(FF03) Strangest RC I Have Ever Built (and tamiya rant)

[morrisey0]

Before last Saturday, I didn't even know that front wheel drive RCs even existed, and now I have built one, and it is still too strange for me. Countless times in the build I got front and back confused because I simply refer to the motor end as the back. I needed a properly sized touring car for my Honda EF9 body, and this FF03 was on FB half built and cheap, so I figured the 1:1 car was FWD, so should the 1:10!

And seriously, Tamiya, this kit came out in 2010, the 21st century, and it is still grab part 5 from plastic tree K, and part 14 from plastic tree V, and a couple of screws from Bag A, and a couple of washers from Bag C, and C-clips from Bag D, and assemble!?!? WTF? I honestly had just as much time in this build searching out parts and cutting excess plastic off as I did assembling. Put all the parts for a certain step in the same bag! It really isn't all that difficult.

Being FWD though, I really want to put it through its paces because I think it would honestly drive awesome, but with what I had to go through to get the body, this thing is going to be a slow cruiser. Just enough RC so that it isn't a model!

[R Cane]

I really like the handling of my M05 Mini Cooper, which is front wheel drive. Turns on a dime...give it a shot.

[XLR8]

..., but with what I had to go through to get the body, this thing is going to be a slow cruiser. Just enough RC so that it isn't a model!

Very well stated. I've found lately that my touring car and trail truck RC builds have become very detailed static models that also have lights and radio control.
I just like to drive them occasionally very carefully around on the driveway, then admire them on the shelf.
It sorta takes me back to my childhood days in the '60's when I built scale model kits.