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01-02-2018, 12:17 PM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Or-eee-gun
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| Let the flooding of the scale market begin
So, now HoBao is getting in on the RC Crawler action. Happened across a post on BSRC.com. I've read that 2018 will most likely be the year of the scaler. I just worry the market will be flooded with crap. https://youtu.be/qbUn9-bu0qA |
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01-02-2018, 01:00 PM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South FL
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| Re: Let the flooding of the scale market begin
Maybe it's just my opinion, but everything about that looks awful lol. The wheels,tires, body, angles of the links, the machining on the metal parts,brackets, & gears, that motor. Doesn't even seem worth $150 when you can get something better for $200 Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk |
01-02-2018, 01:32 PM | #3 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Vancouver
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| Re: Let the flooding of the scale market begin
Looks like a bad clone of a trx4. The are some neat features but not really any one attention grabbing thing.
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01-02-2018, 02:09 PM | #4 | |
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01-02-2018, 02:37 PM | #5 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Suffolk
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I thought the whole reason for a "scale crawler" was that it looks like it's 1:1 counter part? There is absolutely nothing on that truck that is a direct scaled down version of a 1:1 anything. For example: Axial: scale licensed bodies, wheels, tires, bumpers, etc HPI venture: Licensed body TRX-4 Licensed body Who knows, maybe at the price point it will appeal to dad's who want to get there sons and daughters into the hobby for not a lot of money. As far as for me, zero interest. | |
01-02-2018, 02:51 PM | #6 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Nowhere
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| Re: Let the flooding of the scale market begin
Well it doesn't really look like a truck for the American market. I had to cringe when you see those 4 nuts underneath the axle, I can only wonder what genius thought of that idea.
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01-02-2018, 03:00 PM | #7 | |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Law. Co
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But I guess it's just a matter of different strokes for different folks. Im just happy to see new products coming out with all the woes that seem to be in the hobby right now. Honestly, I think if the price is right, it'll be a good rig to get started with in the scale scene. I probably won't buy one, not because I don't like it but because I've already got too many to take care of. Last edited by EZCompany; 01-02-2018 at 03:30 PM. | |
01-02-2018, 03:50 PM | #9 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Northeast PA
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01-02-2018, 04:01 PM | #10 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Suffolk
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01-02-2018, 04:27 PM | #11 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: 1972 born Christian, Chinese.
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| Re: Let the flooding of the scale market begin
Ho Bao one of the brand name, famous in their buggies for reliability Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
01-02-2018, 04:33 PM | #12 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2010 Location: The east coast
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| Re: Let the flooding of the scale market begin I'm also not sure about the utility of camber adjustments on a solid axle scaler but I'm intrigued by the design. May be something worth looking into.
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01-02-2018, 04:41 PM | #13 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: crawlifornia
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| Re: Let the flooding of the scale market begin
They clearly don't get it.
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01-02-2018, 05:03 PM | #14 |
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01-02-2018, 05:28 PM | #15 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2010 Location: The east coast
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01-02-2018, 05:56 PM | #16 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Orange County, CA
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Let's see what else comes out this year. Anyway, this year will be the year of upgrade parts for me. I've picked up more than enough kits in 2017.
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01-02-2018, 06:01 PM | #17 | |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Vancouver
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NOTE: Except motor is included, all other electronics shown in photos sold separately. NOTE: Photos and descriptions depicts pre-production prototype, final production kit may subject to change without notice. | |
01-02-2018, 06:04 PM | #18 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Law. Co
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| Re: Let the flooding of the scale market begin I hear ya, I went from 3 trucks to 8 in 2017. Hopefully none of these new rigs catch my eye. I really need to put my money into what I already have.
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01-02-2018, 10:07 PM | #19 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2013 Location: on top of the rocks
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| Re: Let the flooding of the scale market begin
Hobao is the controlling company of another later born, maybe more recognizable name OFNA which has alot of experiance in doing fairly well in 1/8 scale off road. They had some really wild monster trucks and one of the first nitro monster trucks even before the tmaxx. Does anybody remember the titan? Not the football team or the movie, it was a dual engine big block monster truck that when tuned right made a tmaxx look like a Wal-Mart toy. The pirate was a one of the early nitro monster trucks which eventually spured on 1/8 truggy racing becuase it was based of of a 1/8 nitro buggy with monster truck tires. If you think Traxxas recycled parts and ideas to extend the profitability of a part OFNA wrote the book and Traxxas learned from them. The first crawler from Hobao....ehhhh.... But Hobao and OFNA as a company definitely are players in other rc.
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01-02-2018, 10:16 PM | #20 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada
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| Re: Let the flooding of the scale market begin
check out that internal spur gear on the 3racing rig... no thanks
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