| Once you have decided to get a gas powered RC | | | | choose what engine you will run in your truck and |
| truck the next big decision to be made is whether | | | | also what RC gear (transmitter, receiver and servos) |
| you go for a kit or a Ready to Run (RTR) truck. | | | | you will use. I won't focus on these aspects too |
| Many people assume that they'd be better off with a | | | | much here as they have greater significance to more |
| RTR truck but there are a number of reasons why | | | | experienced gas RC truck hobbyists who might |
| you might prefer to go for a kit. | | | | already have RC gear they want to use or have a |
| First of all is the fun of assembly! Piecing together | | | | better idea about what engine they might want. |
| the many parts that make up a gas RC truck isn't | | | | If none of the above reasons apply to you then |
| for everyone but if you're the kind of person that | | | | you're probably best off looking at ready to run |
| was brought up on Lego or Meccano then there's a | | | | trucks. It used to be that this limited your choice |
| good chance you'll have a lot of fun building your RC | | | | greatly but now pretty much every major truck on |
| truck. The building process can also be useful for | | | | sale is available in both kit and RTR forms. The only |
| beginners as it forces them to get to know how the | | | | exception is that the 'Pro' variants (those carrying the |
| truck is pieced together and provides them with a | | | | absolute best components) of each truck are not |
| greater understanding of what each part is for and | | | | always available as RTR packages. These carry a |
| how it works. These kits used to be quite tricky to | | | | hefty price premium over their entry level brothers |
| put together but the quality of instructions and kit | | | | and are generally aimed at the more experienced gas |
| components has improved gradually over the years | | | | powered RC truck buyers, not that new comers to |
| and modern kits are far more accessible to novices | | | | the hobby can't go for these, it just isn't the norm. |
| than they were previously. | | | | Whether you got for a kit or a RTR gas RC truck |
| The second big reason why many people opt for kits | | | | you're sure to have a lot of fun with the hobby so |
| is that some of the top-end trucks are not available | | | | don't agonise over the decision too much. If you later |
| in RTR form and so if you are looking for the very | | | | decide that you chose the wrong option then you'll |
| best specification for a given truck you often have | | | | be better prepared to choose when it comes to |
| to go down the kit route. Along with this kits have | | | | your next truck. You didn't think your passion for gas |
| the added advantage that they leave you free to | | | | RC trucks would end after just one truck did you? |