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Post by rocketrob40 on Aug 24, 2008 13:10:15 GMT -5
How is the motor going to get good airflow with the body and panels around it. that's exactly what everyone said about TCs when they first came on the scene, especially with their high amp draw because of the extra running gear compared to 2wd pan cars..... .... amazingly, with a little ingenuity, where there's a will there's a way |
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Post by rocketrob40 on Aug 24, 2008 13:11:21 GMT -5
..... it certainly captures the real look tho. which, I would venture to guess, would/should have been the whole point of the project ;D |
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Post by travis57 on Aug 24, 2008 18:03:53 GMT -5
are these better than the slash?
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Post by rocketrob40 on Aug 24, 2008 18:52:13 GMT -5
that depends - to me they're "different" and never intended to be the same the slash is based off traxxas' exisiting Centepede/Rustler platform (kinda a redesign) - while the ThunderTech truck is an entirely new departure unlike anything out there, and looking at it closely much more true to scale. I plan on having both  |
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Post by therealdeal on Aug 24, 2008 22:29:54 GMT -5
are these better than the slash? I don't think so,,I could go on and and on ,telling you why I think this truck is going to be a flop,,but I'll keep it simple and to acouple of major factors lets start with the rear axle, altough its really neat and true to scale,I think its all ready been tried a few times and provine not to work in the RC offroad racing world.(unless you're a rock crawler!!!) And then,the steering, Can you say bump steer? who brain stormed that one? did'nt center steering go out like 20 years ago?I know it still works great with onroad cars with no suspension travel,but off-road?? The chassis, just looks cheap and cheesy to me and useing styrene panels and stickers to make it look like "TheRealDeal",,,,I don't think so,,,if I where on the design team,it would have a real tube chassis,,Heavier?who care's,rite?it's a scale thing And then there is the Scale thing,,? where is this truck going to fit-in? this "thing" is going to be tiny,look at the measurements,it does'nt fit in any where,so why would any racer buy one of these?I really doubt they are going to get a spec class for along time to come and the only truck they could really compete with,would be a Mini-T. JMO,but time will tell |
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Post by Rob #28 on Aug 25, 2008 17:33:41 GMT -5
are these better than the slash? I don't think so,,I could go on and and on ,telling you why I think this truck is going to be a flop,,but I'll keep it simple and to acouple of major factors lets start with the rear axle, altough its really neat and true to scale,I think its all ready been tried a few times and provine not to work in the RC offroad racing world.(unless you're a rock crawler!!!) And then,the steering, Can you say bump steer? who brain stormed that one? did'nt center steering go out like 20 years ago?I know it still works great with onroad cars with no suspension travel,but off-road?? The chassis, just looks cheap and cheesy to me and useing styrene panels and stickers to make it look like "TheRealDeal",,,,I don't think so,,,if I where on the design team,it would have a real tube chassis,,Heavier?who care's,rite?it's a scale thing And then there is the Scale thing,,? where is this truck going to fit-in? this "thing" is going to be tiny,look at the measurements,it does'nt fit in any where,so why would any racer buy one of these?I really doubt they are going to get a spec class for along time to come and the only truck they could really compete with,would be a Mini-T. JMO,but time will tell We appreciate the arm chair engineering, but wait till you see the truck in person. I can tell you that they did their homework on this one. I will cover all your points when I do the review on the truck. |
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Post by therealdeal on Aug 25, 2008 19:48:55 GMT -5
Thanks Rob,but I kind of think you're review might be a little biased,either way,I'll look foreward to reading it,,, be sure to get a lot of pics for us
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Post by beef on Aug 25, 2008 20:45:59 GMT -5
make sure you take a slash and slayer for side by side comparission, i wanna know if the bodys and rims can be swapped
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Post by Rob #28 on Aug 25, 2008 21:21:23 GMT -5
Thanks Rob,but I kind of think you're review might be a little biased,either way,I'll look foreward to reading it,,, be sure to get a lot of pics for us I always try my best to post all the facts weather good or bad. Yes, I am excited about this truck because it truly is scale but that's not going to change the way I would write the review. |
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Post by Steve on Aug 25, 2008 21:35:09 GMT -5
I am definatley looking forward to the review on this one. Im sure it will be a cool truck, but I am anxious to see if its really worth the pricetag...
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Post by rocketrob40 on Aug 25, 2008 22:18:40 GMT -5
Thanks Rob,but I kind of think you're review might be a little biased,either way,I'll look foreward to reading it,,, be sure to get a lot of pics for us ::)jeesh ~ why the constant negativity on this truck? what benefit would it do Rob or other members for his review to be biased? and honestly, show me one review in which the author included the words "this sucks" ... I can't think of even onerock on Rob, we'll all look forward to reading the TT's review and hearing your thoughts |
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Post by chiefmasterbeast on Aug 26, 2008 3:14:18 GMT -5
yeah, most certainly look forward to that review!!
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Post by travis57 on Aug 26, 2008 14:13:31 GMT -5
i saw these thundertech trucks on youtube and they dont seem to great...
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Post by rocketrob40 on Aug 26, 2008 14:20:10 GMT -5
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Post by travis57 on Aug 27, 2008 10:51:06 GMT -5
hey i might be wrong tho... they might be the BEST electric rc CORR truck thats coming out! i like how the body pieces fall of when it crashes. veary realalestic
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