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Vinyl Crazy

Over the last few weeks, I've become obsessed with vinyl, and screen-print artwork. My aim is to make vinyl artwork with the feel of screen printing, but the textures and durability of vinyl. Why hang a piece of art, when you can turn a wall or any surface you have...

Jon McCoy

New Cards!

At long, long last, I have my new contact cards! Rather than having a card for each blog, in a nod to the sociopaths out there, one side features Shot by McCoy and the other features Made by McCoy. Whatever the event (within reason as to what the event is,...

The RC Truck Part 1: Design and Parts

In lieu of a decent name at present for the rock-crawler slash 4x4 slash thing with wheels, I'm going to call it the "Truck". I can see this turning into a long series of posts, to get enough detail and ramblings in for the whole design and construction process. In...

RC Bits

Things are hotting up a little more on the project front. Okay, that massively oversells the projects more than is most likely due. But nonetheless, I've got some bits on order, and hopefully will start seeing them arrive next week. The bits include: * FlySky FS-GT3B (2.4Ghz transmitter/receiver) * Gmade...

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Aluminium!!

After a quick supplies trip this evening, I've stocked up on some extruded aluminium profiles for projects and general fabrication. Won't go so far as to list them, but as I publish projects I'll include the component specifications and a couple of suppliers for each. The first set of projects...

RC Fun

Two weeks of car boot sales (I do love them) have resulted in a multitude of treasures (see life-long debate of "one man's crap vs other man's treasure")... In homage to the generation game: * one vintage Polaroid camera (complete with old film cartridge) * a radio control speed boat (boxed with...

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