Redcat , comin up !

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by 2mtech

Hey, where'd the posts from @Redcat go?? I was going to ask if they were listening! Axial cured me of plastic tranny gears but good.

Posting without a vendor star.

Originally Posted by Browneye

What I find even more amazing than the introduction is the fan-boyz here. Whoa.

Where is Vaterra? Sleeping you say? On well.

I'll be picking up an Axial Raw Builders Kit instead. [shrug]

From Ascender to the SCX10 II? I think you'll be disappointed in the quality. Don't overlook the Venture when you decide to pull the trigger.

Originally Posted by Browneye

As far as the RedCat...a Scout? Really? Next they'll come out with a Desoto 4x4.

WTH is wrong with a Scout? They're cool!

[svt923]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

Posting without a vendor star.

It really is amazing how quickly someone cares about this site again when that happens.

[2mtech]

Originally Posted by Browneye

Locked-up wheels came...assembled. Works of art.


Chassis is built...electrics are in...links fixed...now shocks and cage. The Barndog aluminum panels are just way cool. It will be a very cool looking rig...looks like a parts-breaker tho.



As far as the RedCat...a Scout? Really? Next they'll come out with a Desoto 4x4.

Can't wait to see it!

Man, Scouts were king where/when I was in school...nobody had a Jeep. Neighbor had three set up for off-road only. I had a '70 800, so nostalgic for me.

[Browneye]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

From Ascender to the SCX10 II? I think you'll be disappointed in the quality. Don't overlook the Venture when you decide to pull the trigger.

WTH is wrong with a Scout? They're cool!

Yeah, I got a new Blazer, after my 3 Ascenders. Side by side it's quite revealing. But SO many options for Axial. I'm just super bummed Vaterra isn't keeping up. A lime-green Suburban???



Axial plastic is crap in comparison, and they just run screws into plastic tabs, like shock mounts, where Vaterra has a nut, and way better plastic. Just simple things like that. I find my Ascenders to be virtually bulletproof - I run the hell out of them. I have a new project coming online...SURPRISE!!



I would take a Scout over a Ford, but neither are my favorites. Jeep, Chevy, even Dodge. But Scout? I know there's a following, just like Toyota. Just not me. [shrug] Old prejudices die hard.


A Ford Raptor is just like a Yeti Cooler -- a sure sign you have WAY too much money to burn. In California we have SO many with more money than brains.


Well, now that we've (I) completely jacked this thread....

[2mtech]

Just found out a buddy of mine is at SEMA...I sent him on a search and photograph mission for Redcat ;)

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by Browneye

Yeah, I got a new Blazer, after my 3 Ascenders. Side by side it's quite revealing. But SO many options for Axial. I'm just super bummed Vaterra isn't keeping up. A lime-green Suburban???

Axial plastic is crap in comparison, and they just run screws into plastic tabs, like shock mounts, where Vaterra has a nut, and way better plastic. Just simple things like that. I find my Ascenders to be virtually bulletproof - I run the hell out of them. I have a new project coming online...SURPRISE!!

I would take a Scout over a Ford, but neither are my favorites. Jeep, Chevy, even Dodge. But Scout? I know there's a following, just like Toyota. Just not me. [shrug] Old prejudices die hard.

A Ford Raptor is just like a Yeti Cooler -- a sure sign you have WAY too much money to burn. In California we have SO many with more money than brains.

Well, now that we've (I) completely jacked this thread....

Yep it sounds like you already see the differences between Axial and everybody else!

We already have too many Jeep bodies and I have no interest in 99% of Toyotas.

[Browneye]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

Yep it sounds like you already see the differences between Axial and everybody else!

We already have too many Jeep bodies and I have no interest in 99% of Toyotas.

I have a Nukizer 715 coming...military theme...
It's going on a 12" vaterra chassis.

[Frank211]

From the SEMA show
https://photos.app.goo.gl/XNmPopGkxx2EaQNMA
EDIT........^^^^^^^^^
(Hope those pics come out, if not, the Google photo link)

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[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by Frank211

From the SEMA show
https://photos.app.goo.gl/A3qpoDNxFNr3rjpTA


(Hope these pics come out, if not, the Google photo link)

I see the photos albeit small. The Google link takes me to a He-Man/Hulkamania meme.

[smog]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

I see the photos albeit small. The Google link takes me to a He-Man/Hulkamania meme.

[Frank211]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

I see the photos albeit small. The Google link takes me to a He-Man/Hulkamania meme.

Sorry about that..... Fixed

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by Frank211

Sorry about that..... Fixed

I still see the same meme. It's asking me to join Cool Crawlin RC I.n.c. Maybe I can't see it because I haven't joined that?

[Frank211]

That's weird , i can click it on my end
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HXFgZRK8NjmFo3nJ9
Try now...

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[JSterrett]

Link works fine for me...

And as others have said, that intro video was really cool. Redcat's history is not what I would have expected.

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by Frank211

That's weird , i can click it on my end
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HXFgZRK8NjmFo3nJ9
Try now...

This link works for me. Thanks!

The layout of this trucks borrows heavily from the Traxxas TRX-4. That's interesting because the SCX10 is usually what is copied.

I don't like the pumpkins on these axles. It looks like there are too many edges to get hung up on.

[Jim85IROC]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

This link works for me. Thanks!

The layout of this trucks borrows heavily from the Traxxas TRX-4. That's interesting because the SCX10 is usually what is copied.

I don't like the pumpkins on these axles. It looks like there are too many edges to get hung up on.

I haven't had issues with the pumpkins getting hung up on obstacles. They sit so high (higher than TRX4 pumpkins to be nit-picky) that compared to any non-portal axle, the difference is night and day.

[Frank211]

More pics
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JQGUHPS5a12PDkUW8
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EDIT...... 2 more pics in the Google photos

[JatoTheRipper]

Holy cow those are some thick, thick shock towers!

The fender wells are an odd design. The whole point of those, on top of looking scale, is to keep dirt and mud out of the body and off of the chassis. The Redcat inner fenders have gaping thru holes in them for the shocks. Again, kinda sums up Redcat's "almost there" designs.

Overall it looks pretty good though.

Also, I hope they include real body mounts. Velcro and magnets suck.

[2mtech]

Yeah, those shock towers aren't going to be flexing much!

Like the motor placement, and those stock rims actually look good!

I agree magnets suck but I've had really good experience with velcro.

[BashNSlash]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

The fender wells are an odd design. The whole point of those, on top of looking scale, is to keep dirt and mud out of the body and off of the chassis. The Redcat inner fenders have gaping thru holes in them for the shocks. Again, kinda sums up Redcat's "almost there" designs.

Now that I see that, i think this might be a deal breaker for me. The inner fenders on my trx4 do a phenomenal job, but it comes with a tradeoff of increased weight that's higher up. If the geb8 defenders don't protect the inner chassis, you get little benefit to offset the added weight.

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