RC Hobby Estore

The New Kidking Top by HSP

2011-11-14T21:15:00.001Z

This is HSP's latest version of their Kidking 1/16th scale monster truck.

Don't be fooled by the Kidking name. That just the decal on the body. This little beauty comes in HSP's "Top" specification including programmable brushless setup and Lipo battery as standard. It's like it's bigger brothers but in miniture. Click here to view the Kidking Top in detail

Why Radio Control Cars Are So Much More Fun!

2010-12-15T08:42:00.001Z

Radio control cars are self-powered model vehicles that run on various different sources. Gas RC cars and nitro radio control cars are examples. RC cars are operated by a remote controller, either via a wire connecting the car to the controller or a radio-frequency link.

RC cars are amazingly fun to "drive" and the opportunity to play with them is often a little boy's dream come true. Older boys are not immune to the powerful allure of these types of RC models, and frequently buy RC cars online especially from sites like www.rchobbyestore.co.uk. Whether they purchase cheap radio control cars, or more expensive models, they all provide immense satisfaction for driving enthusiasts of all ages.

Nitro radio control cars are fueled by a special combination of nitromethane, methanol, and oil. They operate like full-sized fuel automobiles with a two-stroke engine. The great thing about these RC cars is their high performance and their ability to go very fast.

Because of their ability to reach top speeds, owners of nitro radio control cars should watch for wear and tear. High speed collisions should also be avoided. However, should it become necessary, there are many places to buy RC cars online.

Gas RC cars run on a mixture of gasoline and oil. More space is needed to operate these babies as they are large, fuel-efficient, and very powerful. Their motors, which have long lifespans, rarely need a tune-up.

Compared to their nitro RC vehicle counterparts, they are generally slower and are more expensive, at around £500 to £1903 for ready-to-run models. On the bright side, gas RC cars require relatively less maintenance and thus cost less in the long run. This makes it more appealing for enthusiasts to buy RC buggies and cars online or in stores.

Cheap radio control cars are also called toy cars and they are generally easier to set up and operate, but are comparatively slow. What cheap radio control cars lack in durability, they more than make up for in the low cost.

Cheap radio control cars are modeled after common cars, trucks, tanks, bulldozers, and motorcycles. While certain types of vehicles may not be available for gas RC cars and nitro radio control cars, there is still a wide assortment of sensational cars and trucks to choose from including sports cars and dragsters. For those who want to buy RC cars online, sterling selections are available.

Crazy RC Battle

2010-07-18T14:34:00.001+01:00

Erm crazy ok... uh huh... yeah its crazy... nuts even.... what do you think???

RC Car Totally Disintegrates - Like Totally DUDE!

2010-07-18T14:11:00.001+01:00

Ouch ouch ouch..... complete and utter disintegration of this RC Car travelling at over 100mph+

RC Jet Plane Crashes

2010-07-18T14:05:00.000+01:00

Making for compelling viewing, these RC Jet Plane crashes certainly leave you exhilirated but then sad when you see some of the RC pilots reactions.... dude it choked me up.... we'll leave you to make your own minds up.... its why we stick to driving RC models on the ground, lots less to go wrong (usually)

Nitro Monster RC Truck Video

2010-07-18T13:48:00.000+01:00

Perhaps more promotional than home grown video but whoever filmed these monster RC trucks certainly knows how to use a camera - there's some great film here, the jump at the end is pure gold!

Extreme Hillclimbing RC Buggies!

2010-07-18T13:41:00.000+01:00

Man oh man - we'd literally give our right arm to drive one of our New Electric 4WD RC Buggies up this 120 foot hillclimb!! Really worth watching (and if anyone has a UK hillclimb like this let us know!)

Starting your HSP RC Car Video

2010-07-18T12:47:00.000+01:00

Looking to find out how to start your HSP Radio Control Car - if you have had trouble this useful video could help you solve your starting problems - generally HSP RC Cars are pretty reliable so its sometimes more common to find user error is generating the problem. So check this video out and if you have any other tips on starting your HSP RC Model let us know!

Oooooharrrrrghhhhh RC Tractors is where its at!

2010-07-18T12:35:00.000+01:00

Have to admit we've not yet been asked for an RC Tractor - perhaps RC Buggies are just way more fun? Admittedly you cannot plough with a Radio Controlled Buggy so an RC Tractor might be more useful... anyway for your enjoyment:

1:16 Scale RC Challenger 2 Tank

2010-07-18T12:29:00.000+01:00

We'd love one of these Radio Controlled Challenger tanks to ride around our RC Car Storage Facility - certainly would take the weight off our feet! (sorry for poor video quality, it really could do with being much sharper)

Radio Controlled Airwolf

2010-07-18T12:25:00.000+01:00

Maybe one for our older blog readers but welcome back to RC Controlled Airwolf complete with authentic Eighties music!

Insane RC Helicopter

2010-07-18T12:19:00.000+01:00

We love it at RC Hobby Estore when we get to see insane RC hobby stunts - whether its in RC Buggies, Planes or even Boats (got to be pretty daring to get our attention!)

We found this RC Helicopter been flown about in REVERSE, upside down, bouncing around mid air and think you really ought to HIT THE PLAY BUTTON RIGHT NOW!

OMG Check out this Nitro RC Warhead, man it goes, it really GOES!

2010-04-07T21:30:00.000+01:00

We saw this movie of a Nitro powered RC Warhead buggy and we were in awe at its power!

This RC model moves like you wouldn't believe - play the video and find out how much more power your RC models gets up when "addicted" to nitro.... man, we're still trembling here!

Useful Tips on Extracting More Performance for your 1/10 Scale Electric RC Model

2010-04-07T21:25:00.000+01:00

We continually scour the Web looking for video's on how to maximise the performance of your Radio Controlled electric car or buggy.

This video offers some highly detailed advice on getting your RC buggy to last longer and go even further! We recommend its well worth watching so that you can get far more from your RC Model Hobby.

Please feel free to send us any feedback and note any mods you do make are at your own risk (don't say we didn't warn you!)

Can a RC Car run over water?

2009-12-14T12:47:00.000Z

We're not sure, but if you want to see and hear a RC car drown here's how!

Electric RC Model Motor meltdown

2009-12-14T12:40:00.000Z

The guy's laugh a third of the way through sounds particularly gleeful!

Common Beginner Mistakes with RC Nitro Powered Engines

2009-12-14T11:19:00.000Z

We love our customers, we really we do! So much so we hate to see them making common mistakes that most beginners make when first starting out in RC and especially with Nitro powered engines.

For that reason we've compiled a few notes below that might just save you some hard earned pennies by NOT having to splash out on new nitro engines for the engine you've inadvertently destroyed.

Pulling the Pull Starts out too far bends the return spring so ensuring your pull start fails to retract. Pull the cord no more than 20 centimetres, try easing it out so you know just how far it should be pulled - should save you some hassle!

If you have flooded your RC nitro engine you'll soon know, how? Because the pull cord becomes EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PULL! The tip here is to remove the RC model glow plug, turn the car upside down and drain the fuel by pulling the pull starter to allow excess fuel to drain out.

MELTING THE NYLON DRIVE GEARS is one of the most common ways to have your RC model out of action in no time. How's it done? By trying to start the car with all the wheels on the ground. Prop the RC car on a brick (or even better a stand, we provide them here), make sure the brake is off (push the car forward with the engine off and with the throttle trim set to idle on your transmitter).

Trying to start the car without the wheels off the ground will ensure the aluminium clutch will overheat in under 30 seconds, melting the nylon drive gear.

PLEASE PLEASE MAKE SURE THE CAR'S WHEELS ARE ALWAYS ALLOWED TO SPIN FREELY AT ALL TIMES!

NEVER restrain the wheels from spinning by holding the car back by hand, an object or using the RC car's brake!

Make sure the brake is off before starting the car's engine, a way to check (as above really) is to push the car forward (never backwards!) with the engine OFF. If the car is hard to push forward then the brake is ON. Running the car like this will cause the clutch to overheat and melt the nylon gears so ruining your nitro engine.

You may need to adjust the brake linkage as well as the idle trim speed on the transmitter. Make a note of where the brake starts to engage. You want the engine carburetor to go back to idle without the brake engaging - to see how open the carburetor is remove the foam air cleaner and observe the carburetor settings. Once set up reinsert the foam air cleaner back in to your car.

Running the car with the wheels restrained by either the cars brake or holding the stationary and applying power to the wheels will burn out the clutch shoes and disintegrate the aluminium clutch bell as well as melting the nylon drive gear (as mentioned previously above!)

It can be tempting for some to replace the nylon drive gear with metal gear - FOR YOUR SAFETY WE DO NOT ENDORSE THIS!

Here's why:

The nylon gear will melt at 220 degrees Celsius and the aluminium clutch bell disintegrates at 280 degrees, this way there is an inbuilt 60 degree safety margin. If the clutch disintegrates under load this is EXTREMELY dangerous as bits of it will FLY EVERYWHERE. Under normal and even race conditions the clutch bell with never normally get over 80 degrees allowing a ton of margin.

Metal on metal wears out very quickly when not lubricated - it is impossible to lubricate the gears as this would just attract more dirt and dust increasing wear even more.

Metal drive gears are much heavier when compared to nylon versions, so it will make your car heavier and slow its performance down. "Keeping it light, gets the power right" as a wise RC hobbyist once told us!

In our next post we will cover the steps in VERY detailed instructions on how to start your nitro engine - these steps have come from years of racing and handling RC cars so it should be a handy point of reference for when you are starting out.

RC Planes Aero Towing RC Gliders

2009-12-08T18:40:00.000Z

Nice to see, great video, real chilled out track but great filming and editing of RC Planes towing RC Gliders. Some nice landings.

an ordinary sunday... from Nowawes on Vimeo.

Worlds Biggest Radio Controlled Car

2009-12-08T17:35:00.000Z

Amazing footage of a real, life size Hummer in action and all controlled by radio control.
Shame the boffin calls it remote controlled, from our understanding thats the wrong term?
No?

Remote-controlled HUMMER! - The best video clips are right here

Worlds Largest RC Plane?

2009-12-08T17:27:00.000Z

Worlds Largest Model RC Plane - Funny bloopers are a click away

1st Post - things only get better from here!

2009-11-24T15:48:00.001Z

OK this is our first outing here at RC Hobby Centre UK into the world of blogging!

"So whatcha got planned?" we hear ya ask... and we certainly plan to deliver.

We want videoz of YOUR radio controlled model cars - so if you upload them on to youtube let us know so we can proudly show them off to other blog readers here.

The blog will also be a chance to provide you with useful info, news of shows, product reviews and tips on getting the most out of your RC hobby activities.

We also plan to run regular competitions here and on twitter to generate some buzz and help get people talking about us.

Finally we're really keen to hear from ANYONE that wants to guest blog and add their own content to this blog, the more the merrier, so if you and your mates want to get a voice early on our blog do let us know by emailing info at rchobby.co.uk