Ever question how you get your kids into this?  Here is how I got one of my daughters involved… The one who can never seem to peel herself away from some kind of technology or the television…

These went on sale for Cyber Monday last November, and of course I could not pass up buying a pair at the price they were listed at! ($114 RTR)

Of course, she did not have the slightest interest in a plain old Bug… Or any RC for that matter.. So I can honestly say I lost a touch of sleep trying to figure it out.. Until my wife said make it into something she liked..

So apart it came, partially at least, minimal at best…

An idea came to mind, and off to the local hardware store for some random items one would not expect to see on an RC build..  A touch of pipe insulation foam… After a LOT of pondering just how to do what exactly I was doing….

Few rolls of colored tape… because I highly anticipate needing to make replacement parts, I kept them simple…

And the near end result???? Need a hint?!

I honestly did not think it was all that bad, considering it was minimal expense, easy to fix…

Of course, cannot have Pikachu without a Pokeball right?? Or 4 of them…. On state of the art Pringles lid hub caps! (yea yea, I know my work space was a mess!)

End result? Or 1st words from her mouth Christmas morning? “I’m gonna drive it like a boss!”

And she was off for some Pika-Air!!

And of course some lake racing! (was more like.. yea..)

So a few touches left. Hoping to get an Ash figure to drive it… And maybe… Just maybe….. A mini tesla coil for Pikachu’s famous “Thunder Shock”???

I spent weeks trying to figure out how to get her off the couch and outside…. Then suddenly this idea popped in my head while looking at “Hello Kitty” cars.. (A future post, once we clean it back up)…

So now, I can get her outside, even when it is cold and snowy, and she has a blast racing and bashing about with her sisters…

So when you are sitting there thinking how to get your wife, girlfriend, kids…. Anyone…. into the hobby, find that tiny spark from something they already have interest in, and feed it!!

I have a “Twilight Jeep” sitting on my shelf waiting for final touches…. A build for my wife and several others I plan to share. Including my most in depth build for one of my daughters to date, guaranteed to make people look twice!

Anyhow, hope I gave someone a touch of inspiration on how to get others involved with this venture! I look forward to sharing some other builds as well, and hope I have given some ideas to help other enthusiasts to get their families involved also!

Keep it real!

Steve