FPV #4: CEN MINI MADNESS ground FPV

Once again out of curiosity and itchy to test new experience into ground FPV exploration i bought myself 1/16 mini monster truck: "CEN MINI MADNESS" from my friend who let go at bargained price.  Then got myself bunch of micro scale FPV hardwares which could fit into this small scale models but mostly basic setup, simple OSD module, miniature wide angle CMOS cam at 520TVL with 120 degree POV lense, pan-tlit head tracking system, 5.8ghz vtx, standard antenna and powered with 1 cell lipo.  Took just a day to built and simple test it on the ground without hassle. 
After some test run at our local field and beating around dirt, gravel bushes and etc where this little moster truck can go it seem ground FPV was not exciting as what i could have expected.  Even after setup my cam view high above the truck platform my 270 degree point of view over the landscape seem to be limited and unable to identify further horizon over at leat 60m distance.  It was a boring and dull FPV experience because i expect to be able to see more stuff from the ground.  Probably the truck isn't high enough to view over the obstacles as what i see people did same ground FPV on Youtube website.  However it still a fun way to drive via cockpit view and able to see lots of activity surrounding near by object and people wirelessly.  For people that walk passby this little machine they seems to be amused by what they think was a small robotic UAV truck watching over them. 
For conclusion if want you to go ground FPV get a bigger and taller off-road truck to be able to view higher above the terrains or bushes.  My CEN MINI MADNESS truck ended back into the cupboard after running over one week.  I prefer flying than driving, more fun, more things to see, efficient, cheaper and more adventurous.

It has return!

Tougher, stronger, more bling and fully aluminum strength. It reminds me of my olds monter truck i design for 4x4evo1/2: the MAXXIMUS Zen.

Saturday day out.

No surprise now i'm much back again into Radio Control scene after absent for years. The parts getting cheaper and the trends also pushing up way popular then ever. I've already put my investment into few hobby grade R/C models and daily wnet outdoor for fulltime spin around local ground if i'm not onto mountain biking for the day which pretty much explain why i'm relax a day after the ride. Last Saturday evening me and my buddy who's on bigfoot bettle doing some off-roading near the beach but i've settle some technical problem for 1 hours then manage to get going later on the dirt. I've spent 30 minutes fulltime swing around and jump on the dirt with my truck doing some big air and then flip tumble 360 degree and back on its wheel again ready to sprint all over the track. It was fun pastime and great way to be outdoor watching me driving along with friends remotely on miniature car/trucks. As usually there always few trade off after fun bashing around the dirt...yeah back at home always been maintenance work, lubricating, adjusting suspension setup, tunning the electronics and unlucky me i had broken servo which cost me few bucks to fix it but its no biggy.

YEAAAHhH!!! My new huge R/C truck!

Checkout my new R/C truck. Pure heavy metal, damn big and out of the box ultra fast jumper. I can't say how much happy i am since i got super cheap bargain from the dealer who helped me order a huge box of awesomeness. Here the picture taken. This is awesome! I went to the park hours ago for a test and it flew off the ramp few feet and tumble 360 and still spinning donuts! its a massive 550 motor. Chassis made from aluminum.

Monster NSX!

Look what i found inside my old dusty treasure chest, lol. Its monster 1/28 chassis with empty slots for RX, servo and motors. I might plan to put unused KYOSHO RX board, servo and TAMIYA Atomic tuned motor on this monster powered by NANDA 1000mAh 6V battery soon for Saturday off-road hi-rev. Since i didn't have any suitable body shell i'm going to use XMODS's. My friend invited me for rock crawling but i'm going to do so high jumping big air time. Hope the chassis could handle 20 meter drop.

Public release: ZEN & MAXXIMUS!

Finally the burden is off my back. All 6 newly created models within a month of building have successfully released today and downloadable at my website. Ahhh..i feel relaxed! My mind so crystal clear! I can cool off for a week before i continue with next project.. For you guys out there just get into my websites at:

http://www.geocities.com/SupermotoXL
http://4x4evo.net/smxl
http://www.chimpusmaximus.com/SupermotoXL

and download all six new models for 4x4 evo2/1. I will be also releasing High Resolution Edition of models namely known as SDK (SupermotoXL Developer Kit) for ZEN and MAXXIMUS models.

Yesterday i was a bit dissapointed with the DSL internet connection being slow and tmeout status,...a bit late by a day finally only today i manage to completely updates all 3 websites, upload latest files and news to the public. All the public released, documentation and manual for model package already took a toll on my head, thank god tonight all headaches are gone. All i can think off is play with my PSP or maybe get hooked on my bike mountain biking whole day into the country side. This is great!.. At the same time i should be thinking what models to design. Nah! maybe later......go to go and take a nap...zzz..zzz

Preparation for released.

Today i've just settle my personal stuff and ahead with the release plan for those six new vehicle model released for 4x4evo1/2. I've packed my drawer with few junk food to keep me motivated which also unhealthy way but the only way to keep me awake until the release hour. Its 1 day left according to western side time that is US time.

Introducing the ZEN!!!

This is exciting week. I'm almost close to the release day. All six models. Here are screenshots of normal evo2 type and Silver Dream models for the new variant the ZEN. Tested and all performance remain stocks as usual. It perform just like an RC monster truck. Yet the physic looks drooling enough for all you monster truck RC fans out there. Tought work on these models but worth since i couldn't buy in real life. Watch in 3 days.