"zoom", "vroom", and "whirrrr"...

**nebeltex** · 02-28-2007, 11:47 PM

back to conceptualizing motorized papermodels.....

I have seen a few neat R/C helicopters, anyone thought about wrapping an apache or blackhawk body of paper on one?

race cars...small R/C versions available to be inserted under NASCAR paper bodies. potential for body damage... anybody racing these?

the old style wind-up "walker" motors might even be fun for a tank....

i have seen the old evinrude wind up motors on e-bay. yachting anyone...?

what other ideas can we come up with to make our models more "alive" (besides figures)?

Art Decko · 03-01-2007, 12:18 AM

I've seen a number of paper automata sites, here's a fun one if you haven't seen it before:

http://www.flying-pig.co.uk/index.php

It would be fun to see more designs with working parts, paper or mixed media.

MOS95B · 03-01-2007, 08:19 AM

My dad had an RC Helicopter. It'd have to be a pretty sturdy body to survive the downforces. Helicopters can't fly, y'know. They just beat the air into submission.

All the other ideas sound great, though. I whish I'd have thpught of it when I still raced RC cars and monster trucks. Them platic bodies get pricey...

paper warrior · 03-01-2007, 02:08 PM

With the guts taken from one of those really small RC cars at wal-mart I could replant it in one of Shaun's armored cars.

02-28-2007, 11:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
nebeltex Card Models Moderator Card Models Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: texas Posts: 333	"zoom", "vroom", and "whirrrr"... back to conceptualizing motorized papermodels..... I have seen a few neat R/C helicopters, anyone thought about wrapping an apache or blackhawk body of paper on one? race cars...small R/C versions available to be inserted under NASCAR paper bodies. potential for body damage... anybody racing these? the old style wind-up "walker" motors might even be fun for a tank.... i have seen the old evinrude wind up motors on e-bay. yachting anyone...? what other ideas can we come up with to make our models more "alive" (besides figures)? __________________ "ex tenebris lucem"

03-01-2007, 08:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
MOS95B Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Robbinsdale MN USA Posts: 965	My dad had an RC Helicopter. It'd have to be a pretty sturdy body to survive the downforces. Helicopters can't fly, y'know. They just beat the air into submission. All the other ideas sound great, though. I whish I'd have thpught of it when I still raced RC cars and monster trucks. Them platic bodies get pricey... __________________ Yet another John..... I may not be as good as I once was But I'm as good once as I ever was surfduke's Moon Port Project - My builds

03-01-2007, 02:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
paper warrior Fallen out of the hobby. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake Hellvasu, AZ Posts: 798	With the guts taken from one of those really small RC cars at wal-mart I could replant it in one of Shaun's armored cars. __________________ Where'd that electron microscope go? I need to fix this part. Build/design/finish list:LRDG Chevy, Bren gun carrier (Pretty much done, I'm gonna go all the way and make some variants of it) SdkFz 251/17 (not started, but should go relatively fast), Pz. II Luchs (turret done) more to come. papertigerarmaments.com

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03-01-2007, 12:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
Art Decko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Shanghai, P.R.C. Posts: 344	I've seen a number of paper automata sites, here's a fun one if you haven't seen it before: http://www.flying-pig.co.uk/index.php It would be fun to see more designs with working parts, paper or mixed media.