capri-boy Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Upsize your trail experience with the Kanyon from FTX. This XL sized 1:10 scale vehicle is perfect for tackling any adventure you throw at it over varied terrain. Multi-link suspension featuring adjustable oil filled shock absorbers, provide excellent articulation to help you manage the rough stuff. The high torque 60T brushed motor drives a rugged, all metal output pinion, crown and transmission gears for extra reliability. Front universal CVA driveshafts and centre telescopic sliding shafts keep the power connected to all wheels through high clearance front and rear locked axles. The Kanyon’s off road inspired semi-scale bodyshell features a number of additional moulded accessories such as wheel arches, luggage tray, roll cage, front grill and head, tail and spotlights. To wrap things up 13 factory installed LED lamps provide the necessary illumination for you to keep your rig on the trail long after the sun goes down. Aluminium front and rear bumper and body mounts provide a wide selection of optional positioning for possible aftermarket options. Supersoft aggressive lug pattern tyres are mounted to scale style wheels for a realistic finish. With a blend of semi-scale looks, reliable chassis platform and over 10% bigger size than most trail crawlers, the FTX Kanyon is the perfect choice for first time modeller’s simply after some outdoor fun! Specification: • Length: 560mm • Width: 305 mm • Height: 287mm • Wheelbase: 340mm FTX5563 - £179.99 RRP Available August 31st View full news article 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINSET Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) That large metal plate supported at one end should snap off its mounting points dead easy ? Edited July 13, 2018 by TWINSET 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capri-boy Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 I was quite pleased when I caught wind of this a while back, thinking perhaps it might be an alternative to the coyote, thus helping keep the market fresh and not let carisma rest on their laurels. Hopefully Carisma won't, because I don't think this will offer much of a challenge. I hope to be proved wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Another quality Rc from ftx. Looks stupid, light buckets for rear look like a afterthought, the roof rack looks like a tea tray, shackles are far too big! cant wait to see all the ftx boys now saying this is competition for the trx4..... oh, one small thing to mention, the chassis is of tvp descent and not full length so technically not comp legal either, would be classed as a crawler. i suppose the only thing it will crawl with massive success, is making my skin crawl Coyote for me everytime at this price point, even a scx10 og would be loads more preferable..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Yuck ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimplops Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Think they've missed the boat, with the amount of mods us ftx owners have done their R&D has been done, all they needed to do was widen the chassis by 5mm and increase the wheelbase of the Outback and they'd have cracked it, instead the release a modified copy of a scout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DartmoorTrails Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I keep zooming in on the chassis picture and thinking wtf! That isn't great is it.Rear lights definitely an afterthought.£180 is overpriced and that cash can go towards much much better.Trailing arms repurposed for the front, seriously, what!!!? Am I missing something here!?Maybe a fresh look in the morning will help?Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesp2812 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I wouldn't pay £1.99 let alone nearly 200 you can get a 2nd hand scx10 for that! It's shocking!!!! Sent from my LLD-L31 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Won't be cancelling my coyote kit for this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Screw all of you, I like it! A bit. Not enough to buy one... but, still, it's... there. And it... uhhh... moves... So... yeah! Take that! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DartmoorTrails Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 12 hours ago, DartmoorTrails said: I keep zooming in on the chassis picture and thinking wtf! That isn't great is it. Rear lights definitely an afterthought. £180 is overpriced and that cash can go towards much much better. Trailing arms repurposed for the front, seriously, what!!!? Am I missing something here!? Maybe a fresh look in the morning will help? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC4WD fan Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 4 hours ago, PraetoR said: Screw all of you, I like it! A bit. Not enough to buy one... but, still, it's... there. And it... uhhh... moves... So... yeah! Take that! I'm with you ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetoR Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 16 minutes ago, RC4WD fan said: I'm with you ? I'm not entirely sure I'm with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghazghul Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I like the stance, and but that front bumper look like it is reliant on the body posts to keep it there. Looks like they came up with the body and then mucked around with a bag of bits until something fit under it. I also like that scale crawling is getting so many new products, even if what I really want is a new shafty comp crawler (which I have no where to run). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly In My Soup Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 (edited) Yikes, this one didn't go down well..... I have to say not that I'm well versed with the crawler market, the amount of plastic and the axles reminds me of the HG / Amewi range of rc crawler..... Which can never be a good thing. Ftx M.O seems to be to bring out a model, then barely any upgrades from themselves despite their models needing them to run reliably.... I suppose upgrades Need R+D ....whereas Its far easier to simply release a model made of off the shelf parts, rinse sales, then repeat..... You can summise that they're chasing the paper with this one, trying to coin in on the scale/crawler popularity boom....as they've not released a new basher recently? Edited July 14, 2018 by Fly In My Soup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capri-boy Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 Ok, i've left it long enough I thought someone else would notice - question is though was it deliberate... Logo 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC4WD fan Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 53 minutes ago, capri-boy said: Ok, i've left it long enough I thought someone else would notice - question is though was it deliberate... Logo I've only just noticed that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just rolling Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 good to see a different use for what was the mighty thunder mt chassis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
53HRA Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Meanwhile in China 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly In My Soup Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 2 hours ago, 53HRA said: Meanwhile in China Most FTX, Himoto, HSP, Acme etc etc all come from the same FSMC factory.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) That is the battery tray on the roof yes??? And have they fired the bloke who thought up the front bumper ... which you had better not bump at all.... Shame. Could have been a contender. Just not for me. Ever And they spelt Canyon wrong Edited July 17, 2018 by Nitroholic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCbutcher Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I like it at a glance but soon start thinking thats odd. My first thought was a basher like ecx ruckus but cool looking. Then realised its a crawler converted to scaler truck lol. Skinny as heck for stuff that matters and extra wide everything else lol. Ide still take a body from one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolle Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Hehe, this looks so funny. I can't even guess which one came first. Chicken or egg??? Maybe it was Outlaw with rear wheel steering. ? All this mix and match..... soon Legos will have nitro engine kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickarla Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 On 13/07/2018 at 19:49, TWINSET said: That large metal plate supported at one end should snap off its mounting points dead easy ? They cannot be serious. Do CML not test these cars or at least look at them before selling them on in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINSET Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 More on that plate, 00:57 onwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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