How to start Radio Control hobby and get information about it?

You are interested to buy radio control cars or trucks as a gift or want to adopt the radio controlled hobbies, where should you start?

Obviously you should  get some information about the RC cars, their models, price and related information. This post is to help you get some tips about RC cars and trucks.  These tips would help you select the best RC cars according to the need.

remote control as well as RC cars are fun for kids and adults alike unknown. RC cars provide a tremendous amount of excitement and entertainment. For children, RC cars put that too young to go into legal control over the vehicle. For adults, RC cars offer the thrill of the race in speed, and a youthful exuberance.

Remote-controlled cars can be bought at toy stores. It consists of two units. The remote control has generally two types of joysticks. A control forward and backward movement. The other side to control movement. The less expensive remote-controlled cars are powered by rechargeable batteries. The enthusiasts models of remote controlled cars can also be operated with batteries, but many have actual gas-powered engines.
With the growing popularity of radio controlled cars, manufacturers offer different models, with each budget, must fit, and imagination. For example, some manufacturers offer remote-controlled cars for a real-life counterpart, as a member Lamborghini, Hummer, Ferrari and pourches be modeled.

Which car or tucks you should buy?

 
For beinners:

For beginners, electric rc cars are the best... easier to control, build, and maintain. New are HPI Sprint 2 Flux, Formula 10, Cup racer, Tamiya M05 and F104.

For indoor players:
If you prefer playing or racing indoors or have limited space to play, there are small but fast micro and mini rc cars. Popular models are the 1/28 Kyosho Mini-Z and the 1/18 HPI Micro RS4. One of the hottest segment of the hobby, and companies are scrambling to produce their own mini remote control cars and trucks.

For exciting dirt action, the 1/8 off-road gas rc buggies are the fastest around an off road track. These 4x4 machines reach speeds of 40+ mph. Also truck versions called Truggies.

There are also 1/10 off-road electric remote control buggies such as the RC10B4 which are great racing buggies for beginners. Fast gaining popularity are the 1/8 E-Buggy

The fastest and most exciting category, nitro rc cars can go as fast as 50 - 60+ miles per hour. The 1/8 gas cars go 70 - 80 mph in racing competitions. Cen CTR 5.0 is coming out with a 90+mph on road nitro rc car. These are sometimes also called gas powered rc cars.

You may choose the cars in 1/8, 1/10, 1/12, 1/20 scales as well as mini nitro RC cars. The 1/8 and 1/10 scale Nitro Remote Control cars are the most popular ones with racers and serious hobbyists.

They can be bought in most hobby stores or on the Internet for between $200 to $400.

Useful links and online resources:

* Get more tips: 'RC car tips' a free online magazine to help you buy radio controlled toys such as rc cars, trucks, helicopters, planes and boats.

* 'RC tech forums' A place to discuss all topics related to RC cars, tucks etc. There are 108,707 members at the forum.

* 'Radio Rontrol Car Information' is a blog and site for radio control car news, reviews and other information.

* Another RC blog is 'Raptorrc' which is a part of 'Raptor RC' an online supplier of RC cars etc.

* 'Every thing RC Car' you can learn about what RC nitro cars are, how they work and tips/advice on which ones to get! You can get handling, maintenance and cleaning tips.

Discover cool stuff about design, fashion, art and culture at -picocool

There are times when I am tired of writing or reading blogs, and do some browsing for fun or interesting stuff. Sometimes I search at 'StumbleUpon' as it is a nice place to discover cool stuff.

'Pico cool' is the place to discover cool stuff about art, design, culture, travel, architecture and technology. You may find interesting articles, news and posts at the site. Like the facing picture is about 'Origami tea' where you can notice the tea bags are in origami format. Isn't it unique?

So be prepared to get fun stuff at 'Pico cool'!

What they say:
'Our community finds and shares tiny bytes and unique content from the world of peer media, social networks and subcultures. We discover upcoming designs, cool products, micro-trends, subcultures, artists, human experiences, innovations, philosophies, technologies, and more.

A community to get guidance for young people -The Site

Young generation is far mature in taking decision for their own lives but still they need someone to advice or guide them. Sincere or reliable friends play an important role to get advice or suggestion. Online communities are a good place to discuss or get ideas, tips or advice from other people.

'The site.org' is the place where young people can find like minded persons to discuss their problems.
It provide fact-sheets and articles on all the key issues facing young people including: sex and relationships; drinking and drugs; work and study; housing, legal and finances; and health and well being.

Mission: (In their own words)

"TheSite.org aims to be the first place all young adults turn to when they need support and guidance through life. We believe all young people have the capacity to make their own decisions and life choices, provided they have access to high quality, impartial information and advice. We don't tell anyone how to lead their lives - we just believe everybody should have all the information they need to make their own decisions."

Their 'Online shopping tips' are worth to check.

Get the tips and technique to clean anything at or around your home

Simple tips and techniques can make our daily house keeping tasks easier. Cleaning is the process of keeping our homes and outdoors in fresh and neat condition. Cleanliness includes the removal of dirt, dust, stains, bad smells and garbage from or around our homes.

At this article you can find the links to the sites offering tips and technique to clean anything at or around your home. These home improvement tips help you make your home a neat and nice looking place.

'How to clean anything.com' is a community based site including group of cleaning professionals providing tips and techniques for cleaning anything, starting from vehicles, household items, stain removal up to home remedies and more. There are product reviews which are tested and then given opinion as to whether the product meets the claims made by the manufacturer, and post select responses from other visitors about their experience with the product.

The site offers more than 1300 cleaning tips. Categories are: automotive tips, general cleaning, home exterior tips, home interior, house keeping, pets and animal, recreational, sports, seasonal tips and stain removal guide.

Related sites and resources:


* 'Do It Yourself' offers 'Clean and Stain Removal Tips'


* 'cleaning.tips.net' can help you make quick work of whatever cleaning you have to do. You'll find cleaning tips on everything.

* 'Hints and things' page gives some suggestions on how to use everyday household products when cleaning; making the job easier and cheaper.


* 'All About Home' There are tips for everything from the general process of cleaning to keeping odors out of your refrigerator.

Lawn care and maitenance tips

Lawn care and gardening activities have a direct impact on the neighborhood and community environment. Gardening activities can become an enjoyable hobby, but these activities also bring many benefits for all age peoples. This post is about lawn care and maintenance tips.

Lawn maintenance tips:

 Seasonal treatments for your lawn, such as fertilization, seeding, and aeration, can also be accomplished in one easy step. If you only want to be bothered with major lawn care twice a year, you can consider investing in a hefty lawn maintenance equipment called a plug or coring aerator. This massive, wide, automated tool actually cores your lawn and removes small plugs of soil from the ground so there are noticeable holes.

 

For people who are already out in their yard several times a week, lawn aerator shoes are a great choice. They give you exercise and provide a continuous, yet less powerful, method of spike aeration.

Aerating your lawn at the right time with the proper equipment like a lawn aerator can ensure that you have a beautiful yard, every season of the year.

(Aerating is the process of removing small plugs of soil from the turf. Lawn aeration allows water to filter more consistently through soil, and helps reduce problems with thatch(Lawn thatch is a layer of dead organic tissue that deprives the lawn of much-needed oxygen). In addition to improving oxygen availability for plants, it also improves life for soil organisms.)

 

Few more tips:

•  Remove any mud or soil from your hand tools after each use. If dried mud has accumulated on your hand tools, use a screwdriver or paint stripper to scrape it off.
• Wipe your tools dry whenever they accumulate any moisture. This prevents them from rusting.
• Sharpen your cutting tools and your mower blades every spring to keep their cutting edges in perfect condition.
• If you used any metal tools for chemical applications, put them under running water before wiping them dry. Herbicides and fungicides can easily corrode metal tools.

 Useful resources and links:

 

* 'Lawn Care.net' offers lawn care tips, information, and resources.

 

* Get lawn care and gardening articles at 'Scotts'

 

* 'Hobby Lawn Care' is a community resource site that provides high quality articles about building and maintaining your lawn.

 

Hobby and pastime blogs around the world wide web

It is really strange to know that there are not many hobby related blogs. There are many sites or hobby shops around where you can find hobby related news, information, links to other sites but there are not many visible hobby blogs. May be there are many which are hard to find out.  I love to read blogs and as I have been an enthusiast about variety of pastimes and leisure activities I search the world wide web for the stuff often. This post is about few hobby blogs which I discovered during my search. I hope to add more reviews in future.

'Hobbies and Pastimes' is a hobby blog. Blog was created in 2006 so you can expect a lot of articles, but the archives section shows that there were no posts in 2009.  In total there are few posts but very interesting and with a personal touch.

Few hobby related post titles are:

• Pet Shop: Hobby or Business?
• Of Pens, Pencils, and Markers
• Of Hats And Caps
• Old Olympic Games Postcards

Blogger 'Amadeo' is from U. S. A. Another blog from Amadeo is 'The Ignatian Perspective' which seems personal blog.

Creation of Crafts with pencil lead

Pencil is very commonly used and easily available object. Pencils come in attractive formats, color and shapes. The main part of pencil is lead which is made of carbon graphite. There are some artists who can create crafts with the help of wooden pencil, but it is strange to hear that the lead can be used to create amazing objects like 'alphabets, shoes, buildings and etc.

Dalton Ghetti is an artist who works with one of the toughest mediums around. His craft involves sculpting pencil lead into impossible to imagine images. Everything from a giraffe to a hammer can be made out of lead.

There have been artists who use pencils as part of their craft, but none use the smallest and most fragile part: the pencil lead. Dalton Ghetti has found a remarkable niche in the art world.


Most of the pictures shown in this post are created by Dalton Ghetti


Source and related links:

* 'Artisitic writing utensil creation photos at 'Trend Hunter'

* '25 peculiar pencils'



* 'Pencil Talk'   is a blog devoted 
to exploring woodcase pencils and related topics. The blog is ad free so user friendly and comfortable to read the posts.

* 'Sharp pencil lead crafts'

Another artists from Bosnia, Jasenko has created the following art

The chain in this picture is carved from pencil lead-
another artists work

Have fun making paper toys with free online downloads

I remember my first experience with my first paper toy which was a boat. I enjoyed it very much and for many days I kept myself busy making paper boat again and again. Till now as a teacher I enjoy making and teaching paper toys, and origami projects to nursery class children. Origami or paper folding technique is itself a very creative hobby and if we talk about paper toys, the purpose is same, only difference is that in origami we are limited to a square paper which is folded and then transforms into any shape or object model. Paper toys can be made from any size or shape of paper and you need some format to follow.

Making toys with paper is easier, cheap and fun. Paper is an easier available product so every one can spend time having fun with this interesting activity or hobby. This post is about different online resources and links from where you can download lots of free project formats.

Paper models, also called card models or papercraft, are models constructed mainly from sheets of heavy paper, paperboard, or card stock. Origami is the process of making a paper model by folding paper without using glue. Card modeling is making scale models from sheets of cardstock on which the parts were printed, usually in full color. These pieces would be cut out, folded, scored and glued together. They are generally more popular in Europe and Japan than in the United States.

Useful links and resources:

* 'Paper Toys' has a lot of model toys which are free to print.

* 'Print and Play Toys' has many toys to print for free. These toys are in PDF format.

* http://www.thetoymaker.com/2toys.html free paper toys that you can make yourself. Just print them out, cut, glue and enjoy.


* http://www.creativecloseup.com/100-exceptional-free-paper-models-and-toys

* http://www.custompapertoys.com/

* http://www.ss42.com/toys.html

* http://www.paper-toys.com/

* http://www.nicepapertoys.com/

* http://www.uscg.mil/top/downloads/models.asp

* http://www.freepapertoys.com/

* http://papertoys.com/

* http://blog.parasight.de/archive/free-designer-paper-toys

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_model

* http://blog.parasight.de/archive/free-designer-paper-toys


* http://www.puzzles.com/puzzlelinks/toyorigami.htm

Sometimes the model pieces can be punched out. More frequently the printed parts must be cut out. Edges may be scored to aid folding. The parts are usually glued together with polyvinyl acetate glue ("white glue" "PVA"). In this kind of modeling the sections are usually pre-painted, so there is no need to paint the model after completion. Some enthusiasts may enhance the model by painting and detailing. Due to the nature of the paper medium, the model may be sealed with varnish to last longer.