Bash Brothers GIF? Sure you got it

Just loading a quick mini-project. Set out to create a simple GIF and see if it works on the blog. Well...

Bash Brothers RC Big Squid Pro-Line Racing Big Bash Video Contest

Been busy lately working on this project so haven't had much in the way
of new posts in a while. Good news, MulkeyFilms has entered it's first
film contest! How exciting! The R/C hobby has given us lots of hours of
entertainment and now it's our time to give back. Sit back and enjoy the
clip. If you have any friends over at BigSquidRC or Pro-Line let them
know this video is worthy of a first place finish.

TT-01 Top Speed Testing 2S

Today, I set out to clock the top speed of the TT-01 with the new 2S battery. Previously I was able to acheive about 34 to 39 mph on an old LiPo battery. With the idea in my head that a newer battery should equal better performance I went out to find out if it was faster.

After a nice smooth run around the parking lot to warm up the tires I decided to give it all she had. Much to my surprise the first high speed pass recorded 42 mph! Not bad I thought, a newer battery can eek out a little bit higher top speed.

Tangent: A few weeks earlier I was showing a friend of mine, Mr. Scott, (longtime R/C Buddy and friend of the blog) the new battery and did a short test run before losing some pieces from my driveline in a spectacular rollover wreck. Before the wreck Mr. Scott commented that with the new battery this car seemed faster than before (he was right!).

Well, after a few high speed passes today I decided to look at the GPS and here is what I saw

44.4 mph! Nicely displayed on the GPS was a new top speed and if you look at the odometer you'll see that I was able to run for 1.1 miles. I was nowhere near having a dead battery but since I didn't want to totally drain the LiPo I decided to head in. I got to thinking, I wonder how far a battery could go. Speed is one measure, distance could be the next measurement to track. Is it possible to run an R/C for 5 miles? Is it possible to run for 3 miles? Would a higher gear ratio/lower speed gear make it more efficient. (Perhaps an upcoming blog post could answer these questions).

In my quest of 50 mph I may try the TL-01 with the new battery next and see how close I am to the next level. I may also switch to a smooth body and smaller tires to achieve 50 mph from the TT-01. If that doesn't do it? Bring on a 3S LiPo and we'll see what happens.

HPI Nitro MT Top Speed Flat Out and rollover

After perhaps 14 years on a shelf we ran this Vintage HPI Nitro MT. Doing a little tuning on this R/C in the video. More coming soon, including showing the new heatsink being put on. Great short clip.

Arrma Raider XL GoPro Footage with Jumps

New Footage! Arrma Raider XL BLX Running with the Venom Atomik. Great weather and an even better run, enjoy the footage and follow us as more footage gets uploaded. Hope to have some good jumping videos added soon as the Arrma Raider loves to jump!

Arrma Raider BLX Shake Down Run #1

As with any new R/C, I find it takes a couple of shakedown runs to have everything tuned and setup to one's liking. In this case, this was a quick shakedown run of the Arrma Raider BLX with a sport LiPo pack.  Run was cut short with a rear shock which was requiring some attention. So far very pleased with the Raider BLX. It handles the big stuff without any issue and can be tossed around without any fear of a busted A-arm. Check out the video below

Arrma Raider BLX Unboxing

Arrma Raider BLX 1/8th Scale Unboxing



It's the newest addition to the fleet of R/C's at MulkeyFilms.  It's also the
biggest and the first buggy to be tested in over 7 years (wow!). That's
right it's the ARRMA Raider BLX 1/8th scale buggy. It's quite a setup
with a brushless system right out of the box, metal gears and a 2.4ghz
radio system. Oh and there's a NiMH battery pack and charger included.



Now if the weather would hold long enough for me to get out and get some
runs in. Preliminary testing around the neighborhood proves this buggy
is a very good jumper and very stable when it lands.



Here is the unboxing, more videos soon to come. Stay Tuned...