RC_Shaun Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 (edited) Hi Everyone, I’ve been looking at getting in to the hobby for a while now but I’m a little stuck so any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I would like a decent beginner set up for outdoor on road drifting. So far I have decided on the following… Tamiya tt02D chassis Dumbo x6 controller I really want to build my own kit as well ideally Thats as far as I’ve gotten as I’ve no idea regarding Gyro’s, ESC, Batteries, charger. I have a top budget of £300 so if anyone could compile a little shopping list with what they’d spend the budget on that would be massively appreciated. Thanks in advance Shaun. Edited September 7, 2022 by RC_Shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 I would say you can do better than a TT02 with £300 budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC_Shaun Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 12 minutes ago, Jack Reacher said: I would say you can do better than a TT02 with £300 budget Oh really? What would you suggest instead of the tt02D? I chose that because of the vast array of hop up parts and how readily available replacement parts are and it gets pretty good reviews for beginners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 (edited) This is RTR just get some drift wheels/tyres https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/kyosho-fazer-mk2-nissan-skyline-gtr-kpgc10-1-10-readyset-1342277 cant see it working out much more than a stock TT02D once you have bought stuff like radio and battery and charger Edited September 7, 2022 by Jack Reacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC_Shaun Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 32 minutes ago, Jack Reacher said: This is RTR just get some drift wheels/tyres https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/kyosho-fazer-mk2-nissan-skyline-gtr-kpgc10-1-10-readyset-1342277 cant see it working out much more than a stock TT02D once you have bought stuff like radio and battery and charger That’s a good looking kit. Are the parts readily available for the Kyosho like they are for the Tamiya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tron1000 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Get yourself a Maverick Quantum R Flux. For about £270, you get a 4s car that will hit 60mph plus. It's also a mint tyre shredding drift car. Ok it's an infraction clone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC_Shaun Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 23 minutes ago, Tron1000 said: Get yourself a Maverick Quantum R Flux. For about £270, you get a 4s car that will hit 60mph plus. It's also a mint tyre shredding drift car. Ok it's an infraction clone. Not really what I’m looking for tbh. Speed isn’t really top of my list as I’m wanting to drift so stability and accessible parts upgrades are priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redback Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 if your wanting a cheap drift with lots of spares, ftx banzia might be up your ally, can get a 2nd hand one for about 70£ they are £100 rtr, can probably go brushless for another 100 to get more drift time. still 100 to put into lipo and charger / gyro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC_Shaun Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Redback said: if your wanting a cheap drift with lots of spares, ftx banzia might be up your ally, can get a 2nd hand one for about 70£ they are £100 rtr, can probably go brushless for another 100 to get more drift time. still 100 to put into lipo and charger / gyro. I was looking for a kit I can build tbh not a rtr Edited September 7, 2022 by RC_Shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC_Shaun Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 (edited) Edited September 7, 2022 by RC_Shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redback Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, RC_Shaun said: I was looking for a kit I can build tbh not a rtr You didnt mention that, you can always pull it apart and rebuild it. Worth doing with a Ready To Repair anyway. As for gyro, you can get a radio link rc4gs with 2 receivers one with inbuilt gyro and tuning of gyro from the remote for about the same price as the dumbo irrc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC_Shaun Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Redback said: You didnt mention that, you can always pull it apart and rebuild it. Worth doing with a Ready To Repair anyway. As for gyro, you can get a radio link rc4gs with 2 receivers one with inbuilt gyro and tuning of gyro from the remote for about the same price as the dumbo irrc. Tbh I was under the impression it was obvious when I wrote my initial post when I listed a chassis kit and controller and not rtr kits, sorry my bad. Looking in to the Kyosho Fazer it seems the parts aren’t as readily available as the Tamiya parts. The sites I’ve looked on a lot of the parts are dealer back order so I could be waiting May be 2 weeks for parts if I break something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redback Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 ftx parts are usally readily available, they are also fairly robust vs tamiya plastics irrc, yes both have alloy hopups, most brands do, but really the plastics wont break at the slow speeds you drift at. if you want to built a 1/10th looks like your choice is tamiya or what ever anyone else recommends 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tron1000 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Charisma do some pretty good kits in your price range. From what I heard, some people think they are better than Tamiya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC_Shaun Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Tron1000 said: Charisma do some pretty good kits in your price range. From what I heard, some people think they are better than Tamiya. Oh I’ll have a look at those I’ve not seen them thanks 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGinge Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 I know next to nothing about drifting so I wouldn’t take this as an actual recommendation but have you thought about looking at second hand kit? This popped up when I was looking in Facebook marketplace tonight and looks like a lot of kit for the money (assuming at least some of it is decent stuff in working order) https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3215787872027736/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC_Shaun Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, BigGinge said: I know next to nothing about drifting so I wouldn’t take this as an actual recommendation but have you thought about looking at second hand kit? This popped up when I was looking in Facebook marketplace tonight and looks like a lot of kit for the money (assuming at least some of it is decent stuff in working order) https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3215787872027736/ I have but I want to build my own from scratch with new parts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shergar Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Yours for £199, Drift kit, charger that lipo capable, nimh battery to get started, Hobbywing ESC. Will get you started, you will always get parts and easily sell on if you get bored. https://www.timetunnelmodels.com/live/catalog/tamiya-58637-honda-civic-drift-tt02d-without-custom-deal-bundle-radio-control-p-59903.html https://www.timetunnelmodels.com/live/catalog/carson-500906264-speed-controller-dragster-brushed-cars-boats-switchable-suits-nimh-lipo-made-hobbywing-waterproof-p-68923.html https://www.timetunnelmodels.com/live/catalog/power-nimh-48v72v84v-lipo-2s3s4s-peak-charger-deans-connector-mains-plug-gtp0166-p-66766.html https://www.timetunnelmodels.com/live/catalog/maverick-element-3000-nimh-battery-pack-with-deans-style-plug-p-66576.html Amazon has the dumbo too: https://www.amazon.co.uk/DUMBORC-Transmitter-Receiver-2-4ghz-Controller/dp/B08XLYR9KH/ref=asc_df_B08XLYR9KH/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=534859691013&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13821863698441185538&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006518&hvtargid=pla-1437987827011&psc=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Rather than the Dumbo controller look at the flysky GT5 controller, it's about £60-70 however you get a lot more for your money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Why not a Dumbo rc comes with gyro and can be had for around £35, also very comfy TX in the hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 On 10/09/2022 at 09:53, Jack Reacher said: Why not a Dumbo rc comes with gyro and can be had for around £35, also very comfy TX in the hand GT5 has a few more features, 20 model memory and a screen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 On 10/09/2022 at 09:23, Alex97 said: Rather than the Dumbo controller look at the flysky GT5 controller, it's about £60-70 however you get a lot more for your money. Shhh youre not allowed to say anything bad about the Dumbo lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, Kpowell911 said: Shhh youre not allowed to say anything bad about the Dumbo lol Is there anything bad about the Dumbo............other than the name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kpowell911 Posted September 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, Jack Reacher said: Is there anything bad about the Dumbo............other than the name? No idea, never saw one in real life to be honest. They just seem to have a mythical status online. I personally dont see how people trust sometimes a £1000+ Or large scale, heavy RC with a $30 Banggood radio, but Im not in a position to slate them as Ive never had one. Edited September 11, 2022 by Kpowell911 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 The issue is rather, how many supposedly higher end items actually contain the same cheap components as the budget items. Reviews online can be a bit hit and miss, unless you know the person reviewing. Far too often stuff gets 'good' reviews from bad sources, or from received wisdom. I put mor efaith in good reviews from people who bought and use the item in question. When it comes to 'quality' ... I would trust brands like Futaba or Sanwa, but the costs are high. Most of the rest of the field are all coming from the same sources and a lot use the same internals with minor alterations, and there wont be much difference quality wise between them. Some even bump up prices from £30ish to £50ish to make their offerings look better. If you are buying at this end of hte market...results are all that matters. If it works well, responds OK, and gives you reliable handling...the name matters not one bit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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