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RC4WD Subzero RC Truck

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:54:33 +0000

Christmas is fast approaching so I was browsing around the net to see what's new and different in the RC world. I came across the RC4WD Subzero 1:10 Scale Truck Kit. The Subzero is one mean-looking machine with a nice dose of realism and details -- some of which come as upgrades rather than standard.

RC4WD Subzero RC Truck originally appeared on About.com Radio Controlled Vehicles on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 14:54:33.

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Wear Your Transmitter: RC Cars With Wrist Watch Control

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:37:41 +0000

Tired of lugging around big, bulky transmitters? Motormint has a couple of 1:32 scale diecast remote control cars (about 7 inches long) with wrist watch infrared control. When you aren't playing with your 1996 Dodge Viper or 2000 Ford Shelby Coupe use the watch as a regular wrist watch with alarm. It's also a stop watch. The cars are cool too with realistic detailing including working horn, headlights, and brake lights, doors that open, and a burglar alarm system.

Wear Your Transmitter: RC Cars With Wrist Watch Control originally appeared on About.com Radio Controlled Vehicles on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 09:37:41.

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RC Prototypes in the News

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:41:27 +0000

A Better Way to Climb the Walls: I've written before about anti-gravity cars (specifically the Air Hogs Zero Gravity R/C cars). Cute novelty RCs but not near so cool as the prototype car in this MajicWheels video. Check out the way it can go from vertical to horizontal, flip over, and hang by two wheels. Sticky wheels?

RC Prototypes in the News originally appeared on About.com Radio Controlled Vehicles on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at 16:41:27.

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Buying an RC for an 8 Year Old

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:50:00 +0000

In the forum Nals102 writes, " I'm looking for a radio control vehicle for my eight year old grandson.� Of course he wants fast and runs forever but I'm looking for something that won't break after a few times..." Read more...

Buying an RC for an 8 Year Old originally appeared on About.com Radio Controlled Vehicles on Sunday, October 25th, 2009 at 11:50:00.

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My Adventures in Building the Scorpion Rock Crawler

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:10:30 +0000

I've been on an RC kit building binge over the last several weeks. And it started with the Scorpion. The Axial AX10 is a 1:10 Scale Competition Rock Crawler comes in four different configurations or levels of completeness from ready-to-run (just add batteries) to a kit where you not only supply the electronics, you build the rock crawler.

With a kit, you assemble everything from putting together the gears and axles (step 1) to assembling the transmission (steps 15 through 18) to mounting the tires and body (steps 35 and 36)

My Adventures in Building the Scorpion Rock Crawler originally appeared on About.com Radio Controlled Vehicles on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 at 09:10:30.

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RC Driving Over the Web

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:32:03 +0000

I recall hearing about this awhile back but the other night I stumbled across it again and spent a short time driving a little RC car via the Web. �The batteries were low but it was still fun to try to control these from a much greater distance than your typical radio controls will reach. Read more...

RC Driving Over the Web originally appeared on About.com Radio Controlled Vehicles on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 23:32:03.

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Real Remote-Controlled Beetles

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:45:46 +0000

At this time of year we see the RC tarantulas (compare prices) on the store shelves. But the U.S. Army could be getting a different sort of radio controlled creepy crawler. The Army's Remote-Controlled Beetle is a real project, using live bugs. Read more...

Real Remote-Controlled Beetles originally appeared on About.com Radio Controlled Vehicles on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 at 15:45:46.

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See What's Inside a Typical Radio Controlled Toy Truck

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:11:55 +0000

Our toy RC collection has been shrinking, quickly. That's because my wife decided to do something about all the non-functioning or neglected RC toys gathering dust around our place. I fully intended to get around to fixing them or maybe doing some fun project or upgrade on some of the ones that still ran. But that won't happen now. Instead, she decided to gut them.

See What's Inside a Typical Radio Controlled Toy Truck originally appeared on About.com Radio Controlled Vehicles on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 10:11:55.

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Night Driving? Glue Those Tires

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:55:15 +0000

In my eagerness to try out a newly built electric on-road car last night I decided to go for a short little test run even though I was out of glue and couldn't glue the tires on. No big deal, right? I wasn't going to be doing any real racing -- just a short run down the street for a minute or two. Well, there's a reason for tire gluing. It keeps the tires on. Read more...

Night Driving? Glue Those Tires originally appeared on About.com Radio Controlled Vehicles on Saturday, October 17th, 2009 at 14:55:15.

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27.145 MHz RC Toys

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:59:34 +0000

You may already know that one of the most common frequencies for RC toys in the US is 27MHz. It's also used for some hobby RC vehicles. But that doesn't tell the whole story. Read more...

27.145 MHz RC Toys originally appeared on About.com Radio Controlled Vehicles on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 at 08:59:34.

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