@@aarrg9524 many things changed at Associated around this time. I made quite a few videos for them over the years and this particular product release was a complete debacle. The people involved were clowns and had no idea what they were doing
@@steviefpv The MT10 is just another Thunder Tiger rebrand from AE. Plastic chassis, vanilla electronics and boring looks. I'd pick a Traxxas Maxx over the MT10 and the Maxx was meh.
I used to race an Associated RC10 when I was 14 yrs old. I'm 43 now. Lol my young son got me back into the hobby and after some nitro cars and trucks, I got tired of the mess and trouble. Picked this truck up recently and it is awesome. Right out of the box, this thing rips especially on 3S. I reduced the throttle servo output a bit for more control because it can get a little squirrelly at full throttle on 3S. It is smooth, quiet, and handles great. It looks absolutely fantastic and the lights look amazing especially at night. Looks like a real car with today's LED headlights and taillights. A little more plastic than I like, but so far has been very durable after some pretty gnarly crashes. Associated has been around for decades. If you like to bash then maybe go for something with bumpers and more metal parts, but this thing us great for street and dirt. It's definitely not all show though. $300 is a lot, but compared to other trucks and cars in this range, it's a decent deal. It is a short course truck, but range could be better.
But is it worth 350 plus a extra battery I don't have but 3 3 s batteries i like to run my 2 s batteries I have about ten of them please let me no before ordering thanks for any information would be greatly appreciated Mike Holden out of north Carolina said that any information would be greatly appreciated
I would totally buy this. Only one complaint though, I would like to see some kind of rollcage or body bracing. It sounds too "hollow" while driving it. Other than that, it looks like a beast!
The DVC is what makes it for me, I race it every weekend and beat brushless slash 4x4 every time on 3s, this thing is awesome, and that body makes no parachute effect at all, did the conversion to pro sc10 and went back with the trophy rat body, racing it is just awesome ! Only thing is the wheel bearing are weak and break easily ! I also cracked the antenna on my second run I think but doesn’t affect the driving at all, best setting for the dvc is 3 for me ! Good review rc network !
After 20 years, I jumped back into RC fun. Upon seeing this truck, I was reminded of my first RC10T. Bought it and I am impressed with this truck. Being fairly rough on it, some parts broke, tail light, suspension arms, and bulk head so far. Parts are fairly accessible and a decent price. Your review on the driving side is spot on. The DVC and brushless motor is new to me, love them.
Thanks for the video. Due to yours, among others, I ordered this truck. I just received it so haven’t had a chance to run it yet. I just completed reinforcing the body with a few layers of gorilla tape, and due to your video, I shoe gooed the rear lights in so that hopefully they’ll stay put. Still want to go through the truck to double check everything, but hope to run it this week at some point. Overall, just looking it over, I’m impressed with the design and quality. We shall see....
Great review. Very in depth and complete. Being an old guy I love the look of this thing. Thinking of getting a couple for my nephew. Birthday party so ya don't just show up with just one. He sorta into the drive em till they die. Does this have a low battery cut off to protect the battery form him ? Thanks for taking the time to make and share this video with us. Tom
I'd pay the 300 for it most because of the very decent electronics in it. The truck itself is a perfect platform to upgrade both aesthetics and performance. You could really make thw body pop just by adding some kinda chrome paint to the side pipes haha!!
I just got this truck. I enjoy it other then blowing up the gear after the 4th run. Never seen a brushless truck with plastic gears. It's also hard to find hard gears for it. Had to spend alot of research to find them. The gears are the same as a team associate b5. Also none of my stickers are staying on the truck. They was coming off before I got it out of the box
I can't really say I have had any experience with the vehicle but From what I've watched excellent performance, scaled replica body, TA durability, and absolute parts support yeah it's definitely worth 300$ I'd even goes as far as to say it's worth more!
Is it worth $300? To the folks willing to pay that, the answer is yes. It's a tough market right now. Rewind the clock a few years and they'd sell like hotcakes. I thought you did a nice job on the review.
WOW, this is a cool looking truck. A big departure from the normal stuff you see all the time. I'm not into rat rods but I have to admit this is nice. Looks like one of those vehicles you see in a scary movie where the teenagers get lost and the crazy family is after them in the back woods. I think $300 is totally reasonable for anything Team Associated. I have had one of their vehicles before and it was built real nice, loved it. This is a must for my garage.
I was pretty bummed that the old school SC10.2FT kit was discontinued! Also the SC10B, then this was introduced along with the DB10. So seeing the SC5M parts running on the SC10 Chassis, this is totally awesome, especially when you think about the rear motor is still alive with the release of these two rigs. I love the old school rear motor Team Associated rigs!!! ;)
I Love the trucks looks! I would buy it just on the way it looks. I think that it's worth $300 being brushless and being Associated alone. I also like the dean's style connector. I have been using that connector for years, ALL of my batteries have them! Associated Fan!
I love team associate Is A good price $300 I got the team makita from 10 years ago and is still going All I do I Replace the same 3300Kv motor .so no complain is a good product I got the be 5 team associated lossy xxx sc truck tekno electric 1/8 buggy kiosho nitro 1/8on road gt2 Corvette and 2 team durango mid engine 1/10 buggys and sc 10 .2 team kit team associated and my rtr sc10 makita edition . And Maybe the rat is gonna be my next one . I love the body looks nice . Thank you for the video,
Wasn't talking about the gyro, but more the aesthetics of the vehicle. In the context of this video though, as to if it is worth the money, I would say yes especially compared to a slash.
I hope you test fitted 1.9 wheels before suggesting them. I love SCT's, I love the ease of use and the way they drive, But the parachuting sucks and the race bodies tend to be quite same-y. This solves both of those and kinda brings back the Short Course Buggy. I have a MT body on my Serpent SRX2 SC so I may be slightly bias but I love the idea and the car
roadhog29389 I was showing the Tire more than anything.....plus you can always either mount 2.2’s to the 1.9” Tire or use the correct SLW for the offset
I would definitely say so! Brushless, 2.4ghz, gyro stability system, cvd's, big bore shocks, on/off road tires, scale body, led lights, etc. I have a T4 with this brushless system, and it is severely under geared from factory for short courses. Throw a smaller spur and bigger pinion in it and you'll be over 50mph for sure with 3s. Associated makes a smooth truck. Plus it's unique as hell! I'm considering one! 👌
Don't get me wrong, I will always love Team Associated!!! Because there's nothing like driving a multi time world champion based racing machine on the Asphalt jungle!!! Because even though ur not railing around a serious racing track, you still have a very impressive handing racing truck, that handles second to none, on pretty much every surface!!! ;)
Very good video. I think it is worth the $ 300.00 , the Bodie is amazing looking and I would get the Bodie for my traxxas slash 2 WD brushless.i like that the company's making bodies of different vehicles, rather than the same bodies all the time .
I think its pretty cool looking. And the price is awesome, but i don't think i would purchase one only because its not really my thing. But it foes look pretty scale. Great review rich
Christopher Taylor oddly, it’s in the middle of a residential area...and I believe owned by a water or power company. It’s been a hidden gem for over 20 years.
I’m thinkin of purchasing the TR, I think for the lites in the back falling out or coming loose, that a drop of “hot glue” from my gluegun will pretty much fix that lil problem, don’t u? All in all it’s pretty impressive, however I wish these companies would please consider putting the actual max speed of these cars no matter what the classification is on the box or in the manual, (speed on an asphalt surface would be nice and also in MPH NOT THAT RUSSIAN COMMUNISM EQUATION OF KPH OR WHATEVER THEY USE) well that’s bout it for me great info and video! Thanks! Respectfully, Jeff Mercer in Cleveland Ohio
Plenty of parts support out there! Unless T.A. decides to update the SC5M into a shiny new SC6M. Because none of the SC5M parts are going to cross over to the SC6M... Hmm. . .
Not bad, but what I'd change on this: * I'd bring back the SC10GT and put this shell on that. In fact I'm probably going to buy one of these shells aftermarket for the SC10GT I bought off eBay last week. * I'd ditch those dumb looking SCT style wheels. They may confer better handling on the race track but they look awful.
AE... Are you reading these comments? The only thing people want is the body. $300.00 is too much. Add either 4WD or go scale with a solid axle and a metal ladder frame. For $199.00, the Carisma M10DT Volkswagen Beetle comes with a lipo, and is the same layout and drivetrain. I have one in my stable of RCs. I’m going to pass on this one though. Good work on the body, will it be available clear?
I seen it in person at a local RC show last weekend, and wow. The UDR is amazing. First Trophy Truck RC with 2 shocks per corner. All Metal Driveline, very beefy A-arms and rear solid axle. X-Maxx Diffs, center drive, and ESC, dual rear mounted fans on faux radiator for ESC Cooling, MOD-1 Gearing. With a 8S capable motor, 800kv or so, it will run 8S out of the box as is with a motor swap. Stock is a 2200KV motor capable of 6S and reps said it will do 53mph. I really like the E-Revo 2.0, really beefed it up like the UDR, with X-Maxx diffs and center drive, X-Maxx sized full metal drivelines, X-maxx ESC, X-Maxx style body mounting system, revised GTR Shocks, much beefier a-arms, thicker chassis, larger and improved chassis braces/shock mounts, thicker wing mount, larger bearings in hubs/axle carriers, revised transmission case, revised motor mount, Mod-1 Gearing and a few other things I can not remember.
Maybe you can help me I'm interested in buying one real soon I bought the team associate reflex b 14 b its pretty fun got it a 2 months ago than I turned around and bought the losi mini 20 fast little car even bought extra batteries for both cars want to buy the rat rod but now there asking 350 with out battery or charger I have both of them just thinking about buying the 751 Wolfpack battery for 40 dollars with everything I'm looking at 400 dollars do you think I should buy it for that price or just pass on the rat rod any information would be greatly appreciated Mike Holden out of north Carolina said that thanks again for any information please let me no soon before I buy it or should I just use the cars I have I would like to no it seems the rat rod has been out since 2018 and they should give a better price please let me no because I'm planning on buying it in the middle of October thanks again any one who could help me make up my mind I would appreciate anyone with a opinion thanks to all my rc people Mike Holden out of north Carolina said that thanks you too Amazon
The body looks great, amazing! The platform well its ok. No carbon fiber no metal parts except for shocks. The platform reminded me of the traxxas slash. For $300 bucks? The body calls my attention that's. it
300 is alot for a 2wd brushless truck that doesnt come with a battery or charger. For example the ecx 2wd brushless trucks are 270 dollars with a lipo included.
War_ Josh _ this one comes with a gyro and its changes everything on the drivability aspect of the truck, on a track I beat brushless slash 4x4 easy with my trophy rat, and with that body you have no parachute effect at all, you should try it it’s the best 2wd sct I have seen yet
If I wanted to drive the trophy rat I’d just throw the body and wheels/tires on my T6.1 and call it a trophy rat lol. But it looks cool, not sure it’s a $300 truck though.
The Senton is a 4wd truck and will be much easier to drive. The Trophy Rat is 2wd and a dated design overall. The Senton will be capable of higher speeds/jumps as well
Marc Anthony Marquez Tekno is staying CST weight, not the weights that AE, Losi, etc mark their bottles. AE does give CST weight as well on the bottle....which translates to 42.5ish. 40 is 500CST and 45 is 575CST
Would be cool as a kit. Coming from the early 90s when I was into RC, I don't get what is with all these RTR cars and trucks now. The entire point to me was to build something myself and make it my own. Now get off my lawn.
Yep, I can't agree more......unfortunately, there's a massive generation of "I want it now's" and it's funny to watch the forums/FB groups where people ask the simplest things like how to get a differential out, or remove a driveshaft. If they built the truck, they'd have first hand knowledge of that.
@@TheRCNetwork "I want it now's" So true! The more I am relearning RC to see what I'm going to need and seeing how the most basic stuff seems to be hard to the next geners, just has my head scratching. Could not believe how everything was already built. It's not reallly that difficult to put one together, you don't really need very special tools, and what you learn is priceless. I taught myself when I was probably 12, started with a Tamiya Hornet and then built an RC10 from saving up and buying parts one piece at a time. All on my own and with no internet to help. RadioControlled car action magazine helped though! Just got in there and learned and ff I broke something, so be it. That's what spare parts are for right? Anyway, this is a great channel. Keep up what you're doing! I am eventually gonna end up with an RC again if I keep watching this.
@@TheGorillafoot All very true - the cars have never been so easy to build....and they keep getting easier. Good luck on your first kit back into the RC world. A lot has changed and it even more fun now. BTW - love the channel pic - I met Johnny and his family a few years before he passed away.
Yes, I do have a budget that I fund projects on my channel, but yes, I do receive products for review. Most of the time, they are given to the channel, in this instance, the Trophy Rat needed to be returned for an event they had scheduled.
Is it worth 300 bucks? The proof is in the pudding, so I'll find out soon... Mine will be here this coming Friday, so I'll have to determine what it's worth once I've had a chance to use it a bit. But, one of the things that appealed to me was the scale appearance, coupled with decent performance. As a backyard play rig I know that it doesn't offer the performance of many others. But then again, most of the ones that really perform have a rather cartoonish look to me. And most that look scale are more of a crawler type vehicle (yawn). I enjoy the scale look, but with something that is fun to drive at a faster pace than most reasonably priced scale RTRs offer. It seems that most reasonably fast rigs are some form of monster truck or buggy. And most that are scale are slow AF. The market of scale appearance combined with decent speed and performance is rather devoid of many options at the moment, it seems. So, I took a chance to see if this rig will satisfy my desires. After watching all of the TH-cam videos, I somehow have the feeling that I'll get my 300 bucks worth of enjoyment out of it... Now, a 4wd version, with front and rear bumpers for a little protection, might just make this a great backyard basher... But, as is, I think it'll be a lot of fun to own! Thanks for the video! It was one of a few that pushed me over the edge and talked me into trying the Trophy Rat.
Yes, can you link the wheels you used? Those look great. I prefer wheel/tire combo as I don’t want to glue them and all that but for those I’ll bust out the glue and do what I need to do.
Yes on the aluminum, but mid motor on this car would not do well. Typically mid motor does well only on high traction surfaces like carpet and AstroTurf
Perhaps, this finely painted body will be done after an hour of rough driving by noob like me. Then what? Plain vanilla SC5, equipped with so-so tires, very basic stabilization ($5-15 as separate add-on) and awful controller.
Cy Lopez yes, but you need to buy the front and rear bumper from the pro sc10 to have the body post at the right place in the front, I have it and it works great
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The last Team Associated product I ever reviewed for very good reasons. 🤔
Now I’m intrigued
Why?
@@aarrg9524 many things changed at Associated around this time. I made quite a few videos for them over the years and this particular product release was a complete debacle. The people involved were clowns and had no idea what they were doing
You can’t deny the mighty mt10 tho awesome truck
@@steviefpv The MT10 is just another Thunder Tiger rebrand from AE. Plastic chassis, vanilla electronics and boring looks. I'd pick a Traxxas Maxx over the MT10 and the Maxx was meh.
I used to race an Associated RC10 when I was 14 yrs old. I'm 43 now. Lol my young son got me back into the hobby and after some nitro cars and trucks, I got tired of the mess and trouble. Picked this truck up recently and it is awesome. Right out of the box, this thing rips especially on 3S. I reduced the throttle servo output a bit for more control because it can get a little squirrelly at full throttle on 3S. It is smooth, quiet, and handles great. It looks absolutely fantastic and the lights look amazing especially at night. Looks like a real car with today's LED headlights and taillights. A little more plastic than I like, but so far has been very durable after some pretty gnarly crashes. Associated has been around for decades. If you like to bash then maybe go for something with bumpers and more metal parts, but this thing us great for street and dirt. It's definitely not all show though. $300 is a lot, but compared to other trucks and cars in this range, it's a decent deal. It is a short course truck, but range could be better.
But is it worth 350 plus a extra battery I don't have but 3 3 s batteries i like to run my 2 s batteries I have about ten of them please let me no before ordering thanks for any information would be greatly appreciated Mike Holden out of north Carolina said that any information would be greatly appreciated
I would totally buy this. Only one complaint though, I would like to see some kind of rollcage or body bracing. It sounds too "hollow" while driving it. Other than that, it looks like a beast!
The DVC is what makes it for me, I race it every weekend and beat brushless slash 4x4 every time on 3s, this thing is awesome, and that body makes no parachute effect at all, did the conversion to pro sc10 and went back with the trophy rat body, racing it is just awesome ! Only thing is the wheel bearing are weak and break easily ! I also cracked the antenna on my second run I think but doesn’t affect the driving at all, best setting for the dvc is 3 for me ! Good review rc network !
After 20 years, I jumped back into RC fun. Upon seeing this truck, I was reminded of my first RC10T. Bought it and I am impressed with this truck. Being fairly rough on it, some parts broke, tail light, suspension arms, and bulk head so far. Parts are fairly accessible and a decent price.
Your review on the driving side is spot on. The DVC and brushless motor is new to me, love them.
Thanks BTS! The Trophy Rat drives great - probably the first RC that has needed the DVC. Keep it up, I'm sure the hobby has many surprises for you!
Great review as always. Seems like a good thing.
The $64000 question is, can I just buy that awesome body?
That's all i want!
Yes you can
I’m personally not into that style but I think ae nailed it for people that are. Hopefully they sell a bunch!
It's nice I always like associated RC's 👍😊👍
Thanks for the video. Due to yours, among others, I ordered this truck. I just received it so haven’t had a chance to run it yet. I just completed reinforcing the body with a few layers of gorilla tape, and due to your video, I shoe gooed the rear lights in so that hopefully they’ll stay put. Still want to go through the truck to double check everything, but hope to run it this week at some point. Overall, just looking it over, I’m impressed with the design and quality. We shall see....
Good to here! It's a great 2wd truck...and look great!
Great review. Very in depth and complete. Being an old guy I love the look of this thing. Thinking of getting a couple for my nephew. Birthday party so ya don't just show up with just one. He sorta into the drive em till they die. Does this have a low battery cut off to protect the battery form him ? Thanks for taking the time to make and share this video with us.
Tom
Did a little more research and answered my own question. Yes it has low voltage cut off.
I'd pay the 300 for it most because of the very decent electronics in it. The truck itself is a perfect platform to upgrade both aesthetics and performance. You could really make thw body pop just by adding some kinda chrome paint to the side pipes haha!!
Chrome on a Rat? you blasphemer
@@mrkmh1 😂😂😂
I just got this truck. I enjoy it other then blowing up the gear after the 4th run. Never seen a brushless truck with plastic gears. It's also hard to find hard gears for it. Had to spend alot of research to find them. The gears are the same as a team associate b5. Also none of my stickers are staying on the truck. They was coming off before I got it out of the box
I had the same issue with my decals - just wouldn't stay on. Might have been the flat paint job on the exterior
I can't really say I have had any experience with the vehicle but From what I've watched excellent performance, scaled replica body, TA durability, and absolute parts support yeah it's definitely worth 300$ I'd even goes as far as to say it's worth more!
You totally changed my mind on this thing. I thought it was just a sc10 with a different body.
Is it worth $300? To the folks willing to pay that, the answer is yes. It's a tough market right now. Rewind the clock a few years and they'd sell like hotcakes. I thought you did a nice job on the review.
I have the SC version, and with couple uprades and right setup it is one of the best handling cars i have driven at the track.
It's pretty decent for a 2wd
WOW, this is a cool looking truck. A big departure from the normal stuff you see all the time. I'm not into rat rods but I have to admit this is nice. Looks like one of those vehicles you see in a scary movie where the teenagers get lost and the crazy family is after them in the back woods. I think $300 is totally reasonable for anything Team Associated. I have had one of their vehicles before and it was built real nice, loved it. This is a must for my garage.
I was pretty bummed that the old school SC10.2FT kit was discontinued! Also the SC10B, then this was introduced along with the DB10. So seeing the SC5M parts running on the SC10 Chassis, this is totally awesome, especially when you think about the rear motor is still alive with the release of these two rigs.
I love the old school rear motor Team Associated rigs!!! ;)
it reminds me of my short course buggy they came out with a couple years ago.. just a revised short course buggy of some sort. I'm digging it
I Love the trucks looks! I would buy it just on the way it looks. I think that it's worth $300 being brushless and being Associated alone. I also like the dean's style connector. I have been using that connector for years, ALL of my batteries have them! Associated Fan!
I love team associate Is A good price $300 I got the team makita from 10 years ago and is still going All I do I Replace the same 3300Kv motor .so no complain is a good product I got the be 5 team associated lossy xxx sc truck tekno electric 1/8 buggy kiosho nitro 1/8on road gt2 Corvette and 2 team durango mid engine 1/10 buggys and sc 10 .2 team kit team associated and my rtr sc10 makita edition . And Maybe the rat is gonna be my next one . I love the body looks nice . Thank you for the video,
Yes, the body is great!
I love the way it looks my RB10 is great and tough do I know I would like this RC from Associated .
It's a pretty decent truck, but I won't own another AE product in my lifetime
It is nice to see a company doing something new in the 2wd market. Might have to pick one up sometime this year
serbishop not new, traxxas has a gyro in tge 2wd slash
Wasn't talking about the gyro, but more the aesthetics of the vehicle. In the context of this video though, as to if it is worth the money, I would say yes especially compared to a slash.
Looks great! I think the Rat Rod theme is a great idea. Nothing else like it. Price is reasonable considering it is a TA product.
I hope you test fitted 1.9 wheels before suggesting them.
I love SCT's, I love the ease of use and the way they drive, But the parachuting sucks and the race bodies tend to be quite same-y. This solves both of those and kinda brings back the Short Course Buggy. I have a MT body on my Serpent SRX2 SC so I may be slightly bias but I love the idea and the car
roadhog29389 I was showing the Tire more than anything.....plus you can always either mount 2.2’s to the 1.9” Tire or use the correct SLW for the offset
Cool review, thanks 😀
A beautiful body is not definitive 😶... but a good chassis base 😉👍👍👍
I would definitely say so! Brushless, 2.4ghz, gyro stability system, cvd's, big bore shocks, on/off road tires, scale body, led lights, etc. I have a T4 with this brushless system, and it is severely under geared from factory for short courses. Throw a smaller spur and bigger pinion in it and you'll be over 50mph for sure with 3s. Associated makes a smooth truck. Plus it's unique as hell! I'm considering one! 👌
Don't get me wrong, I will always love Team Associated!!! Because there's nothing like driving a multi time world champion based racing machine on the Asphalt jungle!!! Because even though ur not railing around a serious racing track, you still have a very impressive handing racing truck, that handles second to none, on pretty much every surface!!! ;)
I think $300 is a little high. If the body had more detail, a bit more scale looking i could see $300.
Great review! Thinking about this truck) trying to research about the servo, is it waterproof?
Very good video. I think it is worth the $ 300.00 , the Bodie is amazing looking and I would get the Bodie for my traxxas slash 2 WD brushless.i like that the company's making bodies of different vehicles, rather than the same bodies all the time .
cool rig rich!! great to see ae doing something out of the box, when will they release a scale rig and a trophy truck????? 🤔
I think its pretty cool looking. And the price is awesome, but i don't think i would purchase one only because its not really my thing. But it foes look pretty scale.
Great review rich
Every Team Associated vehicle ever produced has been "worth it" and beyond.
I always enjoy your reviews. I have been wondering about your test track. Whats the story? I look like it's a long way away from anything.
Christopher Taylor oddly, it’s in the middle of a residential area...and I believe owned by a water or power company. It’s been a hidden gem for over 20 years.
I’m thinkin of purchasing the TR, I think for the lites in the back falling out or coming loose, that a drop of “hot glue” from my gluegun will pretty much fix that lil problem, don’t u?
All in all it’s pretty impressive, however I wish these companies would please consider putting the actual max speed of these cars no matter what the classification is on the box or in the manual, (speed on an asphalt surface would be nice and also in MPH NOT THAT RUSSIAN COMMUNISM EQUATION OF KPH OR WHATEVER THEY USE) well that’s bout it for me great info and video! Thanks!
Respectfully,
Jeff Mercer in Cleveland Ohio
i like the body i put the body on my ftx mauler as part of the upgrades i done looks so good
Nice! Yes, it's a great body - probably the best part of the truck
What do you think the top speed is?
PortalSAW 50 kmh
Plenty of parts support out there! Unless T.A. decides to update the SC5M into a shiny new SC6M. Because none of the SC5M parts are going to cross over to the SC6M... Hmm. . .
Not bad, but what I'd change on this:
* I'd bring back the SC10GT and put this shell on that. In fact I'm probably going to buy one of these shells aftermarket for the SC10GT I bought off eBay last week.
* I'd ditch those dumb looking SCT style wheels. They may confer better handling on the race track but they look awful.
Hell ya it’s worth the money. Brushless descent looks and race based platform with traction control. Yes sir!!
AE... Are you reading these comments? The only thing people want is the body. $300.00 is too much. Add either 4WD or go scale with a solid axle and a metal ladder frame. For $199.00, the Carisma M10DT Volkswagen Beetle comes with a lipo, and is the same layout and drivetrain. I have one in my stable of RCs. I’m going to pass on this one though. Good work on the body, will it be available clear?
What does everyone think about the new Traxxas 1/7 desert truck?
Issac Gutierrez. Yeah the new tt looks sick as hell
I seen it in person at a local RC show last weekend, and wow. The UDR is amazing. First Trophy Truck RC with 2 shocks per corner. All Metal Driveline, very beefy A-arms and rear solid axle. X-Maxx Diffs, center drive, and ESC, dual rear mounted fans on faux radiator for ESC Cooling, MOD-1 Gearing. With a 8S capable motor, 800kv or so, it will run 8S out of the box as is with a motor swap. Stock is a 2200KV motor capable of 6S and reps said it will do 53mph.
I really like the E-Revo 2.0, really beefed it up like the UDR, with X-Maxx diffs and center drive, X-Maxx sized full metal drivelines, X-maxx ESC, X-Maxx style body mounting system, revised GTR Shocks, much beefier a-arms, thicker chassis, larger and improved chassis braces/shock mounts, thicker wing mount, larger bearings in hubs/axle carriers, revised transmission case, revised motor mount, Mod-1 Gearing and a few other things I can not remember.
Issac Gutierrez, terrible for the money, £800? Really?
Keep it around the b5 body might fit. I love it great job 😘
Yeah I would buy it. I think its totally worth it if your in the market for something like this.
The question is, does the DR10 tires fit without rubbing?
It should....standard offset wheels
I wonder if they will make a plastic rear motor T5 RTR now
Maybe you can help me I'm interested in buying one real soon I bought the team associate reflex b 14 b its pretty fun got it a 2 months ago than I turned around and bought the losi mini 20 fast little car even bought extra batteries for both cars want to buy the rat rod but now there asking 350 with out battery or charger I have both of them just thinking about buying the 751 Wolfpack battery for 40 dollars with everything I'm looking at 400 dollars do you think I should buy it for that price or just pass on the rat rod any information would be greatly appreciated Mike Holden out of north Carolina said that thanks again for any information please let me no soon before I buy it or should I just use the cars I have I would like to no it seems the rat rod has been out since 2018 and they should give a better price please let me no because I'm planning on buying it in the middle of October thanks again any one who could help me make up my mind I would appreciate anyone with a opinion thanks to all my rc people Mike Holden out of north Carolina said that thanks you too Amazon
For $300 i think the detail on the body is pretty lackluster mostly on the grill, hood, and the cab
Mine Arrives tomorrow. :)
Great video. How fast does this go on 3s?
It looks so cool! I don't have a short course truck so I would buy it!
You should!
I’m still wanting one of these!
It's a decent car despite it being AE
@@TheRCNetwork not an AE fan?
I think I know that spot, are you in so cal? Great video!
Yep - it's called Regency
The body looks great, amazing! The platform well its ok. No carbon fiber no metal parts except for shocks. The platform reminded me of the traxxas slash. For $300 bucks? The body calls my attention that's. it
I kinda agree
300 is alot for a 2wd brushless truck that doesnt come with a battery or charger.
For example the ecx 2wd brushless trucks are 270 dollars with a lipo included.
War_ Josh _ this one comes with a gyro and its changes everything on the drivability aspect of the truck, on a track I beat brushless slash 4x4 easy with my trophy rat, and with that body you have no parachute effect at all, you should try it it’s the best 2wd sct I have seen yet
If I wanted to drive the trophy rat I’d just throw the body and wheels/tires on my T6.1 and call it a trophy rat lol. But it looks cool, not sure it’s a $300 truck though.
Considered it , but I thought the Redcat landslide was a better deal.
Still not a fan of RedCat, though
Hi, I'm trying to get back into RC I'm interested in either this or the arrmara senton for a first rig starting back! What's your personal opinion?
The Senton is a 4wd truck and will be much easier to drive. The Trophy Rat is 2wd and a dated design overall. The Senton will be capable of higher speeds/jumps as well
Just like the shell. Where can I get one for me cheetha monster truck
Hey Rich I have a quick question where do I get Tekno 550 shock oil or is it just regular 50 weight?? Love the videos!! M
Marc Anthony Marquez Tekno is staying CST weight, not the weights that AE, Losi, etc mark their bottles. AE does give CST weight as well on the bottle....which translates to 42.5ish. 40 is 500CST and 45 is 575CST
@@TheRCNetwork mph?
Would be cool as a kit. Coming from the early 90s when I was into RC, I don't get what is with all these RTR cars and trucks now. The entire point to me was to build something myself and make it my own. Now get off my lawn.
Yep, I can't agree more......unfortunately, there's a massive generation of "I want it now's" and it's funny to watch the forums/FB groups where people ask the simplest things like how to get a differential out, or remove a driveshaft. If they built the truck, they'd have first hand knowledge of that.
@@TheRCNetwork "I want it now's" So true! The more I am relearning RC to see what I'm going to need and seeing how the most basic stuff seems to be hard to the next geners, just has my head scratching. Could not believe how everything was already built. It's not reallly that difficult to put one together, you don't really need very special tools, and what you learn is priceless. I taught myself when I was probably 12, started with a Tamiya Hornet and then built an RC10 from saving up and buying parts one piece at a time. All on my own and with no internet to help. RadioControlled car action magazine helped though! Just got in there and learned and ff I broke something, so be it. That's what spare parts are for right? Anyway, this is a great channel. Keep up what you're doing! I am eventually gonna end up with an RC again if I keep watching this.
@@TheGorillafoot All very true - the cars have never been so easy to build....and they keep getting easier. Good luck on your first kit back into the RC world. A lot has changed and it even more fun now. BTW - love the channel pic - I met Johnny and his family a few years before he passed away.
@@TheRCNetwork That's awesome, wish I could have met him or just even saw him live. The world needs more Johnny Cash.
I guess the next curious question is do you personally buy any of the items you review or are they all on loan or given to you?
Yes, I do have a budget that I fund projects on my channel, but yes, I do receive products for review. Most of the time, they are given to the channel, in this instance, the Trophy Rat needed to be returned for an event they had scheduled.
How is this an SC5(without the M)? It looks directly like the SC10 without the front and rear bumpers.
It uses many of the same parts as the SC5, but with a rear motor. Front end is almost identical to an SC5M.
Nicely done, Rich!
Thanks Tony!
Is it worth 300 bucks? The proof is in the pudding, so I'll find out soon... Mine will be here this coming Friday, so I'll have to determine what it's worth once I've had a chance to use it a bit. But, one of the things that appealed to me was the scale appearance, coupled with decent performance. As a backyard play rig I know that it doesn't offer the performance of many others. But then again, most of the ones that really perform have a rather cartoonish look to me. And most that look scale are more of a crawler type vehicle (yawn). I enjoy the scale look, but with something that is fun to drive at a faster pace than most reasonably priced scale RTRs offer. It seems that most reasonably fast rigs are some form of monster truck or buggy. And most that are scale are slow AF. The market of scale appearance combined with decent speed and performance is rather devoid of many options at the moment, it seems. So, I took a chance to see if this rig will satisfy my desires. After watching all of the TH-cam videos, I somehow have the feeling that I'll get my 300 bucks worth of enjoyment out of it... Now, a 4wd version, with front and rear bumpers for a little protection, might just make this a great backyard basher... But, as is, I think it'll be a lot of fun to own! Thanks for the video! It was one of a few that pushed me over the edge and talked me into trying the Trophy Rat.
can someone recommend some wheels that have the bead lock design in different colors?
Yes, can you link the wheels you used? Those look great. I prefer wheel/tire combo as I don’t want to glue them and all that but for those I’ll bust out the glue and do what I need to do.
I love my trophy rat worth every penny and runs great love the remedy power plant amazing handling
Nice! It is a great truck
for what you can get for 300 now days this should really come with Lipo and charger and still cost less than 300
That's a boss looking truck, man. Everything's 300 bucks these days, anyway.
It seems to be an awesome platform Sweet looking no doubt
Nice RC brother 👊
Great looking truck.
I like the Trophy Rat, but the windows should have been clear lexan.
Agreed!
This platform should be good for dirt oval late model.
Yep, it would
You are you are a fund of information thank you for your time and support!! M
Sick looking whip!
Thanks Jordan!
Can you fit a regular short course body on it?
Probably...Just gotta mess with the body posts
Should I by this truck ?
It's pretty decent if you like the body
Great review bud.
I just odered one. To replace my slash 2wd.
Nice!
What's the top speed right out of the box
On 3s, about 35-40ish mph
$299.99? $255! With a Coupon at Tower Hobbies.
Aluminum chassis would have been nice and a mid motor.
Yes on the aluminum, but mid motor on this car would not do well. Typically mid motor does well only on high traction surfaces like carpet and AstroTurf
Nice body may look good on my old rc10t2
Perhaps, this finely painted body will be done after an hour of rough driving by noob like me. Then what? Plain vanilla SC5, equipped with so-so tires, very basic stabilization ($5-15 as separate add-on) and awful controller.
What is the best 3s LiPo to use with this rat rod truck?
Any standard stick pack will work - in the 3000-3500mah range
@@TheRCNetworkhave you run your truck on 2s? Is it enough power or would you skip the 2s and go right for a 3s?
Having not watched the other vids I like it a lot
It's a pretty good truck out of the box
Can u use an sc5m alum chassis on this
rick mcvey yes
put a dab of silicon glue on it, GOSH
Well, it went from box to test to review in about 3 days. That's testing, filming, editing for 3 videos. No time to fix an issue from the factory
It’s worth 300 if I could afford it
you should try the team associated mt 10
I'm not too impressed with it....the smaller MT's just don't do it for me
Good job Associated.
Basically a rustler xvl with a sick body & it’s cheaper!!!
Much better than a Rustler..
Does a sc10 body fit on this?
Cy Lopez yes, but you need to buy the front and rear bumper from the pro sc10 to have the body post at the right place in the front, I have it and it works great
I bought one, and it's amazing! Well worth the $299 I paid shipped to my house! It's amazing!
It's a pretty decent 2wd
Is this a 1/10?
Yep
Worth every penny!
I think it is too!
i would like to buy it
I think it is worth the price tag