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So, I took the plunge on a Traxxas TRX4 Defender (two speed, separate locking diffs) then I watched a few videos on them and ended up buying a bunch of brass goodies, bead locks and upgraded tires. Oh, boy, what have I gotten myself into now... ?
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What ever you do , do not eat the cookies .Comment
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The Rabbit Hole is far deeper and possesses an intoxicating quality of epic proportions. This might not be as serious as some guys I heard about who naively decided to try RC helicopters, but then again it could be.
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Crazy how much fun you can have going slow
Dave
Peterborough Ont
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I refuse to drive RC cars.
Because I will have to buy some.
ScottWhy doesn't my car run like that?
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I know I'm not one of those guys you're referring to, but... there is truth to your statement. There's nothing like building a mechanical flying machine that looks bad @ss!!! work in progress...Originally posted by slothead View PostThe Rabbit Hole is far deeper and possesses an intoxicating quality of epic proportions. This might not be as serious as some guys I heard about who naively decided to try RC helicopters, but then again it could be.
test fit of mechanics
and to check degree/clearance of Head to top cowl
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Love it. A guy who comes to mind for me decided to spend a few hundred dollars on an RC helicopter and ended up far deeper down the Rabbit Hole. A 'good' starter setup according to the hobby shop was $1,000 more than he planned on spending. And, since flying machines with rookie pilots tend to crash there were a lot of replacement parts and upgrades. Hopefully, Dogsboby won't have to deal with destructive crashes in the same way.
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LoL Just go with it - you're in the hole already, have fun with it! And if you don't know this already, the RC hole is deeper than any others! heheOriginally posted by Dogsbody View PostComment
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Yeah, I doubt he's going to be subject to breaks like flying endures. A rock crawler is going to get scratched up, but 90% of the cost is in upgrades for sure. You can just about see the Sauber Mercedes in the garage behind Airwolf in my second pic - I bought that 1/5 scale car on 5/3/1998 for a grand total (radio, extra parts, tires, etc.) $3241.14 compared to a 1/10 or 1/8 at the time for about $500. Had I bout the smaller scale, over the years would've cost me 2 or 3 times what I paid for the 1/5 scale. Now, that doesn't mean I didn't spend on upgrades, I most certainly did! But I didn't need those upgrades for it to perform and compete! You're locked into buying upgrades on the smaller scale cars just to be competitive!
Dogsbody Let's see pics of the build!Comment
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I sold all my land vehicles but I still have seven large scale aircraft, three Spitfires, a Hurricane, an SE5A, s Corsair and a high wing trainer. Even I'm smart enough not to get into helicopters - too many variables.
The "Just a harmless little bunny." is from Monty Python's The Holy Grail.Comment
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And yes , the line " harmless little bunny " is from "The Holy Grail " , but we really do not know just what Alice was thinking as she was falling down that holeComment
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The Defender will crawl out of the rabbit hole. But you need to show us pics for proof you bought one....
Dickie Pearson
Canterbury, NH
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I really never got into RC cars , saw them race in HI , and I think there was a dirt track somewhere between Chicago and St Louis . but never really got into themComment
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