GilbertRC1

Final part to the channel update and a track day video Enjoy, subscribe!

Hi mate, welcome to the forum. I've built several tamiya kits over the years and my opinion is that they are great fun to build. To answer your question they don't require any soldering, providing you keep the standard electronics and don't change the battery connectors, other than that the kits do simply bolt together. Personally I would recommend the grasshopper as it has a hard ABS plastic body that is easy to paint and doesn't require any trimming which can be difficult for first time builders. The chassis is very easy to put together as well, I've had one for several years now and I've had a lot of fun with i ( take a look at my YouTube channel for some videos, links just below). I would recommend that you buy from modelsport and order a bearing kit with the car as this improves it hugely and is easy to use as it just replaces the plastic ones in the kit. The only thing you need to add to a tamiya kit is a transmitter and servo, the best budget transmitter you can buy is the Absima CR2 SV2 and pretty much any servo will do, if you want something that's adequate then go for plastic gear or if you want something a bit more substantial then go for metal gear, they're more expensive but will last longer and can cope with more stress. All tamiya kits are of high quality and well worth the purchase so whatever you choose you can't go wrong! Ben.

Thanks for the help. I do love flying the Phantom, although its not as exciting as some of the smaller quads I've flown. I enjoy doing flips and other aerobatic maneuvers with the smaller ones and just use the phantom to line up shots for the school newsletter. I agree with you that the hubsan is a bit toy grade but the Ares looks more hobby grade. Anyway im just using this for fun flying and may never even buy the optional camera or FPV kit. Ben.

Here's part 2 of my channel update, part 3 will be coming soon. Enjoy! Ben.

Good morning everyone (if your reading this in the afternoon or evening just wind reset your clock and pretend its the morning ). I have a new video for you all to watch, its just an update on the channel and a what to expect for 2015 type of video, part 2 will be coming soon (when Youtube stops being a bloody nightmare and refusing to upload it). Anyway, Enjoy!! Thanks for watching (providing you did actually watch the video) and please like and subscribe for more! Ben.

Looks nice, I really love the FG baja's and that is a very nice example! Good job mate! Ben.

Thanks for your help, don't worry about the joke, you can tell your wife that i actually found it quite funny! At the moment it looks like i will be buying it having read some reviews and watched some videos on it. The only thing that will stop is a bad experience with one which is why asked on here as well. Ben.

I'm relatively new to RC flying, but I own a a Hubsan x4 and some other things. I am also the pilot of my schools quadcopter (dji phantom vision 2). However now I want to buy something of my own to fly with my friends and wanted to know if the Ares Ethos qx130 would be worth my money. From what I've seen it looks pretty good and the bubble machine attachment looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for the help. Ben.

Looks great! I love a good Tamiya truck build, keep it up, I can't wait to see the end product! Ben.

I use a set of rubber tank tracks from an airfix kit and some pliers to build shocks. Ben.

Wow, nice collection! I wish I could do something like that, can't wait to see a few more cars in there. Keep up the good work. Ben.