WHAT?! Jato, the biggest anti-VP guy ever, is building a Vanquish kit?!
Yes...
For those that may or may not know I really was the most anti-Vanquish person ever at one time. Some would say troll, douchebag, or worse. That's fine. I was! Some would say I still am, but haters are always gonna hate and DILLIGAF? :lmao:
It wasn't until I tried Vanquish parts, little by little, that I started to understand it. They really do make high quality stuff albeit at a premium. But being Made in the USA, I don't mind paying a little premium. That brings up a caveat. I'm not sure how much of the Origin Limited is made in the USA.
I definitely want to say sorry VP Monkey, VP Dan, Brandon, Harley and anybody else that works or has worked at Vanquish. I dogged it before I tried it. The more I saw the Vanquish guys talk about the modular chassis and the more info they methodically released the more I became interested. And the VFD transmission pushed me over that hump and made me want one. It's an innovation like we haven't seen in the RC world before as it's a completely different take on a scaler transmission.
So, in the end, Vanquish is getting my money and they are getting the last laugh! They win.
I am known for nitpicking and being critical and that isn't suddenly going to stop. When you are talking a $900 kit (I got mine for much less), I think you have more right to nitpick than you do with a $300 kit. But if I have any criticisms I will try to keep them constructive. So that's a warning for the faint of heart if you think somebody shouldn't criticize products.
Anyway, onto the build. Why did I choose the Limited over the Pro? Mostly because of the axles. The D44 axles look so much better to me on a trail truck than do the fabricated axles. I also prefer the Limited body over the Pro's truck version.
The first problem was that the Limited was, sadly, discontinued when I decided to pull the proverbial trigger. I was lucky to find some in Taiwan. The box says 'Made in Taiwan" so I guess I got mine from the motherland...sort of. I chose the clear kit because I think it looks better, even if not as scale as the black, and because I think it would drive me bonkers to constantly look at the missing, black anodizing after the rocks had scratched it off. I know it's going to happen with the "clear" as well, but hopefully it drives me less bonkers. I can't get much more bonkers before I become certifiable! :mrgreen:
After a 2-week wait I received a box inside of a box. The outer box was a world traveler. You can tell by all these stamped printed in a language that looks like abstract art to this cracker! :lmao:
Inside of that box was the jackpot! I found this jackpot without even chasing rainbows and fighting leprechauns!
I got serial number A1811353. Hopefully the cool kids aren't censoring that like they censor the license plate on their cars and motorcycles when bragging about said vehicle on "the" social media. :lmao:
And here is the parts haul that I plan to use during this build. Here you see two sets of MR310 wheels (Clear and grey. I told you Vanquish was getting my money), SLW (225 and 350), disc brake weights for the front, servo horn, servo extensions and my now go-to ESC which is the Castle Mamba X. I used to hate Castle as much as Vanquish, but that was due to me hating their old products. With the X series I think Castle did a 180 degree turn and now they make great stuff.
The reason for the different SLW hub sizes is because I want to use the smaller 225 hubs with the disc brake weights which will hopefully equal the offset of the 350 hubs.
I think most people have seen this before, but the presentation of the pretty, machined, aluminum parts is very cool. It's a shame that the layered, multi-colored, laser-cut foam will never be used after the parts are taken out of the packaging.
Get a lil' closer. Don't be shy! So pretty...even without makeup. :lmao:
My plan for this truck is to build it stock except for the brake disc weights and the wheels. Plastic beadlocks belong in the trash IMO. I know some people still like them, but I do not. I will be using a set of the MR310 wheels which, coincidentally, are my first set(s) of Vanquish wheels. I do own Incision wheels, but not Vanquish wheels. Although, I guess that's untrue because I do own SHR wheels and they are sold as a Vanquish part rather than Incision. I've never used my SHR's though so these will be the first Vanquish wheels that I own and actually run.
After running the truck I plan to eventually get a Pro kit for comparison and to have both. If I decide against that, I will upgrade this truck to a faux Pro" with the VFD transmission kit. "Faux Pro"...I need to trademark that. :lmao:
Yes...
For those that may or may not know I really was the most anti-Vanquish person ever at one time. Some would say troll, douchebag, or worse. That's fine. I was! Some would say I still am, but haters are always gonna hate and DILLIGAF? :lmao:
It wasn't until I tried Vanquish parts, little by little, that I started to understand it. They really do make high quality stuff albeit at a premium. But being Made in the USA, I don't mind paying a little premium. That brings up a caveat. I'm not sure how much of the Origin Limited is made in the USA.
I definitely want to say sorry VP Monkey, VP Dan, Brandon, Harley and anybody else that works or has worked at Vanquish. I dogged it before I tried it. The more I saw the Vanquish guys talk about the modular chassis and the more info they methodically released the more I became interested. And the VFD transmission pushed me over that hump and made me want one. It's an innovation like we haven't seen in the RC world before as it's a completely different take on a scaler transmission.
So, in the end, Vanquish is getting my money and they are getting the last laugh! They win.
I am known for nitpicking and being critical and that isn't suddenly going to stop. When you are talking a $900 kit (I got mine for much less), I think you have more right to nitpick than you do with a $300 kit. But if I have any criticisms I will try to keep them constructive. So that's a warning for the faint of heart if you think somebody shouldn't criticize products.
Anyway, onto the build. Why did I choose the Limited over the Pro? Mostly because of the axles. The D44 axles look so much better to me on a trail truck than do the fabricated axles. I also prefer the Limited body over the Pro's truck version.
The first problem was that the Limited was, sadly, discontinued when I decided to pull the proverbial trigger. I was lucky to find some in Taiwan. The box says 'Made in Taiwan" so I guess I got mine from the motherland...sort of. I chose the clear kit because I think it looks better, even if not as scale as the black, and because I think it would drive me bonkers to constantly look at the missing, black anodizing after the rocks had scratched it off. I know it's going to happen with the "clear" as well, but hopefully it drives me less bonkers. I can't get much more bonkers before I become certifiable! :mrgreen:
After a 2-week wait I received a box inside of a box. The outer box was a world traveler. You can tell by all these stamped printed in a language that looks like abstract art to this cracker! :lmao:
Inside of that box was the jackpot! I found this jackpot without even chasing rainbows and fighting leprechauns!
I got serial number A1811353. Hopefully the cool kids aren't censoring that like they censor the license plate on their cars and motorcycles when bragging about said vehicle on "the" social media. :lmao:
And here is the parts haul that I plan to use during this build. Here you see two sets of MR310 wheels (Clear and grey. I told you Vanquish was getting my money), SLW (225 and 350), disc brake weights for the front, servo horn, servo extensions and my now go-to ESC which is the Castle Mamba X. I used to hate Castle as much as Vanquish, but that was due to me hating their old products. With the X series I think Castle did a 180 degree turn and now they make great stuff.
The reason for the different SLW hub sizes is because I want to use the smaller 225 hubs with the disc brake weights which will hopefully equal the offset of the 350 hubs.
I think most people have seen this before, but the presentation of the pretty, machined, aluminum parts is very cool. It's a shame that the layered, multi-colored, laser-cut foam will never be used after the parts are taken out of the packaging.
Get a lil' closer. Don't be shy! So pretty...even without makeup. :lmao:
My plan for this truck is to build it stock except for the brake disc weights and the wheels. Plastic beadlocks belong in the trash IMO. I know some people still like them, but I do not. I will be using a set of the MR310 wheels which, coincidentally, are my first set(s) of Vanquish wheels. I do own Incision wheels, but not Vanquish wheels. Although, I guess that's untrue because I do own SHR wheels and they are sold as a Vanquish part rather than Incision. I've never used my SHR's though so these will be the first Vanquish wheels that I own and actually run.
After running the truck I plan to eventually get a Pro kit for comparison and to have both. If I decide against that, I will upgrade this truck to a faux Pro" with the VFD transmission kit. "Faux Pro"...I need to trademark that. :lmao:
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