Anyone think traxxas is killing the market?

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Tamiya had a CORR truck out before Traxxas

[crazyjr]

Originally Posted by DRIFT_BUGGY

Tamiya had a CORR truck out before Traxxas

True, as did tenth tech and Losi. The tenth tech and tamiya were based loosely on a touring car platform, the Losi was 1/10 buggy based. All were ahead of their time and needed a special track (smaller, more scale-like jumps) the slash is the first one that can work with the current tracks. I never meant to say that Traxxas did it first, but they have mastered the idea of using current models to fill niche's and making them work good.

[jhautz]

IMO Traxxas doent make great vehicles. The make good vehicles for a reasonable price.

The thing Traxxas is great at is Marketing!

[bdebde]

Originally Posted by jhautz

IMO Traxxas doent make great vehicles. The make good vehicles for a reasonable price.

The thing Traxxas is great at is Marketing!

Exactly!

Way back in my early days of rc, a real rc enthusiast wouldn't be caught dead with a traxxas vehicle, they were considered toys. At the time all rc's were kits you had to build (OMG), but traxxas was the only one making rtr's. They filled a niche, less mechanically inclined people could now get into rc's (and trouble lol).

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Originally Posted by crazyjr

True, as did tenth tech and Losi. The tenth tech and tamiya were based loosely on a touring car platform, the Losi was 1/10 buggy based. All were ahead of their time and needed a special track (smaller, more scale-like jumps) the slash is the first one that can work with the current tracks. I never meant to say that Traxxas did it first, but they have mastered the idea of using current models to fill niche's and making them work good.

Wasn't Losi's just a truck body you could buy to convert the XX-4 over?