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Advertising nearly all the vehicles from their product range in 1995 Traxxas showcased buggy's, trucks, nitro's, a couple boats, and a glimpse at a very rare 1/5 on-road sedan:

Rustler: 1/10 2wd electric stadium truck, debuted in 1994.

Stampede: Released in 1994 as a platform shared 1/10 2wd electric monster truck sibling to the Rustler 2wd stadium truck.

SRT: Unveiled in 1994 the SRT was Traxxas' last 1/10 2wd electric stadium race truck.

Sledgehammer: Introduced in 1989 the 'Hammer was Traxxas' first 1/10 2wd electric monster truck, a platform shared sibling to the Hawk 2wd off-road truck.

Tom Cat: Released in 1995 the Tom Cat would be Traxxas' third and last off-road reincarnation of its Cat 1/10 2wd electric buggy originally introduced in 1987.

TCP: Brought to market in 1995 the TCP was Traxxas' final 1/10 2wd electric off-road racing buggy.

Nitro Hawk: Traxxas' first nitro powered 1/10 2wd stadium truck, introduced in 1992 the Nitro Hawk was based off the LSII stadium race truck.

Nitro buggy: Released in 1993 the Nitro Buggy was based off the Nitro Hawk 1/10 2wd gas stadium truck.

Nitro Street: Traxxas' 1/10 2wd on-road sedan, released in 1993 and based off the 1/10 2wd Nitro Buggy.

Rad2: Introduced in 1992 the Rad2 1/10 2wd electric off-road buggy became the entry level spinoff of the Radicator after Traxxas brought the TRX-1 race buggy to market.

Hawk2: Following the same path as the Rad2 the Hawk 2 became Traxxas' entry level off-road truck in 1992 after the introduction of the LSII stadium race truck.

Monster Buggy: Debuted in 1993 the 1/6 2wd off-road Monster Buggy was Traxxas' first large-scale RC vehicle.

1/5 On-Road Sedan: Released in 1994 this 2wd sedan was underpinned by the 1/6 2wd off-road Monster Buggy chassis & drivetrain outfitted with on-road wheels, tires & body.

Villian IV: Traxxas' first RC boat, the ready-to-run Villian IV came to market in 1989.

Nitro Vee: Released in 1995 the Nitro Vee was Traxxas' first nitro powered boat.

Out of all the sh*t they crammed in that TCP box....

Nope, nope, can't do it, the bearings for the steering puts it over budget.

TRX-1-3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 21, 2024 6:13 am Out of all the sh*t they crammed in that TCP box....

Nope, nope, can't do it, the bearings for the steering puts it over budget.

Well, they needed to be able to sell an upgrade package for it.

I still have a Villian IV that I have moved around for the past 25-30 years, never run. Pulled it out a couple of years ago, and it has lost some parts over the years.

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Wed Aug 21, 2024 6:18 am

TRX-1-3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 21, 2024 6:13 am Out of all the sh*t they crammed in that TCP box....

Nope, nope, can't do it, the bearings for the steering puts it over budget.

Well, they needed to be able to sell an upgrade package for it.

Exactly... like McDonalds... "Would you like bearings with that?"

I had the Rustler. After salivating over all other stadium trucks (Losi, EA) this was the one I could afford when I included the charger and batteries. That planetary mechanical speed control was the worst. Quickly replaced it with an ESC. Truck handled like a loaf of bread. good times.

My first hobby grade was a Rustler like that one, MSC, no slipper clutch, 20t Stinker, bushings in the bellcrank/hub...it didn't see much use, until I tried to revive it.

What's really silly is seeing designs this antiquated with VXL systems and promises of 60mph+ on the box. The Stampede is hard to drive with a LiPO/12t can as it is!

Radioflash8 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2024 8:02 am The Stampede is hard to drive with a LiPO/12t can as it is!

Do the wide-track conversion (wide front arms, front offset wheels all around). It completely changes a Stampede.

"Stinker"

I'm surprised that the Bandit is not listed in the ad. According to the documents on the Traxxas site, the original Bandit was released in 1995.