TWINSET 1793 Posted March 8, 2019 New shell on the TRX-4 chassis Custom-Painted Chevrolet Blazer Body Scale details: grill, chrome bumpers, side mirrors, door handles, and wipers LED-ready headlights and tail lights Tinted windows Authentic decal sheet Full Nylon composite wheel wells and floor pans Trail-tuned XL-5 HV Waterproof Electronic Speed Control Fully waterproof design Five drive profiles Sport Mode — forward / brake / reverse Race Mode — forward / brake / no reverse Training Mode™ — 50% forward / 100% brake / 50% reverse (patented) Trail Mode — forward / brake / reverse / with trail-tuned drag brake in neutral Crawl Mode — forward / instant reverse - no neutral with 100% hill holding brake Traxxas EZ-Set® one-button setup Large, efficient heat sink Wide voltage latitude 6–7 cell NiMH (7.2–8.4V) and 2–3s LiPo (7.4–11.1V) Two stage low voltage protection (LVD) Motor Powerful Titan™ 21T reverse rotation motor with internal cooling fan Precision, preset gear mesh adjustments Motor retention separate from gear mesh Portal Axles Increase ground clearance Eliminate torque twist Steel gears Improve axle geometry and reduce strain on driveshafts Rigid Steel Frame 1.5mm thick steel frame rails increase torsional rigidity Innovative design allows four wheelbase positions (300mm, 312mm, 324mm, 336mm) Adjustable rear shock tower positions for SWB and LWB configurations Bumpers adjust fore and aft Rugged rock rails adjust for width Wire routing clips integrated into frame rails Drivetrain Full-time shaft driven 4-wheel drive Tough 6mm stub axles Steel front CV driveshafts Hardened steel rear axle shafts Remote locking steel gear differentials with cable-actuation Steel gear transfer case Innovative Battery Compartment Hinged battery strap allows quick and easy battery access No pins to lose Accommodates different height batteries Accepts full-size long battery packs Integrated compartment accepts smaller 1/16 scale batteries (with optional strap) Secondary front battery tray accepts smaller 1/16 scale batteries (with optional strap) Transmission Two speed high/low range with remote shifting Dual horizontal shafts Twin friction plate slipper clutch Easily removed for servicing Steering Chassis mounted 2075X metal gear digital servo Superior 45° steering angle Direct steering (no servo saver) Steering geometry corrected for bump steer Suspension Front — 3 link with panhard Rear — Triangulated 4 link Heavy-duty rod ends with steel hollow balls 5mm diameter steel link rods with 4mm threaded ends Aluminium GTS Shocks Oil-filled coilover GTS shocks exclusive to TRX-4 chassis Silver-anodized aluminium bodies Threaded bodies with collars easily adjust ride height Silky smooth damping for the toughest trails O-ring cap seal and dual X-ring shaft seals Wheels and Tires Replica chrome Rally wheels with hub inserts Pre-mounted 1.9” Canyon Trail tires with trail-tuned foam inserts Trail tuned S1 rubber compound 12mm steel hex Transmitter TQi™ 2.4GHz 4-channel transmitter Traxxas Link enabled Telemetry ready #6533 5-channel micro receiver with failsafe Automatically stores and loads settings for up to 30 Traxxas Link enabled models Exclusive Cruise Control feature for extended trail driving Adjustable steering and throttle sensitivity (exponential) Adjustable steering and throttle endpoints High 13ms frame rate and near-zero latency for responsive control Patented O-ring sealed watertight receiver box keeps the micro receiver dry Sealed Ball Bearings Hex hardware with rust-resistant black oxide coating 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted March 8, 2019 Saw this out of the box in person at my LHS yesterday, and it's really nice. The wheels and hubs are really scale looking. I hate to admit it, but Traxxas is really killing it these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GooneyBird 938 Posted March 8, 2019 1 hour ago, 78Triumph said: Saw this out of the box in person at my LHS yesterday, and it's really nice. The wheels and hubs are really scale looking. I hate to admit it, but Traxxas is really killing it these days. Agreed! The wheels and hubs are spot-on! In fact, if you lower it a bit and put in on scale-sized road tires (as opposed to the 35+ scale inch swampers it's on out of the box) you'd be hard-pressed to tell this from the real thing when photographed correctly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markbt73 5316 Posted March 8, 2019 There are a few minor nits to pick: Wheel arches are too large (and rears are too far back) Front hubs should have the locking switch in the middle instead of the "4x4" logo No bolts in the front bumper Windshield/A-pillars/front door windows look too flat and "lexan-y" If you're going to go to this amount of trouble to detail it, figure out a way to mount the body besides traditional posts ...but overall, not bad. The grille and the roofline aren't distorted like the RC4WD one, at least. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Super Clodbuster Junkie 26 Posted March 8, 2019 8 hours ago, TWINSET said: New shell on the TRX-4 chassis Custom-Painted Chevrolet Blazer Body Scale details: grill, chrome bumpers, side mirrors, door handles, and wipers LED-ready headlights and tail lights Tinted windows Authentic decal sheet Full Nylon composite wheel wells and floor pans Trail-tuned XL-5 HV Waterproof Electronic Speed Control Fully waterproof design Five drive profiles Sport Mode — forward / brake / reverse Race Mode — forward / brake / no reverse Training Mode™ — 50% forward / 100% brake / 50% reverse (patented) Trail Mode — forward / brake / reverse / with trail-tuned drag brake in neutral Crawl Mode — forward / instant reverse - no neutral with 100% hill holding brake Traxxas EZ-Set® one-button setup Large, efficient heat sink Wide voltage latitude 6–7 cell NiMH (7.2–8.4V) and 2–3s LiPo (7.4–11.1V) Two stage low voltage protection (LVD) Motor Powerful Titan™ 21T reverse rotation motor with internal cooling fan Precision, preset gear mesh adjustments Motor retention separate from gear mesh Portal Axles Increase ground clearance Eliminate torque twist Steel gears Improve axle geometry and reduce strain on driveshafts Rigid Steel Frame 1.5mm thick steel frame rails increase torsional rigidity Innovative design allows four wheelbase positions (300mm, 312mm, 324mm, 336mm) Adjustable rear shock tower positions for SWB and LWB configurations Bumpers adjust fore and aft Rugged rock rails adjust for width Wire routing clips integrated into frame rails Drivetrain Full-time shaft driven 4-wheel drive Tough 6mm stub axles Steel front CV driveshafts Hardened steel rear axle shafts Remote locking steel gear differentials with cable-actuation Steel gear transfer case Innovative Battery Compartment Hinged battery strap allows quick and easy battery access No pins to lose Accommodates different height batteries Accepts full-size long battery packs Integrated compartment accepts smaller 1/16 scale batteries (with optional strap) Secondary front battery tray accepts smaller 1/16 scale batteries (with optional strap) Transmission Two speed high/low range with remote shifting Dual horizontal shafts Twin friction plate slipper clutch Easily removed for servicing Steering Chassis mounted 2075X metal gear digital servo Superior 45° steering angle Direct steering (no servo saver) Steering geometry corrected for bump steer Suspension Front — 3 link with panhard Rear — Triangulated 4 link Heavy-duty rod ends with steel hollow balls 5mm diameter steel link rods with 4mm threaded ends Aluminium GTS Shocks Oil-filled coilover GTS shocks exclusive to TRX-4 chassis Silver-anodized aluminium bodies Threaded bodies with collars easily adjust ride height Silky smooth damping for the toughest trails O-ring cap seal and dual X-ring shaft seals Wheels and Tires Replica chrome Rally wheels with hub inserts Pre-mounted 1.9” Canyon Trail tires with trail-tuned foam inserts Trail tuned S1 rubber compound 12mm steel hex Transmitter TQi™ 2.4GHz 4-channel transmitter Traxxas Link enabled Telemetry ready #6533 5-channel micro receiver with failsafe Automatically stores and loads settings for up to 30 Traxxas Link enabled models Exclusive Cruise Control feature for extended trail driving Adjustable steering and throttle sensitivity (exponential) Adjustable steering and throttle endpoints High 13ms frame rate and near-zero latency for responsive control Patented O-ring sealed watertight receiver box keeps the micro receiver dry Sealed Ball Bearings Hex hardware with rust-resistant black oxide coating Cool truck and that's a lot of stats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saito2 6686 Posted March 8, 2019 Well, its not a Blazing Blazer, but it sure is tempting. Between Traxxas kits possibly resurfacing and this frankly, pretty awesome, TRX-4, they sure are killin' it lately. I think its great that the company is finally branching back out from their previous hard-line status quo of faster Faster FASTER! and more extreme Extreme EXTREME! marketing tactics (not that its not cool to see something as incredible as the X-Maxx out rolling around). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
berman 5315 Posted March 10, 2019 On 3/9/2019 at 3:43 AM, markbt73 said: Wheel arches are too large (and rears are too far back) In the side profile shots the rears dont look so bad, I think it is because of how proud they sit in the 3/4 shot giving the impression they are further back than they are https://imgur.com/a/BnQer7g.jpg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markbt73 5316 Posted March 10, 2019 Yeah, that's not as far off as I thought, but... It's a good effort, especially from Traxxas, but it could be better. If you could take the front clip and door window shape from this one and graft it onto the RC4WD body, you'd be pretty much there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites