FTX's Banzai is available in green or red and includes the radio gear, charger, car battery and more. Shipped with special hard tyres already fitted, you'll only need four AA batteries for the transmitter to get drifting! FTX Carnage Truggy (brushed) For the majority of the cars that include a battery, it will arrive at a ‘ storage‘ level of charge, requiring a full charge before first use. Consider charging the model up a few days before wrapping and handing over the present to cover this off. RC Rally cars are following the same trajectory in popularity as the drift cars. UDI once again have managed to, not only perfect the look but also the drive with a stunning array of new technology. Each car takes less than half an hour to build in full and are ready to use. All are within an affordable price range, the brushed is not actually that much slower than the brushless version. The value for money is hard to argue with. The model features radio gear, wall charger, a 10.5kg waterproof servo, front, metal output, crown and differential gears, oil-filled adjustable coil-over suspension plus a detailed body with working LED lights!

The Vorza is designed to be approachable, tuneable and most of all, fun. Under the body, each new Vorza buggy has a ton of great durability and tuning features that make each one a joy to drive with a clear upgrade path to the ”S” spec and beyond! With good ground clearance, it can cut across a mown lawn or gravel carpark with ease. We love the stamina of this little buggy, thanks to the lightweight chassis and body it just keeps on going! Then thanks to the USB charger you can top the battery up from a powerbank or any USB port even when you are out and about. Also of note, released later on the same TRX-4 chassis, the Mercedes G Wagon 4×4 G500 has also proved popular. However this has now been discontinued. If you do already have this model, you can learn more and see it in action in our review article. HPI Vorza 1/8 6S Buggy Flux RTROur budget crawler has made many fans. Beyond its passing resemblance to the Land Rover Defender, FTX’s crawler has a torquey 60T brushed motor, telescopic driveshafts, metal gears and a complex multi-link suspension giving it solid off-road ability. As you can see from our example, in practice there is some variation. This is a product of manufacturers taking artistic license to adjust the design due to limitations of their chassis, or pre-existing elements such as wheels and tyres, to produce a design that just ‘ looks right‘. To avoid confusion, wherever possible we include the dimensions of the model in our listing. Lost on what charger and battery to buy? Look no further

If you are unfamiliar with RC toys it can be difficult to visualise how large they are. For guidance most of our models are ‘ scale‘ models, labelled with a fraction such as 1/8, 1/10, 1/18, 1/32, but what does this mean? In simple terms it is the size ratio compared to the ‘real-life’ full size vehicle. It is worth mentioning for any ‘serious’ RC gift recipients, we do sell chassis kits. These builds are pretty niche these days and require a whole host of supporting components, thus are only suitable for seasoned hobbyists. We offer a limited selection of what we consider to be the best kits and can also supply the electronics needed to get them running. The batteries and chargers section of our webstore will have all the supporting products you need to get your RC car running. If you need assistance in selecting the correct parts to match your model, feel free to drop us a message. Including a basic car battery and charger, the model is ready to run, yet requires 8x AA batteries for the transmitter. With a relatively short run-time, purchasing additional batteries for the buggy (such as this 5000Ah one) is in our opinion a must. Finally, here at RC Geeks, we’re often asked how fast a specific car will go. We’ve written this short article to help you understand the variables which will contribute to an RC cars top speed, and hopefully give you some idea how fast your RC car can go. Spares and hop-upsThe majority of the products here qualify for free next day delivery. Gifting something so specialised can be complicated so feel free to drop us a message if you require buying guidance