Gamer Builds Real-Life Wipeout With RC Car

[Andy Chalk]

it was a 1:28 model

Thanks for the heads-up. Change is made!

 

[martin's a madman]

Haha, when I read the title, I thought it was a fully sized auto with RC capabilites attached.
Damn Mythbusters for putting these ideas in my head.

 

[2fish]

We need to make this at least four player so I have some fun while waiting for him to remake mario kart. This is sweet!

 

[cutecuddely]

looks good

 

[SilentHunter7]

Why doesn't he just make circular bumpers on the side of the car? It's prevent tipping over except in the most extreme cases.

Yeah. I was thinking that you could make a rounded roll-cage out of a wire coat hanger. That way, when it does flip, it'll self-right.

 

[Blue Musician]

I wish I could do this...

I am impressed...

 

[Jared]

Thats awesome! I loved that game back in the day...wouldnt mind seeing a remake of it if in honest

 

[Jfswift]

That is actually pretty cool.

 

[Disembodied_Dave]

Looks like something you'd see at the board walk. Pretty spiffy. I hope the idea is expanded upon sometime.

 

[V8 Ninja]

I can only imagine the amounts of joy I would've had from that if it was made in the 1990's.

 

[Stabby Joe]

Since Germany are very oppressive towards the video games industry, no wonder geeks have time to make this sort of stuff haha.

 

[mjc0961]

I'm not too big on racing games, but I have to admit that looks pretty cool.

"A man with a little too much time on his hands". No one who has a Twitter account should be allowed to use this phrase.

I chuckled.

 

[Quaxar]

Damn, why haven't I thought of this?
Ah yes, because I don't have enough cardboard to build a racetrack out of it.

Let's take this a step further... who's going to lend me his car to wire it up?

 

[Icehearted]

100% geek, 110% awesome!

Suddenly I want to play Wipeout again.

 

[Bladecatcher]

I've decided that I am going to attempt something this. It actually doesn't look too difficult to pull off. I have RC cars that same size, and I have one of those deconstructable foam rubber tracks. The hardest part is definitely the wireless camera. Does anybody have any suggestion on where to get one on the cheap? I've been looking at wireless security cameras (for their small size) but I'm afraid the frame rate will be too slow.

 

[Ziadaine_v1legacy]

I'm glad we still have people like this bloke. Just goes to show you not all home projects have to be building a shed, a garden etc. have fun with life and what Electronics can do.

In other news: I still have the original Wipeout Disc from the PS1.

 

[Funkiest Monkey]

Holy crap - this is genius. Nice one, Jehmlich.

I might try this myself.

 

[garfoldsomeoneelse]

Hahaha! That's freaking ingenious.

 

[Sporky111]

Wow, that is an awesome work. Who say games can't be art?

I wish I had the amount of free time he had, I'd totally make something like this. Kudos to him for creativity, though.