Released, Robitronic Mantis Truggy!

[WoodiE]

Robitronic is proud to announce the release of the Mantis RTR 1/8th scale racing truggy. The Mantis truggy was designed to meet the needs of all levels from beginner to racer. The Mantis truggy was made to be ultra durable on the track, easy to handle and maintain. Features like floating gearboxes, a sealed center gearbox, all the suspension and tuning options you will ever need, and a powerful Axial 4.6 big block help set this truggy apart from the rest of the pack. Use of new materials and intelligent design ensure that the Mantis Truggy is built to last and capable of competing on the track. Mantis – the new name in 1/8th scale off road.


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-Michael

[olds97_lss]

Who is mantis? It looks a lot like the hellfire without all the purple.

[WoodiE]

Originally Posted by olds97_lss

Who is mantis? It looks a lot like the hellfire without all the purple.

Mantis is the name of the truggy, just like hellfire is the name of a truggy. Mantis is made by Robitronic which Axial is the US reseller.



-Michael

[TheViking]

when will it be out?

[novacrzy]

It does look just like the hellfire I hope that it is better than the hellfire

[wmfateam]

In person it looked pretty strong. But I hear the servo's are crudy.

[mcstoufer]

The engine is ROAR legal, thats a plus. Too bad no reverse setup in the tranny. If they want the beginners to enjoy the experience, they should have the ability to back away from the wall they just ran into.
There is a review in this months R/C Nitro Extreme mag. It was positive as well. We'll see how well the after market hop-ups are.

[mcstoufer]

Any further reviews on this from mantis owners here? There some great initial hype and things just died off.

[Bryson]

I almost bought one when i was lookin into another revo. But just as I went to get one some guy cam into the shop with one and it had a striped throttle servo. He said it was his 2 one and he was going to try something diffirent this time. Other wise it looks pretty sick in person.

Bryson

[mcstoufer]

A throttle servo? Damn, how was he driving it? I just went and got one yesterday from Custom Street Toyz in Hayward. They carry a good deal of parts for it and Manny was very positive. He sells about two a month and there have been no real bad feedback from the owners.

[hooker]

I have blown 2 motors I hate My MANTIS worst 500 bux i ever spent!!

[timberline97]

Man I love mine! Selling tmaxx and a lx comp to get another truggy.

[WoodiE]

timberline,

Nice looking truggy, how's the engine holding up? I've heard some pretty good stuff about Axial engines.



-Michael

[timberline97]

thanks, it is running great. I started out with a mc-8 and it just wouldnt dial in, so I put a mc-9, and omg, that thing woke up!! I ran about 1/2 gallon in it two Fridays ago. Enjoyed every minute of it..

[NewKid]

couple of pics of mine:


jammin buggy center diff direct drop just needs work to get mesh proper...still workin on that


front captured hinge pin mod is well worth it and simple


rear captured hinge pin mod


ninja?

picco?

i'll post more pics once i get through workin on her