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zymano writes "Now this is a cool toy for the office or home! RC microhelicopter here that is flat out cool but not for sale.
So small that it can drop a sugar cube into your cup of coffee. It's 100 grams or lighter now. Some gallerys and videos on the page. You can buy one here and here."
then my micro military will be complete!
You think that I'm crazy, you should see this guy!
OK now. Seriously. Whoever wrote that blurb had their RC helicopter drop some seriously fucked-up sugar cubes in their coffee this morning. "It's not for sale" "buy one here" "Some gallerys and videos on the page" "100 grams or lighter now."
Lay off the acid, please...
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If something like this could be used for making films. The idea being scaled modles of a scene. That would really help out student film projects, giving them something better to work with than plastice models and fishline.
The Pixel's aren't for sale, but some other models are. Geez.
I've had this model fake volcano/mountain for like six years, and it took until now to find the appropriate mini-Airwolf. Now I just need to order one of these babies, paint it black, and get out my Ernest Borgnine figurine.
*starts humming Airwolf theme*
Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.
They better be careful or they are gonna decapitate that poor chick!
surely you mean "cheep" :)
Troc
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It also reminds me of the opening of MIB - you see an insect, it looks like highly advanced tech. Then it splats onto a windshield. This sort of durability limits battlefied (and many other) apps, right?
'Can you fly that thing?'
'Not yet.'
*makes phone call*
'Tank, I need to fly a chick-sized mini-helicopter.'
*eyes flutter*
'Let's go.'
"I only speak the truth"
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I'm not sure this really says much about how small these coptors are.
These arent as micro as micro gets in the heli world! They are small, but not as small as home made kits. These birds also are NOT ballsy (is that a word?) enough to hoist around a camera, let alone a weapon. There are helis that can and do do that. Check this out: http://www.mh.ttu.ee/risto/index.htm He hooked a camera and GPS to his logo and posted some video. cool stuff!
Mike Stammer
The Pixel page has been around for some time, and has served as inspiration for many RC enthusiasts to get in to electric helicopters. While the Pixel is not for sale, the Piccolo is a great place to start the hobby./ postlist .php?Cat=&Board=UBB1
http://www.ikarus-modellbau.de/ubbthreads
Here is a bbs for the product.
You've never flown a RC heliocopter before have you.
they are insanely difficult to fly weighing 16 pounds and having a 1-2 horsepower gas engine in a light breeze.. this little guy needs to fly in ZERO wind because of it's tiny weight. I am not an expert but after flying a gas powered RC chopper for 5 minutes I was exausted. the experts refuse to fly in anything other than a steady wind that is less than 10 mph gusty is asking for trouble and these things will instantly chase after any passing vehicle without the pilot wanting it to.
so if your intended target is sitting in a gym WITHOUT the ac running or any fans and won't move away from the attacking toy then your idea will work, otherwise pick a less dramatic deployment mechanisim that attracts less attention and doesnt feel like a poorly written James Bond novel.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
The first videos seem to 404. Try this: http://www.planetinternet.be/pixel/clipfp1.avi (8.1mb)
If you look carefully, the site as seen its last update 2 years ago.
Those were hand made, but the guy helped IKarus to design the Eco Piccolo which is really small and comes in a kit form.
Then, there is also the MS Composite Hornet, which I personally prefer. Those 2 are a lot of fun to fly, but you have to be dedicated to them, because they need a lot of tweeking to get every bit of power from the cells, extra care must also be taken because of their small form. And they are also everything but cheap...
Anyway, a very geeky hobby that's for sure...
I'd rather be sailing...
yes, get enough of these things, and buy a few remote controlled tanks as well. put them all in a sandbox and you can have your own mini gulf war :D
but of course you'll have to buy a few cans of oil to put under the sandbox, just for realism...
It might look like I'm standing motionless, but I'm actively waiting for my problems to go away