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I have one of the first half eights, got it as soon as it hit the shelf! It's a great mini but as with all mini's durability is an issue. However the new ST's have sealed diffs, whether that helps or not I don't know. Mine has almost every upgrade available and i'd say BL would shred the the plastic drive cups in about .5 seconds. I am working on making some from aluminum though. Bottom line unless you keep alot of spare parts handy I wouldn't do it, but even the full size setups break alot!