surfign and came across this! looks a little familiar
09-22-2005, 01:19 AM
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surfign and came across this! looks a little familiar
so i was surfing and came across this site, i think its a t-maxx copy....hmmm does traxxas kow about them? lol
[link]http://www.trendtimes.com/nirchutr18sc.html[/link]
http://www.trendtimes.com/nirchutr18sc.html
[link]http://www.trendtimes.com/nirchutr18sc.html[/link]
http://www.trendtimes.com/nirchutr18sc.html
09-22-2005, 12:55 PM
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RE: surfign and came across this! looks a little familiar
that's just the Smartech Magic Wheel, it's been around for a long time, Traxxas definetely knows about it. it's different enough that they can get away with it, and everything on the frame is somewhat different than the maxx, the tranny is mounted way forward because of the outrageously long clutch so the frame and chassis braces are different, I think the tranny might be interchangable other than it's a different spur gear
oh, and it's a copy of the narrow maxx and doesn't have near the power of the 2.5, so I doubt they're that worried... and that price is insane, they used to go for about half that on ebay I think
oh, and it's a copy of the narrow maxx and doesn't have near the power of the 2.5, so I doubt they're that worried... and that price is insane, they used to go for about half that on ebay I think
09-22-2005, 12:59 PM
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RE: surfign and came across this! looks a little familiar
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Yes Traxxas know's about it, there the one's who sold off the right's to the original T-Maxx when they upgraded to the 2.5.
Yes Traxxas know's about it, there the one's who sold off the right's to the original T-Maxx when they upgraded to the 2.5.
09-22-2005, 05:24 PM
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RE: surfign and came across this! looks a little familiar
yea it looks like some kinda mt but I can't put my finger on it.....[sm=stupid.gif] I wonlder if they even sell any of those?
09-22-2005, 06:21 PM
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RE: surfign and came across this! looks a little familiar
snapon sold them for a while apparently.
in material quality, Traxxas beats the pants off of smartech though, the frame is thin and flimsy, the battery and radio boxes are apparently weak(the one I got used has both broken), the clutch design although almost copying traxxas is annoying and uses a 1/4" or so spacer behind the flywheel, extra wide clutch pads, and extra deep clutch bell gears which pushes the pull start back into the rear shock tower, the throttle servo into the front shock tower, and the tranny about an inch forward of the maxx unit, and the wheel base is about 1/4" or so longer than the maxx. they did correct a fair amount of weak points on the thing though, the steering has a built in servo saver, suspension arms have etra material where the maxx ones usually break, turnbuckles are a bit harder, hinge pins are much harder, comes with a complete center skid that goes from the front to rear skid plates, and a couple other things that I don't remember off the top of my head...
in material quality, Traxxas beats the pants off of smartech though, the frame is thin and flimsy, the battery and radio boxes are apparently weak(the one I got used has both broken), the clutch design although almost copying traxxas is annoying and uses a 1/4" or so spacer behind the flywheel, extra wide clutch pads, and extra deep clutch bell gears which pushes the pull start back into the rear shock tower, the throttle servo into the front shock tower, and the tranny about an inch forward of the maxx unit, and the wheel base is about 1/4" or so longer than the maxx. they did correct a fair amount of weak points on the thing though, the steering has a built in servo saver, suspension arms have etra material where the maxx ones usually break, turnbuckles are a bit harder, hinge pins are much harder, comes with a complete center skid that goes from the front to rear skid plates, and a couple other things that I don't remember off the top of my head...
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RE: surfign and came across this! looks a little familiar
Smartech racing is popular in asia, and pretty darn good in asia too. Traxxas sold them the first generation tmaxx plans, except smartech was on their own for a couple parts. Its basically the same story for Duratrax when they got their evaders (XX Losi) from Team Losi
