Post by Chris Sturhann on Dec 29, 2017 19:14:40 GMT
I have two of these. They are not real fast and will spin in place, so they can turn tight enough to do the slalom. The definitely have enough power to do any of the ramps you will run into in any Teapot Race Course you are likely to run into. The design is nice in that it has mostly a flat to build on. However, I don't like the lights on the front, which don't turn off. Most other RC tanks come with lazers or cameras or nerf guns or air soft guns, which you don't need and will have to remove or build around.
The big issue is that the batteries are crap. On both, they refused to hold a charge after running them four or five times. One of the Amazon reviews mentions this and says:
Get some 2800 mah nice Duracell aa rechargables and play for hours
I haven't researched the cost of these, but the tanks will also run on 5 AA alkaline batteries, but the alkalines only last about a half hour. Whatever the case you should figure in the cost of the batteries into cost of the vehicle. As I write this, they run $33.99 on Amazon with free 1-day Prime shipping.
Available on Amazon.
The big issue is that the batteries are crap. On both, they refused to hold a charge after running them four or five times. One of the Amazon reviews mentions this and says:
Get some 2800 mah nice Duracell aa rechargables and play for hours
I haven't researched the cost of these, but the tanks will also run on 5 AA alkaline batteries, but the alkalines only last about a half hour. Whatever the case you should figure in the cost of the batteries into cost of the vehicle. As I write this, they run $33.99 on Amazon with free 1-day Prime shipping.
Available on Amazon.