Great concept but poor execution
I have a lot of R/C things here. I build and fly helicopters and planes. I have several cars, mostly high end ones. My 9 year old son loves when I have them out, but all of them are too much for his 9 year old control. So we also have a few "kid" type R/C toys as well, for him to play with. I thought this might be a fun one to have here, that we both could play with.
Arrived quickly, and in great shape. Packaging was annoying, waxed string tying everything through the cardboard, no quick release storage here. Wax on the strings made it tough on a few of them to untie the knots, so out came the scissors.
It's boxed completely assembled, all you have to do is plop the batteries into the transmitter and the vehicle. There is no on/off switch on the transmitter, but there is one on the vehicle. The rechargeable battery for it is a large articulating double rectangle, held together with a hinge type assembly, so it can bend in half and be fit inside the top...
Lots of fun
This is a great RC toy if you don't have the smooth surfaces that most require. It worked really well on grass and rough terrain as promised, okay on concrete and not well at all on smooth floors (expected). It's large and made a real impression on the kids and adults with its unusual styling. There was a small learning curve for the kids since it steers a little differently than a wheeled vehicle, but it didn't take long to get the hang of it. The remote range and battery life seem great - we had no problems with either. It was a hit with the 12 and 7 year olds at our house.
(We haven't had the opportunity to test it in water, but will update if we have that chance.)
Know what your buying
we bought this item as a Christmas gift for my 11 year old son. I was skeptical because of all the bad reviews here on Amazon. Let me start by saying, if your going to leave a bad review on an item please understand what the item was designed to do not what you "wish" it would. Ok, theres my rant. This product has been great, Going on 2 months with alot of use and no issues at all. we did however manage to get it on sale for $43.00 at china mart, So maybe I am exceptionally happy? But, Back to it. There are alot of complaints about the fact it wont go straight, I cant get it to do this, or to do that. The design of the barrel or screw track system is where the fun value comes in. This will not go straight on say carpet or something that has no give, Come on, It rides on two independant screws that constantly battle each other. Did you really think it would? Where it really shines is on snow or in water, sand, or something that has movable mass. Sidewalks are to slick and carpets tend...
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