Is it just me?

Is it just me or do others that have them agree that large scale, i.e. 1/5th scale machines are easier to work on than smaller scales? I mean the parts are beefier, bigger, and seem easier to hold on to and put together?

[magman]

Originally Posted by Fast5sRevo88

Is it just me or do others that have them agree that large scale, i.e. 1/5th scale machines are easier to work on than smaller scales? I mean the parts are beefier, bigger, and seem easier to hold on to and put together?

+1 My truggy is a lot easier to work on than say my 1/18 for sure. The 1/10 trucks...crt.5 and such are not to bad though

Compared to my Blade MSR, hell yes. Compared to my Revo 3.3 and Savage Flux, not so much but still a bit easier. However, my 5T is helluva alot heavier and cumbersome to move around , 28+ pounds of RC take up alot of space.

[BrianG]

Yeah, the larger scale stuff is definitely less fragile, but then again, it takes more power to run them. I personally think the sweet spot is 1/10 and 1/8 scales. They are big enough to be made durable, but small enough so you're not spending a fortune on the power system.

[lincpimp]

I have to agree with Brian, I really find the lst easier to work on than just about any other MT. Traxxas stuff is ok, but the lst has a better layout. Worst part is having to pull 1 diff to get the tranny out, but once built right the trannies stay together.

Compared to a mini t or rc18t anything is easier to work on. Tamiya on road cars must be the easiest to fool with, nothing is that simple, or durable, makes me want to dust off the m03 with the gtb/3.5r and do some 55mph runs again!

[PBO]

1/8 is king! no doubt 1/5 is easier to swap parts but they are rather large aren't they

Working on my Losi Micro nearly sent me blind...evil, horrid little torture device!

In comparison to nitro, the longevity and very minimual tuning of 2 strokes more then outweighs its initial costs. If nothing else, $3 gallon of gas vs $30-$40 for nitro not to mention 45+ minutes of runtime on gas vs 7-12 minutes on nitro, needs no further explanation

[magman]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

In comparison to nitro, the longevity and very minimual tuning of 2 strokes more then outweighs its initial costs. If nothing else, $3 gallon of gas vs $30-$40 for nitro not to mention 45+ minutes of runtime on gas vs 7-12 minutes on nitro, needs no further explanation

True, but where I am, the noise would get me in trouble...so I went to electric on all my rides.

Damn blue hairs

unless you go BL on a large scale its rather cheap,a stock 23cc with a pipe and headkit rips and a few other reinforcment parts make them bulletproof,i've got about 1800$ in my baja including price and beside simple bearing replacment ill never have to take it apart again

[Semi Pro]

Originally Posted by magman

True, but where I am, the noise would get me in trouble...so I went to electric on all my rides.

Damn blue hairs

lol

you need to build a top speeder, mine scares the hell out of people and i sware its louder that my old nitro buggy


i like 1/8 scale alot but i would rather work on a lite weight 1/10 scale touring car or a simple pan car but thats just me

[TDC57]

I never had a 5th scale but I always enjoyed working on the 1/8th ones.. plenty of room to work with IMO..