New Mojave body launch

[dure16]

Thoughts??

https://www.horizonhobby.com/produc...ruck-riviera-black-body-mojave/PRO361818.html

https://www.horizonhobby.com/produc...phy-truck-clear-body-mojave-6s/PRO361817.html

 

[RC-Dude]

Nice there is an extra option. I think it's a body that asks for the whole car to be lower than the stock Mojave body. Lost some of the beefyness compared to the Mojave but that will add to looks if it's lower and has smaller tires than stock. Also think airbrushing can make this body stand out more than the stock paint scheme from Proline. Seems the stock internal cage works fine.

 

[Jerold]

Look more SCT than desert truck to me.

The real question is did they fix the body mounts that constantly break?

 

[CrashBoom]

Not a fan of that look myself.

 

[Sandracer_NL]

hmmm this might be like that song you’ll have to hear a couple of hundred times to start liking it….

 

[Steve B in Vegas]

I'm interested in that it might be lighter than the OEM body. Gonna have to do some digging around.

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[Luke66]

looks good as a ford

 

[Dan B.]

It looks ok, but it seems to still incorporate the inner cage structure and drivers? Maybe with smoked windows, a cage/driver delete, and a simple anti-roll brace it would still look good and be a couple of pounds lighter?

 

[dure16]

Does anyone know what tires are in those pictures?

 

[Steve B in Vegas]

Does anyone know what tires are in those pictures?

https://www.prolineracing.com/produ...17mm-blk-raid-2-mojave-6s-udr/PRO1022410.html

 

[Dan B.]

https://www.prolineracing.com/produ...17mm-blk-raid-2-mojave-6s-udr/PRO1022410.html

Interesting. I haven’t seen those before. Good looking tires.

 

[Moonstonemike]

It's nice that there's finally a body option for the Mojave.
But still prefer the looks of the stock body over these.

 

[RC-Dude]

But still prefer the looks of the stock body over these.

Same here.

hmmm this might be like that song you’ll have to hear a couple of hundred times to start liking it….

Same thought here.

For parking lot bashing, with the body posts lowered it might be exactly what I want. Some gravel, some pavement, not too low to hit every little obstacle.
I think the Proline body beats the Mojave body by far when built as a lowered street car:

Where the Mojave looks more aggressive with the higher body the Proline will look more aggressive when lowered. Guessing a bit, not sure. Might also look good with body post lowered and stock Mojave tires.

 

[Dan B.]

@Steve B in Vegas ? Yo man, you’re the resident Mojave tire guru. Any thoughts on those new Prolines? Have you given them a shake yet? And yeah, I know the Raid wheels suck pond water but those tires look good!
https://www.horizonhobby.com/produc...17mm-blk-raid-2-mojave-6s-udr/PRO1022410.html
I’m not really nuts about that new body, though. I’d love to see a current generation F-250 body, though…

 

[Jamr]

I'm hoping the Mojave will be my next car.
Those bodies are too stadium for me. I prefer more of a desert look.

 

[Steve B in Vegas]

@Steve B in Vegas ? Yo man, you’re the resident Mojave tire guru. Any thoughts on those new Prolines? Have you given them a shake yet? And yeah, I know the Raid wheels suck pond water but those tires look good!
https://www.horizonhobby.com/produc...17mm-blk-raid-2-mojave-6s-udr/PRO1022410.html
I’m not really nuts about that new body, though. I’d love to see a current generation F-250 body, though…

Howdy Dan,

I spoke with a few friends about these, and I want to get one in-hand fairly soon. If it's lighter and maybe a bit easier on the eye when trimmed up, it might be the ticket. Might get one in a month or so. I broke down and purchased a Kyosho Turbo Optima to relive that part of my childhood, so I'm out of lunch money for a bit. I just couldn't fight that one off any longer. I still have my original Turbo Optima from 1987. Crazy.

Anyhow, I do want to get the body tested in that if it makes a handling differences, I'd like to see just how much.

s

 

[Dan B.]

Howdy Dan,

I spoke with a few friends about these, and I want to get one in-hand fairly soon. If it's lighter and maybe a bit easier on the eye when trimmed up, it might be the ticket. Might get one in a month or so. I broke down and purchased a Kyosho Turbo Optima to relive that part of my childhood, so I'm out of lunch money for a bit. I just couldn't fight that one off any longer. I still have my original Turbo Optima from 1987. Crazy.

Anyhow, I do want to get the body tested in that if it makes a handling differences, I'd like to see just how much.

s

I meant the tires. Those new Mirage ProLines. Was wondering if you tried them. They look pretty good. I linked them above.

 

[Steve B in Vegas]

Doh...!

I did see those and will be getting a set to review. I suspect they will struggle on loose surfaces, but they look nifty and scale. Unfortunately with PL owned by HH, I won't be able to get any tech questions answered about the tires by PL.

s

 

[ericepp]

Doh...!

I did see those and will be getting a set to review. I suspect they will struggle on loose surfaces, but they look nifty and scale. Unfortunately with PL owned by HH, I won't be able to get any tech questions answered about the tires by PL.

s

What do you need to know? I am the product developer at Pro-Line.

 

[Steve B in Vegas]

What do you need to know? I am the product developer at Pro-Line.

It's best if we do this over email, in that I generally have a handful of tech questions. PM a good contact and we can go from there. Thanks.