RTR

HPI Racing Brama 10B RTR 4WD Overview

Zero — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:00:00 -0600

All components of the RTR kit

One of the latest releases from HPI Racing is the Brama 10B RTR 4WD buggy. This 1/10th scale is designed for low maintenance and has a good price for a 1/10th-scale 4WD. Unlike Hot Bodies, which is the racing division for HPI Racing, this car is more for the novice or sportsman as an entry-level 4WD RC car. It claims good durability, but has extensive use of mostly nylon/composite plastic components. Some seem very durable, but this car probably would need some upgrades for serious off-road competitive racing. For fun in the neighborhood and just getting started, it looks like a great choice and has some great features.

Tough Nylon Front Bumper

HPI Racing Brama 10B RTR 4WD 1/10th scale buggy is a sharp looking RC vehicle. It has some nice features for an entry level 4WD buggy. Based on the E10 chassis, this vehicle should have great handling characteristics. The video on the HPI Racing website shows the vehicle handling nicely and taking curbs and jumps with ease. Being a RTR, you just need to install the AA batteries in the transmitter, charge the vehicle's battery and your ready to run. One feature I really like, is the enclosed 4WD drive shaft, as they claim it helps protect from rocks and loose dirt getting into the drive train and slowing you down. This will keep your car running great in the harshest conditions. It has oil-filled shocks, ball bearings in the drivetrain, a nice tub chassis, a double wishbone suspension, good shock adjust abilities and much more. With a low street price, this should be a great buggy to get started in 1/10th scale 4WD.

Shaft Driven 4WD

For more information, check out the HPI website.

Team Associated TC4 RTR Touring Car Overview

fastie — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0500

Team Associated TC4 RTR Touring Car

Some critical characteristics to an excellent road racing car is weight-distribution for good balance and handling, excellent power to weight ratio for quick acceleration, and an efficient drive train system for getting good range for sustained performance. Wait, we are talking about RC cars right? Well, even in RC racing, these are some key characteristics to winning races and the Team Associated TC4 RTR Touring Car comes well prepared for competitive RC racing. It has some of these race winning design features such as an efficient shaft drive system, good weight distribution of the motor versus the battery pack and excellent use of graphite components for low weight for good acceleration, but the strength and stiffness needed for good handling.

Reedy Radon 17-turn motor

Built to improve on the race winning design of the TC3 chasis, the TC4 provides some nice design features to give you a competitive edge in your touring races. Looking at the layout of the components on the chasis, Team Associated has thought about the centerline balance for good roll characteristics of the car as it transitions through the turns quickly. Having better balance makes the car easier to tune and the oil-filled shocks help dampen the motions on your most challenging tracks. More grip from good tuning, equals better power to the tires and the on-board Reedy Motor provides good power to the driveshaft 4WD system. Also, included with the car is a LRP digital speed control, Team Associated XP2 Radio system installed, and many factory team parts as well. All that is needed is a 6 cell battery pack and charger to get your model on the track. One downside is that in the configuration as shown, this model is not set-up for using LiPo battery packs. Also, as of this post Associated also has a TC5 model in kit form which is worth considering. But, for RTR action the TC4 is tough to beat and will get the beginner out racing in no time.

Specifications:

Team Associated TC4 RTR Touring Car chassis

Scale: 1:10
Power: Electric
Type: Touring Car
Length: 373mm
Width: 190mm
Weight: 1375g
Wheelbase: 273mm
Internal Gear Ratio: 2.5:1
Drive: 4WD

Features:

Treaded tires mounted on chrome 8-spoke wheels.

Body Painted V-Type Touring Car (190mm)
Electrical Motor, speed control, radio system
Shocks Composite-body VCS
Differential Carbide-ball Associated differential
Wheels & tires 8-spoke chrome wheels (standard 12mm hex) & treaded tires
Driveshafts Composite CVDs
Turnbuckles Steel
Ball bearings shielded bearings

See Team Associated's website for all the details.

DuraTrax Mini Quake 4WD RTR Truck Overview

fastie — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0500

DuraTrax Mini Quake 4WD RTR Truck

The DuraTrax Mini Quake is a 1/18th scale 4WD truck with Monster Truck styling. It should have good performance with it's 8 oil filled shocks and a simple, but effective chasis layout. DuraTrax also offers the 1 year Stress-Tech Guarantee on i's plastic components. This model is an excellent choice for someone just starting out in RC or even a seasoned RC racer looking for something to run around the yard for fun.

Custom Multi-color Body

DuraTrax has combined some nice features in this a value based 4WD Monster truck. You have a choice of 6 nicely detailed body colors, the chasis is already assembled and Ready-to-Run (RTR), a 2-channel Radio, electronic speed control, and even the 6-cell NiCad battery and wall charger. So, with this kit it isn't just RTR, but everything is included - just charge and go. At just under 10" long, the performance of the truck should be pretty good with the included 380 sized motor. And, when your ready the list of hop-up parts is impressive including some graphite components which should reduce the weight quite well.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Length: 9.5 in (240 mm)
Width: 7.4 in (185 mm)

Factory Assembled Chassis

Height: 4.7 in (120 mm)
Weight: 25 oz (725 g)
Ground Clearance: 1.25 in (32 mm)
Includes: 2-channel DuraTrax® pistol radio made by Futaba® with RX-100 receiver, SX-100 servo and 8 "AA" batteries, ESC5000 Electronic Speed Control, 6-cell, 600mAh NiCd, AC Wall Charger

For more information, check out the DuraTrax Website.

Aquacraft Paradise RTR RC Sailboat Overview

fastie — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0500

Aquacraft Paradise RTR RC Sailboat

Need a relaxing RC model to spend a quiet day with your girlfriend or family at the local park? The Paradise RTR Sailboat is just the ticket. You would be surprised at home much fun it is watching a sailboat cruise around the pond with wind power, and these RC models are great for kids to experience some RC fun without worrying about crashing into the ground or can they handle the speed of the car or truck. Just show them how the wind powers the boat and they seem to take to this quickly and are amazed at what a simple breeze will do to the boat.

Comes with different colours of sails

Having built a kit sailboat and even testing the hull design in a flow tank while in college, I can quickly see that this design is simple and has just the basics for a sailboat design. But, it's performance should be adequate for a day at the park and just having some fun while you wait for the batteries on your hydroplane to recharge. Also, at 26" in length it's a good size for most ponds and not too small. One caution would be that the ballast weight is on a long keel, which you need to consider if you have weeds or grass in the area you plan on using your boat. This could quickly get snagged compared to having a larger hulled sailboat with a shorter and heavier keel. Overall, for being a RTR sailboat, Aquacraft have put together a nice system that will get you on the water quickly. The boom and mast are made of strong aluminum and the lines are numbered for easy set-up. See all the details and even a video on Aquacraft's website.

Aquacraft Paradise RTR RC Sailboat

SPECIFICATIONS

Length: 26 in (660 mm)
Height: 50.5 in (1283 mm)
Beam: 5.25 in (133 mm)
Weight: 3 lb (1360 g)
Requires: 12 "AA" batteries

Duratrax Evader EXT RTR Race Truck Overview

fastie — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:00:00 -0500

Duratrax Evader EXT RTR Race Truck

Duratrax Evader EXT RTR Race Truck is a great 1/10th-scale 2WD electric stadium truck for the aspiring RC racer. Being Ready-To-Run, you will be enjoying your truck at your local track in short order. The truck features a Photon Speed 2 540 motor which will give your great performance as you kick-up that dirt on the corners and fly off the jumps.

Duratrax Evader EXT RTR Race Truck in Action

The 1/10th-scale Duratrax Evader EXT Stadium truck is ready for action right out of the box. It has included a capable 2-channel Tactic radio, a Photon Speed 540 motor for excellent stock performance and a Sprint 2 ESC for controlling your speed as it races through the turns or down the straights. The truck is available in six awesome color schemes and sports a rear spoiler for great looks. Duratrax also offers on this model the Stress Tech Guarantee on their plastic parts to keep you enjoying many days at the track. See Duratrax's website for all the further details on this great entry level stadium truck R/C racer including the optional parts available and a copy of the manual.

Showing Evader EXT Chassis

You will need a charger and battery pack, but the Evader EXT comes with these components:

Chassis
Body
Body Clips (Qty 4)
Transmitter
Transmitter Antenna
Receiver Antenna Tube
Decal Sheet
Instruction Manual
Exploded View/Parts Listing
Transmitter Frequency Flag

Check Duratrax's website for the full gallery and videos.

HPI Racing Baja 5T Racing Truck Overview

fastie — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0500

HPI Racing Baja 5T in action

The Baja 1000 is not just an ordinary race, but it's a race that tests the limits of man and machine. And, this RTR R/C Truck coming from HPI Racing was modeled after the same features found on the best Baja racers. Introducing the new Baja 5T Racing Truck from HPI Racing, this RTR truck is a 1/5th scale gas burning RC truck capable of speeds up to 40 mph. Are you ready to take some jumps and make some dirt fly with this capable RC truck.

What's in the HPI Racing Baja 5T Racing Truck?

HPI Racing Baja 5T showing it's great looks

The HPI Racing Baja 5T racing Truck comes RTR and fully equipped with great looks taking after the awesome Baja racing scene and features a powerful 26cc gaasoline engine. HPI Racing claims that run times approach 30 minutes on a single tank and this vehicle will reach speeds of close to 40 mph. The Baja looks great with two available body color schemes. The features on this RTR truck include: a Baja 5T-1 Truck Body, VVC/HD Shock set, Extended Roll cage, Outlaw Truck Wheels with Desert Buster tires, Fuelie 26 Engine, all metal transmission gears, Dirt Guards, and a FM TF-10 Radio System. Also included with this truck is a charger and detailed manual which even shows the list of optional parts to tweak even better performance out of your truck. You will only need gasoline and two stroke oil, a screwdriver and 8 AA batteries and you are ready to hit the track. Check out the HPI Racing website for all the details, videos and even to download the detailed manual. The HPI Racing Baja 5T is sure to be a winner.

New Micro By Team Losi: 1/36 Raminator RTR

Eric Rioux — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:05:57 -0500

LOSI 1/36 Raminator RTR

Losi has revolutionize the Rc world with their 1/36 scale vehicles. We are familiar with the performance of the Micro-T/B and the Micro-Desert and now micro meets monster truck to create 1/36 Raminator RTR. Losi relocated the battery to the back of the vehicle near the wheelie bar which alters the center of gravity and makes the monster wheelie on demand.

Carson Model Sport Releases First RTR Go-Kart!

Sean — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:28:44 -0500

Carson Model Sport RTR Go-Kart

Are you a RC enthusiast seeking something new? Something unique? Something fun? If you are, then check out Carson Model Sports new RTR 1/4.5 scale Go-Kart. Some of its features include:

RTR - Transmitter, receiver & 2-servos
Full ball bearings
Belt drive
Nitro Force .12 engine with pull start
Centrifugal clutch
Hard plastic body panels
Aluminum chassis
High grip tires
King pin front suspension
Steering wheel rotates
Dual rate steering transmitter with backlight steering wheel

Being such a new and irregular- yet cool design in RC, you would believe that the 1/4.5 scale Go-Kart would put a nice dent in your pocket. Although, newbies and RC enthusiats alike will be very suprised with the friendly price of the RTR Go-Kart. At only $199, its sure to be a lot of fun for not a bad price.

Carson Model Sport RTR Go-Kart

What Does RTR Mean?

Sean — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:56:36 -0600

If you are new to the hobby, you probably wouldn't have heard this term before. When you see something such as "HPI Savage X 4.6 RTR", the RTR stands for Ready To Run. Ready to run means that all you need is your fuel, and possibly some AA batteries for your Transmitter and receiver, and then you are ready to put the fuel in, and go! Note: This does not mean that you should not break your vehicle's engine in by the factory specified instructions in the manual included with most vehicles. read more »