Radio Controlled car for 6 year old boy for christmas

[craste]

Any recommendations?

am willing to pay up to £150

Cheers

[SystemParanoia]

anything from here

http://www.hpieurope.com/

[philnotts]

I would go with -

http://www.hpiracing.co.uk/catalogue.php?sgid=1&am...

or

http://www.cmldistribution.co.uk/cml_category.php?...


Phil

[Dusty964]

My son is 6, 7 in January.

He has a Tamiya Vannessas Lunchbox. In fact, he has had it since he was 4 weeks old. I shall be getting another soon so we can build one together.

They are bloody superb fun- not the best for racing, or handling, but for fun, they are brilliant.

[craste]

SystemParanoia said:

anything from here

http://www.hpieurope.com/

These look wicked

[Skodaku]

Surely the title should read :

Radio Controlled car for 6 year old boy's Dad for christmas.

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

Hope this helps:

My Brother's 7 year old boy wanted an R/C car for Christmas last year. He's quite lively and gregarious, so I did wonder if it might get smashed to buggery quite quickly...

But, my bro had a similar budget and asked me to source and build something.

So, I got a Tamiya 'Rising Fighter' package for about £130.

I built it up for him, and I'm pleased to say, a year on, the boy still loves it, uses it lots, has crashed it lots, but it's still going strong now.

Quite a resilient model for such little money...worth a look.

[V8Wagon]

Ray Luxury-Yacht said:

Hope this helps:

My Brother's 7 year old boy wanted an R/C car for Christmas last year. He's quite lively and gregarious, so I did wonder if it might get smashed to buggery quite quickly...

But, my bro had a similar budget and asked me to source and build something.

So, I got a Tamiya 'Rising Fighter' package for about £130.

I built it up for him, and I'm pleased to say, a year on, the boy still loves it, uses it lots, has crashed it lots, but it's still going strong now.

Quite a resilient model for such little money...worth a look.

Ta RYL.....that's a well timed post! I'm thinking of getting my 6yo boy a wee RC car, and there is more to than meets the eye...and they cost an arm and a leg too!

[V8Wagon]

Anyone else recommend a good one?

The rising fighter looks nice and it's available near me for £160 ready built. Just not sure if that's a bit of overkill for a 7yo boy.

[SpydieNut]

thanks guys - a great thread. all the talk of grasshoppers and boomerangs makes me nostalgic

i'm going to pick up a tamiya rising fighter package tomorrow. i think my daughter, who turns 6 on Christmas day, will love it