Remote-Control (RC)

Remote controlled cars are fun and inexpensive, like real cars aren’t. Wait, did I say “inexpensive?” I meant expensive.

Tandy Turbo Beetle ESC swap

The Tandy Turbo Beetle’s original Atcomi electronics merge a radio receiver and motor speed controller all in one very dense single-sided board. In this part of the project, I’ll figure out what each wire does, and install a Quicrun 1060 ESC alongside a Flysky radio receiver to get this car’s motor usable again.

Starting a Stampede

First working machine posted on this blog! This story is all about re-powering my Traxxas Stampede 2WD, which was given to me alongside a big bin of parts. Some of those parts are the right ones, and some of them are the wrong ones. The only way to figure out which is which is to do the world’s greasiest 3D jigsaw puzzle.

Re-tiring a retired Tandy Turbo Beetle

I had one of these neat Tandy Beetles when I was a kid. The combination of Baja Bug-esque styling and fun big tires is a winner. Recently, I found a much sadder one on eBay, bereft of its transmitter, tires, battery door, and suspension. Let’s figure out how to cobble this thing back together into a running car.