Kraken New RC Video

[Gaz!]

I know very little in this area of rc, but my god! I so want one of those, it looks amazing and quite good on the rough stuff too.

[Garry45]

that's me out then...lol!!!!

Me to lol unless some rich nice person buys me one lol but by god that Kraken is a work of art and about time someone got the bull by the horns and shook the RC world upside down with quality.

[Carpmart]

My initial 2p worth is this...

looks and performance from the video looks promissing.  The thing that concerns me is just the sheer mass this thing is likely to represent.  I understand that we live in a world where bigger is seen to be better, but when the 5ive was launched everyone was saying it was too big and heavy etc etc.  The 5ive is indeed a big heavy old truck and it gains and looses from being this.  This on the other hand is either completely over engineered and will be even more reliable than a 5ive, which is tough to do, or it will feel terrible as it will weigh half as much again as a five and nearly double the weight of a Baja.  It is in danger of feeling very slow without some serious horsepower.  

We need certain components on a fifth scale to be heavy duty and robust, but that doesn't mean that all of it needs super sizing .. I want the manufacturers to concentrate on this for me, but is this a step too far?  Colin Chapmans theory needs to be employed here....  (Google it if your unsure...)

[Carpmart]

Oh dear god i want one.

FYI - this is likely to be banned from both Greenfield and Watford!   

[sean-vrs]

Power to weight is the key and this will  need some serious power, which will also mean serious money!

[mark35]

kraken says it weighs 17 kg with no engine 

Edited November 2, 2015 by mark35

[Pistonhead]

No rtr option either, but they will offer it in two artr flavours, with 29cc engine and 40kg servos or with just the 40 kg servos only.

[mond]

My initial 2p worth is this...

looks and performance from the video looks promissing.  The thing that concerns me is just the sheer mass this thing is likely to represent.  I understand that we live in a world where bigger is seen to be better, but when the 5ive was launched everyone was saying it was too big and heavy etc etc.  The 5ive is indeed a big heavy old truck and it gains and looses from being this.  This on the other hand is either completely over engineered and will be even more reliable than a 5ive, which is tough to do, or it will feel terrible as it will weigh half as much again as a five and nearly double the weight of a Baja.  It is in danger of feeling very slow without some serious horsepower.  

We need certain components on a fifth scale to be heavy duty and robust, but that doesn't mean that all of it needs super sizing .. I want the manufacturers to concentrate on this for me, but is this a step too far?  Colin Chapmans theory needs to be employed here....  (Google it if your unsure...)

They say its 17KG and a picture next to a 5ive shows it to have the same wheelbase. The 5ive with a body and bumper is longer by a good few inches. I think I 5ive is around that 17kg mark too.

[chewbacca]

Wheels are far too small. It's like putting Mad Bull wheels on a Clod Buster. Just plain WRONG. 

[RCbutcher]

Grrr. This is next level something to make all brands ears prick up whether it sells in volumes or not it will hopfully raise the bar. It's absolutely beautiful the shocks make the 5ives look like yeah racing tamiya tt01 shocks lol. That's a crazy jump in size the 5ive shocks are huge aren't they. So these must be like kids xbike shocks.

 

I will never buy one because I couldn't afford it but I hope they sell like the 5ive did in its first year. See what losi do next. 

 

Somebody will most definitely fit a 70cc in one on youtube. 

[cookie666uk]

Anyone else noticed this seems less popular on this forum than another notable release in the last week.

This surprises me as this looks to me like a sort of concorde moment for large scale rc (correct if I'm wrong please!). As an engineer this sort of thing fascinates me anyway but I would have expected at least as much fuss over this as the x maxx.

Meh, maybe this will pass under the radar of the general public due to the price and as such the world (imo) would be a worser place for it.

Engineering for engineerings sake is what I live for

[mond]

If they had Traxxas's marketing budget, things may be different. 

[chewbacca]

Anyone else noticed this seems less popular on this forum than another notable release in the last week.

 

This surprises me as this looks to me like a sort of concorde moment for large scale rc (correct if I'm wrong please!). As an engineer this sort of thing fascinates me anyway but I would have expected at least as much fuss over this as the x maxx.

 

Meh, maybe this will pass under the radar of the general public due to the price and as such the world (imo) would be a worser place for it.

 

Engineering for engineerings sake is what I live for

 

The X-maxx has proper sized wheels.....................................................

[Tug]

[itsmee13]

That's the Kraken TSK 1 for the HPI Baja in those videos. 

so you imagine how good it will be now

[mond]

It's a nice cage but it's just a plastic cage. This is a whole car so while I think it will be pretty awesome, I'll wait for the reviews before the daunting prospect of importing one into the UK.