G+_Patrick McMahon Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 It's all your fault, Padre. I'm now shopping around on Amazon for a Lunch Box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 You're gonna love it. It's sooooo much for fun to play with a model you assembled yourself. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Josh Frye Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I was so staying away from this one until Jason showed the box on AAA. Still my bank account says no we can't have one. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Patrick McMahon Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 I especially like the idea of building it yourself. Just be careful and read the fine print, a number of these don't come with everything you need. Some of them sell the radio, charger, etc. separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Anthony Thomas Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Why Vanessa's Lunch Box??? You'll get tired of just doing wheelies trust me. I have been involved in R/C off and on since the mid 80's. Get a car or truck you can use, find a local club so you can race, drift, whatever. Otherwise after six months it will be parked on your shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Anthony Thomas because it's an excellent starting kit. It's very forgiving and teaches a RC novice all the basics. It's also relatively inexpensive. (less than $200 for a generously equipped kit -- including radio, extra batteries and ball bearings) Additionally, it has one of the largest chassis of the starter class of kits... which lends itself to all sorts of interesting mods. (i.e. the autonomous Lunchbox that we're trying to build) We'll get to the more expensive gear later (Probably Team Associated), but this is where somebody new to the hobby SHOULD start. (And I say that as somebody who built his first RC model in 1985.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Anthony Thomas -- Also... as somebody who built a Grasshopper, a Boomerang, a Lunchbox, a RC10 and a Clodbuster back in the day... the Lunchbox was always the one I had the most fun with. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Anthony Thomas Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Grasshopper would be better, but the 540 overpowers the chassis. The Grasshopper II is an improvement and yes Tamiya cars are best for novice R/C but that rep has hurt them overall. Until Tamiya gets serious and whoops their butt. I think the new TT-02 chassis is the best suited for novices. Easy to build, shaft drive, AWD, handles great, adjustable wheelbase for different bodies, adjustable ride height for street, rally or even buggy/truck configurations. Plus it makes a great entry level sedan for indoors or outdoor racing. Install oil shocks and ball bearings; you're done. It comes with foams for the stock tires already. Does 30+mph with the stock motor, stock gearing and Lipo. Anyway R/C is fun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Anthony Thomas I like the TT-02... I actually thought about making that the build, but the price was a little high and again... we wanted something that we could mod. Not a whole lot of space in a TT chassis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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