LAEGENDARY VRX Racing The Thunder Cheapest 1/10 Brushless RC Basher

LAEGENDARY VRX Racing The Thunder Cheapest 1/10 Brushless RC Basher - Treasure Find? PART 1/3

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3 ай бұрын

Pro:
True 1/10 scale Under $130 as of 3/20/2024 (Arrma Vorteks as reference) WARNING: Not all of 1/10 Laegendary is 1/10 scale; eg: The Legend labeled 1/10 but 3" shorter than this one. Worst, another truck also call "The Thunder" is also smaller 4" than this one
Top Speed 30mph on 2S, 43mph on 3S
~30 min runtime
3650 3300KV Brushless motor
Hobbywing 50A ESC (programmable)
5200mAh 30C 2S Lipo battery
Soft oversize tires
Overall well balanced suspension setup out of the box
Parts and upgrades are available
Long range transmitter
Cons:
Very thin body shell
Weak shock tower - see video for an easy fix
Take extra seconds to bind with transmitter with every power on
No metal skid plate as described
Brakes are too strong, programmable with optional programmer card
Low start up torque
Carbon Fiber Rear Shock Tower www.amazon.com/LAEGENDARY-Rep...
Aluminum Rear Shock Tower www.amazon.com/Fyfracing-Car-...
Parts available on Aliexpress, just search for VRX 1/10 Parts, here is an example: www.aliexpress.us/item/325680...
Similar Truck: FTX Carnage (FTX5543), VRX Racing BLX10 (RH1013) Some differences I spotted: are body, up next are better components, bumper, chassis, battery, Hobbywing ESC, metal top brace

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@figgyfosta 3 ай бұрын

Part of the fun in this budget RC is actually bashing it until it breaks, researching cheaper aluminum/carbon fiber up-grades and hop-ups, installing the new parts and bringing your RC investment back from the DEAD - like a PHEONIX that has RISEN !!! And then......rinse, wash, and repeat. Also, the VRX Sword XXL and the FTX Carnage appear to have the same manufacturer (River Hobby?) - so look for those to save big $$$.

@customtoyrevolution 3 ай бұрын

Exactly, simply reinforced the rear shock tower and it has not failed yet, I am so tempted to run it 3S !

@figgyfosta 3 ай бұрын

@@customtoyrevolution Ran mine 3s, fast as all get out! I've had to replace the front suspension arms and holders, and the front knuckle arms so far. But, hey, that's part of the hobby and now those parts are aluminum and should last a lot longer : )

@kevinlivingston142 15 күн бұрын

@@figgyfostaWhich 3s battery did you go with ?

@aligonzalez7797 Ай бұрын

Hey man, appreciate the video. It helped me make my decision on getting it and also picking up for $106.00. Didn’t hurt. The past three months I have been RC crazy and I have ended up with seven out of all of them from racers to basher to monster trucks. This one is my favorite to drive. It might help a little bit knowing that it is so fragile that I have to drive with care well at the same time, pushing it to the limits, this thing is a beast 3s. Every time I take it out, a crowd starts to form to watch it rip around with the most modest little jumps. I already have suspension rod holders, and an arms and shock towers made of fiberglass which I will be layering up with my extra pair of plastic ones that came with truck. I’ll let you know how it works out. Might even do my own video. I hope legendary can keep it up. I have already bought the sonic for my son hoping he catches the Rc bug to.

@customtoyrevolution Ай бұрын

Happy story, nice. It actual doesn't take a lot to reinforce this big boy. I am going with carbon fiber but might take a while before I can get to it, too busy at the moment. I do have a very nice repainted body for it and will make you jealous

@Hungrybird474 12 күн бұрын

Some Brillo fibers work good for the plastic welding . Melts right into the plastic

@Hungrybird474 12 күн бұрын

Nice fix bro 👍👍

@PRESTINERCs 2 ай бұрын

I have the truggy Laegendary Thunder and I think if you would have had the wheelie bar on it, it probably wouldn't have broken so easily. Thanks for the video and info!

@customtoyrevolution 2 ай бұрын

Yes, I believed I said that on part 2 of the video series, but still could not withstand jumps that are 10ft, lol

@PRESTINERCs 2 ай бұрын

I understand that and I've taken a few jumps with mine but have been very careful. Lol. My wife and I have the X-O7 and X-O8. They are smaller but really durable. I need to get some videos up. I'm trying to learn how to drive one handed and that's a tough one to do. 😂 Awesome video that you have. Lots of info. Thanks man!

@2040RC 3 ай бұрын

Nice video 💪😀

@customtoyrevolution 3 ай бұрын

Thanks ✌

@shadyhazza 3 ай бұрын

this is an ftx carnage (vrx) isn't it? with metal top deck as default is nice. i have the v1 ftx bugsta and vantage 2.0. the default non-adjustable servo saver with the clip at the top is terrible though, gonna upgrade them on all my vrx chassis cars

@shadyhazza 3 ай бұрын

i haven't looked at the new carnage, it could have a few of those new features too like the receiver box

@shadyhazza 3 ай бұрын

overall i've been a bit disappointed in the metal parts prices for these vrx designs. hsp is a lot cheaper and pretty similar

@customtoyrevolution 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info. Yes, the upgraded shock towers are on the expensive side. Glad I don't have to spend $ fixing it

@shadyhazza 3 ай бұрын

@@customtoyrevolution there's a couple of companies that make metal parts for them I think, since FTX are pretty massive on the uk scene, and pretty common here in australia too, so you're not limited to sourcing from China

@customtoyrevolution 3 ай бұрын

@@shadyhazza Good to know. I check spares on Aliexpress and they are a lot cheaper than on Amazon. 👍

@Kevz8611 3 ай бұрын

Great video sir. Love your content. Not a bad car apart from that weak shock tower. Have you owned any Absima cars? They from Germany but I think they rebranded Chinese cars.

@customtoyrevolution 3 ай бұрын

It is one of those rare car that drives so well that I can overlook the shock tower. Never even heard of Absima, lol

@Kevz8611 3 ай бұрын

@@customtoyrevolution me neither until I saw their products online at a hobby store, in Portugal where I live now.

@mikeeklund18 19 күн бұрын

good vid.ive checked amazon,banggood and ali it seems they have all pulled this from thier sites yikes.i believe that was a rebranded dumbo reciever to?

@customtoyrevolution 13 күн бұрын

Currently is at all time low on Amazon $109.99

@MrShaw83 16 күн бұрын

My battery came out of the off dead, and I charged it for an hour and it still didn't come on. Did you have similar issues?

@customtoyrevolution 13 күн бұрын

I've no issue since I don't use the included charger

@402Racing 3 ай бұрын

Amazon now has it at $125, how is what looks like a very decent 1:10 that cheap?? I ordered it when it was like $146, is this really a regularly $250usd RC? Doesnt seem as strong or beefy as other 1:10 that look made for bashing and crazy jumps but those start way higher in price, at least closer to $200 or more, easy, this one even has a brand ESC that supports programming, what am i missing here? Is Amazon getting rid of them for some reason i dont know? There are very few videos about this truck (or truggy version) but it looks quite decent, it wont hold 15-20ft jumps but that might not be what its made to do, yet seems fast AF and crazy good for some light bashing, all for $125...crazy good deal.

@da6thmane094 3 ай бұрын

U can get a metal chassis for it and up grade the weak point to make it a really durable Truck mine will be here Saturday I ordered the metal chassis arms and shock towers

@402Racing 3 ай бұрын

@@da6thmane094 hey, did you ordered those parts from Aliexpress? im kind of making a wish list for the parts that i think might break first and order in metal, it came with a few spares tho, rear and front lower arms, 2 of the upper arms tie rods, body posts replacements (not the shock towers), and a main gear replacement, it all looks decent, i gave it a test drive in my driveway and its SOLID and feels fast enough on 2S, 3S might not be needed for the time being.

@da6thmane094 3 ай бұрын

@@402Racing no Amazon

@da6thmane094 3 ай бұрын

@@402Racing Amazon has all of the metal upgraded parts

@customtoyrevolution 3 ай бұрын

I am surprised for what you get. This brand is not known and hence often on sale, but once their sales go up, so is the price. After adding carbon support on the broken shock tower, this truck has not fail yet. I've been doing 5 ft tall jumps like in the video, crash after crashes. It really is a hidden gem. I would caution on using metal parts, especially moving parts, I would stay away.

@ChrisWiggins-ft9ql 27 күн бұрын

What pitch is the pinion gear?

@customtoyrevolution 13 күн бұрын

I've not confirmed but believe to be 0.6M

@philthyco1 3 ай бұрын

It's VRX racing

@customtoyrevolution 3 ай бұрын

Thanks. I guess VRX racing, FTX, and LAEGENDARY are the same with a few tweaks. Namely the chassis (no motor hole), metal top deck, and the stronger front bumper, beside the body

@customtoyrevolution 3 ай бұрын

More source to get spare parts

@shadyhazza 3 ай бұрын

@@customtoyrevolution believe it or not the diff and diff drive gears are the same as HSP 94xxx cars (there are alloy diff casings)

@MrShaw83 16 күн бұрын

Ok I finally got it to come on and this truck is acting as if it has a mind of it's own. It instantly took off and it's not responding to the remote

@customtoyrevolution 13 күн бұрын

Mine runs as good as in day one. I love it to the point I repainted the body to give it an expensive look