Funny you say that- I actually find the traxxas plugs easier to use because they are able to be taken apart. I can solder the tabs flat on the table and snap them into the plug housing afterwards, where a deans you run the risk of melting the plug if your iron isn't hot enough to rapidly melt the solder. To each their own.

Any excess solder can be cleaned off with a dremel before installing the tab into the plug- had to do this a few times before I got the hang of soldering these up.