RAMTech-HBF-LSF

Pre-orders are being taken now. www.rampagehopups.com

bajamaniac69

HEY ,

I got the link but that was for all but radio.....Will these come RTR like on the Redcat web site????

Thanks

RAMTech-HBF-LSF

Yes, if you want them RTR, they will be listed for $60 more. Most people are not getting the radio, since they want Spektrum or Nomadio.

NitroBurn1

If you plan on pre-ordering, Rampagehopups has a program for testing of some hopup parts for pre-order holders.

bajamaniac69

Looks good ........... keeping eyes and ears open[:-]...thanks Rob

RAMTech-HBF-LSF

OK, I have the first 2 out of the box and they look great.

The packaging was better for this type of 1/5th scale. They used a huge wiretie on each corner to tie the buggy down to a flat cardboard frame.

The wheels are some kind of black plastic, but they are really shiny, like a gloss black chrome. The beadlocks are chrome and look even better. I hope they keep this as an option or even keep them on the production vehicles. The wheel nuts are not knurled on the inside, so make sure you locktite them on, or switch to a Baja wheelnut for the time being. I will be using DardSoul enclosed nuts.

The charger is well, just cut off the wires and throw out the AC adapter.

The battery is a NiMh, 2000 Milliamp. Has a tiny charging jack, forgot the name of it.

The bodies are very thick and covered in a clear plastic film, but the film comes off and shows the shine of the body. They are pre-painted in white, black and blue. They attempted to make some kind of carbon fiber pattern. Stickers are inlcuded for headlights and some other stuff. Clear bodies will be available soon from the factory. The bodies are a tight fit, so some trimming may be needed to make it faster to get on and off.

The muffler is a stock stuffed CY version with the stinger, so ask one of your baja buddies to borrow an SS black muffler for the time being. I have a few left over, so my peeps will get a gutted can in thier boxes. Throw the stinger out.

I'll be trying different types of tuned exhaust in the next few days, and installing a 28.5CC head kit on the Monster Truck. The buggy will probably get an X-can for the time being.

Some pics:
















Looks like the Side mount DDM Dominaotr will not fit, as well as most others for the baja. TeamGoNads will start a new pipe design this weekend.

PhatDad-RC shock shafts are now available for those that wish to partake in some abusive behavior.

TurtleRacing

Wahoo, can't wait to get mine!

fourwheeler

That MT is sweet!! I will be tearing up the hills with mine soon I hope!!

rc rock

hey Rob could you tell us the groung clearence of the buggy???
thanks

TurtleRacing

According to RedCats site, ground clearance is 2.8inches. Oops, sorry, that's the truck, the buggy is 2.16inches

rc rock

thanks turtle racing.....

i'm looking into a large scale to buy this summer and i've always liked redcat products and had good luck with them. thats not that much of a difference, maybe i should get the buggy to save 50 bucks

TurtleRacing

Yeah, for a $50 difference I think it's just going to be a matter of preferance and terrain. My wife has been wanting a truck for a long time, so, this fits the bill.

rc rock

yeah i will robably get the buggy and put monster weels on it

these trucks don't fit my imediate bill but over here fuel is 45$ a gallon. if i were to get a big block nitro i estimated that that would cost me about $400 a year on fuel[X(]

Foxy

That would be a bad idea, the cars are geared for a final drive ratio based on the size of the tires. If you did that, you'd lose a lot of bottom end and go through clutches much faster. Furthermore, a set of monster wheels for any 1/5th MT is a LOT more than $50. Just get the edition you want.

rc rock

i know, but here is the thing: i hate monster truck style body's and i hate their tendency to flip over and i think this monster truck stock is a bit underpowered.....and really if there difference in groung clearence is really only .64 of an inch than the buggy should have enough clearence for me anyway

plus i don't think that mt will fit in our trunk

Foxy

Whatever dude, you can't say I didn't warn you.

Chubbysdad

My Feedback: (1)

Fozy, I talked with Darin from redcat about that and he said they gearing is the same just different tires.

NitroBurn1

This is the gear ratio for both vehicles on Redcats site.

Gear ratio for the truck is 12.6:1
Gear ratio for the buggy is 9.6:1

RedcatRacing

Chubby, I may have mistated that a while back but the vehicles do in fact have totally different gear ratios.

When the vehicles first started pre production about 3-4 months ago, I was not getting alll the correct info and I do apologize if I did say they were the same gear ratios at the time.

Darin

looker2756

If you have decent driving skills, these don't have a tendancy to tip over at all. Your thinking nitro MT's, Not Large scale 4x4 vehicles.

rc rock

thats true.... i was thinking nitro mt[&:]
actually this monster truck seems really wide and a little low (more like a nitro truggy if that makes sense)

i've never seen a 5th scale rc running so i really don't ''know'' how big they are. Rob could you please take a picture of the vehicles next to a dollar note or a 1/8 scale car so we can really understand how big they are?
thanks

Foxy

Look at the banner ad that comes up all the time at the top of the forum, it shows a man holding the truck. Just in case you don't see it, here are a couple of my cars with relative size shown in the pic.

My Hummer (now a beetle) next to my kitchen furniture:



My Xray M18T posing in front of the baja.



And a pic of me working on the Thunderbolt last sunday in 100 plus temperatures.

RAMTech-HBF-LSF

Your best bet would be to buy the buggy, and get a pre-painted Asguard Trophy Truck body from FGSupply.com. They have them on sale for an incredible price. I'll order one and show you a picture of it mounted on Wednesday.

rc rock

rob, do they come with a fail safe and a receiver pack? (arr versions)

Foxy: thanks for the pics, i have seen that picture but it doesn't give you a rally good idea, after all you don't know how big that man is. by the way your baja looks really cool[8D]

Foxy

Thanks for the comment on the Baja. Well, looking at the pic of me and the thunderbolt, which is the same approximate size as the redcats, consider that I am 188cm tall, and 88 kilos, so I'm a pretty big guy. Honestly, stability is not going to be your biggest issue. In case you haven't seen it, this is what it takes to roll a 1/5th MT badly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQHW2SPGb-U While you look at that, consider that this is a 2wd truck, the redcats will handle much better, but won't be quite so fast out of the box. No damage from that particular roll by the way.