We see it almost every week, someone new comes out with something old, or so it seems. These people that are trying to cut into a market that has already seen enough chassis to choke a small army. Everyone wants a piece of the pie, wants to leave a mark, wants to put their own twist on an already flooded market.
To some this is a bad thing, to others this is a great thing, and some just don’t care, they’ll use whatever they want. Some say the stock chassis are good, and they aren’t wrong. Some say these new chassis are basic, and they aren’t wrong, while others love the new aspects of all these new chassis. These newer chassis incorporate things many builders and drivers are looking for. Some are made for super scale RC’s, while some are built for comps, while others are made to be built anyway you want.
I hear it all over social media, people complaining about someone putting out a new chassis and why do we need another new chassis. I saw one post go in an ugly direction over it, and it was sad to watch fellow rc’ers tear this guy apart for even thinking of doing his own.
Why? Why can’t we as a collective hobby have more options? Is it so bad that people want to push the hobby forward? Try their hand in making something people may actually want? Should we just be stale and use only what the popular companies produce? Why can’t we? I want to build a comp RC, and the stock chassis will work, but why can’t I build a comp rig with a chassis specifically made for comps?
Yes, I can agree that cookie cutter chassis that have one minuet change or an extra hole drilled into the chassis from another is borderline unacceptable. I’m talking about the ones that are really unique from the other, someone spent time and testing in their idea, so they have a place in our hobby, and fill in a void that was actually missing; chassis choices.
This thought process can also be applied else where, you know where I’m going.. tires… why do we need more tires, and tire companies? We should all use the tires made for this hobby from Tamiya from the 70’s. Why do we have so many options? Progression is why. We built trucks that out preformed the tires, so tire companies had to step up, make new tires that fit the driving styles and builds for us all. This why we all have bragging rights as to what tire works best, with no clear winner. The same mindset can be added to all aspects, why new motors, new bearings, electronics, etc, we are over-saturated at almost every point of RC.
Progression only pushes the hobby forward. Over-Saturation can happen, and when it dries up, what’s left is the solid and quality products we’ve come to know and love. I personally love what people put out there, even if it isn’t anything I would use. They are trying and who am I to dump on their parade and ideas? I will support these ideas, these concepts, as they are just more doors to be opened to lead us into something big, unique, and fun. If we continue to choke out the ingenuity and fun of this hobby, it will surely fail.
Just remember, we all have a place in the RC community, whether you’re a driver, builder, promoter, designer, painter, electronics genius, owner of a company, run a competition, or are just here for the fun, no one is better than the other, and instead of tearing people down, how about we try to build them up and support them. We can be the example to many others, and who knows, maybe that guy/gal has a million dollar idea we all want!
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