Fireteam Arrma FIRETEAM 1/7th Scale Speed Assault Vehicle

[Starfox2005]

https://www.horizonhobby.com/product/1-7--fireteam-6s-4wd-blx-speed-assault-vehicle-rtr/ARA7618.html
Wish I had the funds available to pre order one! Here's the link for y'all!
Edit: it has aluminum center diff!

 

[arrmadillo]

Goodl Lord, these RC companies throw out prices like $750 as if it's pocket change, we need a reset to 2005.

 

[ABabyEater]

I guess you could do that, but I would want the new rig to build off of. I’ve done the JRC parts bin builds before and ended up spending more that way. It has so many common parts with other cars that anything I take off (other than radio and servos) can be used somewhere as a spare. I guess the non-EXB aluminum parts would end up sitting forever too. Might just have to sell the take offs on eBay or something to help offset the other costs.

Looks like $120 shipped from Jenny's to stretch and narrow out a Kraton to match the Fireteam. Plus $600 for a new Kraton, $720 for a Fireteam minus bodyset, brake, bumpers... yeah, if someone wants one might as well buy instead of build.

 

[jondilly1974]

Looks like $120 shipped from Jenny's to stretch and narrow out a Kraton to match the Fireteam. Plus $600 for a new Kraton, $720 for a Fireteam minus bodyset, brake, bumpers... yeah, if someone wants one might as well buy instead of build.

I’m not sure you would “need” to narrow a Kraton tbh. I think it would be fine with the extra width IMO.

 

[Monster Dork]

Arrma: Team America Version

 

[morrjr71]

New YouTube action video from RC Driver:

 

[JT58]

Arrma: Team America Version

Take my wallet!

 

[Kylerc]

My lhs told me that they want to keep the price below the mini maxx but not have them breaking themselves like, burn clutches, throw driveshafts, and with metal shafts installed they eat internal diff gears (dogbone shafts might not, they twist a little under shock but theres none available) . My o4s was just frustrating to deal with, because as a advertised stunt truck i want to mash the throttle, stand on the brakes and do all sorts of goofy tricks. Those big tires are hard to throw around and it would take some clever enginerding to stuff a center differential in that platform but it would be super cool, the slipper clutches need to have steel faces (anything other than the pot metal) where they wear against the pads but i think it would still overheat and melt the loctite anyway.

Theres a lot that would need to change with the 4s line and with prices going the way they are, i don't believe the price will be under the mini maxx and the 3s trucks are creepin up quick on 400 bucks and some are already $450 not to mention beginners who end up with over $600 for batteries and chargers if they don't dig for good budget ones.

Id be happy to be proven wrong as far as prices go. A less than $449 4s truck would be nice

To stay on topic The new truck is pretty awesome i like the new tires!

 

[TheBadazz]

Not my cup of tea. Glad for the ones who like it.

 

[Kylerc]

Yes i like the metal center diff. The plastic ones would be blown apart by the handbrake because they get hot.

 

[Starfox2005]

Even without a handbrake the 6s rigs can cook the center diffs easily. I've done that twice before swapping it to the arrma aluminum center diff case.

 

[The_Otherside]

Literally straight off the shelf at Walmart.

That price is absurd.

NOTHING about this gets me even a tad excited.

All good, can't afford one anyway.

 

[jr744]

Literally straight off the shelf at Walmart.

That price is absurd.

NOTHING about this gets me even a tad excited.

All good, can't afford one anyway.

Amen brotha! Preach on!
$750.00?? Maybe it's because of the plastic GI Joe's!!

 

[ABabyEater]

Existing thread: https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/fireteam-preview.47758/

Not trying to be a jerk, we just always have 4-5 threads on every new release

 

[pug]

Can’t they just have a driver and no one else in it?

 

[pug]

I’d rather build a Kraton 6s EXB for that price…

 

[Matt05]

Definitely seems a bit childish. Nice to see some blacked out parts that could be used for other models though.

 

[sumguy75]

Hmmm, okay, Arrma is trying to appeal to children with the goofy action figures? The name already sounds goofy for an RC, but the action figures make it look even goofier than it sounds. I guess if you can simply remove the action figures that might not be so bad, but $750? Not sure if I'll ever step up to 6s if that is where prices are headed, its hard enough justifying what I spend on 3s now.

 

[Senton_Prime]

Can’t they just have a driver and no one else in it?

Well then it wouldn't be the firebirgade team now would it.. I mean fireteam!!

 

[Senton_Prime]

@Starfox2005 psh.. u would want one!!