Downsizing

[donovan]

Very kulleeee

[W///]

Originally Posted by Flying Ace

Fuck! do want!

Time for test pipes!

[Disturbed]

Years ago I used to dirt track my Grasshopper. I still have it. I even still have my Blackfoot. It was the original monster truck built off "the frog" chassis. I'll see if I have any pics. :-)

[hayes180]

Originally Posted by W///

Time for test pipes!

haha if they had them, it be on

[buffstocover]

Originally Posted by RobertEvans

Thanks for the info...Ive been looking at different models all day!

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Originally Posted by hayes180

Robert as this is my first one and I had help from someone who knows what they are doing when it comes to this, i'd say electric. There are models online that are "RTR" ready to run but we found the a good chassis and motor on craigslist and bought the shell and some good spray paint and a new pair of rims/tires.. brand new one like this online is 299 + charger and battery. We looked around for a few weeks and pulled the trigger on this when it popped up.

I loved RC growing up. In reference to the above, I think the best part of RC (back then...I don't know how it is now) was having to assemble the cars. They were pretty intricate, at least I thought they were when I was 12. Oil filled shock absorbers that you had to fill with oil yourself, etc. I feel like I learned a lot about mechanical shit from building and repeatedly fixing those cars.

My point is that I would personally opt for as much assembly required as possible, particularly for someone that is buying for their kid, because the assembly and constant fixing is half the fun and 90% of the time spent on these things.

Originally Posted by Disturbed

Years ago I used to dirt track my Grasshopper. I still have it. I even still have my Blackfoot. It was the original monster truck built off "the frog" chassis. I'll see if I have any pics. :-)

I had monster truck. I think it was called the Bear. Should have bought the Frog. always regretted it.

[hayes180]

Originally Posted by buffstocover

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I loved RC growing up. In reference to the above, I think the best part of RC (back then...I don't know how it is now) was having to assemble the cars. They were pretty intricate, at least I thought they were when I was 12. Oil filled shock absorbers that you had to fill with oil yourself, etc. I feel like I learned a lot about mechanical shit from building and repeatedly fixing those cars.

Couldn't agree more good post