New Driver enters the hobby....

[SteveB1]

My youngest son Alex ( 11 ) had a chance to take his new Element Gatekeeper out on the trail for the first time, and I'm pretty darn proud.

He is an excellent student at school, and it carried over to the hobby. He listens well and takes action on pointers. There were a few tricky spots today, but he stayed with them, picking up the Gatekeeper when it rolled, and tried the obstacle again and again until he nailed it. All while under the discomfort of a hot morning sun shine.

We spent about 2 hours on the trail and then headed home for a cool beverage. Alex helped build this kit, pick out the colors, wheels, and stickers; he has taken full ownership of this and I'm super pleased.



Hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend!

[jaymann]

Originally Posted by SteveB1

My youngest son Alex ( 11 ) had a chance to take his new Element Gatekeeper out on the trail for the first time, and I'm pretty darn proud.

He is an excellent student at school, and it carried over to the hobby. He listens well and takes action on pointers. There were a few tricky spots today, but he stayed with them, picking up the Gatekeeper when it rolled, and tried the obstacle again and again until he nailed it. All while under the discomfort of a hot morning sun shine.

We spent about 2 hours on the trail and then headed home for a cool beverage. Alex helped build this kit, pick out the colors, wheels, and stickers; he has taken full ownership of this and I'm super pleased.



Hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend!

The parenting thing.....you are doing it right!

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[ferp420]

i cant wait to get my grandson out with the rcs my daughter never realy got in to it

[nictical]

Must be fun to have your child enjoy the same hobby as you.

[SteveB1]

Thanks all.! It's such a good and educational hobby that it seems tailor made for spending time with friends and family.



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[Honeyman108]

Hey Man Im sure your a proud Papa!!!! BUZZZZ.... I have a 2 1/2 year old that loves my RC's and Hobby Room and I cant wait till he is old enough for us to build them together and go out and crawl together!
So glad your having a lot fun together and may you have many more RC adventures.... BUZZZZZ.....

[Topher Builds]

Very cool! That’s a focused stance right there

[23drumerboy]

Originally Posted by jaymann

The parenting thing.....you are doing it right!

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Read-Up! Mod-On! Crawl EXCESSIVELY!

[SteveB1]

Back out under a hot sun checking out a new spot. Now we drive along the road and Alex is scanning for new areas to crawl. He spotted this area off in the distance, so we made a short adventure to check it out today. Good times but super hot, so we had a short session.

[Levi]

Looks like your doing ot right, getting him into a fun hobby and spending time together. Vegas ia probably way too hot to be outside long. Just keep having fun. Makes me want to get out and do another day of rc's soon.

[Doom!]

Rock on Alex! Nice to see new people joining in the fun, good Job Steve.

[CruisinE2W]

Great to see the groms get out there and drive! Careful, this could lead to a very dangerous 1:1 addiction as well.

I'm a little ways out, but my 19 mo. old girl points and lets out a 'chuck!' every time the truck is in site. Cracks me up.

[SteveB1]

Many thanks all...! I just finished up a new body for him to run once he gets a bit better and the roll-overs are a bit less frequent. I'd much rather have him feel ok rolling it over with the chassis, so he can focus on learning the truck and not worrying about the body.

[durok]

Ummm...Steve.

'scuze the heck outta me, but WHAT COLOR IS THAT???

That came out be-yoo-ti-ful!

Anyone thinkin' that the Ecto was a less than awesome bodyshell should take pointers from ya on this one...

[SteveB1]

Ha.! Thanks,

I was testing out a color pattern for a new body going on the VS 410 Pro. It's a base of gold pearl with candy rootbeer faded into the bottom of color changing rose to gold. Backed with gloss black. I did the windows in tint. I want to get better at blending and fading colors, so this was another practice run. Got a long way to go before I catch up to some of the guys here.

I need to put down surface prep next time; some of the gold pearl has a few funky swirls in it. I like the color and it pops in the sunlight. Going to run it a bit on the trail tomorrow while Alex is busy with sports.

Glad you like it. I'm quite fond of it myself. Adding the body was very simple to the Gatekeeper, and less than half the weight of the cage.

[durok]

Fancy!

I have a slew of upcoming bodies that need to be trimmed and painted. I might go for a more simple rootbeer backed with black. Gotta find it in a can, I don't do airbrushing.

Appreciate the detailed explanation - I'll bet your young-un is enjoying the heck out of that truck!

[SteveB1]

I'm all about the rattle can..


https://www.hobbyrecreationproducts....-aerosol-3-5oz


https://www.hobbyrecreationproducts....otbeer-aerosol


https://www.hobbyrecreationproducts....ing-paint-gold


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[durok]

Well, that's even better!

I'll need to try that out, always been a Tamiya spray can enthusiast until now...

[RLB454]

That's an awesome shot of your boy Steve, focus level 10 right there! But do Alex a favor and get him some ol school checkered slip on Vans to go with them socks, cant be wearin Nikes with them cool socks!

[SteveB1]

I'm actually surprised he has matching shoes on this time.!