bertberr

I'm sure it will be much more capable than the OG Hornet, but then, to me at least, it's no longer a Hornet. I think I'll just keep hold of my childhood memories of my '84 Hornet bouncing down the road (quite slowly)... In my 11 yr old eyes it was a rocket ship, the pinnacle of RC tech..., well compared to my dad's Cheetah it was 😊

Too many to list really, mostly centred around my total lack of ability to recognise the value of staying in the game for the long haul... Let's see, how about deciding to buy a restored 1972 911 2.4S for £8500 (in circa 1997) and then bowing out at the last minute because I felt 'uneasy' about blowing an inheritance and my life savings on a little German sports car. What were those worth just 10 years later...???!!! Selling my E46 M3 CSL in 2009 for a grand more than I paid for it (in the trade) just 18 mths earlier. Value now...??? Feeling even more chuffed with myself (again in 2009 ish - a bad year for me...) after selling a large number of Taylor Wimpey shares for 5.5p - a circa 25% profit, having bought them just a few months earlier... what were they worth just 5-6 years later... Countering all these appalling decisions was finding & marrying Mrs Bertberr, so every cloud has a silver lining. Just don't bother asking me for any investment advice... Oh, and wolfie, to make you feel a little better about your regret, pick up a copy of 'A walk in the woods' by Bill Bryson, next best thing to actually doing the walk, and a lot less hazardous and considerably more amusing....

Looks like a WL Toys A979. I'd be more concerned about supply of breakable parts, well those parts you're more likely to break, ie arms, knuckles, hubs, bumpers, body mounts etc. Ebay, BG used to have loads of parts for these little 1/18 wltoys cars, less so now, though you can still find parts on AE. Personally, as others have said above, I don't reckon its worth spending any money on it, so many other better/stronger little bashers out there now - HBX 16889, MJX 16208, SCY 16101 for not a lot of money. I'd perhaps source a cheap little 2S lipo and just enjoy it for what it is in more confined spaces, and continue your RC journey with a decent 1/10 basher.

Yeah looks nice, but not sure how much this 2.0 actually differs to the previous versions of this truck? Seem to recall it's been around under a few different names in the past? Would be interested in a ARTR or better still an 80% kit, or even better again, a full kit... live in hope and all that...🤔

... apart from the plastic divider/bulkhead at the front of the battery compartment... broke during an albeit pretty hard jumping session on a rather compacted back lawn. Still, when I think what I've put this through, I really can't complain, proper tough this little thing.

I like the look of this too. Might be something to finally replace my aging Amewi SCT (Maverick Ion SC clone).

Confused quite possibly but not retarded...

Newer / later versions of DX6i were both DSM2 & DSMX, but I'd understand if that's getting a little geriatric for you...

Only thing I've ever broken is the wing (on the truggy), everything else is bullet proof.

That front skid plate always makes me chuckle... 🤪, sure they could have managed to get another one or two wood screws in there.

Yeah it only seems like yesterday that you could still get the first ReRe... Be interesting to see what the UK price is, I know they couldn't give them away at the end of the last run last year, think they were available from circa 300 quid IIRC. Just think the Javelin format works better with a different colour cage. RIT dye here we come...

Might want to check your battery is pushed all the way in too, and yes, set up as an aircraft, no need for heli features unless you're particularly keen on having throttle hold activated, not an issue with a co-ax or FP but if you intend on going CP eventually, then getting used to hitting throttle hold is good practice.

Like the body and like the chassis... just not sure I like them together...