Losing grip – Phoenix to Phoenix, mud to mud
History and pastime each repeat themselves, proper? Then we die, after which we’ll see. Or not. Anyway, I’ve bought a brand new challenge developing, the method being the usual one. Dreaming, selecting, planning, slowly accumulating, bargaining (with spouse), constructing, portray, upgrading. Have performed it earlier than, will do it once more. Ours is a superb pastime!
Contrary to what final week alluded to, I’m not going to construct a Losi LMT. Not this time. The wheels I’ve procured should wait a bit longer earlier than they discover a chassis connected to them.
I used to be by no means an early adopter, all the time preferring to attend and see fairly than being first in line. Same factor this time. The Vanquish VS4-10 Phoenix was launched virtually two years in the past and it’s due time I get on the prepare. While I don’t have entry to any gross sales information, my impression was that it took a very long time earlier than that package took off, however now it actually has.
The crawler market has expanded quite a bit previously years, now providing a staggering quantity of rigs to select from. Remember when BigSquid did a 1.9″ crawler shootout perhaps six years in the past? The line up featured the six outstanding crawlers of the time, from Vaterra, RC4WD, Traxxas, Redcat, HPI and Axial. Back then Vanquish was solely producing upgrades, no vehicles of their very own. FMS and Cross RC had been each fairly obscure. Things have modified, for the higher.
Why then the VS4-10? As a lot as I wish to construct one thing from RC4WD, that’s actually Jeremy’s territory, whereas the Losi LMT undoubtedly is Doug’s turf. Hence, none of these. But what it actually comes all the way down to is the VFD Twin transmission, that’s one thing completely different from what I’ve performed earlier than. I really like constructing gearboxes, and the VFD is considered one of a sort with selectable overdrive and 3-position dig. Also, it ought to present a distinct driving expertise in comparison with the SCX10 and TRX-4. Third, if I actually prefer it I may do a second construct with straight axles and see how that compares with the portal model which I get. And fourth, there’s loads of cool choice elements from RC4WD. For a starter, I’m getting their classic front steel bumper. Then we’ll see.
One final thing. Didn’t I say that historical past repeats itself? What then may very well be extra acceptable than a Phoenix!
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