Its a cool rig, and thankfully I am certainly one of the people it was designed for. I love scale driving and have gotten used to how it performs compared to a more bashing-oriented sct. Plus, it looks great on a trailer behind one of my trail trucks. For anyone watching wanting some setup tips (keep in mind, Im no professional just someone who has spent a lot of time with scale desert trucks), i would start with the suspension. I would keep the preload all the way loose (unscrewed to top of shock) and stick with the stock oil weight of around 40wt. If you go to bigger shocks, youll probably need to drop the oil weight in the rear and up it in the front to compensate for the new shock volumes (I run 50w Front and 25wt Rear in RCAWD aftermarket shocks). I locked the rear diff with plugs and changed the center diff to 100k to keep ballooning down, but I think i may up it to 250k. I added a swaybar kit from ThreeDPrintDesigns to keep the rear end tidier and that did help some with the torque twist but I dont think it is necessary unless you plan on running it on the road a lot; the stock rear sway bars do a good enough job but drop me a comment if you know of a good front swaybar kit for this car. Lastly, i dropped the motor pinion from 13t to 12t to increase the torque a bit. With these mods and a 2s lipo, I set the AVC to about 25% and the truck runs about as well as I could hope; the locked diff and increased torque make it easier to steer with the rear and allows for more control in slides. With a 3s, I usually run the power at 75% as it overpowers the car a bit in my opinion but a better driver could compensate for that. It may be tempting to swap to the 0 degree rear toe inserts to get the rear to slide out more but i found that they made this car two unruly in the corners and straights, and upping the AVC to remedy this will cause it to cut power in the slides defeating the purpose. Most likely a skill issue but Im not a fan nonetheless. It will never jump well so I dont think its worth trying to set it up that way unless you want to pay Losi replacement part prices. Great video as always, cant wait for the roundup.
Man that thing looks good bouncing around the track! Very nice indeed. I like the new podium setup for the track as it allows for a better view point of the far end. Thanks for that and I hope everyone has a great day!
The F100 something Brothers body is my absolute favorite sct body. I love my SBR 2.0 but it's a very unique and niche driving experience. It loves smooth and wide open places. It'll jump but it's no basher. It looks awesome and is decently tough. I really wish Losi would make a 12S 5T. While I'm at it it'd be awesome if Arrma would make a bigger 8s Mojave exb next. Currently my 4s Mojave is my favorite SCT. My buddy went to buy a 6s Mojave and when our crappy LHS didn't have one he brought back a UDR. That is an amazing truck, until it breaks. It's great to drive but, his at least, is very fragile.
Very different machines aren't they. These desert trucks aren't for everyone, but they do deliver the kind of driving specific to their class. I think they've got a winner here.
How come we haven't spoken in nearly three years of one of our other great passions, simracing!? This was one of my most anticipated reviews of yours for a few months, and it hasn't disappointed at all! I'm so excited to adding it to my garage at some point. Super scale, yet tough enough for the harsh condition of the test. Good one from Losi. Can't wait for more reviews of the UDR, SBR and all the desert trucks!
Heh yeah I'm not seriously into sim racing but I love driving games. Mudrunner, Snowrunner and BeamNG.drive in particular. SBR2.0 video conning soon. I've written about it already: rc-tnt.com/rc-off-road/losi-super-baja-rey-2-0/
This SCT series has been great. Thank you the timing was perfect as my son and I were ready to buy 2 trucks. I love the idea of a roundup and maybe identifying the ideal buyer for each rig. Keep up the good work!
Same! I’m jonesing for a new truck, but patiently awaiting the TNT final word to help decide. I (we) really appreciate the in depth look at such a vast fleet. Thanks so much!
Hey, my pleasure. Sorry for both of us life got in the way of my plans, but I'm still going to get this series finished. Time frame has just expanded by a couple of months. Can't be helped and I'll have it done as soon as I can manage it. Nearly there!
@@RCTNT no rush on our account! Do whatever needs doing. I often find myself feeling rushed on a build or a repair then remember WAIT, it’s my hobby! Deadlines are for work, NOT to be stressing the fun out of the hobby. Thanks 🙏 no pressure here
@user-to6qd9wl2m thank you kindly. Don't worry, there's no stress here. I'm certainly looking forward to doing more, but it'll be in line after health and family 👍
Great video. I'm a racer type, so when I first drove mine, I was quite annoyed with the traction rolling into turns and regretting buying one. I am glad you pointed out the scale driver factor, so with that in mind, I took mine out again today at Knox RC track. Driving it with care, it behaved nicely on 2S and handled the track like a how a long travel 4WD desert truck should. PRO: I loved long travel suspension, squared edged hits didn't faze it, looked awesome charging through the choppy terrain. And the scaled body looks marvellous as the car dances over bumps. CON: The Spektrum servo is a weak point, feels weedy, slow, indirect and developed fault after 4 batteries packs. Replacing that servo is a pain, requires removal of body panels, roll cage, mock radiator etc just to get to the plug. Modelflight Australia still don’t have any spares available after 6 months of preorder, so take care not crashing it too hard.
Thanks for the summary. I'll add that removing preload from the rear can be helpful. Quite a few commenters have pointed out mine was too high in my video, and they were right! Lower means more rubbing but less rolling, so it's a net gain. Glad you're enjoying yours!
I really like these “scale Drivers”, they can be a bit of a handful and a challenge to drive well. That intrigues me and keeps it entertaining. Bigger thicker sway bars sometimes help with rolling. Although a similar but different animal, My Wendigo behaves the same way and I can say that it’s never boring. Great job on this my friend!👊🏼🍻😎
@@RCTNT and I'm not going to mention the leg workout having to step up and down every time you roll the vehicle hehehehe What? WHAT? Now if I could get you to rake your track
I've raked it but that doesn't stop the ground releasing ever more rocks. I'd love to get some soil delivered and then I could flatten it all down and get a nice surface happening. But that may have to wait until our next property. We'll see. And I could make a step for this thing, I guess. It's on my Maybe list :)
@@RCTNT yeah if you put a layer of compacted dirt down you'd have a much better time running around the track. You could put in some whoop dee dos and bank the big hair pin corner too.
I love how the live axle trucks look when they're driving. It makes me wish they had a 2wd version so we could race them at my local track 😂. The short course truck class is super fun to watch. Unlike the open wheel buggies and stadium trucks, the short course folks can bump and nudge while they race together. It makes for some fun and exciting racing :)
I hadn't thought of that element of racing with a full body. That makes sense. Fun! You could always just disconnect drive to the front with these for racing...
@@RcPlayer-tt2vw the Kyosho Outlaw Rampage Pro. I've tried tempting RC TNT in the past with it and its amazing dynamics (check any of the several TH-cam videos of it in action). Although some can't see beyond the motor over axle setup.... which is their loss!
I LOVE your course! I'm currently re-making a track on my property, and removing things, or buffering things like stumps, the 10m windmill legs, rocks, etc. All the things I have hit in the past. (there might be a white post missing from the dirt road by my driveway, but it wasn't there when we bought the place, and a 70kmh hit from a rovan baja 5b will fix/break some things)
Fantastic video mate! I’ve been waiting to get one to add to my Baja Rey V2. It may handle better if you lower the stance a bit; shocks seem tight and truck seems high; it will topple less if u lower it. Also, and i could be wrong; try AVC at zero or 10-15% max; that will make it drive better and more stable as well. Sorry about that scar on the body!
A great video. I love these types of trucks, I have a Baja Rey and a UDR. They are cars that require a lot of work on tuning and even then they are not easy to drive at all but they are very rewarding and fun. I will surely end up having this Baja Rey 2 that is not yet available in Europe to join my collection. Meanwhile, I just released a Team Magic Seth desert buggy that has independent suspension like a short course and it goes really well. Thanks greetings
You just released this? Interesting, what's your role at TM? I'd consider looking at this truck and also interviewing you later this year in my industry inquiry series, if you're interested.
@@RCTNT Maybe I have explained myself wrong. I bought my Team Magic Seth, I don't work at Team Magic. I am very happy with it and it drives like, with certain differences, the Mojave 4S of a fellow hobbyist. My English is a little bad.
@@RCTNT Thank you, we enjoyed them as much as possible. I have already tried Team Magic Seth and it is very agile and quite stable. The shock absorbers have a somewhat low quality appearance and the steering servo is slow but overall it is quite good and is larger than I expected when I bought it.
the traction rolling keeps me away from solid axle high speed trucks. i loved my SBR 2.0 but damn that thing would roll constantly as soon as it gripped in a high speed corner. i was going to pick this up anyways because i still love everything Losi does but the Mojave 4S was a better fit with the independent suspension. i always forget how fast and tough that truck is everytime i take it out, what a winner.
I absolutely love the way baja truck drive - unfortunately we do not have any good loose ground to enjoy a car like this. It would seem that Losi improved the car a lot with the new version. Nice video, thank you.
I'm really keen to get a new truck and have been considering this or the Arrma Mojave 4S. I prefer the scale realism of the Baja Rey but unfortunately it has never been made available in the UK. Pity about your body, the price for a new body set is outrageous!
Idk if this is for me or not Am new to the hobby and like the look of desert trucks . Saw the senton 3s mojave 4s and this one. I wont really ride track for now just driving around the woods and maybe making jumps+ urban riding. I like that the losi is more realistic but as you said and heard from others that its not to be a basher/ short course. How would i be able to figure out what i want?
BeamNG seems like the perfect sandbox to test things out and just have some fun. I recently got Forza 4 on sale, and it has a lot of rally races and one short course truck so far. Really appreciate the comparison review. It's hard not to love them all!
@@RCTNTOh thanks for your reply! and thanks for taking the time to do a such thorough comparison between all these short course cars! owning the baja and the senton, but would love to own them all :)
@yonicozac no worries! If it helps you feel better about only owning a couple, I'm finding I have my favourites for my kind of driving, and they're the ones I use the most. My big round up video at the end will kind of be on this idea, of finding the best car/s for what you want to do with them. There'll be no best overall car, just the best for this and that purpose. I'll try and make it useful! Cheers
Thanks for another great video Craig. I know you'll be doing a round-up video in the near future, but I'm just about to hit the go button on a Mojave 4S, so could you confirm that (I believe) you'd recommend the Mojave over this Baja Rey? I do prefer the looks of this Losi but I already have a Hammer Rey and they are pretty similar chassis wise. The Baja Rey looks awesome but is a pain to keep on all 4 wheels and even more of a pain to open up and clean/maintain. Cheers 👍
If you're after short course driving capability, the Mojave 4s wins handily over this car. Do note I had rear pre load too high in this video, so it rolls a bit less than this usually, I think. But Mojave 4s is a winner if I've understood what you're after.
@RCTNT ... thanks for the quick response as always buddy. My comment about keeping the car on all 4 wheels and being a pain to get into would have made more sense if I had made it clear I was talking about the HAMMER Rey that I already own (I typed Baja Rey). I've never owned an Armma, so I guess that's another reason to go for variety in my collection and get the Mojave. 👍
You wrote Hammer Rey in the first one and I think I got the idea and answered to the affirmative for what you're after. In your shoes I'd be looking at the Mojave or some other hectic, epic SCT that can go hard and be awesome. Cheers
More likely to roll than cars with IRS and sway bars, for sure. You can mitigate it somewhat - my preload is too high in this video, for example - but it still won't corner as well as a more course oriented design. These things love big bumps that's their strength.
These Baja Rey’s are very cool as far as scale appearance and functionality……the 1/10 (or some say 1/8 scale) models are expensive and somewhat difficult to work on if need be…..I’ve had 2 of the previous generation that I bought used …both were broken and owners gave up fixing them…I resold one of them after repair and kept the second one (I did more mods to it and was actually much better than stock form) For people wondering about these rigs you are correct ….they are designed for a specific driving style but that being said….the Super Baja Rey is much better as far as handling and stability goes! (I bought one on sale from horizon when they were $700) for only $200 more than the 1/10 scale new was a no brainer….downside it you need more room to drive these monsters….😅
I've found what you've said to be consistent with my experiences too. I do have the SBR2.0 to drive on camera here, too. Coming soon! rc-tnt.com/rc-off-road/losi-super-baja-rey-2-0/
Well, you've seen both my videos on these cars, so you'll have seen just how much more capable the Mojave 4s is. My general advice would be the Mojave 4s is best for nearly everyone. The Baja Rey 2.0 here is for those who want desert truck handling and the limitations that comes with that. It's a form of enjoyment that comes from practice and terrain selection. The mojave is your best mate for most surfaces and mindsets. Smooth and tidy laps? Yes. Rough bashing? Definitely. Launching into orbit?... Well, everything has its limits, but the Mojave 4s is one heck of an intro to RC. It would be my recommendation to you, if you have the budget for it.
@@RCTNT l have just brought losi baja rey, V1,of friend, the one with 1 tyre on back, no lights, have not had run it yet Also had ftx zorro brushed version which I put hobbywing max 10 combo in, then ftx brought out, factory brushless version with completely different chassis & centre diff, as the original ftx zorro had back drive shaft, like baja rey,s, ftx zorro also comes in a nitro version too
It's common, though many after market ESCs will give you full reverse. The reason is one of cost, and of how mosfets work. They're the electronic component that handles power flow from battery to motor. You need a separate bank of them for each motor direction. A cost saving measure is to use less mosfets for reverse, given you're usually going to want full power forward and usually not care so much about reverse. So that's why many cars are like that!
Maybe. But the cage under the body panels on this thing kept the damage local and minor. I don't really want to test the theory but I expect a SCT body would have been badly cracked here, at least. I knew better but did it anyway. I'll be more careful next time!
Flux cones with metal trans and differential internals and a 4000kv brushless motor and 2S-3S esc. Have you shown yours with the upgrades? Cant find it.
@Aaronjaycardwell thanks for that! Upgrade video: not yet, but I will. Getting through all the SCT and desert trucks first, then the big comparison video, then I'll run through the upgrade videos for the various trucks. It's all coming, but as you can imagine, each video takes a while to make. Definitely coming though 😎
I own the Jumpshot SC flux and I love it. In the UK it's only £199 which makes it incredible value for such a fast and fun machine. I'm biased towards RTR, but why anyone would buy any sort of Tamiya when you can get so much more performance (and build quality) for less money, I dont know 😀 They are quite big and seriously fast, and so look very impressive when whizzing along the beach. Powerful 2WD means you have to be a bit more finessed with your driving style (compared to more forgiving 4WD) but the flux is also silky smooth and quiet. A real joy. I mainly save mine for the beach now as the far simpler drive train and TVP chassis makes the post run clean up far easier and quicker compared to most other cars. Only downside is that because the car is so light and fast, the big body likes to parachute and flip over. Even with some vent holes, I'm never really able to go full trigger pull. Thankfully, even just 3/4 trigger still gives a very rewarding turn of speed.
Also, if it is the same chassis as original 12 screws to take of bodyshell back of roll cage 4 side screws, 4 screws on bottom of metal plate, were roll cage is attached, 2 screws at front of body,were it is attached to roll cage & 2 screws underneath middle of body were roll cage, is attached comes as one unit,bit of a nightmare to get back on though, well for me 😱😅😁😉👍
UDR, if that's the only choice. But I have UDR coming soon, and the Cross RC UT4. Not the Yikong yet though. The SBR2.0 vs the UDR is a harder decision though!
There are a few others. The SBR2.0 is a great machine, I need to get around to giving it some camera time. I recently looked at the Kyosho Outlaw Rampage, which is a prerunner type front and rear trailing arms over a live rear axle. There are a few BG specials I've been trying to line up for a look, too. And I feel like I'm forgetting another one at least, too..
@RCTNT it just so happens, I have just put a vid of mine up my channel, have a look, 1st time out properly, I suppose, apart from a little run in my back garden, that's how i know about the 12 srcew,s , wanted to look inside & clean b4 taking her out properly lol 😱😅 & didn't want to take off all those panels, just found out yesterday, lol ,😅😅, apologies i digress,, 🤔😅😉👍
0:35 "I've been driving it for a couple of weeks" you're using the term "driving" ironically right? heheheh 3:05 I see you drive the same in video games hahaha
Technically that’s true, the size of the windings is what gives the motor torque. But practically speaking, since lower kv limits speed with the same torque, a lower kv motors “feels” torque(ier). It also has the benefit of running cooler.
I remember how excited I was when that truck came out, how really excited I was to get it, and how disappointed I was after a quick 15 minute drive. That thing is a piece of hot GARBAGE. It doesn’t turn, it doesn’t drive straight, it over heats because the motor and esc is to small, and the first 15 minute run, it rubbed all the paint off the rear of the body. Fast forward a few runs later, nothing crazy and the whole body is destroyed and cracked. That was the last rc I buy new. I tend to build most of my RC’s from the ground up with as much aftermarket as possible from scratch. But this RC was the last straw. I will never buy a new RC ever again.
I feel for you, Alan. I think this is a difficult model to own, as it's really made for desert truck fans who aren't going to drive it like a short course truck (that includes me, I've learned). Losi have some interesting models but several of them are made for a particular purpose or drive style. The more general use models like the Mojave 4s or the Rival MT10 can be very rewarding to own. But yeah I feel you. Sorry you've had a bad run
Its a cool rig, and thankfully I am certainly one of the people it was designed for. I love scale driving and have gotten used to how it performs compared to a more bashing-oriented sct. Plus, it looks great on a trailer behind one of my trail trucks.
For anyone watching wanting some setup tips (keep in mind, Im no professional just someone who has spent a lot of time with scale desert trucks), i would start with the suspension. I would keep the preload all the way loose (unscrewed to top of shock) and stick with the stock oil weight of around 40wt. If you go to bigger shocks, youll probably need to drop the oil weight in the rear and up it in the front to compensate for the new shock volumes (I run 50w Front and 25wt Rear in RCAWD aftermarket shocks). I locked the rear diff with plugs and changed the center diff to 100k to keep ballooning down, but I think i may up it to 250k. I added a swaybar kit from ThreeDPrintDesigns to keep the rear end tidier and that did help some with the torque twist but I dont think it is necessary unless you plan on running it on the road a lot; the stock rear sway bars do a good enough job but drop me a comment if you know of a good front swaybar kit for this car. Lastly, i dropped the motor pinion from 13t to 12t to increase the torque a bit. With these mods and a 2s lipo, I set the AVC to about 25% and the truck runs about as well as I could hope; the locked diff and increased torque make it easier to steer with the rear and allows for more control in slides. With a 3s, I usually run the power at 75% as it overpowers the car a bit in my opinion but a better driver could compensate for that. It may be tempting to swap to the 0 degree rear toe inserts to get the rear to slide out more but i found that they made this car two unruly in the corners and straights, and upping the AVC to remedy this will cause it to cut power in the slides defeating the purpose. Most likely a skill issue but Im not a fan nonetheless. It will never jump well so I dont think its worth trying to set it up that way unless you want to pay Losi replacement part prices.
Great video as always, cant wait for the roundup.
What a golden comment, thanks so much for taking the time!!
Man that thing looks good bouncing around the track! Very nice indeed. I like the new podium setup for the track as it allows for a better view point of the far end. Thanks for that and I hope everyone has a great day!
Thanks Chris!
Thanks for this dude. I'm super keen for these final in the series and the finale. The scale driver's are interesting. New vantage point is good.
My pleasure, glad you're enjoying the series! (and welcome back, too 🙂)
The F100 something Brothers body is my absolute favorite sct body.
I love my SBR 2.0 but it's a very unique and niche driving experience. It loves smooth and wide open places. It'll jump but it's no basher. It looks awesome and is decently tough. I really wish Losi would make a 12S 5T. While I'm at it it'd be awesome if Arrma would make a bigger 8s Mojave exb next. Currently my 4s Mojave is my favorite SCT. My buddy went to buy a 6s Mojave and when our crappy LHS didn't have one he brought back a UDR. That is an amazing truck, until it breaks. It's great to drive but, his at least, is very fragile.
Very different machines aren't they. These desert trucks aren't for everyone, but they do deliver the kind of driving specific to their class. I think they've got a winner here.
How come we haven't spoken in nearly three years of one of our other great passions, simracing!?
This was one of my most anticipated reviews of yours for a few months, and it hasn't disappointed at all!
I'm so excited to adding it to my garage at some point. Super scale, yet tough enough for the harsh condition of the test. Good one from Losi.
Can't wait for more reviews of the UDR, SBR and all the desert trucks!
Heh yeah I'm not seriously into sim racing but I love driving games. Mudrunner, Snowrunner and BeamNG.drive in particular.
SBR2.0 video conning soon. I've written about it already:
rc-tnt.com/rc-off-road/losi-super-baja-rey-2-0/
This SCT series has been great. Thank you the timing was perfect as my son and I were ready to buy 2 trucks. I love the idea of a roundup and maybe identifying the ideal buyer for each rig. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Noah! I love hearing when these are helpful. Cheers
Same! I’m jonesing for a new truck, but patiently awaiting the TNT final word to help decide. I (we) really appreciate the in depth look at such a vast fleet. Thanks so much!
Hey, my pleasure. Sorry for both of us life got in the way of my plans, but I'm still going to get this series finished. Time frame has just expanded by a couple of months. Can't be helped and I'll have it done as soon as I can manage it. Nearly there!
@@RCTNT no rush on our account! Do whatever needs doing. I often find myself feeling rushed on a build or a repair then remember WAIT, it’s my hobby! Deadlines are for work, NOT to be stressing the fun out of the hobby.
Thanks 🙏 no pressure here
@user-to6qd9wl2m thank you kindly. Don't worry, there's no stress here. I'm certainly looking forward to doing more, but it'll be in line after health and family 👍
Loving the short course vid series!
Looking forward to more video's on this! Just ordered mine. Keep up the great videos man!
Hope you enjoy it! For what it's meant to be, they've built a wonderful machine.
Great video. I'm a racer type, so when I first drove mine, I was quite annoyed with the traction rolling into turns and regretting buying one. I am glad you pointed out the scale driver factor, so with that in mind, I took mine out again today at Knox RC track. Driving it with care, it behaved nicely on 2S and handled the track like a how a long travel 4WD desert truck should.
PRO: I loved long travel suspension, squared edged hits didn't faze it, looked awesome charging through the choppy terrain. And the scaled body looks marvellous as the car dances over bumps.
CON: The Spektrum servo is a weak point, feels weedy, slow, indirect and developed fault after 4 batteries packs. Replacing that servo is a pain, requires removal of body panels, roll cage, mock radiator etc just to get to the plug.
Modelflight Australia still don’t have any spares available after 6 months of preorder, so take care not crashing it too hard.
Thanks for the summary. I'll add that removing preload from the rear can be helpful. Quite a few commenters have pointed out mine was too high in my video, and they were right! Lower means more rubbing but less rolling, so it's a net gain.
Glad you're enjoying yours!
I really like these “scale Drivers”, they can be a bit of a handful and a challenge to drive well. That intrigues me and keeps it entertaining. Bigger thicker sway bars sometimes help with rolling. Although a similar but different animal, My Wendigo behaves the same way and I can say that it’s never boring. Great job on this my friend!👊🏼🍻😎
Hey, thanks a lot! Agreed
8:00 wow look at you with the driver stand!
It's made a real difference. Driving is better from here. As long as the wind isn't blowing the dust towards the stand!
@@RCTNT and I'm not going to mention the leg workout having to step up and down every time you roll the vehicle hehehehe
What?
WHAT?
Now if I could get you to rake your track
I've raked it but that doesn't stop the ground releasing ever more rocks. I'd love to get some soil delivered and then I could flatten it all down and get a nice surface happening. But that may have to wait until our next property. We'll see.
And I could make a step for this thing, I guess. It's on my Maybe list :)
@@RCTNT yeah if you put a layer of compacted dirt down you'd have a much better time running around the track.
You could put in some whoop dee dos and bank the big hair pin corner too.
@muskokamike127 I haven't done it yet for reasons of permanency, but I've been picturing all of that, yes!
I love how the live axle trucks look when they're driving. It makes me wish they had a 2wd version so we could race them at my local track 😂. The short course truck class is super fun to watch. Unlike the open wheel buggies and stadium trucks, the short course folks can bump and nudge while they race together. It makes for some fun and exciting racing :)
I hadn't thought of that element of racing with a full body. That makes sense. Fun!
You could always just disconnect drive to the front with these for racing...
Kyosho has 2wd straight axle picup
@@RcPlayer-tt2vw the Kyosho Outlaw Rampage Pro. I've tried tempting RC TNT in the past with it and its amazing dynamics (check any of the several TH-cam videos of it in action). Although some can't see beyond the motor over axle setup.... which is their loss!
It's here in the box awaiting its build, run, and video
Used drywall tape underneath with shoegoo it really protects the body shells from getting damaged!
You bet. We call it gyprock tape in Australia. Shoogoo or Aus-local silicone sealant for the win!
I LOVE your course!
I'm currently re-making a track on my property, and removing things, or buffering things like stumps, the 10m windmill legs, rocks, etc.
All the things I have hit in the past.
(there might be a white post missing from the dirt road by my driveway, but it wasn't there when we bought the place, and a 70kmh hit from a rovan baja 5b will fix/break some things)
Hahaha I love it
Glad you're enjoying yourself. A course is just funner eh.
So i took all of the preload out and mine,rolls over less and looks more scale while driving. Love the way it looks while driving.
I need to do that, good call
Fantastic video mate! I’ve been waiting to get one to add to my Baja Rey V2.
It may handle better if you lower the stance a bit; shocks seem tight and truck seems high; it will topple less if u lower it. Also, and i could be wrong; try AVC at zero or 10-15% max; that will make it drive better and more stable as well. Sorry about that scar on the body!
I like the scar. Adds character.
Thanks for the good advice, too.
YES! battle scars are cool :)@@RCTNT
A great video. I love these types of trucks, I have a Baja Rey and a UDR. They are cars that require a lot of work on tuning and even then they are not easy to drive at all but they are very rewarding and fun. I will surely end up having this Baja Rey 2 that is not yet available in Europe to join my collection. Meanwhile, I just released a Team Magic Seth desert buggy that has independent suspension like a short course and it goes really well. Thanks greetings
You just released this? Interesting, what's your role at TM? I'd consider looking at this truck and also interviewing you later this year in my industry inquiry series, if you're interested.
@@RCTNT Maybe I have explained myself wrong. I bought my Team Magic Seth, I don't work at Team Magic. I am very happy with it and it drives like, with certain differences, the Mojave 4S of a fellow hobbyist. My English is a little bad.
I see, no problem. You still got me to go look at it! Interesting looking thing isn't it. Glad you're enjoying all your cars 😎👍
@@RCTNT Thank you, we enjoyed them as much as possible. I have already tried Team Magic Seth and it is very agile and quite stable. The shock absorbers have a somewhat low quality appearance and the steering servo is slow but overall it is quite good and is larger than I expected when I bought it.
So keen for the SCT roundup
Me too! Thanks for bearing with me!
@RCTNT absolutely no problems. If you want to offload any afterwards let me know
Yha. I loved mine. Sold them. However I have my Mojave 8s EXB & udr senton 3&6s. After owning all this is my to go for track day.
Wow awesome video, and cool rc car 👍👍💯
the traction rolling keeps me away from solid axle high speed trucks. i loved my SBR 2.0 but damn that thing would roll constantly as soon as it gripped in a high speed corner. i was going to pick this up anyways because i still love everything Losi does but the Mojave 4S was a better fit with the independent suspension. i always forget how fast and tough that truck is everytime i take it out, what a winner.
Understandable. That's my preference too - but this thing is rather good for what it is anyway 😎
Beautiful truck. 2s. Got it.
Haha yes
I absolutely love the way baja truck drive - unfortunately we do not have any good loose ground to enjoy a car like this. It would seem that Losi improved the car a lot with the new version. Nice video, thank you.
I can't speak to differences between old and new but for what it is intended to be, I think they've done a good job, yeah
Looks like loads of fun, finally got a break in weather and I can take mine out for the first time (F100)
Oh nice! Enjoy!!
@@RCTNTMay wait on the Hammer Rey to come in from the "Blizzard" sale and run them side by side lol
Add sway bars to the front, lock rear diff, add weights to rims
I'm really keen to get a new truck and have been considering this or the Arrma Mojave 4S. I prefer the scale realism of the Baja Rey but unfortunately it has never been made available in the UK. Pity about your body, the price for a new body set is outrageous!
I don't doubt it! I'll keep this one as it is. Gives it character!
Idk if this is for me or not
Am new to the hobby and like the look of desert trucks . Saw the senton 3s mojave 4s and this one. I wont really ride track for now just driving around the woods and maybe making jumps+ urban riding. I like that the losi is more realistic but as you said and heard from others that its not to be a basher/ short course. How would i be able to figure out what i want?
You're already on your way to working it out. Honestly, watch more videos about a broad range of cars. You'll get more of a feel for it as you learn.
BeamNG seems like the perfect sandbox to test things out and just have some fun. I recently got Forza 4 on sale, and it has a lot of rally races and one short course truck so far. Really appreciate the comparison review. It's hard not to love them all!
Isn't it!
I have a Baja Rey and it never flips so much like this. Yours seems sky-high in terms of ride height. Maybe worth trying to set it but lower?
Thanks, you're right. I've dropped it quite a bit now and it seems better. Good call!
@@RCTNTOh thanks for your reply! and thanks for taking the time to do a such thorough comparison between all these short course cars! owning the baja and the senton, but would love to own them all :)
@yonicozac no worries! If it helps you feel better about only owning a couple, I'm finding I have my favourites for my kind of driving, and they're the ones I use the most. My big round up video at the end will kind of be on this idea, of finding the best car/s for what you want to do with them. There'll be no best overall car, just the best for this and that purpose. I'll try and make it useful! Cheers
Thanks for another great video Craig. I know you'll be doing a round-up video in the near future, but I'm just about to hit the go button on a Mojave 4S, so could you confirm that (I believe) you'd recommend the Mojave over this Baja Rey? I do prefer the looks of this Losi but I already have a Hammer Rey and they are pretty similar chassis wise. The Baja Rey looks awesome but is a pain to keep on all 4 wheels and even more of a pain to open up and clean/maintain.
Cheers 👍
If you're after short course driving capability, the Mojave 4s wins handily over this car. Do note I had rear pre load too high in this video, so it rolls a bit less than this usually, I think. But Mojave 4s is a winner if I've understood what you're after.
@RCTNT ... thanks for the quick response as always buddy. My comment about keeping the car on all 4 wheels and being a pain to get into would have made more sense if I had made it clear I was talking about the HAMMER Rey that I already own (I typed Baja Rey).
I've never owned an Armma, so I guess that's another reason to go for variety in my collection and get the Mojave. 👍
You wrote Hammer Rey in the first one and I think I got the idea and answered to the affirmative for what you're after. In your shoes I'd be looking at the Mojave or some other hectic, epic SCT that can go hard and be awesome. Cheers
truck is flipping awesome 😀👍👍👍👍
It can take a roll-over or two!
Are these desert trucks ok for grass tracks? Or do they just traction roll all the time?
More likely to roll than cars with IRS and sway bars, for sure. You can mitigate it somewhat - my preload is too high in this video, for example - but it still won't corner as well as a more course oriented design. These things love big bumps that's their strength.
These Baja Rey’s are very cool as far as scale appearance and functionality……the 1/10 (or some say 1/8 scale) models are expensive and somewhat difficult to work on if need be…..I’ve had 2 of the previous generation that I bought used …both were broken and owners gave up fixing them…I resold one of them after repair and kept the second one (I did more mods to it and was actually much better than stock form)
For people wondering about these rigs you are correct ….they are designed for a specific driving style but that being said….the Super Baja Rey is much better as far as handling and stability goes! (I bought one on sale from horizon when they were $700) for only $200 more than the 1/10 scale new was a no brainer….downside it you need more room to drive these monsters….😅
I've found what you've said to be consistent with my experiences too. I do have the SBR2.0 to drive on camera here, too. Coming soon!
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I’m new to the RC world. I’m very undecided in which RC I should buy. Arma Mojave 4s or the Losi Baja Rey 2.0?
Well, you've seen both my videos on these cars, so you'll have seen just how much more capable the Mojave 4s is. My general advice would be the Mojave 4s is best for nearly everyone. The Baja Rey 2.0 here is for those who want desert truck handling and the limitations that comes with that. It's a form of enjoyment that comes from practice and terrain selection. The mojave is your best mate for most surfaces and mindsets. Smooth and tidy laps? Yes. Rough bashing? Definitely. Launching into orbit?... Well, everything has its limits, but the Mojave 4s is one heck of an intro to RC. It would be my recommendation to you, if you have the budget for it.
Seriously thank you so much just made my decision 👏🏻👏🏻 by the way love you channel 🤓
Hey no worries! You'll love it.
And thanks 😊
Have you tried losi baja rey v1, or ftx zorro brushless v2🤔🤔
Neither, no. Should I?
@@RCTNT l have just brought losi baja rey, V1,of friend, the one with 1 tyre on back, no lights, have not had run it yet
Also had ftx zorro brushed version which I put hobbywing max 10 combo in, then ftx brought out, factory brushless version with completely different chassis & centre diff, as the original ftx zorro had back drive shaft, like baja rey,s, ftx zorro also comes in a nitro version too
Have a look at some of my ftx zorro vids, and also mark 1 rc vids of ftx zorro, he brought her back to life after living with me, lol😁😉👍
Oh then you have the ftx Apache, sorry bro🙄,🤪😅😁😉👍
Thanks for the list, I'll have a look through them 👍
Hi is it normal the reverse is weak?
It's common, though many after market ESCs will give you full reverse.
The reason is one of cost, and of how mosfets work. They're the electronic component that handles power flow from battery to motor. You need a separate bank of them for each motor direction. A cost saving measure is to use less mosfets for reverse, given you're usually going to want full power forward and usually not care so much about reverse.
So that's why many cars are like that!
Hmmmm... I think a short course body might've bent in & popped back out, probably with a crease but not necessarily a puncture.?
Maybe. But the cage under the body panels on this thing kept the damage local and minor. I don't really want to test the theory but I expect a SCT body would have been badly cracked here, at least.
I knew better but did it anyway. I'll be more careful next time!
Seems to be riding a bit high, it may benefit from less spring preload.
Thanks, I realised that and took a few turns off it... Turns that I had put on previously! My fault 😅
I think y'all should give the HPI Jumpshot Flux SC some light. Looks promising! Not much content on it.
Interesting. Could do. I've done the Jumpshot SC V2 and since converted it to brushless. How different to that is the Flux SC?
Flux cones with metal trans and differential internals and a 4000kv brushless motor and 2S-3S esc. Have you shown yours with the upgrades? Cant find it.
@Aaronjaycardwell thanks for that! Upgrade video: not yet, but I will. Getting through all the SCT and desert trucks first, then the big comparison video, then I'll run through the upgrade videos for the various trucks. It's all coming, but as you can imagine, each video takes a while to make. Definitely coming though 😎
@RCTNT as I can imagine it takes some time. Anyways I look forward to it! Love the SC stuff.
I own the Jumpshot SC flux and I love it. In the UK it's only £199 which makes it incredible value for such a fast and fun machine. I'm biased towards RTR, but why anyone would buy any sort of Tamiya when you can get so much more performance (and build quality) for less money, I dont know 😀
They are quite big and seriously fast, and so look very impressive when whizzing along the beach.
Powerful 2WD means you have to be a bit more finessed with your driving style (compared to more forgiving 4WD) but the flux is also silky smooth and quiet. A real joy.
I mainly save mine for the beach now as the far simpler drive train and TVP chassis makes the post run clean up far easier and quicker compared to most other cars.
Only downside is that because the car is so light and fast, the big body likes to parachute and flip over. Even with some vent holes, I'm never really able to go full trigger pull. Thankfully, even just 3/4 trigger still gives a very rewarding turn of speed.
Also, if it is the same chassis as original 12 screws to take of bodyshell
back of roll cage 4 side screws, 4 screws on bottom of metal plate, were roll cage is attached, 2 screws at front of body,were it is attached to roll cage & 2 screws underneath middle of body were roll cage, is attached comes as one unit,bit of a nightmare to get back on though, well for me 😱😅😁😉👍
No doubt!
This or UDR?
UDR, if that's the only choice.
But I have UDR coming soon, and the Cross RC UT4. Not the Yikong yet though.
The SBR2.0 vs the UDR is a harder decision though!
What’s the 3rd one called
There are a few others. The SBR2.0 is a great machine, I need to get around to giving it some camera time. I recently looked at the Kyosho Outlaw Rampage, which is a prerunner type front and rear trailing arms over a live rear axle. There are a few BG specials I've been trying to line up for a look, too. And I feel like I'm forgetting another one at least, too..
What the baja rey V1 🤔
Never had one, sorry!
@RCTNT it just so happens, I have just put a vid of mine up my channel, have a look, 1st time out properly, I suppose, apart from a little run in my back garden, that's how i know about the 12 srcew,s , wanted to look inside & clean b4 taking her out properly lol 😱😅 & didn't want to take off all those panels, just found out yesterday, lol ,😅😅, apologies i digress,, 🤔😅😉👍
Make the rear end a bit softer . To high in the back
Thanks, that was indeed the case! Good eye.
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0:35 "I've been driving it for a couple of weeks" you're using the term "driving" ironically right? heheheh
3:05 I see you drive the same in video games hahaha
I'm all about consistency
@@RCTNT it's a way of life! hahah
Something like that, yeah.
At least I'm not making it public on the internet for everyone to see forever 😅
Lower kv does NOT mean more torque. This car could benefit from lower kv because it rolls better than it drives.
Technically that’s true, the size of the windings is what gives the motor torque. But practically speaking, since lower kv limits speed with the same torque, a lower kv motors “feels” torque(ier). It also has the benefit of running cooler.
@VUO4E Sorry, quite right. Good catch.
@JT-6s captured the essence of what I was trying to say.
Thanks guys
I remember how excited I was when that truck came out, how really excited I was to get it, and how disappointed I was after a quick 15 minute drive. That thing is a piece of hot GARBAGE. It doesn’t turn, it doesn’t drive straight, it over heats because the motor and esc is to small, and the first 15 minute run, it rubbed all the paint off the rear of the body. Fast forward a few runs later, nothing crazy and the whole body is destroyed and cracked. That was the last rc I buy new. I tend to build most of my RC’s from the ground up with as much aftermarket as possible from scratch. But this RC was the last straw. I will never buy a new RC ever again.
I feel for you, Alan. I think this is a difficult model to own, as it's really made for desert truck fans who aren't going to drive it like a short course truck (that includes me, I've learned). Losi have some interesting models but several of them are made for a particular purpose or drive style.
The more general use models like the Mojave 4s or the Rival MT10 can be very rewarding to own. But yeah I feel you. Sorry you've had a bad run
Was it the 2.0 or the original?
Alan, have you tried the new mojave Grom its epic!
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