Trinity Now 'Super' Truggy

I have been bashing the Now for a couple of weeks and am liking it so far. Here are some pictures (read further below for a mini review – I didn’t intend to make one but it seems there’s not much info about it).













The truggy isn't, IMHO, as fragile as people have complained about. Sure the metals in it are soft, but it does make it easy to bend it back; like the shock towers for example.

The diffs are quite noisy, but they haven't given me any problems. I’ve heard others had to replace them and/or the spur gear because of the brushless power, but they probably haven’t updated the ESC’s firmware or loosen the slipper.

Before I ran this thing, I updated the Mamba software to the latest version (currently 1.17 up from 1.06) and set the Punch Control at 50% and left the Start Power at Low. This setting makes it easier on the drive train and provides smoother acceleration.

Aside from the nice brushless system, it also has a decent servo saver (unlike the RC18t), threaded shocks (albeit plastic bodied), stabilizers, and steel turn buckles. It handles nicely with a bit of over steer.

Other than the Tamiya plugs and the uber ugly body, I probably won’t be replacing any of the parts until they break. Overall, the Now is a nice RTR package, but if you were to get one, I recommend to also buy the Castle Link adaptor/cable for greater tuning.

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Look good, wouldn't mind seeing one run in person, have always thought about getting one

[rootar]

haha i never said i didnt like mine, if your refering to me saying the metals were junk, its a fun truck definetly, only thing ive actually broken since i built the new chassis for it was the rear lower arm that broke after a 4 foot high 15 feet long jump. if you have a 2s that will fit on the truck you should try it, i ran mine on 2s mostly and it was alot better racer with less power.

my only real gripe that has made me wanna replace it with an xray m18 is that you cant really carry your corner speed very consistantly, since it just has open gear diffs. now if i could ever get my rear arm and another spur for it id post a video of it on my track.

btw a standard servo with fit on the chassis no problem only have to drill 2 holes if the little mini servo goes out on ya.

[ncalenda]

I'm actually going to order 4, we are going to race them for fun. I noticed that their is only one color. What FM Frequency does it coming in?

We were going to get the vendetta but the NOW is a great deal.

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Not sure what frequency. They go for $189.99 at Amain and comes with Lipo battery and charger and great brushless system and when RC411/Xtreme RC did a review on it they said it was a bit on the rich side but Losi have some little toy crawler for $239.99

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Anyone got a photo of one next to a CRT.5 or 1/10 buggy or truck?