I have recently viewed many radio controlled cars online with the view to buying one but was amazed at the options, choices and decision I had to make to actually get what I wanted.

Like nearly every product, there now seems to be hundreds of websites dedicated to just that niche and with so much competition it’s hard to decided what’s good and what isn’t.

You then have to decide what type of radio controlled car you want!

I even have to decide on whether I want the car I am buying to be already built or assembled by me.

Choosing which fuel to opt for also opens up a can of worms and makes the entire process even more baffling.

‘OK so what do you want your radio control car to do?’ is the next question I was asked and my answer was simply ’sorry!’. Was it naive of me to want this to act as a normal car would and drive around a bit! All joking aside though this started getting complicated.

Real tanks represent strength, fear and even misery in the real world but in the RC world radio controlled tanks found online today reflect nothing more than fun. Complete with realistic smoke, guns and sounds these models are great fun.

Quite a few of the models on the market today fire ammunition from the gun barrels and expel smoke from the exhaust.

OK so some of the RC tanks may not look the prettiest or be as fast or nimble as the more commonly sought after radio controlled buggies but who wants to be the bell of the ball all the time. Getting dirty and stuck in is certainly more fun.

Being slower and sturdier has its advantages for definite. For example your less likely to pay for an RC tank and crash and break it on the first day…unless you really push the boundaries and try to defy gravity.

You can put obstacles and all manner or surfaces in front of these bad boys and you will be amazed at just how robust these things are. They seldom roll over and give up for any course laid out ahead.