Topic: Who all has RC cars on here? (updated with a vid)

[DarkRider]

Got thinking about this after i was in the hobby shop today. Looking at picking up a Team Associated RC18T for something to play around with during the winter months. Found out theres a weekly meet for RC owners to have fun and run their cars indoors. So no gettin bored over the winter months for me lol

[andy750]

Try S-Dog (Scott) - he seems to have a few.....

[gerhed]

OutLw,

Have a 4-whl drive electric. in european Ford Focus rally livery.
Built a track in my backyard that goes out into the woods and bacK.
When it's out in the woods I can't see it too well and sometimes it runs into stuff --hard.
This thing is a lot of fun !

gerhed

[DarkRider]

looks like the body wasnt painted with the proper paint for lexan lol..what i mean by that it looks like it flaked off from the impacts. Nice lil RC none the less..

[736cc]

  For me, slot cars are more fun, either home HO or 1/32 racing or if you can find a commercial 1/24 public raceway. Total blast.

[olds-cool]

I've got a Tamiya TL-01 Skyline GT-R set up for drifting.  I haven't touched it in about 8 months though.

[fuzzybutt]

i have an associated tc-3 with the rally conversion and an imprezza body, a tb-01 tamiya wrc focus, a tamiya ta-04s with the skyline body and a duratrax evader bx buggy. i also have around 150 feet of ho slot car track and around 30 cars for it.

[canyon750]

I have an Associated RC-10 that needs an update and some new batteries.  Haven't had the chance to break it out since my daighter was born 3 years ago.  Maybe I'll take a trip to the hobby shop today...   

[DarkRider]

Just got finished with doing the bit of assembly work that was needed....I made a trip to the hobby shop here earlier and picked up the Associated RC18T 4wd stadium truck.
Heres the pics...

[S-Dog]

hmmmm...
I have:
Traxxas T-Maxx
2 - Traxxas Stampedes
3 custom rock crawling rigs
speedmerchant speed spec carpet racing pan car
carpet racing sedan- forget the model
micro rs4 carpet racer- 18th scale

[DarkRider]

S Dog you may be able to give me some insight then. I was looking at the Stampede when i bought the RC18T. Is it a decent lil RC or is it one to avoid? Next summer i plan on picking up either a Revo or a Robitronics Mantis when i make the jump to nitros. The same group that has the indoor track set up for the electric minis are also setting up a track for the Nitro trucks during the summer. Right now the more i think about it the more likely im going with the Traxxas Revo mostly because it has a few features that the Mantis doesnt Namely reverse and electric start combined with the glow plug ignitor. 

[S-Dog]

I personally HATE nitro... but if you DO go to nitro the Revo is fantastic.  I the stampede is virtually bullet proof.  If you find yourself loving speed with handling go for the rustler instead.  If you get the brushless setup they are good for over 65mph.... WAAAAAAAAAY fast.

[eldar]

I know nothing about r/c anymore. My newest is an old traxxas nitro 4-tec. 50 mph out of the box and it would spin all 4 tires getting there! It was fast! I also have the ORIGINAL rc-10 that I made some mods to. It turns like crap but that is mainly cause I have this problem with taking my finger off the trigger to slow down! It moves very quick too. I have not run either though for at least 6 years. They will both come to life easy enough though as there is nothing today that is much more bulletproof. I just need a new radio!

[mark]

  For me, slot cars are more fun, either home HO or 1/32 racing or if you can find a commercial 1/24 public raceway. Total blast.

I haven't seen a slot car track since... um... a long time ago. I've heard rumors about modern ones though. The cars would need some new tires to go play. Cox 1/24 cars.. Eldon and Parma 1/32 cars.. Parma controllers.. Not enough floor to set up the track...... A couple sets worth of Revell 1/24 with a huge banked turn.. Enough Eldon 1/32 track to do a scale Indy 500 as a 2 lap race.

A few decades ago, some buddies filled Pat's basement with miles of Aurora HO track.. 4 lanes of madness.. all the track that everyone had 'from back when', plus everything that could be scrounged from yard sales, thrift stores, and a hobby shop closeout(source of those critical adapters from the early pin/clip to newer A/FX track). When there wasn't a crowd, a crossover would be rigged to make it 2 lanes. Lap times could run into minutes.

Ahh, the good old days.


Happy trails.

[736cc]

   The newest slot cars do laps on a 155 foot roadcourse King track in 1.8 seconds. Aerodynamics and downforce make these things (wing cars) seem supernatural. 8 cars doing that all at once on an eight-lane 30 x 50' King track is an eye-opener, and a bit scary up close! Drag funny cars do 110 foot scale quarter mile in .5 seconds; staging, christmas trees, redlighting make for intense racing. Some people take it a bit too seriously, and have tantrums, cheat, etc. Theres playing, and theres competition; and they don't always mix well when people go overboard.
   Most popular slot cars are raced on oval tracks, Nascar style. Custom-built hardbodies using 1/24 models like Revell and Monogram w/ scratch-built frames are so cool. Crashes are the best.
  I owned 3 different commercial indoor raceways during the 90's in NY, what a crazy trip (never again- commercial store rents killed me). Must've bought and sold 20,000 slot cars plus built some incredible tracks. Dale Earnhardt cars were sold as fast as I could paint them. I still collect COX and any old slot cars, if anybody has any, I'll buy them.

[DarkRider]

I personally HATE nitro... but if you DO go to nitro the Revo is fantastic.  I the stampede is virtually bullet proof.  If you find yourself loving speed with handling go for the rustler instead.  If you get the brushless setup they are good for over 65mph.... WAAAAAAAAAY fast.

I have looked at the new Rustler Brushless truck quite a bit actually...im thinking it and the Revo may both find their way into the collection along with a Savage perhaps. Mostly getting the Revo for club racing and the Rustler for fun. I will be using the RC18T for club racing as well...eventually i want to get an RC18B FT as well Im also going to eventually upgrade the RC18 with a brushless motor..have been hearing how scary fast they are with them.

[DarkRider]

Been looking at the RC10T4 as well now along with the HPI E Firestorm 2wd stadium trucks...soo many decisions to make lol

[heffay]

its been over 15 years now but, i used to race a JRX/2 at an indoor track in hutchinson, ks every weekend that my mom would shell out the money.  after it was all said and done, she dumped about 2 grand into that car (not even including all the race fees).  most of my race fees were free though cuz... i won alot 

fast forward to present day and... the design degree pays off !!    here's one of my present work projects... 1/32 scale
we're just now getting into the actual building of the track as you can see.  i have to check up on my work ethic on this one quite frequently as it goes out the window w/ this sort of thing 

[andy750]

VERY nice Heffay!! I like it!! And Im a tad jealous....

You should make a video of the track in action!

cheers
Andy

[heffay]

VERY nice Heffay!! I like it!! And Im a tad jealous....

You should make a video of the track in action!

cheers
Andy

thanks and i will make a video soon...right now, i'm in the process of gluing the supports down, then i'll use brad nails to secure the masonite.  then the banking will come into play because at the moment, the masonite just kinda sits on there w/out truly forming to all the banking that is built into the supports.  that big sweeping outside corner that surrounds the tighter one also raised a few inches more, lots of fine tuning at this point.  there are some pretty grand plans for landscaping too... grandstands and all.  funny thing about this track and the project as a whole... that was his son's bedroom, he moved out, they knocked down a wall, remodeled the room and built a race track 

some of the cars are incredibly fast and stick to the corners, some have terribly slick tires and make for some fun drifting... he's got about 20 cars and none of them resemble what 736cc was saying about the winged cars (actually, i have trouble believing a little 1/32 car could produce downforce but, ok  ).  there is 60+ feet of track and our fastest lap times are low 7's sometimes the fluke upper 6 second pass.

this is all just a kindof back burner project in the midst of a bathroom remodel and a 2nd story remodel for the same guy... needless to say, i won't be quiting my day job anytime soon... it's much too fun 

[my78k]

Heff...must be nice to be young and kid free (or old and have the kids moved out!!)! 

Every square spare inch of my house is filled with Barbies and Bratz dolls etc...ah the joys of having 5 and 8 year old girls! Doesn't help that my wife also does in home day care for a 5 other kids too!

Even my double garage has been turned into a single for me and a single for storage of stuff we can't fit into the house...

Dennis

[DarkRider]

That looks like an awesome track heffay!! Found out the exact size of the track that im going to be running my lil 18th scale truck on tonight and its something like 40 feet X 50 feet...i will try to remember to take some pics if im able to.

[heffay]

you wanted videos, you got 'em...

the 40mb 640pixel version:

the 12mb 320pixel version:

[coyotecowboy]

RC planes here   They're usually a lot of fun.....until you have one come apart or have a mid-air with someone else, then you're wandering around looking for salvagable parts!!!

[DarkRider]

RC planes here   They're usually a lot of fun.....until you have one come apart or have a mid-air with someone else, then you're wandering around looking for salvagable parts!!!

Sounds like wed night after the lights went out and no one could see where their trucks went..CRUNCH!!!!