LANE Boys RC

Us two boys having fun with RC models! Articles of our models, DIY and hacking of RC related equipment, and whatever else comes along!

Monday, 17 February 2020

Sharkface RC plane kit from the Vintage Model Company

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A while ago we found the Vintage Model Company , a balsa aircraft manufacturer in the UK, on YouTube. A shout-out to James for joining the ...
Saturday, 30 January 2016

Tool Tip - Spray can handle

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Pushing on a spray can valve with your index finger can get tiring quickly. A spray gun handle with built-in trigger makes painting a RC bo...
Sunday, 23 August 2015

Tamiya TBLE-02S mod for LiPo cut-off

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In 2014 Tamiya changed their kit ESC to the TBLE-02S model. The speed controller features a low-voltage cut-off function, but it is set to ...
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Friday, 14 August 2015

Eye decals for RC scale figures

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A few weeks back we were discussing with fellow RC enthusiasts how difficult it is to paint the eyes on the plastic driver figures, like th...
Saturday, 4 July 2015

Tamiya LiPo holder for CC01 TA02 TA03

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Companies like LRP make rounded LiPo batteries which fit into the round cavity found in older Tamiya bathtub chassis like the TA01, TA02, T...
Sunday, 7 June 2015

Bed-mobile - 3D printed RC bed on TT02 chassis

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The LANE Boys recently acquired a 3D printer . Beside printing spare parts and accessories, why not print a body shell? A few years ago ...
Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Using Tamiya TS paint on polycarbonate

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Tamiya has a good range of colours for polycarbonate named PS. But sometimes a RC project demands a specific tone that is not available. Wh...
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Saturday, 21 March 2015

Tamiya M01 3D printed battery holder

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Last year we bought second hand Tamiya M01 and M02 cars. Both cars were in excellent condition. However, on both car the plate that secures...
Thursday, 19 March 2015

Starting on 3D printed light buckets for RC cars

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After long consideration, the LANE Boys finally got a 3D printer. One of the applications we had in mind is printing custom light buckets f...
Sunday, 22 February 2015

Bug-eyed Subaru

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Recently we tried to sell a newly built Tamiya TT02 Lexus RC F Eneos Sustina . That did not go as well as planned; it took quite some time ...
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Sunday, 28 December 2014

Build your own RC receiver

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Its always fun learning something new. Ever since we got a 2.4 GHz RC system a few years ago, I wanted to understand how these things actua...
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Wednesday, 20 August 2014

DIY RC Light Controller with WS2812B

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In recent years LEDs are appearing on the market that contain a controller chip. Currently the WS2812B is highly popular. It is a RGB LED...
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Wednesday, 23 July 2014

WS2812 and PL9823 LED power consumption

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We are currently evaluating the popular shift-register programmable LEDs of type WS2812B and PL9823 for use in our DIY RC car light con...
Friday, 9 May 2014

Shorten your servo wires

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Most servos and speed controllers come with a wire that is too long for the average RC car. The usual way to deal with this is to either ma...
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Sunday, 16 March 2014

Robbe FLF 1618 Part 1 - Unboxing

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One type of vehicle that was still missing from our RC fleet was a truck. Tamiya has very nice models; we liked the Globe Liner a lot, but...
Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Tamiya FF02 Alfa Romeo 156 Racing

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A few weeks ago we bought a cheap second hand TT-01 because LANE Boys Snr. wanted to have a 10th scale touring car for relaxing in the loca...
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Monday, 16 September 2013

Make your own RC Winch Controller

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Want to control you 1/10 scale winch from your 3-channel RC system? Below you can find instructions to build the necessary controller!

DIY RC Light Controller update

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It has been a while since be blogged about our Light controller . In the meantime we have equipped more than ten cars with our custom elec...
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Saturday, 24 August 2013

Tamiya TEU-104BK mod for LiPo cut-off

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Many Tamiya kits available on sale today still come with the TEU-104BK ESC. This ESC is perfectly fine for running brushed motors, but does...
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Saturday, 15 June 2013

Tamiya Hummer restoration Part 4 - Detailing

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It took a while as other projects were interrupting, but now our Tamiya M1025 Hummer is finished and ready for the trail.
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