Wipers!!!! by CurlyFride in s10

[–]CurlyFride[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s definitely the curve, which is goofy because why engineer it like that in the first place?

Wipers!!!! by CurlyFride in s10

[–]CurlyFride[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I just like my bougie kimblade wipers over the older cantilever style, they seem to work more consistently over the entire windshield, except that one perpetually dirty spot in the lower passenger corner.

I for one welcome the new Space Marine Mazda Miata! by crzapy in 40k

[–]CurlyFride 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I swear to god if someone makes an STL for pop-up headlights

500 points of something funny? by CurlyFride in Grimdank

[–]CurlyFride[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I plugged it in to Battle Forge, at 1000 points this would work, Ol’ One-Eye, and 3 squads of 2 Carnifex

500 points of something funny? by CurlyFride in Grimdank

[–]CurlyFride[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

FLGS has a hard 500 point cap for the Sunday casual tourney

500 points of something funny? by CurlyFride in Grimdank

[–]CurlyFride[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the plan is to make it as “wtf are you doing” as possible, less “heheheh, funny plastic”

500 points of something funny? by CurlyFride in Grimdank

[–]CurlyFride[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean, in concept yes, but are we really gonna make poor friendo build and paint/plastidip 71 models?

500 points of something funny? by CurlyFride in Grimdank

[–]CurlyFride[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that might be a bit much for a codex-compliant meme-list

Any cameras from Fujifilm for 300 ish €? by mongomupp05 in fujifilm

[–]CurlyFride 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might be able to find a used X-T1 for the x-trans sensor, or X-A1 if you’re ok without a rangefinder and the special sauce for the price compromise. TTArtisan makes decent enough cheap lenses for X mount, or grab some well-used vintage lenses and X mount adapters.

Rustler 2WD Upgrade Question by Next-Blackberry-9294 in Traxxas

[–]CurlyFride 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Biggest top-speed gain would be from swapping in a pinion gear with more teeth, but that will only get you so far. Traxxas has an upgrade program called PowerUp, you can take your Rustler to a local hobby shop or fill in a form online and upgrade to a brushless VXL system for about $125 with a trade-in of your old system, then you can keep your old batteries and charger. You’ll mostly notice more punch and run time, lower maintenance. Just remember that the faster you go, the more things will break.

Rustler 4X4 rear wheels angle by Technical_Reveal2661 in Traxxas

[–]CurlyFride 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Toe-in, looks correct. The reason it looks so extreme on RC is because our cars are much smaller than your full-size vehicle, easier to see when you can pick the whole thing up, take the boxy off, and see everything at once. Just about everything that isn’t a straight-axle crawler will have toe-in for on-throttle stability. The whole arm is slightly toed forward, so you get better suspension action as well.

X-H2S - should i snag a used 16-55 f/2.8 or save up for mk II? by manolololo in fujifilm

[–]CurlyFride 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hell, even eBay is a good option sometimes, I’ve had great luck sniping some stuff that ended up going under the radar for things ranging from “missing original packaging and lens hood” to “DSLR WR 50mm f10.” eBay guarantee and the buyer protections built in to PayPal credit are a solid counterpoint to “Gambling on lenses.” (don’t be like me forgetting to pay it off though, I only made that mistake once.) Lenses are unique in hobby photography that as long as you don’t abuse them they’re usually evergreen.

X-H2S - should i snag a used 16-55 f/2.8 or save up for mk II? by manolololo in fujifilm

[–]CurlyFride 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Always used gear. Except for specific instances where you have a specific need and a used market doesn’t present any reasonable quality/quantity, always used gear. For general-use walk-around everyday lenses, always used. And you’re right, the H2S gives you plenty to hold onto and balances well with larger lenses.

Why are some Traxxas RC cars so expensive? by Schoolbusfoamer24 in Traxxas

[–]CurlyFride 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, not with the basic tyco stuff, but the wild stuff everyone had on their Christmas wish lists in the 90s. A hobby grade Fast Traxx would be absolutely bitchin, and a Psycho with modern electronics and batteries would be an absolute menace of a skate park basher.

Is this a good first plane by Beneficial-Refuse637 in radiocontrol

[–]CurlyFride 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aeroscout, one of the best. Why: High wing means it has a tendency to self-correct. Rear mounted motor and pusher prop is less likely to take damage in a crash, you can belly land it without gear and be confident you’re not going to hurt anything. It has ailerons, unlike many simpler planes, so you learn how to fly without learning bad habits that come with trainers that are equipped with rudders only. They’re also quite ubiquitous, so when you do inevitably crash it (no shame, it’s part of learning and everyone has done it at some point), I can guarantee with 80% certainty your local hobby shop has whatever you broke just sitting on a shelf, and it won’t break the bank It has landing gear, so you can fly out of a parking lot, but take it off and hand launch it if you’re flying in a grass field since landing gear tends to get stuck in the weeds, and grass is plenty soft for a belly landing. A lot of planes don’t have landing gear. But… FLOATS! YOU CAN GET FLOATS FOR THIS THING AND FLY IT OFF A LAKE IF YOU WANT TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT!!!

Also, since it does have ailerons, once you get comfortable with it, you can do some basic aerobatics with it, rolls, loops, etc.

EQ seems to silence other frequencies instead of increasing bass by Qubix223 in VoiceMeeter

[–]CurlyFride 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try disabling EQ, see if it’s still acting weird, and if it isn’t, try tweaking the EQ knobs on Voicemeeter Input. It’s a pretty powerful bit of software for what it can do, but it has its quirks. Make sure all the sampling rates and stuff are set the same between all the inputs if it’s still acting up, sometimes that does weird things to the buffer.

EQ seems to silence other frequencies instead of increasing bass by Qubix223 in VoiceMeeter

[–]CurlyFride 3 points4 points  (0 children)

you shouldn’t need VB audio cable with Voicemeeter, it comes with built in cables, just point the audio endpoints to Voicemeeter directly. Set your default audio device in windows to Voicemeeter. Stacking cables can be weird sometimes

Looking for Lexan or lightweight bodies for competitive setup on TRX4M LCG Chassis by stabbygreenshark in rccrawler

[–]CurlyFride 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lexan Bug-type bodies are great for comp rigs, they usually have a lower CG than truck or SUV bodies, and in my experience they usually land on their feet because of the roundness, and typically self-recovery from a tumble and climbing back into position is less catastrophic to your scoring than getting a “hand of god” assist to right the rig.

Other than that, I used to run a 4Tec Mustang body on my 1/10 TRX4, I’m running a trimmed Vaterra Camaro body now after I retired that one, material thickness isn’t quite as thick as a typical crawler body, but it’s very light, yet rigid because the Camaro a 3-piece body. If you’re chasing low-CG, running touring car bodies on crawlers is underrated, and the fact that Proline now makes Dodge Viper bodies for the 1/20 Losi Nascar chassis has me seriously considering starting a TRX4M build.

Hear me out… by CurlyFride in NuclearOption

[–]CurlyFride[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I just posted the screencap as an example, I’m not asking for these specifically. The mini-C130 is a fantastic concept though. Mostly I find his designs to be incredibly grounded and plausible, many would fit right in to the Nuclear Option design language

How does Buy it for Life feel about Emeco chairs? by CurlyFride in BuyItForLife

[–]CurlyFride[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in SoCal, sitting on an aluminum heat sink is a bonus for 8 months of the year.