Your first hobby-grade

[REDisFASTER]

Like the title says, post your first hobby-grade R/C!

Its posted here because some users may have started off with electric, some with nitro!

I'll start off.

My first hobby-grade was a Team Associated RC10B4 'Team' kit. I got it in 2003/4 (can't remember exactly.

I recently got it running today, even though the ESC I'm using isn't as good as the one I used back then (Novak Dually then, Tamiya TEU-101BK now), the steering servo is top notch. Its stupid-fast! (Futaba S9451). I'm using my SECOND receiver, a JR Racing R135 in it. I used to use an Airtronics one that came with my 75MHz FM MX-3, but that died out a long time ago. Air't transmitter, JR receiver, Tamiya ESC, Futaba steering servo... What a bad combination (its recommended that you stick with one brand) Ah well...

I also 'patched' up my first body that I've ever painted. I patched up my old cooling hole for the Novak Dually with electrical tape, I also used zip-ties to keep things together :p Just for kicks, I put a computer CPU's HSF (heatsink fan) on the body to make it look pretty outrageous :p

I've now got two brand new bodies that I need to paint up, because seriously, would you drive this thing with a body that looks like this? I think not...

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb177/REDisFASTER/P1130255.jpg
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb177/REDisFASTER/P1130257.jpg
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb177/REDisFASTER/P1130258.jpg
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb177/REDisFASTER/P1130259.jpg
New bodies!
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb177/REDisFASTER/P1130260.jpg

So who's next?

[dekker]

my first was a traxxas 2.5 nitro truck got it in 2000 payed $329 for it knew

[Azngtboi88]

My first was an A-tech XMT4. Its running stock electronics since I dont use it that much anymore. Im more into 1/10 scale now so the little truggy doesnt get much use. I bought it for $65 shipped brand new rtr, cant go wrong with that lol.

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l284/azngtboi88/IMG_1175.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l284/azngtboi88/IMG_1177.jpg

[guitarboy911]

my first electric was a Traxxas Rustler but now its got tons of upgrades..

-my first nitro was a Duratrax Axis buggy..its tuned in perfectly...little story: i used to run it down my street which has alot of traffic (its a main street of a neighborhood) and i would run it after the car go under it and pop out the front and turn away....well one day i tried doing the same thing but thr truck was going to fast for me to pop out so i went to turn away and hit the back tire of the truck disloging my wheel and numerous other things...

-wow thats a mouth full..

[blue504life]

my frist was a traxxas tmaxx 1.5 i got in 99 and 9 years later it still runs

[clintr79]

My first HG electic was a traxxas rustler about feb or march of 1999 and a nitro rs4 a few months later

[Donziikid]

Forget land RC! :D

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Our%20planes/DSC_8538.jpg

That's my first hobby grade RC. It's an un-named, custom built Nitro RC airplane. It's a pattern plane; so it's fairly quick and makes some nice shows when you feel like hot-doggin' it. :)

[Stampedekid]

My first was a RS Pro Pulse which doesn't work anymore. Plus it wasn't very hobby grade. A knock off. So my REAL first was a Losi Micro DT. No pics now.

[Sweed]

Hm.. I think it was a Traxxas Revo 3.3 as my first.. But I've played with Traxxas Stampedes and Kyosho Nitro Touring cars in the past..

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/sxysweed/revofinal.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/sxysweed/microtfinal.jpg

[kungpow420]

my first hobby grade was a trinity clash that I got as a present now im building a crawler out of it and my birthday is in a couple days so im going to use the money from that to get a micro rs4 or a micro dt I cant decide.

hey azngtboi88 do you have a leo-x I see one of the shocks that they come with in one of your pics.