firebird78

just to clarify what pede said....you mentioned the himoto viper xs2...these WILL NOT be on the same platform as a viper xs2...totally different...as Darin mentioned the short course trucks will share parts with the ultralites

chevyderek72

No actually only the ultralite corr truck will share the ultralite parts, im not sure about the 1/10th nitro cause i havent seen under the hood. But if you check out the electric 1/10th corr truck its the same platform as the others

firebird78

I see what you mean Derek...I re-read what Darin posted that the vortex ss will share parts with the tornado bb....Pede was refering to Lee's post about the viper x2s and the mxb buggy...these are very different then the tornado bb...you were correct on that the aftershock will be on the ultralite platform..

epic.slayer

how fast is the vortex SS? top speed i mean.

chevyderek72

Ya, its randy right? But ya the xs2 and the mbx are totally different than the tornado. The only reason i know about the corr trucks is cause im thinkin about converting my volcano epx to the vortex epx haha. Get the vortex body and maybe put the slash wheels on it, the wheels that come on it, like the tornado, will wear out too soon, but any other wheel will look weird, the slash tires look scale.

mini 14

I'm waiting by the front gate with my boy for the Vortex to arrive.
he says to me Dad did you buy the Traxxas slash? I'm all no this will be better.
my Vortex arrived today Broken.
when I opened it the box said Volcano epx, I was like I didn't order the Volcano.
It was a Volcano box with a Vortex sticker.
The people who shipped it in Arizona put it in a bigger box with no newspaper no bubble wrap.
to compensate for the space.
My son to say the least was looking at me like thanks alot Dad.
Beware of Redcat Racing...
It was going to be a great day with my son but....... Thanks to Redcat Racing, It was awful

chevyderek72

Hey email redcat, they will deffinitely take care of you.

By the way, what broke, it shouldnt have broke just moving in the box.

mini 14

The body was torn from the passenger side fender across the hood almost to the otherside.
hood carter pins are bent. I'm sure everything else is ok but I don't know.
It's more my son being dissapointed and me taking off early from work.
I live in the sticks and would have to take off work drive 45 miles just to get to a UPS
to send it back.

chevyderek72

Email redcaracing, and i bet they will send you a new one. Redcat really takes care of their customers. Take some pics if you can and send it to them. At least it was only the body and you can still run it. And come on dude, you cant put that in your signature and be that mad just cause you had one defect. Im tellin you, they will deffinitely help you out, they are great guys.

mini 14

I e-mailed last night and so far no response. I'm afraid to run it until the situation is handeled.
I don't want them to think I crashed it and trying to get a new body.
I was upset last night but now I'll just see what can be done.
You're right and I removed that part of my signature, Thanks

chevyderek72

Thanks man, i appreciate it. I was watching a video on you tube, and squirell got the new traxxas summit, and his esc didnt work at all. So i guess it happens.

mini 14

Well you were absolutly right Redcat racing, came to my aid above and beyond.
Not only are they sending me a new body their sending other things as well.
They felt bad about the situation and have been top notch. I wish I would have not gotten
so flustered. They told me until it arrives tape the body and go have fun,
this brushless 4wd is extremely fast I ran nimh 4600's and it flat out flew.
Thanks Redcat you now have a customer for life. and thanks chevyderek72 you were spot on with
you're advice.

chevyderek72

Haha no problem dude, i told you, they are great guys over there. Man you should really get some vid if you can. Im debating on convering my redcat electric truck to either the buggy, or the vortex. But im undecided. Those trucks do look sick.