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Just what I've always wanted

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:47 am
by crazydave
It was about 10 years ago when I first got serious about RC. One of my hang ups back then was that race trucks looked kinda goofy and nothing like real trucks, and Tamiya stadium trucks were reallistic, but not really race oriented. We now finally 10 years later my prayers have been answered, by Thundertech Racing.

http://thundertechracing.com/desertracer.htm

Even the chassis closely resembles the tube frames of real racing trucks, and the trailing arm rear end also lends to the realism. It looks race ready to me. I'm sure it doesn't handle as well as like say a XXT, but you have accept compromises when when things are more true to scale.
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Throw on a body, and I'm diggin' it.
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Since they haven't even announced the price yet, this is going in my "someday" stack, but its right on top of the stack. :-o

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:10 pm
by honda_s2000
Tentative kit price: $350.00 (subject to change)
Looks like a very,very nice rig, I think I've seen it before actually. Quite a mishmash of parts, too, saves allot when buying the kit. :-o

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:42 am
by 45tr0
it's cool to see how scale-built stuff is starting to make an emergence again, without too many sacrifices in performance. I'd totally buy one of these. :-o

Here's hoping they don't need as much tool-time as the real thing following a crash. :???:

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:43 pm
by ibjamn
The weight distribution looks pretty good. I'm not to sure on the motor location. In all, I like the newer scale-like stuff coming out.

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:57 am
by payaso
Now that I've looked at this thread about 100 times.

I'm thinkin this thing will handle pretty well.

Nitro would be better though. :-o




silla :D

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:36 am
by sg219
Any new info on this truck? :???: