"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
12/07/2015 at 14:41 • Filed to: None
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"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
12/07/2015 at 14:41 • Filed to: None | 2
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We’ve had this about 6 months and just saw where it dropped to $20 at Walmart and Amazon the other day. Add about $15 for rechargeable AA batteries (6) and a charger. Maisto Rock Crawler.
If you’re not expecting speeds over 2mph or waterproofing, it’s just amazing. It’s no $250+ Traxxas, but wow.
Approach/departure angles are basically 90 degrees. Breakover is like...more than you need. Articulation is insane.
Side note: This is my side yard. This exposed Appalachian sandstone bedrock is over 200 million years old (The Grand Canyon is about 8-10 million years old). With the right perspective, just playing in the yard can be humbling.
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Ash78, voting early and often
12/07/2015 at 14:45 |
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There’s a lot of rock like that around if you know where to look. Makes for great crawling locations too!
BringBackTheCommodore
> Ash78, voting early and often
12/07/2015 at 14:46 |
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For something with that kind of price point, that looks like cheap fun to me! Thanks for the tip!
$kaycog
> Ash78, voting early and often
12/07/2015 at 14:47 |
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This belongs to your son, of course.
Tripper
> Ash78, voting early and often
12/07/2015 at 14:55 |
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Awesome! I have two young nephews that think I’m the cool uncle so I have to deliver. To be honest I was actually considering a traxxas for the older of the two. I’m going to have to scoop two of these. Do they come in different colors?
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Ash78, voting early and often
> $kaycog
12/07/2015 at 14:55 |
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Uh.....yeeeeaaaaah, it does.
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Ash78, voting early and often
> Tripper
12/07/2015 at 14:57 |
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There are a few, but unless you find them in store, it’s supposedly a crapshoot. I mean, you won’t get Hello Kitty Pink (damn!), but red, green, the usuals.
Amazon’s everyday price is ~$29, which isn’t bad at all.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> Ash78, voting early and often
12/07/2015 at 15:00 |
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Only fun when you have something to crawl over. My father-in-law bought one for my son. He was bored with it before the first recharge. I tried creating obstacles for him with rocks and logs. His general general response? “Meh.”
We got more mileage from the 1/4 scale R/C jeep. His favorite mode of play was to grab the roll bars and push it as fast as he could around the house while making “vroooooom” noises. No batteries required.
Wacko
> Ash78, voting early and often
12/07/2015 at 16:26 |
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i’m still trying to convince my wife that I need a Redcat Rampage
http://www.redcatracing.com/Rampage-MT-V3
for Michigan
> Ash78, voting early and often
12/07/2015 at 16:53 |
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Ooh. These might be the perfect Xmas present for my little cousins.
450X_FTW
> $kaycog
12/07/2015 at 16:56 |
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and as soon as his son starts paying bills, he can have it back
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Ash78, voting early and often
12/10/2015 at 13:49 |
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Thanks! Bought one for my son (birthday in 10 days) and one for my nephews for Christmas.
they-will-know-my-velocity
> Ash78, voting early and often
12/11/2015 at 11:55 |
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There are still ruts in my old neighbor’s yard where I would jump my Team Losi XXX-T through his ditch at 30 miles an hour. Fun times.