They Shrunk everything, including the Price - $99 RedCat Ascent 18 Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- I was fairly impressed with the RedCat Ascent, and felt like it was a good platform that can be improved on. I feel the same way about the smaller scale version. The fit and finish on this tiny boi is very good, and the amazing selection of parts already available make it a win/win. Is it perfect? Watch to find out more.
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Bring on the competition in the small scale! We all know that it forces innovation and better products for us all to enjoy! 😊
Thanks REDCAT for showing us that everyone else is ripping off the consumer !.
From Canada Price is 160.00 US Dollars, not such a great deal afterall....
Redcat had a 1/24 scale 4ws crawler called a sumo. They also had a 1/16 scale crawler called the Everest 16.
Oh no oh no oh no!!!! There is a SBG sticker on that windshield!!!! Josh will cry buckets!!!!!
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For those of us that are in the Stone Age and don’t have a cricut those should go in the merch store
Honestly I think they done a good job on it, especially considering all the hop ups for it out already. Redcat has been turning into my go to lately, you can’t hardly beat them especially price point.
I mean $99 and it has bearings AND oil filed shocks?! I had to buy one… and immediately I spent just as much as the rig costs in upgrades 😂
Gotta give redcat props, if the aftermarket isn’t gonna support them, then damnit they are supporting themselves.
Unfortunate gen 9 doesn’t have more aftermarket support
Redcat is RC for the common man lol
Cool rig, I think 1/18 scale is the sweet spot for mini crawlers/ trail trucks. 1/24 too small and underpowered . 1/18 you can run indoors when weather is bad but still take outside if you want. And yes I think there’s room for more , gives the customer more options and keeps other manufacturers on their toes . Great review Matt, look forward to the upgrades video 👍
I took a 1/18 scale to Ireland and it was great because it fit in my backpack!
Kinda hard to argue with for $100. Gives you a big head start on the budget for mods. Especially with bearings and clipless body mounting.
Make that 210 Canadian Dollars....!!!
@@lazerlayneThat’s your fault for living in Canada.
@@joshuagregg7579 better the being a Merican....suck it...
Nice little Redcat there, Dahmer
Nice reference….😆
The body being a non drop bed and the stance really gives me mini mega truck vibes and im hear for it, great video Matt.
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO JUST DO A MINI BUILDERS KIT!!!!!! Plenty of stuff out there to build with redcat! You would be the first and I would gladly buy one!!!!!!
I would love a Vanquish - VRD 18 1/18 scale crawler builders kit with dig.
Ordered one while you were telling me about it! For $100 I have to give it a try!
Enjoy it!
Always love seeing more variety in the small scale market! When companies compete, the customer wins!
Tiny trucks is what has brought me to these RCcrawler specific channels ;)
Redcat brought what the people want! Affordable, competitive addition to the small crawler market!
Agreed! Thanks for watching and have a great day!
So awesome what redcat is doing!!! Haven't been much in 18th scale but this actually looks exciting!
Agreed!
Very very anxious to see your upgrade video. I will be checking my local hobby store for inventory on this little rig. If they’ve got them I’m getting one!!
Awesome video! Thanks for the content!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video as always great job matt
Glad you enjoyed it!
There's always room for more 1/18 scale rigs! Excellent video as always Matt!
Thank you!
Impressive little truck!!
Thanks for the video, great content, hop upside ready to go,yes I think there's room for another!
What a cool lil rig .. I might have to pick one up.
Go for it!
Looks good! Thanks for the overview.
You bet!
Im gonna buy it Looks fun for the money.
Agreed! Have fun with it!
Red Kitten Ascent 😂 🐈
They missed out an opportunity to name that 😂
They did a good job by the looks of it for sure! Will be adding one to my collection.
Enjoy it!
That's awesome... I just ordered a gray one using your link.
Hope you enjoy it!
This will only matter if you can find them in hobbytown or local hobby shops. Small crawlers hook many people into the hobby, so like the SCX24, if you can just pick the cheapest one off the shelf, it may become the default truck. But they have to get them in stores, and i havent seen one on shelves in colorado yet
There is absolutely more room another small scale crawler. Love the channel
I agree! Thanks for watching and have a great weekend!
Looks pretty awesome! I wish the pinched body was an option
So rad!
The price point is the biggest feature. For $100 you get alot plus an LCGish flat rail chassis with some shock mounting. Redcat did great on this one. Cant wait for the next two drops this month.
Reminds me of the saying “ coming ready or not “ .
That’s awesome! $100 how can you complain! Fender flair’s are goofy but that’s easy fix. Cool they came out with tons of upgrades. Awesome vid as always!,👍🏼
Thanks!
I love Redcat and have a modded Gen 8. And this Ascent 18 is a great price form beginner's but it doesn't grab me enough, for me to to replace any of my FMS's or SCX 24's. 👍🏴
I dont think I'll buy it.
But that's more to do with my vision and small scale don't work well together.
Haha.
That aside.
Redcat did a great job here
Not so good electronics... easy fix.
The fact that the truck is a good base, amd a great cost.
That's the win.
Upgrades are cheaper for the small scale to.
Good for redcat, on all the upgrades to.
It's cool to see how far redcat has come over the past 10 years.
I had an everest 10 back when they came out.
They were not great....
But only really the axles sucked.
Now they are a good completion for the bigger name companies.
Very cool.
Good review man.
Thanks! You know I prefer the larger rigs, but this scale definitely has its place!
Hell yeah they are
I purchased mine 2 days ago...should be a very cool rig.
Hope you enjoy it!
I’m excited for this truck. I think they had a micro crawler wayyyy back in the day (RedCat Sumo) and this is so much better for what is a somewhat saturated market. Can’t beat $100 for the price either. I’ll be adding one to my fleet!
Enjoy it!
I like the front-end of that truck. Very datsun or ford courier esque 🤘🍻🤘
Ordered mine before I even got out of bed this morning… along with upgrades
Awesome! Enjoy it!
For 100 bucks I might pick one up. Thanks for the great review!
Thanks for watching!
Always room for more rc competition
Agreed!
Almost grabbed this with the upgrades but, I opted for the FX118 instead. I was too hype about the brushless and FOC tech. Now if I introduce someone to crawling... I could get this one too ;)
I like it!
Keep your paws off that lexan!
Thanks for the superchat! I'm trying!
Lexan alert!!🚨 don’t change that body!!!
I am digging what Redcat is doing. Its fun to see what different reviewers say, as Greg didn't think it was underpowered... Maybe you have been hanging out with Josh too much. Lol.
We all have different opinions, that's what makes the community great!
Good release by redcat. Guess I know what I am ordering today.
Enjoy!
I am really in love with micro crawlers from what I see on youtube and this one looks great. I wish I would have money to buy one and get into crawling. But unfortunately I live in Romania and I can’t even afford a micro crawler. Life is certainly harder in the balkans.😢
Micro crawlers are definitely great! Sorry to hear that they're out your price range, but hope that watching gives you some enjoyment! 🇨🇦
Definitely pre-ordering one of these with a few brass pieces! From what I have seen I am very impressed and loves the mini kaiju looking body. Do you have any suggestions one thr route you would go if you were to go with a brushless system for it? Off subject but congrats on being the only youtuber that figured out the gyro one the Omni Terminator! People are sending them to your video to learn how to set it up! Love ya long time!
Wow, no kidding, huh? I just did a run with the gyro functioning, and it makes the Terminator so much easier to control. Highly recommend getting that version! As for a brushless system on the Ascent 18, I'd likely go Furitek.
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Wow !
That is a very competitive price.
Around 10 years ago Redcat had an Everest 16.
You had me at "This is $99". 'Nuff said! 😉
I don't think people realize how big the mini RC Market is getting
Seems like a solid truck and they nailed it on the hop up parts. My only question is does it fit in the bed of the 1:10?
Red cat is the heel nipper the other companies need. They do awesome work, but they have to keep pushing because red cat is always right there and pushing themselves. I love that they're usually at a lower price point too.
That said, I don't see the draw... The small scale stuff bounces like Walmart or radio shack toy RCs, they're mostly plastic so there's nothing to make the suspension work. 10th scale and larger is where I stick, however I'm into 12th scale chassis to make more realistic swb rigs...I'll probably put my Tamiya YJ hard body on a 12th scale chassis because it's very hard to find a 10th scale in anything near that wheelbase.
Either way, I always click on a SBG video!
Thanks for your input and thanks for watching!
I don't know if there's an 18th scale out there that can hang with some of the 24s I got the binder all super tricked 2
8:21 Running Footage. Love the Gunmetal color on this one. I might get one someday, but is it worth the 99 dollars.
I think it's a great value!
The small acale trucks are taking off, not because of the price point. The fact that you can crawl year round in the house is the big win.
Agreed!
Ordered 2 and they did ship but said they had no idea of the massive responce so it delayed it a few days..but seems like a good lil truck to start with
Definitely great to start with! Enjoy them when they arrive!
I'm crossing my fingers and waiting for a VRD24
now if redcat had an ebay store I could order from hear in the UK id give one a try it looks sweet
Are Redcat not on Amazon in the UK?
@@thindigital ah no they are not 😔
What size tires do you have on the red 1/10 big brother in the back ground looks great.Thanks
Vanquish VXT2’s
You just know VP will come out with a slightly more aloof micro truck! 😂😂😂
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Redcat nearly have all the pieces together but the engineering design is still unrefined.
Like its big brother it rides very high for a crawler and those c hubs are just wild.
For price and components though, well done. Another example of a cheap truck from them so you can try the hobby, and then buy another more refined brand if the bug bites.
It's a great way to get into the hobby, that's for sure!
99$…😮 Thats what I paid for my Scx24 Deadbolt (which I still need to fit all my upgrades I got for onto)!
These 18/24 scale are getting cheaper than my 65mm drones..!
What is the best mini crawler out the box? My scx24 has a heavy hardbody and I want a performance crawler now. What are your thoughts?
I’d lean towards the RedCat or one of the more bespoke kit options out there. Any of them can be heavily modified to perform!
upgrade your scx24 get all metal parts
Got mine in red
I like these "smaller" "18th" scale rigs. I like the size of the SCX24's. Some of the 18th rigs are kinda big and if you've got a track built for 24th, those are a bit too big. This one looks like it would be at home on a 24th scale crawl course. $99 bucks is pretty cheap for you guys in the States. Interested to see if these catch on and the aftermarket guys jump in on it. Looks like there's not much room to lower it with those high shock towers. And I wonder if articulation is going to be limited with the pitched rails making the servo space tight.
I'm actually in Canada 🇨🇦
@@scalebuildersguildVery good! Stealth Canadian! LOL! I assumed US due to you're price reference, but I guess it makes sense as your biggest audience is down there.
Nice windshield sticker...haha
$99 . With full backing of parts ... enough Said .. Portals are still not a favorite of mine. BUT, it sure does improve performance, even more so, on a smaller scale rig. Seemed to run ok as well. :)
So I am heavily invested in 1/24. I've resisted 1/18 for the past couple of years and refused to buy into that scale as I didn't want another scale to start stocking up on parts as well but the dang market is REALLY making it hard for me to keep resisting. What is everyone's thoughts? Am I doomed to start buting 1/18 size products now??
Hmm... I think there's a place for both scales!
I am a HUGE Redcat fan, this has me REALLY excited!!!!
Got one at the hobby shop today, for $99
Enjoy it!
Id like to see this up against the cr pro evo..
Huzzah!
There is always room for more trucks as long as they're capable...and don't require a Philips head to take off a wheel.
18th scale is as big as my driveway (racing) and living room (crawling) can handle... i think right now there is a lot of room for performance based vehicles at the 18th scale.
Agreed!
Can you do a review on the ridge runner
Not on my list, sorry!
Was that a Lexan 1:18 body. That you are gonne work on soon?😬😅
😂
Pretty cool, but... those tires... Would be a lot cooler if they were BuFf Goodrichers!
Ha!
Yep, gotta get one to match my 1/10 one 💪🏾💯
Best opener ever dude lmao
Thanks!
I have the silver and red the red almost look like a candy red trying it out to day at a comp
Is there drag break?
From what I recall, yes.
When will redcat sell on the UK? 😢
Not sure, but there are a lot of people that would be happy if they did!
Damn, just went tyo order one but shipping to Australia is the same price as the RC so that just killed me buying one.
That sucks!
It's more a 1/24 then a 1/18. If you compare it to the Element ones and the Capra. Still nice
I'd compare it to the FMS and the Traxxas 1/18th, it's within those parameters. The Element and Axial ones are nowhere close.
lol I’m getting that lol
Honey....they shrunk the ascent 😅
Take mah muney.
It’s a cool little truck but the body is confused. It’s an 80’s ford ranger with a 74 Datsun grill
$100!??! thats a deal
Agreed!
try a mofo rc big block motor. second best next to my furitek setup!
It's funny how you keep referring to the 1/10th one as "full size"
I'm waiting for hobbywing or castle to release 180 or 380 size brushless motors for crawling
Oops! You know what I mean 😂
It's nice and inexpensive but...
Redcat is very very hard to find on the European market and as I live in Europe, I will not be able to get it.
Just like for the 1/10, I couldn't get one so I took an rc ecto element instead and for the 1/18 well, I'm going to stay with traxxas...
Fair enough, thanks for watching!
Toss the Lexan and put a Proper hardbody on it.
First to comment? I like it
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99 bucks only until may 1st. Then it will be 119.99