Infamous

Hey guys.. i stumbled across the Duratrax rase st article on the crawling forum and correct me if im wrong but isnt it a real design steal of the hyper st??

http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...article_id=955

theres the link
let me know what you think

bcane98

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Is that what DuraTrax (Dura-Trash) is all about though... redesign LMAO... anyway it's really cheap looking.

Thy did turn the steering servo upright though... I guess that is the redesigned part...

Infamous

hahaha i reckon dude. they cant design their own.. lol

happywing

I don't think Duratrax designs anything. I think it's more of a name-plate than anything else. They have some cheap stuff, but it gets people into the hobby.

bcane98

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On the flip side of that coin it could cost a grip to fix and drive them away...

One guy I knew (acquaintance) got out cause "1" is the loneliness number (no one to play with)... He got back into the hobby after being warned about buying second hand and the colder months coming... again no one to play with (too cold or conflicting schedules) and he really dislikes the hobby now. He's just one guy though.

I always advise the new guys and gals to get on board with a well known manufacture (HPI, OFNA, Losi, etc)... That way broken parts won't cost as much... well depending on which part breaks of course.

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Rick

jaywax

The Raze ST looks nothing like a Hyper ST. I think you have your vehicles confused. Click link

http://www.hobao-racing.com/off_road_truggies.php

j_blaze

exactly! the raze st looks like the hyper like it looks like every other truggy. engine on the left, radio on the right, 2 servos and 4 tires and thats about it. the hyper st is like nothing else out there (about 40% hyper 7 though) and the raze st looks like 95% mutilator or kyosho us sports more than the hyper. sorry dude, you are way off. but the raze buggy is about 95% hyper 7 though, there you would be right.

wrat

are you guys serious??...have a close look at the hyper st pro ..sure, engine on the left and box on the right, but nuthing like the hyper st pro...

at the end of the day ,,if it runs and completes a race or a bash day and delivered some smiles,,whole the bloody hell cares

Infamous

jay wax it is very similar its like a copy of the hyper st.. take the steering and electrics into consideration

bcane98

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Actually if you look a little closer at the Mutilator, it is very much resembles that... especially the servo tray and steering location.

Mutilator Steering, radio box


Raze ST Steering, Radio Box


Now the Chassis on the other hand looks similar to the HST... I could not find those pics so easily, but if you look at the Hyper 8 chassis you will see similarity... I thought the HST was based off that buggy anyway...

Hyper 8


Raze ST


So overall I would say the Raze resembles OFNA products, not to just singling out one vehicle though...

slayerphonics

When you take the top off most truggies you will seem the same basic design all truggies share... you can't redesign the wheel.. if it works use it