tazmanian

Sorry about the bumping I was unaware. As for introductions I'd love to introduce myself. I'm from the US and have always enjoyed Legos especially growing up when my mother used to bring them home from one of the factories when it was in Loveland, CO. Unfortunately, I don't have those Legos anymore as she sold them when I went into the military (I didn't even know it till later). Later on, I got into RC cars and helicopters and then when I got married and had kids have reverted back to Legos selling my other toys (RC helicopters). I still love the plastic pieces and my 5 year son has quite a few sets of the standard bricks that he plays with but still loves the Fisher Price Trio's because he can build quickly and move on from project to the next (You know 5 year olds. with an attention of about 5 minutes ) I have always wanted to integrate a bit more between the Legos and RC and know that Lego has had some ventures into the RF market (Lego Supersonic, Lego Challenger and a few others)but seem to be sticking closer to the IR and Bluetooth market now. This is one of the reasons I have been pondering starting a RCLEGO site. Its main focus would be items that are LEGO with motors and such. If it does not have some sort of transformer or battery it would won't be part of the site. Hope this helps.

I love the yellow truck. That would be really fun to build. Any plans for the build of the bad boy? Very nice.

Got it. No worms gears if I make a trial truck

That's pretty unique. Very neat but not quite what I'm looking for. I showed my 3 year daughter and she loved it.

I am very open to a Trial Truck and/or Car. Because of the things I have read with these motors I am really looking into a car and/or truck setup. thanks!

I am looking for cars, boats, trucks, trial things that use the 5292 motor preferably with instructions or at least quite a few pics. Do you have something. If so, please post. For those that don't recall what the 5292 motor looks like I have enclosed a picture of it.

Ok so I have learned quite a bit from this topic and that there are more than one way to "skin a deer" even in the lego world. With that I will do some more looking but be expecting to see a new topic a bit more about this whole RF (Radio Frequency) IR (Infra Red) thing. Lego is a great product but they need to come out with more a standard RF set so that people can use it for racing and other things that require a bit more distance than just 15 feet crazy feet.

I like the servo idea which could get me the proportional steering but that still leaves the distance problem.......hmm That's great :> :> I hate to say it but this reminds me of my bailing wire and duck tape days.

This is pretty exciting as we are getting pretty technical but after reading the above this brings up a good point and I must venture to ask: Since it appears that the lego power functions are only for use withing 15 feet than is there anything that lego currently carries that is RF or goes further than 15 feet?? 15 feet is great for close range but the best for say a race car.

I really looked at this and was excited because it is an RF based car but because the base is really just a base and not modular it is more of what I would think of as a throw away car, right? My other question to anyone who might have one is ....is it proportional (aka. when you go forward you have increments and not just 100% for the throttle). Looks like a really great car, though. Thanks a bunch for the input and this might be a good side car for the sidelines..

Keep em coming this is great. I am starting to get a vision.....:> :> There are some really good ideas here plus the links to sites are really helpful. Thanks...

This is a great start especially when wanting to decide between PF and NXT. As for Blackbird's that is also a great start. Thanks. These are all a great start and I really appreciate it. After looking at some of the Technic kits does anyone know of one right off hand that does not include the Power functions but can where it can be easily added?

I loved Technic growing up and really wished I still had the sets that were sold in an auction by one of my stepdads. Anyway, I now have two youngsters and my son has just moved onto the standard lego and so Daddy gets to start playing with legos again...Yeah. I just recently bought the 8183 but wasn't super impressed as it was either fully left, center or fully right when steering and also stop or full speed for the throttle (no digital proportional at all) plus it was just to small for me. Next, I bought the 8146 (nitro muscle) and really like the size but it does not have any RC stuff (motor, controller, etc). Now, I would like to try a real RC Car or Truck and don't want to spend more than about $200 (used or new). I believe that NXT is really the only way to go for RC but PLEASE advise. I have been thinking about maybe buying the 8297 (off-roader) and adding power functions to it or maybe I just need to wait to actually buy a NXT set first. QUESTION..... 1. Is there a decent LEGO set that one can buy that already has good rc function. If so, let's hear it? If not, suggestions? thanks