RC Trucks
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Mountain Pass
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RC Trucks
Anyone into RC trucks ?
I got to play with a gas 4x4 Tmaxx today, what a blast !
What other 4x4 RCs are there I can look into getting ?
any and all input, info, suggestions appreciated.....
I got to play with a gas 4x4 Tmaxx today, what a blast !
What other 4x4 RCs are there I can look into getting ?
any and all input, info, suggestions appreciated.....
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From: Stephenville, TX
I'm into RC, i have a T-Maxx and and E-maxx. your right, these rigs are a blast. You ought to pick up an R/C Car Action magazine, they have some cool trucks in there. Here old thread I started on this subject:https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d.php?t=228411
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I've been into R/C planes for a couple years now, but am really considering getting a T-Maxx to play around with. Ought to be a darn site easier to learn how to drive it than it was to learn to fly the planes. It is a humbling experience for a guy like me who has several thousand hours in real aircraft, not to be able to fly a damn toy! At least that's what I thought when I first started out. I soon learned that these are not toys at all, just really sophisticated miniatures. 
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They are tons of fun! I have an older 1.5 T-Maxx that has had just about every part of the suspension replaced at one time or another. Lets just say their speed to weight ratio is very humbling to try and overcome. Many trips to the RC shop, that's for sure. The new 2.5's...well...good luck. Those have way more power but luckily have a bit wider stance to help prevent, not eliminate, roll-overs. Drawback is that the wider stance leave more hanging out there to snag on a curb, tree, rock, fence, etc. If you get into it just be prepared to fork over some $$$ when you crash.....enjoy!
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From what I have heard it is harder for a pilot to learn how to fly an RC plane than it is for a novice. It also seemed to be easier for little kids to drive an RC truck or car than it is for an adult that has driven real vehicles. I know I plain can't drive those vehicles in computer games that the kids play. There is no feedback to the seat of the pants...
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Check out these sites:
www.rcgroups.om
www.rcuniverse.com
I'm into RC planes myself (from which hobby comes my username) but these sites have lots of info on cars, boats, and helis too.
www.rcgroups.om
www.rcuniverse.com
I'm into RC planes myself (from which hobby comes my username) but these sites have lots of info on cars, boats, and helis too.
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I own a Traxxis (hence the screenname) Hawk 2. It's an older electric one. I haven't bought me a gas one yet, but they are much better.
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I got an original RC10T. Haven't really messed with it for awhile.
I used to have a Losi Stadium truck (converted from a buggy) and a RC10GT.
Gas is fun, but they have much more in the way of maintenance.
RCin' is a blast. But when most of the local tracks closed down, I pretty much got out of it.
Maybe I should dig out the old beast and re~live some of that fun again.
I used to have a Losi Stadium truck (converted from a buggy) and a RC10GT.
Gas is fun, but they have much more in the way of maintenance.
RCin' is a blast. But when most of the local tracks closed down, I pretty much got out of it.
Maybe I should dig out the old beast and re~live some of that fun again.
Last edited by Hyper; May 27, 2004 at 07:41 PM.
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Originally Posted by Torque1st
From what I have heard it is harder for a pilot to learn how to fly an RC plane than it is for a novice. It also seemed to be easier for little kids to drive an RC truck or car than it is for an adult that has driven real vehicles. I know I plain can't drive those vehicles in computer games that the kids play. There is no feedback to the seat of the pants...
RC not too bad, computer games, I continue to get suicidal cars, all they want to do is crash into everything. The feedback is just not there.
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I have two Losi electrics, a buggy and a stadium truck. I can't get parts for the trannies so they sit. I had 18 good matched battery packs because three of us were racing but I think they are all dead now. All of the local tracks closed. Real estate is too high to make one pay. I have thought about starting one up in one of the caves around here but access is a problem and the cost/sq-foot is still too high. Utility costs would be low tho, just lights and chargers.
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Yeah, it's WAY harder for a pilot to learn to fly RC than it is for someone with no real flight experience. The hardest thing for me was learning to cross control when the darn thing is flying toward you. Just have to remember to move the stick OPPOSITE the direction you want to turn. 
. It's big fun now that I have gotten the hang of it though. Buuttt, being the speed demon I am, I will never be TRULY in bliss until I own a mini turbine powered jet. Now THAT'S big fun. Since I started doing R/C, my wife is now totally convinced that the saying is true; The only difference between men and boys is the price of the toys they play with. 
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my wife after I have been to the hobby shop---
. It's big fun now that I have gotten the hang of it though. Buuttt, being the speed demon I am, I will never be TRULY in bliss until I own a mini turbine powered jet. Now THAT'S big fun. Since I started doing R/C, my wife is now totally convinced that the saying is true; The only difference between men and boys is the price of the toys they play with. me-----
my wife after I have been to the hobby shop---
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