Kyosho?? The finest radiocontrol models! One of the most recognized brands and the second oldest and most experienced in the sector after Tamiya. With many world titles under its belt. I have been in this hobby for 35 years, I currently have more than 300 models and about 100 of them are Kyosho, so take my money, I'm buying that beauty! ( Yes, I'm a fanboy cause Kyosho never lied to me and has never let me to dry.)
FYI for USA drivers: its $500 on Amain. Same price as the 4S Mojave. Tough sell for me, but nice looking body details. Shame it sits so high with those huge wheel gaps.
Thought about this myself. The realism in this truck just sells me. And knowing it will be supported for a long time. Arrma discontinued my Mojave 6s exb for no apparent reason which annoys me. Hopefully a v2 version is coming out soon
I'm in. Compared to the Carisma and Element versions, this is a steal. I came so close to buying one of those and so glad I didn't. Kyosho, finally someone who gets it. A Tacoma that looks better than anything on the market and does more than 2MPH.
You mentioned not being a fan of the center differential. Can you explain why? In my 30+ years in the hobby I am disappointed in the omission of a center diff in most releases. A tunable center diff makes a car like this perform substantially better than a center slipper. For instance the old WR8 will spank the new Cen rally.
Body mounts are similar to the SCX6 JLU. Probably easier to use since it's so much smaller and easier to flip over to pin them. That's over 4s mojave price and i doubt it's 4s mojave preformance. I don't like stuff that tries to be really scale. I prefer more capability over realism. It looks great tho.
First time seeing one of your videos, nice review. Not liking center diffs surprises me, other reviewers seem to love them. What do you not like about them? Feel free to point me to a video if you have already explained it…
It's just a personal preference for handling characteristics - cars with a centre diff will spin the front under heavy acceleration, and I like going sideways haha. Can always thicken the oil up in it, but we like to drive cars completely stock first :-)
just to add my comment, so i treated myself to this same model for a significant birthday, and yes its great super scale and drives stunning but, the body is not tough, the front splits and cracks easy, here in UK just one shop seems to be able to get a body (clear) and it will cost about £100 or in dollars thats $127. So my Tacoma will be getting an Arrma Infraction 4x4 mega body
Definitely cool vehicle, but I think the RC world has gone mad thinking people can afford to spend that much money 🤪 Maybe I fell asleep, but when did plastic manufacturing become so expensive? 😳😬
I looked into this recently, as I found an old RC catalogue from an English hobby shop from 1983. A Tamiya Sand Scorcher with radio, battery, and charger was £115. £115 in 1983 with inflation is between £400-£480 today, depending on the website you use to calculate. Modelsport.co.uk currently have the Sand Scorcher bundled with radio, battery and charger for £411.04 (or £465.39 bought separately). That's right in our £400-£480 range! Yes this is in England, and it's just one example, and it's ignoring cost of living, but it looks like the hobby costs a similar amount as what it always has.
@@HobbiesDirect It does seem that way when you look at from that perspective. I’m from the USA and I reached out to a few companies here to find out where their products are manufactured. Looks like most are in Taiwan and some China. I reached out to one of the manufacturers to find out the production cost, before shipping, for an item that is similar to a Traxxas TRX-4. It cost about $20-40 dollars an RC car to produce (before shipping). I then went to a Chinese company and bought a retail vehicle that again was similar to a Traxxas TRX-4, and in my opinion- a much better buy, for $475 (including shipping). This vehicle had a hard body with detailed interior, interior overhead lights, interior dash lights, fog lamps (every light you can think of) including under carriage lights, portal axles, metal gears, remote control locking differentials, sound, winch, smoker, opening doors with metal hinges and metal door handles, metal roof rack, moving pedals and recline seats, extremely scale product! So when a company puts out a new vehicle with a small chassis and lexan body on it and charges $500…to me, it is an insane amount of greed! The world is dealing with a crazy amount of inflation and the first cut everyone is going to make is their hobbies and entertainment. Just seems like companies that will survive are the ones who maintain reasonable rates. All just my opinion. I’m starting to feel the pinch now, so I’m hating to see all these new cool vehicles coming out that I can no longer afford and that are just not worth that much money! I love this hobby, but there is about to be a big cleansing in the industry 😢 Again, just my opinion. Thank you for looking into my comment and replying…very awesome!! 👍🏻😁 I appreciate it and really enjoyed your review.
@@cwatson42785 Always! Lol I have a collection of about 20 RC vehicles from manufacturers like Traxxas, Losi, Tamiya, FMS, Team Associated, and others. The most expensive one Ive ever bought was $475 (see comment above for more details). I’m a very frugal buyer! 😁
Nice rig. But those body pins. Sigh Traxxas K10 and F150 high lift rigs have real nice quick release body mounts. Even in the 1/18 scale, but like someone already said, the prices of all these rigs are crazy.
Does anyone know why Kyosho felt the need to redesign its Kb 10 (Mad Wagon) chassis with the Kb10L (new Toyota Tacoma) version? For what is this? The first chassis turned out or had problems with some customers (I heard that the Mad Wagon has a very slow speed at 2s (25 mph) despite being Brushless) (that the ESC has to be reprogrammed) Does anyone know anything about it? Greetings
For the why, you'd have to ask Kyosho. As for the performance, a lot of RC cars are geared very conservatively from the factory; obviously, it helps with reliability. The Traxxas Rustler 4x4 VXL only does about 25-ish mph out the box on 2S without changing the pinion. The Mad Wagon did initially come with the ESC's punch setting turned down a bit, likely to protect the drivetrain on the first version of a new chassis. RC cars, like real cars, usually have quite a bit more performance potential than what they have from the factory. And like real cars, performance often comes and the cost of reliability.
This looks great. Like the real Tacoma, it's too expensive for my budget. The biggest turn off for me is that it's not a kit. I don't do RTR, like I don't eat food that somebody else chewed.
i prefer the scale looks of the baja rey over this, it doesn't need to be a road going car to be scale also i dont like how you can see the chassis hang down below the body on this (looks toyish), when you look at the baja rey the amount of detail on the body and how the suspension works is way more impressive. the only thing scale about the kyosho is the body
Center diff>slipper, soft cases die half as often as hard, this is a competitor to TRX RaptorR... Which, is an identity crisis truck. Now there's another
@@HobbiesDirect Plus, although using hidden body mounts is a step in the right direction (and is desperately needed on the scale-realistic Fazer bodies), it would be nice to retain the pesky R-clips on wires or do away with them altogether and use something less fiddly.
Kyosho?? The finest radiocontrol models! One of the most recognized brands and the second oldest and most experienced in the sector after Tamiya. With many world titles under its belt. I have been in this hobby for 35 years, I currently have more than 300 models and about 100 of them are Kyosho, so take my money, I'm buying that beauty! ( Yes, I'm a fanboy cause Kyosho never lied to me and has never let me to dry.)
It's a great chassis, it even drifts well on our warehouse floor!
You get one? Thoughts on it?
FYI for USA drivers: its $500 on Amain. Same price as the 4S Mojave. Tough sell for me, but nice looking body details. Shame it sits so high with those huge wheel gaps.
Thought about this myself. The realism in this truck just sells me. And knowing it will be supported for a long time. Arrma discontinued my Mojave 6s exb for no apparent reason which annoys me. Hopefully a v2 version is coming out soon
I'm in. Compared to the Carisma and Element versions, this is a steal. I came so close to buying one of those and so glad I didn't. Kyosho, finally someone who gets it. A Tacoma that looks better than anything on the market and does more than 2MPH.
The chassis is low and the body is so high. Looks funny
You mentioned not being a fan of the center differential. Can you explain why? In my 30+ years in the hobby I am disappointed in the omission of a center diff in most releases. A tunable center diff makes a car like this perform substantially better than a center slipper. For instance the old WR8 will spank the new Cen rally.
I think the new Traxxas raptor is a better deal for a scale basher truck. I do like the Tacoma body better tho.
Body mounts are similar to the SCX6 JLU. Probably easier to use since it's so much smaller and easier to flip over to pin them. That's over 4s mojave price and i doubt it's 4s mojave preformance. I don't like stuff that tries to be really scale. I prefer more capability over realism. It looks great tho.
Don't forget that's $770 Australian Dollars - over here, the Mojave 4S is $920.
You want a neat scale truck, this is it. You want an unbeatable basher, Mojave 4s.
Thank you for introducing me to a great car! It's a great video.~~~^_^😊😅😅
Thanks for watching!
Great looking rig!
First time seeing one of your videos, nice review. Not liking center diffs surprises me, other reviewers seem to love them. What do you not like about them? Feel free to point me to a video if you have already explained it…
It's just a personal preference for handling characteristics - cars with a centre diff will spin the front under heavy acceleration, and I like going sideways haha. Can always thicken the oil up in it, but we like to drive cars completely stock first :-)
@@HobbiesDirect center diffs are drive train saviors, slippers are for crawlers and 2wd vehicles
just to add my comment, so i treated myself to this same model for a significant birthday, and yes its great super scale and drives stunning but, the body is not tough, the front splits and cracks easy, here in UK just one shop seems to be able to get a body (clear) and it will cost about £100 or in dollars thats $127. So my Tacoma will be getting an Arrma Infraction 4x4 mega body
Ooooh, how does the Arrma body fit/look? Link to a picture if you can, that sounds like a great idea!
@@HobbiesDirect Waiting for the arrma shell to arrive, it should fit well, if i remember i will try and sort a pic but might be a few weeks
so the Arrma spec on the website is wrong, the infraction 4x4 body will NOT fit the Kyosho
@@rctraildriversuk-lone-wolfvide Oh no!
良い解説だ。ボディマウントとか知りたかったから参考になった！
とても素敵なシステムですね！ Fazerの車でも同じことをすべきだ。
Definitely cool vehicle, but I think the RC world has gone mad thinking people can afford to spend that much money 🤪 Maybe I fell asleep, but when did plastic manufacturing become so expensive? 😳😬
they have gone mad !!! way way to exspensive. and credit financing to from hobby retailers. koo koo
I looked into this recently, as I found an old RC catalogue from an English hobby shop from 1983. A Tamiya Sand Scorcher with radio, battery, and charger was £115. £115 in 1983 with inflation is between £400-£480 today, depending on the website you use to calculate. Modelsport.co.uk currently have the Sand Scorcher bundled with radio, battery and charger for £411.04 (or £465.39 bought separately). That's right in our £400-£480 range!
Yes this is in England, and it's just one example, and it's ignoring cost of living, but it looks like the hobby costs a similar amount as what it always has.
@@HobbiesDirect It does seem that way when you look at from that perspective. I’m from the USA and I reached out to a few companies here to find out where their products are manufactured. Looks like most are in Taiwan and some China. I reached out to one of the manufacturers to find out the production cost, before shipping, for an item that is similar to a Traxxas TRX-4. It cost about $20-40 dollars an RC car to produce (before shipping). I then went to a Chinese company and bought a retail vehicle that again was similar to a Traxxas TRX-4, and in my opinion- a much better buy, for $475 (including shipping). This vehicle had a hard body with detailed interior, interior overhead lights, interior dash lights, fog lamps (every light you can think of) including under carriage lights, portal axles, metal gears, remote control locking differentials, sound, winch, smoker, opening doors with metal hinges and metal door handles, metal roof rack, moving pedals and recline seats, extremely scale product! So when a company puts out a new vehicle with a small chassis and lexan body on it and charges $500…to me, it is an insane amount of greed! The world is dealing with a crazy amount of inflation and the first cut everyone is going to make is their hobbies and entertainment. Just seems like companies that will survive are the ones who maintain reasonable rates. All just my opinion. I’m starting to feel the pinch now, so I’m hating to see all these new cool vehicles coming out that I can no longer afford and that are just not worth that much money! I love this hobby, but there is about to be a big cleansing in the industry 😢 Again, just my opinion. Thank you for looking into my comment and replying…very awesome!! 👍🏻😁 I appreciate it and really enjoyed your review.
It's an expensive hobby and always has been. When have trucks not been over $400-$500?
@@cwatson42785 Always! Lol I have a collection of about 20 RC vehicles from manufacturers like Traxxas, Losi, Tamiya, FMS, Team Associated, and others. The most expensive one Ive ever bought was $475 (see comment above for more details). I’m a very frugal buyer! 😁
Looks so good I’d hate to drive it
Wish someone would come out with a 2020 Colorado ZR2
Pretty sure that pro-line has one
@@drunkinmaster1 not a 2020 it's like a 2017 cab and a half they have. I want the double cab so I can build it to look like my real one 😁
Wow! $750? A Traxxas UDR can be bought for that kind of money!
$750AUD dude. It’s not $750USD. 🤦🏼♂️
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Good looking truck, nice chassis and electronics, and way overpriced.
Nice rig. But those body pins. Sigh
Traxxas K10 and F150 high lift rigs have real nice quick release body mounts. Even in the 1/18 scale, but like someone already said, the prices of all these rigs are crazy.
Clipless body, Traxxas has the patent for. This upside down variant is what axial does
@@cayenne7857 lol, obviously.
Does anyone know why Kyosho felt the need to redesign its Kb 10 (Mad Wagon) chassis with the Kb10L (new Toyota Tacoma) version? For what is this? The first chassis turned out or had problems with some customers (I heard that the Mad Wagon has a very slow speed at 2s (25 mph) despite being Brushless) (that the ESC has to be reprogrammed) Does anyone know anything about it? Greetings
For the why, you'd have to ask Kyosho. As for the performance, a lot of RC cars are geared very conservatively from the factory; obviously, it helps with reliability. The Traxxas Rustler 4x4 VXL only does about 25-ish mph out the box on 2S without changing the pinion. The Mad Wagon did initially come with the ESC's punch setting turned down a bit, likely to protect the drivetrain on the first version of a new chassis. RC cars, like real cars, usually have quite a bit more performance potential than what they have from the factory. And like real cars, performance often comes and the cost of reliability.
This looks great. Like the real Tacoma, it's too expensive for my budget. The biggest turn off for me is that it's not a kit. I don't do RTR, like I don't eat food that somebody else chewed.
Can't wait to see it go thru its paces... Not that I really need to spend any more money with you guys. 🤣
can...we just buy the body? lol
Is it reliable too?
So far it hasn't missed a beat, and we haven't broken anything...other than cracking the body in one place which was totally a skill issue 😅
i prefer the scale looks of the baja rey over this, it doesn't need to be a road going car to be scale also i dont like how you can see the chassis hang down below the body on this (looks toyish), when you look at the baja rey the amount of detail on the body and how the suspension works is way more impressive. the only thing scale about the kyosho is the body
been following this truck for a while. i want one so bad. but those mirrors will probably break off after a couple of tumbles
We sent it pretty hard for the next video (coming in about 5 hours!), and the mirrors are still on!
@@HobbiesDirectI saw the video. Pleasantly surprised. Definitely getting one of these. You think proline power stroke shocks would fit?
Center diff>slipper, soft cases die half as often as hard, this is a competitor to TRX RaptorR... Which, is an identity crisis truck. Now there's another
Pity it doesn't have inner fenders to hide those gaps.
Agreed - maybe some TRX-4 ones could be made to fit...
@@HobbiesDirect Plus, although using hidden body mounts is a step in the right direction (and is desperately needed on the scale-realistic Fazer bodies), it would be nice to retain the pesky R-clips on wires or do away with them altogether and use something less fiddly.
Not a bad looking truck Carla makes it pop
How much?
Depends on where you are from, but if your Australian, here: hobbiesdirect.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&search=trd%20tacoma
for a tacoma truck that chassis sits way too low
but its a toy electric car
Yep, and it's awesome.
Why so low? Sigh
It is a slight shame, but it also means it handles beautifully.
Far too expensive for that 😅