Trophy Rat
09-24-2019, 06:35 PM
#1
Trophy Rat
Ok my deal on the prosc10 did not work out but found a deal on a trophy Rat
would this work for sct with putting a pro-line Flo-Tel fusion body on it?
pros and cons?
would this work for sct with putting a pro-line Flo-Tel fusion body on it?
pros and cons?
09-24-2019, 07:27 PM
#2
09-24-2019, 07:55 PM
#3
09-25-2019, 08:52 AM
#4
Im guessing but I bet you can get a sct body to fit pretty close. Of course a sct body wont just plop on it without getting new body posts and a bit of fabrication. You have to remember that this rat truck thing is sold for the body. There is that Reflex desert runner kind of thing as well with a similar design feature. Although its " based" off of a kit platform, this rtr is a gimmick meant to sell more kits. Im not saying its a bad thing. But its its Associateds way of expanding their market.
09-25-2019, 09:29 AM
#5
Im guessing but I bet you can get a sct body to fit pretty close. Of course a sct body wont just plop on it without getting new body posts and a bit of fabrication. You have to remember that this rat truck thing is sold for the body. There is that Reflex desert runner kind of thing as well with a similar design feature. Although its " based" off of a kit platform, this rtr is a gimmick meant to sell more kits. Im not saying its a bad thing. But its its Associateds way of expanding their market.
09-25-2019, 09:36 AM
#6
Pretty much same, but you will need bumpers, nerf bars, and possibly front body posts. Basically the opposite of this:
09-25-2019, 09:52 AM
#7
Pretty much same, but you will need bumpers, nerf bars, and possibly front body posts. Basically the opposite of this:
https://youtu.be/qsTEUt3TEYw
https://youtu.be/qsTEUt3TEYw
it was $225 lipo kit
09-25-2019, 10:08 AM
#8
You dont necessarily need a sct body if your going to run sportsman. Its just you run a higher risk of crashing if you get into someone with the exposed wheels. You would run the same risks if you were driving anything other than a sct anyways. So dont worry about it. Unless for some reason you want to keep that body clean, I would just run that body until you need to replace it then go get whatever you want and make it fit.....
09-25-2019, 11:02 AM
#9
You dont necessarily need a sct body if your going to run sportsman. Its just you run a higher risk of crashing if you get into someone with the exposed wheels. You would run the same risks if you were driving anything other than a sct anyways. So dont worry about it. Unless for some reason you want to keep that body clean, I would just run that body until you need to replace it then go get whatever you want and make it fit.....
09-25-2019, 02:49 PM
#10
Just be careful, so you know what you are getting on Ebay … a couple weeks ago a listing ended for a Reflex DB that was actually just a Reflex body on an older RTR version of an SC10 … sold for $260+ shipping, so it might be likely someone thought they were purchasing an actual Reflex … 
Last edited by tomkatn; 09-25-2019 at 05:33 PM. Reason: spelling
09-25-2019, 06:28 PM
#11
Just be careful, so you know what you are getting on Ebay … a couple weeks ago a listing ended for a Reflex DB that was actually just a Reflex body on an older RTR version of an SC10 … sold for $260+ shipping, so it might be likely someone thought they were purchasing an actual Reflex …
another guy sent me a link to tower Hobbies showing me I could get a kit on the payment plan then buy the electronics on the plan and could be ready for next season have not found a indoor track here yet to run and only have like 5 or 6 races left this fall yet at the track so may be better off doing a build
09-26-2019, 06:19 AM
#12
IMO, a kit is going to be your best bet. They're is every advantage to it. An rtr has the convenience of being built already and lower cost. Thats pretty much it. I dont know of any other reasons why an rtr would be favorable over a kit. Not saying rtr is a bad choice. Some people have no other options. Rc racing is expensive. We all say that. It can be extremely expensive or moderately. But it DOES cost a bit. If your serious about being competitive, a kit is going to give you the best chances of having fun. Its no fun on the other hand, to fight an ill handling rtr around a track.
09-26-2019, 06:39 AM
#13
IMO, a kit is going to be your best bet. They're is every advantage to it. An rtr has the convenience of being built already and lower cost. Thats pretty much it. I dont know of any other reasons why an rtr would be favorable over a kit. Not saying rtr is a bad choice. Some people have no other options. Rc racing is expensive. We all say that. It can be extremely expensive or moderately. But it DOES cost a bit. If your serious about being competitive, a kit is going to give you the best chances of having fun. Its no fun on the other hand, to fight an ill handling rtr around a track.
he did tell me that he would help me build if I go kit as did some others
09-27-2019, 12:59 PM
#14
There is really nothing wrong with a RTR vehicle (from a mfg). to race competitively, where they tend to fall a bit short would be in the electronic package and maybe tires and shocks/adjustability … I run dirt oval, and for instance the ProSC10 is perfectly competitive as a completely stock ROLLER, I just add my own electronic package and tires … just for personal preference I replaced the stock blue aluminum BB shocks with a set of threaded body BB shocks I had from a T5m/SC5m for quicker trackside adjustments …
Its very possible to buy a RTR roller (or slider) USED, and if you have been racing for a while, you will have a stock of electronics and components to suit your taste, and you can put a competitive package on the track for equal or less than the price or a NEW RTR, and have better components …
JMHO .. as always
Its very possible to buy a RTR roller (or slider) USED, and if you have been racing for a while, you will have a stock of electronics and components to suit your taste, and you can put a competitive package on the track for equal or less than the price or a NEW RTR, and have better components …
JMHO .. as always
09-27-2019, 03:09 PM
#15
There is really nothing wrong with a RTR vehicle (from a mfg). to race competitively, where they tend to fall a bit short would be in the electronic package and maybe tires and shocks/adjustability … I run dirt oval, and for instance the ProSC10 is perfectly competitive as a completely stock ROLLER, I just add my own electronic package and tires … just for personal preference I replaced the stock blue aluminum BB shocks with a set of threaded body BB shocks I had from a T5m/SC5m for quicker trackside adjustments …
Its very possible to buy a RTR roller (or slider) USED, and if you have been racing for a while, you will have a stock of electronics and components to suit your taste, and you can put a competitive package on the track for equal or less than the price or a NEW RTR, and have better components …
JMHO .. as always
Its very possible to buy a RTR roller (or slider) USED, and if you have been racing for a while, you will have a stock of electronics and components to suit your taste, and you can put a competitive package on the track for equal or less than the price or a NEW RTR, and have better components …
JMHO .. as always
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