1/5 Brushless 4wd Conversion

[Ryu James]

Obeast,
just read through the thread on rrf. so i guess redcat makes an improved version over this one which is available through engage rc? engage's site shows they have 1 roller in stock for $419. have you checked to see if that is really available or just for pre-order? or are you just holding out for the redcat so that you know it has been beefed up?

btw, where are the swaybars you keep mentioning? havent seen them in any pics yet. am i not looking hard enough?

i hate you and love you for showing me this. oh the pain of spending all my money on rc!

[Obeast44]

Originally Posted by Ryu James

Obeast,
just read through the thread on rrf. so i guess redcat makes an improved version over this one which is available through engage rc? engage's site shows they have 1 roller in stock for $419. have you checked to see if that is really available or just for pre-order? or are you just holding out for the redcat so that you know it has been beefed up?

btw, where are the swaybars you keep mentioning? havent seen them in any pics yet. am i not looking hard enough?

i hate you and love you for showing me this. oh the pain of spending all my money on rc!

Hahah glad I could help :)
I will try and explain this to you the best I can. HSP manufactures the buggies in China, Redcat purchases large quantities with their decals and options required. They order enough they can dictate design changes and improvements. Engage RC gets their buggies from Riverhobby who in turn gets small quantities from HSP. The Riverhobby owner is personal friends with HSP's owner. The reason the pics I have of the buggy dont show swaybars is because they are taken from EngageRCs website. They get the baseline models and sell them.
Redcat has a few pre-production samples they are testing, and after the needed improvements are made they will be importing them. The sample they have has the swaybars, and you can also see them on the truck on RRF
Heres a pic of the MT version with the swaybars, look closely :):


And trust me, I hate and love you for showing me the brushless conversion Rampage! Hehehe So I guess we are even :D

[Ryu James]

hahaha. well put.

here is a pic that is a bit larger for those that wanted a closer look.