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    NEW MT410 from Teknorc

    The NEW MT410 from TeknoRC

     

    1/10 4x4 e-power Monster Truck

    Extremely durable, race proven design with many option parts included

    A direct upgrade path from a Traxxas e-Revo Brushless or similar monster truck. For example, e-Revo Brushless electronics, wheels/tires fit with no modification.

    You can upgrade to a vehicle with improved handling and durability without spending hundreds on hopups!

    Available in store next week

     

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    Source: Tekno RC UK Forum

     




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    Calling something X does not make it so, nor for me does it make a jot of difference.  Marketing wise it's an interesting proposition - bigger is better right?, but I guess the brand and price tag will mean most potential buyers are savvy enough to see it for what it is.

     

     

     

     

     

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    55 minutes ago, mond said:

    Buy one of the many 2.0 or 3.0 buggies or truggies off ebay, take the truggy front and rear and put them on the buggy chassis. No other parts needed. 

     Why buy someone's old cast offs that are more than likely money pits when you can buy a nice new shinny kit, sorry there is nothing like cracking the seal open to a new RC for me 

     

    Oh and you'd still need a shell and probably monster wheels tyres and a bumper ;) 

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    Who are Tekno though? Years back I had a Tekno chassis on my VE8, And I know they did a lot of options for a Losi, but now they're making kits? What are spares in the UK like? Don't really see why we need such an expensive 1/10th, but McDoddy has bought two so they must know something lol

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    They've made a few very highly rated kits. There's a dedicated UK supplier and they offer some cool things like the 50% discount on replacing broken parts. 

     

    It's that price because they're generally considered to be high quality. If a manufacturer is prepared to offer a 50% discount on even worn parts, it says quite allot about the product. 

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    7 minutes ago, stretch said:

    But are their parts expensive in the first place?

     Not really anymore or anyless than others 

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    Just now, Oh How Original said:

    I think Rich must be working for Tekno :P:lol:

     Wish I was then I'd have saved myself a pretty penny I can tell you ;) 

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    Ah good deal then. Do like the look of the ET48.3 truggy but at £500 just for the kit it's out of my budget.

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    That video looks interesting, it took a beating, but with the clever editing, we don't know if it actually broke anything.

    Anyone can send any RC into oblivion and edit out the ending to see the breakages.

    Be good to see one in the hands of an independant RCer just to see what abuse it takes.

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    1 hour ago, Guns said:

    Who are Tekno though? Years back I had a Tekno chassis on my VE8, And I know they did a lot of options for a Losi, but now they're making kits? What are spares in the UK like? Don't really see why we need such an expensive 1/10th, but McDoddy has bought two so they must know something lol

     

     

    Rprcdistribution carry all of their kits, and have literally everything on the shelf for them, prices aren't the the cheapest, but considering the quality you're getting, you won't be needing them too much.

     

    Service is spot on too, i've had orders processed well after 5pm to get parts to me next day if they had a shipment turn up late - Matt and Dan there also race Teknos too and will quite happily give setup advice and build tips

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    1 hour ago, Guns said:

    Who are Tekno though? Years back I had a Tekno chassis on my VE8, And I know they did a lot of options for a Losi, but now they're making kits? What are spares in the UK like? Don't really see why we need such an expensive 1/10th, but McDoddy has bought two so they must know something lol

     

    Buy quality buy once buy crap and never stop paying for it !! 

     

    If you bought your slash platinum here in the uk then added all those upgrades and a few more it might come close to this and how  much would that cost ?? So s it exspensive ? 

     

     

    Granted its not cheap but then sometimes you get what you pay for 

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    17 minutes ago, mydoddy69 said:

     

    Buy quality buy once buy crap and never stop paying for it !! 

     

    If you bought your slash platinum here in the uk then added all those upgrades and a few more it might come close to this and how  much would that cost ?? So s it exspensive ? 

     

     

    Granted its not cheap but then sometimes you get what you pay for 

    I'm confused? This isn't even a short course truck? Why bring up the Slash? I'm guessing cause its related to the Short `Course version?

     

    For the money should it not be a complete new design as a monster truck? The flat chassis and what appear to be lack of ground clearance don't look like a good start to me?

     

    just looks to me they've put a monster truck shell on a Short Course/1/8th buggy/truggy? That doesn't count lol.

     

    even Traxxas changed to a higher chassis for the `Slash 4x4 to Stampede 4x4......

     

    looks to me like a very good chassis. However it also looks like a fraud of a Monster Truck....

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    46 minutes ago, Guns said:

    I'm confused? This isn't even a short course truck? Why bring up the Slash? I'm guessing cause its related to the Short `Course version?

     

    For the money should it not be a complete new design as a monster truck? The flat chassis and what appear to be lack of ground clearance don't look like a good start to me?

     

    just looks to me they've put a monster truck shell on a Short Course/1/8th buggy/truggy? That doesn't count lol.

     

    even Traxxas changed to a higher chassis for the `Slash 4x4 to Stampede 4x4......

     

    looks to me like a very good chassis. However it also looks like a fraud of a Monster Truck....

     

    I brought up the slash because I think it's over priced extremely exspensive now not to mention it's tired driveshafts yet that gets no compliants as being exspensive ? It's a 1/10th scale and it's very similar in its monster form to this yet in no way be as good IMO ..

     

    So maybe the slash wasn't such a great rc to compare it to let's then use the stampede 4x4 then shall we the rtr is the same money as this kit yet still requires some cash spend on driveshafts motor plate slipper blah blah blah wont be as well made won't have the same ground clearence won't be anywhere near as durable and probably end up costing the same just think of the work involved let alone the cost to make a stampede run 1/8th scale electrics and be reliable ! 

     

    Complete new design hmm that's the thing it is, well it is to Tekno as it's there first so they pinched a few parts here and there name one company that dosen't do it ? 

     

    So whats so wrong with a monster truck shell on a something ? Isn't this the case for most monster trucks on the market ? Didn't you slap a monster truck shell on a Revo and remove its wing ? Isn't that doing the same thing ? So why can't a company see a market and do the same thing what's the harm in it ? Traxxas, Axial have used a platform for years and stuck new bodies on things with a few tweaks yet that's okay ? 

     

    Lack of ground clearence this has more than any 1/10th scale and more than say a 1/8th buggy so I really don't see that as a problem 

     

    All monster trucks are frauds even the Traxxas Xmaxx is a fraud none are the same as there 1-1 versions are they ? Some come close most don't and in the RC world the term MONSTER truck is very widely used it's an age old argument centre dff, wing slipper blah blah blah 

     

    You can like it or hate it that's upto you me I really like it and really don't see why it's getting such a negative vipe Tekno have seen a market opening up and have risen to the challenge 

     

     

     

     

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    But it's not a 1/10th. They might say it is, but a quick look at what wheels and shells fit, as well as they lay out. It's just a 1/8th Truggy, so I'd expect more ground clearance that a 1/10th etc. However, I'm convinced the only reason it has any ground clearance is because it uses 1/8 monster truck wheels and tyres. You're cherry picking stats that suit it.  

     

    There is obviously a quality difference between Tekno and Traxxas, but using your Slash 4x4 comparison.... £450ish including a waterproof servo, waterproof brushless system, a 2.4ghz TSM Equipped Rx/TX, battery and charger doesn't strike me as expensive in comparison to this kit that doesn't even have a sheLin the box?

     

     My Revo, I knew you would bring this up. But if anything, the original Nitro Revo was a monster truck, Traxxas put a truggy style shell and a wing on the electric version for reasons no one can explain. I un did this idiotic move. Regardless, I'm confident an E Revo would 'monster truck' better than this SCT/TRUGGY/BUGGY 'thing'?

     

    I get why you (or me, or anyone) would want a high quality kit, something that knocks sports of the competition (Stampede 4x4 maybe?)but why not just buy a Losi 8TE and put a proline monster truck shell on it? That's all this will be. An Inferior Losi 8ight TE 3.0? I don't get the need for this.

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    Regarding changing the shell on a platform, you mean like the Maverick Strada range? Perfectly acceptable at the sub £200 RTR range..... this is double that as a kit..... If they're gonna pull my pants down on the price, I want them to at least attempt to make an effort....

     

    and before we mention Traxxas, who do something similar (Traxxas at least change the Chassis for Slash/Rally/Stampede) as you said, Traxxas aren't really comparable to this. I'll admit They're just an RTR company whose marketing team are successful enough for them to get away with charging more than FTX/Maverick etc. This  going up against your Losi 8ights etc and I just don't get why you would go for this over the more established losi/hb?

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    A TLR 8ight T will cost you the same as this and you still need all the electrics, wheels and body. The quality between this and the 8ight are probably negligible.  I'd only not buy this MT410 because for near enough the same money you can get the ET48.3, which is meant to be one the best bashers available as well as one of the best racing platforms.

     

    The best way to approach this is to look at it like this: how much does it cost to make a stampede, revo, Hypermt, kraton, emaxx etc all run 6S without breaking anything and just need the occasional maintenance? They all pretty much perform the same function as this car.

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    It's not a truggy though it's too short it's not a buggy it's too wide it's not 1/10th scale it's too big, so it's in a class of its own therefore it's something new ? 

     

    If you buy a 8t stick on a monster shell it would be longer and not have the same driving characteristics as this  so that's not really the same ..

     

    Why is it exceptable for a sub £200 model to do something and not something more exspensive then ? Is there some written law agiasnt it ? 

     

    So its new its different and theres nothing else like it other than the new Outcast from Arrma or you buy 3 models a truggy, monster truck and a buggy and splice them together and perhaps sprinkle on a little sct !

     

    Wow what's not to like ;) 

     

     

     

     

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    It has been done before though. Look at the Losi Muggy. A buggy with truggy arms, which then evolved into the 8T. 

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    Just now, mond said:

    It has been done before though. Look at the Losi Muggy. A buggy with truggy arms, which then evolved into the 8T. 

     

    I forgot about the muggy so it's a muggy wasn't that classed as one of the best bashers around ? 

     

     

    Hmm looks to be good fun then ;) 

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    11 minutes ago, mond said:

    A TLR 8ight T will cost you the same as this and you still need all the electrics, wheels and body. The quality between this and the 8ight are probably negligible.  I'd only not buy this MT410 because for near enough the same money you can get the ET48.3, which is meant to be one the best bashers available as well as one of the best racing platforms.

     

    The best way to approach this is to look at it like this: how much does it cost to make a stampede, revo, Hypermt, kraton, emaxx etc all run 6S without breaking anything and just need the occasional maintenance? They all pretty much perform the same function as this car.

    If an 8ight costs the same why don't you just buy that? It's proven to be amazing?

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    Just now, Guns said:

    If an 8ight costs the same why don't you just buy that? It's proven to be amazing?

     Because the ET48.3 is better which this is based on 

     

    Some say that the ET48.3 is the best basher / racer ever made ! 

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