sahoo

Hi,
Well, I came across this:
http://www.engagerc.com/servlet/the-...4WD-Gas/Detail

Does anyone know where I can get some review of it? It looks very much like the nuteck. maybe it is a clone of some sort?

http://www.engagerc.com/media/c/a207...a4e3838a_m.jpg

mooman007uk

i saw this earlier today...definitely has HSP ala rampage diff housings, batt box, centre diff set up, shocks...rear arms look the same also...so my bet would be made by HSP...it's not on their website so may be a consignment order from a rebadger...it actually looks pretty good and says it only weighs 9kg which is 2 kg lighter than the TB2.
it'll be on a chinese bulk seller webpage somewhere if engage has got a hold of it...though they are not in stock there

NitroBurn1

I wonder if a Rampage can be converted into one of these?

Obeast44

We dont have alot of information but this looks to be a new Redcat 1/5 model geared more for on track performance.

junior driver

this turck has not been shown on the hsp chinese website too. it look better than rampage. lighter and look more stylish.

bentley marshall

your all wrong its a new car from river hobby http://www.riverhobby.com/en/productshow.asp?id=217

clubin

Interesting, looks like HSP is getting cloned.

Obeast44

River Hobby is just going to import them just like EngageRC, neither manufacture it. Im betting its something new from HSP.

mooman007uk

nice find Bentley...now all we need to know is is it a POS or not...it certainly looks good for track use but could fall apart as soon as it starts...the light impaction version header doesn't bode well[&:] sounds like it needs a dentist

looking closer there are definitely HSP parts on there but as we know many chinese manufacturers don't actually make any of their own parts...they are made by third party vendors to their specs...however once a vendor starts making parts he can sell them to anyone i guess...so if company x has a mold (and paid for it) for the HSP batt box he can sell those parts to whoever wants them.. there looks to be a whole mishmash of bits from other cars...looking closer there seems a lot of shengqi parts are on there
a bit more perusing the chinese consignment sellers websites to find it and can then find who holds the patent

Obeast44

Hey Moo, I dont think those are Rampage Diff cases, these have swaybar mounts built in. It looks to me like its a Rampage midsection with some new front/rear diffs/suspension. Time will tell how it performs. I just wish there was more room for a rear exit pipe.
Heres a closeup of the front diff.

mooman007uk

yep you're right, the shocks are a bit different too with with knurled nuts on the bottom of the body..

Obeast44

The Redcat Piggybacks have the knurled nuts at the bottom. Those shocks look just like the Piggyback shock bodies and a regular non piggyback cap.

sahoo

I emailed engagerc, they said it is not HSP as well. But they won't tell me who is the factory.
They also offer roller for it too...
http://www.engagerc.com/servlet/the-...%2C-4WD/Detail
I wonder if Redcat parts can be use with this.

jigawatt

Looks like little support on front and rear suspension towers? Chassis flex a possibility?

bentley marshall

if it was a HSP dont ya think HSP would be showing it off on there own site ????? if i made it i would want to show it off my self not let some other take all the cradit

the only factory site its on is RIVERHOBBY

its new from river hobby what part of that dont you under stand

jigawatt

HSP isn't exactly fast at updating their site. But, as stated before, it's got the HSPish look to it. The "4wd" sticker is all HSPish font.

bentley marshall

it cant be a HSP it has square drive wheels not hex like HSP has

jigawatt

it can't be an HSP because the body is somewhat appealing. Get it straight

bentley marshall

lol you got that right

jigawatt

heh, the first thing I did when I got my Rampage buggy was throw it away.

Obeast44

I take it your still mad over the Rampage thread? Its ok, you'll get over it. Just tell me I was wrong.
I guess we will see in a few months "who" is actually manufacturing them.
Just for the record, "understand" is a single word.
I will agree, the TT bodies are pretty damn ugly.

mooman007uk

I know they need work out the box but you must have been real disapointed to throw away the whole buggy LOL

sorry couldn't resist

bbuzzard

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bentley marshall

i gess u think a mcdv4 is made by redcat too becouse it looks the same infact redcat dont make anything !!!!! they just renamed HSP

Obeast44

Are you kidding me? Is that the best you could come up with? <insert sarcasm>Here I was thinking Redcat was making all these models for HSP, Exceed and countless others. Thanks for enlightening me