ARRMA 1/8 Infraction 4X4 3S BLX Resto-Mod RTR

Kinda cute actually. Bit on the steep side (£430 i think), but good alternative for people that can't store 1/7th. Part of the reason why i got rid of my Felony - just sucks that these don't have the handbrake.

Not the Felony, it sucks that the small Infraction doesn't have it. I got rid of my Felony because at the time my storage had a DBXL-E 2.0 and the X-Maxx already plus a few 1/8th. 

For once, i agree. 😉

I might actually get one, need to see a few videos of course but in general i'd like a drifty basher for tarmac. The Typhon 6s on street tyres is fun, but makes only so much sense. 

 

The original Infraction/Felony are too big, no space for that anymore - this might fit the bill if it turns out proper. I don't think there's much other stuff in this kind of catergory (size)?

Made my mind up. I'll wait until reviews come out to see if something's majorly wrong with them, or if they're solid - if they're solid, it's the next purchase. Yeah, they're slightly overpriced, but i am getting tired of running buggies on road tyres for tarmac bashing, this would sort it. It'll also sort my traction roll issue with my buggies, getting back to a bit of drifting for the first time in like a decade's gonna be fun too. 

 

Bit gutted about the handbrake, but maybe someone at some point's gonna offer a kit, who knows. 

Love the look of these! I'd be tempted, but I have way too much to pay for, right now!

Ooh, now I wonder if those wheels/tyres will work on the Traxxas rally??

 

very nice looking truck though 

Well.. (pre-)Ordered one. Went for the gold one, i do like the teal one too but i think the golden one looks better. 

 

Not too fussed about having another slipper clutch RC again, but i'll make do. Gotta figure out the wheel situation though lol, probably should order another set straight away (preferably something GRP or similar). Videos just looked to good, looks like a a decent RC out of the box, that's all i care for at the moment - don't wanna rip out stuff, replace stuff with better stuff, wrench etc - i wanna change the connectors and have a little bit of fun. 

 

Yeah.. love it. Already half way through the tyres though, lol.

I have to say that does look very nice.  Are the stock tyres suitable for a bit of drifting /  4 wheel drift tomfoolery or are they just too sticky?

Be interested to hear how many packs it goes through before you need new tyres.

2 hours ago, bertberr said:

I have to say that does look very nice.  Are the stock tyres suitable for a bit of drifting /  4 wheel drift tomfoolery or are they just too sticky?

 

They are absolutely amazing for drift tomfoolery, that's all i did today lol. They're quite weird, they're pretty sticky if you drive normal, but if you stab the throttle in a corner it comes around immediately and you can hold it nicely. It's super easy too, compared to my original actual drift RC.

 

After the first 140C 5500mah pack:

 

 

That was on particularly bad asphalt though, ours outside the door is rough af. I got roughly 30 minutes of driving out of it, my guess would be that those will last around 5-10 driving hours? 

 

edit: i will say that after a particularly long drift, you can smell the burnt rubber.. My neighbour loved that one in particular lol.

Edited July 22, 2022 by m4inbrain

On 22/07/2022 at 15:34, m4inbrain said:

 

Yeah.. love it. Already half way through the tyres though, lol.

Any long term thoughts on these? Is it the same model that’s now selling for circa £280? 

No...thats the 4x4 Mega version. That comes with a brushed motor and ESC and a NiMh battery. The full beans version comes with brushless and a £400 price tag.

 

You could buy the brushed version and upgrade later though.  Depends if they reduced the spec anywhere else. If you look at the total cost after upgrade, you wont save any cash, but it does mean you can spread the cost. Of course, if you already have suitable batteries etc. that helps too.

On 03/03/2023 at 06:52, Frogeyeddog_95 said:

Any long term thoughts on these? Is it the same model that’s now selling for circa £280? 

 

Only ran it once since getting it, it's too small for me. It is a lot of fun, but usually i tend to grab my bigger stuff. 

 

But it's not the £280 version, it's this one.

 

https://wheelspinmodels.co.uk/i/348061/?o=348093

 

Could be persuaded to let it go though, for a reasonable price considering the condition.