Team Associated RC28R
 

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Associated dropping hints of another new car of the week. Thought it may be a 12th scale but now...

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Definitely looks cool! Not sure how it compares to the current crop of mini onroad cars.

Also, $249.

Oh wow, that's pretty unexpected, but also really cool.

I wonder if they're going to do more in the mini scene or if this is just a one off project. Would be cool to see them release a competitor to the micro b.

I love Mini Zs so far but as a novice looking at the price tag and complexity of some of the top models in this scale are just too much for me. The simple front end and lower price at least make it a bit easier to imagine owning, but I'm in no hurry. Will be looking forward to how it performs for people though!

I keep a MR-04 readyset around for RCP track. I'm so down to build this kit. Any recommendations on where to get electronics?

Hobbywing, MWX, GL Racing, Furitek.

Doesn't look like its got rear pod side springs for adjusting tweak. Interesting. I've never driven a 1/28 pan car style chassis that didn't have some way of adjusting tweak.

At first glance, the only thing this chassis shares with Mini-Z is the scale and maybe tires. It’s effectively a micro pan car, requiring the builder to purchase all the other peripherals to race.
Interesting that Associated has released this…. I’m kinda perplexed for what motivated it.
I considered micro racing to be far more niche than 12th scale.

They will sell like well. Other 1/28 pan cars are overpriced and complicated.

The one thing missing from 1/28 is a servo that is narrow enough to fit between the front wheels towards the front of the cars. It would give more electronics layout options.

If I had to guess, the sr27 was a trial balloon to gauge the market for micro cars, and this new RC28R means the sr27 was a success for the company.

If it's not already, I think the micro market has the potential to grow significantly larger than the larger scale racer market.

I've been wanting add an Evo or pan car to my mini racing. My local track has a couple Evos and few pan cars. Neither really with enough to run as a class. This is definitely an attractive buy that might help move this class forward for us.

I agree. AE is a well known brand and if the AE onroad team gets behind this chassis, it will definitely bring in more racers to this scale. The price point and brand recognition will be their advantage. Let's see how it performs.

It seems pretty interesting. Looking at the manual it has vertical rear side springs under where the horizontal ones are on a GLR. The front end is a simple style setup, which makes it easy to dial in, but it's plastic at the same price point that you get aluminum parts with other manufacturers. Being AE it will bring in people.

Making the jump to a pan car looks scary with all its small parts and tiny electronics, but in reality they are just as easy to work on and dial in as a Mini Z once you get the aspects of tweaking at this scale, at least to me on the GLR. The ease of driving and handling make learning them VERY MUCH WORTH IT! I would suggest getting a platform that has been out for a bit, so you can do plenty of reading on it's setup! The GLR may be older, but it's still fast!

The AE 1/28th has some cool aspects, but time will tell if they follow through with it, I hope so! 1/28th scale is GROWING now, which is AWESOME! The Carbon Fiber pan cars and the 3D printed chassis being put out now are NICE!!!! It's always good to have a big, well known name supporting the scale you run in, at least when they do it right!

Where are you seeing the rear side springs? I must be blind because I’ve looked through the manual several times and I'm not seeing them. I see side dampers in the rear, no springs.

They are calling them "Torsion Links".

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