Nick

Welcome to the forum! 😄 I'm sure the NiCd will be okay, just feel like a wet fart.

Glad to hear it! 🙂 Welcome to the community. 😄

@Kpowell911 did you get one in the end? I'm still unconvinced and looking at traditional deep fryers (although they have a lot of fancy features now!). I'm more for the taste than the health part.

There's a really impressive crawler course at Bridlington which is part of the Model Boat Club there, if you have Facebook checkout the group "Carnaby Crawlers", friendly bunch and meet up regularly.

Hi John! I'm from York but don't have a crawler, some great places though, a bit further north you have Yearsley Woods which is fantastic for this kind of thing, loads of space to get lost in.

Welcome. 😄

HobbyComps is legit and well ran as it's a friend of mine (also called Nick!). He's posting stuff out all the time to winners. @spudski - maybe he can do a MSUK prize for us? 😄

I was sceptical when I heard you could get a Traxxas model under £200. Out the box, there are better models out there for less money, however I bet these will get the Traxxas community behind them and have loads of really great hopup parts to make a basic model something awesome.

They look ace. Got me more excited than when X-Maxx first released.

I don't bang the drum much to this exclusive club, but we are having a £100 Modelsport voucher prize draw for our Gold Members! You can become a Gold Member here and it helps the forum keep going, we've also not raised the price for years, unlike your milk and eggs and we won't go on strike either like your local postie. The draw is on the 17th December and you can enter here if you are a Gold Member: View full news article

The one in Modelsport is a display model, they do not have stock yet. You can go in and see it. I'm a big fan, I think the truggy layout/setup and wide stance just works so well with these big scales.

It's awesome, I'm excited about this one. Great stance and build.

Welcome back. 😄 What's the RC scene like in Aus??? If you're back in UK for Christmas bring it with you and lets go bashing.

How's everyone doing with the cost of living? Starting to see the pinch now, driving to work with diesel prices at £1.90+/l around me, food seems more money across the board, simple things like frozen pizzas seem daft money to what they were a couple of years ago. Fortunate to have disposable income to absorb most of it but already having to cut back on holiday plans next year. Our trip to Canada a couple of months ago was ludicrous in comparison to when I've been before. Not really looking forward to what next year brings, especially if energy bills spike as much as they say.

I'd take this over an X-Maxx or Kraton. Looks good. I had this exact same thought this week, most RC youtubers are a bore, no one seems passionate anymore and start them up like any other business now. Far too many reviewing Banggood/Chinese garbage, then rest are just click bait.

The Traxxas XRT fuses race-inspired design and engineering with X-Maxx® power and strength. The result is an all-new platform with sharp reflexes and unprecedented stability that is capable of exploiting the upper range of extreme 8s power and speed. Length (including wing): 31.41 inches (798mm) Front Track: 23.43 inches (595mm) Rear Track: 23.43 inches (595mm) Ground Clearance: 1.93 inches (49mm) Weight: 19.70 pounds (8.94kgs) - without body 21.03 pounds (9.54kgs) - with body 23.87 pounds (10.83kgs) - with body & two 4s 6700mAh LiPos Height: 10.15 inches (258mm) - ride height 12.12 inches (308mm) - full droop Wheelbase: 18.9 inches (480mm) Shock Length (front): 6.79 inches (173mm) Shock Length (rear): 6.79 inches (173mm) Tires (Pre-Glued): 7.4 x 3.8 inches (188mm x 97mm) Wheels: 4.3 x 5.7 inches (110mm x 147mm) Speed Control: Velineon® VXL-8s Motor (electric): Velineon® 1200XL Brushless with heat sink and dual fan shrouds Overall Drive Ratio: 20.6:1 (20/50 motor pinion and spur gear) View full news article

UK are expensive across the board, Traxxas don't help though, they are very hands on when it comes to the supply to international retailers and set demands how suppliers should handle their brand abroad (e.g. forcing retailers to complete warranty cards, only supply stores that have physical stores). They almost act like a franchise. I would say in this case though, these models are not popular in the UK, they were a flop and are probably flogging the unmovable stock they have in the USA - 'cause looking around nobody wants them here and nobody stocks 'em!

I know! I've been so busy since I got back I've not even got it out the case yet. 😞 I'll try to look through it asap!