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Are Traxxas RCs garbage?
Posted on 9/6/16 at 7:13 pm
Posted on 9/6/16 at 7:13 pm
I always thought they were below even Tamiya, but my son wants a 1/16 Slash and my attempts to push something else isn't working.
Short course truck like...
It's brushed, but also a bit small. I think 1/12 is the smallest hobby style RC that existed back in my day. Anyone got another stadium truck they'd recommend?
Short course truck like...
It's brushed, but also a bit small. I think 1/12 is the smallest hobby style RC that existed back in my day. Anyone got another stadium truck they'd recommend?
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Posted on 9/6/16 at 7:15 pm to Gaston
How old is your son?
Posted on 9/6/16 at 7:18 pm to Gaston
My son has one I'll see what type. It's tough as hell and can get all the replacement parts which he fixes himself. I know he give is hell in the back yard never races. It will haul arse!
Posted on 9/6/16 at 7:21 pm to Gaston
frick that, get him a go kart
Posted on 9/6/16 at 7:35 pm to Recovered
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It's tough as hell and can get all the replacement parts which he fixes himsel
This is what matters. Go with what your local hobby shop supports with parts and repair/ familiarity.
Posted on 9/6/16 at 7:38 pm to Gaston
My cousins both have one. They've been around for a pretty long time and have taken some decent beatings.
Posted on 9/6/16 at 7:38 pm to rmnldr
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Posted on 9/6/16 at 7:39 pm to Gaston
Traxxas Nitro Rustler is decent.
Posted on 9/6/16 at 7:39 pm to Gaston
In the modern world of RTR stuff with brushless/lipo power you can't go wrong with traxxas. If he gets into it then he can build his next truck/plane/boat with higher end components.
Posted on 9/6/16 at 8:25 pm to Gaston
I'll warn you what you're really in for.
He'll open it up, probably for Birthday, but maybe Christmas. The look on his face will probably be priceless, he'll be ecstatic.
You'll take it out, maybe to a high school parking lot on the weekend. He'll toodle around with it, but nothing too drastic. You'll ask if you can try it out, and like a gracious boy, he'll say "Sure Dad! Thanks for buying this for me!"
Then you'll start putting it around, start getting the hang of it and get a little more risky. And then, tragedy. You'll direct it at a curb while it's still at speed. You pull the trigger back, which instead of breaking as you intend, lurches the car forward. It hits the curb pretty hard and goes airborne. 'Lucky you' you think, as it floats midair in one whole piece, then it touches pavement and the front axle bursts into pieces. You'd be busting your gut if your son didn't literally scream and shite his pants right next to you.
He'll spend the next 10 minutes calling you a retarded **** as you collect the tiny pieces of his wrecked hopes and dreams. If you did a good job raising him, he'll ask you to call his mother to come pick him up because you "suck balls at driving".
In either case after having driven the RC car for 10 minutes, you'll spend the next two hours apologizing and researching which parts you'll have to buy. Then you spend the rest of your weekend finding a hobby store that carries the parts and repairing the damn thing.
Next weekend you'll take it out, find you made some errors installing in straightening out the new front steering and the car drives fine but lags to the right. At this point, not only have you wasted $200, but your son thinks you're a joke of a father. Your only hope is he's that 1 in 100,000 child that takes it to heart to figure out what's wrong himself. Of course, he'll grow up too awkward to ever ask a girl on a date, but who needs grandchildren when there are RC cars?
At least that's what happened to me when I asked my Dad to buy a decent RC car.
He'll open it up, probably for Birthday, but maybe Christmas. The look on his face will probably be priceless, he'll be ecstatic.
You'll take it out, maybe to a high school parking lot on the weekend. He'll toodle around with it, but nothing too drastic. You'll ask if you can try it out, and like a gracious boy, he'll say "Sure Dad! Thanks for buying this for me!"
Then you'll start putting it around, start getting the hang of it and get a little more risky. And then, tragedy. You'll direct it at a curb while it's still at speed. You pull the trigger back, which instead of breaking as you intend, lurches the car forward. It hits the curb pretty hard and goes airborne. 'Lucky you' you think, as it floats midair in one whole piece, then it touches pavement and the front axle bursts into pieces. You'd be busting your gut if your son didn't literally scream and shite his pants right next to you.
He'll spend the next 10 minutes calling you a retarded **** as you collect the tiny pieces of his wrecked hopes and dreams. If you did a good job raising him, he'll ask you to call his mother to come pick him up because you "suck balls at driving".
In either case after having driven the RC car for 10 minutes, you'll spend the next two hours apologizing and researching which parts you'll have to buy. Then you spend the rest of your weekend finding a hobby store that carries the parts and repairing the damn thing.
Next weekend you'll take it out, find you made some errors installing in straightening out the new front steering and the car drives fine but lags to the right. At this point, not only have you wasted $200, but your son thinks you're a joke of a father. Your only hope is he's that 1 in 100,000 child that takes it to heart to figure out what's wrong himself. Of course, he'll grow up too awkward to ever ask a girl on a date, but who needs grandchildren when there are RC cars?
At least that's what happened to me when I asked my Dad to buy a decent RC car.
Posted on 9/6/16 at 8:37 pm to GoldenGuy
Posted on 9/6/16 at 8:40 pm to GoldenGuy
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GoldenGuy
Posted on 9/6/16 at 8:40 pm to GoldenGuy
Wrecking it is the fun part...I've always thought any RC you didn't build yourself was a POS, and traxxas sounds like a shitty brand.
My graduation present, for my 2nd LSU degree, was an RC car. Still have it, though I lost all of the running gear in Katrina.
4 stroke Kyosho.
My graduation present, for my 2nd LSU degree, was an RC car. Still have it, though I lost all of the running gear in Katrina.
4 stroke Kyosho.
Posted on 9/6/16 at 9:00 pm to Gaston
What kinda truck Nutz you gonna put on that rig?
Posted on 9/6/16 at 9:18 pm to Gaston
Traxxas >>>>>>>>> Tamiya
Traxxas are some really nice vehicles. Probably the best RC maker out there for someone who is not a serious racer.
Should be right up your alley. Traxxas and others make a shite ton of accessories for modding those things.
How old is your kid? The brushless motors hold up better and WAY faster, but obviously harder to control.
The E-Revo VXL 1/16 Brushless is amazing.
Pretty good chance he won't run it very much and you will end you selling it.
Traxxas are some really nice vehicles. Probably the best RC maker out there for someone who is not a serious racer.
Should be right up your alley. Traxxas and others make a shite ton of accessories for modding those things.
How old is your kid? The brushless motors hold up better and WAY faster, but obviously harder to control.
The E-Revo VXL 1/16 Brushless is amazing.
Pretty good chance he won't run it very much and you will end you selling it.
This post was edited on 9/6/16 at 9:25 pm
Posted on 9/6/16 at 9:25 pm to SG_Geaux
Yea, I saw the crazy aluminum upgrades and the brushless power options...not as many options as the 1/10th, I was excited about the Raptor tops for that one.
Posted on 9/6/16 at 9:25 pm to Gaston
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Gaston
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GoldenGuy
You 2 know each other? Both adult RC enthusiasts and obvious basement dwelling virgins
Posted on 9/6/16 at 9:32 pm to Gaston
My son got the F150 raptor liveried slash 2wd. Thing takes a major pounding. Posts that break are easily replaced. Lots of parts support from Traxxas and aftermarket.
We've since replaced the body with a trophy truck Raptor body, switched to brush less, and added a rear tire carrier which helps put all of the brushless power to the ground since it is only 2WD.
We've since replaced the body with a trophy truck Raptor body, switched to brush less, and added a rear tire carrier which helps put all of the brushless power to the ground since it is only 2WD.
Posted on 9/6/16 at 9:35 pm to Gaston
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get him a 20 gauge
Posted on 9/6/16 at 9:35 pm to DeoreDX
Cool. I think 2wd would be more fun than 4. All of the buggies I had growing up were rwd.
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