Growing up I did a little rc flying... My dad was real big into it and competed a lot. I have an old monster beetle up in the attic... Don't fool with the stuff anymore though. Might be fun if I had the time!
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I had one as a kid, let me tell you, what they made now, is nothing like what I remember lol.
I got this wraith for Christmas last year, and its a blast, a pretty good rock crawler, with true 4wheel drive, Ive recently looked at r/c forums, and some of these guys are REALLY into these, lol they are really scale vehicles, to include working winches, hi-lifts, beer coolers, fire ext, anything that you take or put on or in a real 4x4 is made in a scale version lol
Heres a quick pic
Used to be into RC gas planes back in the early 1970's as a teen. Now have one of those Blade 120 SR electric helicopters I try to fly from time to time.
Ive often thought about getting into RC, but as stated before - time (and namely $$$) are my biggest deterrents. But damn if it isnt fun to whiz around the neighborhood or off the inlaws pier with an RC mobile!
I put extended swingarms on it. Bigger tires, bigger motors, bigger servos, 3 different bodies, aluminum skid plates, aluminum wheels, I put new gears for more top end. Had Aluminum bumpers and all that.
Then I realized that OMG I have kids now and I can't be dropping Thousands of $$$ on some toy car. Then my Toy that I had $1500+ into got sold for $750...
I put extended swingarms on it. Bigger tires, bigger motors, bigger servos, 3 different bodies, aluminum skid plates, aluminum wheels, I put new gears for more top end. Had Aluminum bumpers and all that.
Then I realized that OMG I have kids now and I can't be dropping Thousands of $$$ on some toy car. Then my Toy that I had $1500+ into got sold for $750...
Ha! That reminds me of my "Ugly Stik" I did most of my learning on! That thing was pretty rugged. Of course, mine was when you used rubber bands to hold the wing on... The one below is a newer one I think (netpic)...
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