Best beginner nitro RC

[RcWave17]

I'm a beginner to the RC community. I've only ever owned a 1/16 scale electric RC and I'm looking to get into nitro.

I've been looking specifically at two models: the thundertiger tomahawk st and the hpi bullet st 3.0

Both cars look great, but the thundertiger is

Edited June 14, 2013 by RcWave17

[shaanaleem92]

Hello and welcome to the world of rc

My first nitro was a hyper 7

So I will highly recommend getting one of those

Parts are cheap and readily available

And they are just great to start off with almost everyone has one very reliable and durable

Others will agree the majority of newbies go for hyper 7's

But there are other options I cant comment on thos as I have only got experience with the hyper

And now my lovely losi 8ight eu

[RcWave17]

Thanks:) the hyper 7 does look very good, I think I'll look more into them, the only downside is that I prefer the larger truggies as they look like they could take more tougj terrain, how fast does yours go? And is it durable?

[shaanaleem92]

dont we all prefer truggies , looking to get one myself in the future , just a tad expensive for what i want they look very nice indeed, but buggies are more than capable of perfomring off-road on different terrains mine was quite fast indeed, like 30-40 i reckon... very durable, i smahed into a kerb at full throttle one time, only thing neded to replace which a rear left driveshaft, costing

[RcWave17]

Thanks its helped a lot:) I am no seriously considering the hyper 7,although I'm still going to continue to see if there are any better ones until I buy one in a week or so:)

[RcWave17]

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[CyberRaver]

Hyper 7 is definately the way to go, and can go anywhere a truggy can, specially if you get nanda block tyres

[shaanaleem92]

yes nanda blocks are the beast of tyres

[dlegend]

A hyper 7 because if you break it there cheap to fix and take alot of abuse if you want a truggy get a hong nor crt there cheap tp nuy and built like a brick you no what

[RcWave17]

Thanks everyone, I will probably go for a hyper 7:) does anyone know if it is possible to waterproof these cars?

[shaanaleem92]

as long as you dont drive into a lake, im sure its pretty waterresistant as it is, it will survive splash in rain puddles etc...

[RcWave17]

I mean for the winter months bashing in the snow and wet grass:)

[shaanaleem92]

Oh I love sliding around in the snow and ice

No harm done to my buggies so far lol

Edited June 14, 2013 by shaanaleem92

[Scoobie007]

+1 on the hyper 7, it was my first serious venture into nitro, and it's been awesome, again as the guys say, parts are cheap and easily Availible, tuning is easy, and it's a forgivable durable car......

[Pistonhead]

Another +1 for the Hyper 7, i bash mine pretty hard and the only breakages i've had were a bent rear shock (slid under a fence backwards, full set of shocks off ebay for

[Demonchu]

Another +1 for the hyper 7. It's my first nitro and having great fun with it.

For a first nitro there reasonably easy to work on and every man and his dog has one! BUT that means there are plenty of people to help, should you encounter any problems.

I also had a head on with a kerb and only bent the driveshaft-

[CyberRaver]

Just another point, my 2nd hand very well used hyper, performs better then the brand new rtr kyosho buggy in every way, after 1 bash with the kyosho i had weeping blisters on my hands and blood from pulling the pull start

 

 

One bash with the hyper all i have is more mud to clean outta it, it never stops

 

 

Sold the kyosho, keeping the hyper

[RcWave17]

Thanks everyone, it seems the hyper is the way to go:) now I just need to decide whether to buy second hand or new

[RcWave17]

And thanks for all the advice:)

[CyberRaver]

Only go 2nd hand if your getting it from this forum, or know the seller, you never really know how hard or badly a machine has been thrashed, and generally the people here respect the cars and maintain them well enough

 

My gallery shows how mine looks after a few parts were added and she almost looks new again

 

New is good because it teaches you the break in procedure

[RcWave17]

Thanks, yeah I realised that sites like ebay were out of the question:) what about buying through my local rc club, from the members who sometimes sell?

[shaanaleem92]

Only go 2nd hand if your getting it from this forum, or know the seller, you never really know how hard or badly a machine has been thrashed, and generally the people here respect the cars and maintain them well enough

My gallery shows how mine looks after a few parts were added and she almost looks new again

New is good because it teaches you the break in procedure

second that people on here respect enjoy and take pride in their cars

[Scoobie007]

I got a new hyper 7 .21 3 port, spider diffs front, centre, rear, uber amount of spares, came with 'spare' nova rossi engines, exhausts, servos, tyres to name a few, keep an eye on the sales section, some good stuff too be had for decent money on here.....

[RcWave17]

Thank you, will do:) how much did you spend?

Edited June 15, 2013 by RcWave17

[spinksy]

How much is a new hyper 7?