pythonfan

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More info and discussion can be found over at hpi's mt discussion part of rcu: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10937733/tm.htm We got video of it from the show and a few more pics and general conversation going on...

Also dale i don't know where your getting 15cc from considering you where on the the people who replied in the above thread...

ByronRC

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No doubt about it. I don't think I'll ever give the 5th scales up.

kg2mb

if you already have a gasser,this would be a quick run at the park kind of gasser
plus ifu drive a compact car this would fit in the trunk,apartment dwellers,lots of reasons to have one.
Im in "wait and see mode"rite now,and im glad they made this..

Kyosho Joe

interdasting new stuff

Sherv

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looks like I will be coming back to the hobby then :P

WyldOne

Still waiting....

srt10

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any new info on these?

madmax123

E/W kudos for the great thread,ok we had words before but i need to leave a comment on this one because it's intresting indeed.

here are my thoughts,i think this will be a big hit cause that engine and chassis have one main advantage,they both are very light,when you compare the power to weight ratio it indeed looks quite promising,you really will have decent power with low engine running costs,another advantage may be the 'over all costs' for example,when you are used to running proper 5th scale model cars,in a nutshell to have/own a reliable one,you need weight,meaning- you end up either doing one of the following things,you either buy a stock sportline/plastic model,or a full on comp model, to make the stock model work you need to have it complete alloy,(eventually) now you got expense!!,option two is to buy a full on competition model,this is going to run in to serious costs,we will say for example if i wanted an extremely durable reliabale-/fast model 5th scale offroad,i would most likely buy an FG leopard race,now look at the cost differnce?

IMO for the basher i think this one here could be a great cost efficient model,it is light enough to be quick & to be honest it looks durable enough not to need all the alloy bling so many others do..... we all know what the savage trucks are like,they are fairly bulletproof,the XL....need we say anymore...it looks very tough.

i want one too.


i have one concern though,how durable is that little 8cc gas cylinder & piston going to be,i know it's easy to take out and work on but one thing that turned me off nitro and nitro model racing was the maintainence,it's ridicolus!!!! i know nitro users that need to change pistons every race meeting.even bashing a nitro model you need piston/sleeve changed regularly enough.again it's not anything major and easy to do BUT NITRO PARTS WERE EXPENSIVE......... :O
in fact i bet the piston and con road are very similar to the nitro stuff with the only thing making it work on GAS is the head and porting/carb.


wouldn't mind reading a proper "used/owned" review on this one soon.

nastyboys727

a byron have you ever ran out behind lowes on park n belcher on friday nites

Apachy

Well, It's September now and this was due to be released in March this year. Ihave not seen or heard of anyone who has seen or heard one themselves. Not even my local HPIstockist has them in either.

So, what's the deal here then? Have any been released in Europe or the UKmore specifically. Even a youtube video of one in action yet?

Pretty anti climax going on here IMO

Sorry to Rant but Iam a bit tired of waiting for this now.

Foxy

Quietly canned. [:-]

ejc34710

Blasphemy!! [&o]

Apachy

So, if someone has a video or some information as an owner of one; that would be great.

lol