Arcocustom 4x4 Videos

[Arcocustom]

Tamiya CR-01 Wrangler


http://www.tamiyacrawlers.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2723

This is my very first attempt at doing a video. Sony Bloggie 1080 HD on a tri-pod.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcs3IHZ5CCY

8.5 Novak brushless Tamiya CR-01 Wrangler test drive in the back yard. Wheelies at any speed... on a 1500mah NiCd battery.

[JAnderson]

Very nice, now go from green to some rocks!

[Arcocustom]

Thanks. I hear ya Joe. Just wanted to test my skills and see how the camera works. Plenty of rocks in RI... but, I need to practice my videography first. :o

[OldSchoolRC]

Same problem I have - you need someone to run the camera :) Static camera shots are tough, though much easier with crawlers than with something high speed. Picture looks great, even comressed via YT.

[teebeehex]

Great picture and frame rate on that camera, and it's versatile enough to mount on the vehicle. (that is a hint right there ;))

... and yeah, your Wrangler looks like it has some guns with that brushless system. Some nice wheelies and not-so-nice torque twist. It looks like you are taking it pretty easy on the turns there. :p

[That guy]

Nice jeep Jay, I can't comment on the camer [don't know a thing about, and not much more about RC] but I like what I see. It looks like you jeep has plenty of skinny pedal, and that I like!! Very cool:yourock:

[Arcocustom]

Same problem I have - you need someone to run the camera :) Static camera shots are tough, though much easier with crawlers than with something high speed. Picture looks great, even comressed via YT.

Yeah, my fiancee' says I can film her while she drives... :rolleyes:

Thanks Damon. I am pleased with the camera so far. It has a couple of things that could be better, but it does what it is designed to do, and it is very beginner friendly.


Great picture and frame rate on that camera, and it's versatile enough to mount on the vehicle. (that is a hint right there ;))

... and yeah, your Wrangler looks like it has some guns with that brushless system. Some nice wheelies and not-so-nice torque twist. It looks like you are taking it pretty easy on the turns there. :p

Thanks Daniel. The Bloggie blows my previous camera out of the water. :cool:
The Wrangler has some get-up-and-go for sure... and thats on a Tower Hobbies 1500mah NiCd stick pack that I got for free with a coupon. :D That barking/growling sound is the left rear tire rubbing the fender when I stab the throttle. I had planned on making sway bars for it but, I just never got around to it.

I was taking it easy in this vid but, I have another short video where I got into trouble with over-steer. :eek: I use a radio with a dual rate on the steering and it helps keep the truck right-side-up at top speed... when I remember to use it.


Nice jeep Jay, I can't comment on the camer [don't know a thing about, and not much more about RC] but I like what I see. It looks like you jeep has plenty of skinny pedal, and that I like!! Very cool:yourock:

Thank You Kevin. I hardly know what I am doing either. ;) Glad you like the Jeep. There is plenty of power on tap for sure but, you have to be careful about when and where you utilize it. The skinny pedal works 2 ways (ON/OFF).

[Arcocustom]

http://www.tamiyacrawlers.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2726

Here is a second short clip of the Wrangler popping a few wheelies in the back yard.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JbO0b0mRYU

At the end of the vid I forgot to flip the dual-rate switch and it led to a little over-steer.:eek:

[Arcocustom]

RCP Wreckluse w/Tamiya High-Lift axles


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4759111924_4a5c36eb4e_b.jpg

Went up to Vermont for a few days and spent a few hours crawling on the banks of the Lamoille River, just outside the town of Belvedere. I made a video of some action next to the rapids. :cool:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_wcUG11x98

Thanks for checking out my videos.

[skinny_TC]

Hi Jay,

That is a great looking vehicle. Is something broken / disconnected in the photo?

[Arcocustom]

RCP Wreckluse w/Tamiya High-Lift axles


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4759111924_4a5c36eb4e_b.jpg

Went up to Vermont for a few days and spent a few hours crawling on the banks of the Lamoille River, just outside the town of Belvedere. I made a video of some action next to the rapids. :cool:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_wcUG11x98

Thanks for checking out my videos.


Hi Jay,

That is a great looking vehicle. Is something broken / disconnected in the photo?

Hey there skinny. Thanks.
Yeah, you noticed my little bit of carnage... :p Ripped the rod end off the end of the lower 4-link and spit out the rear drive shaft. I have more video of that happening, but i need to download it to you tube.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4758473009_6c2feb39d3_b.jpg

After blowing out the rod end and being reduced to front wheel drive, I had to retire, so i took a couple of static shots of the Wreckluse with all the suspension and drivetrain dangling.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4759111466_28c76bb97d_b.jpg

[Arcocustom]

Rock crawling in Belvedere, Vermont... July2,2010. Beth sank the FJ in hole full of water created by a whirlpool. Transmitter batteries died and that led to a glitch that launched the truck head first into the whirlpool.


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4758472545_5a0a02455d_b.jpg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7LzIxbsZL0

[860Crawler]

Oh man! Going for a dunk is never fun, unless you're waterproof!

[Arcocustom]

@ 860Crawler
Thanks for watching my video.

Yeah, it went swimming for sure and it was not water-proof at all. :omg: Nothing blew up though. Got lucky I guess... :rolleyes:

[That guy]

beautiful wheeling spots, did you get any video of the significant other doing any wheeling?? Nice hi def video- great job

[That guy]

Great looking video! That is an amazing wheeling spot! Where is your other halfs rig/driving/video?? Great vid!:yourock:

[Arcocustom]

beautiful wheeling spots, did you get any video of the significant other doing any wheeling?? Nice hi def video- great job

Thank you sir. Well, she sank her truck right after I started to film the both of us, but I did get a little footage of her before that. When we got to our spot, she just took off on her own man. She just wants to drive, so I didn't get a whole lot of her driving, but there is some.

Yeah man, Vermont is very nice. Here are some pictures from my trip.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4787563125_1aef611ab5_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4787563353_3cbff67589_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4787563693_f0bb7e0850_b.jpg

Thanks for watching.

[Arcocustom]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4805379902_db9cf6ec1f_b.jpg

Here's another video from that day. This one is where my rig pretty much self-destructed. Anyways, I did manage to get a couple of neat shots before it got retired back to the trunk of my car. ;)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOOqUKo7KmA

[Arcocustom]

Tamiya Bruiser Car Crushing

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5065661050_b47b3ea72f_z.jpg

Here is a video of the Bruiser being tested with a new-to-me vintage Tekin Titan ESC that I installed.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PxCtkMC174
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PxCtkMC174

Thanks for watching.

[teebeehex]

tut tut, you should have put a parental guidance warning for that last 30 seconds though! :p

Looks like you've had some fun with it and I see the 'fixed' tires now on it.

[skinny_TC]

Good to see the ol' Bruiser still has some fight left in it!

[brunion]

Arcocustom

I went back several pages pages in your thread, and don't get me wrong it was nice to see the Bruiser earning its name. But you had some really nice picture and video back in july. Looks like a nice place and great time.

[RCohio]

nice rigs you got there my friend good video

[Arcocustom]

tut tut, you should have put a parental guidance warning for that last 30 seconds though! :p

Looks like you've had some fun with it and I see the 'fixed' tires now on it.
YEA!!! The tires all are the same now!:dance:

Yes, well... the Bruiser was "having it's way" with the Chevy body and got stuck. :o Other than that, I have no comment.


Good to see the ol' Bruiser still has some fight left in it!

Oh yeah, it's a Bruiser alright, but it can crawl too.


Arcocustom

I went back several pages pages in your thread, and don't get me wrong it was nice to see the Bruiser earning its name. But you had some really nice picture and video back in july. Looks like a nice place and great time.

Yes, those old bodies didn't stand a chance.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5065045019_5eb7c2e896_b.jpg

Thanks for checking out my videos and photos there brunion. The videos of the Wreckluse and FJ are from just outside of Belvedere...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5104394347_c34c821bdd_b.jpg

... and the photos are from the summit of MT. Mansfield in Stowe. Vermont in the summer definitely lives up to it's name.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4787563693_f0bb7e0850_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4787563693_60842461e9_o.jpg

Vermont is one of the prettiest places that I have visited in the America. I grew up in the "Big Bend Area" of the North Florida Panhandle and had never even seen any mountains till a few years ago. I finally saw my first moose this past July...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1186/5104394859_5528239f86_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1045/5104394577_7cac7004df_b.jpg


nice rigs you got there my friend good video

Thank you sir. I appreciate the kind words. Glad you enjoyed the video.

Thanks again to everyone for checking out my videos. :)
-Arco