I picked up a Team Losi rtr nitro truck, which was friggin awesome, but was a bit tricky to get started sometimes - I'm not great with the carb settings. For cheap/easy fun, these are great: http://www.rcuniverse.com/product_guide/carprofile.cfm?car_id=166 You can load them up with all the standard motors, servos, electronics, etc, and they're dead simple to work on.
On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, Nate Burke via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > That one looks cool. I also found this which looks like it meets most of > what people were talking about. > http://www.amazon.com/Redcat-Racing-Brushless-Electric- > Included/dp/B00HVBVNQG/ref=sr_1_132?s=toys-and-games&ie= > UTF8&qid=1417477082&sr=1-132&keywords=RC+Car > $200 Brushless motor, waterproof, RTR. Says that it's similar speed to a > nitro (which I read as I crash it a lot more while I'm learning to run it). > > > On 12/2/2014 3:00 AM, thouin--- via Af wrote: > >> I Used to have a nitro rc car. Was lots of fun because i liked fixing >> it. If you only budget 200 bux u will be disapointed. When i got out of it >> everything was going electric because is was faster and less "fiddling". >> I haven't read any reviews but the 1/16 erevo seems to meet your >> requirements. >> http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEWPCBB&P=0 would take >> you a little over budget. You also didn't say weither you wanted a kit or a >> rtr. I >> would opt for the brushless version of it. But u might want to get an >> aftermarket after a bit anyway. BTW used to have a 1/10 nitro revo and it >> was >> awesome. Some of the older traxxas cars where junk though. >> >> Good luck, >> >> Tyler >> >> ------- Original Message ------- >> From : Erich Kaiser via Af[mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent : 12/1/2014 8:27:39 PM >> To : [email protected] >> Cc : >> Subject : RE: Re: [AFMUG] OT: RC Cars >> >> I would go to the local hobby store, typically those guys know a lot >> about this stuff, at least that is how it used to be 20 years ago. When I >> was into >> this stuff, the ultimate was having a gas powered RC truck/car, but I >> never had one :( >> HobbyTown USA >> 2061A Lincoln HighwaySt. Charles, IL 60174 >> >> https://www.google.com/maps/dir/''/hobby+town+st+charles+ >> il/@41.8816195,-88.3344586,13z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1! >> 1s0x880f026f561d981b:0xc63b9d2e750c7157!2m2 >> !1d-88.338063!2d41.899515 >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Nate Burke via Af <[email protected]> wrote: >> For a long time I've wanted an RC car. I was at the beach over the >> weekend, and saw a guy running one through the sand and jumping it around >> and it looked >> really fun. I think I'm finally in a position in life where I can allow >> myself to get one. I'm thinking I may want one step above one you can buy >> at a big- >> box, but I also don't plan on making it into a hobby. Any pointers for a >> guy who just wants to run a car around sometimes? >> >> >> >> Some things I think I want, unless I'm told I'm wrong. >> >> >> >> 4wd >> >> Ability to cross sand/mud/shallow water (does this mean waterproof?) >> >> Won't break if it flips/crashes. >> >> 100 yard range. >> >> Rechargeable battery >> >> >> >> Anything specific to look for? Anything to stay away from? I'm hoping >> to keep this little endeavor around $200, that way I don't have to go >> through all the >> requisition forms and justification analysis with the wife. >> >> >> >> Nate >> >> >> >> >> >
