Xmas Possibilities
07-10-2011, 10:57 PM
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RE: Xmas Possibilities
ORIGINAL: thehuntingterminator
sweet. then i can use the 5300mah 2s pack for it and my Rusty if i decide to get one. although i can't seem to get over the SC10 for some reason...
sweet. then i can use the 5300mah 2s pack for it and my Rusty if i decide to get one. although i can't seem to get over the SC10 for some reason...
Don't get me wrong, I love SCs, but they are a lot of compromises just for that scale look.
07-11-2011, 08:16 AM
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RE: Xmas Possibilities
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SCs are great, but only if you want an SC. They are one of the most scale looking cars around if that's what you want. It's a lot of compromise for a basher though. Smaller wheels and tires means less good bump handling and lower ground clearance, also very little air control in the air, which is a problem compounded by point 2, which is; They don't jump. You really just gotta launch off the ramp and pray. Sometimes it'll 'fly right', sometimes it won't. The body acts as a parachute, and while you can mitigate this somewhat by cutting large amounts of material off it, that weakens the body structure considerably.
Don't get me wrong, I love SCs, but they are a lot of compromises just for that scale look.
ORIGINAL: thehuntingterminator
sweet. then i can use the 5300mah 2s pack for it and my Rusty if i decide to get one. although i can't seem to get over the SC10 for some reason...
sweet. then i can use the 5300mah 2s pack for it and my Rusty if i decide to get one. although i can't seem to get over the SC10 for some reason...
Don't get me wrong, I love SCs, but they are a lot of compromises just for that scale look.
07-11-2011, 11:18 AM
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RE: Xmas Possibilities
I can see myself getting a cheap SC just for smashing around outside the house. In europe we have our Exceed/Redcat equivalent called Ansmann racing. I'm not sure who their OEM is, but all their stuff is largely based on hobao (Ofna) stuff. The brand is well supported by my LHS so I will probably get a cheapass SC and put a mad brushless setup in it while I wait for the Flux XS to come out. 
07-11-2011, 02:24 PM
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RE: Xmas Possibilities
ORIGINAL: Foxy
SCs are great, but only if you want an SC. They are one of the most scale looking cars around if that's what you want. It's a lot of compromise for a basher though. Smaller wheels and tires means less good bump handling and lower ground clearance, also very little air control in the air, which is a problem compounded by point 2, which is; They don't jump. You really just gotta launch off the ramp and pray. Sometimes it'll 'fly right', sometimes it won't. The body acts as a parachute, and while you can mitigate this somewhat by cutting large amounts of material off it, that weakens the body structure considerably.
Don't get me wrong, I love SCs, but they are a lot of compromises just for that scale look.
ORIGINAL: thehuntingterminator
sweet. then i can use the 5300mah 2s pack for it and my Rusty if i decide to get one. although i can't seem to get over the SC10 for some reason...
sweet. then i can use the 5300mah 2s pack for it and my Rusty if i decide to get one. although i can't seem to get over the SC10 for some reason...
Don't get me wrong, I love SCs, but they are a lot of compromises just for that scale look.
I agree 100%...they are actually quite capable machines , but they are very handicapped by their bodies....I also do not like how little air control they have even with the body off..... We were running a Big Block Hyper 10SC , it did everything fantastic but was horrid in the air..... Which was really a shame as the machine has the power and speed to make some serious big air....Still a very fun truck to run....
07-13-2011, 10:18 PM
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RE: Xmas Possibilities
here is my short course in action........ This machine is pretty impressive !
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snOV4C9f9XE&feature=youtube_gdata[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snOV4C9f9XE&feature=youtube_gdata[/youtube]
