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