fatkidjoey

are these buggys any good and can you get parts for them ? i found them on sale for under 500 , and allways wanted a 5th scale , but dont want to drop a grand on one , thx joe

Bratch96

don't know anyone with one. but I know that they are 2wd not 4wd..some of the auctions for them say 4wd, they are confused. They also use the word "nitro" which is just dumb.

I would bet that they are as good as smartech or duratrax. Buy one and let us all know.

hellya

I wrote asking about 2wd or 4wd..... they wrote me back stating its a 4wd RTR for $650

they were asking $899 the 14th of January.....must have a huge markup on these if they are now selling for $650

wannagofaster

Where did you find the mutilator for under $500?

Bratch96

Here's one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=600BUscaxsE

I have no doubt that they told you it was 4wd, but they also call it a "nitro" engine.

billzkustomz

i want its tires for my fs racing buggy.. fs baja 1000?

krayziedxc

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hobbytron

good deal cheap ship not bad .i beleive pro5thscale is goin to buy bulks of them

sheograth

A neighbor of mine just got a mutilator from hobbytron, not a bad buggy. Performs fine, quality seems totally acceptable. Can't beat it for the price.

K-Spindle

its made by Hobby Pro parts are from JHC-888.com they have all the parts in stock. Hobbytron is selling them cheap because they RIPPED THEM OFF from Hobby Pro and JHC. Hobbytron NEVER paid for them and owe JHC 500K in bills for all sorts of stuff including this buggy and the Ford GT's they took delivery of and never paid for. Supporting crooks is what you are doing when you support Hobbytron.

The Hobby Pro buggy is fine VS Modelsport has parts too.

wannagofaster

Oh ya, I tried hobbytron but they don't ship to Canada.

krayziedxc

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better off emailing them instead of checking out how much to ship.

BigToys

They are NOT made by Hobbytron. They are made by TQ.

hellya

Can you say law suit [X(] $500,000..... someone will see jail time...
Someone else may even become owner of hobbtron or assume possession of inventory.... if they do it right

K-Spindle

FG Supply has them in stock. James Hann JHC-888.com has them in stock they are made by Hobby Pro TQ was a name they were going to use but decided to just stay Hobby Pro.

Hobby Pro and James are going after Hobbytron in court. But they will be in the wind soon I doubt Hobbytron will be online much longer.

BobbitoBlaze

I got a T maxx this weekend I was out and met a gut who has one of those 1/5 scale buggys you are talking about even let me drive it now my t maxx is for sale and I am waiting for my new buggy.

Inntcptr

Fatkid,
Yes I have one, I bought it about 4 months ago. I'm converting it to a MT. It's not bad, you just have to replace the usual items like, Large motor mount, diff casing, exhaust. I mainly bought it to beat on and bash with and experiment with. So far it hasn't been to bad. First thing I had to do was re-adjust all the carb settings to get it to start, which took all of about 3-5 minutes. It come with a cheap, no name TX/RX, so that was replaced first. The servos aren't too bad, they are both 1/4 scale servos. I'm not done hacking at it yet, so I don't have any pics maybe in the next couple of weeks. It is by NO means an FG, MCD, or HPI quality. I would probably say that it's more comparable to the Duratrax version. Just my 2 cents. You can get most parts at the usual supply places like tower, large scale rc, etc, etc. If you know your going to be in LS for the long haul, save some more cash and buy something a bit better. They are all fun, and all have their week spots. When I switched to LS, I didn't look back. The nitros are still sitting on the shelf collecting dust, waiting for my kid to get into the hobby. LOL

K-Spindle

By the way that is a Futaba LOL

btastet

Does anyone know where I can find parts for fs racing 1/8th buggy?

hellya

try www.fsracingusa.com they can mabey point ya in the right direction