Ultimate Toy Madness's (Second Cousin)

[eitlobsaboo]

Kinda in response to the Waffopopolus Prime thread, I discovered that there really isnt a toy thread.. Does the SnF crowd have no love for toys? I find it highly bizarre..

So to start it off:

A couple weeks ago I got a micro R/C Tamiya Q-Steer Hornet in the mail. Its awsome.

Its about 6.5cm long & 4.5cm wide. Normal Q-Steers have 4 LR44 button type batteries (2 in the remote and 2 in the car). This range of Tamiya Q-Steers learned from the Bit CharGs, as it has a rechargable battery in the car and is charged for 40-50sec from the remote which takes 3 AAA's. In my opinion this is a better design as AAAs are cheaper and easiyer to come by than LR44s (Not only to mention you can get rechargeable AAAs which is even better).
After the 40-50sec charge you have a couple minutes of driving around before you gave to charge again. Unlike the regular Bit CharG, Q-Steers have a boost button, which when held down, doubles the speed that they run at. Mind you this probably drains more battery, but normal speed is way to slow. It is also controlled by IR instead of Radio, which is heaps better except when the car goes behind an object thus interupting the signal, but the range is almost limitless (I drove mine almost from one side of my house to the other without having to chase after it).
I used to have an original Hornet when i was younger, but it broke. This micronized version is no-where near as powerful as the original but still a hoot to drive all over you keyboard and waste time. Tamiya has rereleased their buggy range (Hornet, Frog, Grasshoper etc) in a smaller ready to go package under then name of Tamtech Gear. I considered buying one but I got this little Hornet for $15 and bigger daddy comes in @ $199. Perhaps i will rethink the idea when it gets sunnier and it will be a reason to go outside..

ANYWAY while i'm waiting for the next chogokin to be released, its really gotten me interested what other micro R/C stuff i can get my grubby hands on.

I was browsing the Takara Tomy site & it has a good selection of stuff i cant wait to try out (mainly the Heli-Q and Hover-Q), but i came across this rather hilarious pictorial guide on how to use their Q-Sky range (click on the pic for more)..

[Ben]

*ahem*

[eitlobsaboo]

Hrm it seems my search for a toy thread wasnt very thorough.. my bad.. the mods could merge this thread if they please..

[Gin]

Most internet forums are largely missing one group that you would normally find on the internet; SnF just doesn't have many toy collectors.

I bought Lego set 8112 a few days ago.



I didn't use the decals, but I like them. The little skull robot detaches from the head. The Abdomen detaches to make an escape pod thing too. Strangely, the usual pieces used for robot claws have been replaced with a slightly thicker-clawed variant. The claw on the skull robot, however, is normal.
Note that the legs attach at an angle. The piece that allows this is basically a more compact version of my triskellion frame. It's great for hips and such.

[Bronze]

Trying to justify spending $80 on this.

I wants it.

[muzugu]

You should so buy it. No, buy two.

[Bronze]

But it costs more than my rent.

[Leetmuffin]

Your rent is less than 80 dollars?

[Bronze]

Per week, not per month.

[Leetmuffin]

Ah. That makes sense.

[muzugu]

Bought a Nerf gun. It is Heart. I'm the terror of my hall.

[Bronze]

Spoiler: show

It looks a bit too metal for my taste, but god damn does it sound good. It was half price, too.

You can't see it in the picture, but the pick guard is a mirror, so you can check your make up ain't running while you play with your teeth, I guess.

[kleptoman]

I've never heard of Cort before. Are they all good or is it a one off?

[Bronze]

This is the first I've played, and it's excellent for it's price. My brother has one of their strats, but he got it from Bali, so I assume it's a knock-off, but it's a little better than my old Probe strat. They also make some good, cheap-ish tuners.

[eitlobsaboo]

There's these new collectable toys out called Mighty Muggs. They started with Indianna Jones & Starwars variants, then Marvel and now Transformers..

I want a spidey set.. and perhaps Thor & Lando (just look at his face.. HILARIOUS)