Hey John! Thanks for watching! That's a great question... I don't think I would necessarily prefer the Oxidean animal cat. They both are very similar but in the stock setup the Oxidean cat is like a super charged version of the zonda. I would like to get my hands one, I like the fact that out of the box the Oxidean cat already has a very good setup. The Oxidean cat doesn't need anything to upgrade it already comes as a monster!! In my opinion the zonda takes work to get it to the caliber of the Oxidean cat but if you like the challenge of getting the zonda to the next level like I do the zonda is a great boat for that. So I think it depends on what you want to do with it. Both are awesome rc boats and are very similar but also different.
I just got my TFL in todaay. I just need a few things to complete the build. For the antenna and the dual water cooling tubes, did you drill a hole in the boat with a reguar drill ? Im so scared to even touch it lol. I also need a servo for it as well. What parts did you all use on your boat ? Beautiful build.
Hi Trey! Thanks for watching! For the holes I mark out a suitable spot. I used a dremel tool with a pointed sanding stone smaller size and slowly work it out to the size I need. I won't suggest using a drill bit unfortunately the fiberglass on the zonda is not so tough when you tape the hull hatch chances are the clear coat will come up with the tape.. I also used a bushing for the new cooling lines. I used a dual puckup rudder 45mm cnc props seaking 180 esc leopard 4074 2000kv motors. Savox sw1211 servo and one piece drive shaft.
@@stevesballisticrc8770 I got it to fit but I’m having trouble installing the rod, there’s a curved end and a straight end and I don’t know which one goes with what
@masonadkins8135 The double curved end is used to go into the servo horn hole. I just cut it off the double curved part and use a linkage. You can have the servo push rod on an angel as long as it doesn't bind up on the hole through the hull. You maybe able to use something like a servo linkage to offset the push rod similar to the part that connects the push rod to the rudder.
Really love my zonda as well. This winter I changed to under hull pickups, hatch screw-down and push-pull steering. Didn’t like the stock servo mount design. What size props do you run with the 2000kv?
@@stevesballisticrc8770 great. Should fly with the 2000kv I have a bit lower kv 1600 4082 leopards. Now on 42-19 but this summer also going for 45-19’s paired with sk180’s as well on 6s.
@@stevesballisticrc8770 Looks great and seems like the perfect setup with the esc's, motors, dual water pickup rudder etc. ..good idea with spay foaming the hatch, too! I have a white one on order via free ocean shipping from Bangood (47 days for last free ocean shipping order). Good luck with it - look forward to more vids of it as well!
lol I know, me too. I just ordered a white one because black is out of stock or no longer available ..sucks. White does look good, tho! It's a toss up!
If you can endure the wait, there's an option on Banggood for free ocean shipping. I just did this with the TFL Rocket mono and it took 47 days (arrived in perfect condition), so decided to do it again with the white Zonda. Just a hair over $700 shipped 👍
Would you prefer the Oxidean model or this one? Thanks
Hey John! Thanks for watching! That's a great question... I don't think I would necessarily prefer the Oxidean animal cat. They both are very similar but in the stock setup the Oxidean cat is like a super charged version of the zonda. I would like to get my hands one, I like the fact that out of the box the Oxidean cat already has a very good setup. The Oxidean cat doesn't need anything to upgrade it already comes as a monster!! In my opinion the zonda takes work to get it to the caliber of the Oxidean cat but if you like the challenge of getting the zonda to the next level like I do the zonda is a great boat for that. So I think it depends on what you want to do with it. Both are awesome rc boats and are very similar but also different.
I just got my TFL in todaay. I just need a few things to complete the build. For the antenna and the dual water cooling tubes, did you drill a hole in the boat with a reguar drill ? Im so scared to even touch it lol. I also need a servo for it as well. What parts did you all use on your boat ? Beautiful build.
Hi Trey! Thanks for watching! For the holes I mark out a suitable spot. I used a dremel tool with a pointed sanding stone smaller size and slowly work it out to the size I need. I won't suggest using a drill bit unfortunately the fiberglass on the zonda is not so tough when you tape the hull hatch chances are the clear coat will come up with the tape.. I also used a bushing for the new cooling lines. I used a dual puckup rudder 45mm cnc props seaking 180 esc leopard 4074 2000kv motors. Savox sw1211 servo and one piece drive shaft.
So did you paint this to look like the TFL genesis?
No, the TFL zonda has three different options blue and white, black and carbon fiber.
Ahhh!!! I didn’t know this
Wow nice ZONDA... share to my group: XTREME RC MODEL 👍
What size servo did you use? I bought a 20kg servo for my genesis 1122 but it don’t seem to fit
The stock servo size is odd. i just cut out the mount to make it fit.
@@stevesballisticrc8770 I got it to fit but I’m having trouble installing the rod, there’s a curved end and a straight end and I don’t know which one goes with what
@@stevesballisticrc8770 can the rod that connects the servo to the rudder be angled or does it need to be straight?
@@stevesballisticrc8770 can the rod that connects the servo to the rudder be angled or does it need to be straight?
@masonadkins8135 The double curved end is used to go into the servo horn hole. I just cut it off the double curved part and use a linkage. You can have the servo push rod on an angel as long as it doesn't bind up on the hole through the hull. You maybe able to use something like a servo linkage to offset the push rod similar to the part that connects the push rod to the rudder.
Really love my zonda as well. This winter I changed to under hull pickups, hatch screw-down and push-pull steering. Didn’t like the stock servo mount design. What size props do you run with the 2000kv?
Hey Arnound! I haven't pinpointed the props I like best yet. The props I have on now are CNC 45mm 1.4 pitch I also have 1716 ABC props I'm testing.
@@stevesballisticrc8770 great. Should fly with the 2000kv I have a bit lower kv 1600 4082 leopards. Now on 42-19 but this summer also going for 45-19’s paired with sk180’s as well on 6s.
@@arnoudwalrecht8479 Nice! You could probably even go bigger. Should have lots of torque with the 1600kv. Good luck 👍
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Awesome boat! congrats on the Zonda. Its a boat in my future for sure. I can't decide between this color or the black. I like both
Hey thanks!! I like the black too but I don't think I like the matt finish.
@@stevesballisticrc8770 Looks great and seems like the perfect setup with the esc's, motors, dual water pickup rudder etc. ..good idea with spay foaming the hatch, too! I have a white one on order via free ocean shipping from Bangood (47 days for last free ocean shipping order). Good luck with it - look forward to more vids of it as well!
lol I know, me too. I just ordered a white one because black is out of stock or no longer available ..sucks. White does look good, tho! It's a toss up!
If you can endure the wait, there's an option on Banggood for free ocean shipping. I just did this with the TFL Rocket mono and it took 47 days (arrived in perfect condition), so decided to do it again with the white Zonda. Just a hair over $700 shipped 👍
@@OTWRC Hey thanks! thats a great deal. Thats very tempting. I just bought 3 boats in the past month lol. What the heck. Something is wrong with me