Odd. Mine broke every time I drove it. The driveshafts snapped when the slipper was too lose you even wheelie. Maybe I just sucked at driving? I blew tires, snapped arms without jumping it, snapped the chassis going 10 mph on a small skatepark jump, the tranny case blew, the shocks let out more oil than a cup without a lid
I still loved it though, going 63 down a road and then drifting around the concrete was awesome… for about 30 seconds, then the servo went.
I think the problems start when you start upgrading electronics. My typhon 3s was not bad out of the box for sure. The more I did to it the worse it became. The exact opposite of the 6s line.
This goes for any plastic RC. Best to leave it stock.
For me it wasn't that it was fragile, I just found certain design flaws to be rather annoying to try to fix and eventually gave up trying to fix them.
Adding to this, despite the inherent weaknesses in the platform the Traxxas 1/10 2wd platform is still the best current 1/10 2wd platform imho and they fit well in the one area I like to bash, the 6s Arrmas are just too big and you can't let them spread their wings in this area. If you know of a more durable, versatile, readily available 1/10 2wd platform please let me know.
Always wanted to get a jumpshot. Still think the tvp chassis has good potential when done right. Don't bother with the non-flux version. Aside from power plant, its lacking in a few drivetrain pieces that would be more expensive to upgrade to the non-flux than buy a flux outright. Also never really cared for the stupid bottom loading battery tray.
I have a HPI Savage XS with the TVP chassis. It was my go to car for fun as it was tough and reliable. About the only thing I broke on it was front diffs from having the braking set pretty high. It was shelved when diff parts started to become scarce, but it looks like the platform is getting a push from HPI.
I almost bought an XS for my first car. Instead I bought a HPI bullet. I would say that was my worst car, but that's only when I didnt know what I was doing and was blowing through diffs and dog bones left and right. Instead, I took time to figure out what was going wrong. I installed a set of the Bullet CVDs and put these steel diff gears in:
I've learned this also. Why buy a chassis brace for my 3s rigs when I can buy a whole new chassis for 8 bucks which is cheaper than the brace! Plus ill enjoy the wrenching.
I had put a MM2 and Castle 1515 into a slash 4x4, then aluminum towers and MIP HD axles.
You got that right! Lol. Now I do what I want!Old people with nothing better to do
I had an old one with a brushless motor in it that had endless diff problems. I bought it as it was and got sick of it really quickly other than drivetrain problems it was really fun. I cant say about the new ones though but they come brushed which is a big let down for the price imho.
You may have just given me an idea! I have a fun noodle in my shed!You tell me my ride don't rock! Still have never serviced the diff's, no lie you have to be a little careful not to crash
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Seriously a life saver both with solid objects and humans, dogs! Last crash was 20mph into a curb as you can see my zip tie broke and it ruined my pool noodle!
.. I umm also maybe broke my awesome Lexan bumper/chassis support....Register and gain access to Discussions, Reviews, Tech Tips, How to Articles, and much more - on the largest Arrma RC community for RC enthusiasts that covers all aspects of the Arrma-RC brand!
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