Talion Sometimes just need to check yourself

[RELIC1]

I'm 63 years young ,been involved in this addiction for centuries , right now I'm in the middle of bonding a VEKTA5 with a Taylor rc 35cc engine , this is a very expensive project and at this point I'm all in , but !!!!!! Here I am 2 grand into this project , and I lay awake at night designing the arrma talion exb , that thing has some great parts on it , chassis is the main thing Im sold on ,BUT SERIOUSLY FOLLKS , I REALLY NEED TO BE CHECKED !! , I'm fortunate to be able to afford my addiction , but wow ! This is frankly scarlet , bordering on illness levels , so I'm I geuss I'm hoping some or one of you jumps in a makes me aware of the fact that I'm not alone !! ???

 

[grihn]

I've spent $9k on this hobby since December and am about to drop another $800...

 

[Hammer Down]

I'm 63 years young ,been involved in this addiction for centuries , right now I'm in the middle of bonding a VEKTA5 with a Taylor rc 35cc engine , this is a very expensive project and at this point I'm all in , but !!!!!! Here I am 2 grand into this project , and I lay awake at night designing the arrma talion exb , that thing has some great parts on it , chassis is the main thing Im sold on ,BUT SERIOUSLY FOLLKS , I REALLY NEED TO BE CHECKED !! , I'm fortunate to be able to afford my addiction , but wow ! This is frankly scarlet , bordering on illness levels , so I'm I geuss I'm hoping some or one of you jumps in a makes me aware of the fact that I'm not alone !! ???

Sounds like you’d fit in just fine over here.

Thread '$$$ Rc'holics not so anonymous'
https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/rcholics-not-so-anonymous.9815/

 

[slick2500]

Sounds like you need a meeting
Thread '$$$ Rc'holics not so anonymous' https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/rcholics-not-so-anonymous.9815/

Sounds like you’d fit in just fine over here.

Thread '$$$ Rc'holics not so anonymous'
https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/rcholics-not-so-anonymous.9815/

Ah you ninjaed me.

 

[Jordan10R]

I try not to leave any paper trail for the better half to find. So know telling how much total. But my tekno mt410 build probably 1100 + try not keep track or it makes me sick for just a min

And i only know because I just built it

 

[SIK-RC]

I love you guys my wife was a concerned when I bought 5 trucks in 2 years

 

[RELIC1]

Well ,,,, I geuss I feel better already , that talion is gonna get built to the moon , right out of the box , castle momba black momba tires , vitavon crushlocks , and should be a FREEKN blast !! Can you feel my Idiocracy YEEEEEHAAAWWW !!!
MT 410 !!!! HELL YA ! DUDE , IVE GOT TEKIN SET UP IN MINE , ITS MY STANDING BACK FLIP HERO !!

 

[Warby]

I'm spending no where near as much $$ as you guys but I do feel a little guilty about it still. Don't know why, I work hard for the bacon. I could be wasting my money on a lot worse things.

Anyway @RELIC1 you've made me feel better

 

[LicketySplit]

I have the same problem. When I go to bed I think about what’s next, what needs to be fixed, how can I fix it, what can I improve, etc. Then I wake up and check tracking numbers. I’m kinda OCD so I tend to overthink things. My wife doesn’t care to a point. It keeps me busy. I spend time with the kids doing something we like. Could be worse. At least it’s a healthy hobby and not a meth habit or something.

I've spent $9k on this hobby since December and am about to drop another $800...

$800k? Nice budget!!!

 

[🇺🇸 DΞזΞפּ 🇺🇸]

I'm 63 years young ,been involved in this addiction for centuries , right now I'm in the middle of bonding a VEKTA5 with a Taylor rc 35cc engine , this is a very expensive project and at this point I'm all in , but !!!!!! Here I am 2 grand into this project , and I lay awake at night designing the arrma talion exb , that thing has some great parts on it , chassis is the main thing Im sold on ,BUT SERIOUSLY FOLLKS , I REALLY NEED TO BE CHECKED !! , I'm fortunate to be able to afford my addiction , but wow ! This is frankly scarlet , bordering on illness levels , so I'm I geuss I'm hoping some or one of you jumps in a makes me aware of the fact that I'm not alone !! ???

Brother you not alone, I spend over 4 grand in the last 8 weeks
and that's just Amazon

 

[morrjr71]

Thanks to the pandemic, my RC addiction started in March of 2020 at the age of 70. Like you, I can afford the addiction: since March of 2020, I've purchased fourteen RC vehicles, including five crawlers, a rock racer, a desert racer, three road cars, three bashers, and a no-prep drag racer. Every one of them has been upgraded, and in some cases the cost of the upgrades has nearly equaled the cost of the basic vehicle. As long as I can afford it, the RC addiction will continue.

 

[norcalsc]

im not alone..... probably 4k-5k in last 3-4 months

 

[🇺🇸 DΞזΞפּ 🇺🇸]

And I'm planning on more, a Talion, and a Felony or Limitless I got to weight my option on those two, will do more research on here.

 

[SrC]

Yeah its an expensive hobby. Spend where you can. We all have different wallets and priorities in life.
I started many years ago, When RC was just starting to boom at the Track. Back then it was truly more expensive. Fewer brands and options to buy. So all was way more expensive relatively speaking with inflation and all.
I can say that RC kept me out of the fast lane and off the streets, where many of my cohorts ended up. The Track allowed me to meet new friends with similar interests. I was the young kid at the track back then. Building rigs was a very serious thing. All were in kit form only.
Today, you can start out inexpensive in RC by comparison. Radios were very expensive. ESC's and servos and batteries, as well back then.
A Brushed 7.2 volt Tekin ESC cost $200. back then in 1990. A Tekin fast charger was $250. Nicads were $75 for the good stuff. Rigs only ran for 5-8 minutes if you were lucky. Races were 5 min long. So you couldn't buy cheap batteries. Or you would Not Finish a race. Very embarrassing and frustrating at the track if that happened.

 

[WildOwlWoodWorks]

I've spent $9k on this hobby since December and am about to drop another $800...

Dropped the and exited stage left..Appreciate you @grihn..

 

[Schlepprock250]

Oh it's certainly an addiction. I have an Arrma Typhon 6s, an Arrma Talion 6s blx EXB, and my wife has an Arrma Kraton 6s blx. It's definitely an expensive hobby. But fun.

 

[🇺🇸 DΞזΞפּ 🇺🇸]

It's honestly the best Hobby I ever did, beside playing soccer, and the Gunsmith/Reloading.

 

[WildOwlWoodWorks]

I'm 63 years young ,been involved in this addiction for centuries , right now I'm in the middle of bonding a VEKTA5 with a Taylor rc 35cc engine , this is a very expensive project and at this point I'm all in , but !!!!!! Here I am 2 grand into this project , and I lay awake at night designing the arrma talion exb , that thing has some great parts on it , chassis is the main thing Im sold on ,BUT SERIOUSLY FOLLKS , I REALLY NEED TO BE CHECKED !! , I'm fortunate to be able to afford my addiction , but wow ! This is frankly scarlet , bordering on illness levels , so I'm I geuss I'm hoping some or one of you jumps in a makes me aware of the fact that I'm not alone !! ???

Your Not Alone At All..

 

[Mark83]

Got into this 3 weeks ago. Spent $400 on a Vorteks and then immediately spent another $400 on sensored esc/motor and servo just because I "wanted to check it out."

Yes, stay in your means but life is short. There are far worse and more expensive things we could be spending money on.

 

[arrmadillo]

Yes, you need a intervention, but you're not alone!!