What 10th scale rtr buggy for a 4 year old
10-14-2010, 10:48 AM
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Evader is junk, IMO a Bandit would work.
10-14-2010, 11:22 AM
#17
this is what I had when I was 4:
Believe it or not, it was a ton of fun and I actually wore one out over the couple years and my parents had to get me a new one. Thousands of laps around my house . . . . . I guess that's why my carpet is so flat now.
As far as the Evader BX - a 4 year old will break it, trust me. Regardless if the parts are free for one year, it will have more down time than runtime.
My vote: XL5 Bandit, with training mode enabled to limit the throttle to 50%
Believe it or not, it was a ton of fun and I actually wore one out over the couple years and my parents had to get me a new one. Thousands of laps around my house . . . . . I guess that's why my carpet is so flat now.
As far as the Evader BX - a 4 year old will break it, trust me. Regardless if the parts are free for one year, it will have more down time than runtime.
My vote: XL5 Bandit, with training mode enabled to limit the throttle to 50%
10-14-2010, 11:35 AM
#18
You could put a crawler motor in the B4.1. Something like a 45-55t would let him get the feeling of driving without making you pullout your hair.
My two year old brings me his toy cars and says he needs a speed control.
My two year old brings me his toy cars and says he needs a speed control.
10-14-2010, 11:37 AM
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I've been wanting to get my 5 yr old son involved in RC with me as well. I bought a used Tamiya Dark Impact 4wd buggy that I had him try out a few times, but it's way too fast for him right now as he doesn't have good throttle control yet. I would advise against a 2wd buggy just because it takes a lot more precision to drive it. If you want to stick with a buggy, get a 4wd rtr Kyosho ZX5 or the HPI Brama 10b rtr.
10-14-2010, 12:20 PM
#20
I've been wanting to get my 5 yr old son involved in RC with me as well. I bought a used Tamiya Dark Impact 4wd buggy that I had him try out a few times, but it's way too fast for him right now as he doesn't have good throttle control yet. I would advise against a 2wd buggy just because it takes a lot more precision to drive it. If you want to stick with a buggy, get a 4wd rtr Kyosho ZX5 or the HPI Brama 10b rtr.
10-14-2010, 12:24 PM
#21
the precision thing though may be a benefit.
I think we need to keep in mind that kids today pick up things very fast if we let them.
I would say a 2wd vehicle will teach him some things that 4wd vehicles allow drivers to get bad habits in.
Also, its a bit easier to maintain since its only 2wd as well.
One recommendation though regardless of vehicle choice, so street tires go along way in saving your good track ones.
I think we need to keep in mind that kids today pick up things very fast if we let them.
I would say a 2wd vehicle will teach him some things that 4wd vehicles allow drivers to get bad habits in.
Also, its a bit easier to maintain since its only 2wd as well.
One recommendation though regardless of vehicle choice, so street tires go along way in saving your good track ones.
10-14-2010, 01:08 PM
#22
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I would absolutely vote for a short course truck like slash or blitz or even sc10. At the local track they rent them (sc10), until now i saw a few kids and women drive them, usually driving anywhere but in a straight line hitting left and right, and no breakage until now! The slash could be driven on several surfaces and not too much maintenance for you.
10-14-2010, 02:27 PM
#23
I would absolutely vote for a short course truck like slash or blitz or even sc10. At the local track they rent them (sc10), until now i saw a few kids and women drive them, usually driving anywhere but in a straight line hitting left and right, and no breakage until now! The slash could be driven on several surfaces and not too much maintenance for you.
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