Malakite
RC Newbie
Hi guys,
As you all know I am a total Newbie to this site (and loving it btw!) and thought it might be interesting to see how old you all were when you first got into modelling, what your first car was, how you got into it, and also your age now and when you got back into it (if you ever left of course?!).
I hope I don't sound intrusive and of course you don't have to say your age if you don't want to, but I thought it might be fun and to see if there is a pattern at all?
OK i'll start:-
I always liked radio controlled cars, and a mate of mine in Junior school had a Turbo Panther (remember those?..there was a 'turbo' button on the controller for extra speed!). Then my old man got a Turbo Beetle from Tandy, then my uncle bought a 'Chipmunk' (remember those?!) and it went on from there. Of course all of these were pre built in their box.
I was about 11 when I first walked into a serious modelling shop to see the real big boys toys! I ended up getting for Christmas a Mauri Ninja and spent a few hours every night with my dad building it leading up to Christmas. Man I was STOKED when I actually got to use it!!
From there I purchased the Tamiya Monster Beetle, and the a Kyosho RS2000 Nitro (always broke down!!). I was then about 16 and getting into college when I gave up the hobby / discovered drinking etc and forgot about modelling for a while. I actually ended up selling my Ninja (shock horror!) for spares to a mate when I was about 13 as the thing constantly broke down and fell apart (I don't care i'd still buy one now and put up with it as part of the fun - how odd is that?!), my Monster Beetle was slowly taken apart for spares for my RS200, then THROWN AWAY! (EEEEEKKKK!) and my RS2000 was sold with controller and servos etc when I moved house at the age of 24 when I came across it in my dads shed!
Since 24 up until now I have not given them a seconds thought other than seeing the occasional Nitro and thought it would be cool to get back into it 'at some point', but after seeing the Hornet in a local shop, the bug has seriously taken over once again and i'm as excited as I was when I was 10!
OK so in closing and to stop waffling, i'm 32, and live in Nottingham
Next please!
As you all know I am a total Newbie to this site (and loving it btw!) and thought it might be interesting to see how old you all were when you first got into modelling, what your first car was, how you got into it, and also your age now and when you got back into it (if you ever left of course?!).
I hope I don't sound intrusive and of course you don't have to say your age if you don't want to, but I thought it might be fun and to see if there is a pattern at all?
OK i'll start:-
I always liked radio controlled cars, and a mate of mine in Junior school had a Turbo Panther (remember those?..there was a 'turbo' button on the controller for extra speed!). Then my old man got a Turbo Beetle from Tandy, then my uncle bought a 'Chipmunk' (remember those?!) and it went on from there. Of course all of these were pre built in their box.
I was about 11 when I first walked into a serious modelling shop to see the real big boys toys! I ended up getting for Christmas a Mauri Ninja and spent a few hours every night with my dad building it leading up to Christmas. Man I was STOKED when I actually got to use it!!
From there I purchased the Tamiya Monster Beetle, and the a Kyosho RS2000 Nitro (always broke down!!). I was then about 16 and getting into college when I gave up the hobby / discovered drinking etc and forgot about modelling for a while. I actually ended up selling my Ninja (shock horror!) for spares to a mate when I was about 13 as the thing constantly broke down and fell apart (I don't care i'd still buy one now and put up with it as part of the fun - how odd is that?!), my Monster Beetle was slowly taken apart for spares for my RS200, then THROWN AWAY! (EEEEEKKKK!) and my RS2000 was sold with controller and servos etc when I moved house at the age of 24 when I came across it in my dads shed!
Since 24 up until now I have not given them a seconds thought other than seeing the occasional Nitro and thought it would be cool to get back into it 'at some point', but after seeing the Hornet in a local shop, the bug has seriously taken over once again and i'm as excited as I was when I was 10!
OK so in closing and to stop waffling, i'm 32, and live in Nottingham
Next please!