2 tone z71 Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 Been many yrs since I toyed with the R/C ...I've had many incl E maxx , Savage X ..crawler etc...with winter coming I'm thinking hobbies lol
Gerritt Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 I have a RC helicopter I'm in the process of assembling..... Hopefully no one gets hurt lol
lew Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 There's an RC club that rents part of a farm field just a couple miles from me. They cut the runways every week and really look after the place, even got an outhouse there. I often go over just to watch them fly the planes & helicopters.
Fisherman Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) Used to fly and boat, lots of fun. One of these days, maybe a small plane again. Still have a 3 foot electric tug and a 6 foot sailboat. Edited October 10, 2015 by Fisherman
2 tone z71 Posted October 10, 2015 Author Report Posted October 10, 2015 I have a RC helicopter I'm in the process of assembling..... Hopefully no one gets hurt lol ...I picked up a used heli ,,only thing that got hurt was the heli and my wallet from replacement parts lol...lots of fun thou
Gerritt Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 ...I picked up a used heli ,,only thing that got hurt was the heli and my wallet from replacement parts lol...lots of fun thou This thing is insane... Been watching a lot of YouTube videos on operation of it before I even attempt to fly it.... Still have to get a few parts for it, Gloplugs etc.... I'll be sure to post video of its maiden flight/destruction lol
porkpie Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 Flew electric foamies for a few years with my oldest boy but the thrill wore off. Still have a Formosa and a heavily modified cub hanging in the basement. Might put floats on the cub and take it to the cottage next summer for the middle boy, should be fun!
Rizzo Posted October 10, 2015 Report Posted October 10, 2015 I thought RC meant Roman Catholic...and no, I am not
206 Posted October 12, 2015 Report Posted October 12, 2015 I used to race R/C many years ago my last car was a Losi JRx2 tricked right out. I often find myself googling and veiwing youtube video's of R/C toys....Man have they come a long way!!
DRIFTER_016 Posted October 12, 2015 Report Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) I want one of these RC planes. Edited October 12, 2015 by DRIFTER_016
Old Ironmaker Posted October 12, 2015 Report Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) There is an RC airport/club on a farm down the road. I've stopped to watch when I see a group of guys "playing" with their toys. They can get serious and I quickly found out they are not "playing". When I found out how much one of their planes or Choppers cost they sure aren't playing. I've paid less for cars that I can drive on the road. We used to have a clay tennis court at the back of the property that I let go to weed. A few years back neighbours asked if they could put in an RC track, be my guest. They brought in a few yards of soil and made rails with weeping tile complete with jumps etc. In the winter they actually had RC Snow machines.They haven't used it for a few years because the kids are all in their 40's now and their kids destroy the big kids off roaders. It is fun. I tied about 20 yards of line on one of those RC boats the neighbours grand kids had and a Rappala but got skunked. They tried for days and finally caught a Smallie, that was neat to hear the kids screaming. Edited October 12, 2015 by Old Ironmaker
mepps Posted October 13, 2015 Report Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) As a child I always had the cheap Radio Shack RC's and dreamed of having a nice one. When my eldest son turned 7 last year I decided it was a good time to get a fast RC for him (and me!). I didn't wanted to spend too much and most faster RC cars aren't recommended for young kids. I found a great little car from Dromida (http://www.dromida.com/ - they also do helicopters) that was around $120 and hits around 40km/h. The cars from Dromida also have a great feature, you can adjust the throttle back for kids or people just learning. I've been very impressed with the build quality - these new car are 10x better than the ones I had as a young lad! We have had a blast with it so far, but he's already asking for something bigger and faster to go off road! I highly recommend these if you have a child showing interest in RC cars. Here his is landing his first front flip off the curb - https://instagram.com/p/uehmH4sfaQ/ Edited October 13, 2015 by Fishing Fury
SirCranksalot Posted October 13, 2015 Report Posted October 13, 2015 I thought RC meant Roman Catholic...and no, I am not Same here! I'm a Protestant myself!
Cast-Away Posted October 13, 2015 Report Posted October 13, 2015 I am an R/C guy with planes and have been flying for 5 years now. We fly a mixture of gas engine planes and electric engine planes at a sod farm near Queensville. I am in the process of building a WWII Mustang which will house a gas engine when done. It it quite large with 60" wingspan and built from balsa. It is my new winter hobby!
redwings24 Posted October 15, 2015 Report Posted October 15, 2015 I like to sat on the ground. I run short course and currently have a losi scte 2.0 SC truck.
BillM Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 I've got some RC stuff I need to get rid of, haven't touched it in about a year or so.
Mister G Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 I had no idea what R/C stood for, but now I know..... My hobby was hunting and fishing and still is.........didn't know we had so many nerds here......LOL....
GBW Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 I had an old "falcon" track car growing up (still have it too but just never tried to bring it back to life). Got my kids a few basic trucks to tinker with while at the cottage so I may have to see if the falcon can be reborn and if so, yeah I'll be back in the 4 wheel hobby version of RC
manitoubass2 Posted October 17, 2015 Report Posted October 17, 2015 As a child i loved r/c cars and trucks. Ask for new ones every christmas lol Eventually id destroy them building jumps and just doing silly stuff with them One of my friends flies planes now and he helped me fil alot of my sturgeon footage with my gopros. Hes an awesome pilot but im always nervous he'll losw my cameras lol Hes a spaz he can fix or rig anything lol, and hes almost 60! I cant justify the costs but its infectious to see the fun and passion he has for planes and cars!
Fisherman Posted October 17, 2015 Report Posted October 17, 2015 I am in the process of building a WWII Mustang which will house a gas engine when done. It it quite large with 60" wingspan and built from balsa. It is my new winter hobby! Wish you luck, some of those low wing models can be a real witch to fly. However when they're up there, they sure are nice to watch.
DRIFTER_016 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 This showed up in my Facebook feed today. Heck of a model plane!!
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