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  1. 06-11-2009 12:40 PM #1
    ballz6spd
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    Cool Im the best Uncle ever!

    Thats what I hope to hear from my Nephew who turns 7 tomorrow and will be getting a brand new Traxxas Slash! The Blue and Yellow Fabtech one. And a charger and 4 x 8.4V NiMah Batteries (2x3300 and 2x4000) . I spoil the little ***** but he's a good kid.

    I hope he lets me play with it a little.
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  2. 06-11-2009 12:43 PM #2
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    Wow! I wish you where my uncle
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  3. 06-11-2009 12:58 PM #3
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    Ah man! That is insane! My uncles only give me cash D: (like 20 bucks). You really ARE spoiling him!
    I should not talk though. I got my cousin a bandit with 2 6cell 5000mah batteries and a visionpeak 2 charger for christmas.

    Be sure to take some pictures!
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  4. 06-11-2009 01:25 PM #4
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    You did spoil him, but he will never forget the gift. The only problem you have now is somehow you'll have to top it every year. Now that's going to be hard! LOL
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  5. 06-11-2009 01:30 PM #5
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    Yeah, I wasn't spoiled at all as a kid. And I dont have kids myself so I like to spoil my sisters kids.

    I have gotten him some cool RC cars in the past but never hobby grade. So when they broke (and they always break) it would bum me out because you pay 50-100 bucks for something that looks cool but just doesn't hold up.

    With the Slash, anything he breaks can be reletively easily and cheaply repaired and I can buy him upgraded parts as he gets older and better.

    He might have a brushless combo coming to him for Christmas if he plays his cards right. LOL.
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  6. 06-11-2009 01:36 PM #6
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    Hey Uncle ballz6spd, its your long lost nephew, RCTENN. i've been looking for you for years. hint hint LOL
    And as always, we thank you for your support
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  7. 06-11-2009 02:30 PM #7
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    he will love it but man you are spoiling him! lol hope he likes it
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  8. 06-11-2009 03:38 PM #8
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    man that is awsome!
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  9. 06-11-2009 06:16 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tanman11
    You did spoil him, but he will never forget the gift. The only problem you have now is somehow you'll have to top it every year. Now that's going to be hard! LOL
    No that's easy. Next year he'll get a new brushless system for the slash.
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  10. 06-11-2009 06:18 PM #10
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    And the year after..maybe a lipo?
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  11. 06-11-2009 07:01 PM #11
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    well since no body has asked yet, what charger did you get him? sure hope he has fun with it, but boy you are spoiling the lil kid! LOL
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  12. 06-11-2009 08:42 PM #12
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    The Charger is nothing too special for now. Its an Onyx100 Peak Charger. it charges at 4A up to 8cell NiMh

    I have a two nicer 8amp triton chargers that I will eventually pass down to him once he's ready to go brushless. Hopefully by then there will be some Lipo's out there that can take 4C+ charge rates and I will definitely want some higher end chargers by then for myself so he will be getting my hand me downs as I upgrade my lipo stock.
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  13. 06-11-2009 09:38 PM #13
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    imo, a hobby grade RC is rather dangerous for a 7 years old...Imagine running a BL slash at full throttle and hitting some small kids (his friends) right in the ankle...its gonna be ugly. Small kids just don't enough common sense (yet). Just keep a close watch on that VERY lucky guy
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  14. 06-11-2009 10:27 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Out of Sight
    imo, a hobby grade RC is rather dangerous for a 7 years old...Imagine running a BL slash at full throttle and hitting some small kids (his friends) right in the ankle...its gonna be ugly. Small kids just don't enough common sense (yet). Just keep a close watch on that VERY lucky guy
    What?? He will do fine. He would just have to learn to take it slow until he improves on it. If he's a good kid like stated, Im sure he will understand the safety of the hobby. And, a brushless will be fine! If its a VXL, start him off on the training mode.
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  15. 06-12-2009 07:57 AM #15
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    Its not brushless, that is down the road. He won't be using it without adult supervision. I have seen him drive the toy grade RC and he is very coordinated. If I am not mistaken even the XL5 slash has a training mode.
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  16. 06-12-2009 08:56 AM #16
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    Yes, put the xl5 in training mode and DO NOT tell him how to change it.... yet....

    Then, when he has gotten better, you can change it for him.
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  17. 06-12-2009 09:12 AM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by DeanSky
    What?? He will do fine. He would just have to learn to take it slow until he improves on it. If he's a good kid like stated, Im sure he will understand the safety of the hobby. And, a brushless will be fine! If its a VXL, start him off on the training mode.
    o ya he will be awesome lol just put it in training mode and he will be good
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