Filed under: SUVs, HUMMER, Toys, UK
Man creates 1:1 scale remote-controlled HUMMER H3
Click above for more high-res pics of the R/C HUMMER H3
When I was a yungin', there was no better way to approximate the thrill of actually driving a car than terrorizing my backyard with a Tamiya Blackfoot. The Blackfoot was a 1:10 scale Ford F-150 monster truck with four independent shocks, two-wheel drive and a plastic flareside body. Fast forward to 2008, and it's not uncommon to see Adam and Jamie from Mythbusters piloting full-size rocket cars from a helicopter using an R/C controller similar to the one I used back in the day. Perhaps that's why the sight of a full-size, right-hand-drive, radio-controlled HUMMER H3 doesn't shock us much, but we still have to give mad props to engineer Dr. James Brighton from Cranfield University for creating an R/C car that rivals my Blackfoot. GM says the remote-controlled HUMMER can climb a 407mm vertical wall, traverse a 40% side slope and run through 610mm of water. Yeah, but can it jump two tree branches? I thought not. Blackfoot FTW.
Gallery: Remote-Controlled HUMMER H3
[Source: GM]
[Source: GM via Zerc Customs]
include press release from Zerc after jump and make gallery of pics
PRESS RELEASE
A TOY STORY- LIKE NOTHING ELSE
- HUMMER H3 converted into man-sized remote control car -
"...we don't stop playing because we get old;
we get old because we stop playing."
HUMMER, the world's most iconic boy's toy, has converted the new right-hand drive H3 into the ultimate gadget for grown ups - a life sized remote controlled car that definitely won't be available in your local toyshop.
The hardy on/off road vehicle has been converted to make life a little less dull – those lucky enough to have a play, will experience the unrivalled agility and off-road capability of the new H3 from the palm of their hand.
Engineer Dr. James Brighton from Cranfield University transformed the HUMMER H3 into a remote controlled vehicle to create the ultimate boy's toy:
"Converting the HUMMER H3 into the super-sized remote control car took a month to complete but we've had lots of fun in the process.
The results are clear – all controllers will be amazed by the handling ability – the best any radio controlled vehicle has had to date. The vehicle is capable of climbing a 407mm vertical wall, traverse a 40% side slope and operate in up to 610mm of water – imagine the fun"
Steve Catlin from HUMMER comments:
"HUMMER is like no other – as the ultimate workhorse it is built for action and can handle off-roading with ease but also has a unique, iconic style.
What better way to show off the definitive big boy's toy than converting the HUMMER H3 into a remote controlled car?"
The HUMMER H3 is available to order now from £26,495 on the road. For more information visit www.hummer.com
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Seoultrain 2:39PM (3/17/2008)
This has Top Gear challenge hilarity written all over it. Or maybe use it to scare a bunch of ecomentalists.
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MajorGeek 2:44PM (3/17/2008)
Yeah it does, I always get a kick out of stuff like this, must be my inner child or some crap ;)
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Hamud 2:48PM (3/17/2008)
I want, I want, I want, please, please...
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NOreasonY 2:54PM (3/17/2008)
haha looks like an expensive little project he has there....
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SPG 2:57PM (3/17/2008)
Sweet, I'd love to have it.
Euro plates?
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The Doctor 3:20PM (3/17/2008)
Cranfield University happens to be in Britain...
Steve 3:06PM (3/17/2008)
Now one can burn through gas at an absurd rate without getting off the couch.
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Yipcanjo 4:06PM (3/17/2008)
Classic! :)
Torrent 3:08PM (3/17/2008)
ooh. I always dreamed of a life size RC car.
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h8rain 5:03PM (3/17/2008)
I guess having watched so many episodes of Mythbusters, this just seems old hat.
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Iridium 5:59PM (3/17/2008)
and Carnegie Mellon University made one that drives by itself.
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Randy 6:40PM (3/17/2008)
Does anyone have a schematic to doing this to any car? I'd love to buy an old POS and do it up!
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Mi key 7:49PM (3/17/2008)
I loved the episode with The Top Gear Boys playing with their 1:1 scale Remote Cars and getting beat by that 13yr old girl.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQVH5rrqkFY
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ambientFLIER 9:55PM (3/17/2008)
Lame. If you wanted an ultimate remote-control offroad toy, you should get a jeep to start, not a tahoe.
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bepsf 10:52PM (3/17/2008)
The only thing dumber than a Hummer...
...is driving a Hummer without being inside the stupid thing.
(Talk about driving in circles and going nowhere fast)
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Dave 9:41PM (3/18/2008)
I'll give him a crisp US $20 to drive that thing anywhere other than a smooth parking lot whilst sitting in back.
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Chris 7:52AM (3/19/2008)
I actually still have a Tamiya Blackfoot, and seeing that mentioned just brought back a flood of great memories from when I first got into the hobby. Man how cool would it have been if back in the day you could have had a full sized RC car? You know he's having fun with that.
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Brent 2:15PM (3/19/2008)
Check out this POS full size RC whompin around in the desert.
http://www.webridestv.com/showvideo.aspx?video=11040
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Adam 5:25AM (5/01/2008)
Damn that is insaine, we do hummer limo hire - http://www.hummerheaven.com it would be great if we no longer needed drivers and could just control cars like that haha.
Who would be to blame for a Crash ? or Speeding ? Do you need a Licence ?
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