Rc cars to keep kids occupied ( and me)

[Red_Leaf_Overland]

Well I finally decided to get some cheap rc crawlers from Amazon. 1 for me and 1 for my son. He seems to like them and I enjoy the fact that they actually power all 4 tires and can crawl. Does anybody else have rc cars to fiddle with?

 

[Red_Leaf_Overland]

Took me about 20 minuets to break the steering in my car. I guess that's why they are cheap.
I tried gluing it back together but it kept breaking.... so I took matters into my own hands.
I built a new steering setup much like my own Jeeps steering. Gave it a metal tie rod and drag link instead of plastic ( nothing fancy, just bent a coat hanger to the same shape as the old one and re-designed the drag link as a high steer).


It took all of 20 min to make with a torch and needle nose pliers. Works great!

 

[zgfiredude]

I got an Arrma Granite for Christmas, and my adult son got got a BigRock.....we are looking to fart around with them after being away from RC for many years. We had fun with them when he was in his early teens. Looking forward to trying it again. SOOOO much faster now!

 

[Red_Leaf_Overland]

I got an Arrma Granite for Christmas, and my adult son got got a BigRock.....we are looking to fart around with them after being away from RC for many years. We had fun with them when he was in his early teens. Looking forward to trying it again. SOOOO much faster now!

this is my first RC car in probably 25 years lol, and my sons first. He's only 2 so it really only drives straight because he hasn't figured out how to steer it yet ... or he just doesn't care lol.

 

[KonzaLander]

I am a big Axial fan. I've had my Trail Honcho (SCX10) for a decade and it has gone through many iterations and rebuilds.





The 1/10 scale truck is a little big, but I have added a 1/24 SCX24 to the fleet for easier packing on those longer trips.

 

[Explorador]

Glad to see more people in this hobby. My son and I every time we go out in the woods and camping we always bring the RC's. My son drive a F150 and I have an element Trailrunner must likely a "4runner" body. I greed with the op, going on a multi day trip you have to keep the kids occupied and away of the tablets as much as I can. Some pics for fun.

 

[M Rose]

Well I finally decided to get some cheap rc crawlers from Amazon. 1 for me and 1 for my son. He seems to like them and I enjoy the fact that they actually power all 4 tires and can crawl. Does anybody else have rc cars to fiddle with? View attachment 221808View attachment 221809

We have a whole thread in RC stuff here

 

[BCMoto]

This is my crawler but now I usually take my sc24's with me

 

[M Rose]

I got an Arrma Granite for Christmas, and my adult son got got a BigRock.....we are looking to fart around with them after being away from RC for many years. We had fun with them when he was in his early teens. Looking forward to trying it again. SOOOO much faster now!

I had several ARMA trucks… they started my addiction… and now my $3000 Granite lives under my trailer to be used as spare parts to my Crawlers.

 

[NMBruce]

Great idea

I travel with a couple of 73-80 year old kids, might have to get a couple of these for them. LOL

 

[YoKramer]

Picked up an Everest 10 a few days ago and so far its been a blast. Haven't had a chance to go out wheeling and bring her along yet but that's coming soon so far its just in the scrap wood pile behind the dumpster at work lol. Already done some dremel mods and have some other stuff planned once stuff starts to break. For $180 it really cant be beat.