chilly
Rock Stacker
I can't believe I just spent $1100 on a RC car, but I did!
Since I know you all want to know my thoughts so much, here there are after 2 outings and installing a Castle BEC and my radio (flysky g7p).
First and foremost - it's awesome. Super fun and unique at this scale. I never 'trail' - carrying my capra between rock gardens. Watching the capra bounce around and whine as I hike does not look or feel scale - looks like a toy. So I don't bother. This guys looks way more scale at a hiking pace, which is good because it is WAY too heavy to carry a long distance.
re: My other post about run times. I get roughly the same time out of a 5200mAh battery that I do in my Capra with a 1500mAh battery, which makes sense since it's roughly 3x as heavy.
Biggest negative - steering is really shameful. I have never had a problem running an RTR as delivered until a part failed... but steering on this is useless out of the box and Axial should be ashamed. I installed a BEC and my one radio (endpoints) and it's much better. idk how long the servo will last, but it's OK for me for now. Really axial, if there were other options in this size, this could be a deal breaker.
Soft foams and tires didn't bother me too much, but yea, not ideal. Too soft.
Much better than 1/10 scale on leaves and stick this time of year in New England. Leaves make hiking crawling kind of unpleasant... and this deals with them much better. Still annoying of course.
A little body rub on the limit but not too bad.
This is true of all RC's, but as amazing as the included lights are, they are kind of useless if you are a crawler without rock lights. Super minor detail. Easily addressed.
Shocks work nice, but so did my Capra's. The capris were horrible leakers though. So far so good here... fingers crossed since everything is soooo $$$ at this scale.
Have to be moving, sometimes reverse, to get it to shift. Not as amazing as a Vanquish, but not a big deal. Also if you bind your own radio and put the shift servo on a variable, or 3-way, you can get it to freewheel. Kind of handy. Maybe?
Honcho is super cool - just looks awesome I have to say. I'm not anti-jeep or anything, but I don't get tired of watching the honcho roll around.
I am primarily a rock crawler and constant sliding and grinding, and a 25lb Beast is going to wear down rod ends and diff covers much more quickly than a 7lb 1/10 scale. Luckily, these are the cheapest parts to replace, so not a big deal.
The ESC has a feature similar to cruise control... forget the name. idk if I really care about it but it does make it sound weird... like you question if something is broken. because it makes the sound uneven as it auto-corrects. Not a big deal - just something I notice.
Silly part - it's so big and with the gearing and motors it has - it honestly sounds more like those Jeeps or Barbie cars that my neighbor's little kids drive around the yard lol. Not a knock - but funny that it's getting so close to that scale.
Since I know you all want to know my thoughts so much, here there are after 2 outings and installing a Castle BEC and my radio (flysky g7p).
First and foremost - it's awesome. Super fun and unique at this scale. I never 'trail' - carrying my capra between rock gardens. Watching the capra bounce around and whine as I hike does not look or feel scale - looks like a toy. So I don't bother. This guys looks way more scale at a hiking pace, which is good because it is WAY too heavy to carry a long distance.
re: My other post about run times. I get roughly the same time out of a 5200mAh battery that I do in my Capra with a 1500mAh battery, which makes sense since it's roughly 3x as heavy.
Biggest negative - steering is really shameful. I have never had a problem running an RTR as delivered until a part failed... but steering on this is useless out of the box and Axial should be ashamed. I installed a BEC and my one radio (endpoints) and it's much better. idk how long the servo will last, but it's OK for me for now. Really axial, if there were other options in this size, this could be a deal breaker.
Soft foams and tires didn't bother me too much, but yea, not ideal. Too soft.
Much better than 1/10 scale on leaves and stick this time of year in New England. Leaves make hiking crawling kind of unpleasant... and this deals with them much better. Still annoying of course.
A little body rub on the limit but not too bad.
This is true of all RC's, but as amazing as the included lights are, they are kind of useless if you are a crawler without rock lights. Super minor detail. Easily addressed.
Shocks work nice, but so did my Capra's. The capris were horrible leakers though. So far so good here... fingers crossed since everything is soooo $$$ at this scale.
Have to be moving, sometimes reverse, to get it to shift. Not as amazing as a Vanquish, but not a big deal. Also if you bind your own radio and put the shift servo on a variable, or 3-way, you can get it to freewheel. Kind of handy. Maybe?
Honcho is super cool - just looks awesome I have to say. I'm not anti-jeep or anything, but I don't get tired of watching the honcho roll around.
I am primarily a rock crawler and constant sliding and grinding, and a 25lb Beast is going to wear down rod ends and diff covers much more quickly than a 7lb 1/10 scale. Luckily, these are the cheapest parts to replace, so not a big deal.
The ESC has a feature similar to cruise control... forget the name. idk if I really care about it but it does make it sound weird... like you question if something is broken. because it makes the sound uneven as it auto-corrects. Not a big deal - just something I notice.
Silly part - it's so big and with the gearing and motors it has - it honestly sounds more like those Jeeps or Barbie cars that my neighbor's little kids drive around the yard lol. Not a knock - but funny that it's getting so close to that scale.
