I never got into the scale stuff or rock crawling, but I've had about everything else, from a motorcycle to a 1/5 scale gasoline truck. I used to love 1/8 scale nitro, both buggies and on-road. Newer Rc10T's are my go to now. I've got crates and crates of rc stuff. One of my buddies even fixed up a enclosed trailer with cabinets and countertops, a/c and a generator to take to races. We built a track behind his shop with a lap timing system. We paved the track with a thin layer of cement and it was awesome until a flood made it buckle. One of my future projects is making a banked oval out of our (mostly dry) pond.
I purposely avoided RC stuff since I have full size wheelers and more hobbies than I can possibly enjoy. The daughter in question was with me at Uwharrie and we saw a bunch of guys playing with the RC stuff and I commented about how fun it looks. I need to stop putting money into them but they're a good bit of fun to play with. I really wish there was a local indoor course to play with them this time of year.
That's one of the reasons that I got into slot cars for a while. The tracks are inside with heat and air conditioning. My buddy that got me into r/c is 10 years older than me and used to tell me stories about racing indoors on carpet tracks.
First use, indoors, outdoor ill come when the weather is a bit warmer Veggy stew, forgot a pic when the D.O. was full, this is what was left after dinner .
Just bought a new stereo for the Landcruiser. Hopefully it arrives before the long weekend so I can get it fitted up.
Oilskin poncho. I wanted some new rain gear, mainly for horseback. It was a tough choice between the poncho and a duster. Either one will cover both me and my saddle. Most people say that a poncho breathes better in warmer weather. It may get tested in some snow later today.
I bought a $86 welder it only weights about 10# with a 2# spool of wire. I splurged on wire and went with Hobart for $32. Of course I needed a new helmet, Lowe's has a Lincoln package deal for $125. I haven't touched a welder in over a year. I grabbed some old mower blades, turned it wide open and it welds. I had to slow down quite a bit, I had gotten used to big welders. As long as it still works next time I need to use it, I don't think I can complain. It's not a powerhouse, but it isn't meant to be. It will do stick and lift tig as well, but it didn't come with a tig torch. It does come with a electrode holder for stick. I think it's rated for 60% duty cycle. I think it's rated 100% at around 100 amps, but I probably won't ever turn it down.
I don't think it will let you control the wire speed, but the speed seemed excellent for what little I ran it. With both dials maxed.
