I have started creating music, this is my first release, I hope you enjoy.
https://retrocosm.net/2023/09/04/shimmer-now-available-on-bandcamp/
This is my Range Rover Classic, body by JSScale.net, coil sprung chassis from GCMRacing.
https://retrocosm.net/2019/10/02/jsscale-range-rover-classic/
Random mutterings on retro computing, old technology, some new, plus any other stuff that interests me
https://retrocosm.net/2018/05/23/richard-hammonds-top-gear-bolivian-cruiser/
I used some etch primer to prime the roll bar and sprayed it in matt black. I also installed an ESC, in this case an Axial AE2. After adding a few scale accessories I took the Jeep for a run ...
https://retrocosm.net/2017/10/16/16-scale-willys-jeep-rc-conversion-part-3/
Here is the HPI GRU and motor mounted up. The combined length is just a tad too long so I had to trim out some of the radiator which turned out ok. It’s only a short distance from the GRU ...
https://retrocosm.net/2017/08/11/16-scale-willys-jeep-rc-conversion-part-2/
Perusing scale RC videos on Youtube I stumbled across some astonishingly realistic films of some 1/6 scale Jeeps. These particular models had started life as G.I. Joe (Action Man in the UK) pus...
https://retrocosm.net/2016/10/10/16-scale-willys-jeep-rc-conversion-part-1/
I began this day intending to start and finish my Retrochallenge for Winter 2016. Of course given the on-going saga of my working and then not so much working Epson PF-10 portable floppy disk d...
https://retrocosm.net/2016/01/28/retrochallenge-in-a-day-sort-of/
In this latest installment of my video diary covering the build of my RC4WD Chevy Blazer I compare the new Blazer body with my RC4WD Cruiser, RCModelex D110 and my Hi-Lux truggy. I also look at s...
https://retrocosm.net/2016/01/26/rc4wd-chevrolet-blazer-k5-build-part-2/
In this video I explore the suspension modifications I’ve made to the Trail Finder 2 chassis in order to more closely match that of the actual Chevy Blazer. I also highlight some of the modific...
https://retrocosm.net/2016/01/25/rc4wd-chevrolet-blazer-k5-build-part-1/
In the last few days, San Jose based scale RC manufacturers RC4WD have released a new hard body kit based on the mid 70s Chevy K5 Blazer. The body kit is designed to fit on their existing Trail F...
https://retrocosm.net/2016/01/22/rc4wd-chevrolet-blazer-k5-body-kit/