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10-25-2018, 03:51 PM | #21 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Suffolk
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| Re: Venture SBK - Scale Builder Kit
I really like mine but the lack of aftermarket support has been frustrating. Combine that with my limited fabrication abilities, and I think I am going to be forced to purchase a SCX10.2 slider for my next project which is to bring this body out of retirement: Untitled by JASON MCKIMMEY, on Flickr |
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10-26-2018, 07:57 AM | #22 |
RCC Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: pasadena, tx
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| Re: Venture SBK - Scale Builder Kit
got my lhs to order me one. he said his delivery date is 1/15/19
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10-26-2018, 09:56 AM | #23 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kelowna, BC
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10-26-2018, 10:01 AM | #24 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kelowna, BC
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| Re: Venture SBK - Scale Builder Kit What's your concern? Other than the lack of cvd's/universals I've found everything I've wanted..
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10-26-2018, 01:02 PM | #25 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Suffolk
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10-29-2018, 10:39 AM | #26 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Granite Falls, WA
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| Re: Venture SBK - Scale Builder Kit
For me, also, the two main detractors are 1. Dog bone axles and 2. Limited bumpers/adapters (for aftermarket bodies). I'm tired of having to make 3 point turns to get around various obstacles, particularly this root-laden tree in our little backyard area. With my Ascender, or other cvd/universal equipped rigs, I can encircle the tree pretty tightly by just locking the wheels. I'm a week away from closing on a home purchase, and need to pare down my RC collection, so the Venture may be on the cutting block, unless I get an email notification regarding universal axle availability. |
01-14-2019, 01:09 PM | #27 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh-ish vicinity
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| Re: Venture SBK - Scale Builder Kit
Noticed the other day that Amain has pushed the delivery date of the SBK back to mid February (unsurprising) but also dropped the price to $200. https://www.amainhobbies.com/hpi-ven...117255/p826988 Waiting an extra month for paying $50 less seems like a fair trade. |
01-14-2019, 01:25 PM | #28 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Orange County, CA
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Cool that they dropped the price, but in the end... at least for me. I went with the RTR when eBay had their coupons. I planned to run a FJ body anyway, and it would've costed me just as much as the RTR to get a clear body with body details on top of the SBK when it was at $250.
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01-14-2019, 08:37 PM | #29 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Butler, Pa
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Also what color did you get??? | |
01-15-2019, 10:00 AM | #30 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Kelowna, BC
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| Re: Venture SBK - Scale Builder Kit
Well. I wasn't going get the SBK. I was just put gonna the universals in my fully upgraded rtr. But at that pre-order price, I couldn't NOT get one. Now the wait begins.. Hopefully HPI manages this release better that they did the initial one.. |
01-15-2019, 10:44 AM | #31 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Orange County, CA
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| Re: Venture SBK - Scale Builder Kit Haven't had a chance yet. Had an influx of 3 new trucks these past few months from taking advantage of ebay coupons lol. I bought the gray version. I've already bought links and knuckle weights + c-hubs. Outside of that, electronics, and the usual tire/wheel change, I don't think I'll be doing much.
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01-15-2019, 11:05 AM | #32 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Granite Falls, WA
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01-15-2019, 11:13 AM | #33 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Orange County, CA
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01-15-2019, 04:16 PM | #34 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: central VT
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I'm in at $200, especially since I have plenty of items laying around to complete it. We'll see which is available first, a venture kit we've known about for months, or a redcat gen8 kit that currently only exists in my wishlist.
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01-15-2019, 06:00 PM | #35 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: US
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ive got the cvds on order for my rtr but they sold out before i got mine filled. Maybe next round.... what links knuckles and c-hubs are yall running? |
01-15-2019, 06:11 PM | #36 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Orange County, CA
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01-16-2019, 03:28 PM | #37 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Norway
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Hmmm... This might be suitable for my next hardbody build. Is the kit released yet? Would be nice to see some reveiws of the kit.
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01-17-2019, 09:32 AM | #38 |
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01-17-2019, 05:38 PM | #39 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Butler, Pa
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I have been trying to find a kit. Release date was scheduled for today but had bee pushed out till February 15. If kits were released before today I haven't seen any pop up for sale | |
01-17-2019, 07:27 PM | #40 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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| Re: Venture SBK - Scale Builder Kit
RPP has also dropped the price to $199 and pushed out the ETA to 2/17 https://www.rpphobby.com/product_p/hpi117255.htm I was just assuming off of the dates they were previously showing that maybe Amain messed up and didnt order soon enough. I ordered one from Amain thinking "well I can wait and the discount is worth it" but now we can all wait and get the discount. Hopefully they refund the $50 to those who ordered before the price drop. |
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