TooOldForThis
Rock Crawler
I'm late to this party. Like, really late. Curiosity finally got the best of me though, and for less than $60 I'm the proud(?) owner of a new FY-03. I mostly got it so I could try out a re-body idea, but I'll get to that later. First, a little review.
The Bad. You've heard most of this before.
-It's really bouncy.
-The material quality and build quality aren't great.
-The servo has the lowest resolution I've ever experienced in a proportional setup.
-The motor gets hot after just a few minutes of aggressive driving.
-No brake; it goes straight into reverse.
-It doesn't steer very sharply, so the steering radius seems bigger than it should be.
-I found several loose screws, etc. Someone put this thing together in a hurry.
The good.
-Decent run-time on the stock battery.
-It looks great. They knocked off a good-looking design, and it still looks good. I especially like the cage and the wheels.
-It's FUN. The speed and power are more than enough for zipping around indoors. Had me grinning.
-Metal parts! I'm really surprised something at this price point has so many metal parts.
-The transmitter! It's big, doesn't look like a toy, and the ergonomics are on par with (or better than) any other RTR transmitter I can think of. The fact that it comes with such a cheap car blows my mind.
So in summary, it's a toy doing a pretty good impression of a hobby-grade car. For around $60 it's hard to be mad about it's faults. Some pictures (body panels already removed):
With a Flysky transmitter for size comparison:
The Bad. You've heard most of this before.
-It's really bouncy.
-The material quality and build quality aren't great.
-The servo has the lowest resolution I've ever experienced in a proportional setup.
-The motor gets hot after just a few minutes of aggressive driving.
-No brake; it goes straight into reverse.
-It doesn't steer very sharply, so the steering radius seems bigger than it should be.
-I found several loose screws, etc. Someone put this thing together in a hurry.
The good.
-Decent run-time on the stock battery.
-It looks great. They knocked off a good-looking design, and it still looks good. I especially like the cage and the wheels.
-It's FUN. The speed and power are more than enough for zipping around indoors. Had me grinning.
-Metal parts! I'm really surprised something at this price point has so many metal parts.
-The transmitter! It's big, doesn't look like a toy, and the ergonomics are on par with (or better than) any other RTR transmitter I can think of. The fact that it comes with such a cheap car blows my mind.
So in summary, it's a toy doing a pretty good impression of a hobby-grade car. For around $60 it's hard to be mad about it's faults. Some pictures (body panels already removed):
With a Flysky transmitter for size comparison:
) on it.
that I mounted up to do something about the motor temperature. Not the most effective setup in the world but it's better than nothing. The great thing about these cheap junky cars is there's so much potential for easy improvements. It's a tinkerer's dream.
