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Here is all the need-to-know information about RC cars you can’t do without. On how to pick your first car to how to sign up for your first race.

…here is just SOME of the information you will find inside:

4 main parts no RC Car can do without (including the “heart” of the car).

The difference between radio controlled and remote controlled cars. (Who cares? The FCC does.)

An easy way to decide whether an electric or nitro… More >>

A Beginners Guide to Buying and Racing Radio Control Cars

i want a fast offroad truck that is battery powered and for a great price.
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Buying a new or used RC model car is a rewarding and exciting process. Gas or electric? Truck or car? Helicopter or plane? There are many considerations you must address before making these decisions. However, there are 5 top factors that will help you on your decision.

Battery or gas?

The major factors determining your choice here are run time and noise. Gas RC cars, trucks, planes, or helicopters are usually loud, even with a muffler installed. The advantage of gas RC’s are that they can run a lot longer with a tank of fuel versus a battery powered RC. The average battery life on a RC vehicle will give you roughly 10 to 25 minutes of run time – at full speed. Some radio control trucks and cars deplete energy faster due to accessories like lights, horns and other gadgets.

Kit vs RTR?

When buying a new RC car or truck or even a plane, there are 2 directions you can take based on your patience, budget, and skill level. If you’re the adventurous type and enjoy working on a project from beginning to end then a Kit package is your best option. Kits involve putting together the entire RC car, truck, or plane together from a box of pieces into the final product, which you can be proud of your accomplishment! Kit packages are usually more expensive but are more modifiable. RTR or “Ready to Run” packages are ready to go outside of the box. Charge the battery or fuel up the tank and you’ll be enjoying your new RC within minutes, versus hours or even days compared to kits.

Location, Location, Location

Gas powered RC cars and trucks require space and are not ideal for apartment complexes or homes which could have neighbors calling in noise complaints to your local authorities. Radio controlled planes and helicopters need wide open spaces with little obstruction for safe operation. Electric RC’s can normally be operated anywhere as they are considerably less noisy than gas RC’s. Another consideration is terrain. Is your RC truck or car an off-road buggy or stomper truck or is it a track racer? For example, street RC’s perform better and tires last longer on pavement versus asphalt.

Wear and Tear

There are great deals out there on unwanted RC models, however it is important to understand the wear-and-tear of these vehicle before you shell out your hard-earned cash. Start with the heart. That is check the motor, the most important piece to the model. If it’s gas, check for oil leakage around the head and base of the motor. Shocks when worn out tend to leak oil as well so look at these with a close eye as well.

What’s your Budget

With prices for used buggies around $75 to fully loaded USED RC Helicopters peaking over $1,500, it’s best to have an understanding of your purchasing budget, but also your operational budget as well. After you buy your new or used radio controlled model the spending doesn’t stop there as you will have maintenance costs for tires, batteries, fuel, bushings, blades, servos, and more. Depending on how serious you are involved with your RC model will determine how much of an operating budget you will need.

Radio controlled boats are a fun and rewarding hobby, that could be ether relaxing or exhilarating depending on your needs. Best of all it doesn’t have to be very expensive. RC boats come in a wide variety of forms and types ranging from small and steady cruisers to lightning fact racers. You can either buy one already built or you can buy it in the kit form and assemble it yourself.

Buying a ready build radio controlled boat is by far the easiest option. But building your own boat can be much more satisfying. This decision is dependant on your reasons for taking up radio controlled boats as a hobby in the first place. It is easy to find all of your RC boat parts either on the internet or at your local RC hobby store. You may be worried about the amount of work involved or think that it will be to hard to get a good result, but in the end you will be glad that you put in the effort, after all this is a hobby and what’s the point in finishing it in 5 minutes? Anyway these RC boats come pretty comprehensive instructions that make it real simple to achieve a great result in next to no time.

The next decision you need to make is what type or radio controlled boat would you like.

Radio controlled boats are built in electric, nitro, and gas variants. Electric RC boats, Nitro RC boats and Gas 

Electric are more popular because they are cheep and easier to run strait out of the box. Electric radio controlled boats come in a number of sizes, from the very small and slow pool toy RC boats to the very fast medium sized RC boat. The main problem with the electric boats is that as the batteries loose power the boat become slower.   

Nitro boats utilize Nitro-Methane fuel which is very powerful and makes for a fast boat, but the main problems with Nitro powered radio controlled boats are that the are a little more complicated to run as you will need to use a special starter kit to get them going and the fuel is about 4 times the price of a gas boat.

Gas radio controlled boats run on regular car gas with oil combined in the fuel. Also known as 2 stoke fuel. These engines are larger than the other types and therefore need a larger hulled boat to accommodate the engine. With the larger hull comes some advantages such as a more stable and easier to handle craft and mixed with the cheaper fuel, makes the gas RC boat (in my opinion) the best of the three types of radio controlled boat.

Then there is the radio controlled sail boat.

The radio controlled sail boat is the ultimate RC boat if you are looking for relaxation or stress relief. The radio control is there to control the sails and the rudder and naturally the wind acts as the engine.

Buying rc plane can put you on somewhat tougher task, as you normally come to get its several technical aspects. A rc plane can of numerous kinds depending upon its, performance, efficiency, engine type, model, size etc. you can find this product from a tinnier size to considerably larger size that requires a proper playfield accordingly to play with it safe.

With the arrival of many models and types of rc plane no doubt the flying enthusiasts have now got much in their bucket. The broader the choices you have the larger varieties of rc planes are available in the market. But the main issue at such buying is that whether you are getting full return of your investment.

The answer is very clear and straight. You will definitely choose the size of rc plane accordingly the play field you have or you can access. When you want to fly your toys in you limited indoor space, the smaller size of the plane can definitely be your choice. And if you pick larger size then instead you do not have access to wider space then there may be a chance of crash or damage to your toy or the bystanders while playing.

Besides this fact, you will also want to know that what features you are getting with your rc plane. For the engine type, you will generally find two options i.e. electric and nitro based. The electric version is backed by a rechargeable battery while the nitro version of the engine is run by a compressed liquid fuel. Normally electric or battery powered engines have lesser performance to that of nitro based but the easier options of recharging and lesser cost makes the electric engine preferable for the most of you. Battery used in those electric engines takes fewer times at recharge that may be perhaps a good backup for the smoother flying experience for you.

Similarly a lot of other things like models- war plane, cruiser, supersonic etc can also matter for you, an enthusiast you may have choice for a particular model. Prices are another but most important factor while you go for these rc planes. Market is full of options and there is a solution for every one’s budget. As buying rc planes are somewhat costlier affair, you must review the prices of different sellers to get the best match for your investment. The online is the best place to find these sellers where you get an option to visit number of them in few time and come to find your choice easily.