Best ‘Bang for Your Buck’ Chargers
Posted: March 24, 2015 | Author: marktwainhobby | Filed under: Flying RC Airplanes, New Stuff, radio control | Tags: chargers, li-po, ni-cad, Radio control | Leave a comment1.) Prophet Sport Plus 50W AC/DC Charger $39.99
The Prophet Sport Plus is a powerful AC/DC charger, charging up to 5 Amps. This little monster can hold up to all your aerial, surfaces, or aquatic devices. With and addition of a 5 year warranty, the Prophet Sport Plus is at a great price point to keep you up an running.
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DC Power Corder with Alligator Clips
2.) Prophet Sport Duo 50w Dual Charger $88.99
The Prophet™ Sport Duo charger is ideal for anyone that wants to spend less time charging and more time enjoying their hobby. Perfect for anyone with multiple RC vehicles or models that require dual batteries, the Prophet Duo Sport gets you back doing what you enjoy most. AC powered and featuring a wide range of selectable charge currents to fit your batteries needs, the Prophet Sport Duo is capable of charging surface, air and marine 1-6S Li-Po batteries as well as 4-8C Ni-MH batteries and is backed by a Dynamite 5-year warranty.
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These to chargers are definitely big sellers in our store. Like or comment so we can continue the discussion. What do you think?
New Blade Nano QX 3D
Posted: March 19, 2015 | Author: marktwainhobby | Filed under: Flying RC Airplanes, New Stuff | Tags: Blade, drone, quad, Radio control | Leave a comment
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Can Your Grandma Fly a Drone?
Posted: February 2, 2015 | Author: marktwainhobby | Filed under: Flying RC Airplanes, New Stuff | Tags: drone, quad, quadcopter, Radio control | Leave a commentIt’s not typical you see someone’s grandma flying a quad copter. In this new GoPro video, you see Grandma watering her lovely garden only to whip out her own radio to fly the quad. Grandma, you’re awesome!
My, How Time Flies at Mark Twain Hobby Center
Posted: April 17, 2013 | Author: marktwainhobby | Filed under: Die Cast Models, Flying RC Airplanes, Model Boating, Model Railroading, New Stuff, Pinewood Derby, Plastic Models, Puzzle, Games and Things, RC Cars and Trucks, SPECIAL OFFERS, Train Pictures from Our Collection | Tags: Mark Twain Hobby Center | Leave a commentMy, how time flies. Dan McEntee, our longest part timer (32 years) stopped by yesterday and showed me the first Mark Twain Hobby Center newsletter. It was dated November 1980. Since it was only 2 pages I thought that it would fit into this post. What is really interesting are the products and prices from 33 years ago. One great example was the Lindberg Blue Devil Destroyer plastic model kit. Back then we had it on special for $17.99. Now they retail at $129.95 with a street price of about $80.00. Or how about the Kraft 6 channel sport series radio with servos and receiver for $235.00. Those were the days.
One other thing that you don’t see much of any longer is the fact that I typed this newsletter on an electric typewriter. I know, some of you that are quite young are asking what is an electric typewriter. Heck, sometimes we didn’t even use correcting fluid, we just typed right over the mistake.
Anyway, I hope that you enjoy going back a few years in time.
Dennis
PS Don’t expect these prices to be valid today. (That’s a disclaimer)old newsletter
Are You Immersed In Your Hobby?
Posted: January 28, 2013 | Author: marktwainhobby | Filed under: Die Cast Models, Flying RC Airplanes, Model Boating, Model Railroading, Pinewood Derby, Plastic Models, Puzzle, Games and Things, RC Cars and Trucks | Tags: Beekeeping, Hobby, Mark Twain Hobby Center, Radio control, radio control boats, world war 1 soldiers | Leave a commentWhile this picture is not related to any of the hobbies that we carry at Mark Twain Hobby Center, I am using it to ask you “Are You Immersed In Your Hobby”? This fellow certainly is. This is a group of World War 1 soldiers in France obviously taking some needed rest. The “Bee Suit” that the one soldier is wearing is actually a swarm of honey bees. To do this he took the queen from the swarm and placed her on his clothing up around his neck. When the rest of the swarm located her they lit onto his clothing and neck and hung out forming the “Bee Suit”. Obiously, this soldier had the hobby of beekeeping back in the states and was used to being around the bees as he is very comfortable with them. Do you take the time to show people your hobby, or spend time telling others about the neat things that you do? Do you get really excited about the things that you do or build and want to share it with others? I certainly do and think that if you were to put out a survey it would show that those that enjoy their hobby the most are the same ones that share their excitement and joy with others about that hobby. Clubs are a great place to find others that have the same hobby interest and passion as you. How about sharing with others through such outlets as nursing/adult day care centers or at the library or in the schools?
Over the years that we have been in business, we have put different groups in touch with hobbyists that would go out and spend a little time with others sharing their interest and passion. One such event dealt with older men in an assisted living facility that enjoyed building balsa stick models. Dan McEntee spent time with them talking about the models and showing what was available and tips on building these models. The feedback from the facility was phenomenal as each person shared their memories of building models as a kid. Or about the times that were spent with Cub Scouts giving tips on building better Pinewood Derby cars.
Check with your church or local community center to find out the possibility of setting up a beginning model building class or take a youngster out to the field the next time you fly. You will be surprised at the effect that your enthusiasm will have on them.
Take a look at the soldiers that surround this bee hobbyist. Want to bet some of them will go back to states and set up a bee hive.
Spread the word, hobbies are fun
Dennis
Radio and RC Airplane Setup Class by FUTABA Sponsored Pilot
Posted: January 7, 2013 | Author: marktwainhobby | Filed under: Flying RC Airplanes, RC Cars and Trucks, Uncategorized | Tags: FUTABA radio, Mark Twain Hobby Center, R/C airplane set up, radio control airplanes, RC flying | Leave a commentBlanchette Bridge Demolition 12/4/12 Video taken by Customer’s Radio Controlled Quadcopter
Posted: January 3, 2013 | Author: marktwainhobby | Filed under: Flying RC Airplanes, Uncategorized | Leave a commentGood morning everyone,
R/C helicopters and especially Quad-copters are extremely popular right now. Almost everyone that is new to the hobby desires to put a camera into their aircraft and fly it around through the house or over the neighbors house the same way they see it done in the movies or on television. Well, Jon Kriegh of Saint Charles has done this to the max. Jon has custom built several Quad-copters and attached miniature video cameras to them for aerial views of many of Saint Charles County’s landmarks. Here is a video taken by Jon of the demolition of the Blanchette bridge last month. Keep in mind that Jon was flying this unit by remote control from the ground. These are great videos and I am sure that they helped the state’s demolition contractor to view the take down of the bridge more effectively. Great work Jon.
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By the way, if you need aerial video work done, get a hold of Jon through his website at http://www.aerial-optics.com .
Dennis
It’s A St. Louis Thing: R/C Airplanes…(Really Cool Airplanes)
Posted: December 6, 2012 | Author: marktwainhobby | Filed under: Flying RC Airplanes, New Stuff, Uncategorized | Tags: aviation, cars, charter cable channel, education channel, HEC TV, Mark Twain Hobby Center, radio control aircraft, radio control airplanes, rc helicopters, Spirits of Saint Louis RC Club | 1 CommentThis is a great video of radio control aircraft flying out at the Spirits of Saint Louis RC club field just south of Saint Charles. It was filmed and put together by the folks at the Higher Education Channel. Here are the local stations for HEC TV: Charter Cable Channel 989 (with converter box), Charter Cable Channel 108.26 or 118.26 (for digital TV’s), and AT&T U-verse Channel 99.
The Spirits RC club is a long standing club in the area. Here is a link to their website : http://spiritsofstl.com/
Way to go guys. This was fun to watch.
Keep on flying
Dennis
Electric Flight Questions and Answers
Posted: December 5, 2012 | Author: marktwainhobby | Filed under: Flying RC Airplanes | Tags: brushless motors, electrci radio control flight, lipo batteries, Mark Twain Hobby Center, RC airplanes | 1 CommentThe other day I ran across this website by a fellow in Australia that is heavily involved in Electric flight. One of the best parts of the website were his answers to questions concerning RC electric flight including everything from beginning in RC to many commonly asked questions about battery cells and motors. Since I would not take anything for granted, I did notice that most of his answers were very easily understood for the novice. Take a look for yourself, you might find some tidbit of information that will help you.
http://www.flyelectric.com/answers.html
The fellows name is Peter Pine and he lives in New South Wales Australia. By the way, wouldn’t it be nice to be down there right now at a flying field? They are just coming into their spring weather.
Happy Flying
Dennis
Fall Sale
Posted: November 15, 2012 | Author: marktwainhobby | Filed under: Die Cast Models, Flying RC Airplanes, Model Boating, Model Railroading, New Stuff, Plastic Models, Puzzle, Games and Things, RC Cars and Trucks, SPECIAL OFFERS, Train Pictures from Our Collection | Tags: 20% OFF, hobby sale, Mark Twain Hobby Center, Pre-holiday SALE, SALE | Leave a commentWell, here we go again. Friday, Saturday and Sunday (November 16,17 and 18) only. Mark Twain Hobby Center will be having a 20% OFF whatever you can carry to the register sale. So load your carts into your car and come on in. Just as a reminder this sale does not include gift cards, lay-aways, consignment or used items or special orders of our Ebay store. However, anything else that does not fall into those categories is on sale, even stuff that would normally not be discountable.
This is our way of saying thank you to all of our valued customers and friends.