RC Hailfire Droid

[Jesse James]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTPvw9tXTL4&feature=player_embedded

I'd gotten a couple requests about the RC obstacle course...  I can't video my own, but this guy's showing off a 1:16 Jagdpanther tank (WW2 German Tank Destroyer), and I thought his set-up was awesome.  Mine's nowhere near this level of quality, but it's similar in some respects.  Mine's nowhere near this cool looking though, but I thought I'd share just since it's what the gist of the RC obstacle courses are like for some folks.

[darth broem 2]

My son had his birthday Friday night and his grandparents bought him this.  The toy is fantastic!  I know it is $60 but he loves it.  The missiles basically fire in groups of 4 remotely.  IT has a great spinning feature.  The thing looks super-durable and sturdy.  It was quite the hit. 

[Jesse James]

I've beat the piss out of mine now a bit...  Honestly I think it's one of the more indestructable RC's I've had.  I'm shocked because it has no suspension to speak of at all.  That usually can murder a gearbox.  Not this thing though.  I rolled it off a couple steps even.   

The spinning is cool too, I agree.  It controls like a tank (or like tanks used to), by driving each wheel independantly.  It's incredibly maneuverable once you get the feel for the somewhat sensitive controls.  I'm a little experienced with RC stuff and the bigger things control a bit more sensitively, but really this isn't hard to master.  It's just right for kids I think.

The rockets...  They should include a full extra set.  These things will be lost.   They go very, very far...  Definitely not for use around the pets with little ones I think.

[iFett]

Thinking about biting on this tomorrow for $39.  Probably not, but I will keep it on my list I guess...

[Jesse James]

Black Friday did this better around me...  Target's near me is down to one,a nd WM had 3 (they had about 10 to start, so not bad).  I noticed this got pimped in some toy catalogues a bit, so I'm sure that didn't hurt it either.

[Jesse James]

Target had these marked to $35-ish this weekend, and they were all gone where I visited.  I believe the mark-down started Sunday, but I wasn't too sure on that.  Both stores I visited sold out though.

[Nicklab]

Target's clearance of the R/C Hailfire Droid appears to be in full swing.  I found a couple at a local store that were marked at $24.98 or so.  Given that price drop I was ready to pull the trigger on this vehicle.  And imagine my oh so pleasant surprise when I got to the register and to find that the current clearance price was ACTUALLY $14.98.  A nice score in my book.

[CHEWIE]

Same here - I scanned some that said they were 50% off, but they were 75% off.  They've been sitting for a couple weeks at several Targets with the 50% sticker.  Maybe if they update with the correct stickers they can finally get them out of there.

[Greg]

They sold at my local Target with only one markdown to $42. It's surprising to see the "successful" toys hit clearance.

[Jesse James]

Yeah I haven't seen one at Target since early December maybe?  Whatever that first markdown was they had before Christmas time.  They sold out then.  I'd buy another for $15 for sure. 

[iFett]

I'm still seeing these around for $20somethingish and $40somethingish.  Managed to secure a 75% off version through a local - I think I originally said I had no interest in this thing unless it hit extreme clearance so ya...

[shmashwitdaclub]

nabbed what appeared to be the last one of these at Target today for $15.  They were doing a reset of areas of the toy dept.