The *Unofficial* GPF RC Thread

[SubwayGuy]

That one is still a 1:18 scale truck. What makes that one better than the one I bought?

[Slick2500]

Brushless and hobbyking has some pretty decent stuff.

Sent from A Galaxy Far Far Away

[SubwayGuy]

Brushless and hobbyking has some pretty decent stuff.

Sent from A Galaxy Far Far Away

Have you ever made an RC yourself? Like take an old chasis and put a more powerful motor and ESC and everything on it? That would be a cool project.

[Slick2500]

You can still buy kits that you put together yourself. Tower Hobbies has quite a few.

[SubwayGuy]

You can still buy kits that you put together yourself. Tower Hobbies has quite a few.

I take it that those are a bit cheaper than the RTR's?

[ItHurtz]

Kits are $$ and dont come with rx/tx, thats another 50/100 for a QUALITY pair. My tamiya kit was $200 alone. $30 for ball bearings etc etc it all adds up. If you stop buying junk r/c to get your feet wet then money wouldnt be a problem. If you want to get your feet wet go to walmart and buy a $40 1/10 new bright. A real few hundred $ r/c isnt even a comparison.

[Slick2500]

**** even my sub $200 rc car is worlds better than that New Bright garbage.

[SubwayGuy]

**** even my sub $200 rc car is worlds better than that New Bright garbage.

New Bright is best known for toy grade RC's. Do they even make honby grade ones?

[Slick2500]

No, and their toy grade stuff is garbage.

[ItHurtz]

come on now, giant hummer or avalanche chassis swap ftmfw

[Slick2500]

My friend has the giant New Bright Hummer, its a slow pile of crap.

[ItHurtz]

perhaps you missed my stutter on a chassis swap

[Slick2500]

Or just get a Hummer body.

[Slick2500]

Found one of these in working condition on eBay for $25, this was my first toy grade rc that I remember having, thing was a blast to drive.

[Slick2500]

Now to start some fun. No Lipos yet as my charger has been stuck jumping around sorting facilities in Sioux Falls since last night.

[Slick2500]

Got everything installed, got my balance charger finally and charged up one of my Lipo packs. Took it for a quick spin and I was only able to hit 28mph still running stock gearing and I haven't messed around to much with the settings in the Castle Link yet.

[ItHurtz]

I hope you didnt expect 50.

[Slick2500]

With 3s and the right gears I can.

And does this count as breaking something?

[ItHurtz]

acceleration or top end, pic one

[Slick2500]

I just want to see how fast I can get it going, then I'll gear back down so I can bash with it.
I feel it should be faster, the Ruckus with the Dynamite Tazer system and a 7 cell NiMh will do 36 mph.