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Alex.G · 09-30-2009, 12:43 AM

first batch is on the way form the manufacture

darkfever · 09-30-2009, 04:27 AM

cant wait for the dig... i just ordered the rear lockouts, aluminium c-hubs, single piece chassis skidplate and hb rovers (soft)

speed12 · 09-30-2009, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex.G

first batch is on the way form the manufacture

is that official?

I have been waiting for some time!

Alex.G · 09-30-2009, 01:10 PM

Chad said it... hope he will reply here ;)

speed12 · 09-30-2009, 01:20 PM

thanks - have a comp in a couple of weeks - need to decide which class to enter!

darkfever · 10-03-2009, 07:10 AM

seems odd that on venoms site the dig was released in 08 but its not available yet :( how long until we can see some in Aus????

krawlin1 · 10-07-2009, 11:33 AM

I just got my creeper in the other day and had to stop the build due to missing pieces. Kit came missing all 4 diff gears and both diff lock rings. WTF

rj_dio · 10-08-2009, 08:40 AM

krawlin1, welcome to the world of Creeper ownership! Missing parts are just some of the joys you will experience! Stripped parts and no help in the "factory support" thread are more of the joys you can look forward to.

That said, once it is actually all assembled it's a darn good crawler.

wiznich · 10-08-2009, 07:50 PM

I hope Venom CS is listening....I think we'd like to know what's on they're mind as far as a release date for the dig unit. I've read old posts from back in March saying it's on the way etc. etc. Come on man give us some kind of hope

Red Rockcrawler · 10-09-2009, 12:45 AM

I have talked to chad and paul from venom they are in the middle of a shop relocation. They are moving to another city with a bigger shop.

So stay calm with them. They are trying hard to make you all happy.

Alex.G · 10-09-2009, 01:37 AM

whole office, not shop only

Red Rockcrawler · 10-09-2009, 08:15 AM

Yes Whole Office.

Captaincrash · 10-10-2009, 04:29 AM

Hi there,

I just received my creeper yesterday and all went well during assembly until I came to assembling the drive shafts. One half of one shaft is missing and two small flat head 3mm bolts meant to hold the ends on the differential housings are also missing. Other than that I was happy with the kit but am unable to use it until I get a drive shaft. I will be going to the nearest hobby shop today (one hour drive) to see if they have one??

Mike

Rockfrog · 10-10-2009, 04:22 PM

Call Venom ... I had a diff spacer that was too narrow. I called them and a week and a half later they sent the replacement and a full set of axle shafts as well.
they wiill take care of you

speed12 · 10-11-2009, 03:02 PM

well to be fair to venom it is a good rig, I got a clear first round on a UK comp today without dig, I probably travelled twice as far as anyone else doing long loops to get the line for the gates, but a clear round is a clear round.

On the second course I broke a CVD pin, whether this was a product failure or my mistake I am not sure, it was a slope I know my creeper will go up, but it was wet today and I should have punched it first time (easy to say after the event!)

I've had the creeper for a while and I am pretty sure i know what it will and won't go up, when/if i get the dig I really will not have any excuse not to be placing every time.

Apart from everything else, the fact nearly half the entrants today has Losi's, makes me want to stay with the creeper.

Let's all just hope they can find enough time out from moving office to get the dig finally sorted.

batmodem · 10-18-2009, 08:55 PM

I just finished building my kit and had a few problems:

1. Missing screws: two missing screws that hold the axel skid plate, but I used two shorter ones also included in the kit there were not needed anymore and could continue.
2. Outdated instructions: mine didn't sugested the use of grease (like in the gear train :P) and thread lock in some places (like the link arms :PP).
3. A few aluminum tubes didn't allow the 10mm insertion that they supposed to.
4. After a problem assembling the differentials one will lock-unlock ok and the other is too stiff and needs several wheel turns to engage.
5. I had to go return to the hobby shop because nor the high torque venom servo or the kit included the heavy duty/long servo horn :P.
6. I think there are parts of the instructions need clearing like the CVD assembly.

However I think for the money you can't go wrong with this kit and out of the box I think is the best kit out there. I hope it lasts tough...

Jason MC · 10-26-2009, 09:39 PM

I bought 2 creepers one green one red and they came complete. I am happy with both of them. My biggest tip would be to have a nice qulity set of allens when you get ready to build this kit. Thanks Venom Looking forward to the DIG!

camaroman67401 · 10-31-2009, 12:36 AM

hey im looking at getting a creeper. it will be my first rc other than the wal mart specials that run a day if they run. im looking at the parts list that you need and see that you say it needs the Venom Pro Brushless ESC 120A that dont have the motor and is still 169.99 and 229.99 with the motor. is there any subsitute part you could reccommend in place of the pro esc or do i need to have the programable one for this?

camaroman67401 · 10-31-2009, 12:47 AM

and on the LiPO batteries will your VEN-0653 wall charger charge the VEN-1554T which looks to be the traxxas style LiPO battery?

UndCon · 10-31-2009, 07:14 AM

I managed to bend 1 rear axle slightly so the wheel wobbles a bit. Not that important really at this slow speeds so I keep using it until it fails totally...

But it kinda tells that the batch I got was a lot better and didn't break off

Hardened? not really as I had to file some irregularitys off to be able to remove the C-hub - uneven surface due to small grub screws holding axle nuts.

10-10-2009, 04:29 AM	#453
Captaincrash Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 376	Missing parts Hi there, I just received my creeper yesterday and all went well during assembly until I came to assembling the drive shafts. One half of one shaft is missing and two small flat head 3mm bolts meant to hold the ends on the differential housings are also missing. Other than that I was happy with the kit but am unable to use it until I get a drive shaft. I will be going to the nearest hobby shop today (one hour drive) to see if they have one?? Mike

10-31-2009, 12:36 AM	#458
camaroman67401 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Salina Posts: 9	substitute parts hey im looking at getting a creeper. it will be my first rc other than the wal mart specials that run a day if they run. im looking at the parts list that you need and see that you say it needs the Venom Pro Brushless ESC 120A that dont have the motor and is still 169.99 and 229.99 with the motor. is there any subsitute part you could reccommend in place of the pro esc or do i need to have the programable one for this?

10-31-2009, 12:47 AM	#459
camaroman67401 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Salina Posts: 9	charger and on the LiPO batteries will your VEN-0653 wall charger charge the VEN-1554T which looks to be the traxxas style LiPO battery?

09-30-2009, 12:43 AM	#441
Alex.G Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Slovakia Posts: 308	first batch is on the way form the manufacture

09-30-2009, 04:27 AM	#442
darkfever Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Roxburgh Park, Vic, Aus Posts: 8	cant wait for the dig... i just ordered the rear lockouts, aluminium c-hubs, single piece chassis skidplate and hb rovers (soft)

09-30-2009, 01:10 PM	#444
Alex.G Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Slovakia Posts: 308	Chad said it... hope he will reply here ;)

09-30-2009, 01:20 PM	#445
speed12 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Warwick, UK Posts: 9	thanks - have a comp in a couple of weeks - need to decide which class to enter!

10-03-2009, 07:10 AM	#446
darkfever Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Roxburgh Park, Vic, Aus Posts: 8	seems odd that on venoms site the dig was released in 08 but its not available yet :( how long until we can see some in Aus????

10-07-2009, 11:33 AM	#447
krawlin1 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chitown Posts: 5	I just got my creeper in the other day and had to stop the build due to missing pieces. Kit came missing all 4 diff gears and both diff lock rings. WTF

10-08-2009, 08:40 AM	#448
rj_dio Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 104	krawlin1, welcome to the world of Creeper ownership! Missing parts are just some of the joys you will experience! Stripped parts and no help in the "factory support" thread are more of the joys you can look forward to. That said, once it is actually all assembled it's a darn good crawler.

10-08-2009, 07:50 PM	#449
wiznich Newbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: East Denver Posts: 41	I hope Venom CS is listening....I think we'd like to know what's on they're mind as far as a release date for the dig unit. I've read old posts from back in March saying it's on the way etc. etc. Come on man give us some kind of hope

10-09-2009, 12:45 AM	#450
Red Rockcrawler Trying to have Fun Again Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In your fridge stealing a beer Posts: 2,923	I have talked to chad and paul from venom they are in the middle of a shop relocation. They are moving to another city with a bigger shop. So stay calm with them. They are trying hard to make you all happy.

10-09-2009, 01:37 AM	#451
Alex.G Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Slovakia Posts: 308	whole office, not shop only

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10-09-2009, 08:15 AM	#452
Red Rockcrawler Trying to have Fun Again Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In your fridge stealing a beer Posts: 2,923	Yes Whole Office.

10-10-2009, 04:22 PM	#454
Rockfrog Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Duncan, BC, Canada Posts: 750	Call Venom ... I had a diff spacer that was too narrow. I called them and a week and a half later they sent the replacement and a full set of axle shafts as well. they wiill take care of you

10-11-2009, 03:02 PM	#455
speed12 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Warwick, UK Posts: 9	well to be fair to venom it is a good rig, I got a clear first round on a UK comp today without dig, I probably travelled twice as far as anyone else doing long loops to get the line for the gates, but a clear round is a clear round. On the second course I broke a CVD pin, whether this was a product failure or my mistake I am not sure, it was a slope I know my creeper will go up, but it was wet today and I should have punched it first time (easy to say after the event!) I've had the creeper for a while and I am pretty sure i know what it will and won't go up, when/if i get the dig I really will not have any excuse not to be placing every time. Apart from everything else, the fact nearly half the entrants today has Losi's, makes me want to stay with the creeper. Let's all just hope they can find enough time out from moving office to get the dig finally sorted.

10-18-2009, 08:55 PM	#456
batmodem Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Colombia Posts: 3	I just finished building my kit and had a few problems: 1. Missing screws: two missing screws that hold the axel skid plate, but I used two shorter ones also included in the kit there were not needed anymore and could continue. 2. Outdated instructions: mine didn't sugested the use of grease (like in the gear train :P) and thread lock in some places (like the link arms :PP). 3. A few aluminum tubes didn't allow the 10mm insertion that they supposed to. 4. After a problem assembling the differentials one will lock-unlock ok and the other is too stiff and needs several wheel turns to engage. 5. I had to go return to the hobby shop because nor the high torque venom servo or the kit included the heavy duty/long servo horn :P. 6. I think there are parts of the instructions need clearing like the CVD assembly. However I think for the money you can't go wrong with this kit and out of the box I think is the best kit out there. I hope it lasts tough...

10-26-2009, 09:39 PM	#457
Jason MC Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Ca. Posts: 38	I bought 2 creepers one green one red and they came complete. I am happy with both of them. My biggest tip would be to have a nice qulity set of allens when you get ready to build this kit. Thanks Venom Looking forward to the DIG!

10-31-2009, 07:14 AM	#460
UndCon Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 69	I managed to bend 1 rear axle slightly so the wheel wobbles a bit. Not that important really at this slow speeds so I keep using it until it fails totally... But it kinda tells that the batch I got was a lot better and didn't break off Hardened? not really as I had to file some irregularitys off to be able to remove the C-hub - uneven surface due to small grub screws holding axle nuts.

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