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PainKiller said:
How are 1/8 buggies for bashing? Like the Typhon? It looks nice. Or are they mainly for racing?
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They're not good for grass but awesome for pretty much anything else.

PainKiller said:
I was looking at the TLR tuned version and it’s impressive. So Losi is associated with Arrma?
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The only connection is that Horizon Hobbies bought out Losi and Arrma. Not to mention most of the other brands in the industry. Really killed the competition/innovation in the hobby
 
Greywolf74 said:
They're not good for grass but awesome for pretty much anything else.


The only connection is that Horizon Hobbies bought out Losi and Arrma. Not to mention most of the other brands in the industry. Really killed the competition/innovation in the hobby
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I’m all about Rustler 4x4 Ult but the Typhon TLR looks nice too.

How’s that Associated Rival MT10?
 
Not that I’m interested only in 1/10 scale , are there any other obvious choices in that size other than Traxxas that I should be looking at for good bashers? Arrma has some cool ones. Not sure if the Typhon is 1/10 or 1/8 scale.
 
The mt10 does seem to get really good praise. I will likely grab one one day 😂 we got the mt8, and it’s a fun truck, have had a few issues, but most of them were self inflicted
 
PainKiller said:
Not that I’m interested only in 1/10 scale , are there any other obvious choices in that size other than Traxxas that I should be looking at for good bashers? Arrma has some cool ones. Not sure if the Typhon is 1/10 or 1/8 scale.
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X-MAXX is pretty much a 1/5 scale. People want to call it a 1/6 scale, but I've compared the dimensions with other 5th scales out there, and it's basically the same size. Typhon is 1/8 scale, I believe.

As far as other 1/10 scales, it just depends on what surface you plan on running on. There are a lot of manufacturers out there that make nice rigs. Tekno, Losi and associated just to name a couple off the top of my head.
 
PainKiller said:
Not that I’m interested only in 1/10 scale , are there any other obvious choices in that size other than Traxxas that I should be looking at for good bashers? Arrma has some cool ones. Not sure if the Typhon is 1/10 or 1/8 scale.
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The Typhon is a 1/8 buggy. A 1/8 buggy is roughly the size of a 1/10 truck, though much beefier in the drivetrain. The Typhon is a tank of a buggy, heavy and very durable. As others have said, a 1/8 buggy sits low to the ground, similar to a 1/10 ST, such as the Rustler. There are many who "truggify" the Typhon by putting larger tires on them.

Greywolf74 said:
X-MAXX is pretty much a 1/5 scale. People want to call it a 1/6 scale, but I've compared the dimensions with other 5th scales out there, and it's basically the same size. Typhon is 1/8 scale, I believe.

As far as other 1/10 scales, it just depends on what surface you plan on running on. There are a lot of manufacturers out there that make nice rigs. Tekno, Losi and associated just to name a couple off the top of my head.
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I agree, X-Maxx, XRT, K8, O8 are all close enough in dimensions to me to call 1/5. Though there are purists out there that insist they aren't "true" 1/5. Okay. I think if I were going to start over with large scale, I'd grab an XRT. The X-Maxx has been great to me, as has the K8, but the XRT seems to offer the best of both for my use. Lightweight, which means it doesn't need 10ah batteries to get decent run time, or a soda can sized motor to go fast..
 
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You guys are the best. Always helpful. And I think I’m def gonna get a Tekno kit sooner rather than later. I’ll get the Rustler (or whatever I decide on) in a few days but maybe I’ll start building the Tekno next month. Xmas seems too far off and I don’t wanna wait. Gonna be a big boy and build it myself

Is it the ET48 2.0 that I should get?

Do I need to pick the motor and electronics right away or doesn’t it matter?

And I saw a Serpent RTR truggy. Any good?
 
I know someone mentioned their Arrma got sloppy rather quickly considering the usage earlier on in this thread. I second that notion. I only own 6 and 8s Arrma's, I have always felt as though they seem to develop slop (wear) rather quickly at pretty much all the pivot points compared to say Traxxas or Tekno. Since we are talking bashers, the wear is not that big a deal, but it's noteworthy I feel. The most notable place for me is the front upper suspension arms. My Kraton 8s had play straight out of the box, hasn't changed much in the year or so I've owned it, but now notice a fair amount of play at the rear arm pivots now days. Is what it is. Still a great truck.

On the Hoss, it's the rear bulkhead for me, the hinge pins wear the bulkhead waay fast I feel. I replaced the rear bulkhead and arms a while back, didn't take but a few battery packs before the pivots started showing wear again.. the last time I broke a rear arm on the Hoss I drilled everything out to accept 4mm hinge pins rather than replace the bulkhead again.
 
PainKiller said:
You guys are the best. Always helpful. And I think I’m def gonna get a Tekno kit sooner rather than later. I’ll get the Rustler (or whatever I decide on) in a few days but maybe I’ll start building the Tekno next month. Xmas seems too far off and I don’t wanna wait. Gonna be a big boy and build it myself

Is it the ET48 2.0 that I should get?

Do I need to pick the motor and electronics right away or doesn’t it matter?

And I saw a Serpent RTR truggy. Any good?
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AWESOME!!!
2x @Littlemotor !!!
He seems to be our resident Tekno guru!
I'm glad you decided to take the plunge and go with a kit!!! Your challenges will be rewarded with a build like this.
Be sure to ACTUALLY READ the manual and go slowly.
Don't skimp on things like loktite and green slime during assembly and you WILL love your new build!
 
PainKiller said:
You guys are the best. Always helpful. And I think I’m def gonna get a Tekno kit sooner rather than later. I’ll get the Rustler (or whatever I decide on) in a few days but maybe I’ll start building the Tekno next month. Xmas seems too far off and I don’t wanna wait. Gonna be a big boy and build it myself

Is it the ET48 2.0 that I should get?

Do I need to pick the motor and electronics right away or doesn’t it matter?

And I saw a Serpent RTR truggy. Any good?
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I'd be weary of that Serpent RTR, I know the price is right, but a quick search for parts shows most parts for it as discontinued on Amain..
I downloaded the manual for it from Amain, then started searching individual parts.. seems most are only available from Serpent directly. I don't think that sounds good.

However, Serpent does have legit race rigs, but the price is top level.. I'd stick with a more popular brand myself. Tekno is a great example, good parts support life/availability.. the others, such as Mugen, Xray, Kyosho are generally either more expensive and/or harder to source. Just my opinions of course.
 
CertifiedMike said:
AWESOME!!!
2x @Littlemotor !!!
He seems to be our resident Tekno guru!
I'm glad you decided to take the plunge and go with a kit!!! Your challenges will be rewarded with a build like this.
Be sure to ACTUALLY READ the manual and go slowly.
Don't skimp on things like loktite and green slime during assembly and you WILL love your new build!
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Gotcha 👍 My kid and I were watching Tekno vids on YT last night. It looks insane and I want one.

KnowAir said:
I'd be weary of that Serpent RTR, I know the price is right, but a quick search for parts shows most parts for it as discontinued on Amain..
I downloaded the manual for it from Amain, then started searching individual parts.. seems most are only available from Serpent directly. I don't think that sounds good.

However, Serpent does have legit race rigs, but the price is top level.. I'd stick with a more popular brand myself. Tekno is a great example, good parts support life/availability.. the others, such as Mugen, Xray, Kyosho are generally either more expensive and/or harder to source. Just my opinions of course.
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Good to know. I had never heard of them before. Just looked cool.
 
PainKiller said:
Do I need to pick the motor and electronics right away or doesn’t it matter?
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doesn't matter.

PainKiller said:
And I saw a Serpent RTR truggy. Any good?
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Serpents race level rigs are awesome. I have no idea about their RTR. I have their SRX8T-E and its a pretty awesome Truggy. Very high quality. I need to get some electronics back in this thing, I just don't run it that often anymore.


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