I liked building the 1/8 scale nitro buggies as a young man, I still have a 4wd 1/8 siting around somewhere. Can't really get parts for my old models anymore. I now put the money into motorcycles and a fishing kayak. Its hard to find a place to run serious RC cars here, no tracks. I guess its mostly a teenage thing. I bought my last RC kit when I was around 23 years old, I just got a cheaper thunder tiger 4wd buggy kit, its mostly the build that fun for me. I put a new more powerful motor in it a few years ago and new wheels, new servos, new front differential and ran it a couple times. I got offered $400 for it 5 years ago, should have sold it in hindsight. The nice kits are like boats, you just pour money into them. I like my motorcycles better. I can ride them often or occasionally, go on long trips and camp out. I get more enjoyment out of other things, RC cars were fun before I had fun cars and bikes.
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I competed locally for a few years although that's not saying much as there was very little in my area. I had this thing for F3B type planes... I quit after we had kids as I didn't feel it was safe to construct planes in the house using composites (epoxy fumes) and CA fumes. I didn't mind exposing myself to it but the kids were another thing. Now the kids are out of the house and I'm working to get back to it.
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I flew F3B too. I would have to travel around the country to compete in that. We do not have a big calling here in the US, while the rest of the world flies F3B. We have a bigger calling for F3J it seems. I flew F3B between 97 I think and 2007.
My goal is to build a radio controlled lawnmower So I can sit in the ac and mow the lawn.
With the they have come with the cordless mowers it should be feasible by then. 
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Why wait. Get it done now and enjoy your time. Better yet, put sensors in the ground and make it go to each sensor on it's own, and relax, and converse with us while your mower does the work... 
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My little Mustang. 86.5 inch wingspan, 24 lbs wt., 6000 watt motor, Prop/pitch speed ~ 85 - 90 mph. (edit: for size reference in photo - as it's a little skewed from the photo angle - the prop on the plane is 24" diameter!)
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F3B is the best.
I think I took a hiatus from it back in about '95. I was flying a Synergy 91 much like the Synergy 914 from RNR products http://www.rnrproducts.com/airframes/gliders/synergy914.htm with an Airtronics Vision radio system.I kept all my gear, radios, winch, as well as what was left of the planes. I biffed the Synergy due to battery failure one day but it is repairable and WILL fly again.
I have to build a few more basic kits/planes to get my feet wet again though so I have amassed a number of old kits to bring to life.Sorry for the rambling there
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I've been into RC on and off for 0ver 20 years, here's one I did a couple of years ago, it wasn't quite done when I took that picture but it is now. It started life as a Losi5ive 1/5th scale 4x4, it now has a custom chassis motor was set back quite a bit to help in weight transfer, it is 2 wheel drive now and quite a challenge to control. LOL The motor is a 71 CC reed induction 25mm carb and on a dyno puts out around 21 hp made by ALX in Italy, the car weighs in at just under 50lb so power to weight ratio is pretty good. Basically you can wheelie on demand at any speed. One of the previous post mentioned that RC can get expensive, that would be correct! hahaha if my wife knew how much I had even in this motor wouldn't be a happy camper.
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