wolfie1 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 I seen this on a deal on aliexpress from £130 delivered to me and apart from aaa batteries for the control it was properly rtr, i was a bit skeptic as you know the saying if its too good to be true it probably is, but this thing is an exception to this, for the price its well made, well put together and all in its decent, so this is what i received for my money which you have probably seen already i tried it outside and its pretty good, get a fast walking pace on high range and nice n slow on low and a decent trail truck, but being the hobby we cannot leave them alone for long, first mod was my favourite yipin 80kg servo which could have been a no go as 1 thing this truck doesnt have is a servo reverse switch which never occurred to me until i thought i may need it, but luckily both servos went the right way next was a cheap foc Hobbywing 2 in 1, no point buying a motor that cost the same as the truck is there, i was pleasantly surprised with a metal spur gear, 1 thing though is the original motor shaft and a big bevel on it so the pinion would not swap across, i had the oe pinion from the trx4 so fitted that and reassembled, the way the motor is held in place and the way you mesh pinions is exactly the same as the trx4 i had some brass stuff for the trx4 which i had swapped out from heavier so tried them on, perfect fit so this car has locked front and rear diffs and since the brass fitted perfectly thought i would compare a trx4 axle, looks the same to me, even has blanks where the shift cables go through 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 Had some used axle armour laying around, that went on too decided to have a look inside the steering servo and was pleasantly surprised what i found, even had teeny orings on the screws i also had lying around some soft sweep tyres and weighted fastrax wheels and this is what it looks like now I am really surprised at what i got for the price, this has a winch that appears to be capable to pull the weight of the vehicle, side lights, headlights, roof light, indicators which are even on the mirrors, brake light and reverse lights, you can turn all the lights completely off or on from the transmitter, 2 speed gearbox with metal gears everywhere and trx4 compatibility for spares so its got a lot going for it and a 1/3 of the price as the trx4! Ok i dont think the model on the whole is waterproof and the transmitter doesnt have servo reversing but it was £130 to my door, its a no brainer! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 it just looks like a trx4 sitting there mate and a very nice pick up are the original wheels beadlocks ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 24 minutes ago, Stormbringer said: it just looks like a trx4 sitting there mate and a very nice pick up are the original wheels beadlocks ? Original wheels just look like beadlocks, tyres feel nice n soft though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Very nice low cost purchase 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Wow that looks a bargain!! just enough small differences so as not to attract the Traxxas lawyers though. I guess with NO r&d to pay for Cabello might be on a winner with this.. Looks much better for the wheel & tyre combo you have gone for too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partydaz Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 What a bargain! 😃 the blooming Traxxas light kit for my bronco is £80 plus alone 😵 which I nearly spat my brew out when I saw that price 😑 Cracking copy... er I mean original intellectual property 😅. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyC Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 I’ve been wanting another crawler for a month or so now. Was hoping to sell a few cars and get a trx6. Might just get two of these and make on up on some trx6 rails! do you know what wheelbase this cabello has? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 (edited) 2 hours ago, TommyC said: I’ve been wanting another crawler for a month or so now. Was hoping to sell a few cars and get a trx6. Might just get two of these and make on up on some trx6 rails! do you know what wheelbase this cabello has? I have seen on aliexpress a 6x6 landrover made by austarhobby with a very detailed shell that again looks trx6 compatible, there is another too yikong i think the brand is for the same sort of money which is £380ish but when there is deals on it will come down but have no experience of it so dont know if its any good, it certainly looks good though. will measure the wheelbase when i go outside to my workshop Edited April 28 by wolfie1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Really love the look of that, trouble is I'm trying to downsize the collection due to lack of storage space, ,😕 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyC Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 25 minutes ago, wolfie1 said: I have seen on aliexpress a 6x6 landrover made by austarhobby with a very detailed shell that again looks trx6 compatible, there is another too yikong i think the brand is for the same sort of money which is £380ish but when there is deals on it will come down but have no experience of it so dont know if its any good, it certainly looks good though. will measure the wheelbase when i go outside to my workshop Yes I think the austarhobby ones are clones. I read about the 4m clone somewhere a while ago. But it’s nice to see a genuine review of this wltoys one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 (edited) 1 hour ago, TommyC said: Yes I think the austarhobby ones are clones. I read about the 4m clone somewhere a while ago. But it’s nice to see a genuine review of this wltoys one. Ok centre of wheel to centre of wheel is approx 310mm yea i am genuinely shocked in a good way with what i got, another thing it has is front and back seats, dash and steering wheel inside too, not the most detailed but its there Edited April 28 by wolfie1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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