It is good to have hobbies during the COVID shelter in place time. For my Birthday, I have splurged on a premium RC Crawler kit.
My Next RC Car(s)
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It is good to have hobbies during the COVID shelter in place time. For my Birthday, I have splurged on a premium RC Crawler kit.
Several states are planning to lift or relax restrictions in this pandemic. But, without adequate testing, this is a big risk that has huge downside potential.
MAGAts are trying to rewrite history, and to cast their tiny fingered orange turd in the best light. But their ignorance is stupendous
While sheltering in place, it is a good time to add to the RC collection. A DJI Mavic Mini found its way here, and it is pretty darned cool
While combing through my email archive, I found this relevant gem. Still as valid today as in 2004 when I first saw it.
Want to get into RC cars? Or have a youngster who's bugging you to buy them one? This is my attempt to help guide your search.
RTR RC Cars are a trace off. One place to save money is in tires. Noobs may never know, but soon their skills will increase, and they will discover that better tires will make a huge difference.
The RC bug has bit me, bad. I currently have two RC cars, a Losi 8ight 1/8th scale buggy, and a Traxxas X-Maxx that I bought used (barely used) with Traxxas batteries and charger(s).
But this post is more about the Traxxas RC ecosystem, with a Product Manager’s eye on their efforts.
I wanted to keep the Traxxas battery connectors and the two 6700mAh batteries that came with my used X-Maxx, really I did. I even bought a pair of SMC 9400 mAh batteries to give me more run time, with Traxxas connectors.
A fixture of my youth, the Local Hobby Shop, is on life support, their raison d'etre under attack from the internet and online retailers.