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R/C car for an eight year old?


olliep

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Hello everyone,

 

I was thinking of buying a R/C car for my eight year old son as a birthday present.

Can anyone recommend something that would be suitable for a beginner of his age (With help from his dad) but would last for quite a while and give him a good introduction to outdoor R/C cars?

 

 

Many thanks

 

 

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Hi

off road/ grass surface

No charger

 

I had a look at the link you sent me and for 49 euros it looks great. Would I need a charger as well?  Sorry for all the questions but total newby and the information on that website was all in German.

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You'll want electric as nitro can be too fiddly for a newbie. You want something pretty tough, but I've always said the most important thing is parts availability. What good is a broken rc just sitting there because you can't get the parts to fix it. No rc is unbreakable. Just because someone hit a kerb at high speed with a certain rc and didn't break it means nothing. They were just lucky ( that time ). If you're thinking of keeping it for a long time, spend as much as you can, you can always say it's your birthday present too.

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maybe a tamiya grasshopper. 

 

they have come down in price a fair bit as of late, 

A retro styled sand-dune buggy from the late 70's to early 80's. 

 

rugged is the word, spare are numerous being a re-run of the vintage classic ( 43yr old that once owned a grasshopper as a little lad )

 

if you want something more rugged but a lot of swap ability you can go for a Tamiya pumpkin / lunchbox.

strip away the oversized chassis and wheels and you have a tamiya Grasshopper at the base. 

you could start off with a funsized monster truck, and later purchase a grasshopper chassis tub and swap your bits over.

some buggy wheels to finish off and your done. the tamiya lunchbox becomes a tamiya grasshopper.

 

the mad bull is a beast to also made by tamiya, but these models are aimed at the newcomer to the hobby.

simple design layouts and good repair- replacements side. 

 

have a youtube search when the young man is not around on tamiya grasshopper and tamiya madbull also seach out tamiya vanessa's lunchbox.

the tamiya grasshopper has a Brother buggy named the Tamiya Hornet, this is more a early 80's mid 80's buggy style with a rear wing

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Anything smaller than 1:10 will struggle on grass,. even 1:10 imo is too small, though where I live the grass is thick and heavy :(

 

Nitro for a newbie,. :(  then a second hand nitro I think not, you may have success but if and more than likely when an issue arises you will be pulling your hair out in frustration,.  stick with a leccy for ya 1st.

 

5-8 min run time is not  alot.  the afore  mentioned 50 euro truggy comes with a charger,. though if you buy extra packs it will e of preference to get a standalone charger,.

 

We can all help you with that after you shortlist some models.

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