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Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 1:14 pm
by trkneller
Maybe after AE gets their 1:1 gold pan they will run it in the Lucas Oil Off Road Pro Buggy class:
http://www.lucasoiloffroad.com/index.php/about#probuggy
That would be cool!
Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 1:18 pm
by DMAT
just an odd question but where would someone go about anodizing that big of a car. seems like there couldnt be that many places capable of it.
wonder what would happen to the 1:1 after its used.
Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 4:57 pm
by markbt73
scr8p wrote:The guy's not off to a good start. That wing should be lexan.
That's the vacu-forming mold.
Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 6:06 pm
by mikea96
It would be pretty cool if this does really happen and they ended up doing a team car also so. To me these aluminum tub cars are so much better looking then the new all plastic buggies.
Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 6:17 pm
by Orange
What if they made it a plastic tub,
Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 6:42 pm
by mikea96
Orange wrote:What if they made it a plastic tub,
That would suck!
Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 8:29 pm
by Charlie don't surf
Orange wrote:What if they made it a plastic tub,
When Traxxas buys AE it will be
Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 9:00 pm
by mikea96
Charlie don't surf wrote:Orange wrote:What if they made it a plastic tub,
When Traxxas buys AE it will be
That will really suck!!
Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 9:07 pm
by Orange
Lets go over this... Small little timeline:
Traxxas ditches racing program and goes into RTR Market... Builds Gas Truck
People buy gas trucks...
Companies make conversions for gas trucks...
Manufacturers make their own gas trucks...
Gas Truck racing explodes...
Traxxas makes TMaxx
GaZillions of people buy TMaxx and it surpasses RC10 in gross sales...
Gas Truck Racing explodes even more
1/8 scale racing heating up
Buggies get converted into Truggies
Manufacturers make their own truggies
1/8 scale offroad explodes, 1/10 electric slows...
Traxxas builds Short Course Truck...
Gazillions of people buy short course truck
Conversions show up...
Manufacturers build their own Short Course
Brushless and LiPo show up...
Electric heats back up... 1/8 scale slows (Slightly)
Whats the next big Traxxas move?
Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 9:13 pm
by scr8p
i always thought it would be kinda cool for them to re-issue the original kit, but do it using the modern materials. plastics, composites, etc. a molded tub would be pretty neat, imo.
Orange wrote:Whats the next big Traxxas move?
drag racing......... duh.
Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:12 pm
by Orange
Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:15 pm
by Orange
scr8p wrote:i always thought it would be kinda cool for them to re-issue the original kit, but do it using the modern materials. plastics, composites, etc. a molded tub would be pretty neat, imo.
The AE version of Old is New?
Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:25 pm
by scr8p
sure, why not? i guess it can be beat to death some more.
Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 11:16 pm
by ca-rj
I won't buy one unless it's just like the original, 6 gear trans and all. The whole point is to own a re--release of the kit that started it all. But I also have a re-re Grasshopper and Lunch Box.
Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 11:18 pm
by shodog
It would be very easy to for AE to make a modern car fit that body and from the outside you would never know the difference. One thing I like to see are fresh replacement tires reissued for the old jelly bean wheels