djr01974

what battery is everyone running in there ex ?

crazy maxx

4500

djr01974

is that a lipo or nimh ... what brand . ?

crazy maxx

4600 my bad
link
http://www.rcstation.com/product_inf...e0cef0e6701030

djr01974

right on how do they hold up ? good ? ok ? are these true intellect batteries ?

crazy maxx

they work good alot of power comes from them
what do u mean by them being true intellect batteries??

djr01974

sometimes you get batteries that arent the real mccoy .. so to speak . They have intellect on the package . But if you say the run good and strong I'm gonna pick up a couple of packs . I was looking at the batteries on www.boomboombatteries.com and looks like the batteries you have are a better deal .

djr01974

Dam I just went to order some batteries , they want 32.00 bucks to ship them . .. I dont think so . lol . .

mdel747

well boys i might have to go to another thread as i got a boat from eBay i was looking at the 36 SW on there when i found this one

its 4 ply F-glass boat its 51.5 long 18 wide i didn't get the name of it looks good from the front and side but the azz end could use some work i think any one see this boat before . ? oh and for 50 bucks for the boat new in box waiting on actual shipping charge on it but should be around 60$ i think lol ok how do i post a pic

mdel747

ok found it ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i figure if i dont like the bat wing i could cut it out and reglass it

kahnen

Not to hijack the vilain thread, but 51 inches is a big boat to try to get moving with electrics. Lots of $$$$$$w

mdel747

Im back , was screwing around on eBay and ended up winning a villain looks like it will need a lot of help wait till you see the custom paint the guy put on this lol

so it looks like i will be around here for a wile

so whats the diferance in the EX and the VI

Quicksilver

approximately 6 volts. The villain IV uses two 7.2v motors, the EX uses two 14.4v motors. The EX also seems to have a nicer radio box. Same hull though. The EX goes a bit faster, but they both have the same potential after upgrades.

mdel747

thx quick

i seemed to have won the outher boat also
same kind but cleaner boat

so how many makes a fleet anyways lol but it will give the grand kids somthing to run . i will do mods to one

Quicksilver

If I had the money I'd have 5 villains

one jet-villain(got one)
one single surface drive villain(got one)
a normal villain
a twin surface drive villain
and a twin outboard villain

That would be awesome

djr01974

I was on the phone today with traxxas about some parts for my villian and he told me to check the website tomorrow or in the couple of days. He said they have a new release of something in the marine family but wouldn't tell me . He sounded excited. Does anyone know of a new different boat coming out?

Quicksilver

not I, but I can almost guarantee it will have the Velineon BL motor(s). Could be an updated villain, maybe scale looking and a single BL motor. That's my guess.

kahnen

Nope, no new villain.

http://traxxas.com/products/marine/b..._blast3810.htm
A new blast[sm=punching.gif]

Why Traxxas why! [:'(]

Quicksilver

it's not even really "new" looking. For a company that keeps upgrading all their trucks with BL power, I'm a bit surprised they even bothered with this. I would have to say it is marketed to compete with the proboat mini vee. .......they didnt even update the outdirve! same one as the villain [:@][:@][:@]

cheap p o s

kahnen

Yep, looks like a new hatch and some upgraded electronics. Thats it. Same ole flawed O.D. and the stinger 540 motor. They say a modded hull, I wonder what/how its modded?

retaobcr

The kicker is the Villian Ex won't get over 21mph according to coolecool their guru. Looks like same hype and old equipment. Why don't they sell the hull only and let the boaters do their thing. Well, water over dam now

Quicksilver

it's unfortunately all about getting one time/new boaters for a few hundred bucks. Marketing wise, not too bad, but not very cool at all.

mdel747

any one ever seen this villain
i received this but it has a broken out drive and the battery was ripped out it had NO packing when shipped i think to cover up the damaged parts as it had a bit of rust on the U joint where it was broken

Quicksilver

That's an original villain IV. guess they liked blue......a lot!

mdel747

custom pain ya know thats what the add said lol didnt buy it for the paint job tho