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Old 10-05-2008, 07:23 PM
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Here it is....

http://www.rc-japan.de/article.php?id=273&pg=1&anch=4
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Old 10-05-2008, 07:28 PM
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Wow! I wonder what the dimensions will be.
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Old 10-05-2008, 07:34 PM
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It looks more like the ABC Hobby Genetic than a Tamiya M chassis.
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Old 10-05-2008, 11:17 PM
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Its a 4wd m chassis, nothing like a fwd tamiya
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I think it's 2wd. No shaft there.
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Old 10-06-2008, 08:14 AM
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It's 4WD, I can see the dog bones in the front!
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Are you sure it's not just FWD? That's what it looked like to me.
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It's a direct competitor for the M-Chassis Tamiyas....it's FWD.
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Originally Posted by rctouringracer
It's 4WD, I can see the dog bones in the front!

Thats because its just FWD.
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awesome!
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It would be cool if they did the same thing they did back in the day with the mini RS4s and make the wheelbase adjustable from 210mm-225mm by flipping the rear arms!
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I see now after a better look FWD wow!
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Does it look like the suspension is a single lower A-arm while the upper one is fixed?
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Old 10-06-2008, 02:29 PM
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that thing is waaay better than a tamiya m-chassis. hpi really raised the bar this time
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That looks pretty dang good!

Yup Manny upper arm looks to be fixed.

Wonder how long before it's real?
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