I have an RC10GT but I am thinking I also want to get one or two electric cars so I am not constantly irritating the neighbors with my gas truck and it would also be nice to sometimes be able to run a car without constantly needing to tune the engine. With that in mind I have a couple of questions you guys can hopefully help me with.
1) Originally I was thinking I would get an RC18T or MT to play with because they are cheap. In reality though, are they really that much cheaper than a 1/10th scale buggy? I know the actual kit costs a little more for the 1/10th scale but aside from that is there much of a cost difference? Don't the 1/18th scale use the same engines and batteries and smaller but comparably priced servos and esc?
2) I am building a track to run my GT on as well as some of my friends nitro monster trucks. I know a 1/10th scale electric would work pretty well on that track but how about running 1/18th scale cars on it? Is building a track that would accomodate 1/10th nitro down to 1/18th electric realistic?
3) I have a son who just turned four and is always asking if he can run my car. He has a few cheap radio shack cars he got for his birthdays from friends but is always frustrated because they can't run in the dirt and over the jumps. Is there an electric car to get him that can take the abuse he will undoubtedly dish out? I know he is quite young to get into r/c but I am fighting a losing battle trying to reason with him. I also figure if I get him a car then I will have something for friends who aren't into r/c to drive when they come over. I was originally thinking of getting two RC18s, one for him and one for me. Then I would also have two matched cars for some fun racing as well. But it kind of depends on the answers I get to questions 1 and 2 above.
Thanks for any help or advice.
Matt
1) Originally I was thinking I would get an RC18T or MT to play with because they are cheap. In reality though, are they really that much cheaper than a 1/10th scale buggy? I know the actual kit costs a little more for the 1/10th scale but aside from that is there much of a cost difference? Don't the 1/18th scale use the same engines and batteries and smaller but comparably priced servos and esc?
2) I am building a track to run my GT on as well as some of my friends nitro monster trucks. I know a 1/10th scale electric would work pretty well on that track but how about running 1/18th scale cars on it? Is building a track that would accomodate 1/10th nitro down to 1/18th electric realistic?
3) I have a son who just turned four and is always asking if he can run my car. He has a few cheap radio shack cars he got for his birthdays from friends but is always frustrated because they can't run in the dirt and over the jumps. Is there an electric car to get him that can take the abuse he will undoubtedly dish out? I know he is quite young to get into r/c but I am fighting a losing battle trying to reason with him. I also figure if I get him a car then I will have something for friends who aren't into r/c to drive when they come over. I was originally thinking of getting two RC18s, one for him and one for me. Then I would also have two matched cars for some fun racing as well. But it kind of depends on the answers I get to questions 1 and 2 above.
Thanks for any help or advice.
Matt
