Thinking about the new Traxxas Villian 7.2 volt boat. Any thoughts on that boat...good...or no good?

Here is the two paint schems im leaning to for when i get the villain. If they do not apear at the bottom i will try to upload another way.

First of all the Villain 7.2 is not new, The Villain EX 14.4 is new. The paint schemes look pretty cool.

Im pretty sure the Villian 7.2 is the newest one.

POST YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHICH OF THE THREE SCHEMES YOU LIKE BEST!!!!!

THANKS

Don't get the 7.2... Get the 14.4v it isn't much more$$$ and it blows the 7.2 out of the water!!!

Thanks for the reply tsherm31,

Being that i am a kid without a job i can't really afford the 14.4 villian ex Because it needs two batteries. So i figured that i could get 4 7 cell 3300mah packs and the 7.2 boat for less than $350. with the 7.2 if i have 4 packs means more run time than the villian ex right? or does the ex have like 20 min run time with 2 and the 7.2 have a 10 min run time with 1 How does that work?

hey u have my boat ^^^^^^ that last one is the same paint scheem as my boat !! (real)


it is a 46 foot custom foutain !!!

Even if you have nice batteries it only takes one at a time, and unfortunatly so can your motor temps. You will have to wait inbetween runs for the ESC and motors to cool down. You should buy a used 14.4v for like 150-200$$ and then get some nice batteries and a few water cooling jackets for the motors!

eyekandy19, Thats awesome. Got Any Pics of it? How come you have formula paint schemes on a fountain? What motors are you running in it?

ya i got a couple of them ther not digital and no scaner but ya

umm the boat i said was a custom boat and my father really liked the formula paint scheme it looks just like it but it is a little diffrent because of the hull and styling of the boat
and the engins are 2 , 959 hp tourbocharged with 5 bladed counter rotating prop on them it is hitting around about 130 to 150 mph but its SOOOOO fun in choppy water

eyecandy what boat has that setup? thats not a villian with all that right!!!! 120mph?!!

eyekandy19, Thats some serious horse power!!!!! There is a 47 foot fountain with triple 630hp motors On the lake that my boat is at, The thing flies!!!!! Heres a pic.

meh there like almost the same horspower like 100hp off ur boat is like the exact same as mine i gess and mine dont have the extended planing deck that is why urs is 47 foot i gess lol we have it at double R proformance
http://www.doublerperformance.com/

What Scheme do you guys like? Heres the boat that i just bought to put one of them on.

lokking good but y not the vilian ex i gess u could alwayse buy a new esc for it lol umm i dont now how bout some pin strips or a thunder bolt going down the middle

Ya im gunna try to get some new motors and maybe an esc but i really want a nice paint job so it doesn't look like every other villain out there. So i found some more boats that i really like the paint on here they are. An the boat with the red checkers i would change the green stripe to either black or silver. Any input on which you like best would be great.

Thanks,
Matt

go for somthing crazy like use spaz stick on it and make it like wicked like not that there not cool but i dont really like the paint my dad picked out

wow cr85nut that boats hull looks to be the exact same shape as a Traxxas blast or villain. Pretty wierd. I like the 3rd design the best btw. How are you applying it?

how boat ythis i just did this now !!

4tecdude, ya thats what i noticed too, and im still not sure wether or not im gunna have it made from custom decals or send it to my friends auto-body shop and have it painted. All depends on price and what scheme i pick.


eyekandy19, thats pretty sweet im not really interested in that kind of scheme i like the checkers and the curves. Not to fond of the lighting style. Did you paint hat yourself? It looks nice just not really my stlye.

You really should have bought the Villain EX. It is much faster, due to the 550 motors versus the 540's and the EVX Marine is a much beefier ESC than the XL-10 (I think that's what it is) and having 4 7-cell packs to run, you would have much more speed in the EX, and with the cooling time between runs, you might be able to run those packs back to back with little down time.

yes i painted it my self but i didnt turn out the way i wanted to cuz it is not shiney, but i will get some gel coat and clearcoat to finish it off

MaximuM*AltitudE, Thanks for the opinion, but im not really worried about speed and if i really want to i can upgrade it. I just really like the fact that its only 1 battery. Im not gunna be racing or anything just having a little fun in the waves of the back of my big boat. Any thoughts on the paint?



-Matt

cr85nut: from your FIRST post, i like the 3rd choice, seems unique among the RC boats around

Thanks for all the replies guys,

Does anyone know if i could run twin Graupner 480BB Race 7.2 or twin Graupner 600bb SP 7.2 in my villain if i changed the esc and added another battery pack?

Would i see much of a speed increase?

Thanks,
Matt