bajakid97 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Anyone got a little review for me as I was thinking of getting one. For Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evo_ermine Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 (edited) A lot of people will immediately tell you to buy a Firestorm but the Siege is worth a look too. I have the Edge which is the buggy version but they're very similar apart from wheels and shocks and other small bits and pieces. The parts list for most items are identical. It's been great for me, never driven it on 3S though, only 2S and it's very fast. You can buy a optional metal diff and idler gears and I think I'd do that before trying 3S. Mine wheelies like mad on 2S (after tightening the slipper clutch slightly) and handles well. The Siege is probably more fun as it's higher. Only thing is the included battery is low on capacity so you might want another lipo to keep you busy as the included one probably only lasts 20 mins. Hope this helps. Edited August 22, 2012 by Evo_ermine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajakid97 Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 Thanks for that buddy, might have to get it ordered! Ive got teo 7.2v packs here too so I can run it on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feedtheinferno Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 My siege will be up for sale soon along with loads of spares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajakid97 Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 My siege will be up for sale soon along with loads of spares How long is soon? How much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evo_ermine Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 My siege will be up for sale soon along with loads of spares How have you found it? Decent car? Presumably you'll say yes as you're selling one but interested to know from an owners point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feedtheinferno Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 How have you found it? Decent car? Presumably you'll say yes as you're selling one but interested to know from an owners point of view. The car itself was good the electrics it came with weren't brilliant but they did the job throughout my time of having it. The shell is very good however the weak point of the chassis is just under where the front bulkhead attaches, its a little weak but that's because its plastic. Can take a good bashing though. I would still say get a SP RS2 over it for value for money but for second hand the siege you cant go wrong with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evo_ermine Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Cheers for that, good to see someone owns one on here as not heard much from Siege owners. Did you run it on 2 or 3S? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feedtheinferno Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Tried both, 3S was too much for all that plastic so I switched it back to 2S and it was fine. They are good cars for the money, practically the firestorms in design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin3171 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 People will tell you to get a firestorm because they are the superior model over the choices above at that price range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feedtheinferno Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 The firestorm and siege are physically exactly the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin3171 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 The firestorm and siege are physically exactly the same. I wouldnt say that. They may look alike but they arent the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feedtheinferno Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I have seen the firestorm and next to the Siege there is nothing different I can see even in plastic types or thickness's. Also I have seen firestorms break before the siege has and visa versa so its a neutral personal choice as to what to get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Racer Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I see this is a very old thread but I have started RACING both the Firestorm and the Siege in anger. The firestorm on whole has been good and strong and the only real issues have been water in the electrics, nothing has broke and it handled pretty well once I had the new esc set up right. Due to running the Firestorm the Seige didn't get run much outdoors, I managed 3 races and was well off the pace because I was trying to use the Steerwheel tranny that it cam with and really couldn't get on with it, the esc wasn't much good either, just rolled on too much off throttle During the 3 races i did run I didn't break anything only the front body mount, which had also being broke during practice so i was now on a repaired one which I thought I'd made stronger, however it broke while racing indoors on carpet so now has been replaced with a Firestorm one for strength. It is a pretty good fit and looks like it belongs there. other upgrades I've made are gluing a long M3 grub screw into the front axle so I can use a threadlock nut instead of a screw on the wheels Moving the shocks to the back of the shock tower so they aren't slanting at a ridiculous angle. You can get a kit off FTX to do this now but I just used a longer machine screw and some Traxxas shock mountings and an M3 nut and a couple of washers...simples Once the shocks have been moved the body has to be moved forward so it fits, it does look better forward though I've raced it 3 times now indoors, the first time i was mixing it with my Firestorm so it didn't get the full 5 races but apart from grip issues it handles well. A week later I tried some different tyres, Shumacher Vee 2's in Yellow on the back and Blue Vee 2's with the vee cut out on the front. When ot went it was all over the place in the end I bent two new rear axles and broke a front wishbone which took woith it a tie rod which bent and a shock bottom that broke. All replaired for last week and i wondered if the breakages were a one off and it seemed they were as I managed all 6 races without any trouble and it handled like a dream, very close to the 4wd Micro buggies we'd been put in a heat with. I have high hopes for it at the Kidderminster summer series. At last count there were 14 stadium trucks booked in so a good number to how it compares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash59fifty-uk Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 (edited) On 29/03/2016 at 15:48, Legend Racer said: I see this is a very old thread but I have started RACING both the Firestorm and the Siege in anger. The firestorm on whole has been good and strong and the only real issues have been water in the electrics, nothing has broke and it handled pretty well once I had the new esc set up right. Due to running the Firestorm the Seige didn't get run much outdoors, I managed 3 races and was well off the pace because I was trying to use the Steerwheel tranny that it cam with and really couldn't get on with it, the esc wasn't much good either, just rolled on too much off throttle During the 3 races i did run I didn't break anything only the front body mount, which had also being broke during practice so i was now on a repaired one which I thought I'd made stronger, however it broke while racing indoors on carpet so now has been replaced with a Firestorm one for strength. It is a pretty good fit and looks like it belongs there. other upgrades I've made are gluing a long M3 grub screw into the front axle so I can use a threadlock nut instead of a screw on the wheels Moving the shocks to the back of the shock tower so they aren't slanting at a ridiculous angle. You can get a kit off FTX to do this now but I just used a longer machine screw and some Traxxas shock mountings and an M3 nut and a couple of washers...simples Once the shocks have been moved the body has to be moved forward so it fits, it does look better forward though I've raced it 3 times now indoors, the first time i was mixing it with my Firestorm so it didn't get the full 5 races but apart from grip issues it handles well. A week later I tried some different tyres, Shumacher Vee 2's in Yellow on the back and Blue Vee 2's with the vee cut out on the front. When ot went it was all over the place in the end I bent two new rear axles and broke a front wishbone which took woith it a tie rod which bent and a shock bottom that broke. All replaired for last week and i wondered if the breakages were a one off and it seemed they were as I managed all 6 races without any trouble and it handled like a dream, very close to the 4wd Micro buggies we'd been put in a heat with. I have high hopes for it at the Kidderminster summer series. At last count there were 14 stadium trucks booked in so a good number to how it compares. Hey, I don't suppose you remember where those front tyres are from for the Siege? Looking for some better tyres for my sons car, but can only seem to find the stock tyres. Some different wheels or other cool parts would be good too but again can't seem to find anything Yours looks quite modified from looking at the picture Many thanks! Edited June 11, 2017 by Ash59fifty-uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Racer Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 2 hours ago, Ash59fifty-uk said: Hey, I don't suppose you remember where those front tyres are from for the Siege? They're Schumacher V2's, (the fronts are the harder blue and the rear are softer yellow compound) most model shops will have them or can get them as they're quite common. 2 hours ago, Ash59fifty-uk said: Looking for some better tyres for my sons car, but can only seem to find the stock tyres. Some different wheels or other cool parts would be good too but again can't seem to find anything There's quite a lot of stadium Truck tyres around, just check out the various websites for 2.2 truck tyres You won't find any wheels that fit properly, I've tried 2 hours ago, Ash59fifty-uk said: Yours looks quite modified from looking at the picture Many thanks! It's not modded that much in those pictures just moved the shock position (which FTX now sell a kit for anyway but it's easy to do without) Since that up date I've modded it a bit more just to make it stronger, like using HPI rear axles as the FTX ones kept bending (I think I had to use HPI driveshafts too if I remember rightly) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCMonkee Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) Got my daughter a brushless Seige a while ago. The diff didnt last long so upgraded that and she was forever smashing up the front end. Its not a bad car but the FTX plastics dont take such a beating as the HPI stuff. Depends how hard you are going to be on it. I ended up putting a Traxxas Slash front bumper on it to save me on repair bills! Edited June 12, 2017 by RCMonkee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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