Hi,
I am new
and wanted to introduce myself.

Just got my first nitro car on ebay

Brand is HSP

not a major brand I know but money was a factor

Hoping its ok

I used to own various Tamiya models as a kid and loved the hobby
My first car ever was the Grasshopper which my dad bulit for me-

Anyways
can someone tell me how I can post a pic of it in a regualr post so I can get some feedback on it-
Theres a lot of snow here in DC so I havent started it up yet
and I was actually hoping I could find someone here who could help me break it in

thanks a lot

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HSP stuff is fine to mess around with but it's best to stick to the well know brands if you choose to stick with the hobby and take it further.

How do you mean?

Assuming that Ican get parts what is the main problem with such a brand?

It looks and feels very durable and apprears to be pretty good quality.

Do you exoect it will not work properly, I hope I didnt waste my money

It'll be fine, I'm just speaking from experience. Like I said, you'll have fun with it, don't worry.

Welcome to RCU Martilack, post up the pics when you can, wanna see that car!
Do you still have any of those old tamiyas?

Hi Martilack... Some good times here... Enjoy that new car. Yea post some pic when u can.

martilack welcome to the board. the hsp is more of a off brand and not that it isn't good it's just that the electronics,engine,servo's ect are not up to the higher standards as the big name brands. you shouldn't have any problems with it and it should be fairly durable.the big issue with off brand rc's is parts availability. if you can get parts then you'll be ok.
as far as breaking it in USE A GOOD QUALITY FUEL like o'donnels,tq,ect. in my opinion do not use traxxas fuel as there is too much oil in it and you'll have tuning issues.
do a search for the "heat cycle method" of break in. i use it and it's the best method i've found for ease and durability of the engine.
also you'll need a good temp gun like a ray-tec temp gun. i don't like the $25 temp guns because most are off by 25-50 degree's and i've checked a ton of them.

take a look..

I dont really like the body

I prefer plain, boxy looking ones actually.

can I order one pretty easily that will fit?

Are the servos

problematic on brands like HSP?  Do they work ok?

I want to get just a plain white body on this thing, like as basic as possible looking,
very boxy and kind of "average looking"

I just really like that look on RC cars.

Although a nice bright red Ferarri Enzo body I suppose I would be fine with!

ok cool
I will look into getting a temp gun.

Have you ever played with a Nikko?

I returned to the RC hobby a few years ago
after having a few Tamiyas as a kid
and I got this Nikko electric mustang at a circuit city in New York city
and the thing turned out to be really sweet.

It was, by my standards, super fast and handled really well.

I saw a youtube vid of the Nikko Ferarri Enzo, I think the 1/14th scale one.
And it ran just like that one. Pretty cool it was
until my moron cousin broke it by stepping on the antenna and picking up the car, rippping the wire out of the servo!
anyways...

you'll need..

pullstart (if its pull start)
and exhaust (mine melted)
and lots of gears for some reason

Just what i experienced