Back in the saddle again!

[Mad Scientist]

Man, time really flies. When I first joined here in 2005, Clodbusters and TLT rigs roamed the Earth, and lathe motors were the hottest thing. Now look at where we are!

Though I stepped away from the hobby, I've always missed RC. I'd flip through a mag or drop by the forums just to see what's up, but couldn't justify getting back in. Just too busy.

But now I have the perfect excuse - my son! Yup, got married, bought a house, changed jobs, and had a kid. Now that he's old enough, what better hobby to share with him than RC? He even gave me a gift certificate to the LHS for my birthday. We picked up a LaTrax Teton to bash around the yard, and so far he's loving it! He even likes to wrench on it. We stripped out the steering servo, and he couldn't wait to tear the truck apart. That's my boy!

The best part is having my own yard means I can build my own course! I've got big plans, just gotta' make sure I don't get too carried away. But I think the wife will enjoy the koi pond and waterfall I want to incorporate...

Anyway, it's good to be back!

[Duuuuuuuude]

Welcome back!

[smog]

I have two sons myself. It was eldest’s discovery of my 80’s OG Tamiyas that brought me back. He found them while digging through my parents basement storage. I was pretty blown away when I went down to my local hobby store looking for Tamiya parts and saw what turned out to be the Axial’s Exo Terra and Vaterra’s Twin Hammers sitting on the counter.

Fast forward a few years. That same kid is just finishing his second build, first crawler.

Personally, I am in deeper now than I was as a kid. It’s pretty fun to have a grown ups money and a child’s heart.