Author: gander

  • The RC Files: Overseas parts order

    The RC Files: Overseas parts order

    There are plenty of places to buy parts and goodies to feed my RC addiction. Ordering from Banggood saves money, but you need to be patient

  • COVID Upsides

    COVID Upsides

    The pandemic can be an opportunity, if you are smart about it

  • Update: Who Visits Here?

    Update: Who Visits Here?

    The daily traffic to Tralfaz is edging upward. Not viral by any means, but the trends are clear

  • Hobbies revisited

    Hobbies revisited

    Hobbies require funding to keep going. There is an endless list of tools, parts, and consumables to acquire and keep on hand.

  • The Vanquish VS4-10 Ultra

    The Vanquish VS4-10 Ultra

    The RC Crawler – my cure for the shut-in boredom. Building a high quality kit has likely spoilt me.

  • A year on the Trek FX6 Sport

    A year on the Trek FX6 Sport

    A year of owning and riding the Trek FS-6 sport, a great bike with a couple of warts that should be easy to rectify (but I haven’t done it yet)

  • The Game is afoot!

    The build of the Vanquish VS4-10 Ultra is underway. The axles, the chassis, and the shocks are built and I am pondering my tasks this weekend while I await the electronics.

  • My Next RC Car(s)

    My Next RC Car(s)

    It is good to have hobbies during the COVID shelter in place time. For my Birthday, I have splurged on a premium RC Crawler kit.

  • Experiments

    Experiments

    Several states are planning to lift or relax restrictions in this pandemic. But, without adequate testing, this is a big risk that has huge downside potential.

  • Disturbing things

    MAGAts are trying to rewrite history, and to cast their tiny fingered orange turd in the best light. But their ignorance is stupendous