53HRA Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Trawling through the Modelsport UK shop I have found a great little RTR package for a special price... The classic Tamiya Grashopper! This would be a perfect package to welcome a newbie to the hobby or simply give you and the little one an RC to build at Christmas which is only a few months away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) Edited September 29, 2014 by johninderby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyleftthumb Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 cracking offer.......they were on offer at RadshapeRC too. top deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) Notice GoldstarStockists have got the Grasshopper on it's own (without ESC) for Edited September 30, 2014 by johninderby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicideneil Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Not a good deal with that radio, I still have nightmares about 27mhz AM; any newbie will end up frustrated with control and range issues, and end up having to spend more money to upgrade to 2.4ghz. Given how cheap 2.4 is these days, it's silly not to do a bundle with a modern radio system... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capri-boy Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Retro car - win Retro Tx/RX - epic fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nr73 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Not a good deal with that radio, I still have nightmares about 27mhz AM; any newbie will end up frustrated with control and range issues, and end up having to spend more money to upgrade to 2.4ghz. Given how cheap 2.4 is these days, it's silly not to do a bundle with a modern radio system... When I ran my Tamiya buggy on the beach a couple of months ago with the old Acoms 27mhz, it was out of sight before it went out of range. I'd say a good 7-800 feet, maybe more. I since replaced the 27mhz with a spare RX which I removed from my Maverick scout, and had a runaway incident when it was barely 150ft away. Maybe I got lucky with lack of interference on the beach, and maybe the maverick is just a naff 2.4Ghz, it just doesn't seem that night and day to me yet. I've now got a Flysky in both but haven't done a proper range test yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 27mhz is better now as no one else is using it. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I just ordered this bundle yesterday after trawling RC websites for a 'retro hit' Can't wait for it to arrive as my brother had the original 'hopper when it first came out and I loved it. Did opt for an extra fast charger, though, as the trickle charger would annoy me. Tbh, i'm happy with the 27Mhz... I wanted 'proper' retro, and 2.4Ghz kits always seem to come with steering wheel controllers?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 if you wanted proper retro should have stuck with the trickle charger and behold the 18 hour charge times lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 if you wanted proper retro should have stuck with the trickle charger and behold the 18 hour charge times lol. I know The option is there, though... can't see me using it mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Well, built my Grasshopper today - Took about 3 hours, but i'm not the fastest RC mechanic My god, it's slow compared to brushless gear i've had, but then I entirely expected that, given it only has a 380 motor. Good opportunity to upgrade to a 540 at some point. Despite its name, it isn't particularly 'hoppy' on grass Hmm... what to get next... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Allmost bought a Grasshopper or Hornet but went for a Blitzer Beatle instead. Definately still retro but much better performance potential. Still may get a Grasshopper or Hornet though, but more just for display. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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