General RC Information
I bought this car from a guy at Hobby Proz in New Mexico. It was my first REAL RC car. It started it's life as an early Bandit VXL, but I suspect the guy later took out the VXL system and put a brushed system in it. I bought it for $100 even, and then just bought a charger ($30 Dynamite Prophet Sport Mini). It needed a bit of work, but then it drove properly, even thought the motor was SCREAMING. It's been through a couple different stages (Basher Bandit and Baja Bandit), but now it's at it's final stage: Retro Bandit. Now, Retro Bandit actually started out as a MM (Mid-Motor) project, but I soon got the idea for it to be, well, Retro. So I got to work, spending around $150 on it's conversion, to get it to where it is now. In the last couple days, I even got some parts 3D printed! (Battery brace, rear shock tower support.) Now, it's basically done, and ready for just about anything. I hope to work on making a front body mount soon, so then I won't have to use Velcro anymore. Enjoy the build!
(I'll try to post the tower support and front body mount file (probably on Scetchfab) so y'all can use it.)
(I'll try to post the tower support and front body mount file (probably on Scetchfab) so y'all can use it.)
- RC Type
- Buggy
- RC Brand
- Traxxas
- RC Model
- Bandit (#2408)
- RC Scale
- 1/10 Scale
Technical Specifications
- Power Source
- Electric
- Battery Type
- LiPo
- Motor Type
- Brushless
- Drive System
- 2WD (Two-Wheel Drive)
- Top Speed
- 40-59 mph
Additional Information
- Budget
- $800-999
- Challenges Faced
- Sourcing (and modifying) the parts for the MM conversion, painting the body (was my first time painting like that), and fitting the body (I'm still working on it).
