I've been looking around for another hobby since we decided the loft was a bit on the risky side to build an epic scalextric track, and by hobby I mean another 'mans toy' thing.
RC seems the good way to go; I'm very tempted by cheap Syma indoor helicopter for now but I'm more interested in the RC buggies for outdoor off road abilities, I just don't know where to start, so I'm hoping that you guys can help me or at least point me in the right direction. What I've got so far is that beginners should really go for electric since they are easy to maintain and easier to use than nitro/petrol.
I was looking on various RC shops online, then realised that some of them aren't complete ready to run kits, I really like the look of the Ansmann Mad Rat, thought £50 was a good deal then it said needed a controller, a battery & charger and an ESC, so it bumped the price up considerably, so whereas this could be a project I would be willing to enter into as a first, it means I have to research each individual component I will need, and considering I had to research what an ESC was...you can tell that I have no idea about these, however I'm willing to learn.
So really looking for recommendations? If you are into RC's, what was your first one? All help appreciated.
RC seems the good way to go; I'm very tempted by cheap Syma indoor helicopter for now but I'm more interested in the RC buggies for outdoor off road abilities, I just don't know where to start, so I'm hoping that you guys can help me or at least point me in the right direction. What I've got so far is that beginners should really go for electric since they are easy to maintain and easier to use than nitro/petrol.
I was looking on various RC shops online, then realised that some of them aren't complete ready to run kits, I really like the look of the Ansmann Mad Rat, thought £50 was a good deal then it said needed a controller, a battery & charger and an ESC, so it bumped the price up considerably, so whereas this could be a project I would be willing to enter into as a first, it means I have to research each individual component I will need, and considering I had to research what an ESC was...you can tell that I have no idea about these, however I'm willing to learn.
So really looking for recommendations? If you are into RC's, what was your first one? All help appreciated.