sherbs
Quarry Creeper
I think it was money well spent!
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What extreme things have you done to support your RC hobby?
- Thread starter betty
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I think it was money well spent!
jag119105
Newbie
My gun safe has a few empty spots lol
jag119105
Newbie
haha nothing to drastic, just sold some safe queens. but hey i mean i can only shoot one gun at a time anyway
WHITE-TRASH
I wanna be Dave
Half priced handys on Tuesdays and 10% off for groups of 3 or more. I'm my areas low price, volume leader 2 years running.
:lol:
I do a bit of product testing and development and in order to help out I've built axles I don't like to put on vehicles I don't like all out of pocket to help get new stuff to market.
haha nothing to drastic, just sold some safe queens. but hey i mean i can only shoot one gun at a time anyway
I got a couple ruger vaquerros in 45 long that might change your mind!"thumbsup"
I have sold my used rc parts for much less than its worth just to help people.
Trying to get rid of my airsoft guns i never used.
So far sold a gas blowback hk usp
Trying to sell a couple tokyo marui aeg rifles, m4 carbine, sr16.
I wouldnt call this extreme but from what i have been told those maruis are worth quite a bit.
Next on the chopping block is some thinning of my action figure collection.
I have over 250 figures and about a dozen vehicles from the 2007 gi joe 25th anniversary collection.
Might keep some favs but i dont need 250 of them lol:ror:
Also have some star wars prequel figures im embarrased to own haha
If thats not enough, i might sell my 2003 free agent bmx race bike :shock:
Hope not. Its the only excersize i enjoy! Aside from rc hikes.
Like i said, nothing extreme. Just need to re align some hobby priorities.
I skipped out on force friday 2. As a star wars collector, thats kinda extreme?:shock:
Peaker
Rock Crawler
Just do it, i did so ( cold turkey ) with ciggys and weed some 5-6 years ago, dont miss ciggys but once in a while i do think "a joint would be nice now"
Dont fall the the chewinggum - patches - sprays - E ciggys BS, be a man and just do it.
PS. I was on 2 packs a day and +5 - 10 joints, and had been for a decade or two when i tapped out of that BS.
OT. Nothing extreme to report in this regard.
Ninomaniac
Rock Crawler
Peaker, you're an inspiration! Looks like cold turkey is the only way.
Or if I could get a personal assistant that would hand me a little bud ONLY when I can't sleep.
Or if I could get a personal assistant that would hand me a little bud ONLY when I can't sleep.
ren.dnb
Newbie
I had to take a break from RC. I was suddenly spending money destined for my kids who were still small at the time, and coming up with excuses as to why the money was spent. I found myself with all my RC stuff, and my kids asking me when they were getting their things, then feeling like the worst dad in the world and very selfish. On top of all that, when I was trying to rehab my addiction by involving my kids (6 and 4 at the time), I took them out to drive their RC's and wouldn't you know, they had each broken their radios when they were playing with them. One wouldn't accelerate, the other wouldn't turn. In frustration, I tossed the 2 radios and gave them a lecture. After that, would begin my 4 years out of the hobby.
Now, my son is 9 and my daughter is 11, and one of the radios I bought to replace one of theirs was never opened. I cleaned out my garage which took a week (tons of junk in there), and I stumbled upon our RC stuff. Literally was left there from the day we tried to drive that one time, along with the unopened radio. I setup some shelves in the garage to get all our clutter up, and found I had an extra set of shelves I could dedicate to our RC's. I shelved all of the RC's and thought to myself "maybe now its time to get back into this with them, with a new perspective on the hobby". So, I dusted off all those old RC tools, cracked open my sons Traxxas Grave Digger and replaced that receiver and bound the radio. Checked all the batteries and made sure they were good. I lost 3 Lipo's due to improper storage, but my Venom Lipo and my sons Traxxas Nimh hump pack were still good! Charged up his battery and took my son out to teach him how to drive.
He asked me during that session "Thanks dad! I'm really glad I can drive my RC now. I'm sorry for breaking my radio years ago. It would be really cool if you brought out the Ruckus (ECX Ruckus 2wd) and drove with me!" I had to remind him that he broke my radio too, when I had it on the dinner table and he was trying to twirl it like a pistol lol. But, I still had my RTR radio from my Savage Flux HP. So, took its receiver and dropped it into the Ruckus and I was back in action. Some upgrades didn't hold, and I ended up replacing my MIPs that ripped themselves apart with some new metal drive shafts, and upgraded my front steering blocks to aluminum. Since that one time, we make it a point to drive a few times a week when we're able to.
I feel like RC reared up its head at a time when I'm concerned my kids are sitting in front of the screen too much (video games, tablets, phones etc etc). Now I can show them a fun hobby with electronics that allows us to be outside. And.... I have a strict code when it comes to spending on parts and upgrades now so I don't go overboard like I did before. My focus is on driving and having a good time first, maintenance second, upgrades when there's extra money. I have a lot to teach him and my oldest daughter about running and maintaining their RC's. Hell, even my 4 year old is excited to get her RC!
While we're enjoying our bashers, and we love how fast they go! We want to do things that are more technical... so, we're getting into crawling, and I'm dusting off my Wraith for now. I plan on buying some low priced crawlers and upgrading them slowly. So, when tax time rolls around, I'm looking at buying 3 Redcat Everest 10's (was only going to be 1, then it grew to 2, now its 3. After the 4 year old sees them, it'll be 4 Everest 10's lol). And those will be our on going active projects.
Bottom line, I got really addicted with RC learning everything I could in a short amount of time. I forgot what was most important... having a blast just driving around. And now, I get to have fun with my kids driving RC's. I guess... thats what was missing. Yeah, I got pretty extreme with things, but now its all in perspective, thanks to my kids.
Now, my son is 9 and my daughter is 11, and one of the radios I bought to replace one of theirs was never opened. I cleaned out my garage which took a week (tons of junk in there), and I stumbled upon our RC stuff. Literally was left there from the day we tried to drive that one time, along with the unopened radio. I setup some shelves in the garage to get all our clutter up, and found I had an extra set of shelves I could dedicate to our RC's. I shelved all of the RC's and thought to myself "maybe now its time to get back into this with them, with a new perspective on the hobby". So, I dusted off all those old RC tools, cracked open my sons Traxxas Grave Digger and replaced that receiver and bound the radio. Checked all the batteries and made sure they were good. I lost 3 Lipo's due to improper storage, but my Venom Lipo and my sons Traxxas Nimh hump pack were still good! Charged up his battery and took my son out to teach him how to drive.
He asked me during that session "Thanks dad! I'm really glad I can drive my RC now. I'm sorry for breaking my radio years ago. It would be really cool if you brought out the Ruckus (ECX Ruckus 2wd) and drove with me!" I had to remind him that he broke my radio too, when I had it on the dinner table and he was trying to twirl it like a pistol lol. But, I still had my RTR radio from my Savage Flux HP. So, took its receiver and dropped it into the Ruckus and I was back in action. Some upgrades didn't hold, and I ended up replacing my MIPs that ripped themselves apart with some new metal drive shafts, and upgraded my front steering blocks to aluminum. Since that one time, we make it a point to drive a few times a week when we're able to.
I feel like RC reared up its head at a time when I'm concerned my kids are sitting in front of the screen too much (video games, tablets, phones etc etc). Now I can show them a fun hobby with electronics that allows us to be outside. And.... I have a strict code when it comes to spending on parts and upgrades now so I don't go overboard like I did before. My focus is on driving and having a good time first, maintenance second, upgrades when there's extra money. I have a lot to teach him and my oldest daughter about running and maintaining their RC's. Hell, even my 4 year old is excited to get her RC!
While we're enjoying our bashers, and we love how fast they go! We want to do things that are more technical... so, we're getting into crawling, and I'm dusting off my Wraith for now. I plan on buying some low priced crawlers and upgrading them slowly. So, when tax time rolls around, I'm looking at buying 3 Redcat Everest 10's (was only going to be 1, then it grew to 2, now its 3. After the 4 year old sees them, it'll be 4 Everest 10's lol). And those will be our on going active projects.
Bottom line, I got really addicted with RC learning everything I could in a short amount of time. I forgot what was most important... having a blast just driving around. And now, I get to have fun with my kids driving RC's. I guess... thats what was missing. Yeah, I got pretty extreme with things, but now its all in perspective, thanks to my kids.
trucktrial
Rock Stacker
I quit smoking 12 years ago and in five months I saved enough to buy an emaxx, batteries and charger. I could also go hiking again. I did not go back to smoking but I continue with the hobby
Work, work and work. Last truck I got was from my bonus from work. Before that sold some old stuff laying around to get me a new truck kit. My boy is on his second attempt of saving his allowance for a new truck. So Far he has less than $50, see how long this saving thing lasts, he has the itch of i see something stupid and spends his allowance.
Zippy1
Rock Stacker
Sold one of my prized Cub Cadet classic garden tractors to get my TRX-4. The tractor hadn't moved a wheel in two years. And the Traxxas hasn't sat still for two days.
So I it was a pretty good trade off..."thumbsup"
So I it was a pretty good trade off..."thumbsup"
