Doctp1885

hello all. been posting here and there and I gotta tell ya. I'm totally hooked on the RC nitro trucks. Already lookin at gettin another, mostly for backup when one is down for maintenace/upgrades/parts replacement. How many of ya started like me and ended up with a whole garage (well, several trucks and cars) of Nitro RC? Granted I just got one 3 weeks ago, but definately want to get at least 2 more. Buggy and another Truck. Possibly a car, but feel I might be restrictive to just the road. It's a learnin curve for me, but with internet, how to's and friends, Im gettin the hang of it. i'm sure i'll have to go through all the headaches like the rest.

robriley

i'm the same way.
i got my first electric r/c (a tamiya subaru brat) back in the early 80's. i had several other ones after that, but they were all electric.
i got out of the hobby in the late 80's and sold everything.
I just now got back into it and i bought an electric truck about 2 years ago (duratraxx evader).
i picked up a couple of tamiya super blackfoot trucks as well.
something caught my eye about the nitro trucks, so i bought a volcano sv in jan. of this year.
i wasn't able to run it until may, due to the weather. but now that i have ran it about 10 times, i am already wanting another one. (and if it would quit raining, i'll run it some more).
Nitro is a blast, even tho it is alot more work than an electric.
Nitro is a bit exotic....almost anyone who has an r/c has an electric, but when people see that you have nitro, they are amazed by it.

bluecaka69

i started out buying one on ebay about 4 years ago and know i have a collection of over 30 nitro rc's then i ventured into custom airbrushing and between the two it keeps me occupied 90% of the time i always find myself orderiong something or adjusing another good luck and have fun but dont get carried away to fast it is a very spendy hobby

firebird78

hello Doc...I'm an rc addict myself....I'll put it to ya this way...I got my first rc 1 yr ago jan.....I now have 7 of them...not to bad for one yrs work eh?...lol

Doctp1885

I hear ya, but with my other 2 hobbies, this is the least expensive venture. I got into road/mountain biking few years ago. did so many upgrades, races, and bikes, i've easliy put 10k or more into the sport. My side hobby/business is photography. i spent some serious $$ on DSLR, studio equipments, lens, etc...but i do a photoshoot ever weekend so i'm getting my money back from that. got a Volcano fro $199. next purchase might be a landslide, savage, or T-Maxx. any of them will be significantly cheaper from the other 2 hobbies. Granted, i checked out the tmaxx and savage parts replacement, I'll definately have to seriously consider purchasing those cuase the parts is definately not cheap, but a redcat or himoto is easily attainable. hell, i got a shopping wish list in rufaster and it's little over $200, which is definately not bad for upgrades. The least expensive engine I saw on the HPI was around $200. wow!

chevyderek72

Ya ive always been into rc since i was a wee lad, but never anything really good. My gf picked one up for me on christmas of 07. And ive gone through tons of them. Buying and selling. Now i just got the 1/8th scale buggy, the 1/10th nitro truck, and the electric 1/10th truck. Had to cut back to only the ones i really wanted haha. Gf was gettin pretty mad. Its in your blood now, everything is rc, drivin down the road, you'll be thinkin, man that would be sick to bash on haha.

By the way i would get the avalanche if i were you, the landslide is an ultralite, so the parts are thinner, and is more likely to break. The avalanche is a great basher, and is also good on the track

Doctp1885

Dude, Chevy...Im already doin that lol. I live on the outskirts of Atlanta (Gwinnett county) so housing was booming at the time. now that the housing dev crashed, there are so many places I can run my RC! scoped out 5 places over the weekend and all have great courses to run! just waiting on some parts and i'm headin to one of them before i do a photoshoot. lol, the model is gonna smell nitro all over me. hahahaha

firebird78

rc consumes alot of my time...if I'm not running, upgrading or fixing them I am on the support forums and reading about them...imma mechanic and I get ideas and kick them to the guys at work...then go home and research....

chevyderek72

Haha thats funny, my gf always gives me sh** cause wherever we go im like, man that would be sick to run at, or i just bring it up. And she just rolls her eyes. I actually let her drive my electric at the track the other day, and she admitted that she kinda wants one.

robriley

i forgot to mention that i have 2 other hobbies as well. i build model cars...all custom ones. i have been doing that for about 20 years or so on and off i would guess.
i also have a 55 pontiac custom that i take to shows and drive around in the summer.
nitro is just a small portion of my hobbies, but it's a blast.

Landslide Bill WNY

I also am an addict it seems there is alot of us LOL my wife actualy drove my landslide and wants one now! Im not giving up my landslide to her its mine!Yes this is a great hobby I love it my kids will to when they are old enough. This will be like a family affair thing . If we all keep this up we all might need counsling! lol!!!!!

r\c justin

Doctp1885


I have been in the hobby for about 1 1/2 now.. i have 4 nitros and 1 electric very very addicted.. i have 2 volcanos and 2 lightnings and 1 tamyia tt-01 for drift.. been wanting to get a 1/8 or a 1/5 scale.. wait intill u start painting bodys i just finished up my hummer body for my volcano but it will not fit i need longer body post!!

Landslide Bill WNY

Any pics of that hummer body?

Doctp1885

Yeah I got into the hobby mainly for my son. Now I'm gonna have to buy one for him or me. He's still too young to drive one of these things, but he just loves the sound of the engine and speed. I'll prob get him an electric so he can fun on it as well. something cheap so he can learn.

r\c justin

here some pics.. still have to do some sanding and u might want to look at 1/16 scale for ur son its small and would be a good beginner rc if u look at that one pic of the back u can see how far my back body post need to be they are all the way up right now.. oh yea note to self never use thin paper it bleeds right through this is my hummer for real in the last pic

robriley

nice paintjob.
it looks like the wheel base on the body is a tad too short, but there probably isn't much you can do about that.
it still looks good tho.
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and since you have your 1:1 hummer on there, here's my 55 pontiac.
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sorry if the pics. are huge, this is the only way that i know how to post pics.

chevyderek72

Lol man i gotta paint my 72 chevy body. I got it forever ago but im still waiting to paint it, hopefully i can find the right color green. If not maybe ill pay to get it airbrushed

Still got some trim to put on, but ive been busy and still havent dont it.

By the way nice car rob

r\c justin

yea i thought the red was going to be close to the same color... but i was wrong