1:7 scale RB7 red bull F1 car.

[wormbo2]

Website:

http://http://www.model-space.com/au/motors/rb7-home/ (http://www.model-space.com/au/motors/rb7-home/)

I just saw this on TV, and thought it would be of interest to some of you guys.

"Build and drive Mark Webber's Red Bull Racing RB7! This amazing 1:7 scale radio-controlled nitro model of Red Bull Racing's championship-winning RB7 is available now!

Sophisticated design for optimal performance, precision-engineered and top quality components from Kyosho together with De Agostini.

Each week you will receive a fantastic magazine packed with an inside look into the RC world, F1 plus a step-by step assembly guide showing you exactly how to build the model."

-3.5cc nitro motor' 1.8hp (at crank)
-1:7-scale, 689 x 250 x 150mm with its bodywork fitted.


My only qualm would be that for the overall price, you could fork out and get a R2R one straight away, but I personally enjoy building things, would be interesting and insightful.

[c.rusli]

Can you wait for the next part for each week? To be honest to wait each parts weekly would kill me!

[Joe]

Kyosho make amazing RC cars, but the parts are not the easiest to come by nor cheap.

[wormbo2]

Hmmm, buy a few copies of each issue for spares? Haha

I expect that this being a 'collectors model', the parts supply would only suffice a certain amount of complete builds.

As I said, for the sake of playing F1 boss NOW, a shop bought model would be best.

C.rusli: on a budget, and if you're a bit of a greenhorn at building some things, a weekly supply of bits ,might be a perfect entry into the RC building world.

[Brockas]

So this is one of those things where they send you 1 part a week but don't tell you upfront that there's 500+ parts required, which at $5 a week equates to about $2,500 for a model you've built yourself over 10 years?


Pass.

[Miggy]

I saw the add on TV today and as soon as they said first issue is $5 I knew a lot of people are going to get caught out when it comes time to receive the chassis/motor and there are $100+ issues.

[Joe]

There are 100 issues at $19.99 each, the first issue is $4.95.

Ends up costing a hair under $2k.

For that price, you can buy 4 or more really good RC cars.

[RICEY]

Yep total ripoff.

You can get a good quality HSP electric RTR for $125 off ebay with bulk spares and hop ups available cheap, add a EZYRUN Hobbywing 9T brushless motor/ESC combo for $89 and you have an RC car that will do between 80-100kph depending on gearing for a tad over $200.

[wormbo2]

Fuck.

I'm guessing the only reason to buy it then would be to say that you did.
At ~$2k it'd want to smoke the shit out of tyres all day long...
And have a 3year - 50,000km warranty

[[FL0SSIN]]

Add says "rc ready" so no servos/controller etc is what I basically heard?

[Joe]

Rc ready doesn't mean ready to run.. So that's probably correct

[RICEY]

If Im sex ready Im ready for sex without needing any accessories so i dunno...