What is RC Toys

RC Toys means a remote controlled toy which is controlled by a radio controller. You will find many terms used for this device. By having the word toys, some of you maybe thinking RC Toys used only by kids, then you are very wrong. Many hobbyist like to design, built and play this, even willing to spend hundreds of dollars buying advance spare-part and accessories to make theirs being the best from other. The RC Toys or RC Model are used in many kind of vehicle model - of course with RC System device installed, such as helicopter, tank, boat, airplane and so on.

The Remote Control Toys term given especially by kids, but hobbyist would prefer the term Radio Controlled Model or RC Model.

HISTORY

It was said that the first radio controlled device was invented by Nikola Tesla - a Serbian inventor, the Alternating Current (AC) systems founder and electromagnetism father - in 1893. By then it was widely used in many area, such as in war and surveillance. Only on 1940s it is used for entertaining purposes and it evolved since then.

RC TOYS FOR HOBBYIST

Hobbyist will choose the model type according to their interest. If you are a new hobbyist, first you need to choose the vehicle model that you are willing to play. Second is to choose the Ready To Run (RTR) model or Built Your Own model; this is for RC car, truck or another ground-vehicle model. The term use for airborne RC are Ready To Fly (RTF) or Bind-N-Fly (BNF), and Almost Ready To Fly (ARF).

Ready to Run or RTR type like the name means ready to use with minimize preparation, Very suitable for beginner or people who doesn't want to be overwhelmed with technical detail and preparations.

Build Your Own model type is the right choice for people who preferred to build their model different from the other and willing to spend his time on preparing the best RC model. Even if you are a beginner, you can choose this type, if you are a fond of technical person.

The next thing to note in choosing is Electric or Nitro model. Electric type is considered slower than nitro but cheaper and easy to maintain. Besides electric RC toys is using battery and you can't use the highest speed immediately to extend the motor life. You had to use the normal speed first for sometime before increasing the speed.

Nitro RC Toys is preferable for some hobbyist, because it is fast and looks cool, but more complicated and need more attention compare to electric type, and of course more expensive.

RC TOYS ESSENTIAL ELEMENT

There are 3 essential element in RC model that you should know as a hobbyist. Those are transmitter, receiver and servos. Additional element could be found in Nitro type such as electric starter, fuel, and so on.

Anyway kids and hobbyist love to play RC toys with their own reasons. Just choose to the one that suits your need and don't forget to choose effectively by comparing cost and what you expect from buying it.