2009 February | worldofmac.co.uk

I’ve just got back from watching Josh play football this morning and it was nice to see the team get back to winning ways, with a hard fought 2-1 victory. It was difficult conditions for the boys, with a str0ng wind causing all sorts of problems. Josh took his time getting involved in the match and got kicked in the first half, but he managed to run the knock off and played very well in the 2nd half, scoring the winner with just a minute to go, capping a fine move. Let’s hope the confidence comes back to the team and they will start to play like they were at the start of the season.

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Tags: Football, Kexborough

Happy Birthday!!!

In: Family

20 Feb 2009

It’s my son’s birthday today and after everything he’s been through over the last 6 months, I just want to say a huge happy birthday to him!! Can’t wait to see you buddy!

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Cheeky Bastard

In: Family| Rants

19 Feb 2009

I’m mad. No, scrub that, I’m fucking fuming. When I left the house, after the split, I left my Playstation 3 at home, so that my son could still play with it. At my Mum and Dads, I bought another one for myself. Today, whilst online with the PS3, I noticed that my PS3 that was left at home, was also online, so naturally assumed that my son was playing on it. I sent him a message to say hi, but it wasnt received, so I sent another. Again, no reply. 30 seconds later, and the person who was logged on at home, went offline.

I reckon it was not unreasonable to assume that someone other than my son was logged on, so I sent a message to the ex asking if he had been logged on. No reply. The only conclusion I can come up with is that my ex’s new boyfriend was logged on to my Playstation, in my house!!! Fuck me, I was so mad. That’s it, I sent another text, saying that I wanted the PS3 back, tomorrrow. No way is her new bloke playing on my PS3. The cheek of it!! Am I being unreasonable? Is it fair on my son? I just cant take anymore of it!!!

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My Micro-T Upgrades

In: RC Cars

18 Feb 2009

Just a couple of photos of my GPM aluminium upgrades and the 3Racing graphite chassis, before I commence the upgrades.

: GPM Micro-T Hop Ups

: 3Racing Graphite Chassis

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Tags: Losi, RC Cars

Slipper Fits Like A Glove

In: RC Cars

18 Feb 2009

The slipper clutch and the new ball diff have arrived and I’ve now fitted them to my Mini-T. They’ve made all the difference and the car now is like the proverbial shit off a shovel. I tightened the slipper right up and there’s no slip now at all. I did have problems with the ball diff though. The CVD kept falling out and there’s no way of securing it. I searched the old t’interweb and found that simply cutting off a spring from a biro pen and inserting that inside the CVD provides enough force to stop it from falling out. So all is well and I’m now going to leave it well alone. Finally time to drive it me thinks!!!

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Tags: Losi, RC Cars

My Losi Family

In: RC Cars

18 Feb 2009

I’m off on holiday this week as I mentioned earlier. I’ve been reading about the merits of the tiny, tiny Losi Micro-T and they just look like such good fun, I couldn’t help but want one, especially as it nearly completes my Losi collection. Trouble is, they’re just about out of stock everywhere, especially at my usual shops, like ModelSport. Luckily, I had a trip to Morley Models and they just so happened to have one in the window, so I handed over my hard earned cash and I’ve got to say that it’s money well spent. Just how Losi have fitted all their stuff into a car this small is amazing. You really do have to see it to believe it. They’re are of course, so cut backs for a car so cheap, and some of the parts look like they might break very easily. So, as is my usual way, I’ve invested in some good quality alloy upgrades from RCModelimports.com. I order the front and rear arms, some proper oli-filled shockers (amazing ly small!), plus some other knuckles etc etc. Interestingly, I also ordered a graphite chassis conversion from 3Racing. All the upgrades have arrived today, I can’t stress enough just how small these parts are. I can’t wait to get the alloy stuff on there and will post photos as I go but in the meantime, here are some photos of the Micro-T compared to the Mini-T and the bigger MLST 2.

: Losi Family

: Losi Family

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Valentine’s Day

In: Family

13 Feb 2009

Tomorrow is another milestone in my life since the split. It will be my first Valentine’s Day as a single guy for 13 years, and just like my birthday was and Christmas and the New Year, I guess it will all be a bit strange and difficult at times. Still, at least I dont have to spend ages picking a card or flowers. Everything has it’s plus side!

I’ve got Josh tomorrow morning and then I’m out tomorrow night, so at least my mind will be off it a little. To be honest, it’s not too bad now. It’s been nearly 6 months now since the split, and time is beginning to heal. I wish I had started this blog when it first all went off – my emotions then were out of control and it would make it interesting reading looking back now. I suppose I’m now very much in the bitter stage now. I have to stay normal for Josh though – she still is him Mum after all!

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Tags: split

Mini-T CVDs

In: RC Cars

12 Feb 2009

I ordered some new CVDs for my Losi Mini-T this week. I wasn’t overlay impresses with the K Factory ones that came with the upgraded aluminium chassis. I googled around a bit and found a company called Titanium Racing, which do a Titanium based CVD. They arrived today and I must say I’m impressed. They seemd. very well made. I’ve taken a photo of the new CVD, alongside the K Factory one. They red one is the Titanium one and the black is from K Factory. I’m just now awaiting the new ball diff and Slipper Gear to come from Models In Motion – they are showing as despatched today. Then, hopefully, I can finally resolve the slipping diff problem. Everything I’ve read says that the standard clutch system is not able to cope with a lipo/brushless setup.