Originally posted by gavin
To that end, rcruv...
- The M used to be sold through Tamiya USA. It is no longer sold in that manner because of the impending sales through retail hobby shops of the M2.
-" benefit of TRF414M over XRAY T1?" All bias aside, I would say that the M is a more refined and sharpened tool than the Xray. Remember, the M is effectively a 4th gen vehicle. The xray is a 2nd gen chassis. Also think of this. When the Xray was released it was sold as a complete car, one that had all that you would ever need in one box. Well, that hasnt been the case. The amount of upgrades and addons for the car is staggering, not quite what was advertised. By comparison the M has all that you need(and then some) Anything else really falls in the realm of "wants" than "needs". Again, the M has had more time to be refined and the Xray, well....
-easy to set up? Yes and no. Like I said it is a sharp tool. when set up its a dream, when not, you get hurt(theyre not kidding when they say its an expert level car). Although the adjustments are subtle on the car, they are extensive(and important) If you have good setup knowledge you will be rewarded. If your setup skills are not well developed you may well be best served to keep close to the kit setup(which does work well, by the way).
Parts?- for the M used to be a collection of M parts(tamiya USA only) and 04 parts(LHS). However with the M2 being available to LHS, all the parts will be there also.
Oh yeah, the M2 will be blue(if you're into that sort of thing) and has delrin diffs(nifty) and thats about it(as compared to the M).
Good luck on your decision.
Gavin
Thanks for the info.
Anyone know when Tamiya might release TRF414M2 in US?