Hey Craig, I have one and love it! What I did was buy a jconcepts SCT body and bought the following: Mad Wagon longer arms. Mad Wagon longer outdrives. Mad Wagon steering linkages. Optional stiffer springs. Short course tires and wheels. Added heavier diff fluids throughout. With the wider stance, this truck is so stable and makes it a worthwhile SCT!
Haha yes, what he said ^^ I did actually get an email from Associated a little while back, and I replied in the affirmative, but haven't heard anything since, even after a follow-up. It'll come with time, no doubt. Being in Australia probably doesn't help with USA-based brands!
@@RCTNTgot to tell you you’re getting popular over here in the the US. I was telling a RC crawling buddy about your channel and he interrupted me and told me “Oh I know Craig- he’s GREAT!”
Heh that's cool to hear 🙂 thanks for sharing that. I honestly haven't been paying attention to sub numbers beyond the fun of it ticking up, but the more I've talked with other youtubers this year, the more I see the subscriber count matters to companies who don't necessarily understand that subs don't predict views - and it's views (and retention) that really matter when you're investing in this kind of advertising. We'll get there! I've got some bangers for you guys this year, so it'll creep up anyway.
Funny on my way home today I was driving next to the 1:1 version in that color! Thanks for vid, please subscribe if you haven't Craig is one of the few truth tellers out here this channel is awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Craig, only a recent subscriber after stumbling across your channel through crawlers. Love the content and how thorough you are reviewing everything. Keep up the the great work and always eagerly awaiting your next video. Great to see some home grown content.
Kyosho really does a fantastic job with their bodies. That Tacoma looks stellar! Performance wise, it seems good for what it's aiming to be. I wouldn't want to drive it hard but rather treat it to an invigorating beach or trail run. It's a great looking truck but needs to be driven with a bit more care than one might have with an Aarma. Nice to see your Pup bouncing around and making friends with the truck at the end there. Glad shes doing good! Thanks and Take Care!
I have a VR01 Kyosho nitro powered corvette that was a joy to put together and a refreshing change from Tamiya. Never had an issue with it ever. This was back when ebay was a great place to buy stuff. I got it for $110 cdn delivered and it came with a price sticker of $499 cdn on it (sell out, old stock from a closed hobby shop).
You are right about the viewers not subscribing, i was one of them, yt kept showing me your videos and i did not realise i was not subscribed... Love your videos, keep making them and to many more subs!
Well thank you very much! Yeah, the way YT works has changed hugely in the last few years especially. Subscriber count is no longer really relevant - I honestly believe that, and it's why I've never pushed for subscribers at all in the last 3 years here. That is, until I realised that some are still paying attention to this outdated metric - and so, I guess I should be asking every now and then just in case there are more like you! Thank you kindly for the help, it is appreciated 🙏
I'm surprised Kyosho has discontinued the Rampage...I really don't like when manufacturers discontinue products just as they pick up steam. As much as I don't like Traxxas, I appreciate that they keep producing and improving the existing platforms by building upon them.
@@RCTNTyep. It says we don't like spending money developing new platforms, lol. I'd bet my next 10 paychecks that Traxxas isn't reusing old chassis and still selling 30 year old designs out of an overabundance of care for customers. If so then they'd drop those prices once the R&D investment had been recouped.
@@boduke9428 and there's the flip side to that argument. I do think there's a reasonable line to walk that balances both of these things, and I also expect we can agree that it looks something like models being sold for long-ish times with good parts support but also with decreasing prices over time as that R&D and production hump cost is met.
First time viewer and subscriber 😅 Loved the vehicle and your awesome review. You covered all the features beautifully. So much so that I want one. I have a Keyosho 1/7 scale RB7 F1 nitro. And I Love it. Keyoshobrings the quality and detail. Cheers, on the Great review. Hope you get some factory reccognition/sponsorship.
I love that you do the reviews "green". It gives a more honest feel to the review, seems less scripted with no preconceived ideas. Have heard pretty good things about the Kyosho Tacoma and have been looking forward to this video. For $800 it's not cheap but compared to something like the Arrma Mojave, Losi Baja Rey or Traxxas Slash I think it's better bang for buck. The detail is schmick but, more than likely, RIP side mirrors. I think Perth West RC did a review on this and found the front body mount can have some issues after impact but was relatively easily remedied from memory. Keep up the good work Craig!
That front body mount is waiting to be killed, yeah. But the looks are incredibly good. No doubt Kyosho guys argued this one around a bit too. I'm glad they went with looks; there are plenty of trucks with good impact protection and regular bodies, so trying something different is to be commended. Thanks for the feedback, and for your support! Very much appreciated 🙏
I like the truck I’ve been keeping an eye on it since it came out the price seemed a bit high but it’s a great looking rig definitely not a heavy basher but it looks like it would be a blast to run. It seems like due to the economy everything has slowed down cycling motocross you name it people just can’t afford things as much & it shows so thank you for still getting rigs that we all want to see & this is one of those. 👍
Great review, love the body. Your dog has tons of energy and loves chasing tiny trucks lol. Love your content so somebody give this man some rc's to review for us. Keep up the good work 👍
I believe you're right, it's that middle diff that makes a difference, plus the sway bars and generally low centre of gravity. Excellent value, the Pro4!
Here you go Craig! It’s a fairly easy swap as the chassis are identical except for length. I would love to see your thoughts on this modification! This is the story of my Kyosho Tacoma TRD PRO SCT conversion! These are the parts needed to change it to a viable SCT! KB10W (x2) KB017L (x2) KYOKBW008 KYOKB013L KYOKBW001 JCO0222 UPG-10003 (x2) JConcepts 9-shot SCT JCO3420B Pro-line Blockade SC 2.2/3.0 PRO1183-02 I think this RTR Truck is underrated! This is a basher or a SCT truck as well!
Thanks for taking the time to put that together, I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates it. I'll look into those parts and will mention this list when I do the comparison video. Nice!
Hey man thanks for the video! I have seen this car reviewed before, but it's always good to get different perspectives and different driving styles from different people. Overall I do think the truck is very attractive, but for me I think I will just stick to my Slash. Even though I realized that this is not a short course truck, I'm just not seeing enough of a to make the commitment to this particular truck. In fact I'm struggling to figure out a genre for this vehicle LOL. To me it appears to be an overgrown FAZER mk 2R of sorts. Great video. Thanks again!
No worries. And I think the Fazer comparison is fair. I'd like to get this thing to the (bitumen) racetrack, actually. I bet it would be fun to drive there!
There looks to be some disparity between the chassis and the body. Either lower the body or put more suspension travel into it and raise the chassis. Great thorough review as always 👏
Solid review mate. You look at the same stuff I look for in my RC's. Kyosho's bodyshells are something else though...always look stellar...well at first when they're new lol. Quite like this truck simply cos' it looks great. Kyosho's build quality is epic aswell. It's performance isn't bad either. Wonder if that shell would fit nicely on a 1/10th crawler?
I really enjoyed this video. I had not heard of this car/truck before. It looks great. In looking at the tires and suspension travel, as you mentioned, I think this is a street runner. This has some great features. Do other Kyosho cars or trucks have the same body mounting system with the foam padding? Thanks for sharing. By the way, your assistant did a great job. It's always funny to me when dogs chase after r/c cars, but the minute the cars comes at them they run the other way.
I haven't seen anything like this car before, and I have road and monster trucks from Kyosho. It's pretty good, apart from impact protection! Doggo is getting better around rc cars, especially crawlers. Still a way to go with the fast stuff, but we'll get there 😊
Fantastic video, with this Kyosho Tacoma you now have the best collection of 1/10 scale desert trucks on the channel. Hopefully between now and October you will have a video summary comparing what you liked most and least about them, by then I will buy one for my birthday and I would like to know your opinion. My favorite candidates are the Losi Baja Rey 2.0 (which has not yet been released in Europe), Kyosho KBL10 Tacoma, Arrma Mojave 4S and Traxxas Raptor R.
Aw thanks! Tacoma and BR2.0 are both absolute lookers, though the Mojave 4S isn't far behind - there's a lot of plastic and interior on that thing. If you want an all-round performer that'll take proper hard bashing, Mojave 4S for the win. Kyosho for shelf queen, BR2.0 for that desert truck suspension experience and Traxxas for, for... hmm. Well, I don't know when I'd choose the Traxxas over the Mojave 4S in particular, but to be fair to big-T, I haven't had a Raptor-R yet. I'll keep an eye out for when they're available in Australia!
@@RCTNT From what I have been able to see on RUclips channels here and the Traxxas website, the Raptor-R is basically an elongated Slash with some Ultimate parts (not all) and a very realistic Kyosho Tacoma-style body. Its price of €599 is somewhat higher than the €60 Arrma and little more than the €20 Kyosho in Spain.
Bought one of these 4 weeks ago for a me to me treat to mark a significant birthday, wish i had gone for a different model, this was very expensive but i thought lets do it as my first ever proper rc was a Kyosho, this is not an SCT its a scale of road pick up, the chassis and electrics are pretty good and once you get the hang of driving it then it performs very scale but the big let down is that lovely body, trust me its fragile, and very expensive, also hard to get thanks to kyosho lack of spares network so i am now waiting for an Arrma Infraction 4x4 mega clear body to arrive for my tacoma, kinda wish i had not bought this truck
That's a good idea, it can be hard to find a body that fits. Good to know! You might find different tires help, too. I haven't tuned anything yet but I expect there's good room for improvement. It's a nice, stable car, which is an excellent base from which to begin!
@@RCTNT arrma claim tyre diameter is 115mm and kyosho is 105mm but to ujse body would have to cut wheel arches of completely and shell would look plain stupid
That's a very interesting "truck" chassis. Wild how they designed it to strongly resemble a buggy chassis, lol. That body is beautiful but it really needs some Mojave Grom type body reinforcement to protect it from the inevitable crashes due to that scale type short travel suspension. It's a shame that body isn't internally reinforced because it would be great to put on a more performance oriented chassis. I appreciate scale detail but i don't like it in anything faster than a brisk walk. Scale detailed looks almost always equals scale damage in a crash.
Oh nice, hope it was helpful! You might consider having a look over this article if you're still at the stage of wondering what kind of car to get: rc-tnt.com/guides/best-rc-car Enjoy the process and thanks for dropping by 😎
Oh-ho... I've had my eye on this one.. They look pretty good.! They're pricey though, £490 in the UK.! After my disappointing experience with my Mad Van VE shattering it's front diff on only its third run, I've been wary of Kyosho.! (It was on 2S & it landed a foot & a half jump on it's nose, I wasn't even on power... Two teeth sheared clean off.!! 🤯 😲 Then when I looked up a replacement I found they wanted £45 for the HD "Upgraded" crown & input I was PO'd... I ran it as a 2 wheel drive until the rear diff blew about a month later & then stripped it for parts).!! Great video Craig, as always.! Stay safe out there mate & the very best wishes from Scotland 🏴 🙏 ❤️ 📻 🕹️ 🔋 🚗 🚖 🚕 🚔 🚚 🚙 🚘 🚓 🚒 🚑 🚐 🚎 🚤 🚁 🛩️ 👍 👍 👍
Yikes! That does not sound good! I've understood the Fazer base is strong, but it doesn't sound like the bigger wheels do it much good!! Well, this rig is entirely different to the Fazer and clearly stronger in design. Can't comment on the materials exactly, but the design is certainly better for bigger power and bigger bumps. If the Mad Van was made on this rather than the Fazer platform, it'd be a beast.
Hello! Thank for your great reviews ^^ Do you think you'll include the Yikong DF7 in your short course report? It's a machine that's not often commented on, even though it's worth a look in my opinion, great value for money. Version 3 has just been released, this could be the opportunity :)
I assumed this was built on the Fazer Mk2 chassis but obviously it's more beefy. Cool looking truck and I'd bet it performs a little better with better tires, assuming they are a standard size
I saw amains review of it, looks awesome, does well in rallyish type driving no big jumps, with that said, if you could make the jump on your track longer not taller but longer with a smooth transition and not so abrubt it would fly and land better, just sayin buddy, long time subscriber no hate just an observation of things i had trouble with on my own track.
Haha yes, that did occur to me as the video was being made. This was the first car to use it since I 'fixed' the jump. Definitely needs to be longer! I'll get to that soon 👍🙏
@@RCTNT you got it, R/C is just an added bonus! One youtuber, makes cat videos, last I checked he is making $50K USD/mnth. He even rents a separate apt for his rescues.
Pretty much the case, I think, yes. Although I wouldn't mind throwing it around our local sealed racetrack, particularly in the rain. I might try to make a video of it if I can get over there sometime, I reckon it'd be a hoot!
@@RCTNT maybe in your timeline, mine it was only like a few days. I just watched your video on the cheap r/c cars the other day. Sure looks like a nice rig, has some shortcomings, but don't they all?
@@muskokamike127 oh I see, yes. I mean, I bought it a couple of months back. There are several things here waiting to see the camera, some I've had for over a year (oops). But I'm having fun. Dog's been keeping me busy! (Welcome back to YT, btw. Glad it's working out for you :)
You're very welcome to come along, Tyler! My car is out of commission so I'm car-pooling with someone else to get there, myself. I won't have a loaner on-hand, I'm sorry. You'll be able to drive your small rigs around and watch the action, but there won't be 1/24 scale courses set up tomorrow, my friend. We do hope to have a small scale day at some point, but I need someone to step up to manage that as I'm currently as maximum load. Catch you tomorrow, it'll be good to say hi :)
Good point. Hmm. I don't think bend or shear is an issue with this class of car, though you're absolutely correct. I'm mainly concerned about impact damage to the shocks, as they're just sitting right out there!
The body detail looks fantastic, but it looks ridiculous on that chassis. It’s like they just slapped a pick up body on a buggy chassis and threw some truck tires on it and for that price I’ll just buy the body and put it on an actual crawler chassis.
Hey Craig, I have one and love it!
What I did was buy a jconcepts SCT body and bought the following:
Mad Wagon longer arms.
Mad Wagon longer outdrives.
Mad Wagon steering linkages.
Optional stiffer springs.
Short course tires and wheels.
Added heavier diff fluids throughout.
With the wider stance, this truck is so stable and makes it a worthwhile SCT!
Oooooh, now that's a thoughtful set of modifications! Which tires and wheels did you go for?
Thanks for that info, it's gold!
Traxxas, Horizon, Associated, send Craig more cars and trucks, we love this guy! We need his insight! Thanks Craig, for another great video.
Haha yes, what he said ^^
I did actually get an email from Associated a little while back, and I replied in the affirmative, but haven't heard anything since, even after a follow-up. It'll come with time, no doubt. Being in Australia probably doesn't help with USA-based brands!
@@RCTNTgot to tell you you’re getting popular over here in the the US. I was telling a RC crawling buddy about your channel and he interrupted me and told me “Oh I know Craig- he’s GREAT!”
Heh that's cool to hear 🙂 thanks for sharing that.
I honestly haven't been paying attention to sub numbers beyond the fun of it ticking up, but the more I've talked with other youtubers this year, the more I see the subscriber count matters to companies who don't necessarily understand that subs don't predict views - and it's views (and retention) that really matter when you're investing in this kind of advertising.
We'll get there! I've got some bangers for you guys this year, so it'll creep up anyway.
Funny on my way home today I was driving next to the 1:1 version in that color! Thanks for vid, please subscribe if you haven't Craig is one of the few truth tellers out here this channel is awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks brother
Hi Craig, only a recent subscriber after stumbling across your channel through crawlers. Love the content and how thorough you are reviewing everything. Keep up the the great work and always eagerly awaiting your next video. Great to see some home grown content.
Thanks very much, Michael. I'm really glad you're along for the ride.
Kyosho really does a fantastic job with their bodies. That Tacoma looks stellar!
Performance wise, it seems good for what it's aiming to be. I wouldn't want to drive it hard but rather treat it to an invigorating beach or trail run. It's a great looking truck but needs to be driven with a bit more care than one might have with an Aarma.
Nice to see your Pup bouncing around and making friends with the truck at the end there. Glad shes doing good!
Thanks and Take Care!
Thanks, and agreed 😊
Kyosho has always set it's self on a higher level and done things their way. Great Truck!
I have a VR01 Kyosho nitro powered corvette that was a joy to put together and a refreshing change from Tamiya. Never had an issue with it ever. This was back when ebay was a great place to buy stuff. I got it for $110 cdn delivered and it came with a price sticker of $499 cdn on it (sell out, old stock from a closed hobby shop).
Wow!
You are right about the viewers not subscribing, i was one of them, yt kept showing me your videos and i did not realise i was not subscribed... Love your videos, keep making them and to many more subs!
Well thank you very much!
Yeah, the way YT works has changed hugely in the last few years especially. Subscriber count is no longer really relevant - I honestly believe that, and it's why I've never pushed for subscribers at all in the last 3 years here.
That is, until I realised that some are still paying attention to this outdated metric - and so, I guess I should be asking every now and then just in case there are more like you! Thank you kindly for the help, it is appreciated 🙏
The body is sooo similar to the knightrunner body
It's especially impressive given how wide it is. They've done a great job. I'm not keen on hurting it!
I'm surprised Kyosho has discontinued the Rampage...I really don't like when manufacturers discontinue products just as they pick up steam. As much as I don't like Traxxas, I appreciate that they keep producing and improving the existing platforms by building upon them.
This is a good point for traxxas, as much as some of their designs are quite tired. There's something to be said for long term model support, yes!
@@RCTNTyep. It says we don't like spending money developing new platforms, lol. I'd bet my next 10 paychecks that Traxxas isn't reusing old chassis and still selling 30 year old designs out of an overabundance of care for customers. If so then they'd drop those prices once the R&D investment had been recouped.
@@boduke9428 and there's the flip side to that argument. I do think there's a reasonable line to walk that balances both of these things, and I also expect we can agree that it looks something like models being sold for long-ish times with good parts support but also with decreasing prices over time as that R&D and production hump cost is met.
love the doggo... looks so happy... oh ya.. the truck was nice too
She's a sweetie pie
First time viewer and subscriber 😅 Loved the vehicle and your awesome review. You covered all the features beautifully. So much so that I want one. I have a Keyosho 1/7 scale RB7 F1 nitro. And I Love it. Keyoshobrings the quality and detail. Cheers, on the Great review. Hope you get some factory reccognition/sponsorship.
Thank you kindly, I'm so glad you found the video. 1/7 eh? I bet that's a beast!
I love that you do the reviews "green". It gives a more honest feel to the review, seems less scripted with no preconceived ideas.
Have heard pretty good things about the Kyosho Tacoma and have been looking forward to this video. For $800 it's not cheap but compared to something like the Arrma Mojave, Losi Baja Rey or Traxxas Slash I think it's better bang for buck. The detail is schmick but, more than likely, RIP side mirrors.
I think Perth West RC did a review on this and found the front body mount can have some issues after impact but was relatively easily remedied from memory.
Keep up the good work Craig!
That front body mount is waiting to be killed, yeah. But the looks are incredibly good. No doubt Kyosho guys argued this one around a bit too. I'm glad they went with looks; there are plenty of trucks with good impact protection and regular bodies, so trying something different is to be commended.
Thanks for the feedback, and for your support! Very much appreciated 🙏
One thing is for sure, it's a beautiful looking truck
Agreed!
I like the truck I’ve been keeping an eye on it since it came out the price seemed a bit high but it’s a great looking rig definitely not a heavy basher but it looks like it would be a blast to run. It seems like due to the economy everything has slowed down cycling motocross you name it people just can’t afford things as much & it shows so thank you for still getting rigs that we all want to see & this is one of those. 👍
Thank you, it's my privilege to do it.
Thats what it is, a really nice car. Isnt every rc car suited for a certain type off terrain sort off. Just what you want from it.
For sure, yes. I reckon this would be a hoot on a sealed track, too. We'll see!
Great review, love the body. Your dog has tons of energy and loves chasing tiny trucks lol. Love your content so somebody give this man some rc's to review for us. Keep up the good work 👍
Heh thanks. She's getting better. Full of energy, very sweet, but rc cars? Lemme atem!
This is the body crawlers deserve 😂
Isn't it just!
Another great vid! Can’t wait for the short course truck show down!! I believe the Pro4 SC10 on 3s with better tyres with be up there!
I believe you're right, it's that middle diff that makes a difference, plus the sway bars and generally low centre of gravity. Excellent value, the Pro4!
Here you go Craig! It’s a fairly easy swap as the chassis are identical except for length.
I would love to see your thoughts on this modification!
This is the story of my Kyosho Tacoma TRD PRO SCT conversion!
These are the parts needed to change it to a viable SCT!
KB10W (x2)
KB017L (x2)
KYOKBW008
KYOKB013L
KYOKBW001
JCO0222
UPG-10003 (x2)
JConcepts 9-shot SCT JCO3420B
Pro-line Blockade SC 2.2/3.0
PRO1183-02
I think this RTR Truck is underrated!
This is a basher or a SCT truck as well!
Thanks for taking the time to put that together, I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates it. I'll look into those parts and will mention this list when I do the comparison video. Nice!
Hey man thanks for the video! I have seen this car reviewed before, but it's always good to get different perspectives and different driving styles from different people. Overall I do think the truck is very attractive, but for me I think I will just stick to my Slash. Even though I realized that this is not a short course truck, I'm just not seeing enough of a to make the commitment to this particular truck. In fact I'm struggling to figure out a genre for this vehicle LOL. To me it appears to be an overgrown FAZER mk 2R of sorts. Great video. Thanks again!
No worries. And I think the Fazer comparison is fair. I'd like to get this thing to the (bitumen) racetrack, actually. I bet it would be fun to drive there!
I’ve been seeing that green color locally, it’s become a favorite of mine.
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Looks good, doesn't it.
Sounds great Craig, I look forward to your new comparison video and I will subscribe to your RUclips channel!
All the Best!
Phil
Hey Phil, thanks a lot, I appreciate it :)
Love your reviews. This car looks slick. Definitely on my list of "to eventually buy"
It's a looker, alright! Thanks.
There looks to be some disparity between the chassis and the body. Either lower the body or put more suspension travel into it and raise the chassis. Great thorough review as always 👏
Well put, I agree!
Solid review mate. You look at the same stuff I look for in my RC's. Kyosho's bodyshells are something else though...always look stellar...well at first when they're new lol.
Quite like this truck simply cos' it looks great. Kyosho's build quality is epic aswell. It's performance isn't bad either.
Wonder if that shell would fit nicely on a 1/10th crawler?
I bet it would fit!
I really enjoyed this video. I had not heard of this car/truck before. It looks great. In looking at the tires and suspension travel, as you mentioned, I think this is a street runner. This has some great features. Do other Kyosho cars or trucks have the same body mounting system with the foam padding? Thanks for sharing. By the way, your assistant did a great job. It's always funny to me when dogs chase after r/c cars, but the minute the cars comes at them they run the other way.
I haven't seen anything like this car before, and I have road and monster trucks from Kyosho. It's pretty good, apart from impact protection!
Doggo is getting better around rc cars, especially crawlers. Still a way to go with the fast stuff, but we'll get there 😊
Fantastic video, with this Kyosho Tacoma you now have the best collection of 1/10 scale desert trucks on the channel. Hopefully between now and October you will have a video summary comparing what you liked most and least about them, by then I will buy one for my birthday and I would like to know your opinion. My favorite candidates are the Losi Baja Rey 2.0 (which has not yet been released in Europe), Kyosho KBL10 Tacoma, Arrma Mojave 4S and Traxxas Raptor R.
Aw thanks! Tacoma and BR2.0 are both absolute lookers, though the Mojave 4S isn't far behind - there's a lot of plastic and interior on that thing. If you want an all-round performer that'll take proper hard bashing, Mojave 4S for the win. Kyosho for shelf queen, BR2.0 for that desert truck suspension experience and Traxxas for, for... hmm. Well, I don't know when I'd choose the Traxxas over the Mojave 4S in particular, but to be fair to big-T, I haven't had a Raptor-R yet. I'll keep an eye out for when they're available in Australia!
@@RCTNT From what I have been able to see on RUclips channels here and the Traxxas website, the Raptor-R is basically an elongated Slash with some Ultimate parts (not all) and a very realistic Kyosho Tacoma-style body. Its price of €599 is somewhat higher than the €60 Arrma and little more than the €20 Kyosho in Spain.
Bought one of these 4 weeks ago for a me to me treat to mark a significant birthday, wish i had gone for a different model, this was very expensive but i thought lets do it as my first ever proper rc was a Kyosho, this is not an SCT its a scale of road pick up, the chassis and electrics are pretty good and once you get the hang of driving it then it performs very scale but the big let down is that lovely body, trust me its fragile, and very expensive, also hard to get thanks to kyosho lack of spares network so i am now waiting for an Arrma Infraction 4x4 mega clear body to arrive for my tacoma, kinda wish i had not bought this truck
That's a good idea, it can be hard to find a body that fits. Good to know! You might find different tires help, too. I haven't tuned anything yet but I expect there's good room for improvement. It's a nice, stable car, which is an excellent base from which to begin!
@@RCTNT Infraction 4x4 mega body does not fit seems Arrma spec on there website is wrong
@rctraildriversuk-lone-wolfvide oh that's a bummer. What's the issue? Track, wheelbase, something else?
@@RCTNT arrma claim tyre diameter is 115mm and kyosho is 105mm but to ujse body would have to cut wheel arches of completely and shell would look plain stupid
@rctraildriversuk-lone-wolfvide man that is a shame
As with all Kyosho models, looks great on the shelf and that's about it.
Oh I don't know about that. I've gotten a lot of mileage from my Fazer mk2, that's a fun and capable car!
That's a very interesting "truck" chassis. Wild how they designed it to strongly resemble a buggy chassis, lol.
That body is beautiful but it really needs some Mojave Grom type body reinforcement to protect it from the inevitable crashes due to that scale type short travel suspension. It's a shame that body isn't internally reinforced because it would be great to put on a more performance oriented chassis.
I appreciate scale detail but i don't like it in anything faster than a brisk walk. Scale detailed looks almost always equals scale damage in a crash.
It really wants protection, yeah. It's a shame because it's a little too nice to drive hard.
Great video thanks it was a good watch
Hehe, nice family time!🦮 I wouldn't want to wreck that body either!
Awesome machine❤️🔥😁
Great video💪✅️
Thanks 👍
I subbed! I’m thinking of getting into RC vehicles.. and I’m here doing my research 👋
Oh nice, hope it was helpful!
You might consider having a look over this article if you're still at the stage of wondering what kind of car to get:
rc-tnt.com/guides/best-rc-car
Enjoy the process and thanks for dropping by 😎
Oh-ho... I've had my eye on this one.. They look pretty good.!
They're pricey though, £490 in the UK.!
After my disappointing experience with my Mad Van VE shattering it's front diff on only its third run, I've been wary of Kyosho.!
(It was on 2S & it landed a foot & a half jump on it's nose, I wasn't even on power...
Two teeth sheared clean off.!! 🤯 😲
Then when I looked up a replacement I found they wanted £45 for the HD "Upgraded" crown & input I was PO'd... I ran it as a 2 wheel drive until the rear diff blew about a month later & then stripped it for parts).!!
Great video Craig, as always.!
Stay safe out there mate & the very best wishes from Scotland 🏴 🙏 ❤️ 📻 🕹️ 🔋 🚗 🚖 🚕 🚔 🚚 🚙 🚘 🚓 🚒 🚑 🚐 🚎 🚤 🚁 🛩️ 👍 👍 👍
Yikes! That does not sound good! I've understood the Fazer base is strong, but it doesn't sound like the bigger wheels do it much good!! Well, this rig is entirely different to the Fazer and clearly stronger in design. Can't comment on the materials exactly, but the design is certainly better for bigger power and bigger bumps. If the Mad Van was made on this rather than the Fazer platform, it'd be a beast.
@@RCTNT I've definitely heard good things about this platform.!
Cheers for another great video & thanks for all you do for the hobby.!! 👍 👍
Hello! Thank for your great reviews ^^
Do you think you'll include the Yikong DF7 in your short course report?
It's a machine that's not often commented on, even though it's worth a look in my opinion, great value for money.
Version 3 has just been released, this could be the opportunity :)
I'll look into it, thanks for the reminder. I've considered it before but haven't gotten to it yet! Cheers
Ok, I need one now ❤
I assumed this was built on the Fazer Mk2 chassis but obviously it's more beefy. Cool looking truck and I'd bet it performs a little better with better tires, assuming they are a standard size
It's very premium compared to the Fazer mk2, no doubt about it. Tires and wheels look to be standard, yes. Lovely car!
Great video, I like your style... only great...
I appreciate that, thanks
I saw amains review of it, looks awesome, does well in rallyish type driving no big jumps, with that said, if you could make the jump on your track longer not taller but longer with a smooth transition and not so abrubt it would fly and land better, just sayin buddy, long time subscriber no hate just an observation of things i had trouble with on my own track.
Haha yes, that did occur to me as the video was being made. This was the first car to use it since I 'fixed' the jump. Definitely needs to be longer! I'll get to that soon 👍🙏
6:25 if you like me or like hanging out....me? I'm just here for the doggo making appearances haha.....
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@@RCTNT you got it, R/C is just an added bonus!
One youtuber, makes cat videos, last I checked he is making $50K USD/mnth. He even rents a separate apt for his rescues.
@muskokamike127 blimey!
This one is a looker! I wouldn't call it a basher at all. Ripping in compact dirt, that's where I'd put it. :p
Pretty much the case, I think, yes. Although I wouldn't mind throwing it around our local sealed racetrack, particularly in the rain. I might try to make a video of it if I can get over there sometime, I reckon it'd be a hoot!
@@RCTNT "sealed racetrack" means asphalt? (not native English speaking here :)
Would like seeing that, yes! 😛
Yes! This track:
ruclips.net/video/WNzu2ISnWOw/видео.html
I reckon it'd be a lot of fun!
@@RCTNT nice! Do go there! :p
The dog! 😂
That dog. Lol. Yes.
sure fire way to increase view counts by 40%...include the doggo!
Something something vet bills tax deductions got it
Great video, happy to see more bashers (kinda) on the channel
More to come!
It's a beauty 👌
Wow, what's the collective noun for short course trucks?
Shawties
This is a good thing👍😄🎶
I saw this in the background of your cheapie car video, wondered when the review would come out.....
I've been wondering too, it's been a while coming, hasn't it!
@@RCTNT maybe in your timeline, mine it was only like a few days. I just watched your video on the cheap r/c cars the other day.
Sure looks like a nice rig, has some shortcomings, but don't they all?
@@muskokamike127 oh I see, yes. I mean, I bought it a couple of months back. There are several things here waiting to see the camera, some I've had for over a year (oops). But I'm having fun. Dog's been keeping me busy! (Welcome back to YT, btw. Glad it's working out for you :)
@@RCTNT haha over a year, I had some projects like that!
A very cool and Good looking Body❤
What is the blue raptor sitting next to the Senton and Mojave??
Oh right, I forgot to say it's name didn't I! Losi Baja Rey 2.0. Video here: ruclips.net/video/BpKBKAhMPe4/видео.html
@@RCTNT awesome thank you for the reply 😎🤙🏽
10:02 'they're really hard to pull off" like my ex girlfriend's undies! whut? WHUT? did I say that outloud? hehe
Tomorrow I’m coming to the event and what do you thing I can do there with my trucks? Even as I can’t compette
You're very welcome to come along, Tyler! My car is out of commission so I'm car-pooling with someone else to get there, myself. I won't have a loaner on-hand, I'm sorry. You'll be able to drive your small rigs around and watch the action, but there won't be 1/24 scale courses set up tomorrow, my friend. We do hope to have a small scale day at some point, but I need someone to step up to manage that as I'm currently as maximum load. Catch you tomorrow, it'll be good to say hi :)
Sweet :)
having the shocks inboard of the lca makes them double shear aswell. its def a weak point of the design
Good point. Hmm. I don't think bend or shear is an issue with this class of car, though you're absolutely correct. I'm mainly concerned about impact damage to the shocks, as they're just sitting right out there!
Looks like a fazer mk2 rally chassis underneath
Is that so? Interesting. I've been wanting to get my hands on one of those to take a look at it. That new Datsun 70s 240Z looks incredible.
That was the exact chassis I was thinking about.
You mean the body? Yeah it's pretty much their best work ever, isn't it!
The body detail looks fantastic, but it looks ridiculous on that chassis. It’s like they just slapped a pick up body on a buggy chassis and threw some truck tires on it and for that price I’ll just buy the body and put it on an actual crawler chassis.
The body will last a bit longer that way, too!