Question about RC cars?

[SSMAN]

So what would one expect to pay for one of these electric cars. I would not be into racing or anything.

[zemog]

I want a little RC helicopter that I can fly in the house. Are any of them any good?

we bought 5 of them for the neices and nephews, they are a blast, dont run for to long but fly pretty good once you get the hang of it, went back and got 3 more for me and my boys. got them at the mall for like 20 bucks each.

[zemog]

I have an 1/8th scale buggy that probably does around 60 mph. It will keep up with the nitro cars with no problem, I can even outrun alot of them. The nitro is really cool but, as someone said, it's messy and can be hard to tune.

Barry if you are thinking about one get electric, I will warn you it's not a cheap hobby, especially if you race.

we used to run the nitro trucks, but sold them cause they just became a pain to fix and tune every run , had about 1k in each of them, the good electics are gonna be about the same ( would guess, havent played with any of them for 5 years or so) just without all the tuning headaches, there are cheaper but like always you pay for what you get

[junior]

My old 4tec traxxas was pretty fast 30-40mph with 20turn motor, i always wanted to put a faster motor in it, maybe i will now that found it, never did wheelies since it was 4 wheel drive but it was fun i need to get it going again.

[Justa4Banger]

Dude..my 4wd slash with a 3cell Lipo and some gearing swap was clocked at 72-74mph...surely your's will do better with a bigger motor and a decent battery.

NOPE... weight and the motors KV rating play into it...

My 1/8th scale buggy is easily twice the weight of a slash... PLus the bigger motors require more voltage due to the lower KV rating...
Now they will produce wheelie trq forever, but just can't spin as fast as a higher kv motor..

[Danny46]

Well, they fly.. But the cheap ones aren't usually very controllable. However, if you lay down a little coin, you can get some pretty bad ass RC choppers for indoor and out door flying.

This on here is one of the best ones out there, but you need an iPhone or iPod Touch, or iPad to fly it..

http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/usa/

I saw this thing in action at brookstine and it is fucking sweet! It's got two little cameras on it and you see what the helicopter sees on the iPhone. You control it by tilting the phone which ever way you want it to go and you can tap somewhere on the live feed image and the helo will turn and focus on it. I was very impressed with the stability and maneuverability.

[jason07]

Dude..my 4wd slash with a 3cell Lipo and some gearing swap was clocked at 72-74mph...surely your's will do better with a bigger motor and a decent battery.

I was estimating on my mph, it very could do 70 mph. If I put the 16 tooth pinion on I'm sure it would. Keep in mind though.... I race this thing... all that unusable power will not help me on a track. I have never opened this thing up for a 100 yards or so, there has been no need.

[Chuck]

Check out the Blade line of helicopters. About $120 read to go for a easy flying, durable and fun indoor heli. This one is leaps and bounds over the other models that you may find in the mall, toys r us, or wal mart.

http://www.bladehelis.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdId=EFLH2400

I work at hobby town in arlington, any questions let me know!

I was given one of these for Christmas. Easy to control compared to others I've used.

[bjtheman1]

I just got a Traxxas Stampede XL-5 for xmas, I had already purchased a better battery & charger prior to be prepared. This thing is fun as hell, and rated at 35mph+ with the pinion swap and larger cell battery makes it great for all-terrains.

[Justa4Banger]

I just got a Traxxas Stampede XL-5 for xmas, I had already purchased a better battery & charger prior to be prepared. This thing is fun as hell, and rated at 35mph+ with the pinion swap and larger cell battery makes it great for all-terrains.

Upgrade to the VXL and get some LIPO's.. then report back..

Recommendation, LARGE parking lot .....

[bjtheman1]

Upgrade to the VXL and get some LIPO's.. then report back..

Recommendation, LARGE parking lot .....

It's gonna be awhile for the VXL but I will be going lipo here soon, the new
xl-5's have a low-voltage detection system which when turned on you can use lipo's. I'll be using a Lipo 2c but it should still be plenty for this thing

[billybob81]

Nitro is ancient technology now. If you like everything getting oily and sticky and cleaning it after every run, go ahead and get gas. The electrics are clean and more reliable, and if you run LiPos, a pretty good chance it's faster than anything running on nitro. I've got a 2wd truck that I need to slow down, it will backflip with ease even with the speed controller set at half power and 10oz of lead in the front.

My electric boat runs pretty good too... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EGxCrlP25k

What kind of boat is that?