Weights and Centistokes - What's it all mean?

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Understanding the difference between the two terms.

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Let’s chat about scale. Scale refers to the size of the RC vehicle in regards to it’s full size counterpart. So, 1:1 would mean the vehicle is exactly the same size as the real thing. A scale of 1/10 would mean that the RC car is 1/10 the size of the real thing, 1/8 would …

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All RC Cars are powered by either Electric or Nitro systems. Electric systems use a battery pack to power the entire car while Nitro systems use fuel called Nitromethane (thus, Nitro). Depending on who you ask, some will tell you that they think Electric is better, some will say Nitro is better. With the advancements …

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RC Cars come in a few different built types: Kit form, Ready to Run (RTR) or Almost Ready to Run (ARTR). Let’s take a quick look and explain both the Pros and Cons of each! RC Cars – Kits RC Car Kits are simply that … a box of bagged parts! Kits are for the …

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Buying your first RC car can be an intimidating experience if you don’t have an educated idea of what you want. As a rule of thumb, all similar types of cars (ie, 1/10th Offroad) are basically the same … it’s the individual manufacturer and their idea of what is a good design that sets the …

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So, you’ve purchased a ready-to-run (RTR) truck and have had quite a bit of fun romping around the streets in front of your house. Maybe you’ve even taken it over to the local park or field and given it some proper air time. Your tires are worn, suspension pieces are nicked up, shocks are blown …

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Believe it or not, every Pro driver was once a beginner in the world of RC. I’ve been around long enough to see these guys turning on their transmitters before checking their frequencies (this was before 2.4GHz, boys and girls), plug their ESC to their battery backwards, resulting in a melt-down, and even glue their …

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Beginner’s Guide to RC – Short Course Tire Mounting 101 Mounting tires is nothing new; mounting them the correct way is a whole different story. While there is, I’m sure, hundreds of different tire mounting articles out there, this subject is always safe to revisit with all the new easy-to-use technology out there to get …

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Beginner’s Guide to RC – Install an Upgrade RC Vehicle Wrap on your Losi 5IVE-T Being a 1/5 scale junkie, when the news hit that Losi was releasing the 5IVE-T, I knew I had to have one! Lucky for me, Losi caught wind that I had won a few 1/5 scale Nationals and decided they …

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