Squiffythewombat wrote:
1. Have you heard of model kits before eg: Airfix
yes
2. Have you built one within the last year?
no
3. Did you build one as a kid?
yes, Wayne Gardner rep Honda NSR 500
4. If you could get a model of your bike would you prefer to build it yourself or buy a pre-made one?
no, the ammount of bikes Ive been thru would take up too much room
5. Would you consider buying a bike model as a christmas or birthday present?
maybe, possibly, the boys have had rc cars, thing is market has dropped out of re-sale at the moment would probably look for 2nd hand
6. How much would you expect to pay?
in pre made form eg Maitisto £10-15 for a decent scale, £60-75 for a kit eg Tamiya, Kyosho
7. Would you prefer to order online or buy in person from a shop?
online as generally prices better and back up good, but if i was close to the shop then it may be as easy for spares (been there done that)
8. Most kits dont come with glue & paint, would you consider this a issue? If so would you prefer to pay extra for a model with paints included?
not a major issue, but would consider paying the extra for glue and the right ammount of paint. Airfix do (did) little single use pots, Tamiya/Kyosho bigger pots and you only use a quarter on the build, therefore wasting money
9. Please rate the RC motorbike with a cool factor of between 1 and 10, 1 being boring and 10 being you would buy one!
they can be a 10 factor especially when we raced them, but watching or car park use maybe a 6
10. How much would you expect to pay for an RC motorbike with everything you need to get it running?
answered this in 6
Thanks for your time!
Toby[/b]
Toby...
a couple of years ago RC was big with 30 members in the local club, recently down to 10, this has hit resale values and hence new prices. Otley motorsport in Otley seem to be the most competative priced on the web and shop prices arent too bad, but online do offer a discount voucher as well. we currently have the boys RC 205 for sale with RC electric all inc cant get £50 for it, mainly as they are around that for the basic kit now plus rc parts, when it was bought the kit was £90 alone.
Not sure about the nitro fueled ones as the local club insist on electric only mainly as they run indoors wintertime, also if (like 2 smokes) they are not revved they oil up and become a chore and the kid looses intrest because it spends more time being fixed.
regarding scale 1:6 is smallest for rc, 1:4 manageable for toy but if going any bigger you might as well buy a minimoto as we can buy them locally for £70 boxed new. hope this helps! [/quote]
