I will start with this. This is only the third RC Crawler “kit” I have ever purchased without witnessing one run prior to my purchase, and I will rank this lower than a OCM/NEWAGE/ENROUTE/BERG, but definitely higher than a Cliff Climber.
This will be my initial review of a Redcat Racing RS10 Rockslide. I purchased this RTR Kit through an online retailer for $160 shipped, and it is available through various retailers at this time for around that price, but maybe a little more. As of right now, it looks like Tower has CC’s down at $110 RTR, but to be honest, this kit makes the CC value close to nothing (and this is coming from a guy that owns two CCs).
I will break this review into a [at least] a couple of different stages. First being out of box impressions based on experience with other crawlers, second being actual crawling of the RTR rig, third will be simple/cheap/free mods to RTR kit, and then wherever it leads.
Just got the rig tonight, so first post will be on first impressions. What you get out of the box: a prebuilt rig (w/ 7.2v C cell 1500 mah pack in chassis), a TX, an antenna tube, a wall charger, and a manual. Not sure if even Nylints were this easy. The manual can easily be viewed via Redcat using this link: http://content.yudu.com/Library/A17o3d/RockslideRS10Manual Stock part support can be found via Redcat also at: http://www.redcatracing.com/RC-Cars?search=rs10
First the most obvious, yet most meaningless, part off the rig…………..the body. It looks like a hatchback H2, but believe it or not, it is 12.5” long and 5.5” wide in the center, making it a pretty compact and legal comp body. So a pretty good little “pro” for it right there that it comes with a pre-finished comp body. Can’t say that about a CC or TLT. Heck, a body costs $20-30 unpainted these days……………………………..
The other most obvious thing; tires. Um, yep, they are 5” diameter pieces of plubber molded to the shape of offroad tires. I would value them as great tires to use to mock up other rigs. I would value their use on the rocks as none.
Wheels. 2.2s plastic beadlock wheels will aluminum rings. The rings do a nice job of “hiding/protecting” the hex screw heads. Haven’t observed the inner hex support as I haven’t done the OOTB testing.
Axles. Obviously MOA axles, running dual “380” sized 70T motors. By the molding near the motor, you aren’t going to adapt larger diameter motors to these axles very easily. Good thing is that a lot of research has been done on CCs in reference to alternate motors to run (if needed), so options are out there. I haven’t done the fitting yet, but I honestly believe that with the lower link spacing and shock mounting, plus the upper reverse 3-link, long a$$ cobalt motors are bolt on! Again, haven’t tested as the OOTB testing isn’t complete. I do know that the axles are full bearings thoughout, but the gears/tubes/Cs/knuckles are plastic. Kinda catchy here, but notice that the axle tubes do slope downward allowing a bit more center pumpkin clearance. With stock 5” tires, the pumpkin clearance is 1.75”.
And yes, the whole “flying wing” link mount on top of the axles looks a bit odd…………..but I LOVE the out of the box thinking Redcat did here!!! Think of it this way, you flat tray across the top of the axles for mounting such things as batts, RXs, BECs, ESCs (as many owners of MOA axles do), why not use this mount as a spread link axle mount at the same time? It is hard to see until you see it, but it does free up a lot of room as the susp flexes.
Stock wheelbase is 12 7/8”. Stock wheel track is 10.5”. Stock weight with 7.2V 6 C cell is 4.75 lbs.
Okay, gotta admit, I am beat after today, so this is all the reviewing I can do. Hopefully I can do a bit more tomorrow, so whatever questions you have, throw them!
From what I see so far, this rig, just as I saw with the “Berg,” depends on support and upgrades. If both can be provided, you are looking at a future hit in the RCC hobby. I don’t want to speak too much before a fair amount of testing, but I LOVE this against a RTC Axial so far!!!
This will be my initial review of a Redcat Racing RS10 Rockslide. I purchased this RTR Kit through an online retailer for $160 shipped, and it is available through various retailers at this time for around that price, but maybe a little more. As of right now, it looks like Tower has CC’s down at $110 RTR, but to be honest, this kit makes the CC value close to nothing (and this is coming from a guy that owns two CCs).
I will break this review into a [at least] a couple of different stages. First being out of box impressions based on experience with other crawlers, second being actual crawling of the RTR rig, third will be simple/cheap/free mods to RTR kit, and then wherever it leads.
Just got the rig tonight, so first post will be on first impressions. What you get out of the box: a prebuilt rig (w/ 7.2v C cell 1500 mah pack in chassis), a TX, an antenna tube, a wall charger, and a manual. Not sure if even Nylints were this easy. The manual can easily be viewed via Redcat using this link: http://content.yudu.com/Library/A17o3d/RockslideRS10Manual Stock part support can be found via Redcat also at: http://www.redcatracing.com/RC-Cars?search=rs10
First the most obvious, yet most meaningless, part off the rig…………..the body. It looks like a hatchback H2, but believe it or not, it is 12.5” long and 5.5” wide in the center, making it a pretty compact and legal comp body. So a pretty good little “pro” for it right there that it comes with a pre-finished comp body. Can’t say that about a CC or TLT. Heck, a body costs $20-30 unpainted these days……………………………..
The other most obvious thing; tires. Um, yep, they are 5” diameter pieces of plubber molded to the shape of offroad tires. I would value them as great tires to use to mock up other rigs. I would value their use on the rocks as none.
Wheels. 2.2s plastic beadlock wheels will aluminum rings. The rings do a nice job of “hiding/protecting” the hex screw heads. Haven’t observed the inner hex support as I haven’t done the OOTB testing.
Axles. Obviously MOA axles, running dual “380” sized 70T motors. By the molding near the motor, you aren’t going to adapt larger diameter motors to these axles very easily. Good thing is that a lot of research has been done on CCs in reference to alternate motors to run (if needed), so options are out there. I haven’t done the fitting yet, but I honestly believe that with the lower link spacing and shock mounting, plus the upper reverse 3-link, long a$$ cobalt motors are bolt on! Again, haven’t tested as the OOTB testing isn’t complete. I do know that the axles are full bearings thoughout, but the gears/tubes/Cs/knuckles are plastic. Kinda catchy here, but notice that the axle tubes do slope downward allowing a bit more center pumpkin clearance. With stock 5” tires, the pumpkin clearance is 1.75”.
And yes, the whole “flying wing” link mount on top of the axles looks a bit odd…………..but I LOVE the out of the box thinking Redcat did here!!! Think of it this way, you flat tray across the top of the axles for mounting such things as batts, RXs, BECs, ESCs (as many owners of MOA axles do), why not use this mount as a spread link axle mount at the same time? It is hard to see until you see it, but it does free up a lot of room as the susp flexes.
Stock wheelbase is 12 7/8”. Stock wheel track is 10.5”. Stock weight with 7.2V 6 C cell is 4.75 lbs.
Okay, gotta admit, I am beat after today, so this is all the reviewing I can do. Hopefully I can do a bit more tomorrow, so whatever questions you have, throw them!
From what I see so far, this rig, just as I saw with the “Berg,” depends on support and upgrades. If both can be provided, you are looking at a future hit in the RCC hobby. I don’t want to speak too much before a fair amount of testing, but I LOVE this against a RTC Axial so far!!!
