Tamiya

Started picking up some hobbies. And yeah, this is a superb hobby, but a little expensive. 

Well, it involve cars. Mini ones. It was so popular almost 8 years ago, but suddenly it vanished :( I love playing with my cars like these :o 

So friends started knowing I was really into cars like these. Their responses were horrible, literally horrible. They looked at me like a small kid -.- Okay, people think that cars like these were only for kids because they used to play with them when they were a kid. People stopped playing because the company went bankrupt ! That's why many actually stopped playing. So, think before you insult. 

It's actually not that simple to deal with this cars. People think it's a bore because they can't control the cars. Well, that's the best part ! You need to complete obstacles without controlling it. Specific modifications has to be done before playing. 

For instance, if you were to play a speed track race, you'll need a bigger diameter tyres ? Well, apply it into physics concept.    , the larger the diameter, the higher the velocity. Besides that, fibre reinforcing plates are usually used as brakes. 

This picture was one of the races that I took part. It was a great experience. The track was a technical track, where tons of obstacles awaits you. Weights were actually added on, to increase stability and also to reduce the acceleration. Smaller diameter tyres were picked, because we want the car to be low, also for stability purposes. There was a trick I learnt, where small current were actually passed through into the motor to increase the torque or something like that . Not too sure about the concepts, but that was roughly the idea. 

And this is me, cleaning the bearings. Zippo was used for cleaning. It contains a mild doze of alcohol. And alcohol removes really fine dirt from bearings. 

It really open your eyes with how small tiny details can really change the performance for your car :) People who don't mind getting their hands dirty and oily should really give this a try.