Post your biggest RC blunders, mishaps, and mistakes

[suicideneil]

Selling my TXT-1. Of all the money I dumped into building that thing, lets just say I only got about 10% back from parting it out and selling it. Never again, too much money to kiss goodbye.

Originally Posted by BL_RV0

Making a servo actuated on switch for my MMM, but forgetting that you can't actuate the servo if there's no power going to it...

Hahaha. Thats classic. External BEC for the win.

[BL_RV0]

I should have thought that one thru a little better.

[Wild YFZ 450]

Originally Posted by Byte

I never got a RC against my legg or something, but does it really hurt that hard?

Yeah, It sure as hell doesn't feel good. I got hit with a rustler VXL doing 58mph when i was radaring it, It was doing 58 in front and was still accelerating... that wasn't fun.. Couldn't walk for a day or two and my foot was swollen for a decent amount of time.. This picture was two days after.

[simplechamp]

Originally Posted by suicideneil

Selling my TXT-1. Of all the money I dumped into building that thing, lets just say I only got about 10% back from parting it out and selling it. Never again, too much money to kiss goodbye.

I feel ya man. I read on another forum that the general rule is a vehicle in good shape, well taken care of, can expect to get 50% return of what has been put into it (or at least that's a good starting price to list it at). YEAH RIGHT! Personally I haven't even got close to that. Spent over $400 on the micro, got $100 back. Spent close to $600 on the mini, got $175 back.

I look back and think "How did it seem like a good idea to spend hundreds of $$$ on those tiny little trucks?" The crazy thing is IT DID seem like a good idea at the time, in fact it seemed like a GREAT idea. It was a very expensive lesson, but now I make my RC buying decisions much more carefully.

[mopar1994]

My biggest mistake is selling my gorillamaxx since they don't make em any more.

[A RC Dude]

getting a t-maxx 2.5! lol

cutting a chunk on my thumb off the other day cutting lexan for my rc boat

running my rustler with a MM7700 combo with a plastic idler

running my t-maxx into my nabors wood mailbox on the last breakin tank

running my e-maxx with a MMM2200 on 5s and FLM ex. xhassie with the stock radio!

buying 3.3 diffs for my maxx

buying a charger that everything was in japanese

hitting the throttle on my e-maxx with my thumb on the end of a cvd drive cup

[jayjay283]

Originally Posted by Wild YFZ 450

Yeah, It sure as hell doesn't feel good. I got hit with a rustler VXL doing 58mph when i was radaring it, It was doing 58 in front and was still accelerating... that wasn't fun.. Couldn't walk for a day or two and my foot was swollen for a decent amount of time.. This picture was two days after.

Thats exactly my pic ! I can't find it on my photobucket ! Worst mistake 72 mph a guy with turretts 2 way radios and me standing at the finish line with the TX.. Same pic same foot just not as bloody. I had on sketchers lol.. True

[_paralyzed_]

I once bought from chris fine

[jayjay283]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

I once bought from chris fine

Dude, hands down you win. close the thread we have a winner f-in chris fine. You said you bought from him, did you recieve it ? lol

[Wild YFZ 450]

Originally Posted by jayjay283

Thats exactly my pic ! I can't find it on my photobucket ! Worst mistake 72 mph a guy with turretts 2 way radios and me standing at the finish line with the TX.. Same pic same foot just not as bloody. I had on sketchers lol.. True

Yea, I had sandles on.. The funny thing is I was lucky enough to react and lift my foot up just as it hit so it just grazed me and wasn't so bad. But you can still see what it did. The best part was my sandle went further then the rustler and all its parts.. I took the front end of that car down..

[whitrzac]

pluged the eagletree in, plug the batt in, and CRACK!!!

I should get some pics of the bullets, the outer "cage" was welded to the batt terminals


reversed the wires on my esc, thank goodness the eagle tree was there, it accualy saved the esc

[jayjay283]

Originally Posted by Wild YFZ 450

Yea, I had sandles on.. The funny thing is I was lucky enough to react and lift my foot up just as it hit so it just grazed me and wasn't so bad. But you can still see what it did. The best part was my sandle went further then the rustler and all its parts.. I took the front end of that car down..

I can tell you when its going to rain in Illinois off that foot now. Good thing I hate pain killers or id have OD'ed off that. excrutiating pain. I have no health insurance so I just drank alot of milk hoping to mend my foot lol

[_paralyzed_]

Originally Posted by jayjay283

Dude, hands down you win. close the thread we have a winner f-in chris fine. You said you bought from him, did you recieve it ? lol

and to beat a dead horse:

http://myworld.ebay.com/fastrc845/

fine's ebay feedback. he's disappointed 1 of 2! dunno how that equals 75% feedback rating, but watever

[whitrzac]

Originally Posted by jayjay283

I can tell you when its going to rain in Illinois off that foot now. Good thing I hate pain killers or id have OD'ed off that. excrutiating pain. I have no health insurance so I just drank alot of milk hoping to mend my foot lol

was it "only" milk??