grovesy

Thinking of getting one for the youg'un for xmas (and me).

He's 6, is he to young for one of these ? just looking for some advice.

What sort of scale should i go for ? Is there a starter car/pack i need ?

A bloke at work told me to use nitrotek.co.uk but they have a few to choose from.

Advice please

Ian

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I have a traxxes revo and over the years it has taken a bashing with the odd broken part now and then, but over all it has been very strong and fun, and some of my friends have and nitrotek, hpi and they have had quite a few let downs and things braking.

Myles

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Pricey and pernickety! Not the best for a young boy as you are forever tinkering to get it going nicely. I bought one and for one reason or another I still am yet to drive the thing!

pimmo2000

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Yeah 6 is a bit young, I have a Nitro car, HPI savage X, its very fast and very loud and to be fair would probably kill someone if it hit them full force ..

I'd be looking more at the higher end children's battery cars ..

Coffin Dodger

Why not get him something like one of these?

http://www.modelsport.co.uk/1-36/rc-...eID%5B82%5D=17

Perfect for mucking around with indoors and out in a suitable place.

A 6 year old is not going the have the skill or the patience for a Nitro car, admit it, your just looking for an excuse to buy yourself a toy

Not sure exactly how old I was but was certainly at secondary school so 12+ when I got my first proper RC car (a Tamiya Frog ) and even then it was properly frustrating. Cost a fortune so had to be a shared present with my brother. Spent all Boxing Day building it only to break a suspension arm on it the first time I used it. I was gutted Nitros are worse as the engines are notoriously difficult to tune up and keep in tune. Electric is kind of taking over now as with Li-Po batteries and brushless motors they are easily as fast as nitros.

pimmo2000

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agree with the above completely ..

grovesy

I dont want to agree with the above but.........

Coffin Dodger

Just buy yourself a nitro (or electric) RC car and get you kid something he will enjoy for Xmas.

Longer term your lad will probably want to be involved with your RC hobby

judgejules

Lewis Hamilton started when he was 5-6 and came 2nd in the BRCA a year later, 6 isnt too young, its an excuse!

Get an electric, get in there and have fun.

Dont buy a nitrotek, made of plasticine IMO, I've seen them with rear steering when they dont have it installed, if you get my drift.

Best off the shelf kit out there is Traxxas even though its a bit more dolla. If you want a serious rough and tumble electric, get the new HPI Blitz #105833 (waterproof, we are in the UK after all). When he gets used to the speed, upgrade the motor and speedo, bam, brand new experience.

If you want to go racing with him to the local clubs (aka Hamilton) then check out brca.org for more infos and speak to the club before you buy so you dont get into the 'wrong thing'.

J

EddScott

https://www.scoobynet.com/non-scooby...e-you-got.html

Have a look through there. Theres some decent advice in there.

Personally, go for a battery powered car. Tamiya have some decent offerings. There are cheaper options (ansmann for instance) but have heard they can be a bit fragile. £99 for the Madrat complete but the shocks could do with upgrading as they can burst and the screws are apparently made from cheese.

I bought my daugther (well it was for her but you know : ) ) a Stadium Blitzer and it's a cracking car. Good build and ours seems comfortable with a motor that really shouldn't be in it and probably on borrowed time

http://www.modelsport.co.uk/tamiya-s...products/38971

Miniman

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Got my lad a 1/10th electric when he was 7. I don't think the make particularly matters as such for that age. I was more concerned about a ready supply of cheap parts and and easy build. I went for a truggy to try and give the 4 corners some rubber to bounce off!

And sure to form this thing is diving hard. He has skills now, but it's not the same as a novice adult, who would know what to do and not to do. In the early days it was abused, despite me showing him how to back off and use the brake. It's been driven down the stairs, off cupboards, into walls (head on full speed), wheels glanced off bricks (when the ramp collapsed), etc, etc.

And sure enough I could have filled a bin with broken parts. I do not think buying an expensive model would have prevented the abuse and only resulted in broken expensive parts. So I've just replaced like for like and he keeps it going for another couple of months.

He absolutely loves it, but I'd ignore any advice about expensive and/or fast cars until he's older.

boxst

Nitro cars are a pain, it even took me ages to get the stupid things started

Fast electric is the way to go for a six year old.

Steve

billythekid

Get an electric. Nitro is no good for a young-un. The fumes alone are not good.

Traxxas 1/16 Brushless E-Revo VXL is a good starting point, IMHO.

J4CKO

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50 odd year old guy at work bought a Brushless electric buggy and then knocked himself over with it, seriously rapid and you dont even get the lag you do with a Nitro as it gets into the powerband, I would, at six just get him a basic RC like a Hornet, plenty fast enough and he can upgrade when he has the idea, Notro is a bad idea as others have mentioned, chances are he would burn, gas or knock himself over !

Richy P1984

Lipo is the way to go - 20 mins running time, no mess with fuel, no 6 tanks just to run it in, no glo plug or starting box, can be used inside, and a good brushless motor will last you ages.

x-helen-x

I wouldnt advise on the make Ansmann as they break all the time! Got so fed up with mine put on ebay and got a Losi buggy which I cant fault.

Mine is not running full speed as shop turned it down as I kept crashing. LOL Think im gonna start using it again ... been a few months.

SamUK

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i was going to buy a nitro rc, but found there are a pain in the back side with starting etc..

was thinking electric, but decided on this instead

http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk/i/9760/

EddScott

Got to be honest, a bit of patience and some research online should make running a nitro car a breeze.

Never had a problem with them myself. Don't get 1/8 brushless at all. The whole love of 1/8 rallycross for me is the noise.

Richy P1984

Yeh but how much patience does a child have? I always wanted a Nitro, something about just the rawness of it.