| If you are thinking of buying your first remote | | | | tweaking your truck once you start to use it. If you |
| control truck, here are some things you need to | | | | do plan to build your own truck then allow yourself |
| keep in mind. I would advise you pick yourself up an | | | | 3-5 days to put it together. |
| RTR (ready to run) kit to begin with. These RTR RC | | | | You can expect to pay $50 - $100 more for a ready |
| trucks often come fully assembled, or require only | | | | to run RC nitro truck and you will probably be looking |
| minimal assembly like gluing the tires to the wheels. | | | | at paying $300 - $500 for a good level reliable RC |
| Most of these models now also include a 2 channel | | | | truck. |
| radio and the servos pre-installed, saving you the | | | | To fully get going right off the rails, you will need |
| hassle of trying to match a radio to servos. | | | | some extras which you should remember to add to |
| Ready to run kits may be slightly more expensive | | | | your order, or you won't get your truck out on that |
| than their basic unassembled kit counterparts, but if | | | | first day! You will obviously need some nitro fuel and |
| you do not have the building experience, it will save | | | | a fuel bottle is a better option for refuelling to avoid |
| you weeks of work in assembly time, frustration and | | | | any fuel spillage. As well as this you will need a glow |
| errors. | | | | plug heater and you may need an electric starter |
| Imagine being able to bring home, or have delivered | | | | pack if your truck does not have a pull cord start. It |
| to your door, your brand spanking new RC nitro | | | | is also recommended to have some oil for routine |
| truck, removing it from it's packaging, inserting some | | | | lubrication maintenance after its first run. All in all |
| batteries and filling with nitro fuel.....and being able to | | | | these extras should not cost you any more than $50 |
| hit the dirt track straight off! This is the beauty of | | | | - $100. |
| RTR RC truck kits. | | | | Most major manufacturers now produce fully ready |
| Some more experienced racers, or even some very | | | | to run monster trucks including Traxxas, CEN, Tamiya |
| adventurous newcomers, may want to build their RC | | | | and Team Associated. |
| monster truck from scratch, so that they get to | | | | Yes, this can be an expensive hobby, but weigh this |
| know all the components and how they are | | | | up against the adrenalin pumping action of these RC |
| assembled. But even with a RTR model, you will gain | | | | monster trucks and there is no contest! After all - it's |
| this knowledge anyhow by maintaining, modifying and | | | | only money! |