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04-20-2009 | 12:21 PM
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RE: Monthly spending
Yeah and thats fiquring on the low side! If I counted all the support stuff it would be even more crazy 
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Most of my stuff was kits that were 3-500 bucks each, then add in the upgrades and replaced engines and stuff and it adds up quick! I have a bunch that have over 1K in them.
Toss in a few 5th scales and you've spent some big coin. It was all painless...easy come, easy go.
.Most of my stuff was kits that were 3-500 bucks each, then add in the upgrades and replaced engines and stuff and it adds up quick! I have a bunch that have over 1K in them.
Toss in a few 5th scales and you've spent some big coin. It was all painless...easy come, easy go.
04-21-2009 | 08:41 PM
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ORIGINAL: traxxaspede
It really depends...sometimes its only like 10-30 dollars, but this month I just bought about $200...
It really depends...sometimes its only like 10-30 dollars, but this month I just bought about $200...
04-21-2009 | 09:15 PM
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ORIGINAL: bronx boy
Your warhead looks real nice that must of cost a bice chunk of change
Your warhead looks real nice that must of cost a bice chunk of change
04-22-2009 | 12:01 AM
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RE: Monthly spending
last month i spent about $500 on rc [X(][X(][X(] but then again it was becase my engine blew up and i had to buy a new one!!!!
usually i spent closer to $100 a month but sometimes i cant' help it spending more.
usually i spent closer to $100 a month but sometimes i cant' help it spending more.
04-23-2009 | 08:36 AM
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For me, it has been about $150 a month.
Nearly EVERY hobby can suck up a lot of money. That's why they don't have hobbies in other countries. No time or no money. Or both.
RC planes have fewer moving parts, but when they crash, it is usually pretty bad.
Motorcycle riding requires not only the multi-thousand dollar motorcycle, but also tires, ($300 a year) a helmet, ($400 every five years) a jacket, ($200 every 10 years) boots, gloves, pants ($200 every 10 years), gas (that is the real killer; it isn't $12 a gallon like nitro fuel, but they burn a lot more.) The bright side is that they're useful transportation as well as fun. On the other hand, it is hard to get killed doing RC, and easy in motorcycling.
Photography is expensive. Printing costs a lot, as does traveling to new places to photograph. Photography is another useful hobby though. The initial outlay is quite easily over $1000 for a good camera and two lenses.
I don't know how you nitro guys do it. Nitro will just nickel and dime you to death. Brushless motors last pretty much forever, but I guess the batteries don't.
My wife knits. You wouldn't believe how much a serious knitter can spend on yarn. The good stuff costs $13 a skein (ball) and it takes a minimum of 3 skeins to make anything. At least you have to (or should) finish the project before making something else.
I also do woodworking: The initial outlay for tools is tremendous, but they do last for many years if you buy quality stuff. Plan on about $2000 to get started. The nightstands I built required just over $300 worth of lumber, (Ash) but it took me 2 months to build them, so that was pretty cheap. However, the electricity bill went up about $60 a month.
Nearly EVERY hobby can suck up a lot of money. That's why they don't have hobbies in other countries. No time or no money. Or both.
RC planes have fewer moving parts, but when they crash, it is usually pretty bad.
Motorcycle riding requires not only the multi-thousand dollar motorcycle, but also tires, ($300 a year) a helmet, ($400 every five years) a jacket, ($200 every 10 years) boots, gloves, pants ($200 every 10 years), gas (that is the real killer; it isn't $12 a gallon like nitro fuel, but they burn a lot more.) The bright side is that they're useful transportation as well as fun. On the other hand, it is hard to get killed doing RC, and easy in motorcycling.
Photography is expensive. Printing costs a lot, as does traveling to new places to photograph. Photography is another useful hobby though. The initial outlay is quite easily over $1000 for a good camera and two lenses.
I don't know how you nitro guys do it. Nitro will just nickel and dime you to death. Brushless motors last pretty much forever, but I guess the batteries don't.
My wife knits. You wouldn't believe how much a serious knitter can spend on yarn. The good stuff costs $13 a skein (ball) and it takes a minimum of 3 skeins to make anything. At least you have to (or should) finish the project before making something else.
I also do woodworking: The initial outlay for tools is tremendous, but they do last for many years if you buy quality stuff. Plan on about $2000 to get started. The nightstands I built required just over $300 worth of lumber, (Ash) but it took me 2 months to build them, so that was pretty cheap. However, the electricity bill went up about $60 a month.
04-23-2009 | 09:28 AM
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RE: Monthly spending
ORIGINAL: Jeremy Z
For me, it has been about $150 a month.
Nearly EVERY hobby can suck up a lot of money. That's why they don't have hobbies in other countries. No time or no money. Or both.
RC planes have fewer moving parts, but when they crash, it is usually pretty bad.
Motorcycle riding requires not only the multi-thousand dollar motorcycle, but also tires, ($300 a year) a helmet, ($400 every five years) a jacket, ($200 every 10 years) boots, gloves, pants ($200 every 10 years), gas (that is the real killer; it isn't $12 a gallon like nitro fuel, but they burn a lot more.) The bright side is that they're useful transportation as well as fun. On the other hand, it is hard to get killed doing RC, and easy in motorcycling.
Photography is expensive. Printing costs a lot, as does traveling to new places to photograph. Photography is another useful hobby though. The initial outlay is quite easily over $1000 for a good camera and two lenses.
I don't know how you nitro guys do it. Nitro will just nickel and dime you to death. Brushless motors last pretty much forever, but I guess the batteries don't.
My wife knits. You wouldn't believe how much a serious knitter can spend on yarn. The good stuff costs $13 a skein (ball) and it takes a minimum of 3 skeins to make anything. At least you have to (or should) finish the project before making something else.
I also do woodworking: The initial outlay for tools is tremendous, but they do last for many years if you buy quality stuff. Plan on about $2000 to get started. The nightstands I built required just over $300 worth of lumber, (Ash) but it took me 2 months to build them, so that was pretty cheap. However, the electricity bill went up about $60 a month.
For me, it has been about $150 a month.
Nearly EVERY hobby can suck up a lot of money. That's why they don't have hobbies in other countries. No time or no money. Or both.
RC planes have fewer moving parts, but when they crash, it is usually pretty bad.
Motorcycle riding requires not only the multi-thousand dollar motorcycle, but also tires, ($300 a year) a helmet, ($400 every five years) a jacket, ($200 every 10 years) boots, gloves, pants ($200 every 10 years), gas (that is the real killer; it isn't $12 a gallon like nitro fuel, but they burn a lot more.) The bright side is that they're useful transportation as well as fun. On the other hand, it is hard to get killed doing RC, and easy in motorcycling.
Photography is expensive. Printing costs a lot, as does traveling to new places to photograph. Photography is another useful hobby though. The initial outlay is quite easily over $1000 for a good camera and two lenses.
I don't know how you nitro guys do it. Nitro will just nickel and dime you to death. Brushless motors last pretty much forever, but I guess the batteries don't.
My wife knits. You wouldn't believe how much a serious knitter can spend on yarn. The good stuff costs $13 a skein (ball) and it takes a minimum of 3 skeins to make anything. At least you have to (or should) finish the project before making something else.
I also do woodworking: The initial outlay for tools is tremendous, but they do last for many years if you buy quality stuff. Plan on about $2000 to get started. The nightstands I built required just over $300 worth of lumber, (Ash) but it took me 2 months to build them, so that was pretty cheap. However, the electricity bill went up about $60 a month.
I play paintball, I have a 2500$ marker, jersey and pants 180$, buttpack 70$, 8 pods 50$, mask 120$, pads 150$, gear bag 175$ and about 50 to 70$ everytime I go play. I think i have about 4000$ worth of equipment.
Then my martial arts classes, kung fu and aikido = 120$ a month.
04-23-2009 | 09:46 AM
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Drinking.....over $2000 a year.
Smoking.....over $3000 a year.
Quit those two things and see how much RC stuff you can buy?
And really, RC is one of the cheaper hobbies out there. Wether you make it expensive with high end vehicles and tons of hop-ups, or just buy a budget RTR, you can have fun ... all that, and with choices of how much $$$ you want to spend.
Know why I like RC? Because the "full-size" stuff is expensive!!!! (and I don't get hurt when I crash....LOL)
ps: a replacement alternator for your full-size car.... from a dealer.... can cost $300. You can buy a nice RTR for that!
Smoking.....over $3000 a year.
Quit those two things and see how much RC stuff you can buy?
And really, RC is one of the cheaper hobbies out there. Wether you make it expensive with high end vehicles and tons of hop-ups, or just buy a budget RTR, you can have fun ... all that, and with choices of how much $$$ you want to spend.
Know why I like RC? Because the "full-size" stuff is expensive!!!! (and I don't get hurt when I crash....LOL)
ps: a replacement alternator for your full-size car.... from a dealer.... can cost $300. You can buy a nice RTR for that!
04-23-2009 | 05:26 PM
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Drinking.....over $2000 a year.
Smoking.....over $3000 a year.
Quit those two things and see how much RC stuff you can buy?
And really, RC is one of the cheaper hobbies out there. Wether you make it expensive with high end vehicles and tons of hop-ups, or just buy a budget RTR, you can have fun ... all that, and with choices of how much $$$ you want to spend.
Know why I like RC? Because the "full-size" stuff is expensive!!!! (and I don't get hurt when I crash....LOL)
ps: a replacement alternator for your full-size car.... from a dealer.... can cost $300. You can buy a nice RTR for that!
Drinking.....over $2000 a year.
Smoking.....over $3000 a year.
Quit those two things and see how much RC stuff you can buy?
And really, RC is one of the cheaper hobbies out there. Wether you make it expensive with high end vehicles and tons of hop-ups, or just buy a budget RTR, you can have fun ... all that, and with choices of how much $$$ you want to spend.
Know why I like RC? Because the "full-size" stuff is expensive!!!! (and I don't get hurt when I crash....LOL)
ps: a replacement alternator for your full-size car.... from a dealer.... can cost $300. You can buy a nice RTR for that!
04-23-2009 | 05:43 PM
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RE: Monthly spending
For just me alone, I'd say I spend about $25 a month on RC stuff, not including gas.Now, if you combine my spending with what my dad spends fixing his REVO, you get around $250...
