any body into rc cars?
i want to get one for my son for xmas and am considering
a 'Thunder Tiger Pro-28'- but dont know if they are any good or not?

any help would be appreciated

 

big considering its his first rc car.... would probably be better off with something like a touring car which is better something like a hpi rs4 evo 3 which is a good starter car. not to expensive now either around Ł150 on ebay brand new

 

want something for offroad, have a large area of rough ground nearby where we can use it

 

hrm...... could try something insane like the schumacher menace which does 65out of the box and an off roader but as a first offroader i would reccomend a traxxas revo or a hpi savage 4.6 both good but expensive, but are very strong and take a bashing

 

or one of these, probably the best offroaders made, fast accleration, handle awesome and are very very strong

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Ho-Bao-Hyp...QQcmdZViewItem

cheap as well considering they are about Ł330 brand new in shops

 

what about the hpi Savage 3.5 RTR

 

as all of the other savages its really really good. hard as nails dont think ive ever seen one broke!

 

so better than the thunder tiger?
they are about the same price but the hpi has no reverse?

 

Hi Mate,

I'm well into the RC cars, i have a mate in a model shop - give him a bell he will advise you the best starter packages

www.modelsinmotion.co.uk

01438 740404
Ask for Stewart -

HTH

Rob

 

cheers rob

 

Let me know how you get on............

 

his 1st RC car..... a petrol?

hum personally i'd go for electric for the 1st year but hey thats just me.

i used to race Touring cars at National level, used to make the lower end finals, think i made an E final at Torc which was a big thing for me back then!

havnt run my car for about 2 years now, been spending money onthe nova mainly! from what i can make out its got very expensive now!

 

he has driven electric ones ( i have an old tamia hornet )

there is a massive area for him to use it and dont think he will have any problems getting me to help him

 

ahhh an old hornet, i had the Madcap, then went and got a TA03 Tamiya Escort Cossie! then went and got a few Schumachers and a soding T-tech.... i tell ya now, dont even think of buying one of those!

either of the cars you have said would be good, and withthe right gearing could see some of the cars on here away off the line!

 

think i am leaning towards the hpi as i can get spares from halfords

 

i race at national level also. i came 4th overall in c final at british junior nats, doing some rounds of the stafford torc meetings mext year, doing the 2006 drift series and mabye a few brca meetings

 

http://www.rcpics.net/view_single.php?medid=68771

theres a video of me using a 27 turn motor (al others are 19spec alot quicker...well should be ) my first week using the car and i come 2nd overall in b final and 8th overall for the night out of 26 drivers