Doubt it's the legal team, patents can take 2+ years to process. They have to research it against all similar patents making sure it doesn't violate anything there, blueprints, yadda yadda yadda. That's why a lot of companies make something with the "pat. pending" badge cause they need to get it out in the market to recover their R&D costs.
What little diffs? I found the 8S Xmaxx has some stout differentials in it haven’t had a lick of problems and that truck takes the biggest beating from me. The kush drive of the 8s was well thought out. The only thing that will kill an Xmaxx your right is price point and equal durability at the least and better esc. It will have to be easy to work on as well. That’s something the Xmaxx has going for it. If they include that Spektrum radio that will be a flop. And forget about an aluminum chassis on this size rig unless it’s like double the thickness at least and well braced. I will definitely pick up an Arrma 8s offering Maxx size truck but I won’t ever be selling my Xmaxx haha it’s the one truck I can actually fully defend that Traxxas makes that is well sorted and built besides a junk esc and weak Spur and pinion. I run a max6 esc and it’s been just a beast of a truck
Something in Short Course please !!!!
I'm not sure I'm too excited about a lot of new stuff being released. That might sound strange but the company really struggles with part support and my concern is that they release too much too quickly, just look at the 4S guys and the wait some of them have had to endure to replace broken parts. I'd also like to see some evidence of them working with the aftermarket community so that they are in a position to release hop up parts quicker than they do now....evidence the 3S range which has been out a while and aftermarket support is still lagging.
Not sure I would put too much in HPI, they were supposed to have this huge comeback in July 2017, but it never happened and a lot of their old products that were supposed to be released at that time are still listed as out of stock/discontinued all over the web. I'm still waiting for one of these to come back in stock https://www.amainhobbies.com/hpi-sa...ck-w-2.4ghz-radio-15cc-gaso-hpi109073/p297578 I feel I will be old and gray by the time that happens though. The Vorsa has been out of stock forever as well. The only place online that lists they "have" them is Active Powersports and we all know about those con artist.
One can certainly dream, but to go $300 less would put the 1/6 scale 8S monster at around the same as the current 6S MTs...fantasy. my guess is it'll be $50 less than Xmaxx but far better design and component quality.
Not really I just need some of the parts from it for spares lol.
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