Another Gmaxx is born

[suicideneil]

http://www.axialracing.com/details.php?Id=3368&type=1

Width = 89mm
Height = 144mm

They fit any standard 40 series rim.

You are right about supply vs demand, and it would only be viable if enough people really were willing to pay a fair price for a good quality chassis. That said, the major issue so far as Mike is concerned will be time required to design the chassis in a CAD program- once it's designed & confirmed to fit without any issues, he only needs to make as many chassis as are ordered, perhaps carrying a little extra stock initially and then seeing how it goes. No need to make dozens of chassis which might not sell.

Given that people are willing to pay ~$300 for the awful looking & poor quality Kershaw Erevo and emaxx chassis, Im sure Mike could compete by selling a much better quality chassis for $200-250. If it was based on a dominatormaxx kinda design but used the tranny instead of a centerdiff ( or had options for either ), the emaxx chassis would be a hit for sure.
Erevo chassis just needs to be an alloy version of the plastic chassis essentially, but with battery trays instead of battery compartments- brace it properly & use thicker aluminium to prevent it bending, and it would make a great racing & high speed chassis..

[JoFreak]

Great, now I'm confused...
They are 40 series? The kind of tire where everyone says they put too much strain on the steering and everything? Yet they are only 4mm wider than my standard size HPI dirtbonz. WTH!?

Originally Posted by suicideneil

Width = 89mm
Height = 144mm

Well that was somewhat unexpected! I thought you Brits still use "cow tail lengths" and "parts of Stonehenge" for measuring things
But I appreciate it man!

As for the KD parts, are you sure there actually are that many people out there who pay 300$ for his parts?
As far as I understand it's not his main business, he just makes them whenever someone orders one.
So it doesn't really matter if he sells 1 or 100 within a year.
Imo big difference to Mike, who makes these parts for a living.

And yes, Mike really needs reinforcements!
A whole company of mini monsters that does all the packaging, shipping and ordering of parts. So the big monster can concentrate on doing the creative and fun stuff!


Btw: Had a chance to form an opinion about that Savöx servo yet?