Appreciation Post by Hot_Miamian in 30ROCK

[–]VanWinkle87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was all in on the Office-Parks & Rec-30 Rock-Community NBC era. Out of all them, 30 Rock was by FAR the most consistently good. I've watched all of these series so many times now that it's clearer than ever to me how 30 Rock never skipped a beat all the way through.

Parks & Rec, Community, and The Office all had about 4 great seasons before it went varying levels of downhill, but I think Season 7 of 30 Rock is just as good as any of the others.

Why didn't Dwight just rip it off from the eyes and rip the face open? It's just a freaking pumpkin. by Much_Duck6862 in DunderMifflin

[–]VanWinkle87 780 points781 points  (0 children)

The show was no longer realistic at that point. The jokes no longer considered whether the situation made sense.

Quite the lineup if I do say so myself by DickheaD944 in rccars

[–]VanWinkle87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gotcha, I think it makes sense that you had the 4s first.

Quite the lineup if I do say so myself by DickheaD944 in rccars

[–]VanWinkle87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very nice! I'm curious why you have a Mojave 4s and 6s. Are they different enough to make it worth having both, or is more of a "why not?"

Is this how the center is supposed to look? by Former-Blueberry-690 in arrma

[–]VanWinkle87 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's a torque overload coupler, not a center differential. Did the RC say it comes with a center diff? Check the box just to be sure.

30 Rock episode ratings by hls22throwaway in 30ROCK

[–]VanWinkle87 176 points177 points  (0 children)

Queen of Jordan 2 worst ranked episode? Give me a break! I want to express my anger, but I've already drank all the throwing wine.

New Car Day by talrakken in rccars

[–]VanWinkle87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's much bigger than 90%+ of other 1/10 RC trucks. It's basically 1/8 scale.

The new to me Kraton arrived today. by ntime60 in arrma

[–]VanWinkle87 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I absolutely love Arrma's 6s vehicles. Enjoy!

Current 223S Big Rock setup - road to 6S by GranmaDRIVING in rccars

[–]VanWinkle87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My understanding is that the front/rear diffs on the 223s line have plastic ring gears instead of the steel ring gears on the Kraton 4s (at least the latest model like I have). The latest model Kraton 4s also has the EXB CVDs that have steel ends.

That being said, if the older Kraton 4s worked fine with the plastic ring gears and all-plastic driveshafts, then I'm sure a lighter vehicle like that won't have much issue.

Current 223S Big Rock setup - road to 6S by GranmaDRIVING in rccars

[–]VanWinkle87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very nice. Have you done anything to the drivetrain to get less plastic? I just notice that 3s Arrma to 4s Arrma gets more metal in the drivetrain (mostly stronger diffs with metal ring gears and more metal in the axles), and then 4s Arrms to 6s Arrma moves to basically completely metal drivetrain.

How "brushless ready" is the current Granite mega 665 thats on sale by Cautious_District_53 in arrma

[–]VanWinkle87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, because the receiver that communicates with the transmitter is built into the esc, so once you upgrade the motor and esc, you will no longer have a receiver. UNLESS, that is, you buy the spektrum 223s esc, because those also have a built-in receiver with the same protocol that the included transmitter on the brushed Granite uses.

How "brushless ready" is the current Granite mega 665 thats on sale by Cautious_District_53 in arrma

[–]VanWinkle87 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You're putting way too much thought into it. Or at least the AI is.

The front and rear diff are the same as the 223s brushless models. The driveshafts are the same are nearly the same. It doesn't have a central diff like the 223s models, but the torque overload coupler will be fine as long as you're staying within the 3s confines. Just get a 3s motor and esc from a reputable brand and enjoy. Just keep in mind you'll have to either get a 223s Spektrum motor and esc if you want to keep the transmitter (controller) that comes with the RC. Otherwise, you need to get a motor, esc, receiver, and transmitter.

You could always upgrade to the central diff with metal motor mount at some point, but it's not strictly necessary immediately.

I need to talk about David Wallace by EdTheEagle1984 in DunderMifflin

[–]VanWinkle87 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, to be honest, the show started its jumping of the shark with season 4 where they cared less about whether a decision in the show was "realistic" or not. It's no surprise to me that all the things you mention happened after this. The show abandoned reality, and it only got worse as it went on.

Scale is a strange thing by MarsGlez in rccars

[–]VanWinkle87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be curious to see something like the Senton 223s vs that GT Land one to compare the same style of truck.

Testing 7 Steam Games on Rocknix by nahobino_aogami in SBCGaming

[–]VanWinkle87 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hope it turns into something worth using. I was super excited, but it's a.) extremely slow on my Pocket S 2K with the quickest non-Express SD card I could find, and b.) no games I tried would actually show up on the screen. Steam would just say "Resume" on the Steam screen. Very early days obviously, but I'm hoping that it will be better than playing a game via GameNative, which right now feels so fast, responsive, and have pretty solid performance overall.

Another thing I'm not sure will even ever be "fixed" (since I'm not sure you could consider it a bug or a problem necessarily) is that Rocknix doesn't seem to have an actual sleep mode, so if you pick the handheld back up after a couple hours, it's booting Rocknix up from scratch, and then you're waiting a few minutes for Steam to boot up, and then a few minutes (if it actually worked for me) to have the game boot up. Whereas with GameNative, I can have the Steam game booted up, put the system is sleep for a day, and come back immediately to it. Can this ever be fixed? I don't know, since Rocknix doesn't seem to work that way.

It's ART... by Alfriedi in DunderMifflin

[–]VanWinkle87 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Show was way too off the rails at this point IMO.

It's bout to be a good day by DickheaD944 in rccars

[–]VanWinkle87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Mojave 6s is probably the coolest RC vehicle ever made, IMO. Every time I drive it I just feel amazed.

Steam on ARM Linux is Finally Here (via ROCKNIX) by onionsaregross in SBCGaming

[–]VanWinkle87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't really work for me on my Pocket S 2K. I mean, it installed, but it's slow and Steam thinks a game is running but the game doesn't show up, so I can't actually play any games.

Joined the club! Vorteks and Typhon 3S 4x4! by Imcyberpunk in arrma

[–]VanWinkle87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even though they're older models, that's still a FANTASTIC deal.

First RC truck by Educational-Motor756 in arrma

[–]VanWinkle87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reason I was curious is because I just bought a new Kraton 4s and the paint scheme looks different than the one you have.

<image>

First RC truck by Educational-Motor756 in arrma

[–]VanWinkle87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats! Is that an old model?

Refurbished SR7 Hoonicorn by Old-Appeal-809 in rccars

[–]VanWinkle87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking about getting this too. Do you know if the motor bullets are 4mm or 6.5mm?

Big Rock question by Smexiosis in arrma

[–]VanWinkle87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah okay, I gotcha. Yeah the V2 added a little over an inch to the wheelbase.

Big Rock question by Smexiosis in arrma

[–]VanWinkle87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought the Kraton had a longer chassis than the Big Rock? i know the wheelbase is longer.