Traxxas Raptor

Im sure you guys have seen this but I ran across it the other day and thought I would share. Traxxas just released an electric supercab raptor. Looks cool.

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Damn that's cool..

Wish it was a 4x4. I need to find the body for my slash 4x4. Cheaper and 1000 times better.

comagt said:

Wish it was a 4x4. I need to find the body for my slash 4x4. Cheaper and 1000 times better.

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it should fit. i swap my 4x4 and 4x2 body's all the time and the only difference is mounting of the rear bumper

They make the Raptor body for the Slash. I have it.

The one that Traxxis makes is a bit cooler because instead of being a "desert truck" it has the bed and shit on it. All they did was get the licensing to make the Slash into a Raptor. Won't be long before Traxxis sells the body shell. I almost bought the black Slash Raptor yesterday. Talked myself out of it since I already have 2.

Tech on these is light years ahead of where it was when I was a kid. I recently got back into these (30 or so electric and gas). The speed you get out of the new brushless motors is awesome. I have a Blitz but I'll be picking up a Tux Black Slash for grins.

RC racing has come a long way in the last 7 years. First came brushless motors then LiPo batteries. At first they sucked, but now a good brushless motor can last 4 or 5 years vs a month with a brushed motor. LiPo technology has really taken off the last 4 years. Capacity is through the roof now with the ability to draw a lot of amps from them.

Nothing like picking the front end of a 2wd SCT up on demand.... I've done it in a 4wd buggy as well.

Funny back about 1980 I got the original Super Champ from Tamiya . It was the thing to have back then. I still have it in the garage and boy have things changed. It has cool oil filled shocks but they were so stiff they didn't allow things to move. Now you can take and drop one of those cars from 6' and they soak up the hit no problem .
Shit I'm feeling old now that I just read this....that was 30 years ago.... Ouch.

I (used to) fly RC planes. I never really got into the car stuff.

But this I gotta have! As someone who knows nothing about RC cars/trucks/buggies specifically, but does know quite a bit about everything RC planes, what would you suggest I buy? Or wait for?

Thanks

BigJ said:

I (used to) fly RC planes. I never really got into the car stuff.

But this I gotta have! As someone who knows nothing about RC cars/trucks/buggies specifically, but does know quite a bit about everything RC planes, what would you suggest I buy? Or wait for?

Thanks

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the slash RTR Raptor would be a decent intro vehicle and pretty cheap all things considered.