RC Cars: Technical Info (Part 1)

Everyone who gets into the hobby of RC cars needs some clarifications regarding the details and terminologies used by old expert while describing their experiences. One usually searches for the queries on the message boards, discussion forums, websites, manufacturer’s product details booklets, catalogues, etc. All these material and resources use terms that may sound new to someone in the hobby. It helps to know the jargons used in the trade to understand the tricks and tips better.

RC Scale Sizes are used to define the dimension of the cars or the size of the car. A 1/10th scale rc car means that it is one-tenth the size of the real car. A 1/8th scale RC car means that it is one-eight the size of the real car. Remote control cars come in many sizes such as 1/24, 1/18, 1/12, 1/10, 1/8 and 1/5. The 1/24th scale is small, the 1/5th scale is large. Some of the popular brands come in specific sizes. Kyosho Mini Z and Tamiya Tamtech come as 1/24 scale. HPI Micro RS4 comes as 1/18 scale. Associated 12i and HPI Mini RS4 come as 1/12 scale. RC cars viz. Associated Nitro TC3 and RC10GT, HPI Dash and Nitro RS4, OFNA OB4, Traxxas Nitro T-Maxx and Nitro 4-Tec all fall in the scale of 1/10. Models like HPI Nitro Savage 21, OFNA Titan and Ultra MBX, Tamiya Terra Crusher fall in the scale of 1/8.

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