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I thought it was very complicated looking
They look really cheap tbh was pondering possibly getting one
My son turned 4 I think when I bought it for him. He is 9-1/2 now. I have never replaced a single thing on it. That one you showed however, with the metal front arms would be a problem child. I'd never put metal arms on an open wheeled buggy. They might not break, but the chassis will if you hit something. My son's has taken a helluva beating and still runs great. Look for the standard one.
So a good review then! Seriously considering one now bud! I’ll see if I can get the standard one then if you think that would be betterMy son turned 4 I think when I bought it for him. He is 9-1/2 now. I have never replaced a single thing on it. That one you showed however, with the metal front arms would be a problem child. I'd never put metal arms on an open wheeled buggy. They might not break, but the chassis will if you hit something. My son's has taken a helluva beating and still runs great. Look for the standard one.
Like I said, they're quick. But they also handle great. One of the best driving buggies I've ever seen in that scale. They would be awesome on a small track.
Just watched the vid. The one in the very beginning is the exact one my son has. It has wicked wheels on it
I definitely wouldn't want metal front arms. I bought ours at Banggood.
I too like the aluminum, I question the quality. Betting my lunch money its a casting.
You cannot anodize cast aluminum unless you want the parts to look like chit. Those are definitely machined parts made from billet. I'll take that lunch money meow
You do know those are 1/12 scale right? I paid less than $100 for ours if I remember right. The prices on that have either gone way up, or someone is charging too much for them.
I wouldn't pay the money they are asking to get it either. 70kph, on these cars... no thanks. Especially since the first crash, those flashy aluminum parts are going to be flashy junk.
You just reminded me of a very funny memory of mine. This material in this chassis is definitely hardened, because you can't really machine unhardened aluminum. Imagine trying to cut a piece of freshly chewed bubble gum. That's what unhardened aluminum cuts like.
One of the funniest things I ever saw in a machine shop. First and only time I ever saw unhardened aluminum in a machine shop.
How does Integy make their parts cuz that poop definitely aint hardened or if it is it aint T6 hardened. I've own a lot of really tough 6061-T6 parts over the years but Integy will just shear right off in a wreck. Then again Integy doesn't say what kind of aluminum they use other than its billet machined aluminum.You just reminded me of a very funny memory of mine. This material in this chassis is definitely hardened, because you can't really machine unhardened aluminum. Imagine trying to cut a piece of freshly chewed bubble gum. That's what unhardened aluminum cuts like.
I only know this because we got this huge 5000 lb piece of 6061 that was supposedly T6 hardened, but they sent us an unhardened piece by mistake. My buddy spent 6 hours setting it up on the machine and I was standing there when he took his first cut, which was a doosey. He fired up the vertical lathe at a blistering RPM. Imagine a 5000 lb part, about 5' tall, and 5' diameter, spinning so fast you can't make out writing in black sharpee letters about 6" tall. It would actually be a gray blur. He started the tool 1/2" into the part above it. As the tool fed down to cut the outside of the part, aluminum goo instantly formed onto the tool and he ended up with a basketball sized blob of aluminum stuck to it before he could get the machine stopped
These parts are likely 6061 T6 (or somewhere close to T6 anyway), which will machine, but being 6061, it will still bend fairly easily.
I’ll check them out on there bud thanks!
I never realised the scale until you mentioned it tbh bud thanks for the links!!!
I will get you some pics in a bit of the FY03 next to some of our other rigs.
It's hard to say what they use. It could be 6061 that is harder than T6 and unable to flex or bend. For A-arms, I would actually rather have a T4 hardness so they could bend rather than immediately breaking. T6 will bend, but not much before snapping. Them calling the material billet just means it started life as a solid block and was machined, as opposed to forged or cast. It has nothing to do with the strength or hardness of the material. My guess is, if they aren't advertising the grade/hardness, they are too embarrassed, or just don't know.How does Integy make their parts cuz that poop definitely aint hardened or if it is it aint T6 hardened. I've own a lot of really tough 6061-T6 parts over the years but Integy will just shear right off in a wreck. Then again Integy doesn't say what kind of aluminum they use other than its billet machined aluminum.
Thats scary thinking about that giant chunk of aluminum spinning that fast. Imagine if there was a mechanical failure while its spinning
