futaba 7xc

[tonydevon]

anyone using one? looks amazing, Im very brand loyal and love futaba,

my 3vc/3vcs have done about 15ish years of loyal service

the 7xc although looking a bit spaceship and feeling bit light in the hand, does everything

just wondering if anyone has one and cares to report on it after spending 600 odd quid on one LOL

[Yorkiebar]

Blimey - I can't believe a 2ch surface radio has got to those figures cost wise!

It looks lovely but from a scan through has features probably 1% of customers will ever use?

Is a T4GRS not good enough, Tony?

[tonydevon]

I tried a t4grs a year or so ago.
A mates one. Test driving his serpent.

I hated how the tx felt in my hands

My 3vcs is working fine. But... always back of my mind.. its not getting any younger

Spend thousands on buggies combos lipos and travel to race meetings etc. That tx goes... its weekend over.

Plan is look for something new and keep old faithful as backup.

7xc looks a bit... fugly to be honest lol. But feels nice. Needs to be bit heavier for me ideally.

Maybe need to try the t4grs again.

620 quid is mental..

Aside from the signal speed. Nearly all bar 1 of the functions are on my old 3vc

[Yorkiebar]

We think nowt of adding weight to our cars to make them handle... How about having the back off and adding a few strips of lead in strategic positions?

[pumbaa]

Somebody told me you can buy a weight kit for the T4GRS, but I've no idea where from. I'd agree it does feel a bit light and ideally I'd like mine to feel heavier in the hand.

So if there is any truth to this rumour, feel free to add some facts :-;

[tonydevon]

i plan to simply make up a weight with lead sheet, once happy then heatshrink or some form of nice covering and DS tape to the appropriate location

had a read up and UK gets stiffed big time, the same TX outside the UK gets 2 receivers a battery and a charger in the package, and cheaper