Yup! Kevin Talbot said it best.🙂

He’s a traxxas fan boy

All I see on Kevin Talbot's channel is Arrma, Arrma, and Arrma. I think he has driven his X Maxx two times in the last six months.

Before ANYONE starts trying to say he’s not a traxxas fanboy, he has a video LITERALLY titled how to not make your Arrma suck. Gtfoh

@@gabriellangford2730 Seems he's going for views with some of his weird titles lately. Maybe he is a Traxxas fanboy, but if so it's because he has such a great experience with his Traxxas models. I can really see why when watching his videos. He started his channel only making videos of him building and beating X-maxxes. He learned all of the weaknesses and solved them and then he launches those things 50ft in the air and they just don't break. He never was trying to convince anybody or anything like that when he started the channel. Then he gets his Arrma and has to replace every aluminum part with expensive upgraded aluminum parts, spending well over $1000 on a 1/8 6s model when he spent the same on a larger Traxxas 8s and enjoyed more. He then makes videos showing the Arrmas weaknesses and him fixing it, just like he did with the X-maxx for years, and all of a sudden he's a Traxxas fanboy. IDK, you decide, but I think Traxxas has truly earned his respect. Also his first ever favorite basher was a nitro HPI Savage.

At last someone who truly understands the need for competition and not just trying to get rid of a company because the RCs that brand makes weren't quite right for them. Arrma deserves every fan they have, and Traxxas deserves every fan they have. Both companies have earned their name and the fans that come with it.

Yes

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@@paulclancy2404 Thanks for fucking saying that so @I Joie I can stop! OMFG

This all ignores the crap that Traxxas has pulled in the past. They do work on improving their products, yes, but they also use their money for frivolous lawsuits, patent trolling, and all sorts of foul play that is technically legal, but still hurts competition. They don’t want to let their product stand on its own, they actively try to stifle innovation from other companies. It obviously isn’t 100% effective, but it has definitely caused a lot of problems.

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For him, its probably the X-MAXX and Kraton 6s

For sure, all these people on this team or that team, u think both companies are making amazing products, some really impressive stuff.

He is right

Ur 69th like

Stop......

Yep, Traxxas prices are out of control these days, it's going to be a few years yet before they finally come down. I remember buying my first Stampede in 2008 for $125 with a battery and charger. Now the same Stampede with battery and charger is $200.

@@geodude3966 that same item would cost now $150 with inflation in mind so it's realistically actually just jumped $50 and that could be because the parts have improved there's more regulation maybe there's a lot of things that go with it

@@geodude3966 it looks like they just bumped their prices up again in the last few days. $750 Canadian for brushless 4x4 stampede.....that's without battery or charger......ugh......have to be rich to afford.

You must be talking about every rc company other than traxxas

Most underdog brands are keeping their prices low

That's true, but if you buy a tough and well-built vehicle you won't need many parts

Well no matter how durable an rq car is it’s probably gonna break at some point nothing can be completely bulletproof

Agreed but according to this video arrma has been around for 14 ish years. Don't think they will disappear on you. Im about to buy a 1/10 vehicle and can't decide between outcast 4s, rival mt10, team corally skeeter, kraton or traxxas maxx

@@eins2001 No even the best will break.....

I got a taste of my first Traxxas slash.. I couldn’t stop my addiction. 3 rc cars in. Gateway drug 💯

Its proprietary and a monopoly on their traxass end......

Here in Indiana Arrma parts is everywhere

@@damienlucifer8097 🤣🤣🤣🤦‍♂️

Can get yokomo easier than traxxas in australia. Plus you're not paying for a scum companies bad practices.

@@Mr_jz_12 Facts

Couldnt have said it better myself!

Yessss! Speed and powahhh throughout! Something for everyone

Well put

Yeah I get how Traxxas are kind of limited to what can be used in a Traxxas and their parts and batteries are very expensive too. Where as Arrma are way more performance oriented. Traxxas are sort of political with the way the run Traxxas but they do have a huge range of spares. It's a bit like Apple versus Android isn't it. I don't like what Apple does either. The way Apple runs their company sucks. Android has so much more possibilities.

@@JimBoBJames-no5db Spare parts are MUCH MUCH MUCH more cheaper from traxxas than from arma. Arma 8s frame is well over $100, about 5 times more expensive than a Xmaxx/XRT one. Traxxas may be more expensive for initial purchase, but on the long run it is so much cheaper, not even mentionning it's more durable to begin with. You will bend countless Kraton 8s frames before breaking a Xmaxx one. Its actually quite the opposite.......parts and even upgrades are easier to get on traxxas RC's, although I agree the LiPo's are the exception.

Same my drift car is traxxas 4-tec and my basher is a armma big rock v3

Same. Especially 2wd slash for younger kids. My 6-7 year olds dressed them up how they wanted and we’ve had tons of fun. My Revo talion senton and emaxx keep the wife and I enthused 🤣. True family affair

Self righting traxxas would make me let go of arrma

@@aces3261 Bus self righting almost never works when necessary. My maxx got ran over by a truck when self righting did not work.

i have none but i wold take anething

Supporting local is more important than ever because we need to keep them open. What will happen if we don’t? We won’t have a place to go to when we need to!

Yea but they usually suck tbh unless you own a slash

What if the local one kinda sucks? Lol

@@chrisjames5823 that's why we have A-Main 😉

@@chrisjames5823 exactly what hanky said!

I have high beliefs you are a more traxxas guy having u owning more traxxas vehichles

same

Kyosho. Team Associated, HPI Racing, Tamyia.........

@@damienlucifer8097 associated and Tamiya, no hpi or kyosho for me 😂

@@damienlucifer8097 for the track or freestyle?

Traxxas hands down X-MAXX 8s

Traxxas breaks with their plastic yokes

@@orange2352 very true, but it's an easy fix

@@basketball7677 they should beef up their drivetrain to handle 3s though from stock. Before i even run a new trx model, i spend the day modding it.

I'm with ya,I own about 8 different brands. Enjoy each one differently. But wouldn't part with any.

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Yes I have had only traxxas so far (6 years in the hobby) and everytime i see an arrma or some other sick brand. Im like: damm, why dont i have one of those. LOL I want a craler so bad, Axial here i come

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Arrma started in 2009, none of their models from 10 years ago still exist today. Meanwhile the majority of Traxxas's lineup is older than Arrma.

@@geodude3966 this is true the Tmaxx name is over 20 years old. Goes to show quality never goes out of style.

@@nighthawkj30A4 ha ha ha, Quality isn't something you think of when talking about Traxxas.

@@speckledjim_ for the Tmaxx i think it is specially the 3.3 they give you good stuff. Like the Telemerty sensors.

Arrma was killing traxxas but then traxxas sued arrma on a patent that's used in formula 1 racing which is BS

Yep, agreed. Arrma 🧡

Bought my first TRAXXAS = TRASH 17 days ago. This is how my experience has been so far. Paid $675 out the door for a SLASH VXL 4x4 with 1 battery, a cooling fan and the $150 dollar charger Day 2 slipper clutch burned (Paid 20 bucks got the upgraded ones and clutch rebuild kit) Day 4 pinion came loose and stripped the spur gear ⚙️ Day 6 front axle broke (upgraded it to thicker plastic axles) Day 8 other front axle broke Day 11 servo toast Day 12 slipper bearing exploded Day 13 rear axle broke + upgraded front axle snapped Day 15 another spur gear & now the motor is toast. Noticed rear differential is completely falling apart from the inside. New metal axles had scratches on the inside where it mounts to the rear differential. Completely dissatisfied and no different from an Amazon Chinese one when it comes down to reliability. Will see if it’s worth even going down this hobby. It put smiles on my face but it breaking every 2 days in less than 21 days in a trash product at the end of the day. Change my mind. Will look into armma next and see if it’s any better.

@@HtownRO I was a die hard traxxas fan. Nitro tmaxx, rustler, revo which were pretty decent. Then started getting the electric ones like erevo, stampede and slash 4x4 vxls. Literally break in two runs from torque. Now have two revenge 6s arrma buggies and an outcast 6s. Bash and haven't broken anything yet on 6S! Traxxas needs to start providing metal drivetrain in their cars.

Same !!!!

Awesome RC

@@RA-bw2wp It is, but when running 6s, I am lucky if I get 30 mins of runtime.

@@Lex-Rex thank is great - 30min run time. You don’t know RC’s if your complaining about 30min run times. The 6s has nothing to do with the run time is the KB’s re a 6400 lipo will run longer than a 5000. Dam 30 minutes is great!

@@Lex-Rex what do u expect lmao

Lol 🤣 that's funny man. Everyone goes left so you hang a right. That's what I do

To be honest, in the racing scene it's still this way. Arrma and Traxxas are more for the bashers. Racers go with the AE, TLR (Losi), Kyosho, Schumacher, Xray, Yokomo etc.

My rc’s are so old I could poke your eye out with my antenna from across the room.

Dude, how could you Leave out Tamiya??? My first was the Monster Beetle kit car, took me hours early Christmas morning to assemble that thing, and I was driving by the time mom and Dad got out of bed.

@@smperkins410 your right traxxas stampede was my first rc car in alot of other guy's first rc car especially if your 30 years old in up like me. It was love at first site when I saw the e-revo in the xmaxx I've tried arrma in there cars are awesome too but I just prefer traxxas over arrma for sentimental in loyalty reasons plus the quality of there product is a+ in my opinion

Nitro 4 Tec and Nitro Revo 2.5R as a simple person, and hasnt been beat since 2004 Lifetime Engine Replacement Plan, Traxxas Bruh, Nuff Said.

Same

Same

Well said! Happy to hear about your r/c journey in 2020! -Brett

Bought my first TRAXXAS = TRASH 17 days ago. This is how my experience has been so far. Paid $675 out the door for a SLASH VXL 4x4 with 1 battery, a cooling fan and the $150 dollar charger Day 2 slipper clutch burned (Paid 20 bucks got the upgraded ones and clutch rebuild kit) Day 4 pinion came loose and stripped the spur gear ⚙️ Day 6 front axle broke (upgraded it to thicker plastic axles) Day 8 other front axle broke Day 11 servo toast Day 12 slipper bearing exploded Day 13 rear axle broke + upgraded front axle snapped Day 15 another spur gear & now the motor is toast. Noticed rear differential is completely falling apart from the inside. New metal axles had scratches on the inside where it mounts to the rear differential. Completely dissatisfied and no different from an Amazon Chinese one when it comes down to reliability. Will see if it’s worth even going down this hobby. It put smiles on my face but it breaking every 2 days in less than 21 days in a trash product at the end of the day. Change my mind. Will look into armma next and see if it’s any better.

Arrma mostly got everything better in parts compare to the same price Traxxas RC. Like I told many Arrma is the Toyota of the RC with a good maintenance while others even with good maintenance its fall apart.

Until that Arrma chassis bends on the first jump.....🤣🤣🤣

I mean they all break but the price of the hoss and maxx are almost comical when you look what you're getting.

Don't ask a salesman then lol.

@@Largetalons 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Traxxas wanna sell adult toys like it's a big thing while others get you the same for a better price.

Yeah the Hoss should've been the Stampede 2.0 for the same price. At $470 no one can justify it compared to the Big Rock at $320. If it was $380 like the Stampede that would be more comparable, since the Hoss has features that the Big Rock doesn't. Traxxas is out of touch with how fast Arrma has caught up lately.

The hoss performs quite a bit better or at least differently than a stampede from what I have seen in person so I don't see them as the same. I have a maxx,summit 1/16 and 2 4-tec 2.0's a ford gt vxl and ford mustang. I find Traxxas selection,features and options much more appealing to me than Arrma though I prefer 1/10 and smaller which Traxxas seem to focus on a little more. Arrma seems to focus on larger scales a bit more and overall is putting up a good fight which I respect.

It's so sad that hpi fell off...

@@xiongproductions7445 I have just bought wr8 flux from hpi. They are still here? Bought it from my rc shop on internett. We dont have a local rc shop where i live.

@@tittentei7331 they are still relevant, they took really big hit getting bought by different companies, it seem now they have settled, HRP is now the official distributor of hpi I'm pretty sure

@@xiongproductions7445 Thanks for the answar man. Great.

Their new releases seem really flimsy and cheap. The name came back though.

But the one that can put the biggest smile on my face is the “better one”...

Regarding the wheels, the ARRMA Felony just runs standard 1/8th scale GT-class wheels and tires, which are identical in diameter and hub to 1/8th scale buggy wheels and tires. Anything that'll fit a 17mm hub with a 41.5mm tire width will fit the Felony. It doesn't necessarily have to be specifically made for the car - RC car wheels and tires are standardized just like full-size car wheels and tires.

@@VestedUTuber felony has different front and rear gearing so it needs 2 different sized tires and you can't just grab 2 different sizes and hope it works. If would be easier to have bolt on pre paired tires so you you know they were designed to work together.

@@DirtSailor5 That's not an issue. The ARRMA Felony has an overdriven front end, but the most it will do on aftermarket tires is make the car more tail-happy. IT WILL NOT DAMAGE THE CAR. There are even full-size cars with this setup - the Mercedes CLA 43 AMG has an overdriven front axle, same with the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X. If you're still worried, you can just swap out the differentials. Replacing the front differential with the rear differential and putting a Typhon front or rear differential in the back will correct the gearing and allow you to run aftermarket wheels without the overdrive effect.

@@VestedUTuber I'm not concerned about damaging the car, drive and performance is my biggest issue. There are plenty of options and work around, I love customizations and changes but I don't link the idea changing the core of the vehicle. The stance, offset and tire sizes were why I went with the felony over the infraction and I don't want to mess with the soul of the RC if that makes sense .

@@DirtSailor5 It won't change it that much. Differential tuning is common in RC racing and if anything, a differential swap would allow the car to drive as though it's stock while running aftermarket tires, whereas simply running aftermarket wheels and tires with the stock setup would make more of a difference due to the front overdrive. But if you just want to complain instead of solving the problem, be my guest.

Bought a Kraton and not looking back, that 6s out of the box is monster

@@LS3.4DR they all are! Haha they will smoke 800+hp Hellcats 😂

nothing can beat traxxas 8s arrma has no chance

@@offroadproductions9727 u sir are misinformed. Traxxas is only better with upgrades. If u take 8s kraton vs xmaxx. Xmaxx will break first. Senton is superior to slash. I've owned both. Typhon eats bandits lunch I've owned both. Limitless vs. XO1 same outcome. I've raced traxxas for 29 years. Out of the box arrma is superior hands down

@@adamrice5267 honestly, I think that traxxas is better, but i have not owned many rcs. on the contrary most of you here concentrate on rc i'm more atv/outdoors and just drive rc for fun

Arrma is great and super simple to work on and super durable. My Revo is fun. My talion and kraton are loads of fun. Senton is comparable to slash 4x4 but even more durable imo. They all have their perks

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Yes its been interesting to say the least , the small tire there near indestructible, only had issues with kratons , im on good run now but smaller tires and alot experience and exb pretty much on v4 diffs

Haven’t they just released new upgraded 6S diffs?

@NepDouble07 part number ara310990

What's up? I got the 6s kraton under the tree. Are they dry?

@@mesodan Yeah they have, but for someone using stock electronics, you shouldn't have to spend the extra on the exb differentials...

Me too man. Love my e revo

Hey Blue River, I just purchased a 2.0 and I’m looking for advice on what I’ll need to do to get it dialed in. Do you have any suggestions for me?

@@gregg7761 85mm limitingstraps rear is def. first prio together with bumpstops inside the shocks if you jump it. I also had really big problems with pivotballs popping out.

@@gregg7761 well in reality I just replaced things as they broke, but things broke rather quickly. The center drive shafts are plastic, traxxas makes upgraded steel ones. The stock dual servos have plastic gears, mine stripped on the 3rd run. Put a single traxxas 2255 servo and the heavy duty servo saver spring, I also suggest an aluminum servo saver. As mentioned the rear suspension needs a travel limiting device. Honestly the best thing is to pull it out of the box, have a blast, and fix it as it breaks. Just don’t get mad cuz it’s going to break like every rc car. That’s all. I guess my main advice with it is just have fun and don’t take it too serious.

@@gregg7761 you won't need the limiting straps if you have the aluminum shock rods 💪🏼

I own a traxxas maxx v1, and I can safely say that the maxx line is one of the best bashers in the world. It is also really fun to pull some monster wheelies with the extreme power of the maxx and the x-maxx.

Bought my first TRAXXAS = TRASH 17 days ago. This is how my experience has been so far. Paid $675 out the door for a SLASH VXL 4x4 with 1 battery, a cooling fan and the $150 dollar charger Day 2 slipper clutch burned (Paid 20 bucks got the upgraded ones and clutch rebuild kit) Day 4 pinion came loose and stripped the spur gear ⚙️ Day 6 front axle broke (upgraded it to thicker plastic axles) Day 8 other front axle broke Day 11 servo toast Day 12 slipper bearing exploded Day 13 rear axle broke + upgraded front axle snapped Day 15 another spur gear & now the motor is toast. Noticed rear differential is completely falling apart from the inside. New metal axles had scratches on the inside where it mounts to the rear differential. Completely dissatisfied and no different from an Amazon Chinese one when it comes down to reliability. Will see if it’s worth even going down this hobby. It put smiles on my face but it breaking every 2 days in less than 21 days in a trash product at the end of the day. Change my mind. Will look into armma next and see if it’s any better…..

Did you get the felony?

You do realize that the new apple iPhone's aren't Possible to repair without having expensive equipment So I don't see How "Apple and easy to repair" are related.. I personally run android because I find it better when it comes to programming or even downloading music/movies without paying for them Or even hacking games and such... you can definitely do far more using A Samsung

@@fbiagent3399 Yee I'm also on android. I know iPhones aren't easy to fix but they aren't meant to be bashed either lol. What I meant was if anything is wrong you go to a apple store and get it fixed and same goes for Traxxas. You can go to any LHS and they'll know how to fix it and definitely carry the parts.

@@fbiagent3399 Apple are easy because you can just take them to the Apple store. There is no Google/Samsung store.

@@aFewBitsShort there is a Samsung store

@@aFewBitsShort Yah goodluck paying the 500$ or so bucks for the screen replacement...

Trx slash ?

@@paulclancy2404 i wouldn’t take a slash over a ARRMA Senton... i got into hobby grade in 2012 with a slash and a month later i got an associated sc10!

I started in the late 90s and team associated has never been a solid basher brand lol

@@CoachD386 me too , I re entered the game buying 2wd slash , in early 90s I did rc with my father Blackfoot traxxss bullet clod buster , we kyosho optimum mid platinum. I cant believe i sold now but I was teenager into dirtbikes and quads at this point , had rc10 gt but yea same I bought thst slash I was amazed by it being able to bash, it was the arrma of early 2000s , I agree I still have couple slashes and brcc granite are alot tougher .

Congrats Tim! The E-Revo 2.0 is a beast on 6S power! Very nice choice. Enjoy! -Brett

Yup. Aftermarket brands can't even say "for Traxxas ____" without licensing.

Yes but it is always traxxas fanboys vs arrma fanboys.

@@speedfreak9436 definitely a ‘’ vs ‘’ on going competition👍

@@rpmspeedyblue I had an e-revo 2.0, xmaxx 8s and now arrma kraton exb

Nice! Arrma exbV2👍

@@speedfreak9436 how do you know if it’s a v2 exb?

My first was a Tamiya Blackfoot, Traxxas Hawk and a Losi LXT. In the early 90’s. Things have really changed.

Still have that original Sledgehammer? Those were cool trucks for their time. -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies Pretty fragil.

Great point👍

Problem is, Traxxas is so big that they have an effective monopoly. Even though there's other brands, 9 out of 10 cars sold by most hobby stores are Traxxas. If a store doesn't sell a vast majority of Traxxas products, it's usually because they cater to the racing crowd and thus don't carry Traxxas other than the base-model Slash or Bandit and their respective parts if they have a track on-site and run a spec class for one of those two platforms. As a result, Traxxas mostly just sits on their laurels with their cars. They rarely release new models, and when they do it's generally for an entire new vehicle class that they haven't developed for yet. The only existing model they ever fully overhauled in recent times was when they released the MAXX to replace the aging E-MAXX platform. The Bandit platform (referring to all of Traxxas's 1/10th scale 2WD models) has been pretty much identical apart from a few minor updates every now and then, and a modern Bandit XL5 is functionally identical to a Bandit made back when it first replaced the TRX3. Also, anyone else notice that Traxxas has been staying well away from 1/8th scale buggies? It's almost as though they're afraid of that class.

@@VestedUTuber I consider traxxas one of the most creative brands and while most revisions from any brand are usually just minor updates I'm very pleased maxx got a complete overhaul. Traxxas made the sledge which looks more like a buggie to me even it it has a truck body

@@psp420bam If you want an example of an ACTUALLY creative brand, look at Tamiya. While they do keep some of their older chassis in production, they've also regularly released entire new cars whenever an existing chassis wouldn't fit a new model. They've got at least five different 1/10th scale 4WD buggy platforms with varying layouts and feature sets, each designed to fit different body designs and with different handling characteristics. And it's a similar situation with every other class of vehicle they produce. Even the racing-focused brands, which are otherwise highly derivative of each other (for obvious reasons), still regularly come out with new models that aren't just facelifts of old ones. But 99% of the time, when Traxxas comes out with a "new" model they just stick a new body on an existing platform and call it a day. The Sledge is the first time Traxxas has made an entirely new platform since the REVO and JATO. You could technically count the 4x4 models as "new platforms" but it's a pretty huge stretch since they still share a majority of their parts with their 2WD counterparts, mostly in the suspension. But the Sledge is also about as "creative" as any other 1/8th scale buggy/truggy platform - it doesn't actually bring anything new to the table in that class, it just uses what already exists. I also want to note that my initial comment was made _before_ the Sledge came out.

​@@VestedUTuber I've had that brand and they are good but I do prefer traxxas selection and focus on rtr which is tamiya's weakness with very few only 3 but to each their own. I would get an Arrma,TA or HPI then Tamiya though all are good brands just with different pros and cons but I still prefer traxxas to all of those

You do know red cat is a Chinese brand. Comimg from someone who works with manufacturers like horizon hobby (axial, arrma, losi), Traxxas, team associated RACING, and others red cat has given us the most problems worst customer and business support and crappy parts support about hal of their R/C products dont carry much parts support so we got rid of them from our shop.

@@Some0ne001 It was meant as a joke. Redcat is a U.S. company that primarily repackages Chinese RC cars under their own label, but they do design a couple of their own -- the Gen8 and Wendigo.

@@RazorRC Yeah, that always confused me. How can you have pretty nice vehicles like the gen 8, but have complete garbage vehicles that look like they belong in target in the toys section?

Bought my first TRAXXAS = TRASH 17 days ago. This is how my experience has been so far. Paid $675 out the door for a SLASH VXL 4x4 with 1 battery, a cooling fan and the $150 dollar charger Day 2 slipper clutch burned (Paid 20 bucks got the upgraded ones and clutch rebuild kit) Day 4 pinion came loose and stripped the spur gear ⚙️ Day 6 front axle broke (upgraded it to thicker plastic axles) Day 8 other front axle broke Day 11 servo toast Day 12 slipper bearing exploded Day 13 rear axle broke + upgraded front axle snapped Day 15 another spur gear & now the motor is toast. Noticed rear differential is completely falling apart from the inside. New metal axles had scratches on the inside where it mounts to the rear differential. Completely dissatisfied and no different from an Amazon Chinese one when it comes down to reliability. Will see if it’s worth even going down this hobby. It put smiles on my face but it breaking every 2 days in less than 21 days in a trash product at the end of the day. Change my mind. Will look into armma next and see if it’s any better.

They're both great brands; you win either way. -Brett

I think for some, Arrma has improved on the flaws/faults of Traxxas model weak points...personally I think both brands are fragile as nothing is unbreakable...and thanks to cheaper esc combos,one doesnt need to spend a load on a RTR to go.4s amd higher...I bought a Slash 2wd brushed version and within a few months went brushed 3s with a GoolRC and did it all for under £200 (so car + brushless motor esc setup) Can't really buy a cheap brushless RTR unless you go for some unheard of brand from the Oriental market where one may get lucky and have a decent RC vehicle, or end up with one that breaks within a few runs, no spares and no returns or refunds. Either way RC has come along way since the 70s 🤟🤟🤣