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Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2021 9:20 am
by DeskJockey
Eldest is turning eight soon and I was wondering about getting him a slightly more serious remote control car. He's been having loads of fun with a £25 one he bought, so something a bit better and more capable would be a good option.
Don't want to build it myself, budget about £100. Any ideas for what to look for?
Re: Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2021 12:06 pm
by Zonda_
Have a look here.
https://www.modelsport.co.uk/ They have a massive range from basic to advanced. Lots are ready to run.
Re: Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2021 1:05 pm
by DeskJockey
Excellent. Cheers!
Re: Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2021 9:28 pm
by simon_g
FTX and Absima do some nice stuff under £100.
Else lots of good wltoys ones via the chinese shopping sites or often on amazon now too.
Re: Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:49 pm
by DeskJockey
Bought this one:
https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/ma ... ck-1330634
Ticks the boxes and shouldn't be too hard for him to use.
Re: Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 5:21 pm
by DeskJockey
It is silly fast!
Also first outing to the park ended with the o/s front driveshaft being bent and ripped from the car. Have ordered spares.
Re: Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:22 pm
by DaveE
DeskJockey wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 5:21 pm
It is silly fast!
Also first outing to the park ended with the o/s front driveshaft being bent and ripped from the car. Have ordered spares.
A friend of mine in school was into RC cars (Tamiya) back in the day
I remember him saying to me that I shouldn't buy one because I want to
drive them, I should buy one because I want to build and
repair them (as that's what I'd spend my time doing)
Re: Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:51 pm
by DeskJockey
Can believe that!
Re: Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2023 9:34 pm
by 16vCento
I've just bought a Traxxas TRX4M Defender for the boy, and it's epic
We've just spent all evening building all sorts of obstacles for it and it just goes, has sport, crawl and another mode and it's great fun.
Seems durable as has been down the stairs outside and inside several times without fault, and through a puddle deeper than the top of it without a hitch
I wish I'd had one when I was little!
Re: Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2023 10:07 pm
by DeskJockey
That sounds like fun.
Re: Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2023 11:00 pm
by Mito Man
They’re incredible aren’t they, I remember being blown away at how well the diff locks worked. Liked it so much I ended up buying the actual thing
Re: Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2023 9:26 am
by John
16vCento wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 9:34 pm
I've just bought a Traxxas TRX4M Defender for the boy, and it's epic
I've been looking at crawlers for the last year and do like the look of these. The internet says they have a weird steering issue where lock is better one way than the other. Probably not noticeable for the average (me) user
Re: Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2023 9:58 am
by 16vCento
It's very good fun, we've had it doing all sorts of acrobatics, i wish we'd got one ages ago now!
Re: Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:21 am
by Zonda_
John wrote: ↑Sun Sep 24, 2023 9:26 am
16vCento wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 9:34 pm
I've just bought a Traxxas TRX4M Defender for the boy, and it's epic
I've been looking at crawlers for the last year and do like the look of these. The internet says they have a weird steering issue where lock is better one way than the other. Probably not noticeable for the average (me) user
Our MK1 Golf had that!
Re: Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2023 10:23 am
by Zonda_
16vCento wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 9:34 pm
I've just bought a Traxxas TRX4M Defender for the boy, and it's epic
We've just spent all evening building all sorts of obstacles for it and it just goes, has sport, crawl and another mode and it's great fun.
Seems durable as has been down the stairs outside and inside several times without fault, and through a puddle deeper than the top of it without a hitch
I wish I'd had one when I was little!
I’ve nearly taken the plunge on one for my nephew but been put off buy the shocking quality of a Traxxas Hawk I had in the late 90s! Where did you get it from?
Re: Remote Controlled Cars
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2023 7:43 pm
by 16vCento
Modelsport in Otley, nice place, very helpful in there, got a few cars out for us to try.