covert Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 So a friend asked me at work to recommend a "monster truck" for a 6 year old boy needs to be kinda bullet proof lol, roughly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack R8 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 for a 6 yr old i would get the maverick ion mt as it will be a good intro to the hobby without a huge outlay and spares are cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covert Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 Just had a look jack, that's not a bad little truck for the money, pretty quick too! Looks pretty child friendly ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack R8 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 yeah i think it looks like a great intro to rc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPug Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) What size of 'monster truck' are you looking for? The ion Mt will fit in the palm of your hand as it's only 1/18th (ok a little bigger but not much). I'm not saying that it is a bad thing, but if you are after small scale, I would point you in the direction of the losi 1/18ths if that is the case. My kid started out with a mini DT here: http://www.modelsport.co.uk/losi-mini-desert-truck-blue-/rc-car-products/31323 If he actually wants a bigger monster, I bought my kid a Tamiya XB monster truck, which although more a toy grade than hobby grade, it has the wow factor in that it has big wheels, big shell and looks awesome. It lasted over a year and then I moved him onto Stampede, which suited him perfectly. Edited May 15, 2013 by MrPug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covert Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 I was thinking 1/10 scale ideally but open to all suggestions ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollietheox Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 What about Maverick MT. Or FTX Carnage, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeze Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Don't forget to tell them to budget for a decent charger and (depending what you go for) a decent battery pack. 6 yearolds don't tend to be very patient waiting hours on the bundled RTR trickle chargers and some included packs only last 10 minutes tops. Was in a similar position (with a similar budget) earlier this year looking for my youngest. Best thing I could find for the money was the ECX Ruckus, especially as the v2 comes with a 2amp charger and splashproof electronics http://www.horizonhobby.co.uk/autoonline/j28electrix/j28_vehicles/j28-ecx2000seu/j28-ruckus.html But for a style of rc that used to be universal, there doesn't seem to be many about nowadays. The best answer is the Traxxas Stampede but it's way over priced these days (probably because there aren't many alternatives). Other options are the Maverick MT (but build quality seems to be a bit random) or FTX Carnage (but it's more truggy than monster truck). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyG Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I got a FTX Carnage for my lad who was 6 when we got it, he loves it and it has taken quite a bashing as he has to drive it! He's run it on Tarmac, grass and also on the beach. Only problem he had was speed controller caught fire first outing mind was in wettish grass ( but supplying shop just swapped it over no questions) 1800 battery pack lasts 15 mins sometimes a bit longer! He also uses a Axial AX10 Scorpion goes anywhere and get bout an hour out of the 1800 battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rippler Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 i had a madbull when I was 8 and I loved it ! never broke it and I tried very hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITRO NUT Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 i had a madbull when I was 8 and I loved it ! never broke it and I tried very hard LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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