The Vanquish Ripper

[imthatguy]

This year at AxialFest, Vanquish showed off what's possible with the Axial chassis by releasing their prototype truck, which I've dubbed "The Ripper". It's a tube chassis truck on the Axial SCX10II frame rails, machined completely from block aluminum. Yes, the tubes, the panels, everything.






It's an amazing feat of engineering and shows what Vanquish is capable of. Not only does it look incredible, it performs just as well. Harley, Jim and Casey Currie put them through their paces and it's truly amazing to watch. They did not spare the prototypes and beat on them hard. There's no plan right now to produce it on a large scale, but if there's enough interest, they may do it.

Here's a video I was honored to put together:



EDIT: They just put a pre-order up on their site.

[AngelowDoom]

Awesome trucks. Put me down on the interest list!

[Mountainsofbeer]

man I love the chassis, you can see the tubes looks so good and functional love it.

[calcagno45]

Yep badass for sure.

VP just put them up on the site for sale. $500 deposit and $1399 remaining balance. Total $1899.

[Mountainsofbeer]

I don't think I'll be getting that by the boss. But still.. Vanquish built RC.. so nice the price isn't terrible really considering its custom.

[trialpsycho]

Originally Posted by calcagno45

Yep badass for sure.

VP just put them up on the site for sale. $500 deposit and $1399 remaining balance. Total $1899.

Yes but you will need another 1500k to finish up that project to get it run

No axles, no frame, no electronics, wheels, tires..............

But nice

[JatoTheRipper]

This is all over the FBook. Does anybody have a photo of it without a body? I want to see the nekkid chassis.

What do you all get for $1,900?

[scaler44]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

This is all over the FBook. Does anybody have a photo of it without a body? I want to see the nekkid chassis.

What do you all get for $1,900?

Tube work and panels. That's all


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[VP Dan]

Originally Posted by scaler44

Tube work and panels. That's all


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

please go read it again you get lots more then that

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by scaler44

Tube work and panels. That's all


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not quite. There's a bit more than that, including a discount code to get the rest of the required bits. From the site:

What you will receive:

CNC Milled Chassis - Driver Side
CNC Milled Chassis - Passenger Side
CNC Milled Chassis - Front Crossmember/Shock Mount
CNC Milled Chassis - Roof
CNC Milled Chassis - Rear Crossmember/Shock Mount/Spare Tire holder
CNC Milled Driver Side Body Panel
CNC Milled Passenger Side Body Panel
CNC Milled Hood
CNC Milled Grill with Rigid Q-series Light Mounts
Laser Cut Rear Number Plate (2)
Laser Cut Roof Panel
Q-series Lights (Headlights)
4" Rigid Light Bar (Red LED strip)
Rocker Supports
Delrin Rocker Skids
Hood Vents (3d Printed)
Front Radiator (3d Printed)
40mm 12v brushless fan
Battery Box (3d Printed)
ESC Mount (3d Printed)
Sway Bar Set
Stainless Link Kit
Hardware

[scaler44]

Originally Posted by imthatguy

Not quite. There's a bit more than that, including a discount code to get the rest of the required bits. From the site:



What you will receive:



CNC Milled Chassis - Driver Side

CNC Milled Chassis - Passenger Side

CNC Milled Chassis - Front Crossmember/Shock Mount

CNC Milled Chassis - Roof

CNC Milled Chassis - Rear Crossmember/Shock Mount/Spare Tire holder

CNC Milled Driver Side Body Panel

CNC Milled Passenger Side Body Panel

CNC Milled Hood

CNC Milled Grill with Rigid Q-series Light Mounts

Laser Cut Rear Number Plate (2)

Laser Cut Roof Panel

Q-series Lights (Headlights)

4" Rigid Light Bar (Red LED strip)

Rocker Supports

Delrin Rocker Skids

Hood Vents (3d Printed)

Front Radiator (3d Printed)

40mm 12v brushless fan

Battery Box (3d Printed)

ESC Mount (3d Printed)

Sway Bar Set

Stainless Link Kit

Hardware

Okay way more than in interpreted. I'm stoked I might just have to get one.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[mikemcE]

And we wonder why no new folks getting in RC .

Reminds me of when Billet hit the MC industry.
Wannabee's everywhere the wallet could go.


Hang up and Drive

[JatoTheRipper]

Wait a second. $1,900 and a "discount" on the missing parts? You could build a complete Matzilla rig for $1,900! What am I missing?

[Ditchrat]

A fool and their money are soon parted.

Someone will buy it and all will instantly recognize that they had no building skills and simply tried to buy street cred.

[mikemcE]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

Wait a second. $1,900 and a "discount" on the missing parts? You could build a complete Matzilla rig for $1,900! What am I missing?

I bought this for 1900. Holds 3 trucks and tools in the trunk, not to mention ice cold a/c




Hang up and Drive

[Sneetches]

Originally Posted by imthatguy

Not quite. There's a bit more than that, including a discount code to get the rest of the required bits. From the site:

What you will receive:

CNC Milled Chassis - Driver Side
CNC Milled Chassis - Passenger Side
CNC Milled Chassis - Front Crossmember/Shock Mount
CNC Milled Chassis - Roof
CNC Milled Chassis - Rear Crossmember/Shock Mount/Spare Tire holder
CNC Milled Driver Side Body Panel
CNC Milled Passenger Side Body Panel
CNC Milled Hood
CNC Milled Grill with Rigid Q-series Light Mounts
Laser Cut Rear Number Plate (2)
Laser Cut Roof Panel
Q-series Lights (Headlights)
4" Rigid Light Bar (Red LED strip)
Rocker Supports
Delrin Rocker Skids
Hood Vents (3d Printed)
Front Radiator (3d Printed)
40mm 12v brushless fan
Battery Box (3d Printed)
ESC Mount (3d Printed)
Sway Bar Set
Stainless Link Kit
Hardware

Now I will preface that these things are pretty badass, BUT shouldn't the product pictures actually show the things included? No point in showing 150 pics of the fully built rigs if I've yet to actually see a picture of the bare chassis, panels, and parts all laid out to see what actually makes up this kit.

[makya]

Originally Posted by imthatguy

Not quite. There's a bit more than that, including a discount code to get the rest of the required bits. From the site:

What you will receive:

CNC Milled Chassis - Driver Side
CNC Milled Chassis - Passenger Side
CNC Milled Chassis - Front Crossmember/Shock Mount
CNC Milled Chassis - Roof
CNC Milled Chassis - Rear Crossmember/Shock Mount/Spare Tire holder
CNC Milled Driver Side Body Panel
CNC Milled Passenger Side Body Panel
CNC Milled Hood
CNC Milled Grill with Rigid Q-series Light Mounts
Laser Cut Rear Number Plate (2)
Laser Cut Roof Panel
Q-series Lights (Headlights)
4" Rigid Light Bar (Red LED strip)
Rocker Supports
Delrin Rocker Skids
Hood Vents (3d Printed)
Front Radiator (3d Printed)
40mm 12v brushless fan
Battery Box (3d Printed)
ESC Mount (3d Printed)
Sway Bar Set
Stainless Link Kit
Hardware

What you need to complete a roller (not included):

SCX10-2 Chassis rails
SCX10-2 RTR skid plate (or original SCX10 skid plate)
SCX10 Bumper that bolts in between the frame rails (not to the outside) and is under 3.75in wide
SCX10 Rear chassis crossmember
Axial 3-gear transmission (complete with slipper and spur gear assembly)
Axial Bomber Interior
Axial Yeti Fuel Cell
Axial EXO radiator
Vanquish Products SCX10-2 F9 front axle with servo on axle mount
SCX10-2 knuckles and kingpin bushings
SCX10-2 rear axle of either style (Currie RockJock or F9)
SCX10-2 axle internals (gears, shafts, lockers, hexes, etc)
SCX10 driveshafts (this truck has a wheelbase slightly longer than the standard 12.3in but most SCX10 compatible driveshafts should work without an issue)
5 - Vanquish 1.9 wheels with 475 hubs (or 350 hubs if using the KMC XD Center Cap)
5 - Tires and foams (max tire size of 4.75in, when using the maximum tire size you will experience some rubbing still)
90mm scale style shocks (up to a 4in shock will work but larger bore shocks may have clearance issues with the rear sway bar)
Bearings and hardware


If I were to build one of these, I'd want nice parts to complement the parts from the Ripper kit. This could easily be in the $3-4k range for a complete rig. It's definitely not for everyone.

[calcagno45]

Originally Posted by Sneetches

Now I will preface that these things are pretty badass, BUT shouldn't the product pictures actually show the things included? No point in showing 150 pics of the fully built rigs if I've yet to actually see a picture of the bare chassis, panels, and parts all laid out to see what actually makes up this kit.

If you're on Facebook, check Harley's page. He's been posting the build up on these since the start. It's pretty incredible and ridiculous all in one. I see the amount of machine hours in these but I'm not looking to be $1900 lighter.

[Sneetches]

Originally Posted by calcagno45

If you're on Facebook, check Harley's page. He's been posting the build up on these since the start. It's pretty incredible and ridiculous all in one. I see the amount of machine hours in these but I'm not looking to be $1900 lighter.

Right, and I suppose the only people that would want a kit like this don't really care, but I figure the product page would at least have a picture like this:

[badhoopty]

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

wow...