I just *had* to get one of these when my LHS EuroRC got few of these in their shop. Always wanted to have a micro (especially the Ambush) and since there was an affordable option nearby.. why not! Heres some first impressions of this new toy, hope you like! This will be a project among the others, looking forward to make it more capable than it is now and ofcourse also try some other body in it.
If I've understood right, this is identical with the ECX Barrage 1/24 but with different body.
Promising small box and few stickers what one can never have too much.
It was me who broke the Seal of Satisfaction. Sorry!
Peek inside the box.. what secrets lie within.. Oh its so small!!
Here is what you get. Pretty scale looking toy car with nice tires, USB-charger, toy radio, fairly good manual with reference pictures and one (1.) sticker. Cool! Only thing needed are the batteries for the radio. I put 1.9" Dirt Grabber to stand for size reference.
About the scale.. It is not really 1/24 in scale. But well who knows what monster they had for reference.. Sacle is more like 1/20. I put it next to 1/24 Beetle (or was it 1/25..) and you can easily tell that it is not even close. This is bit sad but only if you are looking other body options from the plastic model kit area. Luckily there are some 1/20 scale kits available also.. And maybe one could make that lexan look nice, too.
Let's take a look under that crappy piece of lexan! Sooo small and still so cute! Just like it's bigger brothers! Impressive, even! What do we find? Center motored and geared, CMS setup and rear mounted battery. Driveshafts are in pretty nasty angle and plastic but have hold so far, perhaps because the underpowered electronics. I've had my kids play it with too and it's still working perfectly. Motor control/receiver unit has a standard connector for servo. This is nice! Battery is 220 mAh NiMH (edit: NOT 480mAh!) but I've seen a video where they put small 2S lipo there and nothing was blown up.
From side view you can sneak the aggressive angle of the driveshafts. Springs are also very bouncy but I'd love to have this chassi a bit lower. Package is pretty compact and if you would like to have a full interior or deep bed.. well, good luck!
On with the electronics! Oh it had a lights!! Actually this kind of remote controlled flashlight would be very handy sometims. Nice feature but I disconnected them as they were blinding but not giving so much light.
Todays featured scale detail is the light rack.
..and some flex! Overall and after few tests I'd say that this toy is a nice toy with many capabilities. Very light and very underpowered but I can understand the reasons for that. Love it already anyhow and it's fun to make some tracks inside from books and stuff. Like said, I'd still love to make it crrwalrl like a pro so some improvements have to be done. More weight and a lipo for a beginning. And maybe some fine makeup for the body before I try to fit some plastic model kit on it.
Thanks for watching, will continue after holidays! Ideas how to go with this are very warmly welcome!
If I've understood right, this is identical with the ECX Barrage 1/24 but with different body.
Promising small box and few stickers what one can never have too much.
It was me who broke the Seal of Satisfaction. Sorry!
Peek inside the box.. what secrets lie within.. Oh its so small!!
Here is what you get. Pretty scale looking toy car with nice tires, USB-charger, toy radio, fairly good manual with reference pictures and one (1.) sticker. Cool! Only thing needed are the batteries for the radio. I put 1.9" Dirt Grabber to stand for size reference.
About the scale.. It is not really 1/24 in scale. But well who knows what monster they had for reference.. Sacle is more like 1/20. I put it next to 1/24 Beetle (or was it 1/25..) and you can easily tell that it is not even close. This is bit sad but only if you are looking other body options from the plastic model kit area. Luckily there are some 1/20 scale kits available also.. And maybe one could make that lexan look nice, too.
Let's take a look under that crappy piece of lexan! Sooo small and still so cute! Just like it's bigger brothers! Impressive, even! What do we find? Center motored and geared, CMS setup and rear mounted battery. Driveshafts are in pretty nasty angle and plastic but have hold so far, perhaps because the underpowered electronics. I've had my kids play it with too and it's still working perfectly. Motor control/receiver unit has a standard connector for servo. This is nice! Battery is 220 mAh NiMH (edit: NOT 480mAh!) but I've seen a video where they put small 2S lipo there and nothing was blown up.
From side view you can sneak the aggressive angle of the driveshafts. Springs are also very bouncy but I'd love to have this chassi a bit lower. Package is pretty compact and if you would like to have a full interior or deep bed.. well, good luck!
On with the electronics! Oh it had a lights!! Actually this kind of remote controlled flashlight would be very handy sometims. Nice feature but I disconnected them as they were blinding but not giving so much light.
Todays featured scale detail is the light rack.
..and some flex! Overall and after few tests I'd say that this toy is a nice toy with many capabilities. Very light and very underpowered but I can understand the reasons for that. Love it already anyhow and it's fun to make some tracks inside from books and stuff. Like said, I'd still love to make it crrwalrl like a pro so some improvements have to be done. More weight and a lipo for a beginning. And maybe some fine makeup for the body before I try to fit some plastic model kit on it.
Thanks for watching, will continue after holidays! Ideas how to go with this are very warmly welcome!
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