Traxxas Resto-Mod Black 1979 Chevy K5 Blazer RTR

Gaz! · August 4, 2021

B e a utiful!

interested in the “trail tuned” xl5 esc, wonder what the differences are over the other xl5’s???

froggy8 · August 4, 2021

might sound bit silly but i think this looks like one of them government blacked out windows jeep/land rovers.

i do like the look of this.

Redback · August 4, 2021

4 hours ago, Gaz! said:

B e a utiful!

interested in the “trail tuned” xl5 esc, wonder what the differences are over the other xl5’s???

Just the trail mode that has more dragbreak afaik, not a selling point HW1080 is far superior.
Massive price hike on these too 😞 do like the chrome wheels and diff covers tho.

Juggernaut jims · August 5, 2021

Almost bought the other version of this but I'm liking this more, wonder what the price will be...

Redback · August 5, 2021

56 minutes ago, Juggernaut jims said:

Almost bought the other version of this but I'm liking this more, wonder what the price will be...

Probably about 560 - 580£+ as the price has gone up across the range.

m-racing · August 5, 2021

WOW

Chevy Blazer is my real OFFROAD car dream to

I love this one

Gaz! · August 6, 2021

On 04/08/2021 at 15:01, Redback said:

Just the trail mode that has more dragbreak afaik, not a selling point HW1080 is far superior.

oh yeah mate, I know already it’s not a patch on the hobbywing 1080 but isn’t a bad esc for a basic trail runner (I’ve submerged the earlier xl5’s and they still been strong).

mate, the esc, servo, motor being average doesn’t deter from it being a great truck overall. :good:

Redback · August 6, 2021

2 hours ago, Gaz! said:

oh yeah mate, I know already it’s not a patch on the hobbywing 1080 but isn’t a bad esc for a basic trail runner (I’ve submerged the earlier xl5’s and they still been strong).

mate, the esc, servo, motor being average doesn’t deter from it being a great truck overall.

Overall they are a super solid truck, ive not had any servo fail yet and its not been treated kindly 35mph into a parked car, many big hill rolls and only replaced the front axle housing after the high speed crash.
The stock esc does the job as does the motor, Pretty sure @Iain .R is still running my trx4 motor in his outlaw and hasnt melted yet. Reliability 9.5/10