huttcraft

Hi Millerhill

I've been watching for a hobby-grade rc sled for several years myself. Far as I know the only option right now is the ArtAttack product: [link=http://www.artattacksnowmobile.net/index.html]http://www.artattacksnowmobile.net/index.html[/link].

There are several threads in this forum about retrofitting plastic toys like the [link=http://www.newbright.com/search1.cfm?id=323]New Bright Ski-Doo[/link], but for off-the-shelf nitro or fast electric capability I think ArtAttack's is the only offering. I have one of the New Brights and can confirm that it's a plastic toy. Others may disagree, but in my view the amount of work necessary to make it capable of nitro or brushless electric is prohibitive. There's just not enough to it in terms of suspension and chassis strength to make the conversion worthwhile. You pretty much have to rebuild it from the ground up. Having had one apart I have a new appreciation for the technical abilities of those who've managed to successfully make a New Bright fast.

I have been keeping an eye on Jordan Krupp's site, waiting for his Rev prototype to find a home and production. If you haven't taken a look, his one-of-a-kind .21-powered model is pretty amazing: [link=http://www.rcsnowmobiles.com/index.html]http://www.rcsnowmobiles.com/index.html[/link].

For the fun of it I also note the Atomic, an rc sled made in Europe in the late 80's. If this Youtube vid is any indication, it was quite a machine: [link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UPt4_VFDTI]Atomic RC Snowmobile[/link].

The ArtAttack seems expensive, but I have yet to see a viable toy sled capable of hobby-grade components. Please post back if you find something though.

Dave