I can get it to sit level.

[ray schrauwen]

Even white is hard too match I see.

Thats a FG hatch isn't it?

[JackBlack26]

Yeah, but I wasn't trying to match the white of the FG hatch. You see the silver along the edges of the lid? I had the whole thing primered white and I got lazy and decided to try and rattle can it. I tried it on the lid first to see how it would come out. Well, don't ever use Duplicolor automotive spray paint!! The paint reacted to it's self on the second coat and it magically wrinkled up in front of my eyes. It was an amazing sight to see paint lift up off the canopy and wrinkle as if someone had poured paint stripper over it. So I just took an old credit card and simply wiped off the paint and primer. It got too late on Friday and I was going out on Saturday morning so I didn't get to shoot the lid with primer again. I like the boat in all white though and I think it will get painted in that color. I'll end up going with Budweiser Select logos along the side and deck of the boat to make it easy.

[ray schrauwen]

Might paint mine red or orange. I am partial to Tamiya paints, they go on thin, dry nearly immediately and great bonding.

Thats just me, they aren't cheap.

I did find this neat stuff just recently. Seems almost too good to be true. Not the selection of colours I would choose either.

http://www.molotow.com/products/artist-line/molotow-premium-400ml/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rjsv6l3djU&feature=related

They have Flourescent Neon colours coming this spring. Soon I guess.

I saw a Utube vid with this paint. You can paint over top of water, wild.

http://www.youtube.com/user/ArtPrimo#p/u/54/dFhohXIFpdE

[Brushless55]

I would love to do one with this paint!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI-i6h_dmgY&feature=related

[tiqueman]

Looks good Rafael. I like the white as well. Could go white Amsoil?.... I did my Yellow Pursuit up w/ the Amsoils and it look pretty hot.

[tiqueman]

I would love to do one with this paint!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI-i6...eature=related

That would look sweet.. until a cloudy day when the water reflection matched your boat.

[JackBlack26]

Spastix makes chrome pain for polycarbonate bodies. I wonder if it would work on the outside, instead of on the inside like lexan bodies are painted....Hmm...now I have to try a little on something and see what happens!

Ray, does the Tamiya paint come for use in an airbrush? I have never used their paint before, because its expensive. I'm going down to San Diego for the weekend this week and a hobby shop there carries House of Color paint in small bottles for modeler's use. It would be sick to do one up in "chameleon" paint!