The Vanquish Ripper

[Ditchrat]

Originally Posted by badhoopty

is this the only thread on rcc that this rig is posted or talked about?

wow...

Why does this surprise you? It wasn't all that long ago someone posted a thread about a $1,000.00 SCX10. People clearly showed how unimpressed with spending money for the sake of just spending it was.

As a showcase for a companies a manufacturing techniques, it is a pretty cool idea.

As a product, no so much.

[badhoopty]

Originally Posted by Ditchrat

Why does this surprise you? It wasn't all that long ago someone posted a thread about a $1,000.00 SCX10. People clearly showed how unimpressed with spending money for the sake of just spending it was.

As a showcase for a companies a manufacturing techniques, it is a pretty cool idea.

As a product, no so much.

this rig has nothing at all similar with that 1000 scx10 thread...
this is absolutely a cool project and im a little surprised it hadnt been posted anywhere on rcc.

but really... i read people making snarky statements and im reminded why a paying vendor of the site and/or one of the most popular build thread guys choose not to post here anymore.

[mikemcE]

Originally Posted by badhoopty

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but really... i read people making snarky statements and im reminded why a paying vendor of the site and/or one of the most popular build thread guys choose not to post here anymore.

So we should do nothing but rave and praise VP and Harley ?
Money and success gives an attitude of accomplishment , and many forget where they came from.
I think this shows with this rig.

I always loved looking at 100k customs, but looking at a hand made build, you see the passion.

This is one sweet rig, but reality is nothing any of us can possibly own.
I personally am waiting for the Incision version of this.



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[Sneetches]

Originally Posted by badhoopty

this rig has nothing at all similar with that 1000 scx10 thread...
this is absolutely a cool project and im a little surprised it hadnt been posted anywhere on rcc.

but really... i read people making snarky statements and im reminded why a paying vendor of the site and/or one of the most popular build thread guys choose not to post here anymore.

Doesn't this swing both ways? Apparently nobody felt the need to post it, not even Harley himself. This rig having hundreds of man-hours poured into it vs the $2000 SCX10 really isn't comparable, but I guess it was something only the Facebook and Instagram crowd deserved to see.

[imthatguy]

Did anyone consider that the VP folks did this for themselves, to see what could be done and to have fun whilst doing it?

They're certainly not forcing anyone to buy it, and since it can be machined at will, they don't have to carry stock on any single thing. Let the pre-orders come in, and make to order. If they sell, great. If they don't, also great.

Especially for those that have one.

[nissan_driver24]

Love the video Kett!!!! Can't wait to build my own and do my own touches on it. Wiring up two of them really help me figure out how I'll do mine to set it apart from the others.

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by nissan_driver24

Love the video Kett!!!! Can't wait to build my own and do my own touches on it. Wiring up two of them really help me figure out how I'll do mine to set it apart from the others.

Thanks Mike! I had a super fun time putting that video together.

[Sneetches]

Oh sorry I forgot the section we're in, it is a great video too. Makes me really want to stop procrastinating and start my 1.9 Wraith project.

[badhoopty]

Originally Posted by mikemcE

So we should do nothing but rave and praise VP and Harley ?.

can you guys just do nothing? like try that thing where if you dont have something nice to say you dont say anything at all?

maybe i was misunderstood. what im saying is it sucks that vp or harley doesnt think enough of rcc to take the time and post something cool here. maybe if people just didnt default to talking shit all the time we'd have a bit more fun.

[mikemcE]

Sure !
I can ignore being dissed by Harley unless he's selling something new.
I guess this shouldn't even be here, the video is great !



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[gahendo]

Good job! I like it and may have to be a poser and order one. It will take awhile for me to get it built up though.

[Harley]

Originally Posted by badhoopty

can you guys just do nothing? like try that thing where if you dont have something nice to say you dont say anything at all?

maybe i was misunderstood. what im saying is it sucks that vp or harley doesnt think enough of rcc to take the time and post something cool here. maybe if people just didnt default to talking shit all the time we'd have a bit more fun.

I know what you mean but the main reason I don't do build threads any longer is time. I used to sit at a desk with hours a day to post my builds and respond to comments. Now I actually work all day, and love it. I barely have time for videos even and they help pay the bills.

I wish I had time to document this build, it was our intention to do so. But this whole truck was done in less than 60 days. For those that understand design and machining, that may mean more to them.

This truck is incredible. We didn't design or build it to sell. Some people want it though, so we will let them buy it and be happy to see what they do with it. The value will be lost on those that don't understand what it is, and I don't really care to try and convince anyone otherwise. It's something you either appreciate or not, and that's fine. I have a $250 low end G-shock Watch, but it doesn't mean I cant appreciate a $20k Rolex even though it's not for my budget/priority.

[mikemcE]

Respect due, your presence here is more than you think. More time spent here will be worth it to many.


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[mulchman]

This rig would look like the Poison Spider Daddy Long Legs if it was orange. Hats off to VP for making an awesome looking and performing rig. Just wish the price was more in my price range.
But I do understand why the price is what it is. Again great job.

Wayne

[mulchman]

This rig would look like the Poison Spider Daddy Long Legs if it was orange. Hats off to VP for making an awesome looking and performing rig. Just wish the price was more in my price range.
But I do understand why the price is what it is. Again great job.

Wayne

[HumboldtEF]

I'll be keeping an eye on this for sure, Thanks for the video.

[Harley]

Originally Posted by mulchman

This rig would look like the Poison Spider Daddy Long Legs if it was orange. Hats off to VP for making an awesome looking and performing rig. Just wish the price was more in my price range.
But I do understand why the price is what it is. Again great job.

Wayne

I love the Daddy Long Legs build, would be an awesome second set of skins since I didnt get to do Orange on mine at the time.

[Taper]

Is being discontinued?

[Sneetches]

Originally Posted by Taper

Is being discontinued?

I wouldn't be surprised, the page on their site has always mentioned a "limited quantity". They take a long time to manufacture relative to their cost too, otherwise if it was like pumping out wheels I'm sure they'd happily continue.

[Harley]

Yes it’s being discontinued. I’m too far behind on them and going to finish all of them that have been preordered and then that’s all. They were cool projects but just don’t make sense as a product to try and keep up with like that. Just focusing high demand products is the plan still.