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kwkenuf

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About kwkenuf

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  • Birthday 08/17/1980

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    C'ville, MI US
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    Most anything with a motor. Big kid toys.

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  1. My youngest son is 7, but he has been into RC's since he was about 3. He showed interest in my old Stampede, and things kind of exploded since. He does some of the building, as he also loves building Legos. "His" truck is his "dumper"... the Volvo A60H. He helped do the gears and wheels/tires when "we" built it. He routinely takes the wheels off and on, and changes the battery himself. He is quite self sufficient. He also has a 1/24 (?) scale crawler for when the weather is bad and he wants to drive around the house. Without fail, he wants to drive an rc when he is here with me. His 3 other siblings don't share the passion, despite all having their own vehicles as well.
  2. TL:DR, at least most of it. Some of us are the exception when it comes to hanging onto vehicles. I have an '85 Monte SS that my dad bought for me to go to work, 26 years ago. I have had other vehicles in those years, but have never really considered selling the Monte. I hear to many "old" guys lamenting the fact they sold this car and that car, and wish they had kept them. I also own a '79 Chevy truck. I have owned it for 11 years now. My father bought the truck new, and now I have it, and I fully plan on passing it on to one of my kids.
  3. Thanks. I did some looking to gain knowledge on the whole driver figure world, and just went cross eyed doing it.
  4. @BuggyDad I didn't see it mentioned... what driver figure did you use in the beginning? My daughter wants one in hers, and the one you used looks like the right size. Thanks!
  5. Lol! I had one. That is exactly what I remember too.... it would roll super easily any time you turned!
  6. By the sounds of that the TBLE-02 isn't that great either, imo. The only time I have had a 1060 unexpectedly go into limp mode was when I didn't have the jumpers correct for the battery type I was using. And I don't see why limiting reverse to 50% is a bad thing? I don't scoot my rigs around in reverse all the time, I go forwards! Oh well... it's a good thing we all like different things, otherwise this world would be boring as ****.
  7. The 1080 would be a great candidate as well. It is more initial investment, but it has a lot of adjustable parameters. Even though it is marketed as a crawler esc, it would be a great general purpose esc as well. I installed one in my sons A60H, and used the included tuning box to dial it in for him since he is 6. You can individually set the fwd and rev power settings at 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100%. Also settings like drag brake, braking force, etc. can all be adjusted. Look into it...
  8. How do you tell the difference between the plastic wheels mentioned here, and others that might actually take dye? I saw @Kol__ successfully dyed the wheels to his DT03. I am building a DT03 with each of my daughters, and am now hoping I can dye the Aqroshot wheels I have for both of them.
  9. All I think of when I hear a discussion like this and people complaining about what others are doing in their life... Jealousy
  10. I ended up grabbing one as well. I have other rigs to fix and finish first before this goes together. Thanks again for the heads up.
  11. So it would most likely be alright to stick a brushed motor in one and hand it to, say, a 10 year old? No huge jumps or anything, just some fun bashing in the backyard along with some other rc's.
  12. Kinda patting myself on the back as I bought two kits while they were available. I figured I might be able to sit on one of them until this scenario happened. Didnt expect it nearly this soon though!
  13. @Juhunio That looks really good! It is slightly brighter than I expected, but it making me reconsider the color for the '63 Vette body I have for my TT02. I like the contrast with the bright accents.
  14. I felt like the black edition wasn't out very long. Or did I just find it really late in it's run? I noticed it was missing from Tower's site, so I went to Tamiya USA site, and sure enough... discontinued.
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