TEKNO RC
03-06-2014, 12:13 PM
#17
I would for one love it if they released one but as busy as Tekno has been over the past 2 years with the release of 4 cars, I think Danny needs to recoup some of the development costs before expanding out. Tekno has awesome cars. If you spread yourself too thin, end product will suffer. He has been expanding and with all top notch cars. He is releasing cars at a rate he seems comfortable with and they have all been winners. However, a lot of money has to be being spent so I am sure, when he is ready or even willing to build a 1/10th 4wd, it will not lack in any department.
03-06-2014, 12:47 PM
#18
I'm all for Tekno entering the 2wd buggy/SC, 4wd buggy market and hopefully very soon. For now, I have a 22SCT and Spyder SRX2 MM to keep my SCT410 company.
03-06-2014, 01:42 PM
#20
Well didnt mean to push a company into doing something they dont want to do or not ready to do. That want my intention like I said just wanted to see if there was any others out there that felt the same as I do in seeing a 10th version of the EB48.2 which is a great buggy. Taking that platform and seeing it shrunk down to 10th scale would be great. I agree RnD costs alot and I dont know how long they have been working on the rest of the fleet but seeing how the team can out with including the EB48.2, NB48, ET48 and NT48 around the same time yes the buggy and truggy conversions arent the bad just converting electric to gas an the SCT410 being on the same chassis as the EB48. The 10th buggy I can see being a little difficult basic starting from scratch. But being a consumer and supporter of TEKNO products seeing how my first purchase was for the original Kyosho ST-R conversion. I would buy a 10th 4wd hand down. So whether it happens or not its out there and there are others that would pick one up if it came to the market.
03-06-2014, 02:14 PM
#23
It's actually been very good. I recall when there was literally no 4wd racing at club level in most of the country. Until AE and Kyosho released new cars there was no interest in the US (this is how the Losi buggies went sooo long without an update.
03-08-2014, 02:35 PM
#24
if you're talking about a 2wd buggy, then yes, i think the above statement may hold some water. with a wheeler though, i would disagree. there has not been much satisfaction from the big 2 (AE, losi) with wheelers lately. yes, the 22-4 is new, but it's having problems and there are still lots of folks (like me) who don't want to mess with belts. x-ray has done it successfully at this point, i see no reason why tekno couldn't step into the wheeler class and do it very well.
03-09-2014, 12:03 AM
#26
Tech Regular
03-09-2014, 08:49 AM
#27
Tell you the truth i dont think its worth it if they did think about making a 4x4 buggy at least in the northeast its dead. 2wd buggy or a 2wd ST would be cheaper to make and more simpler to design and not loose a fortune for a smaller company.
03-09-2014, 10:42 AM
#28
I don't really agree with that seeing how all they have made is 4wd and upgrades for 4wd's. Shrinking the EB48 down to 10th scale size would be easier as it's already a platform they already have. And 4wd 10th buggy isn't dead in the north east it's making a come back and like was previously stated for TEKNO RC to jump in the 2wd ring now would be a mistake with all the dig names that have been dominant in the 2wd class! I personally would like to see a 10th EB48!
03-09-2014, 12:09 PM
#29
I don't really agree with that seeing how all they have made is 4wd and upgrades for 4wd's. Shrinking the EB48 down to 10th scale size would be easier as it's already a platform they already have. And 4wd 10th buggy isn't dead in the north east it's making a come back and like was previously stated for TEKNO RC to jump in the 2wd ring now would be a mistake with all the dig names that have been dominant in the 2wd class! I personally would like to see a 10th EB48!
Well i mean in PA, NJ at least the tracks i go to indoors its dead as anything .
Yea I still think though if they did make a 2wd buggy it could be successfull if they do it right but i think they want to stay in the 4wd SC and 1/8 buggy/truggy market .
03-09-2014, 05:45 PM
#30
Im in the Buffalo/Rochester area and 4wd 10th is making a come back we have anywhere from 4-8 of them on an average. I people at other tracks around us are asking for 4wd more and more at their local tracks and I know central and eastern NY is growing too.