Lunchboxer

Tell your parents that you are saving money for them in the long run by stashing away stuff you buy at good deal..

Kind of like, your parents go to Costco and buy in bulk..

They will understand...

aer-wubby

Whoa, are his parents funding all those RC's in his signature???

Lunchboxer

No idea, I am just saying.. maybe the parents would help out.. LOL!

I wish my parents are funding my RCs.. LOL!! (more like I am funding their spending nowadays, LOL, ha ha ha ha!!)

Yub, yub, cmdr!

I am barely older than RC Fan but my parents don't pay for ANYTHING! (except occasional odds and ends)

rcxboy

I've heard RC-fan talk about his job before (reffing soccer matches one of them was) so i doubt his parents pay for much of his stuff.

R/C fan-addict

yeah my parents only pitch in when something really bad happens (like for the axle braces on my TLT my dad said, "yeah it sucks so I wanted to help you out" and handed me $20! hehe) other than that all the stuff is bought with my own money. I got the baja for xmas though and my parents paid for half of the TA05 as an xmas present. The savage was an xmas present/ my dad wanted me and him to have a hobby together so he bought it. I don't think my parents would understand though. My mom hates my hobby with a passion. She thinks it's a total waste of time and money, she just doesn't see me having fun with the hobby although I do have fun! My dad thinks I spend way too much, but he says it's my money so I can do what I like with it. RCXboy is right though, I do ref soccer and work around the house to earn money.

Anyway back on the subject of the TRF415: I got an email today saying that it shipped out yesterday. After a quick check to UPS's site for tracking information I was bummed to find out it was arriving on the 22nd! That's 8 days after I ordered it! But I guess with MLK day and then sunday isn't a work day and it goes through the weekend, it's not too bad... still non the less annoying. It's cool though cause I have a lot of projects I need to finish so the TRF415 can wait a little while...

Yub, yub, cmdr!

!!! Props at life!!! Is refing soccer matches fun? I am forced to get money through math...

Yes, my mother hates it too. She thinks it's a big waste of time and money. And since time = money, and money = sqrt(all evil), my hobby = evil.

-Inverted-

Once you start getting free stuff your parents will begin to enjoy it.

Lunchboxer

LOL, I don't have kids yet.. but if my kids are into RCs, you know who will be support them.. LOL!! I can't imagine why they wouldn't, as they will grow up w/ some high-end RCs, ha ha ha ha ha ha!!

"Oh, it is your 2 yr old birthday, here's a TRF415.. but since you are too young to build, let daddy do it for you..." (joke)

rcxboy

Yeah, and if they're not into RC, you have a whole lot of cool stuff (joke, I'm sure they would be)

My dad helped me get started a bit, (kind of), he bought some stuff of ebay while he was on a work trip (radio gear and esc, only about $50 worth) and I said I'd pay him back, but i think he never asked because he was pleased i was getting into a hobby other than sitting on my computer all day.

lee172

thats enough build up, wheres the build??

Eman77

Heh, that's what I'm like (err, almost!). I've already let my son (almost 3) steer the new Stampede around the basement while I drive throttle. I've taken him out in a parking lot and let him steer (and even throttle a bit) on my RC10 too. He loves it!

Lunchboxer

That's cool.. good hobby for the whole family to share!! (I am sure my gf does not agree w/ that, ha!)

R/C fan-addict

I told you, it's not coming till monday! lol patience young one... (though you might be older than me... w/e lol )

rc monkey

So are you going to get her a pink TT-01 when you are on your holiday?

Lunchboxer

I'd get her a whatever if she would consider driving RCs w/ me.. but she is not interested.. LOL.. (boring.. ha! joke )

R/C fan-addict

I tell you the UPS guy is playing games with me. He drove down my street a couple times, only to drop packages off for my neighbors. I didn't expect it to come today, but you still get a little excited... lol

Yub, yub, cmdr!

The Worcester UPS guys (at least the one who visits my neighborhood) tend to call at 5:30 PM.

R/C fan-addict

they call prior to dropping off the package? That's pretty convient. On orders over $250 from tamiyausa you need a signature... kind of sucks if you're not home...

R/C fan-addict

it has arrived, 10 minutes ago to be exact! I'm not going to start building today or tomorrow since I have a lot of stuff to do. It's a new term in school and the teachers love to give homework []

Lunchboxer

We don't want to hear excuses.. we want solutions!! (joke)

Yub, yub, cmdr!

Well, I live in an apt building, so they call when they get here ^_^

R/C fan-addict

lol demanding crowd eh? (joke) I'll get building on Wednesday when I have time to sit down and devote some time to the build. Right now actually my dad is using the workbench for his own project so I have no space, and would have to work on the floor.

hunter306

At least give us a Teaser shot of the box and the kit!! I wanna see some pics.

Can't wait, I'm almost regretting not getting the TRF415 now... heheh, Just could afford the extra cost [:@]

R/C fan-addict

still there, hunter, still there, just waiting to be taken advantage of: http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...duct-id=58320B
hehe I'm almost as bad as LB with his "the TLT is only $70 shipped, buy it now!" stuff (joke) I really don't mind it when LB does that it just makes me spend too much money... lol

here's a couple pics of the contents of the box since you asked so nicely : http://s146.photobucket.com/albums/r...reatewidgets#_

There's also some pics of my coolermaster stacker 810 computer case from a computer forum, so you can just ignore them or just stare at them drooling! lol

BTW hunter: I decided not to get the PTI tranny since I was talking to some of the crawler guys and they were telling me the R2 tranny from rc4wd.com is more suited for my project. It is all metal and has more adjustable gearing, but it costs $10 more than my TLT! $80, ouch!

The TRF415 came with the stock bulkhead/motor mount piece as well as the upgrade heatsink version. Also included were some dish wheels! I hadn't expected them so it's kind of cool that they are included