Element expands their 1/12 lineup

[sumguy75]

They started with the Sendero, then the Ecto, now the latest addition is the 1/12 Bushido:

https://www.amainhobbies.com/elemen...woFyvGqgTJNd1Gi_a2PEdI8fuiixV_o4aAoxwEALw_wcB

Really more like 1/14 or 1/16 with a wheelbase around 8 inches. When they released the Sendero it seemed cool, but aftermarket support was questionable. Now that they have 3 rigs in the lineup, its seems sure aftermarket support will be strong eventually. Price tag of $199 makes it that much more attractive as a small scale option. Have a feeling one will be finding its way into my collection soon.

 

[islandlife]

How durable are these smaller scale element rigs proving to be. Maybe a good platform for my smallest human to learn on?

 

[sumguy75]

From some of the reviews they seem solid.

 

[J’sCrawler]

So I think that platform sucks out of the box. Go watch crawler canyon’s review on YouTube. I wanted one until I watched it. For the price plus what you would put into it to make it a decent crawler, meh. It’s a trail truck for sure, but not a comparable crawler like the 1/10 platform.
The Bushido looks cool though

 

[Doom!]

I'm intrigued by the medium size. I will end up with one probably sooner than later. I don't expect it to be able to compete with more expensive rigs. I just look to see how much fun I can get out of it.

If I hadn't just ordered the new Redcat mini crawler I would have probably ordered the 1/12 Ecto.

 

[J’sCrawler]

How does the bushido have a 9” wheelbase while the other 2 have a 7” wheelbase

 

[Doom!]

How does the bushido have a 9” wheelbase while the other 2 have a 7” wheelbase

That is a good question.

 

[J’sCrawler]

That is a good question.

Just going off the specs on rcplanet/amain. Just odd ya know?

 

[Lumikko]

The Bushido looks like it would be a small truck in real life so 1/12 just might be the correct scale.

 

[nino]

It's actually somewhere around 1/8-1/9 scale, which is what many 1/10 labeled crawlers are.

 

[J’sCrawler]

It's actually somewhere around 1/8-1/9 scale, which is what many 1/10 labeled crawlers are.

It’s supposed to be 1/12 though. I know they have the “1/10” version as well

 

[sumguy75]

I've seen so many of the newer small crawlers seem all over the place on wheelbase length. The 1/18 Capra has a 9" wheelbase. The1/18 TRX4M Bronco and 1/24 Axial Power Wagon are both 6.1" wheelbase.

 

[nino]

Scale mostly denotes wheel size and driveline "beefiness". In fast RCs power system too (e.g. 1/10 uses 2-3s, 1/8 uses 4-6s).

1/10 short course trucks are MUCH larger than 1/10 touring cars for some reason. Real SC and Trophy trucks aren't that big.

Rarely is the "1/10" accurate, which is no wonder, since you have 2 or 3 chassis wheelbases and dozens of bodies that fit each. Easiest way to check actual scale is to divide real vehicle wheelbase with model wheelbase.

 

[Lumikko]

Scale mostly denotes wheel size and driveline "beefiness". In fast RCs power system too (e.g. 1/10 uses 2-3s, 1/8 uses 4-6s).

1/10 short course trucks are MUCH larger than 1/10 touring cars for some reason. Real SC and Trophy trucks aren't that big.

It used to be that scale denoted even a rough idea of what size the real thing would be. Many manufacturers still follow this, e.g. Tamiya label their TT01 touring cars 1/10 but euro trucks with the same chassis are 1/14. Even if there’s no real counterpart, we can estimate what size the driver of the imaginary vehicle would be.

Short course trucks indeed are massively oversized! The so-called 1/10:th scale ones are larger than 1/8 though not quite 1/7. Even the short wheelbase LT10 and DK10 from Associated are larger than 1/10 of the real things. And that’s going generously by wheelbase as the width is off even more.