Rob2160

Wow.. you're in Gypsum.. CO?

I am staying in the Westin Avon.. (Live in Sydney Australia)

Was at Costco for an hour today...

Small world...

brockettman

Hey Buddy! (I guess you say mate in Australia?)

Are you in the States long? Thanks for visiting the Vail valley.

What a small world! I love Costco... except no RC stuff!. Costco is on the east side of the airport... I live about two miles on the other side of the airport! Would you like to do coffee, or maybe a Fosters?

Glad to hear from you...

Ben

brockettman

This might help...
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Foxy

Just a reminder after I edited the above post, I praise you for being so open with your contact information to another hobbyist, the hobby needs more people like you, however, I felt I needed to remove the info due to the fact that google bots visit RCU every few seconds, and spammers are gathering new phone numbers and email addresses from google every few seconds, too. In this age where your email is often a significant piece of your identity, we should all be extra careful.

Please pm the details to the member, thanks again, and sorry I had to remove them, I wish we lived in world where I didn't. Keep on trucking or defying gravity or whatever it is you do.

brockettman

Dooooh! Thanks Foxy.

Rob2160

Costco is one of the highlights of coming to the USA.. (we have them in Australia but the prices are much lower in the USA...)

Have replied to your PM...

Cheers mate

combatpigg

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So are you saying that running electric takes just as much effort as running fuel..?

mopartybob

When i first seen this thread 14 pages ago,I wondered when the next" Why is water wet" ??? coming out... , after all is said and done, what does it boil down to and what have we gained from it?? I like nitro,i like gas,i like electrics,so kiss my *****........ [:'(]

spog1

When you ask people the reasons behind their preferences, you some times get valuable information.

t-max97

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And some times it's just a bunch of guys arguing which toys are better lol.

phmaximus

LOL, but yet we still do it. lol


Does any else's wife pick on them for playing with there "toys" as she says it? her latest is calling me a nerd.... So i call her "Fifty Shades of Twilight" [8D]

Imagine if our wife's/girlfriend knew we all are on a forum discussing our personal feeling towards our "toys", sharing our experances with them. then getting into debits about it.

spog1

I never had a girlfriend who wasn't as passionate about her toys.

john01374

I was once a nitro guy. I got so tired of charging batteries it wasn't even funny. Fortunately times have changed and battery technology have come a long way. When Brushless motors and LiPo's started to appear I jumped on the wagon quick. While I liked the extended run time of Nitro there were things I hated.

1 - The stink. They smell like cr_p plan and simple.
2 - The noise. Anyone that thinks that noise adds realism needs to have their head examined. If your real car sounds like that you'd junk it.
3 - The constant never ending tuning. I can run 2 packs before most Nitro guys can have their cars tuned well enough to complete a lap.
4 - The Mess and clean up. Nothing more fun than cleaning up an oily mess at the end of the day.
5 - The cost. Brushless/Lipo is more expensive up front but down the road it's much much cheaper. We've had the threads bashing that one out already so look them up and don't do it hear...
6 - The performance. The instant punch of a Brushless combo and the never end torque make brushless cars a lot more run to drive and the response you your input is instant.

I was once a Nitro guy but hated everything except the run time. I'm back to electric and I'll never go back..

Rob2160

I like your post because you actually give the reasons you prefer electric.. and I can agree with virtually every point.. same goes for aircraft...

As for cost.. yes, high end Brushless will cost many $$$... Even the cheaper stuff works ok for sport flying.. I have a small spitfire I bought 3 years ago from HK for $69, Brusless motor and ESC included. Man, this plane has been awesome, just fun to fly and never fails, I have 5 x 1300 Mah batteries that I run in this plane, they cost me $8 each from HK.. Total investment Plane and Batteries.. $110... plane and batts still going strong after more than 1000 flights, no exaggeration..

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUr81q8hqpg[/youtube]

Here is a vid.. Electric is awesome. No mess no fuss.

phmaximus

bahahahahahahahahaaaaa, nearly fell of my chair.... lol

Ever thought about making brushless? oh god or nitro powered lmao

mopartybob

lol, now that would be another nitro hater..... too messy [X(]

nitroexpress

A gathering of the faithful. Flashlights need not apply.

mattster1971

I got rid of mine, wife not rc's. She was more interested in reading 6 300 page books a week than living a life with me or getting her arse up off the couch. Good ridence. She can call me any name she wants, now I put all my phones ringers on silent so I don't have to speak to her at all if I don't want to pick up the phone. Rc is my anti drug. I need to find a life

mopartybob

sounds like you did already, , now recharge your batteries and go live it!!! [8D]

Barrymartin

I like the sound and smell of nitro also the long mains that they run. I only have a ae gt2 for nitro but I like the thing.  i dont konw why people hate nitro, i think because they are lazy or due to noice issue .....

ejc34710

Anybody got one of those double face palm pictures???