You've done us proud with this one, awesome looking car. Pity they always put the motor hanging out the back like that, good for wheelies but that's not really what we want is it. Still very nice to get one on the channel.
This was a wonderful video!. Tried to win the speedster but I'm not great with that stuff. Anyhow love your videos! Never boring and the comedy is great. Thanks again for your page.
The rooster tails of sand coming off the paddle tyres looked awesome!! This has given me an idea to sway the new brushless Zorro chassis with my son's brushed one, shove some paddles on that and send it on the beach. Great looking car that 1920's racer. It would be good to see some other manufacturers thinking outside the box. 👍🏻
I'm amazed at how well that car went on the sand. Something that it isn't designed for. Oh, I think those suspension things are called torsion springs. The VXL system is fun in a Slash, that's where I put mine after trying it out in my Hornet. It was pointless in the Hornet. Backflips all day. Eta: NI!!!!!!
@EriMCardenasRC Yeah, old dried lakes, where there's lots of salt left. They use it for races and trying to beat records since the 60s, probably 50s...
They rarely make changes to existing models over 20 years, I doubt for one second that this will stay limited, it will be released as a normal model with crappy graphics before long.
just like they did with the Ultimate Hauler. used the TRX6 chassis and first sold it as a SnapOn Edition and a few months later, they released the "normal" version of the Ultimate Hauler
True traxxas almost never updates anything. Instead they slap a different body on it and call it “NEW” ( *cough Trx4 cough). What I would love to see: a lateral prerunner with 4 link trailing arm rear, like a baby UDR. I would buy one.
2:13 - they're mock friction dampers, Phil. Before telescopic hydraulic dampers, we had these rotary friction units. Traxxas have taken advantage of the need to include them and hidden the suspension springs in there
I think it'd be a helluva time trying to eek out the required steering angle, the design severely limits how much angle (particularly to the left) you can get out of it. But if anyone can figure it out, its the purple drifty dude!
To me this sums up 'hobby' perfectly. Modify something to have some fun and go and have a blast with it. Limited edition to me doesnt mean it stays pristine or standard. Its your to do as you want and make it to your tastes 👍
I do have many Traxxas vehicles as I thoroughly enjoyed watching you bash this thing on the beach! My local hobby shop has one on display, but I think it’s the owner’s personal one. If it ever comes up for sale I will buy it and to unthinkable hop ups to it!
That drives remarkably well given the straight axles and friction type dampers/springs, etc. I have a full size '55 Chevy, Gasser-style hot rod. It's got a live rear axle on ladder bars & panhard rod, and a solid drop tube front axle on 4 links with panhard rod (was IFS on double A arms originally). Coilovers all round. It handles surprisingly well on A & B roads for a car with solid axles at both ends. I wonder if Traxxarse will launch a Model A or Model B Ford 3 or 5 window coupe, early '50s style Hot Rod on a similar chassis as the Snap On car?
Said this in another comment: Eventhoug I also think Traxxas wouldn't invest a lot of money on making a limited edition rig and not profiting with it later, I'm not seeing a big market for this platform.... Is there any? I think they'd look sweet though!
the charger will charge any 2S or 3S battery as long as you have the adapter to plug it in. the badge comes off the front of the charger to reveal the balance ports. if you hold the 2 bottom buttons it puts it in universal mode. i love my traxxas charger.
I'm not going to lie, I thought this limited edition sprint car was cool but nowhere deserving of the hype everyone had on it. Love seeing things getting life by being used.
Had a couple local guys do a brushless conversion and get 60MPH out of them on the drag slash wheels/tires. I just dont have the heart to mod mine. Shame as its mostly an over priced shelf queen lol When these cars came out i spoke to Traxxas and they said they had no plans of making a production one since they are so fragile. That being said, while they have parts available they are free. Just send them a picture of the broken part and they will send you a new part! :)
Leave it to you to turn that into a 1920s sand rail lol . IMO that is the nicest looking rc car I have ever seen , stock out of the box BTW I laughed out loud when I read your custom graphics on the bonnet .
That car was awesome on sand i wouldnt have expected it to be anywhere near as good to be honest. Its definitely a platform with potential. Will be cool if traxxas do something else with it. Great video as usual😎👍🏼
I love this car though I am sure the price is silly, note to other manufacturers, bring out more models like this… Go the whole way Phil and animate the drivers arms to the turn with the steering wheel
Hey Tomley! In regards to your comment about it being the fastest bl-2s, all the 2wd ones are that fast. The slash will hit about 29 stock and the rustler will hit about 34 stock. They move for the price! With the optional high speed gearing they will hit the claimed box speed as well.
I'm drooling all over this one, it's the nicest RC model I've seen! Hope they release a normal model, I'd definitely buy it. That tail acts like a rudder in the sand when it wheelies, lol.
This is why you are perhaps my favorite. Your content is really good. I did not think this car could be cool - your content changed that. Well done man! Keep up the good work
Hahahahahaaa!! 🤣🤣🤣 Oh, the sacrilege!!! 😂 First ever Traxxas with an interior (is it?), first REALLY different rig Traxxas puts out in a while, limited rare edition, sweet scale looking frail little thing with no dampening whatsoever... "Let's put a 3S brushless system and paddle tyres on it and send it in the dunes!!" 😄😄😄 Super funny! And it took it quite well, actually! I'd love to see a drift modification. I liked it going sideways in your garage and I think it would look great slightly lowered. "Powered by fanboy tears" 😅 You actually took the time! 😅 This pet "hate" of yours is super funny as well! Eventhoug I also think Traxxas wouldn't invest a lot of money on making a limited edition rig and not profiting with it later, I'm not seeing a big market for this platform.... Is there any? Cheers Phil! 👌💪
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They are good batteries although they are expensive, ignore the C-rate they are very powerful. I use them in my Tamiya TT02 they are amazing.
You've done us proud with this one, awesome looking car. Pity they always put the motor hanging out the back like that, good for wheelies but that's not really what we want is it. Still very nice to get one on the channel.
How 15 hrs ago when the vids 15 mins
This was a wonderful video!. Tried to win the speedster but I'm not great with that stuff. Anyhow love your videos! Never boring and the comedy is great. Thanks again for your page.
Watching it do wheelies was awesome
i love when people got limeted eddition stuff and use it as its meant to instead of sticking in a glass case
Yup this guys video was the only video I seen where someone put it through its paces 😂 I hope he can can get parts for it
@@Scoobers-fj6jkexocage too
Especially when it's not mine.
#noshelfqueens
Yeah its just an rc car. Drive it ,shelf queens are lame.
That motor transmission setup would be the perfect start to making a scale outboard boat motor
Absolutely great shots of Austin flying up and down the beach, loved it !!!!!!
Cheers dude
& fast enough to outrun the sharks 🦈 with fricken lazer beams 😂
Loved those rooster tails & the sound it makes 👌🏻
This looks pretty cool. I'd love to see these mass-produced and made into their own racing class.
They will release a fully assembled version soon.
The rooster tails of sand coming off the paddle tyres looked awesome!!
This has given me an idea to sway the new brushless Zorro chassis with my son's brushed one, shove some paddles on that and send it on the beach.
Great looking car that 1920's racer. It would be good to see some other manufacturers thinking outside the box. 👍🏻
You're probably one of the first people to modify this and do anything fun with these most people left them as Shelf Queens
Yes, I like to push the limits a bit more 😎🤟
Well because others are not fking rich and can't ruin an 800+ dollar car for the fun of it (the lowest prices i saw for this car)
@@maszkalman3676 I’m not rich, and I didn’t ruin anything. In fact… I think I made it better 🤩
I'm amazed at how well that car went on the sand. Something that it isn't designed for. Oh, I think those suspension things are called torsion springs. The VXL system is fun in a Slash, that's where I put mine after trying it out in my Hornet. It was pointless in the Hornet. Backflips all day.
Eta: NI!!!!!!
It went so well! I wish I had more battery packs 😅
They were built to run on salt, I believe... In a desert in the US. 😬
They were run on dirt tracks and sometimes sand beaches here
@@MCsCreationssalt?
@EriMCardenasRC Yeah, old dried lakes, where there's lots of salt left. They use it for races and trying to beat records since the 60s, probably 50s...
They rarely make changes to existing models over 20 years, I doubt for one second that this will stay limited, it will be released as a normal model with crappy graphics before long.
Then I’d buy one 😂
I’d buy more than one 😅
I'd buy one and paint it red! 😂
just like they did with the Ultimate Hauler.
used the TRX6 chassis and first sold it as a SnapOn Edition and a few months later, they released the "normal" version of the Ultimate Hauler
True traxxas almost never updates anything. Instead they slap a different body on it and call it “NEW” ( *cough Trx4 cough). What I would love to see: a lateral prerunner with 4 link trailing arm rear, like a baby UDR. I would buy one.
2:13 - they're mock friction dampers, Phil. Before telescopic hydraulic dampers, we had these rotary friction units. Traxxas have taken advantage of the need to include them and hidden the suspension springs in there
Thanks Del 😇
Really like how it did that long wheelie 🤙. Looked so cool 👍
@@Modifier-RCs It did, didn't it? Phil's a master at doing that kind of thing on camera.
LOL the only thing I could think of watching was the Traxxas new movie “Austin Powers and his snap on member” sorry it just came out 🤣🤣
Totally not my thing yet on the other hand that is one of the COOLEST rc I've EVER SEEN🤣
Wheelies so well with the motor configuration🤪
Yes, it is so cool!
These things are so cool. What made them bad ass in real life is they could run the Indy 500 one day and the next show up at a half mile dirt track.
Awesome! I thought about getting one and converting it to drift spec 👀😂
Well… you have to now you’ve suggested it!
I think it'd be a helluva time trying to eek out the required steering angle, the design severely limits how much angle (particularly to the left) you can get out of it. But if anyone can figure it out, its the purple drifty dude!
To me this sums up 'hobby' perfectly. Modify something to have some fun and go and have a blast with it. Limited edition to me doesnt mean it stays pristine or standard. Its your to do as you want and make it to your tastes 👍
One of the most unique r/c cars I've seen and your review is excellent.
Cheers dude 🤟
no austin was harmed in the making of this video
One of my favorite videos you’ve made love the car and the sand tires! Great idea!!
I do have many Traxxas vehicles as I thoroughly enjoyed watching you bash this thing on the beach! My local hobby shop has one on display, but I think it’s the owner’s personal one. If it ever comes up for sale I will buy it and to unthinkable hop ups to it!
4:19 ahhh man really .....4:20 awwww yer 💪bring it on that was awesome Phil 👊
Looks like a blast! That was some outstanding footage - the slow motion clips were awesome!
Those few seconds after 13:53 has to be some of the coolest rc footage ever. I had to skip back and watch that a couple of times. Wow!
That’s so beautiful! Hopefully Traxxas does more of this kinda stuff.
No turn signals make one happy Tomley RC :D
That drives remarkably well given the straight axles and friction type dampers/springs, etc.
I have a full size '55 Chevy, Gasser-style hot rod. It's got a live rear axle on ladder bars & panhard rod, and a solid drop tube front axle on 4 links with panhard rod (was IFS on double A arms originally). Coilovers all round. It handles surprisingly well on A & B roads for a car with solid axles at both ends.
I wonder if Traxxarse will launch a Model A or Model B Ford 3 or 5 window coupe, early '50s style Hot Rod on a similar chassis as the Snap On car?
I hope they release some cool stuff on the platform 🤞🏻
Said this in another comment:
Eventhoug I also think Traxxas wouldn't invest a lot of money on making a limited edition rig and not profiting with it later, I'm not seeing a big market for this platform.... Is there any?
I think they'd look sweet though!
That was pretty cool Phil , imagine running two sets of the rear paddle tyres on it front and back ,absolute beast .
"Fetch...........................,
a shrubbery!"
😅
@@cogboy302 Ni!!
We are the knights ! 😊
My first thought when he said he caught a shrubbery
@@associatedblacksheepandmisfits, what do you knights say?
the charger will charge any 2S or 3S battery as long as you have the adapter to plug it in. the badge comes off the front of the charger to reveal the balance ports. if you hold the 2 bottom buttons it puts it in universal mode. i love my traxxas charger.
Awesome… good to know!
I own a 1929 Matchless T4 motorbike, I'd love one this little trucks to go with it.
That's to cool you did this with this super special edition truck!!! Bravo mate😎💯😎
Best Traxxas channel on RUclips !
I agree 🤩
Nice vid Phil love the slow motion you capture the car in all its glory
Thanks Jason 👌
the shots were awesome switching back and forth with the onboard cam.
A genuine positive reaction to a Traxxas !! I tried to find one a while back with no luck.
Awesome video phil. This is the best thing i have seen traxxis come out with in recent years
I agree 😇
Traxxas, please, launch a normal version ... because this is amazing. Very cool, we need one normal.
I'm not going to lie, I thought this limited edition sprint car was cool but nowhere deserving of the hype everyone had on it. Love seeing things getting life by being used.
Got to love a 2WD !!! WHEELIES !!!
Yes 🙌🏻
That's the best looking traxxas i've ever seen 😅. You have turned it into a beast. Love it 😎🤣
Beautiful car. And nice shots in sand.
That would look wicked slammed down,, ultra wide tires and a beetle body
Yes!
This entire project was hilariously awesome..... subbed!
Thankyou for the paddles in this video with no wait for another vid 😊
Great video production. Specially with the shots from the moving rc
Thanks dude. Appreciate it
Phil you make really entertaining rc video's. Commentary and the car action segments. Really really appreciate your channel. !!
Machine some gears and put a Maxx can in it. Looks like a blast! Thanks for another great vid!
Had a couple local guys do a brushless conversion and get 60MPH out of them on the drag slash wheels/tires. I just dont have the heart to mod mine. Shame as its mostly an over priced shelf queen lol When these cars came out i spoke to Traxxas and they said they had no plans of making a production one since they are so fragile. That being said, while they have parts available they are free. Just send them a picture of the broken part and they will send you a new part! :)
Leave it to you to turn that into a 1920s sand rail lol .
IMO that is the nicest looking rc car I have ever seen , stock out of the box
BTW I laughed out loud when I read your custom graphics on the bonnet .
That car was awesome on sand i wouldnt have expected it to be anywhere near as good to be honest. Its definitely a platform with potential. Will be cool if traxxas do something else with it. Great video as usual😎👍🏼
I love this car though I am sure the price is silly, note to other manufacturers, bring out more models like this…
Go the whole way Phil and animate the drivers arms to the turn with the steering wheel
Yes, really hope it gets a full release. 🤞🏻
Hell yea finally someone putting it to good use! So cool to see!
Yes… how it should be done 🤟
BTW, thats the best looking sand rail I ever seen! Thanks for the cool video Phil!
Austin Powers looked he was having a ton of fun flying up and down the beach. Great video.
Hey Tomley! In regards to your comment about it being the fastest bl-2s, all the 2wd ones are that fast. The slash will hit about 29 stock and the rustler will hit about 34 stock. They move for the price! With the optional high speed gearing they will hit the claimed box speed as well.
Nice little Brucie bonus with that battery and charger
Yes 🙌🏻
That thing looks so cool with the sand paddles ripping on the beach.. Awesome vid, 🔥
That was so sick! Fantastic edit and footage Phil. Beach sesh’s are the best! Thoroughly enjoyed🤘🏻🔥
Cheers dude. Appreciate it 😎
Some DECENT wheelies 😁😁😁
Awesome video
truly original custom content
Thanks dude. Appreciate it
Hello 👋🏻 I love this car, it's really cool 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I hope Austin Powers wasn't too scared 😀
I really expected a "yeah baby" in there some where. 100% glad you actually did some aggressive driving with it.
I was meant to add it in... completely forgot haha
Oh man it just looks so good!
What a fantastic video, I could watch this over and over again. I love the hum of those tyres. Brilliant Footage.
Some stunning footage and shots there mate. Great vid 👌 👍
Joyful to watch; good camera work. 😎🎻
Just from the first few seconds looks like a great video 👏👏👏
It was awesome 🙌🏻
Looks an absolute blast on the beach. 😊
That´s a nice conversion Austin was having a ball!
I'm drooling all over this one, it's the nicest RC model I've seen! Hope they release a normal model, I'd definitely buy it. That tail acts like a rudder in the sand when it wheelies, lol.
Love, love, LOVE this video! So much fun! I hope you are right and Traxxas releases this in a version available to everyone. Great video!
Ya I don’t buy traxxas anymore but I’d just have to get one as my ancestors played a part in first race cars 🏎️ cars” in England
❤ SOOO cool! Every time you panned to the front view of Austin I cried out YEAH BABY! YEAH!
Hahahaha
This is why you are perhaps my favorite. Your content is really good. I did not think this car could be cool - your content changed that. Well done man! Keep up the good work
That was a blast on the beach! Need to put a helmet on poor Austin :D
😅
Crazy it tracks that straight at those speeds with that suspension.
Wow thing looks awesome on the beach 👌
Driven like the ole boys drove the real ones back in the day ( like maniacs) love it 💪👍👍👍👏
Hahahahahaaa!! 🤣🤣🤣 Oh, the sacrilege!!! 😂 First ever Traxxas with an interior (is it?), first REALLY different rig Traxxas puts out in a while, limited rare edition, sweet scale looking frail little thing with no dampening whatsoever... "Let's put a 3S brushless system and paddle tyres on it and send it in the dunes!!" 😄😄😄 Super funny!
And it took it quite well, actually!
I'd love to see a drift modification. I liked it going sideways in your garage and I think it would look great slightly lowered.
"Powered by fanboy tears" 😅
You actually took the time! 😅 This pet "hate" of yours is super funny as well!
Eventhoug I also think Traxxas wouldn't invest a lot of money on making a limited edition rig and not profiting with it later, I'm not seeing a big market for this platform.... Is there any?
Cheers Phil! 👌💪
Ok,3s and paddles was pretty cool. Still like to see the 2s geared up.
still mad we didn't get a full release of that platform
Aren’t those torsion springs? You should be able to just tighten them up to stiffen the overall spring rate
Awesome video mate. Really enjoyed watching it on the beach
Love a good beach run and in a brilliant project car
Yeah, I love the beach. It’s about a 2.5hr round trip
Cool video Phil, cool RC car👍
I think the driver scale is perfect 👌.
The most entertaining video I've seen in quite some time. Outstanding!
You gotta hand it to them, for such an unusual and retro design, it seems to handle pretty well in various scenarios.
Brilliant vid Phil, thank you so very much. That is an awesome looking car.
Thanks Jaytee 🙏
That does look like great fun👍🏼🔥
It's clearly between you and MSM for the best Traxxas channel.
Definitely different and appropriate driver. "Yeah baby! Yeah! ..and I'm spent."😁
Wow bro… you are the only one that made that car fun! Great video too!
Cheers dude. Glad you like it :)
The Austin Powers figure is chef's kiss perfection.
Yes, he’s my most experienced driver 😅
Glad you got your hands on one. I own a shop and have well over $100k in Snap on tools and had to buy mine on eBay.
That was way more entertaining than I was expecting.
Listen for what that is and the suspension it has, it is surprisingly stable!
Impressed they did period correct suspension
FINALLY A REALLY NICE RC FROM TRAXXAS !!!
Finally someone on RUclips not afraid to play! Nice work! Allen?
Damn, I didn't realize Austin Powers could drive like that!!! ;)
Epic vid! Speed and power!