Traxxas VXL Minis are shipping

yes i did, that forum is a joke, i got banned without even knowing what i did!

[rawfuls]

Guys, let's chill with the other forum/site bashing, we don't want another closed thread, now do we?

[Unsullied_Spy]

I'm in for a mini E-Revo sometime...I need to stop running hundreds of dollars worth of "non-waterproof" electronics in the snow. My Mambas, motors, and SR3000s have all been tough little troopers so far but if one fails that's an expensive screw up.

[BP-Revo]

Originally Posted by Unsullied_Spy

I'm in for a mini E-Revo sometime...I need to stop running hundreds of dollars worth of "non-waterproof" electronics in the snow. My Mambas, motors, and SR3000s have all been tough little troopers so far but if one fails that's an expensive screw up.

Yeah, this was one of my biggest reasons for buying this thing.

Not only have I generally been wanting a (capable) mini after selling my 18T (I loved the 18T, but it was just too finicky on anything other than pavement cause of the ground clearance), and the E-Revo seemed to fit the bill perfectly.

Furthermore, I've been meaning to just buy a bashing truck (I never ran my G2R or CRT.5 in the snow out of fear that the cold and moisture would cause too much damage too easily), but all of the waterproof Traxxas models were either brushed or 2wd. But this little mini fits perfectly - 4wd and brushless!

However, knowing that the stock electronics would probably not be up to my standards, I have already gone ahead and purchased a Neu 1112/2D (3250KV) and plan to run this on 4S lipo in conjunction with my spare Mamba Max (overkill ESC wise, but I already have one so it doesn't cost me anything to run it). I will be reserving the Traxxas system for wet weather running (during which I will run it on 2S2P rather than 4S).

[Unsullied_Spy]

Exactly. It's waterproof and should be capable. I'm hoping to keep mine stock as long as possible, I've got better things to spend money on right now. I've been looking for a Mini for a while and 18T was looking like the best bet until these came around.

[BP-Revo]

Well, bad news for other mini owners is that demand (and therefore residual value) for other mini's is going to fall significantly now that the 1/16 E-Revo and Slashes have hit the streets.

That is why I'm so happy that I'm trading my RC18T FT for a Revo 2.5 Conversion. It's a homebrew conversion and it needs some parts but it's still worth it IMO.