Mine has a clear payload compartment ~4" long so you can deploy whatever you want at apogee. May send the gopro up on a chute. Not as cool as Lego man in space but it might be fun.
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Alternate toys to fight boredom
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Only place I can think of with that type of space is Centennial Park in Etobicoke.
I used to have a few local hobby shops that were my go-to's but I'm pretty sure they're all gone. That said, I'm sure they're still out there, so hit up Google and see what's around. Of course, online is a huge option now as well...but when it comes down to "I broke something and need a part FAST", your local store is going to be your go-to, so support them.
Be careful buying used, there's a lot of bashed up old junk out there, some of which you may not be able to get parts for anymore. Do your due diligence and make sure you buy something you know has a good support system behind it and is popular so there's no shortage of ready parts at hand. It would be like buying a V-Star versus a Hyonsung - you know you're going to be parts for the Vstar anywhere and the support system is going to last decades even when they do stop making them some day. The knockoff Chinese stuff, likely not so much.
As for when to start, personally, 3 is too early. Kids just don't really "Get" things in the hobby at that age and you'll just watch them bash into things and wreck the stuff endlessly. I suppose if you have a toy grade RC car or something that they can play with while you enjoy your non-toy grade stuff, that'd be OK, and it does at least introduce things that way, but keep your expectations low.
Around 6 or 7 at the absolute earliest is when I'd introduce them to a non toy grade RC vehicle honestly, and even then you may want to wait until 10 or so in order to get a full comprehension of how to care for and operate things, and an appreciation for the fact "these things cost dad money so I should try to not destroy them". Remember, a lot of RC stuff out there can easily become a dangerous weapon so they need to be put in the right hands.
Watch this video, and particularly the bit starting at 1:50 for a prime example of being too young for a non toy grade truck.
Thanks for that @PrivatePilot appreciate it.
Why is the Lambo so expensive?
iirc the Porsche is like $160
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Which Porsche? There's a $400 Porsche, and a $160 Porsche.
Depends a lot on what drone you get, not all have that function. DJI Tello might do that (and is very accessible $$ wise) and most DJIs do... but other brands can get quite iffy and when (not if) you crash, if you dont know how to repair... its kind of a bummer.
I really dislike how most of those lego cars look. The weird skeleton look does nothing for me.$160
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how did you attach the cam? What type was it?
At one point my kids made a "collection" of every puzzle they had. Mostly just 50 piece puzzles but many I had never seen before, many with similar colour schemes and none with pictures showing what they were supposed to look like. Grrr. We had a discussion about whether they were going to do that again.
I personally love them.
So far my BIL has the Millenium Falcon, Bugatti, Jokers roller coaster, Taj Mahal, and the Porsche GT3 (orange one).
great looking ones but too much cash for me.
I think I remember looking at that Taj Mahal once...check the price out!
One of my friends and her husband have a LEGO room in their house....I'd say it looks like every LEGO set that came out within the last 10 years or so. Probably 20k or so invested into it.
Is it an investment? I think it is more likely "spent on it". Does anyone sell lego sets that have been assembled before? What is the going rate for a used lego set 20% of MSRP?
Investments go down as well right? LoL But you're correct...it's not an investment. It's a hobby. A very expensive hobby if you get the branded sets (Disney, Star Wars, Marvel, Harry Potter, etc.).
The generic block sets are still very affordable.
a few Lego sets do appreciate in value. I think some of the town ones and the original Deathstar for instance. It used to annoy me that idiots would inflate the prices of kits by speculating when a deal came around. They would hoard them hoping to make a fast buck. I was very happy when some of them were left with large numbers of kits they couldn’t sell when LEGO found extra stock or manufactured more.
I understand the sealed kits appreciating but I figured assembly would slaughter the value.
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