Anyone have the 1/10 Hoonicorn?

[ferrebee88]

I've been contemplating building a nitro touring car, but have decided to stick with electric for now. I have been seriously eyeballing the Associated 1/10 Hoonicorn builders kit. Have any of you built this? If so, how do you like it? I have never built or owned a on-road car.
https://www.amainhobbies.com/team-a...lectric-4wd-touring-car-kit-asc30137/p1534477

 

[Tunedfrog]

Looks pretty cool.

 

[Doom!]

It's a good looking kit. Don't know of anyone who has built it though.

 

[luke66]

Looks cool, but the price point drives many away. I don't have one and don't plan to have one.

 

[CertifiedMike]

What are your plans with it? Looks like not a bad car to start with but a lot of plastic to relace with CF if you are planning to race.
I don't own this kit so its just opinion. No idea if the car is good 'stock'.
Have you looked on youfool for any videos? They might be helpful.

 

[ferrebee88]

I don't plan to do any racing. I just want to build a touring car, admire it on the shelf, and occasionally take it out for a drive down the road or in a parking lot. After building the B7D, I have a tinkering to try out some of the other Associated offerings.

 

[WickedFog]

I don't plan to do any racing. I just want to build a touring car, admire it on the shelf, and occasionally take it out for a drive down the road or in a parking lot. After building the B7D, I have a tinkering to try out some of the other Associated offerings.

Sadly, Losi, Assiciated, etc aren't what they were back in the day. But at least Associated is still not owned by Horizon. Though they are owned by a Chinese conglomerate now. But it is a cool looking truck, and I imagine it's better than anything Losi sells these days except for the race stuff. But that is fizzling out too.

 

[CertifiedMike]

I would be looking at an RC10L for Associated on road.
Def a different chassis design than what you've picked out. The RC10L chassis is absolutely one that put Associated on the map BITD. You can buy CF chassis versions and parts are still around.
Maybe it'll be another re-release soon.
I don't think I've heard anyone complain about the RC10L chassis. Ever.
You still need to find a Hoonicorn body to finish off the 10L chassis tho! Such a cool looking car!!!

 

[ferrebee88]

I'm not stuck on the hoonicorn body. It just happens to be the only on-road kit they sell besides that tc7.2 kit that's made of clear poly

 

[Chubaka]

Never knew they had that as a kit. I know this platform is popular here. And also hpi. If you buy the associated i hope to hear back. I've been wanting an onroad electric.

https://www.amainhobbies.com/kyosho...ng-car-rolling-chassis-kit-kyo34461c/p1565688

https://www.amainhobbies.com/hpi-rs...lectric-touring-car-chassis-hpi118000/p867838

 

[ferrebee88]

This one is intriguing, but I've heard such bad things about tamiya quality.
https://www.amainhobbies.com/tamiya-xv02-pro-chassis-4wd-rally-kit-tam58707/p1413639

 

[ferrebee88]

A rally car would suit me better than pure on-road. That is what I like about the associated apex 2. I can put a rally kit on it

 

[Chubaka]

A rally car would suit me better than pure on-road. That is what I like about the associated apex 2. I can put a rally kit on it

Here's some rally cars. Is the below associated ccar the one you were talking about?
https://kyoshoamerica.com/1-10-scal...-readyset-1971-datsun-240z-rally-34482t1.html

https://www.bigsquidrc.com/carten-rc-1-10-t410-rally-car-kit/

https://www.bigsquidrc.com/team-associated-1-10-apex2-sport-a550-rally-car-rtr/

Little more at $370.
https://www.bigsquidrc.com/lc-racing-1-10-ptg-2r-4wd-rally-car-kit/

 

[ferrebee88]

The associated listed is the style I'm looking for, but I mostly want to build it from a kit. The Carten looks intriguing, but I worry about parts availability. I absolutely love the looks of the Datsun, but I would love to build it in kit form. I'll take a look into some of the Kyosho offerings. I here once you get some JIS screwdrivers they assemble well.

 

[ferrebee88]

After all the back and forth... electric vs nitro... I think I am just going to go with the Kyosho FW06. I'm probably going to wait until spring to to get it.
https://www.amainhobbies.com/kyosho...ing-car-kit-w-ke15sp-engine-kyo33216/p1478929

 

[Chubaka]

After all the back and forth... electric vs nitro... I think I am just going to go with the Kyosho FW06. I'm probably going to wait until spring to to get it.
https://www.amainhobbies.com/kyosho...ing-car-kit-w-ke15sp-engine-kyo33216/p1478929

I was thinking about one of these and the electric fazer together. Interested in feedback on it.

 

[ferrebee88]

Such a hard choice to pick just 1... if you think this is bad, you should see me trying to pick from a vending machine...smoke comes out my ears

 

[Doom!]

Don't worry, by spring there will probably be even more choices.

 

[ferrebee88]

Don't worry, by spring there will probably be even more choices.

I do this to myself every winter. I am a busy body, so during the dry months I am always outside doing stuff around my property, but Washington winters are so wet. I get restless... in the past 3 months I have built a Tekno MT410 2.0, the Vanquish H10, Associated b7, and am working on the SCX10 Pro...

 

[Lumikko]

The Hoonitruck / Hoonicorn kit version already comes with some carbon fiber parts and threaded aluminium shocks. The diffs are the same as on the B74 series, and the chassis is G10 with polymer side guards instead of a fully molded polymer tub.

I think it’s a good kit for what you get.