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Maybe, but bearings are hardier than people think. As long as there is a good cage inside they can take quite the impact, plus the arm is plastic and it looks like the bearing is in a little housing according to that picture. What intrigues me is how the pins are captured, the bolt in system means there is very little flex in it and it goes through to the chassis, that said there is a massive bumper and a wheel so it should be ok as they should take the impact. My concern would be grit and dirt, a bearing that small won't take much to get all glued up.

Next it will be Proline introducing a revolutionary no drag body and it will just be a set of headlight stickers for your chassis!

I know it's a joke but I bet it would jump oh so well!

Thank you

Ok, thank you.

Hey everyone, I just wondered if people could give me some advice on suspension. I've never really bothered to tune it and when I raced often my father would help me with a lot of the technical aspects and it seems rebound is something I never picked up. My confusion comes when we get to rebound. Is there any way to directly effect rebound. I have tried using piston heads with smaller holes but obviously that greatly effects the dampening and makes the entire suspension sluggish. A thinner oil or harder spring creates a bumpy ride and causes the suspension to bounce the car back up, effetely just bouncing across the surface like a rally car, which obviously causes traction issues and then crashes. Ultimately I want to the truck to return to it's set ride hight but not aggressively. On my motorcycle I have little valves I adjust to effect the flow rate to the external res that manages this but obviously that isn't a feature I have on stock suspension. How does it work?!

I honestly didn't think 5ives were this bash friendly. It really makes me want one!

Such a good looking chassis. I don't think I've ever come across a chain drive model before. I really want it. I would have to take off that front bumper though, never been a fan of them. It just looks like I needs to be flying over jumps, that shell just wants to go fast!

RTR. When manufactures switched over it really changed the market. It means a teen can save up a relatively small amount of cash, buy a Stampede and run it the same day. It also saw a general increase in the availability of parts as more model shops took the risk of stocking high value RC cars because they could just sell a complete box set up without having to have the knowledge of every single product. RTR has caused a massive shift in the RC landscape and I can't see it ever going back. Fibre Reinforced Plastics Pretty much every RC now uses them, there was a time where they were reserved for the A-Arms of racers who didn't want to use expensive graphite arms. The drop in cost of these plastics as well as developments in the area mean we are seeing stronger and stronger cars. I mean we've all seen cars going 15+ feet in the air and landing perfectly fine, for their scale that is incredible. That wouldn't be possible without the materials and manufacturing developments that are now common place. My old AE buggy used to eat arms with a bad turn, a flip could often mean a broken shock tower, now I don't even flinch. The Internet Forums like MSUK create a community that drive the hobby forward. We can search the web for answers to our RC questions, places to meet and local groups. I stumbled across RC by accident as a child with my dad when a village hall was double booked on the day of my birthday for my party with 5 or 6 guys carpet racing. The exposure the internet allows, the driving down of prices and the general access it gives the consumer drives the hobby. We all buy from Modelsport, Hobby King, AsiaTees, Dollar Hobbyz to name a few....In fact the last RC I bought came from Switzerland. It allows RC brands to works faster and more efficiently. I know it's not specially just an RC thing but it really can't be overlooked. It is where our main community lives. I mostly drive on my own, but I am never alone as I know there is a community out there that is really awesome. A hobby is nothing without the people.

I am up North but might be interested

I am still really excited to see what it is like. I think I am at the point where I will leave it 6 months and then take another look as to if I want one. In the mean time I am working on my E-Maxx I just really can't wait to see one driving in person, I've never seen a large scale RC driving. According to their Instagram they are posting a new X-Maxx video of it in the mud. https://www.instagram.com/p/BA7gAVDtZkc/

So...that there 2 year warranty? Is that held with the distributor, the manufacturer or global brand? Under UK law a warranty offered is held with the issuer, so if you by a TV from Amazon and you get the extended warranty, even if it's a Sony TV your warranty is supplied by Amazon so you have to take up issues with them. That would lead me to believe that you lose that warranty? Is the 2 year warranty offered in the US? I can't seem to find it on the US site.

visually I think it's quite cool. I kind of like the chunky toy look for a change, rather then generic american pickup, I wouldn't say it's amazing, the shell under the cage hasn't got that much moulding but for me it's where the front bumper sits. It looks really low compared to the front of the shell. I know why they do it and why they make the shell sit higher but it has that weird thing where you can see the chassis sides (and battery box) under the shell...I always feel that gap kind of looks like a fat girl in a crop top.

cool little model, I like that the light bar works, a nice little semi scale look. This is quite likely to get my money!

Hmmmm. I am thinking I am going to wait and see. It's quite a chunk of money. I think maybe I will hold out for the 3rd party parts support to kick in and see what happens then. For now, E-Maxx build and sort out my Slash...maybe spend some money on my 1:1 toy P.S. Love the cupcake.