Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

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I have a $2700 Bomber that goes 7mph. Plus, if I go through the effort of beefing up everything in the chassis and drivetrain, how likely is it that I'll leave the stock 380 brushed in there? For around $100 I can have a waterproof brushless combo in there. To be perfectly honest, I don't think this will be very well supported by the quality aftermarket sources like VP or SSD. Sure a couple simple parts might make it to market and Chinese parts will flourish but look how long it's taking parts to become available for the SCX10 II and that's arguably the most popular scale platform. If I see driveshafts, lockers, knuckles, etc. inside of a year I'll be surprised. A lot of the durability of this truck comes from the fact that it only weighs 1.75lbs RTR. Aftermarket beef up parts might ironically kill the durability. What I do see happening is a lot of retrofitting from other small scale trucks. In any case, I think this is going to be a very fun truck to tune and drive and I'm really excited to play with it. It's the Goldilocks of smaller scale to me. Not too micro and not too 1.9, it's just right.

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Welp, I couldn't help but order one of these, and I have a few parts planned that I want to get designed and testing right away. (Don't send me requests to test, I've got that covered.)

I am really excited for these, and I am glad I'll see mine before Christmas! "thumbsup"

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

Interested to see what you come up with, monkeyracer.

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Mine will be getting a Mamba Micro X as soon as Tower Hobbies pays out my e-cash from some purchases =)

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That really is the perfect ESC for this truck and you can get the combo with motor for less than $90 shipped on eBay.

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With the tires being 3.5" tall, and the forward placement (and good protection) of the spur gear, these ought to handle actual dirt/bashing much better than my kids Dromida's and even my mini 8ight. The cv's up front are a nice touch, and the suspension looks pretty compliant. I'm not a fan of having to buy a new receiver when switching the esc, so a kit or artr would be preferred since I'm betting most of us would want to switch to brushless right off the bat. I won't be able to get one from this first batch, but it's still on my radar.

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

Im not getting one after all. It's not brushless ready and I don't like the open diff in the rear. I'd rather spend the money on my 1/10 yeti.

It's still a cool little truck.

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

I hope Axial releases some parts for these soon. I ordered one to be a little basher but so far, parts are almost completely unavailable. It'll sit on a shelf until I know I can fix it when it breaks.

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

It's not even out yet! Lol this is an early release which is why it's only available directly from Axial. Even if it were released wide scale from every vendor you're not likely to see parts right away. It's the same with nearly every Crawler that I've noticed. First the RTR/kit, then parts, then if popular you MAY see an aftermarket. The scx10 only has parts available because it's been around so long, extremely popular for a Crawler, and most of the kits use the same parts.

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The Turnigy 20amp trackstar is less than $20 the new castle micro ESCs with motor can be had for under $80 on eBay which is a nice price considering the cost and quality of the ESC. If you were in a budget you could go brushless for around $40-$50

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Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

So wait.... it's going to sit on a shelf unused to prevent it from possibly sitting on a shelf unused?

Ummmmmm"thumbsup"

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

Haha good point.

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Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

Some of you guys just can't be happy.....

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Why not play with it until it breaks, then let it sit on the shelf? :|

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

Or better yet , let me play with it while you order parts, start at the hubs and work in


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I'd say as long as it lasts longer than the Losi Mini LST2 that I won from Horizon a few years back, I'll be happy with it. (It didn't make it to the end of the driveway). Not stoked about the plastic axles in the rear axle, or the driveshafts, but that will leave some good options open for the aftermarket.

By the way, I think it is funny they keep referring to the material as "Durable Dupont Material", My guess is that it is Delrin (which is a brand name owned by Dupont). That's a good thing, but we will see how it holds up in the long run.

I love the size of the tires on the rock racer, but I think soon I'll be switching to some 4" tires on 1.7's, or stretch the stock tires over a 1.7 wheel or even maybe stretch it all the way to a 1.9.

I'll probably run the stock electronics at least once, but then I've got a Titan 380 and a Mamba Micro to throw in this. I might even try to jam in a full size servo and swap to rod ends and turnbuckles.

I've got an idea for a few parts that have been mentioned in this thread, so hopefully I can have a few things released right away.
I really hope some of the other vendors grab a couple of these and get some upgrades going for this soon. It seems the hot items are:

Lockers, metal axles/driveshafts, links/turnbuckles, electronics.
What else do you guys want to see for these things?

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

Steel diff out drives, steel Cvds, center shaft and steel trans gears.

Castle set up will destroy all these stock parts especially on 3s

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Trans gears? you want a new spur gear? already worried about replacing parts that don't even exist...:roll:

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I vote for a Front SAS

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I just want parts. I'm an rc addict and if there is a nice part that I can put on this thing to make it uniquely mine I will get it. I could see myself wanting to replace the upper rear links with something a bit more like the bigger brethren. Aluminum bodied shocks, maybe a nice esc and receiver tray that will accept non oem equipment.

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So soon as the rccrawler.com gang start raving about how ridiculously fun this new mini Yeti is, I will be getting one to rage around the living room with when it's 5F outside. I just need to find a way to slow it down to a crawl too so my toddler can try running it too. I'm all kinds of excited about this thing. I don't see any reason not to be

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

What KV Mamba Micro system would you guys recommend?

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The Castle micro motors don't seem like they are going to be a good fit for this truck. They are tiny compared to a 380 sized motor and designed for smaller, lighter vehicles. The size and weight of the 1/18 Yeti makes it more comparable to a 1/16 Traxxas car and no one runs Castle micro electronics in those.

I would research the popular brushless motors that people use in the 1/16 Traxxas and Losi mini 8ight as a guide.

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

Micro X is rated for 1.5-2.25# 2 or 4wd. These things weigh in at 1.75#. By my simple research these seem to be exactly what the Micro X is for. The size of the motor doesn't mean squat especially when comparing brushed to brushless.


I do have a spare 380 velineon setup that I may try but that would surely tear this thing apart

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

The lowest one, 4100kv

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I would imagine even the older 25 amp mamba micro would be enough for this. I've run them on 4S on smaller 1/18s without issue. Granted they were a bit smaller, but it handled 4S high KV and high gearing without a problem

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The Mamba Micro X should be great, it is only the motor that I don't like.

Like I said, the 1/18 Yeti specs out similar to a 1/16 Revo (wheelbase, weight, tires) and no one runs the 0808 motor in those. People will definately be crawling these, locking the diffs, and installing bigger tires which is harder on a motor than blasting a Mini-T around a parking lot. There is easily the room for a larger motor, why risk heat issues with a smaller motor?

Also, the 0808 uses a 2MM shaft for micro pinions and it appears the 1/18 Yeti uses standard 48P pinions. Finding pinions may be difficult.

Edit: Looked over the gear setup from the manual and there is no additional gear reduction besides the pinion/spur and diffs, a 4100kv motor will have you going 20+ MPH on 2S. Mini cars aren't much fun for long when they are that fast.

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

Most MERV (mini e-revo) modders run 540 motors. I'm running a 3000kv brushless 540 in mine and it's great on 2s. I could see people trying to cram a 540 in the Yeti Jr if the room is there.

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

Interesting, Tower Hobbies no longer allows you to use their coupons on Axial Trucks and Kits... I am seriously disappointed by this news. Apparently, this is Axial's decision.

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

That's been the case for a little while now. It's been a hot topic on here and the FB groups

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Rpp hobby have the the Yeti 1/18 (out of stock).
That means the "exclusively at axialracing.com" will be soon a past thing.
also you can't use coupons in Axial products there...

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

Perfect for my indoor rock table. I am in to buy one as soon as it is released retail.

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

Cool thanx for pointing that out. Maybe it's possible that I meant to say spur but said trans. since 95% of the time I'm messing around with 1/10 and 1/8.

Anyways these are all parts that I've experienced to fail on my rc18.

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

I just received notice that my Yeti RR Junior has been shipped!!! now comes the countdown to see when it arrives so I can place it safely under the tree!![emoji3]


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Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

Mine shipped today too. I'll have it on the 15th.

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

I should have mine on the 19th. You must live closer to Sparks Nevada.

Re: Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

Mine shipped yesterday, I'll have it today. #nextdayair #itsonlymoney #118 :flipoff:

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I don't have mine yet, but I've already got some parts designed up for it. Just need the box to show up so I can get the calipers to the parts to make sure the measurements are correct, and start testing the parts out.

Expect some parts from JC Auto Design VERY SOON! (now we just need Hobbico to release some of the replacement parts so I can get to chopping...)

#aftermarketawesomeness #118 #itsnotthesizeitshowyoumodit "thumbsup"

Axial 1/18 Yeti (and Yeti Score)
 

I would be impressed with a 540 in one........might make it 3s.......


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