Archive for December, 2007

This wireless internet malarkey is not so bad after all…

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

After finally getting my head around setting up the laptop for wireless connections (no thanks to the glaring omissions in Netgear’s setup program or Windows’ over-keenness to “help”), I am now logged on through the wifi hotspot belonging to the pub over the road.

This is a good feeling. I like getting something for nothing.

Windows Vista + Wireless Internet =

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

AAAAARRRGHHHHH!!!!!!

Broke the DB01 already :(

Monday, December 17th, 2007

My fault really, tried to clear a large tabletop in my final that I knew I couldn’t. Landed awkwardly, flipped on the roof, cracked the rear tower off at the wing mounts.

Rather worryingly this is the exact same breakage I have seen posted on another DB01 on the net. Hoping it doesn’t happen again.

To be fair to the car I had already crashed it heavily many times during the day without anything else breaking.

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Tamiya DB01 Durga

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

Been a while since I last posted anything!

Just picked up the new Tamiya DB01 Durga buggy from the local Tamiya specialist Cleveland Models. Essentially a TRF501X but with a plastic chassis and downgraded components. Reminds me a lot of the TA05.

Here are a couple of pics before it gets wrecked at tomorrows NE regional at Teesside!

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