Quirkiest RC model

[gadgeroonie]

There is some wierd and wonderful stuff out there

what the wierdest you have seen ?

[slartibartfast]

a radio controlled pig!

actually a mate once made a radio controlled duck for when he was shooting, the ducks would follow it thinking that it knew where food was!, incase you haven't got the image yet it was a boat with a plastic duck glued to it, it did look the piece though, funny too.

another mate who makes jet engines for model aircraft and UAV/targets etc lent one for the record breaking jet luge, although it wasn't quite R/C controlled so i guess that doesn't count.

[gadgeroonie]

the duck sounds fun - lets hope he didn't shoot it !

I wonder what the smallest rc item is ?

[slartibartfast]

you can buy a micro r/c helicopter, it's tiny!

[peterguk]

gadgeroonie said:

I wonder what the smallest rc item is ?

Howabout 12 grams in weight....

http://www.plantraco.com/hobbies/product_micro_rac...

Or an amazing 3 grams!..

http://cgi.ebay.com/RTF-Mini-Carbon-Butterfly-Micr...

Edited by peterguk on Friday 14th September 01:01

[groomi]

When I was a kid, Dad converted a plastic Mallard into an RC boat - then took it down the canal to play with the real Mallards. Got much closer than a conventional RC boat.


I drew up plans years ago to make an RC rowing 'eight' complete with oarsmen etc. Fecking complicated mechanism, but would have been cool! Waiting for the little sprog to come along and grow up a bit before a bit of father-son/daughter bonding with RC boats & cars.

[jimmyjimjim]

http://www.gadgetizer.com/2005/10/25/remote-contro...

http://www.amazon.com/Remote-Control-Mojave-Shovel...

I'm tempted to take the first, and merge it with the vinyl aliens facehugger kit...

[slartibartfast]

jimmyjimjim said:

http://www.gadgetizer.com/2005/10/25/remote-contro...

http://www.amazon.com/Remote-Control-Mojave-Shovel...

I'm tempted to take the first, and merge it with the vinyl aliens facehugger kit...

just so happens i've got the vinyl Aliens facehugger!
http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/paulj1969/pr...

i can see a fun project sometime in the future happening