{"id":1322,"date":"2017-03-02T10:24:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T15:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/173.63.58.177\/visualrealms\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2023-03-24T08:52:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T12:52:28","slug":"custom-rc-trophy-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualrealms.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/02\/custom-rc-trophy-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom RC Trophy Truck"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pld-like-dislike-wrap pld-template-1\">\r\n    <div class=\"pld-like-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"pld-like-trigger pld-like-dislike-trigger  \" title=\"\" data-post-id=\"1322\" data-trigger-type=\"like\" data-restriction=\"cookie\" data-already-liked=\"0\">\r\n                        <i class=\"fas fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n    <span class=\"pld-like-count-wrap pld-count-wrap\">    <\/span>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"pld-dislike-wrap  pld-common-wrap\">\r\n    <a 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the water at a local lake here in NJ and my daughter still showed some interest in RC.\u00a0 And let me just say, boats are as fun as I always had hoped they would be.\u00a0 Back when I was a kid, nitro boats were all the rage, today, however, with the advent of brushless motors and LiPo batteries, things have changed, but for the average user like myself, things have changed for the better.<\/p>\n<p>My daughter did show some interest in the boat and of course like any kid wanted a turn at driving.\u00a0 My remote allowed for multiple model settings, so I was able to turn down the wick when she drove with the hopes that she would finally get acclimated to the pistol grip style of steering.\u00a0 Unfortunately, that never really happened.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward another year or so and suddenly she was asking for a \u201creal\u201d RC truck \u2013 of course she meant relative to the cheap toy we had purchased for her a few years back.\u00a0 I was more than happy to oblige and with Christmas right around the corner, Santa was ready to deliver!\u00a0 As her\u2026 I mean my excitement grew in anticipation for her new toy, I couldn\u2019t help myself but want one as well, so I ordered two RC buggies so that we could play together \u2013 you know, father-daughter time.\u00a0 While they shipped from China, my birthday in early December approached \u2013 why not buy something different for me to help wet her appetite, I thought to myself.\u00a0\u00a0 So I picked up an Axial Yeti Trophy Truck kit.\u00a0 Knowing it needed to be assembled, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity for she and I to build it together.\u00a0 And we did.\u00a0 This story was never about her.<\/p>\n<p>Of course by now my interest for RC had peaked again and I was all over the internet watching videos, looking at upgrade parts for the Axial and the two other buggies yet to arrive.\u00a0 I stumbled across some custom, tube-frame RC truck builds and began to realize there was a whole world 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