Team Associated Rival MT8

These seems to share at least some parts with the Redcat Kaiju, but I'll to wait until the exploded view is available to check more closely.

Price dependant, this should be successful

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/associated-rival-mt8-rtr-truck-brushless-6s-1341571

Reasonably priced 

Tells you something, when 450 quid seems like a reasonable price (which it does!) for a 1/8 RTR!

 

Looks really interesting, if it happens to be Kaiju based great, we cant get it in the UK. 

 

Hopefully its reasonably durable, If so it could make the Notorious at 589 or 689 for that exb junk, redundant 😄

Looks nice, but I can't wait to see the MT6!

8 hours ago, Tug said:

Looks nice, but I can't wait to see the MT6!

 Would be nice but can’t see that happening 

 
 

22 hours ago, lorrylemming said:

These seems to share at least some parts with the Redcat Kaiju, but I'll to wait until the exploded view is available to check more closely.

  
Team  Associated it’s more likely to share parts from there old rc8 line up or the Thunder tiger MT4 g3 but I doubt many will be interchangeable directly. 
 

Hope it’s better made than a Redcat 😂👍

Just from the pictures the wheelie bar assembly and rear diff case are the same as the redcat kaiju. Or at least an evolution of the same part. 

 

The centre section is completely new, the kaiju has a plastic tub chassis that steps up from the diff cases. The MT8 is flat aluminium with plastic side rails. 

 

The suspension arms and towers are different, can't find a good picture of the hubs for the kaiju to compare. 

 

 

Overall I'd guess it comes from the same design team but shares minimal parts. 

 

On 12/11/2021 at 09:57, lorrylemming said:

Just from the pictures the wheelie bar assembly and rear diff case are the same as the redcat kaiju. Or at least an evolution of the same part. 

 

The centre section is completely new, the kaiju has a plastic tub chassis that steps up from the diff cases. The MT8 is flat aluminium with plastic side rails. 

 

The suspension arms and towers are different, can't find a good picture of the hubs for the kaiju to compare. 

 

 

Overall I'd guess it comes from the same design team but shares minimal parts. 

 

 
id say there completely different rival on the right 👍

 

Think i will be getting one

1 hour ago, turok007 said:

Think i will be getting one

I might join you but I’m gonna wait to see a few more running vids first 👍

These were the images that make me think they share some parts. 

Diff cases and wheelie bar look identical...wonder what else they have in common?

Hopefully we will see this soon.  Only just spotted that it has a single battery connection which is a bit annoying.  It is on my shortlist but I don't have any 4s or 6s packs but do have some matched 2s and 3s packs.

 

I like Deans connectors but seems an odd choice as well for a 150amp ESC?  I thought it would need to be EX5 or XT90.

3 hours ago, MrCake said:

Hopefully we will see this soon.  Only just spotted that it has a single battery connection which is a bit annoying.  It is on my shortlist but I don't have any 4s or 6s packs but do have some matched 2s and 3s packs.

 

I like Deans connectors but seems an odd choice as well for a 150amp ESC?  I thought it would need to be EX5 or XT90.

 

Just buy yourself (or make your own) a Y-lead. 

1st thing is change. Put a twin xt90 plug on instead of the single plug. Apart from that. It looks good to go and bash 

Now been pushed back until March  now that sucks 

 

1st April now...

So it’s finally hit the shelves in the states and so far everyone seems to like it but I think the main issue is the diffs need oil and the tyres balloon too much other that that all seems good 

On 23/03/2022 at 18:58, mydoddy69 said:

So it’s finally hit the shelves in the states and so far everyone seems to like it but I think the main issue is the diffs need oil and the tyres balloon too much other that that all seems good 

 

That's good feedback, excellent value, as is the MT10.

 

Wonder how it compares to the Corally Kronos, similar price, Kronos is more a Truggy but pretty close.

Says 23rd of may now. Might be out by Christmas