Drue_Down Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I used to geek on these things in the 80's. The North side of Chicago did not offer much for offroad or smooth pavement. However, I am looking forward to my son being old enough to get into these so I can restart an old hobby. I was just chatting with a friend who is still into this... I had no idea the technology & styling had gotten to so far (I guess I should have assumed, everything else evolves) ....but I just watched this: and a few other videos, cool shit. (not the music, just the styling of cars) Anybody into this? Gas/Electric - onroad/offroad? It seems to be serious bizness for a select few. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPS Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 The drifting one is pretty dope. I would feel like a big asshole if learning how to do that shit would take more than 2 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topfloorbasement Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 used to love RC's as a young buck.. we never had enough money for me to have anything that went faster than i could walk. some friends tho, they had the gas powered ones that would go fast as hell.. hop'n em off bike ramps n shit.. i imagine getting back into this hobby "for your son" of course, would be fun.. post pics when you finally buy one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnerCityRebel Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 when i was younger my pops got me a sick ass gas powered one. It was a 57 chevy all done up. the little thing hualed ass until some asshole ran it over and killed a little kids joy. Needless to say my pops chased after guy didnt catch him though. Which was good since my pops would have beat the shit outta him.. that was the first and last RC car i ever had.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicenemyno.3 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 cool stuff. i never did this kinda stuff, but i had a few friends that did slot car racing growing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Drifting isn't as cool as all out performance IMO: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groyn shmoyn Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 good stuff all around. i use to think that it would be dope to steer next to an r/c car on the streets while in the passenger seat of someones ride. /istillthinkitwouldbedope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grove rat Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 i fucking hate drifting and that music.......but goddammit that first video was badass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groyn shmoyn Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 you know damn right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool_Hand Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 this would be the one and only RC hobby I would partake in once: Drue don't fly this bitch next to the airforce base down there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter_Milkshake Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I have the one that flips over and can still ride and the snake that shoots darts or water or something they dont work anymroe though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsmbfan Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 my brother in law is into this he's got an ethanol powered dune buggy looking rc car goes fucking fast. i had one of those rc helicopters before. the cheap small one that fits in your hand, it was fun for a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drue_Down Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 this would be the one and only RC hobby I would partake in once: Drue don't fly this bitch next to the airforce base down there... holy fuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligαf Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I always liked the r/c cares coming up but i never could afford one, then I got a bit older and would take the motors outta the electric ones and build a tattoo machine to tattoo my friends. I'll probably never own one in my days but I do think they can be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soul vice Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I would fuck with an RC helicopter, the cars don't really interest me now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 used to fuck with these as a whippersnapper... still would if someone gave one away to me the helicopters would provide endless hours of entertainment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 i had one of these as a kid: http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58336 i beat the shit out of it, it died and i lost interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silba Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Ayy Drue if your still in the Chicago area I can hook you up with a few Chicagoans that run this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEVEL 75 PALADIN Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 this would be the one and only RC hobby I would partake in once: Drue don't fly this bitch next to the airforce base down there... This is wild. I didn't know you could buy jets. Seems like it would be difficult to control/keep track of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watson Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 rc cars are the biggest waste of money in the world this shit is hysterical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tavaruawon Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I once knew this cat who would do Hella meth for weeks on end. He was always tinkering around with things. Used to do the illest bonsai trees. Insane tile and mosaic work. He also geeked out on his RC cars all fucking day and night. He had some expensive and really fast ones. I drove a few of them right the fuck into the curb at 40+ mph. Fascinating ya'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPS Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKgKyoXPT_k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcs Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 i had an rc helicopter earlier this year. Cost me 25 dollars. It broke in about a month but i had a lot of fun while it lasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I once knew this cat who would do Hella meth for weeks on end. He was always tinkering around with things. Used to do the illest bonsai trees. Insane tile and mosaic work. He also geeked out on his RC cars all fucking day and night. He had some expensive and really fast ones. I drove a few of them right the fuck into the curb at 40+ mph. Fascinating ya'? u know this story is just about you man..haha anyway r/c cars are cool. i fucked with the X-Mods awhile back and u can hook those shit up like crazy. i raced for pinks and all dat ish. ballllinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 growing up i had this ill one called "Lunchbox" and i would wrap water balloons around the vital parts so i could go through puddles and shit. i had like 6 of these big yellow chargeable packs for it so i could use it for long periods. then i beat that to shit and my dad gave me this ill gas powered one. they are loud as fuck and super hard to control but so fun. now i could not imagine spending all the money and time but im sure ebay is the move... assuming now its alot cheaper then when i was a kid.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tavaruawon Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 :D :D :D Homie I smash real whips when in the throes of a month long meth binge. Real whips on real missions. My crew got the copper game locked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~KRYLON2~ Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 i used to have a grave digger monster truck when i was a kid. i broke it jumping off a loading dock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I had a few R/C cars but they always ended up breaking after smashing into curbs. Got really into the cheaper Tamiya junior 4WD race cars as a youngin... These were my main rides... Totally forgot about racing these until I saw this thread. Not as fun as the full size versions, but much cheaper and I had a couple of tracks close to my house to race them at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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