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MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: Chris Hyde on August 27, 2007, 12:13:27 PM

Title: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: Chris Hyde on August 27, 2007, 12:13:27 PM
This looks like SOOOOO much fun!

Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: BigJerm on August 27, 2007, 12:27:45 PM
man i want one!
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: NOS/86 on August 27, 2007, 10:43:27 PM
big $$$ !
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: Daniel on August 28, 2007, 05:43:45 PM
Hmm.. I'd rather do the real thing.  Or rather, I'd like to be able to do the real thing.
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: ranger11 on August 28, 2007, 05:55:40 PM
Its cool for a little while then parts break and it gets expensive just like the real thing. Its easy to tie up 500-600 in parts. They even have superchargers for them.
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: Maverick on September 03, 2007, 10:16:19 PM
Yeah RC is fun, I use to wheel a RC Baja Buggy and then I got into RC airplanes years ago. After a long time away from the hobby I've bought a RC airplane to fly again since there is a field not far from where I live and I figured it might be something fun to do in between trail rides. It is of course just another money pit but I figure you can't take it with you.

     Charles :P
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: Daniel on September 03, 2007, 11:41:33 PM
...you can't take it with you.

Too true.  There can't be a hobby that doesn't require a pretty hefty amount of money, by the end of it.
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: ghostdancer308 on June 03, 2011, 04:58:20 PM
...Hmmmm....BUMP REVIVE...was thinking about a build...maybe I'm just bored.. {ehm}
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: Calvin on June 03, 2011, 05:24:46 PM
They're pretty fun, cheaper than 1:1 scale, and good to play with while you're rig is down.
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: ghostdancer308 on June 03, 2011, 05:30:04 PM
Yeah, I actually got into racing back in...here it comes...1987...I had the original R/C-10. I got bored the other day when I got back and during one of many sleepless, insomnia stricken nights, I started reading the RC thread on Pirate. I was looking at the Axial Rock Wraith or the SCX10 Honcho. Basic build.
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: ranger11 on June 03, 2011, 06:41:48 PM
They have come a long way the past few years. {toast} Do it G
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: ghostdancer308 on June 03, 2011, 08:04:21 PM
...I still may do this...I am also looking at a few guns and parts... :smoke
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: Metro on June 03, 2011, 08:39:08 PM
I had an rc10 about the same time Glenn.  There wasn't nearly the selection that they have nowadays.  I got a Traxxas stampede with a brushless motor now.  I've had it for a year or two.  Its fairly inexpensive and fun to play around the house with.  Id like to try out an axial or similar but i'm afraid I would get hooked and you can drop some cash quick on those things.
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: BigJerm on June 03, 2011, 09:48:46 PM
If you want to get into the market cheap and test the waters get a RTR (ready to run). I went with the losi mini crawler. Pretty cheap and they even make a micro now. I quickly discovered I like the sport of it and I wanted to do comps and such but I also love the idea of the scaler builds. Would be pretty cool to find a red LJ body and mount it on a frame and have an RC version of my Jeep.
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: ghostdancer308 on June 04, 2011, 06:32:58 AM
...still on the fence about this. Might change my mind in a few weeks... ::)
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: davethomas on June 07, 2011, 07:20:46 PM
this is my modded HPI wheely king:
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u248/davethomas2184/IMG00032-20100130-0108.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u248/davethomas2184/IMG00037-20100130-0111.jpg)
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: lt99ls1 on June 07, 2011, 10:46:27 PM
Everything you want to know or can think of can be found here http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/

My current beater.  About $1200 sitting there not counting the remote, batteries and charger. I competed alot last year
(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp168/lt99ls1/RC/IMAG0150.jpg)
(http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp168/lt99ls1/RC/IMAG0149.jpg)
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: ghostdancer308 on June 09, 2011, 06:08:35 PM
I have lost steam, but I might look into it again later on! Still cool stuff!! :smoke
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: Krawler00 on June 10, 2011, 09:48:43 AM
For me, I would play with it for a few days, then it would sit. If I can't use it, I don't need it. Would really like to have one though. But I could buy a sweet 29'er for the cost.
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: mdo817 on June 10, 2011, 10:09:37 AM
For me, I would play with it for a few days, then it would sit.
Kind of like your TJ  {hihi} {hihi} {hihi}
Title: Re: RC Rock Crawling
Post by: Krawler00 on June 10, 2011, 10:23:17 AM
Yeah, kind of.  {nln}