Read First Before Buy Speed Cyclone RTR Electric Boat
Got this for my son on his sixth birthday. He absolutely LOVES it. Initially I put it on the limited setting (15mph) but since he had some experience running a Losi Micro DT that was overly cautious.
Being 6, he prefers huge jumps, donuts and demolition derby with his friends and I'm amazed how well it handles the abuse. I've tested it too and ran it full speed (about 30mph) into a metal pole - just a little scratch. Only damage so far (about 10 hour on it so far) is a small crack in the body, probably from getting pulled out of the bushes rather then a crash. The car itself feels well built while the radio is pretty poor plastic and the transmitter battery lid is already bent (without being abused). I.e. if the radio gives up I would replace it with something better. If I would replace anything for actual performance reasons it would be the shocks. They aren't great, definitely not good enough for racing against other more race inspired cars, but fine for bashing. Also, the rear axles seems like they will wear out fairly soon but the replacement parts are inexpensive and easy to find. Every store I've seen has them.
You will probably want either more batteries or a better charger. Or both. The included charger works but takes forever (good for the initial forming charge but then just annoyingly slow) . You can find 5000 mAh NiMH packs from $22 (LiPo is better but requires careful handling and a better charger) and a decent charger from $50 (although I'd recommend the Hyperion EOS0606i that can be had for about $110, especially if you go LiPo).
I should probably admit that it's a fun toy for adults too. To the point where I'm considering getting one more so we can race.
Got this boat as a gift, and it works great. It is a fun little rc boat, and has a fishing pole feature. The battery life doesn't last very long, but overall its worth it.
BalasHapusI bought this boat (2 actually) from Hobbytron for my husband's birthday. He loves the boat--just wishes I had purchased it from someone other than Hobbytron. They have the worst customer service I've ever had to deal with. The boats were supposed to ship in 3-5 days but took 2 weeks so he didn't get it on his birthday. They called stating they had not charged enough shipping so it cost over $27 to ship instead of the $12.65 shown on their online order form, though they approved my order instructions for separate frequencies, I have 2 boats with the same 27 MHz frequency which they refuse to correct. They were extremely difficult to reach by phone or e-mail and their customer service manager was extremely rude. I will never buy anything from Hobbytron again. RC Speed X Cyclone RTR Electric Boat
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