Krawler23
Rock Crawler
Hey all,
I've been out of the hobby for 10 years and have really been wanting to be getting back into it. I'm starting to want to scratch that RC itch again.
I dug up my old Losi 810,which is a discontinued nitro buggy. It's a cheaper buggy, but it was really light and fast and, all in all, it wasn't too bad of a buggy.
However, there are some things that I'd like to change.
I've never done an e-conversion and with a buggy this old, I'm not sure if I should do it or not. You guys will know better than I will, especially after a decade, what the best option would be. I'm not looking for something too crazy, just something fun to bash around with.
Here's my options:
A) Sell it. If so, what could I get for it / is it worth it?
B) Convert it to electric. I'll need lots of help with what parts to get.
C) Buy a new e-buggy, whatever is all the rage these days.
I'm not entirely sure how many advancements have been made in the past decade, but if it hasn't been anything too crazy, I may be inclined to just do an e-conversion. If that's not recommended by you guys, honestly I think buying a cool kit would be fun because RTR electronics are always trash anyway. I'd say my budget is right around $400-500, but don't let that prevent you from recommending options to me if that's prohibitive to getting a good setup.
Thanks for all the help and I'm excited to join such a great hobby community again!
I've been out of the hobby for 10 years and have really been wanting to be getting back into it. I'm starting to want to scratch that RC itch again.
I dug up my old Losi 810,which is a discontinued nitro buggy. It's a cheaper buggy, but it was really light and fast and, all in all, it wasn't too bad of a buggy.
However, there are some things that I'd like to change.
- It is nitro and that's expensive/finicky, especially price-wise buying nitro fuel today from what I remember back then.
- Also, the transmitter and receiver were never great because it always lost signal, the failsafe didn't work, and then the buggy would drive off. I have a hacked FlySky GT3B that I use for my crawler that I could use as a transmitter in this buggy as an option, then buy another receiver to pair with it.
- The servos that came with it are trash
I've never done an e-conversion and with a buggy this old, I'm not sure if I should do it or not. You guys will know better than I will, especially after a decade, what the best option would be. I'm not looking for something too crazy, just something fun to bash around with.
Here's my options:
A) Sell it. If so, what could I get for it / is it worth it?
B) Convert it to electric. I'll need lots of help with what parts to get.
C) Buy a new e-buggy, whatever is all the rage these days.
I'm not entirely sure how many advancements have been made in the past decade, but if it hasn't been anything too crazy, I may be inclined to just do an e-conversion. If that's not recommended by you guys, honestly I think buying a cool kit would be fun because RTR electronics are always trash anyway. I'd say my budget is right around $400-500, but don't let that prevent you from recommending options to me if that's prohibitive to getting a good setup.
Thanks for all the help and I'm excited to join such a great hobby community again!
