Mr. Doktor Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 http://www.teamassociated.com/cars_and_trucks/Rival_Monster_Truck/RTR/ Rival Monster Truck Ready-To-Run Brushless Powered Electric Monster TruckTurn your backyard into your own car-crunching, ramp-flying, monster truck arena! Team Associated is proud to bring to you the Rival Monster Truck - a Ready-To-Run brushless-powered, 4WD monster truck in the Qualifier Series! The Rival comes ready to crush the competition with many high-performance features, including the XP 2.4GHz radio system, a Reedy brushless power system, and two 7-cell 8.4 volt Reedy WolfPack batteries wired with Deans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 NiMH's? Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 It's nothing exciting, for sale at Modelsport just under the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixmasterjay Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) been looking at this for the past few days , i really like the styling and shell tbh , just need a price for it , i know its released in april though lol edit cheers nick lol haha , i couldn;t find it yesterday what amp is the esc ? Edited March 22, 2013 by mixmasterjay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggaz Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 so theres a nice option for motor mount for the mta4 brushless and gets rid of the gearbox 4s tho, edit Staff Note to user: please refrain from swearing in the threads please, thanks, gaz. Please read our forum guidelines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter2117 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 looks a bit like Thunder Tiger MTA-4 Sledge Hammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggaz Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 it is basically 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixmasterjay Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 the thunder tiger sledge hammer is smaller than the rival thunder tiger Specifications: Length : 558mm Width : 438mm Height : 273mm Wheelbase : 368mm Weight : 6200g Ground clearance : 108mm the associated rival Vehicle Specifications Power Source: Electric Terrain: Off-Road Body Style: Monster Truck Scale Size: 1:8 Scale Assembly Level: Ready-To-Run* Length: 595mm (23.43in) Width: 450mm (17.72in) Wheelbase: 394mm (15.51in) Weight: 5990g (13.21lbs) Drive: 4WD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 MTA4 and MGT are the same truck anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggaz Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) the thunder tiger sledge hammer is smaller than the rival thunder tiger Specifications: Length : 558mm Width : 438mm Height : 273mm Wheelbase : 368mm Weight : 6200g Ground clearance : 108mm the associated rival Vehicle Specifications Power Source: Electric Terrain: Off-Road Body Style: Monster Truck Scale Size: 1:8 Scale Assembly Level: Ready-To-Run* Length: 595mm (23.43in) Width: 450mm (17.72in) Wheelbase: 394mm (15.51in) Weight: 5990g (13.21lbs) Drive: 4WD id be suprised if its not the sam chassis, looks the same to me.... probably has longer bumpers. its an mta4 lol not suprising really when thunder tiger IS associated. Edited March 22, 2013 by biggaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixmasterjay Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 not saying its not mate just showing stats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 im liking this, all barring the price, seems a little steep for what it is.......... shame though..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 MTA4 and MGT are the same truck anyway. id be suprised if its not the sam chassis, looks the same to me.... probably has longer bumpers. its an mta4 lol not suprising really when thunder tiger IS associated. These cars were the same, before when Associated owned Thunder Tiger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 That ESCs a joke! What is that? Ezrun 60a? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyclingSalmon14 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Thou it looked good then saw the price not worth that no way.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPug Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) This is awesome. I was going to build a centre diff E-MGT to start off, and in the end settled for the stock transmission. I can see myself getting the bits needed to do a 'proper' centre diff conversion for my MTA4. This is how I hoped the E-MTA4 would be, but they came up with some whacky off the wall plastic thing which broke my heart I'm glad AE didn't just copy the E-MTA4 and rename it personally. The only worry I would have is why only a 4S setup? We know the front and rear diffs will take more, but maybe that centre diff is the weak link? hmmm. Edited March 22, 2013 by MrPug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggaz Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 needs 6s capability for that money, forget that and have an mt4 g3, not a true monster like the mta4 tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPug Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Oh yeah I'm not saying its a good package just good us mgt and MTA owners now have an official conversion kit Sent from my Nexus 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 A lot of money for a lot of cheap parts!! I'll take my MT4 over this any day might nick the body thou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN 35 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Like the look of it - but that price is too much - I'll stick with my savvy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saviown Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 i like it, also like the mt, decisions decisions but there is also the fg electric mt coming out, just cant make my mind up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Don't think this is a new design guys this thing has been around for a fair old few years now in nitro form.. It's over priced and a dated design IMO Shame on you Associated .. Just nicked the wheels and tires from the MT4 slapped in some nasty cheap electrics and released it by the looks of it .. Knocking on the door of the savage price range but were is the quality pound for pound in comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Coe Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Associateds Qualifer series models are all rebadged Thunder Tigers as far as I can see. They are really aimed at the US market where people would never buy a 'foreign' Thunder Tiger but will buy a Traxxas, Losi or Associated, even if its actually the same car. Pricing is in line with that theory, (think Traxxas prices) and will be higher than the Thunder Tiger original. Quality well be good, but you get a better bargain with a TT badge. Oh, and you think this is bad you should have seen the ACE 1015 vs Associated 1015 servo. Exact same servo - only difference is the sticker on the front but whilst my ACE cost me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixmasterjay Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 where did you get the ace ds1015 from for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Coe Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I've had it for a few years - came from North West Models but I suspect they cost more there too now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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