Electric RC off road cars can be made using one of four different types of rechargeable batteries: nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal-hydride, lithium-ion, or lithium-polymer. Each of these has benefits and drawbacks for a hobbyist. The nickel-cadmium (NiCd) battery was the original battery in RC off road cars for hobbyists. The cadmium makes it very difficult to dispose of, and it suffers from memory effects (that is, over time, it can lose its ability to hold a charge). [...] Read more »
Maybe you’re brand-new to the hobby of RC off road racing, or maybe you’ve been around forever and you’re disappointed with a lot of the options you have when it comes to RC off road cars. Here’s a great vehicle you should consider: the Traxxas Revo. It’s one of the best RC off road cars on the market, with a great suspension system and a long wheelbase chassis. Why is the Revo one of the [...] Read more »
Tamiya is a Japanese RC company. They offer both off-road and on-road options, but their off-road options are particularly notable. They have many different categories to choose from, which primarily depends on your own personal preferences, but for the sake of letting you know about, well, the important ones, we will look at their options in only three particular categories: buggies, trucks, and tanks. Tamiya has the rights to make models of common, everyday cars [...] Read more »
A lot of people looking to buy a new RC off road car, especially newcomers, will ask whether they should get a kit or one of these “RTR” deals. Each method has positives and negatives to consider, but chances are, once you hear about them, you’ll know exactly which one is perfect for you. RTR stands for “ready to run.” Buying a car RTR means that you will be running your RC off road vehicle [...] Read more »
One great type of RC off road vehicle is the RC rock crawler. These bad boys are designed to crawl over rocks and steep terrain like it was a bump in the road. There are three types of rock crawlers: competition, semi-scale, and scale. Competition RC rock crawlers are designed for performance. Function is everything. For an RC rock crawler to be in the competition class, nobody cares what it looks like – all it [...] Read more »