What rc vehicle?

[joshwalker094]

Well I'm being a big kid and fancy a Remote control vehicle, but sure weather to get a car, helicopter, plane or quadcopter. I have a budget of up to £100
Not bothered if its used just asking as it works good.

Hpi firestorm. 2nd hand with a 7700kv motor and 80a esc. Good for wheelies. Hard as nails. Cheap to repair on the rare occasions they break. 2wd. Run it on a 2 or 3s lipo. If you need more look at msuk forum. If you want a firestorm I probably have one around somewhere! Too many RC cars !!

[Fallout]

I have a nitro monster truck I built about 8 years ago. Proper bit of kit with rollcage, 50mph when geared right, lots of titanium components. It's awesome when I race against my mate, but driving it around by myself is dull. RC planes on the other hand are cheaper and much more interesting. The fear of crashing them makes it far more exciting, and the 2 extra dimensions means its way more challenging too.

For £100 - £150 you can get a high wing foamy kit, complete with all electronics which would be a good place to start. When you smash them up you just glue them back together.

Here's an old vid of my truck .... (If you can't be arsed to watch it all, watch from 6 minutes for the mega high speed crash)

[Wideboy]

Not enough money. Anything airborne will break within minutes in inexperienced hands. You'll find model shops will sell you anything promising it to "fly out the box" because they know you'll be back the next day to buy spares.

Not to sound negative and to put you off but a plane or heli with full control to all surfaces is not an easy thing to master right away.

Buy secondhand.

Dont get a helicopter.

They will break first time out. If you must then get a cheapo indoor one for £20.

A polystyrene plane will be okayish as long as it's high wing, you'll break it but at least you can gule it back together and do running repairs.

[Fallout]

@Widyboy - I dunno mate. I got a spitifire as my first plane. I smashed it to pieces within 2 seconds of the first flight. I then went and got a high wing 3 channel plane (just rudder/elevators) and flew that fine on the maiden with lots of fear but no problems. Don't think I ever crashed a high wing plane that wasn't sliced in half by a friends plane or self destructed through lack of structual integrity vs engine power! You can't roll planes over without ailerons, so you don't get confused when they're inverted, but maybe I'm a natural! hehehe.

Definitely stay well away from any plane that looks remotely cool though. You have to get a boring looking plane with the wings above the fuselage to get good beginner stability. Warbirds, delta wings, etc. are for advanced flyers. As Gav says though, £100 is pushing it. The cheapest kit we could find the other day for someone else was about £130.

[joshwalker094]

Car it is then. I want a nitro but seem to much trouble, I wouldn't have a clue how to set them up for starters.
Rocketeer, how much for one fella? Cheaper the better

[Fallout]

£100 is pretty skimpy for a car. Car's are much more complicated and made of metal and therefore more expensive. I'd budget £300 minimum to get one quick enough to keep you amused for more than a few outings. Mine was about £1000 all in (yes, what a waste of money. I had a job and was living with my parents at the time).

[joshwalker094]

I don't have much dosh to spare at the moment, not until I start working again next year.
The hpi e firestorm look ok, are the waterproof?

[Fallout]

They're alright. If you've only played with little indoor toys before, it'll be a monster. Slow on grass though as you need a lot of power. As for waterproof, no but they'll be able to deal with a certain amount of moisture without problems. One common trick it to take out all the servos, receiver etc. put them in a balloon each and then tape/glue/seal up the entrance where the wires go in. Requires some ingenuity to get it right!