Hobby Grade RC Thread!

[ProdigyzMined]

Welcome to the new LinusTechTips Hobby Grade Remote Control thread!

 

**Please Don't Quote Pictures!**

 

What is Hobby Grade RC?

Hobby grade RC's are not toys. they are fairly costly and require maintenance. However, they are customizable and lots of fun to run!

 

What is this thread for?

Post about RC! Show off your vehicles, ask questions, really anything related

 

I currently own two RC's:

 

Redcat Racing Tornado EPX:

It needs a new ESC and Motor, 2s Lipo(s) with a charger, new front bumper and a new carbon fiber spoiler assembly. Cool little buggy though for $200.

 

Redcat Racing Volcano S30:

Don't have any pictures at the moment, as its in pieces needs a new gearbox and exhaust pipe. Pictures soon!

[TheSLSAMG]

I used to have three Radio Shack XMODS cars, a Scion tC, Nissan GT-R R35 and Barricade from Transformers. I'd consider them hobby grade, with swappable bodies and body components, motors, wheels/tires and other parts. I loved them, too bad they stopped making them.

[KE2012]

I own 4 cars, 2 1/10th  nitro Acme's and 2 1/5th Petrol powered Shenqi's, but being at uni I only have my favourite car (Petrol shengqi buggy) with me. (Ps, don't tell the people I'm renting my flat off, they would go bat shit crazy to learn I have a petrol powered car living under my bed).

 

 

 

As you can see it has ALOT of DIY repairs, and is currently off road as im waiting for a new gear in the post.....

 

 

[watts300]

Very cool.  I like RC a lot.  I was pretty into it a while back for a few years.    Of the few vehicles I had, I kept my Team Associated RC18R.  I still have the bodies, electronics, and charger, but it needs some parts a new batteries.  I'd have to look it over again to see what else, but I know it needs a new center drive axel, because it's bent, and a new set of bearings.  These just got torn up by driving it fast all the time.  

 

Another thread motivated me to dig out the link.  It's from a while back.  I think when I had an iPhone 3G and those didn't take video so I was using a digital camera with VGA resolution.  That's my excuse for the poor video quality.  My excuse for the stupid captions is because I was stupid.  I had my eTrek on it a few times (not in the video) and it was in the 50s depending on a few variables. 

 

Now I feel like I should just go ahead and get parts.

 

edit// I just took these pictures.  

It has a 1/10th scale Mamba Max ESC because I used it on my larger trucks.  I sold the trucks but kept the ESCs.    I ghetto-rigged it to the chassis because it's otherwise too large. 

 

 

 

 

 

[ProdigyzMined]

I own 4 cars, 2 1/10th  nitro Acme's and 2 1/5th Petrol powered Shenqi's, but being at uni I only have my favourite car (Petrol shengqi buggy) with me. (Ps, don't tell the people I'm renting my flat off, they would go bat shit crazy to learn I have a petrol powered car living under my bed).

 

-snip-

 

As you can see it has ALOT of DIY repairs, and is currently off road as im waiting for a new gear in the post.....

 

Nice! Never heard of any of those brands, but I've always wanted a 1/5th scale gasoline buggy or monster truck.

[ProdigyzMined]

Very cool.  I like RC a lot.  I was pretty into it a while back for a few years.    Of the few vehicles I had, I kept my Team Associated RC18R.  I still have the bodies, electronics, and charger, but it needs some parts a new batteries.  I'd have to look it over again to see what else, but I know it needs a new center drive axel, because it's bent, and a new set of bearings.  These just got torn up by driving it fast all the time.  

 

Another thread motivated me to dig out the link.  It's from a while back.  I think when I had an iPhone 3G and those didn't take video so I was using a digital camera with VGA resolution.  That's my excuse for the poor video quality.  My excuse for the stupid captions is because I was stupid.  I had my eTrek on it a few times (not in the video) and it was in the 50s depending on a few variables. 

 

Now I feel like I should just go ahead and get parts.

-snip-

edit// I just took these pictures.  

It has a 1/10th scale Mamba Max ESC because I used it on my larger trucks.  I sold the trucks but kept the ESCs.    I ghetto-rigged it to the chassis because it's otherwise too large. 

 

-another snip-

 

That thing is wicked! a Mamba Monster... in that.... jeez!

 

[KE2012]

Nice! Never heard of any of those brands, but I've always wanted a 1/5th scale gasoline buggy or monster truck.

Once you go petrol you don't go back, the sound of the engine and that smell, oh lordy lord.

But when I bought my cars I didn't have all that much dough, so I bought cheap, shengqi is a Chinese rip of hpi (most of the parts on my buggy is now hpi or selfmade lol) and acme is a relitively small company that makes some nice biy cars.

I probably wouldn't buy from shengqi again, but acme has been great.

[The Crazed Child]

I have a 1.5 metre-long RC Boeing 777 still in it's box, hasn't been built yet since I didn't end up finding the correct parts and forgot about it.

This is similar to the one I have. Doubt I'll ever get back to it though.