New Axial "working on something fast"

[87yota]

Gonna be a ken block car...

[KillerBlackbird]

Exo replacement.

Jeep SRT8 body? lol

[STANG KILLA SS]

if its a exo Front suspension im out. too wide.

[GRIMGREG]

SCT based on the EXO is my guess. Wouldn't have to change much.

[2JSC]

Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS

if its a exo Front suspension im out. too wide.

Me too. I think the AR60's are too wide as well. Need an in-between axle.

[Harley]

Prediction:
RTR Vehicle
Exo Based front end, matching the width of the AR60
AR60 Rear
Wrexo style chassis blend
AR60 rear axle
Non-brushless
Rigid light bars
Exo rear light bar integrated
Exo Radiator
Half interior with driver figures
Non-licensed body (meaning not jeep, not lacking sponsor livery)
Raceline Monster non-beadlock wheel
Wraith Transmission


Fears:
They use the Exo front shafts (or same sized components made to length) which will be too weak.
2.2/3.0 wheels
Sensorless brushless or Over geared brushed (like Wraith)



Hopes
Universale style front shafts
New style transmission with similar SCX/Wraith reduction but built to hold brushless power out of the box.



The stock internals on the Axial trans can't stand up to brushless, and the cost of the steel gears would raise the cost out of reasonable retail cost. I think the Exo parts will have to be used just to make reasonable use of the parts they have already developed. Hopefully we don't see the 20t motor used again, it is not powerful enough and they over-gear it to try and satisfy the speed needs of new buyers which ends up with frustrated customers.

[Calderwood]

Originally Posted by 2JSC

Me too. I think the AR60's are too wide as well. Need an in-between axle.

IMO we need bigger bodies and tires, not smaller axles.

[Harley]

Originally Posted by 2JSC

Me too. I think the AR60's are too wide as well. Need an in-between axle.

The scale of the AR60 is the best option we have right now in relation to component sizes in relation to width. The smaller axles have too much of an exaggerated pumpkin. The AR60 is a great scale option.

[2JSC]

Originally Posted by Calderwood

IMO we need bigger bodies and tires, not smaller axles.

Then make them, because no one wants to start making 1:5-1:6 sized scaler stuff. Keeping scale to 1:7-1:10 is where the market is, keeping cost and weight down. AR60's look like Rockwells under anything, and was a good attempt. Even 5.5" tires look weird on that axle. If they want to try and start a new scale segment great, but stuff is going to be big, heavy, and way more expensive than it already is.

[2JSC]

Originally Posted by Harley

The scale of the AR60 is the best option we have right now in relation to component sizes in relation to width. The smaller axles have too much of an exaggerated pumpkin. The AR60 is a great scale option.

Then shrink the gears. It can be done.

Yes the AR60 alone is scale, but everything attaching to it isn't. 1:6 scale axles, 1:8 scale tires and a 1:10 scale body sure looks goofy.

[fr8cture]

It would be cool if they did a 1.9 wraith with narrowed ar60's. A narrowed AR60 is all I want. IFS is cool but not that interested personally. Or a U4 where you can run either IFS or solid front? Okay that may be a bit much...

[Duuuuuuuude]

With those colors you'd think they were making a ski boat...

Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS

anyone heard anything?

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater

[Harley]

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

With those colors you'd think they were making a ski boat...

I have to agree, those color schemes are epically terrible. Did anyone check the date on the post, was it April 1st by chance?!

[WHITE-TRASH]

Originally Posted by Calderwood

IMO we need bigger bodies and tires, not smaller axles.

AMEN! scx axles suck to work on and unless you're using silly little 1.9's you can't get any turning radius out of them.



Not everyone is so hung up on being uber "scale" they they will run an inferior part because it looks "right".

[Crank]

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

With those colors you'd think they were making a ski boat...

Hmmm? A ski boat could work...

[fr8cture]

Originally Posted by Harley

I have to agree, those color schemes are epically terrible. Did anyone check the date on the post, was it April 1st by chance?!

Nope, not April 1st sadly. lol

[2JSC]

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

With those colors you'd think they were making a ski boat...

Haha... I'm thinking if it's not an Ultra4, its rally.

[fr8cture]

Originally Posted by 2JSC

Haha... I'm thinking if it's not an Ultra4, its rally.

A rally would really suck. Am I the only one that doesn't find much interest in them!?

[Duuuuuuuude]

Could be a jetski...

[Arctic Fire]

Originally Posted by 2JSC

Then shrink the gears. It can be done.

Yes the AR60 alone is scale, but everything attaching to it isn't. 1:6 scale axles, 1:8 scale tires and a 1:10 scale body sure looks goofy.

yeah. It would look really goofy...... wait a minute.



couldn't have described it better if you tried.

anyway...

I think a harsh reality Axial must face is that their fan base is a little upset at them right now for all the Re-re-re releases, and no matter what they put out, no matter how amazing, People are going to pick it apart until it proves itself. Sometimes a great product can never recover from a companies tarnished (or stagnant?) reputation, and it never sells like it should even though it is superior. If they had timed the release a little better (read earlier), people would have still been excited about axial, bought first and criticized later. I can't tell you how many one word posts I read in all of the forums when the new plastic Light-bar SCX-10 was released.

The one word was *yawn.

Sadly, they have put themselves in this position, and they may be in for an uphill battle whatever it is. A rally car would do nothing but show us how completely misguided axial has become. I Prey for an Ultra4.