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Everything else I like is over $1100 that's a steep price for me right now. But if I'm going to start at $799 and spend another $300 in upgrades I'm open to suggestions at this point.@CaputoNL001, Redcat certainly had a rough start but they have been improving their models for sure. The weak point still seems to be their engines though.
So while the Rampage MT might get you started, just know that you'll likely be doing upgrades to it sooner than other brands.
Are there any other models you're looking at?
Everything else I like is over $1100 that's a steep price for me right now. But if I'm going to start at $799 and spend another $300 in upgrades I'm open to suggestions at this point.
I'd like a monster truck style though
You're going to be a bit limited when it comes to large-scale monster trucks. Some other popular options would be the T-Maxx X-Maxx (electric) and the Losi MTXL (gas) - both of which is going to be more money.
That said you could get the Rampage MT and a brand new Zenoah G290 29cc engine for about $870 at LargeScaleRC.com and use coupon code LSF.
They do not. Only 1/10th and 1/8th scale RC's.
largescalerc also has the losi 5ive-B for sale $749.99 would that be a better car for my money than the rampage?You're going to be a bit limited when it comes to large-scale monster trucks. Some other popular options would be the T-Maxx X-Maxx (electric) and the Losi MTXL (gas) - both of which is going to be more money.
That said you could get the Rampage MT and a brand new Zenoah G290 29cc engine for about $870 at LargeScaleRC.com and use coupon code LSF.
They do not. Only 1/10th and 1/8th scale RC's.
that was one reason i liked the rampage is it has huge ground clearance 72MM vs the average 55mm for a buggy. but the 5b seems to have decent ground clearance. i live in florida so snow is not an issue, but i do drive in grass, usually fairly short though. my 1/8 MT nitro truck does fine in grass and the 5B seems to have equal or slightly more ground clearance. it is also 4WD. i read another post on here, i believe you replied to it because someone had said almost word for word what you said.All I can suggest/add to this is figure out where you want to drive it and remember what it is.
I tried 1/5th scale once and wish I had either gone a different route or not tried it at all. I tried the HPI baja 5B SS.
Things to think about are that they are heavy and relatively slow off the line. If you want to do offroad bashing, I highly suggest you stick with a 4wd vehicle. 1/5th scale trucks don't have a lot of ground clearance. While they are large and heavy, they are pretty close to the ground. The MT's are basically the buggy version with MT wheels on it, so they aren't that much higher off the ground, which means, rough terrain will have a lot of chassis drag. Also, most are single speed. While they are pretty quick for what they are, driving them around a park at WOT tends to get old pretty fast as they don't feel that fast, until you try and stop or avoid something, then their size/mass really becomes evident. Also, where will it be stored when not running it? They run on pump gas, which smells a lot more than our nitro fuel. Even after washing it with a hose, my 5B would stink up my house for a day or two pretty bad. With a wife who is prone to chronic migraines... having something that smelled like a lawnmower in the house wasn't great.
I primarily got the 5B SS for winter. I figured a pump gas engine would be easier to tune/start when it was 30F outside. The biggest thing I didn't think about is that it was a very heavy, low to the ground 2WD vehicle. Which meant it would barely drive in snow. I'm an idiot. Only cost me $900 to figure out how big of an idiot.
They are really cool though. Big and fairly easy to wrench on. You can really see them work as a machine when your bashing them.
poop, it is a kit i did not notice that.The 5IVE-B is a kit that doesn't come with "kit" stuff.
You have to buy this stuff to complete it:
26-29cc Gas engine with Exhaust
2-Channel Radio System
(3) 1/5 Scale Servos
Receiver Battery Pack and Charger
Which probably puts it up near the MTX price, or close enough to it, that you should get the MTX so you have a more bashable vehicle. Or just go with the redcat and hope it holds up better than they did 10 years ago.
Oh I'm not complaining, just by the time I finish that kit I'll be in it for $1300LOL....A lot of the old school folks complain that there was no kits anymore ,now
they complain there is!,,,,,
Oh I'm not complaining, just by the time I finish that kit I'll be in it for $1300
I may just wait and save for the 5IVE B though
Yep, all that +1. Also, 1/5th scale tears up turf pretty badly. So going to your local park and running it could get frowned upon after your tearing up the lawn. I ran fairly non-aggressive tires on mine, but it still would leave strips of bare dirt if the ground was damp/soft at all underneath the grass.I enjoyed large scale, but the problem I had was finding places to play. As olds stated, the 5b sat low and was 2wd so that alone limited play areas. Combine that with the fact that large scale rigs eat up terrain at a shocking pace, terrain that throws 1/8 scale stuff all over the place mind you, and nobody to run with and it just got old quickly. If I had somewhere to run and people to run with, I'd still have my 5b.
Thanks for the advice guys. I'm gonna look for a buggy with good ground clearance that's 4 Wheel Dr. I got my eye on a piece of land 660 feet deep by 300 feet wide it's going to be nothing but RC tracks. I definitely think I'm going large scale