Radio controlled toys.

[wick]

Anyone here play with the Rc stuff? Anything. Cars, trucks, planes, choppers. Boats. Anything really.

I have an HPI Baja 5b SS. 1/5 scale buggy. Runs on two stroke gas/oil. 31cc engine. Basically same thing that comes on a weedwacker or chain saw.

[thedak]

I used to fly a lot up until about 5 years ago.

Started when I was about 8 years old.

Did it all, 1/3 scale to indoor brushless stuff.

Def will get back into it again when I don't work so much.

[Stangman701]

I just had my Summit out for the first time in a while yesterday playing in the snow. That thing will go anywhere and is really fun to play with. It's awesome to see what it can crawl over in low gear with the diffs locked(which is pretty much anything that isn't vertical or that it doesn't high-center on) then you can flip it into high gear and rip around a little faster. I used to race my RC10T2 15 years ago, but I don't have time for that sort of fun anymore.

This is a pic of the Summit when I first got it propped up on a HBH liter mug to show scale and articulation, lol...

[wick]

I always wanted to try flying something. Looks like a lot of fun. Right by my work, there is an R/C airfield. Its behind my plant. I'll sit and watch them fly all summer. Big stuff too.

Nice on the crawler!

[randomuser]

Last one was an HPI super nitro. Had a Novarossi engine in it. Too much car for me, but it WAS a ton of fun.

[burntire]

I got a few planes.

[wick]

I got a few planes.

Where do you fly em at?

[KeystoneJohnny]

I had a plane a while back. Nothing to special it was just a trainer but I had a ton of money wrapped up in it. I had it finally put together and was working on breaking in the OS .40 and someone broke into my house at the time and stole a bunch of things including all my R/C stuff and I just never messed with it anymore. I tinkered around with a few cheap electric R/C helicopters and that's it. I remember reading RCM magazine as a kid though.

[steedafied]

I have an old school Tamiya Hornet and Kyosho Turbo Ultima II, still have the original boxes.

[burntire]

Where do you fly em at? Been hanging on my wall since moving back in 2012. I have taken the Precision Aerobatics Addiction for a spin around the neighborhood a few times.

[burntire]

Park Near me
www.gparcs.com

[wick]

I like those jets!

You aren't far from wher I work. The town is called Bulger. Near McDonald.

[wick]

The airfield is called Cataneys

[Dan B.]

There is a pretty nice RC airfield near New Florence, PA if anyone up that direction is looking for a place to fly. It's on private property but an guest pass will get you access.

[wick]

That's like the one by my work also. I believe its invitation only. Its close enough that I can sit outside the office and watch them fly the whole day. Its amazing watching what they do.

[burntire]

I like those jets!

You aren't far from wher I work. The town is called Bulger. Near McDonald.
I'm ride my bicycle all over that area.

[mustang50lx]

Me and my son both have nitro and electric cars and trucks. I flew a plane once on a trainer box with a friend of mine. He is into the planes. He has built jets in the past, but quit flying them. He was getting nervous about the thought of crashing a $10,000 toy after watching one of his friends lose one.

[no1sirbutler]

I have a good friend that is big into rc cars.....has close to 30 different cars mainly electric and a couple gas. He even built a track in the back yard and has a weekly race during the summer.

[wick]

I'm ride my bicycle all over that area. oh cool!! I'm at the landfill that's right on the bike trail. Actually, my company owns property on both sides of the trail right by the airport.


Me and my son both have nitro and electric cars and trucks. I flew a plane once on a trainer box with a friend of mine. He is into the planes. He has built jets in the past, but quit flying them. He was getting nervous about the thought of crashing a $10,000 toy after watching one of his friends lose one.

Didn't you get a few from me Glenn? Many years ago.
I would be pretty nervous with a $10k plane too!! I watched a few crash on the auction hunter shows! Disaster!


I have a good friend that is big into rc cars.....has close to 30 different cars mainly electric and a couple gas. He even built a track in the back yard and has a weekly race during the summer.

That's cool! I always just did the parking lot playing with them and the fields at work. Wanted to do the track sometime but never got the chance.

[burntire]

Flying scale today.

[wick]

That's neat!! Is it an actual plane or a simulator?
As I recall, you're a pilot, right? For a big airline I think?

[burntire]

That's neat!! Is it an actual plane or a simulator?
As I recall, you're a pilot, right? For a big airline I think? Real deal. Airbus 321.

[burntire]

72 here in Phoenix

[RUTHLESS]

I have a few toys and also use to race electric RC10t and the gas RC10GT. Was big into R/C pulling trucks and was sponsored so I had to stop racing at the time.

Now I just build some crazy crap to have fun. Have a losi LST with full titanium hopups, flex teck arms, castle creation brushless motor and the list goes on. Only issue with it is that it busts diff cups almost everytime I have it out.

Second crazy build is a twin .21 engine dominator truck with LST suspension and ofna titan wheels. Its a bit custom to say the least. That thing is a freak! I had some one tell me it was the only scale moster truck that ran like a real one. It will back flip without moving a foot if you smash the throttle.

[mustang50lx]

Didn't you get a few from me Glenn? Many years ago.
I would be pretty nervous with a $10k plane too!! I watched a few crash on the auction hunter shows! Disaster!

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Yes I did. We had a blast with the one truck.

[u1arunit]

72 here in Phoenix

You suck. ;)

[RUTHLESS]

You suck. ;)
I was thinking the same thing when I read that as I was shivering in my office.

[u1arunit]

I was thinking the same thing when I read that as I was shivering in my office.

...:D...

[wick]

Here's my 5b. Took the wing off the back. Left my company phone, a Samsung, for size comparison.

[wick]

The trains...on the platform is an old Lionel set. Two steamers. One is real old and the other is newer. Old one is great, newer one is pretty shitty.
The oval track, it's a brand new diesel locomotive. "Santa" brought it for my Lil man. Its made by rail king and runs on the Lionel type track. Radio controlled.
"Santa" didn't spring for the big fancy radio remote. Just the one that comes with it. Very realistic. Smokes like crazy, talks to dispatch, horns, sounds. Its amazing. Just way too much money!!! Even with my discount.

[Monkeygrits]

The trains...on the platform is an old Lionel set. Two steamers. One is real old and the other is newer. Old one is great, newer one is pretty shitty.
The oval track, it's a brand new diesel locomotive. "Santa" brought it for my Lil man. Its made by rail king and runs on the Lionel type track. Radio controlled.
"Santa" didn't spring for the big fancy radio remote. Just the one that comes with it. Very realistic. Smokes like crazy, talks to dispatch, horns, sounds. Its amazing. Just way too much money!!! Even with my discount.

My dad is hardcore into model railroading. He makes a lot of his buildings. He has a lot of MTH trains. All of the trains on his layout run off of one remote. He's doesn't run the old Lionel units too much anymore. Just displays them. He still has the first Lionel he got when he was a kid. Here's his setup so far. It's always a work in progress.


http://youtu.be/-bzgHloLOz4

[2000GT]

Pretty cool toys! I would be afraid to fly them because I would not want to crash them!

[burntire]

You suck. ;)
Well white out 0 degrees with 30kt winds in Minneapolis yesterday. Just got to Palm Beach. 65 now.

[PaxtonShelby]

Terry - your Dad's setup is amazing!!

[wick]

My dad is hardcore into model railroading. He makes a lot of his buildings. He has a lot of MTH trains. All of the trains on his layout run off of one remote. He's doesn't run the old Lionel units too much anymore. Just displays them. He still has the first Lionel he got when he was a kid. Here's his setup so far. It's always a work in progress.


http://youtu.be/-bzgHloLOz4

That's awesome!! Mine is the MTH also. I almost got the CSX locomotive set but went for the BNSF instead. I refused the NS mainly because my crazy ex wife works for that company!! Haha. I'm probably going to do the same thing...as in not run the Lionel much and use the MTH rail king more.
Your dad has that huge remote box, doesn't he?
The realism and our get from these is completely amazing!

[wick]

I like how your dad has the dead locomotive for push/pull also. It might be large enough next year for me to justify getting one like that.

[RUTHLESS]

Speaking of trains, I want to get a good setup for Christmas time. What should I be looking for? My grand father had a very nice metal setup and I wish I could remember the make.

[Monkeygrits]

That's awesome!! Mine is the MTH also. I almost got the CSX locomotive set but went for the BNSF instead. I refused the NS mainly because my crazy ex wife works for that company!! Haha. I'm probably going to do the same thing...as in not run the Lionel much and use the MTH rail king more.
Your dad has that huge remote box, doesn't he?
The realism and our get from these is completely amazing!

He has a handheld remote with a screen on it. Not sure. I was mistaken too. The top steam engine runs separate from the rest. I like how he made the balast along the track. I think he mixed it with diluted elmers glue to keep it in place. He also has debris like old ties laying along the track. I'll get some more pics when I go up there again. I think he has a zombie hord attacking a police car right now on there haha.
Also if you like steam engines this is a good watch. You can ride this train from Cumberland MD to Frostburg MD and back. It even has a working turntable in Frostburg.

http://youtu.be/7m_wHJNeY0U

[Monkeygrits]

Speaking of trains, I want to get a good setup for Christmas time. What should I be looking for? My grand father had a very nice metal setup and I wish I could remember the make.

Ollies around my area had NASCAR Lionel sets very reasonable. They came with everything. Even if you don't like racing you could paint them the way you want them.

[TooFast98Cobra]

He has a handheld remote with a screen on it. Not sure. I was mistaken too. The top steam engine runs separate from the rest. I like how he made the balast along the track. I think he mixed it with diluted elmers glue to keep it in place. He also has debris like old ties laying along the track. I'll get some more pics when I go up there again. I think he has a zombie hord attacking a police car right now on there haha.
Also if you like steam engines this is a good watch. You can ride this train from Cumberland MD to Frostburg MD and back. It even has a working turntable in Frostburg.

http://youtu.be/7m_wHJNeY0U

Myself, wife and kids took a ride on that baby. We did it in the winter also . Watched them turn the engine around on the turn table also . I have pics some where .

[wick]

Speaking of trains, I want to get a good setup for Christmas time. What should I be looking for? My grand father had a very nice metal setup and I wish I could remember the make.

I'll take you to the place I go and could probably get you a discount. The set I got, the MTH Rail king was $500 with the extra car for this year.

[95V6]

I want a drone to put my go pro on lol

[burntire]

One of my better landings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXQR30O7_dw

[burntire]

Precision Aerobatics Addiction


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2TDyvQltig

[PaxtonShelby]

Was it ok after that textbook landing? Seriously - that's one cool toy. Looks like a lot of fun! Any way to mount a camera on it?

[burntire]

It did survive the flat spin out to sea. Yes there are ways to mount cameras.

[Monkeygrits]

That jet is aweome Burntire. Looks like it never gets boring for sure. I thought about getting an nhra top fuel r/c but I figured it would get old really quick.

[wick]

Nice flying until the landing. Ouch!!

[burntire]

Nice flying until the landing. Ouch!! Jet has thrust vectoring. I was doing a falling leaf spin and it didn't recover as planned.

[PaxtonShelby]

What's your vector, Victor?

[wick]

Jet has thrust vectoring. I was doing a falling leaf spin and it didn't recover as planned.

I figured it was intentional when I saw it at the beginning. I was waiting for the recovery but the ground happened too quickly.
Was it damaged badly?