Tug Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Apparently not, delays of some kind. Now expected in the new year some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 did they up the price just to stop everyone canceling pre orders. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 4 hours ago, FatWheels said: This chap has already upgraded motor and esc to 8S looks good if you like wheelies ... http://youtu.be/sv1MaQqivJ8 Numpty! Learn to drive first - then you can demo better. Certainly shifts faster - love to see the driveshafts after a few weeks! Al. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 2 hours ago, coffeecup said: Can I ask a stupid question related to MTs? Are Monster Jam a company who own all the trucks? Are they the same underneath? I just thought it was a tv show (although I have never watched it). I just always sort of assumed they just ran the competition and that the teams were kind of 'home grown'. When you watch individual episodes of MJ, you get the impression that they're totally different - certain drivers are 'fantastic mechanics who build their truck differently', ... BUT ... I've just recently seen an episode of 'Girls Garage' (??) and they were at 'MJ's huge Headquarters - each team is there, but with their own separate hangar within the huge hangar. I'm now confused. Before you had Grave Digger - Son Uva Digger - Grave Digger Legend - Blue Thunder ... all vaguely related, and all using the same drivers, rotating. Then there's Max-D, which also has other related trucks ... One thing you will notice ... ALL BAR ONE TRUCK are REAR MID-ENGINED - engine behind the driver, in front of the rear axle. ONE TRUCK is FRONT MID-ENGINED - like a Ferrari F12, FF, 550, 575, 599 - you get the idea - engine IN FRONT of the driver, BEHIND the front axle - GUESS WHICH ONE ???? MAXIMUM DESTRUCTION. It's apparently 'an old format', but one Tom Meents won't change from, and nobody else uses ... Is it Tom, is it the inherent balance / lack of balance of the truck? Grave Digger have their own separate base, as well as this huge camp - unless all have now centralised. http://www.tampabay.com/features/popculture/monster-truck-jam-headquarters-roars-to-life-in-palmetto/2156583 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Jam Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 3 hours ago, turok007 said: is UK stock being sent out today to the ones who pre ordered as the Feb date was for the second batch. WOULD have been. The first pre orders were delayed to middle of January, I've not heard anymore since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher 46 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 these new videos are putting me off slightly, just because of how top heavy they are and how easily they fall over It's a Monster Truck, they do that. A few suspension tweaks should reduce its tendency to roll. Off-set rims and/or axle extenders will also make a world of difference. Axle extenders were one of the first upgrades I thought abt for this truck not only for the looks but for a bit of extra stability .[emoji2] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatWheels Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 7th Jan shipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 A pre-birthday treat, all things being equal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 2 hours ago, FatWheels said: 7th Jan shipping Have you had an email? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 I've been reading the build thread on the Traxxas forum, that 2028 went in quite easily, although it's mostly zip-ties at the moment. I just feel that much torque will destroy the diff gears. It's not like it's spinning any faster, not by a great margin at least, but that motor will have no give in it at all! Not in a car that "light", he'll need to keep the slipper quite loose I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 The 2028 is simply a torque monster. It shifts badgers and 5ives with ease, true largescale is where it fits best IMO, having seen firsthand what it does to diff locker pins and 5ive centre drive cups and pins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean-vrs Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 The standard motor might take 8s we don't know yet, if the standard motor melts on 8s then a 1717 would be my choice, on the Traxxas forum a standard truck has been gps at 31, which is about 10 mph short for proper bashing fun imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 31mph? That's terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'm not convinced he was running 6S, if he was, something ain't right. 6S and a 1717 FTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 10 minutes ago, .AJ. said: 31mph? That's terrible Was Harvey in the driving seat? I reckon the 1717 will drop in with a bit of dremmeling to the stock mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatWheels Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I had something else delivered and asked about my x-maxx order and was told delivery maybe a little sooner than the 11th ie 7th January no official confirmation though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatWheels Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 That guy who posted a speed run at 31mph was having a shocker. He said he was on 6S but his batteries were cold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 I can't see cold cells dropping that much speed!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean-vrs Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 9 minutes ago, FatWheels said: That guy who posted a speed run at 31mph was having a shocker. He said he was on 6S but his batteries were cold... He does know what he's doing though as in the same video, he did 2 passes at 100+ with his speed cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) this HTML class. Value is //youtu.be/IZbwM0QFR http://youtu.be/IZbwM0QFRdA A good selection of clips. https://youtu.be/IZbwM0QFRdA Edited December 21, 2015 by Tug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'll be annoyed if it's much faster than 30-35mph. I bought it cause it wasn't ridiculously powerful like the EREVO and Savage Flux. The greatest set up IMO for this sort of truck was the Savage Alpha Star on 4S. I'm hoping this is similar. Out of curiosity, how heavy is a RTR Baja/5ive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean-vrs Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 The five is double the weight of a Xmaxx at 38lb in standard trim, and underpowered is a lot harder and more exspensive to fix than overpowered, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 I don't think this is underpowered, but people will want it to go faster, they always do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean-vrs Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 8 minutes ago, Tug said: I don't think this is underpowered, but people will want it to go faster, they always do. Using the cars in real life is always different, I thought I would want more power with the 5sc flux but I'm quite happy with it as stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 1 minute ago, sean-vrs said: Using the cars in real life is always different, I thought I would want more power with the 5sc flux but I'm quite happy with it as stock Yeah, until you drive a car, you just can't judge it. 35 will sound slow, but in reality it's quite quick for a car of this size. It certainly looks like it can accelerate quick enough! I'm currently running my Super 5sc Flux with an Xerun 150 Amp ESC and a Leopard 4082, 1600kv motor, geared 17/52. Plenty fast on 5S and silly fast on 6S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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