Yeah definitely has some Kaiju in it. Now that I look at it a bit more I wonder if it actually was made by the same people that made the Kaiju. I guess we'll have to see once I get my hands on it :-)
@@DoRC I would rather it's an over sized kaiju. That truck is a damn beast. Arms look the same on the lowers, chassis look similar. Towers are similar, and the tires are very close to the same. I'm very curious. This looks like it could be one badass truck if it's the same as the kaiju. Time will tell! Looks like the machete is suppose to compete with the kraton and the sledge maybe? I think his truck is for sure aimed at the Xmaxx. Which is freaking awesome! Great video. Ranks for the update!
@@ragercrepair9301 yeah you definitely could be right. Looks like exo and RC driver already got one so make sure you check out their videos. I've got mine ordered and I'll be getting it tested as soon as I get it :-)
On paper it seems pretty good. I see a few comments stating it will never be a Traxxas or arrma, but if the price is right and it’s just slightly not as good, it may be a better value. If it gets popular, the possibility the aftermarket parts manufacturers could make it better then the Xmaxx or the arrma.
Yeah I think that there's a lot of brand loyalty going against redcat especially in comment opinions. If it ends up being good for the price then it's good.
I don't think that there's anything inherently wrong with them I just think that in RC their usually used in order to make up for some other deficiency in the system such as wheat shocks on the LMT etc. It's one of those things that's an added expense so it has to be there for a reason. It just makes me wonder what that reason is.
It’s very much a solid contender. If it ends up being durable it could drive the Xmaxx and ARRMA prices down a bit. The electronics package is basically better in every way over the Xmaxx electronics package aside from the radio lacking any gyro assistance. The motor in the Xmaxx and xrt is a joke with those stupid plastic caps that fail when they get over 150f for an extended period. I’ve killed 4 stock motors from that cheap plastic motor cap design and just said to hell with it and installed the old spektrum 4985 in my Xmaxx and for the xrt she got a 5690 max5 g2 combo. Seems like a great system but honestly in retrospect I would’ve been just fine with the spektrum motor in both vehicles. Has not been worth the headache of finding durable enough gears for it yet. I’m cautiously optimistic that what I have now will be the last I need to try for a while.
Yeah for as Good as the X-Max is it has some pretty serious weak points that pretty much have to be addressed out of the box. That drives the already 1100 price up quite a bit. I think the only real problem with a truck like this is that upgrade options will be limited so if there are weak points it can be harder to address
@@DoRC yea, that’s true. 2 of the 3 redcats I had I got rid of for lack of upgrades, but the most recent one I bought, the volcano 16, has been very durable. Ran on brushless power the entire time I owned it and only thing I ever broke was rear dog bones, which they sell a metal version of.
@DoRC true, but if the xmaxx goes to 1100 then 2999 isn't far off. I would say it's a crusher because of what you get for the price. The value u is better. The xmaxx is not worth the 1000 dollars they want for it. I have played around with one and the only thing cool about it is the size. It's heavy and slow. Now the raminator is heavy but it's a beast and it has a actual engine on it not some crappy vxl system that will soon fail as they do. I see your point but for size and value the raminator crushes the xmaxx
@jeffbryner5355 I don't know maybe you don't have enough experience with the x platform but it is one of the best RC cars out there. It's got a lot of durability out of the box and while it's not the fastest thing in the world it does have a decent amount of power and with a few upgrades it can be a really solid basher.
@DoRC no I don't own one I have played with one though. It's cool don't get me wrong I just don't think it's king or worth a grand. I'd rather buy losi 5t or the raminator if I was going to purchase something bigger then 8th scale.
That is true but that's kind of a bad spot to be cutting Corners LOL I can't get over how much of a total copy the undercarriage is to an x-maxx write down to the hidden driveshaft underneath I suppose it'll Bend right there too like a x-maxx does how to make it a two-piece drive shaft also hahaha can't wait to see you beat on it see if she'll take it🤟
I'm having flashbacks on those front knuckles. Redcat used to make them from pot metal and the broke when you looked at them wrong. Body looks like a Scottsdale mated with a Ram Mega cab and this is the child. On the fence on alot of it, but hating the Toys Are Us wheels.
Yeah it's definitely got some X-Max inspiration. To be fair though The Kaiju kind of also looks like that underneath and now that I've looked at it some more I think this might be made in the same place as the Kaiju not the machete though they might be made the same place :-)
I own a Kaiju EXT, and this chassis looks to be just a bigger version. And yes, there are some visual design similarities to the Kaiju EXT/OG and the Maxx and XMaxx.
We all know Arrma lie!! About scale amongst other thing to trick the noobs! But not red cat why!! Lie!!! The Raminator is 1:5 and that will dwarf this! #hardfacts
Considering most rcs are not actually base of a real car means anyone can call whatever car whatever scale they want. The raminator is based of the actually monter trucks which are huge so kinda makes sense.
@@rccrazy you must be new to rcs and scale! I think you will find most are based off real cars or have you forgot the brand tamiya exists and that just one example 🤣🤣🤣🤣 and every man and his dog that own a drift cars use shells based on real cars! But you keep defending two companies that lie...yeah good one 🤣🤣
They probably did it because that's what Traxxas and Arrma do. If they say that there's is the actual scale that it is people will inherently assume it's smaller than the X-Max which would be inherently bad for red cat. It just wouldn't make sense for them to do that when they can just say it's 1/5 scale and then people will assume it's The size that it is. Thing is that scale in this hobby is all over the place. Sometimes it's accurate but a lot of times it's not so to use a technically wrong scale in order to accurately describe the product in most people's eyes make sense to me
X Maxx crusher!! Lol. Not a chance. The drive terrain sucks on this. Looks very sloppy under the lid. Just watching it drive around no way will it even come close.
I don't care what anybody says Body Clips are so Old & the Fact that the Receiver Box is not Water Proof/Resistant Definitely not Worth 860 Bucks #TraxxasOnTop 😂
@@DoRC I own Redcat crawler trucks in absolutely love them my favorite one is the Everest 10 once you modify them a little bit they are a beast and you can't beat the price the little Ridge rock that thing's just crazy but a lot of fun and it's super cheap and also gets power to the front wheels first before the back but its individual electric motors on the axles
It's usually not a good idea to set ride height with things like limiting straps. This essentially eliminates your downtravel and causes the suspension to not work properly. It can be okay for speed running but for general use you definitely want to leave some down travel available.
@@user-wp9mz maybe. Just depends on how durable and fun they are. Redcats always kind of coming from behind just because of their reputation is being second tier
@DoRC yes hopefully. Sadly if I personally wanted to check it out and review it I'm sure here in Australia we would get it far too late to be worth it for reviewers, like the Maxx Slash, not arriving here until June and well over whst you guys over there pay🤯🫤
@rccrazy yeah I think I'd have a hard time having a channel if I lived in a different country. As it is it looks like a bunch of people are already going to have it before me
@DoRC yes I question why I continue with my channel all the time, if it wasn't for my regular viewers supporting me I'm sure I would've given up a long time ago considering my circumstances. Doesn't look like I'll be doing any reviews this year anyway😭😅
Maybe. Other than a few weak points the Kaiju is pretty good and after the updates they did to it the machetes also a decent truck. Maybe this will be good but maybe it'll be crap. We shall see :-)
@@AJYZF1R2010I disagree, my Kaiju has been just as durable as my bros v1 Maxx. We run them together all the time. I sure wouldn't call the Vigilante an Xmaxx killer, only Traxxas can kill the Xmaxx. This Vigilante may not be as crash resistant as an Xmaxx, but it sure will run circles around one on a track. Different strokes I think. I love my Xmaxx, but I don't drink the TRX kool-aid.😂
@@AJYZF1R2010I have been bitten by RC myself, Avalanche XTE back in 2011. What a turd!! So, I get what you're saying. My bro got bitten by the Sludge last year.. overall though, TRX sure has a better rep than RC, I agree with you there.
RedCat kicked in the door with this BEAST!!!
Yeah it looks pretty good. I can't wait to get my hands on it!
Brand loyalty will never make sense to me. Looks like a pretty good truck at a good price
I agree. I've never really understood buying a brand just because it exists.
Honestly this looks like more of an oversized kaiju than an xmaxx. Just my thoughts. Very curious how this monster acts!
Yeah definitely has some Kaiju in it. Now that I look at it a bit more I wonder if it actually was made by the same people that made the Kaiju. I guess we'll have to see once I get my hands on it :-)
@@DoRC I would rather it's an over sized kaiju. That truck is a damn beast. Arms look the same on the lowers, chassis look similar. Towers are similar, and the tires are very close to the same. I'm very curious. This looks like it could be one badass truck if it's the same as the kaiju. Time will tell! Looks like the machete is suppose to compete with the kraton and the sledge maybe? I think his truck is for sure aimed at the Xmaxx. Which is freaking awesome! Great video. Ranks for the update!
@@ragercrepair9301 yeah you definitely could be right. Looks like exo and RC driver already got one so make sure you check out their videos. I've got mine ordered and I'll be getting it tested as soon as I get it :-)
Hopefully it’s better than the machete
@@333UNLUCKY I agree
Looks like Redcat really up'd their game.
Yeah what is up to see how it actually works though :-)
looked good on RC Driver.@@DoRC
On paper it seems pretty good. I see a few comments stating it will never be a Traxxas or arrma, but if the price is right and it’s just slightly not as good, it may be a better value. If it gets popular, the possibility the aftermarket parts manufacturers could make it better then the Xmaxx or the arrma.
Yeah I think that there's a lot of brand loyalty going against redcat especially in comment opinions. If it ends up being good for the price then it's good.
Im excited to see what you think and what you do to it 👀😬💪😈
Me too! I love a new platform :-)
Looks great...congratulations redcat stepping up your game 👍
Definitely looks pretty sweet.
Looks sick! Can't wait to see you bash it!
Thanks I'm looking forward to it as well!
Great sneak peek, when you get one we'll see what she's got!
Yeah we'll see how it goes
THIS LOOKS BADASS BOYZ!! 2 stroke option would've been cool tho... 😢 🤟👍👋👈
That would be cool but probably isn't going to happen.
There you go you can install a Taylor 50cc in there.. that would make an awesome video series LOL
Looks fun in the trailer 😀
Yeah not too bad.
Dammm that thing looks pretty cool!!! holy shit does that look like an x-maxx on the bottom..!! 🤟 cannot wait for your video!!!
Got one ordered I'll have videos up as soon as I get it :-)
Oh baby , I am so excited to see this, I will have to live the dream through you !
Yeah not sure how long it'll take to ship. Seems like some people are already getting them from hobby shop so I'm going to have to call my LHS
hmm interesting... I wanna see some head to heads vs Xmaxx
Yeah I'm looking forward to seeing how it stacks up!
Looks like a scaled up kiju?
Yeah definitely has some Kaiju DNA in it.
It’s definitely no Xmaxx killer, but I really do like the price.
Looking for it to getting my hands on one though so far I haven't gotten any shipping information
Nothing wrong with limiting straps. They use them all the time in off-road motor sports.
I don't think that there's anything inherently wrong with them I just think that in RC their usually used in order to make up for some other deficiency in the system such as wheat shocks on the LMT etc. It's one of those things that's an added expense so it has to be there for a reason. It just makes me wonder what that reason is.
It’s very much a solid contender. If it ends up being durable it could drive the Xmaxx and ARRMA prices down a bit. The electronics package is basically better in every way over the Xmaxx electronics package aside from the radio lacking any gyro assistance. The motor in the Xmaxx and xrt is a joke with those stupid plastic caps that fail when they get over 150f for an extended period. I’ve killed 4 stock motors from that cheap plastic motor cap design and just said to hell with it and installed the old spektrum 4985 in my Xmaxx and for the xrt she got a 5690 max5 g2 combo. Seems like a great system but honestly in retrospect I would’ve been just fine with the spektrum motor in both vehicles. Has not been worth the headache of finding durable enough gears for it yet. I’m cautiously optimistic that what I have now will be the last I need to try for a while.
Yeah for as Good as the X-Max is it has some pretty serious weak points that pretty much have to be addressed out of the box. That drives the already 1100 price up quite a bit. I think the only real problem with a truck like this is that upgrade options will be limited so if there are weak points it can be harder to address
@@DoRC yea, that’s true. 2 of the 3 redcats I had I got rid of for lack of upgrades, but the most recent one I bought, the volcano 16, has been very durable. Ran on brushless power the entire time I owned it and only thing I ever broke was rear dog bones, which they sell a metal version of.
Anything better than that R5 omg 😲
Yeah that had some problems
We already have a xmaxx crusher. It's called the raminator lol with that said this body looks way better then a xmax non realistic body
I'm not sure that the raminator is necessarily considered competition for the X-Max at nearly four times the price
@DoRC true, but if the xmaxx goes to 1100 then 2999 isn't far off. I would say it's a crusher because of what you get for the price. The value u is better. The xmaxx is not worth the 1000 dollars they want for it. I have played around with one and the only thing cool about it is the size. It's heavy and slow. Now the raminator is heavy but it's a beast and it has a actual engine on it not some crappy vxl system that will soon fail as they do. I see your point but for size and value the raminator crushes the xmaxx
@jeffbryner5355 I don't know maybe you don't have enough experience with the x platform but it is one of the best RC cars out there. It's got a lot of durability out of the box and while it's not the fastest thing in the world it does have a decent amount of power and with a few upgrades it can be a really solid basher.
@DoRC no I don't own one I have played with one though. It's cool don't get me wrong I just don't think it's king or worth a grand. I'd rather buy losi 5t or the raminator if I was going to purchase something bigger then 8th scale.
If it outperforms the XMAXX it will sell but if it get bad reviews from regular people no one is spending 900$ when they can just get an xmaxx.
Yeah I'll just depends on what the reviewers say :-)
Also not too sure about that split chassis though or what the hell they were even thinking when they did that😂😂😂
It's almost certainly a cost thing. Big injection molds are expensive.
That is true but that's kind of a bad spot to be cutting Corners LOL I can't get over how much of a total copy the undercarriage is to an x-maxx write down to the hidden driveshaft underneath I suppose it'll Bend right there too like a x-maxx does how to make it a two-piece drive shaft also hahaha can't wait to see you beat on it see if she'll take it🤟
@@brucebaker0316 me too. I'm a sucker for a new platform!
Nice truck, but NO WAY GONNA BE AN XMAXX CONTENDER!!!!
Maybe maybe not :-)
Looks ok....adjustable arms scare me as well
Yeah it just seems like such a odd design choice given the problems that they've had with them in the past.
8s?
Yes
@@DoRC WOW
@RobertCarrizal definitely looks cool!
I'm having flashbacks on those front knuckles. Redcat used to make them from pot metal and the broke when you looked at them wrong. Body looks like a Scottsdale mated with a Ram Mega cab and this is the child. On the fence on alot of it, but hating the Toys Are Us wheels.
Well these are 7075 and they appear to be machined so I think they'll be good.
Looks a bit flimsy to me ?!!
Seems like it holds up pretty well overall.
That thing is such a blatant copy on the underside at least from looks kinda funny.
Yeah it's definitely got some X-Max inspiration. To be fair though The Kaiju kind of also looks like that underneath and now that I've looked at it some more I think this might be made in the same place as the Kaiju not the machete though they might be made the same place :-)
Yup, things are about to get interesting for sure. Traxxas management is probably on the phone with their litigation team right now LOL.
Wrong.... Look up the helion avenge, then redcat kaiju. So they technically just upped a previous style chassis
@spenn2007 Yeah it’s not an exact copy but TRX don’t really care. Cough cough the arrma situation.
I own a Kaiju EXT, and this chassis looks to be just a bigger version. And yes, there are some visual design similarities to the Kaiju EXT/OG and the Maxx and XMaxx.
We all know Arrma lie!! About scale amongst other thing to trick the noobs! But not red cat why!! Lie!!! The Raminator is 1:5 and that will dwarf this! #hardfacts
Considering most rcs are not actually base of a real car means anyone can call whatever car whatever scale they want.
The raminator is based of the actually monter trucks which are huge so kinda makes sense.
@@rccrazy you must be new to rcs and scale! I think you will find most are based off real cars or have you forgot the brand tamiya exists and that just one example 🤣🤣🤣🤣 and every man and his dog that own a drift cars use shells based on real cars! But you keep defending two companies that lie...yeah good one 🤣🤣
@@dualtrondreamteam6811 🤣😂🤣
@dualtrondreamteam6811 I don’t think that’s tricking many if non all it takes is to watch a couple videos and you plainly know the size.
They probably did it because that's what Traxxas and Arrma do. If they say that there's is the actual scale that it is people will inherently assume it's smaller than the X-Max which would be inherently bad for red cat. It just wouldn't make sense for them to do that when they can just say it's 1/5 scale and then people will assume it's The size that it is.
Thing is that scale in this hobby is all over the place. Sometimes it's accurate but a lot of times it's not so to use a technically wrong scale in order to accurately describe the product in most people's eyes make sense to me
X Maxx crusher!! Lol. Not a chance. The drive terrain sucks on this. Looks very sloppy under the lid. Just watching it drive around no way will it even come close.
Maybe. I'll reserve judgment until I get one of my hands.
I don't care what anybody says Body Clips are so Old & the Fact that the Receiver Box is not Water Proof/Resistant Definitely not Worth 860 Bucks #TraxxasOnTop 😂
Maybe though I feel like I've had more problems with clipless bodies than with body clips.
Xmaxx knock off trash
It is some similar looks to it but is also has a lot of differences.
These trucks are going to sell out quick
I'm sure redcat hope so :-)
@@DoRC I own Redcat crawler trucks in absolutely love them my favorite one is the Everest 10 once you modify them a little bit they are a beast and you can't beat the price the little Ridge rock that thing's just crazy but a lot of fun and it's super cheap and also gets power to the front wheels first before the back but its individual electric motors on the axles
@user-wp9mz yeah they're crawlers are pretty good.
The straps on the rear shocks if you pull them a little snugger it's better for pavement
It's usually not a good idea to set ride height with things like limiting straps. This essentially eliminates your downtravel and causes the suspension to not work properly. It can be okay for speed running but for general use you definitely want to leave some down travel available.
@@DoRC yep exactly
I believe these trucks are going to sell like hotcakes
@@user-wp9mz maybe. Just depends on how durable and fun they are. Redcats always kind of coming from behind just because of their reputation is being second tier
@@DoRC yeah I'm just not sure about that Center diff yet I noticed that the back tires aren't getting full power it looks like mainly front
It looks quite low quality compared to most other options on the market🫤
Maybe. The two-piece chassis seems a little odd but otherwise it looks pretty decent. I guess we'll have to see.
@DoRC yes hopefully.
Sadly if I personally wanted to check it out and review it I'm sure here in Australia we would get it far too late to be worth it for reviewers, like the Maxx Slash, not arriving here until June and well over whst you guys over there pay🤯🫤
@rccrazy yeah I think I'd have a hard time having a channel if I lived in a different country. As it is it looks like a bunch of people are already going to have it before me
@DoRC yes I question why I continue with my channel all the time, if it wasn't for my regular viewers supporting me I'm sure I would've given up a long time ago considering my circumstances.
Doesn't look like I'll be doing any reviews this year anyway😭😅
Cool truck but every bit of plastic and metal in it is low quality. We all know that Redcat isnt competition for Traxxas and never will be.
Maybe. Other than a few weak points the Kaiju is pretty good and after the updates they did to it the machetes also a decent truck. Maybe this will be good but maybe it'll be crap. We shall see :-)
Facts
@@AJYZF1R2010I disagree, my Kaiju has been just as durable as my bros v1 Maxx. We run them together all the time. I sure wouldn't call the Vigilante an Xmaxx killer, only Traxxas can kill the Xmaxx. This Vigilante may not be as crash resistant as an Xmaxx, but it sure will run circles around one on a track. Different strokes I think. I love my Xmaxx, but I don't drink the TRX kool-aid.😂
@@knowair6767 I guess we’ve all had different experiences with redcat
@@AJYZF1R2010I have been bitten by RC myself, Avalanche XTE back in 2011. What a turd!! So, I get what you're saying. My bro got bitten by the Sludge last year.. overall though, TRX sure has a better rep than RC, I agree with you there.