Blacknsilver Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Are these the brand to beat? not into trashing and bashing but it looks like these are up there in terms of performance and durability. where do they come in the top five brands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Very good, they are top of the pile imo 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCpete Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 My v1 Talion never breaks. Later versions are even better. 1/8th scale stuff is really good but i'm not so sure about the 1/10th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollykamakazi Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 HiFor me it’s mixed feelings on them. Generally they are really good. I have a Senton 3S And my son has a granite 3S They do seem to have a few problems out of the box. The Senton servo kept locking right and you would lose the car in the bushes. Sending it back it was all fixed under warranty. New servos. Then motor threw its bearings. New motor. Then did it again. Sent back again, all under warranty Serviced motor and all running fine. The granite was sent back after 1 day as well. Kept cutting out with the heat cutoff. Problem was, it wasn’t even warm. Also was eating batteries at a crazy rate. All warranty covered though. Got it back and with new esc and motor out in it’s doing it again. My lad is really down. It was a birthday present. So in my opinion the electrics aren’t really that impressive. Now running the Senton with 120A Schumacher ESC’s and they are great with no problems. The shocks aren’t the best and three of mine have been leaking for the last month. But it gets jumped loads. On a plus side I’ve jumped the Senton over and over to heights of about 6-8 feet and it takes a beating and keeps on trucking. It was run over a couple of months back by a full fat Range Rover front and back wheels crushed it and the owner had to reverse off it so I could pick it up. Apart from a broken wheel and body post, the only damage was a bent turnbuckle and a few more cracks in the body. So yes “Arrma Tough” is a decent slogan and fairly true. They are fast. 40-50 mph out the box on 3S. The granite wheelies constantly when putting down the power hard. It can also jump. Do back flips and is capable of crawling over pretty big obstacles. Hope that’s of help. Bash, Break, Build, Repeat... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetteststeam946 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 I have a arrma crew cab n its on 3s no probs at all my fav rig ive ever gott speed bashing n everything jus dont screw the receiver box to tight otherwise water slips in Sent from my F1 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
53HRA Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Cant go wrong with them, had a couple in the past, currently own one and another on back order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertberr Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Generally not up to Traxxas levels of design/build quality/business ethics, but OK for gentle bashing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Bert, that's actually rather funny. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 23 hours ago, .AJ. said: Very good, they are top of the pile imo 👍 what pile you on about 🤣🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 23 hours ago, RCpete said: My v1 Talion never breaks. Later versions are even better. 1/8th scale stuff is really good but i'm not so sure about the 1/10th. My FTX and Tamiyas never break either 🤣👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4inbrain Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 They're good trucks. Not much better or worse than, for example, Traxxas. In the top five of all things considered, they're probably the best brand out there. Do not mistake this: they're not building the best trucks out there. But: they're reasonably priced. For example, one of the best "low slung MTs" out there is the Tekno MT410. The problem here is, the MT410 Kit without any electrics, body, wheels etc is already the same price as a fully RTR Kraton. They're probably the best (of course, that's also subjective) if you take price into the consideration. On itself? They're good, but there's plenty of better stuff out there - but that's usually considerably more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacknsilver Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 Thank you for your great in put guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Have had experience of a fair few different brand RC's over the decades and Arrma are my current favourite. Mine are built to go very fast as I speed run with them and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Arrma RC's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollykamakazi Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 We seem to have killed another Arrma servo today. Servo now locks itself full right once turned on. Similar to the servo problem in the Senton. The granite is tough but the electronics I’m not impressed with. Bash, Break, Build, Repeat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Stock electronics on the majority of RTRs are poor at best, particularly servos. We're seeing better ESCs these days, less prone to venting. Radio kit is getting better with more functions each year. BL motors, not much to go wrong. Servos? The problem with fitting a top spec item in an RTR is cost, it would add too much to the list price. So for the foreseeable we'll keep getting mid range quality at best. That's just my view, I'm open to other opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCpete Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 On 10/11/2019 at 20:25, mydoddy69 said: My FTX and Tamiyas never break either 🤣👍 That's probably because they pootle along at half the speed and weigh 1/3rd of my Talion or they sit on the shelf lol. I don't break my Tamiyas either but they are certainly not as durable as Arrma. Strange comment really......they don't compare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 hours ago, RCpete said: That's probably because they pootle along at half the speed and weigh 1/3rd of my Talion or they sit on the shelf lol. I don't break my Tamiyas either but they are certainly not as durable as Arrma. Strange comment really......they don't compare. I was taking the piddle fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCpete Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 20 hours ago, mydoddy69 said: I was taking the piddle fella When Arrma are mentioned you do take the piddle lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badtouch0 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 I think no matter what brand you have people expect more then what the car can delivery out the box, they see YouTubers sending them in the air with no breakages, and think they can do the same out the box, and that is simply not the case with any brand (maybe an xmaxx) so always bare in mind anything out of the box will generally break if you sending it to the moon. I've owned my Notorious 6 months, having upgraded it to pretty much the max it is now an animal, and lasted 5 hours without a breakage and was sending it everywhere! 30ft. No problems the car eats it for breakfast and wants more. Firstly never had any issues with the BLX 185 AMAZING SYSTEM imo for a ready to run! Only down side to these is the BEC which only runs at 6v Out of the box, they are good, for the general basher, but due to the plastic Chassis braces that come as stock,they allow to much flex in the chassis. it's a ticking time bomb before you bend the chassis, if you just like small jumps and blasting shouldn't be a problem. So if you are thinking of a 6s these are the things to consider. The 3s..... 😬 I'm not a fan, they are good performing trucks, but... Seem (for me) a pain in the arse to work on.. centre diff is replaced by a slipper clutch which is a pain to set right, All been said arrma are an amazing brand.lots of support, and aftermarket parts are available... Parts support is also good. Better then it was a few years ago so I'm told. Hope this helps 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickarla Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) They seem very good so no doubt Traxxas will probably try and sue them again. Difficult to know whether to invest in them as no doubt they'll go bankrupt soon for using wheels. Edited December 3, 2019 by Nickarla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4nd0m Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I may be slightly biased but I like the quality hence I bought it - I wish they would offer BND models as the transmitters they include are not my favourite - apart from that I am happy with my Kraton 8S/Granite BLX. On the Kraton I have replaced the bearings for sealed ones but that was it at the moment, I dont send it like others hence I probably havent seen as much issues with it as others who drive it to the max - however comparing to Traxxas it seems their spares are generally more expensive but I have never owned a Traxxas so I can really speak to that but I see more plastic parts from stock ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollykamakazi Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Shocks on the BLX are complete rubbish. Only one that hasn’t leaked. Now using HR shocks. Bash, Break, Build, Repeat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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