Small scale wrenching

"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly) 03/04/2020 at 19:49 • Filed to: Remote Control Wrenching

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We bought the lad a remote control buggy for his birthday. The prerequisites were off-road ability, ease of use for a beginner, decent quality, parts support and reasonable cost. We have plenty of open space to run it but most cheap RC cars die fast in the sand and dust.

So a Maverick Ion DT desert truck was what he got. He thinks it’s fabulous. And he’s getting the hang of it. But not without incident. A high speed drift into the weeds saw it snap a rear driveshaft!

Maverick call these things ‘dogbones’. I call them ‘profitable’ at $14/pair ! But at least they are easier to replace than a Subaru driveshaft.

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 03/04/2020 at 20:12

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RC cars are a great way to learn some physics and small scale wrenching, as you put it.

And yes, parts can get costly but I bet if you transfer some of the repair costs to him (maybe 50:50) he'll potentially adjust his driving style.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 03/04/2020 at 20:18

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Given he’s only ten, I think adjusting his style could be a bit of an ask! Honestly, I pretty much expected this sort of thing.

Funnily enough, Maverick apparently offer a range of optional aluminium driveline parts for these cars. Including the dogbones. But they are currently unavailable....