Originally Posted by
JatoTheRipper
Thanks for the ad scan guys!
I have to say this thing doesn't excite me one bit. It looks like parts are carried over from the RC18T. And the parts seem to be of low quality - the plastic bodies shocks for example. The body and wheels also horrible. The SC10 is the ugliest stadium truck in my opinion and the SC18 takes it to another level. The flat grilled front end is particularly ugly.
I also don't get the point of the belt drive system. This isn't an on-road car...
The only good thing about this new model and the other recent 1/16 and 1/18th release is that it proves to the haters that minis are not dead.
1) Minis have never been "hated or dead" as you so colloquially put it.
2) Ever seen or heard of a Cat SX, XX4 or any of the like? Belt driven and not onroad.
3) If you're more concerned with how your vehicle looks rather then how it runs, you should ditch RC for collecting diecast models.
4) You must have ESPN or something to be able to tell that the parts are made of low-quality plastic just from one perspective magazine image.
Aside from the from that, I like the idea of this truck. It appears they have re-invented their 18th chassis so new versions of the 18T and B shouldn't be that far off. Perhaps even an 18TC?
That'd be sweet.
My only reservation is that this vehicle is, in fact, 18th scale while the Slash is a good deal bigger.
Further proof that the Mini VXL models are better suited for the yard rather then the track.
Also......PHEW! Thank goodness that huge pic isn't on the first page anymore.