Pretty cool of Traxxas to come up with this. Is it perfect? no but I'm sure the aftermarket will take care of that. Traxxas isn't afraid to come up with products that appeal to the masses and the younger crowd.
You can’t be serious right the solid axle monster truck category is huge long before Traxxas thought of this. Come up with products.😂🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ and anyone that makes aftermarket for Traxxas Traxxas will just shut them down
I feel like Traxxas was going for an old school monster truck here. Not high performance, but fun to drive and looks bad ass. The Losi and smashers have the modern truck and high performance thing down.
@petejones6827 🤷♂️🤷♂️ Greg gave an honest review, he said it was slow-- He said that they should've added second oil filled shocks. Or are you just pissed because he pointed out some of the positives of the truck?
I think something everyone is missing is that these are very reminiscent of older monster trucks like those from the 80s. Slow, bouncy, real lifted truck frame with big wheels. Feels like they were going for that old school monster truck feeling. Everybody sees the phrase monster truck and thinks of xmaxx or stampede, but this is more like a real monster. It’s probably still gonna be way too expensive though lol
For an extra $45 just get a Losi 1/18 LMT... They're 1/10 basher fast, have a powder coated aluminium frame, interior with driver, metal links, and have licensed Grave Digger etc bodies with matching LED's
Personally I would love to see Traxxas make a 1/10 scale version with vxl motor options, or hell even a more modern monster truck design. I would love to see a solid axle version of the tmaxx.
Nice toys for the kids this summer. They could've sell with the speed gear allready installed though, it's stock trx4m speed, way too slow for a bigfoot.
@@INSIDIOUS-ONE hey karen we know it's a "hobby grade" RC. But look at it ! it's a "bigfoot" that can't even jump stock and it does look like a little toy. If you think this is for die hard RC hobbyists you're crazy, this is a overpriced toy with replacement parts you can buy.
I think the main cause of the bouncing is the twin shocks. The suspension is harder with the extra springs, resulting in limiting suspension movement. It can`t absorb shocks because the springs aren't compressing enough.
Traxxas has made some amazing cars like the xmaxx, trx4 and xrt but the trx4mt is just not good. in my opinion $200 is way overpriced for a car that only goes 4 mph and only have 4 out of the 8 shocks are filled with oil, and even if they were it would all leak out because the stock trx4m shocks are really bad and they leak oil. I think traxxas could have done a lot better with this car considering the losi mini LMT is almost the same prince and it is way better. The only good thing about this car is it looks good and would kinda be a good beginner rc. but if I was going to go with a first rc I would go with the base modal slash witch is only $239. the trx4mt is basically a over priced mini crawler trying to be a monster truck. Traxxas you could have done better.
This is perfect for a 5 year old just getting into R/C, people find way too much to complain about in the comment section. This is definitely geared towards children.
Traxxas plastic is one of the most indestructible plastics in RC. Metal does not mean better quality. The Amazon toys are made out of pot metal. You can bend it just by looking at it and it cracks and strips like butter. The SCX24 is the same thing. They give you a hobby a great platform you can build off of. This truck is the same way. The TRX4M is a beast with upgrades and is super popular.
Yeah, I’d trust Traxxas plastic more than metal from a cheap Amazon RC. I’m on my 6th traxxas crawler and haven’t broken anything on any of those trucks.
Traxxas isn’t dumb. They will release a full line up of upgrades from a higher performance motor, metal upgrades, bearings, etc. They make so much money by making people buy all the upgrades.
The speed out of the box and with the high speed gear is really underwhelming compared to the other 1/18 scale options like the FMS or Losi. I’ll wait to see what the aftermarket will bring first.
I am a traxxas fan and this is seriously disappointing to me. In my opinion it needed to have wider axles, metal internal gears, and a micro brushless system along with the high speed gearing. As it currently sits, it is at a similar level to the walmart toy grade rcs except with porpotrtiomal throttle. Sorry, Traxxas, but you dropped the ball on this one.
Super clean looking trucks. The Dual shocks and side panel really looks nice. Thanks for showing the gear conversion. Great job as always. You are the most knowledgeable RC guy out there. Truly 👍
Bet there will be an overpriced Traxxas brushless system for these soon. Typical Traxxas….nickel and dime you to death. The crawler version don’t crawl and the monster truck does basically 😆
Pretty good! I have another video coming up with that spot. Been looking for you guys every time I drive by. But I just see the tire tracks you leave LOL
Needs oil in the other shock, and remove the spring. Probably still too bouncy? They look good but dang they’re slow! Bore myself to death driving that I need to be able to break something
Not too bad, reminds me of 80’s monsters, but if I was the designer, and had to make something very similar to this, I would make them 1/2” to 1” longer, maybe a half inch wider, and make them go like 8 MPH out of the box.
This is better as a monster truck crawler (i know it competes with the fms smasher), otherwise its way too slow thus I cant get into it if looking at the rc from faraway (unlike an rc crawler, u get up close)... which thus makes it no better than a Very expensive diecast scale model car. Would rather get the $200 bigfoot stampede or the armma typhon grom (recent buy and very good actually)
Appreciate the review They look great, but going to have to say it's a miss for me. Almost toy grade slow for a monster truck-can't even jump or do a wheelie, come on.
My old defender trx4m just needs the wheels. I built it up with furitek when they released the trx4m best part is the furitek micro komodo also has a monster truck mode you can switch off the drag brake from your phone.
Looks pretty cool but appears to be short on speed and needs some hex extensions/wider axles to be more stable. For a mini monster truck, mini LMT is looking much better.
You usually show new RC vehicles first , so I was curious to when you might have the new four wheel drive Stampede that has been said to be the modified and replacement for the Hoss . Very curious to see since I bought one already
Thats got to be the worst driving mini car to come out. Traxxas really needs to step up their game, this compared to the Losi mini LMT is a joke. For $70 more dollars you get qaulity chassis with a proper suspension and much more speed. This is basically a crawler made to look like a monster truck. A crawler and monster truck should never be on the same chassis.
Cool idea, disappointing execution. But idk what else to expect from traxxas, between this and the maxx slash, traxxas really seems to be losing their touch even more.
Wow this one is a massive disappointment. Bouncy suspension, still using bushings, 7 mph top speed even with the speed gearing, overpriced… this release is laughable. One filled shock per corner? Really? Arrma comes out with the groms and traxxas drops this turd? Do better traxxas.
@nate0765 this will end up being $200 or more. $260 gets you a mini lmt that has way more options and does a lot more then this all around. Only a traxxas fan would pick this up.
Very very cool. Definitely going for one or both. Just wish it would be a little faster to do at least wheelies, this way it’s a crawler with mt tires. Say 249$ for a faster version would be mint 👍👍👍
Too much plastic for a truck of this price...at least the diff gears should be metal...metal links as well. Also they should have developed a smaller controller with 1 hand drive built in...the controller as big as the truck looks stupid.
Hope they dont suck so bad that kids get turned off from the hobby right out of the gate. Not likely though. Traxxas acts like kids can or even want to wrench on their trucks and fix all the broken and sub par parts on their toys.
whats the fastest drop in motor, i have the speed gears, but its not fast enough to really have enough fun on the garage cement. needs more speed. i want to make a drift machine.
@@donbredorouso2787 the injora 180 48t motor is amazing. I’ve been running the same one for like a year now. Tons of speed and torque for 13 dollars. Honestly a must have upgrade. Injora also has a new 370 motor and gearbox combo that’s probably even better, but it would need all new electronics for your truck.
Idk I don’t care for the motor sticking out the hood. I have a couple FMX SMASHER’S w/ 2 speed trans1,stock 1 modded & the FMX’s are way better out the box. I do like the monster truck style frame on these though. We’ll see when my LHS gets them in!
Why don’t you just bring back the tamiya black foot and clod buster. They were the same bouncing none functioning piles of plastic. I mean if that’s what you like. Just saying. Poo poo.
Another huge fail by Traxxas they literally slightly change a few things like Apple products and people run down and buy it. There’s so many better options you could build one better than this same price.
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Pretty cool of Traxxas to come up with this. Is it perfect? no but I'm sure the aftermarket will take care of that. Traxxas isn't afraid to come up with products that appeal to the masses and the younger crowd.
You can’t be serious right the solid axle monster truck category is huge long before Traxxas thought of this. Come up with products.😂🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ and anyone that makes aftermarket for Traxxas Traxxas will just shut them down
I feel like Traxxas was going for an old school monster truck here. Not high performance, but fun to drive and looks bad ass. The Losi and smashers have the modern truck and high performance thing down.
Also not afraid to sue the mom and pop aftermarket makers
Looks like a monster truck that identifiers as a crawler.
@petejones6827
🤷♂️🤷♂️ Greg gave an honest review, he said it was slow-- He said that they should've added second oil filled shocks. Or are you just pissed because he pointed out some of the positives of the truck?
I think something everyone is missing is that these are very reminiscent of older monster trucks like those from the 80s. Slow, bouncy, real lifted truck frame with big wheels. Feels like they were going for that old school monster truck feeling. Everybody sees the phrase monster truck and thinks of xmaxx or stampede, but this is more like a real monster. It’s probably still gonna be way too expensive though lol
Xmaxx and Stampede are the last things I think about when I hear Monster Truck. The 4MT is the second to last thing.
Will pick up a K10 one of these for sure. Hoping for a TRX6m soon...
For an extra $45 just get a Losi 1/18 LMT... They're 1/10 basher fast, have a powder coated aluminium frame, interior with driver, metal links, and have licensed Grave Digger etc bodies with matching LED's
I'm about excited for this as I am for the snow that's falling today.
Personally I would love to see Traxxas make a 1/10 scale version with vxl motor options, or hell even a more modern monster truck design. I would love to see a solid axle version of the tmaxx.
Agreed
Traxxas big foot
4 MPH ! what were they thinkin?
They looked slow in the Traxxas video too.
They're trash. And no one is willing to say it. It's useless.
Nice toys for the kids this summer. They could've sell with the speed gear allready installed though, it's stock trx4m speed, way too slow for a bigfoot.
Toys? Far from toy!
@@INSIDIOUS-ONE hey karen we know it's a "hobby grade" RC. But look at it ! it's a "bigfoot" that can't even jump stock and it does look like a little toy. If you think this is for die hard RC hobbyists you're crazy, this is a overpriced toy with replacement parts you can buy.
I think the main cause of the bouncing is the twin shocks. The suspension is harder with the extra springs, resulting in limiting suspension movement. It can`t absorb shocks because the springs aren't compressing enough.
Looks good but I prefer the Smasher from FMS. Much faster. And use their high speed motor for a few $ and it is a rocket.
My thoughts exactly. At least with the fms you can use a readily available model car body for personal preference.
Traxxas has made some amazing cars like the xmaxx, trx4 and xrt but the trx4mt is just not good. in my opinion $200 is way overpriced for a car that only goes 4 mph and only have 4 out of the 8 shocks are filled with oil, and even if they were it would all leak out because the stock trx4m shocks are really bad and they leak oil. I think traxxas could have done a lot better with this car considering the losi mini LMT is almost the same prince and it is way better. The only good thing about this car is it looks good and would kinda be a good beginner rc. but if I was going to go with a first rc I would go with the base modal slash witch is only $239. the trx4mt is basically a over priced mini crawler trying to be a monster truck. Traxxas you could have done better.
Summer bonus is reserved for a black K10.
Is the rear axle the same as the front for an easy change to a 4WS?
Just buy the Front Axle and swap it tocthe rear i did that my Mini Capra
Losi 1/18 LMT Grave Digger destroys this in every way
Wish i had stuff like this when i was a kid
Overpriced and 7 miles in hours with speed gear??!! They could've made something better
It’s a 1/18th scale truck, anything faster and the thing would be doing standing backflips and flipping over
@@benjaminbrown7127sooo a monster truck doing monster truck things 🤔
Love traxxas but this one helps justify the price of the losi mini lmt. Does look cool though.
Would like to see it next to the FMS Smasher
Smasher is by far better out of the box, may be smaller but has metal gears throughout, and bearings.
This is perfect for a 5 year old just getting into R/C, people find way too much to complain about in the comment section. This is definitely geared towards children.
Are they locked diffs?
Mini Clod Buster!
By the time you upgrade this with all ball bearings it would cost as much as a Losi Mini LMT.
I got $25 trucks from Amazon for my kid with less plastic than these toys have. They look even bouncier than the Losi mini MT.
Traxxas plastic is one of the most indestructible plastics in RC. Metal does not mean better quality. The Amazon toys are made out of pot metal. You can bend it just by looking at it and it cracks and strips like butter. The SCX24 is the same thing. They give you a hobby a great platform you can build off of. This truck is the same way. The TRX4M is a beast with upgrades and is super popular.
Yeah, I’d trust Traxxas plastic more than metal from a cheap Amazon RC. I’m on my 6th traxxas crawler and haven’t broken anything on any of those trucks.
Wow you pretty much can make this a high trail. And it’s 200$ with a metal servo
Why Traxxas can't make a 10th scale with live axles that would compete with Losi or Tamiya is beyond me
Traxxas isn’t dumb. They will release a full line up of upgrades from a higher performance motor, metal upgrades, bearings, etc. They make so much money by making people buy all the upgrades.
Hope they make some kids happy.
I would describe these tiny rigs as “A brief Intermission”. We’ll get back to business shortly.
The speed out of the box and with the high speed gear is really underwhelming compared to the other 1/18 scale options like the FMS or Losi. I’ll wait to see what the aftermarket will bring first.
I am a traxxas fan and this is seriously disappointing to me. In my opinion it needed to have wider axles, metal internal gears, and a micro brushless system along with the high speed gearing. As it currently sits, it is at a similar level to the walmart toy grade rcs except with porpotrtiomal throttle. Sorry, Traxxas, but you dropped the ball on this one.
Super clean looking trucks. The Dual shocks and side panel really looks nice. Thanks for showing the gear conversion. Great job as always.
You are the most knowledgeable RC guy out there. Truly 👍
Bet there will be an overpriced Traxxas brushless system for these soon. Typical Traxxas….nickel and dime you to death. The crawler version don’t crawl and the monster truck does basically 😆
This will be great for my 2 young boys as an entry level starter rc. Slow enough to not harm anybody and great for them to learn on.
Nice review thanks! Possible to get nimh batteries instead? Which ones fit?
How was that Rc spot? Some full senders there...
Pretty good! I have another video coming up with that spot. Been looking for you guys every time I drive by. But I just see the tire tracks you leave LOL
Cool are the diffs open will it roll when letting off throttle? Hate when they just stop like a crawler
Great overview. The locked diffs are gonna make handling tricky for anyone who upgrades the top speed very much.
I agree.
Locked diffs come on Traxxas 🤦
Not my cup of tea, but good video showing what it’s or what it’s not capable of.
Needs oil in the other shock, and remove the spring. Probably still too bouncy? They look good but dang they’re slow! Bore myself to death driving that I need to be able to break something
almost as quick as my stock scx24 deadbolt😂😂
How much???
Not too bad, reminds me of 80’s monsters, but if I was the designer, and had to make something very similar to this, I would make them 1/2” to 1” longer, maybe a half inch wider, and make them go like 8 MPH out of the box.
Monster truck that won't do any monster truck things. I strike that one up as a fail.
AT THE BARE MINIMUM, they should have added a faster motor and open diffs.
This is better as a monster truck crawler (i know it competes with the fms smasher), otherwise its way too slow thus I cant get into it if looking at the rc from faraway (unlike an rc crawler, u get up close)... which thus makes it no better than a Very expensive diecast scale model car.
Would rather get the $200 bigfoot stampede or the armma typhon grom (recent buy and very good actually)
yea...very cheap made for the price...better slap 80 bucks more and go for the losi and use a body from fms 18th..
I'd like to see those tires on a bronco trx4m lol
Gotta go brushless with high speed gearing for those monster truck wheelies though
I think a 50 turn injora motor would help a lot without needing brushless too
@@tuna3461 That would also be a good solution. Much cheaper too!
So cool, also great video. I’m after something like this for the beach but kinda want something faster and doesn’t mind getting wet.
Appreciate the review
They look great, but going to have to say it's a miss for me. Almost toy grade slow for a monster truck-can't even jump or do a wheelie, come on.
I have one of the monster trucks they do not come with a tool to take the wheel off😢
I have a feeling The 4m is a test before they drop the 1/10 scale
My old defender trx4m just needs the wheels. I built it up with furitek when they released the trx4m best part is the furitek micro komodo also has a monster truck mode you can switch off the drag brake from your phone.
I was really hoping for a fast brushless system for 200
Looks pretty cool but appears to be short on speed and needs some hex extensions/wider axles to be more stable. For a mini monster truck, mini LMT is looking much better.
Quite the disappointment seeing that the Gorgon or groms offer such better value. Pretty lazy on the part of traxxas.
It's doodoo. Period.
Gorgon..😂 that lame horizon crap 😂
You usually show new RC vehicles first , so I was curious to when you might have the new four wheel drive Stampede that has been said to be the modified and replacement for the Hoss . Very curious to see since I bought one already
Like the guy said he knows there are those who are gonna cry.
Mini clod buster???? Think I'll stick with my lmt
Looks great for a beginner rc
Get a mini LMT and throw this body on it. Bigsquidrc did it and it looks pretty sweet
Thats got to be the worst driving mini car to come out. Traxxas really needs to step up their game, this compared to the Losi mini LMT is a joke. For $70 more dollars you get qaulity chassis with a proper suspension and much more speed. This is basically a crawler made to look like a monster truck. A crawler and monster truck should never be on the same chassis.
Cool idea, disappointing execution. But idk what else to expect from traxxas, between this and the maxx slash, traxxas really seems to be losing their touch even more.
They should have used the tamiya little gears as a base. I still have one, and with the 540 motor, it goes. Always a good review
The lmt 1/18 is way better.
Nice with the track set up!!
So.... FMS Smasher but slower?
SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY
I'll pick one up.
Mehh
People are missing the purpose of these. These are slow like old monster trucks. Perfect for in the house during the rain. Lol
Should come out with the 1/10th version
These look awesome!
A monster truck that's too slow to even jump 😂 think they will make a cool mini mega mud truck though
I think these are meant to crawl not for speed runs.
I really wanted one. They look great but the performance is definitely lacking. Bummer :(
This is shrinkflation in action lol
Wow this one is a massive disappointment. Bouncy suspension, still using bushings, 7 mph top speed even with the speed gearing, overpriced… this release is laughable. One filled shock per corner? Really? Arrma comes out with the groms and traxxas drops this turd? Do better traxxas.
This isn’t comparable to the grom’s in any way. It competes with the losi mini lmt.
This is no where close to a mini lmt. Not even the same ball park. I have a mini and this is no where close.
@@ralphhondaman their both 1/18 solid axle monster trucks… the grom’s are not… if people want a small monster truck this is a cheaper option.
@nate0765 this will end up being $200 or more. $260 gets you a mini lmt that has way more options and does a lot more then this all around. Only a traxxas fan would pick this up.
@@ralphhondaman the mini lmt is $70 more, makes sense it’s more capable.
Very very cool. Definitely going for one or both. Just wish it would be a little faster to do at least wheelies, this way it’s a crawler with mt tires. Say 249$ for a faster version would be mint 👍👍👍
That is what a carbon fiber Omni Terminator cost. Think about that. This looks great but performs like a $30 Walmart toy.
@@boduke9428Rlaarlo is the worst rc company. Crap right out of the box, no durability at all and non existing cus care !
@@whatsintheboxx my OT has been great. My $1000 Xmaxx came out of the box brand new with a fried esc. Wouldn't even turn on.
Always enjoy the Traxxas content. Like button engaged.
Too much plastic for a truck of this price...at least the diff gears should be metal...metal links as well.
Also they should have developed a smaller controller with 1 hand drive built in...the controller as big as the truck looks stupid.
Now this looks really cool but it needs to be max $150, over here in the UK it will probably be over £200
Yep. £215. Hilariously over priced!
it's way too slow!!
why not put a bigger engine on it?
it's a monster not a crawler!!!
Hope they dont suck so bad that kids get turned off from the hobby right out of the gate. Not likely though. Traxxas acts like kids can or even want to wrench on their trucks and fix all the broken and sub par parts on their toys.
I just got the blue Ford today
They seem rly slow… but a 50 turn motor would fix that easy. Looks like a solid base to give some power to!
whats the fastest drop in motor, i have the speed gears, but its not fast enough to really have enough fun on the garage cement. needs more speed. i want to make a drift machine.
@@donbredorouso2787 the injora 180 48t motor is amazing. I’ve been running the same one for like a year now. Tons of speed and torque for 13 dollars. Honestly a must have upgrade.
Injora also has a new 370 motor and gearbox combo that’s probably even better, but it would need all new electronics for your truck.
All of that’s on Amazon
Those rimms are close to 1.55 rims. Why not just go all the way and put 1.55s on? Its like 2mm difference for us metric Canadians lol
sweet brother
Cheaper than the Losi mini LMT 😂
You don’t know what you e paid for it ? Well Traxxas always tell people they don’t send stuff for free to nobody…
Idk I don’t care for the motor sticking out the hood. I have a couple FMX SMASHER’S w/ 2 speed trans1,stock 1 modded & the FMX’s are way better out the box. I do like the monster truck style frame on these though. We’ll see when my LHS gets them in!
FMX is from china right ? So another good cause NOT to buy!
I think 150 is more realistic price for these
I’ll take the slower truck if you didn’t already give it to your buddy!
Needs brushless think it be better like to see that keep up great work and have wonderful day.
I'll stick with my Kevin Talbot style land rover
Why don’t you just bring back the tamiya black foot and clod buster. They were the same bouncing none functioning piles of plastic. I mean if that’s what you like. Just saying. Poo poo.
Another traxxas cash grab.
Another huge fail by Traxxas they literally slightly change a few things like Apple products and people run down and buy it. There’s so many better options you could build one better than this same price.
Mini Squisher.
Awesome👍👏