SCT or Corr trucks have been a huge seller over the last few months, and to date I have not read to many reviews about them, the following is based off a reply I made to another post. Someone suggested I make it into a review.........
Just my opinion, but I think everyone has jumped at the market too quickly and tried to grab a slice of the consumer pie, each concentrating on one particular section of the car/truck, with a view to enticing the consumer to swing their way.
Losi has the 2.4g radio gear, mid mount 12t motor, Lipo capable ESC, a well presented truck at a good price, with the included spare parts and tools it is hard not to like it
ae has an all out well balanced truck, with only a 17t 540 motor, I think it should have been a 550, heaps of hop ups available for it, and based off a good platform (T4) means a lot of parts cross over, all up you cant go wrong with this one, it needs a 2.4g radio to complete it
Traxxas have the real life truck to draw attention to the Slash, and the available VXL brushless upgrade also a draw card, but I think they should have redesigned the chassis to end up with a lower centre of gravity, and improve the handling, in my opinion the slash handles like a pig, wallowing as it struggles to turn its overly tall chassis, until it finally topples over.
IMO it was a lazy attempt, at entering the SCT market, while using the Stampede's high centre of gravity chassis as a base
Hpi, pretty much the last on the block to put the Blitz to the pavement, I really believe that they weren't going to follow suit, but when faced with the market hunger for these type of trucks, relented and went with a tried and proven format.
A converted E-Firestorm, 15t brushed motor, and SC-15 ESC are base model parts, but they perform well together, and having the Mamba combo(5700kv) as a stock part for the E-FS, means a simple upgrade to make these trucks fly, as always 27mhz radio gear and stock steering servo has allowed Hpi to land feet first in a volatile market with a very well priced truck.
The Blitz handles extremely well and I have no hesitation in recommending it as one of the best SCT's on the market to date. It has the Maxxis belted tyres, and performs flawlessly, tough as nails and begs you to try to hurt it, but you just cant.
No doubt parts will wear out and others will break at some point, but in general this it one tough built SCT.
While I know there are other SCT's on the market, I doubt too many more will make their way to OZ in a large way, although Traxxas have their 4wd Slash on the way at the moment (expected release late December 2009), I really dont feel that it will make an impact here in OZ.
At present we have limited clubs running SCT as a serious race class, which I think will hurt sales of the 4WD versions of these trucks.
Ofna also have a 4wd version due for release in early 2010, at this stage I have no idea on price of this model.
I have the SC8e which is 4WD, based on the RC8T chassis with RC8B arms, the longer chassis helps keep it very stable, it is a weapon to drive, and very realistic handling and appearance. No one runs a class for them here, a real shame in my opinion, as they not only look good, they handle well.
The SC8e comes as a Factory Team Kit, so many options with motor/ESC, servo and choice of radio gear, of course I chose a 2000kv brushless/150amp ESC combo and 4s 5000mah Lipo, couldnt help myself, and I have replaced the original wheels and tyres with a set of badlands mounted on 1/8th buggy rims.
One small point to mention, I would advise anyone building one of these to purchase the adaptor plate to raise the centre gearbox slightly and allow a little more clearance for the motor, the part is in-expensive and easier to fit during the build process, as it fits between the chassis and the centre gearbox.
Even the mini scales have a mention in this class, Traxxas have their 1/16 scale mini slash, which IMO is basically a mini e-revo with shorter control arms. The shorter control arms have made it a little unstable in corners, which once again brings me to the conclusion that Traxxas rushed the release of these units without getting the formula spot on, but still a fun little SCT.
Team Associated have their SC-18 coming out early 2010, based off the RC-18 platform, but with some welcomed improvements, a redesigned diff set up and twin belt drive replacing the original drive shaft, and of course the Bell crank steering system which will be a huge step forward from the original linkage system.
The motor has been rotated 90 degrees which will rebalance the weight distribution, and of course the backing of high quality Thunder Tiger/Ace/AE electrics.
I am extremely eager to get my paws on one of these little treasures, (hint, hint, anyone from ae reading this)
Driven Productions have recently released the "Scorpion" SCT body which fits the ae really well and is quite well detailed, it comes with protective overspray film and masks, but no decals/stickers.
The above is not a bash on any one company or model, just my opinions and should be read as such. I am sure everyone will have an opinion. Please feel free to add anything I have missed.
Just my opinion, but I think everyone has jumped at the market too quickly and tried to grab a slice of the consumer pie, each concentrating on one particular section of the car/truck, with a view to enticing the consumer to swing their way.
Losi has the 2.4g radio gear, mid mount 12t motor, Lipo capable ESC, a well presented truck at a good price, with the included spare parts and tools it is hard not to like it
ae has an all out well balanced truck, with only a 17t 540 motor, I think it should have been a 550, heaps of hop ups available for it, and based off a good platform (T4) means a lot of parts cross over, all up you cant go wrong with this one, it needs a 2.4g radio to complete it
Traxxas have the real life truck to draw attention to the Slash, and the available VXL brushless upgrade also a draw card, but I think they should have redesigned the chassis to end up with a lower centre of gravity, and improve the handling, in my opinion the slash handles like a pig, wallowing as it struggles to turn its overly tall chassis, until it finally topples over.
IMO it was a lazy attempt, at entering the SCT market, while using the Stampede's high centre of gravity chassis as a base
Hpi, pretty much the last on the block to put the Blitz to the pavement, I really believe that they weren't going to follow suit, but when faced with the market hunger for these type of trucks, relented and went with a tried and proven format.
A converted E-Firestorm, 15t brushed motor, and SC-15 ESC are base model parts, but they perform well together, and having the Mamba combo(5700kv) as a stock part for the E-FS, means a simple upgrade to make these trucks fly, as always 27mhz radio gear and stock steering servo has allowed Hpi to land feet first in a volatile market with a very well priced truck.
The Blitz handles extremely well and I have no hesitation in recommending it as one of the best SCT's on the market to date. It has the Maxxis belted tyres, and performs flawlessly, tough as nails and begs you to try to hurt it, but you just cant.
No doubt parts will wear out and others will break at some point, but in general this it one tough built SCT.
While I know there are other SCT's on the market, I doubt too many more will make their way to OZ in a large way, although Traxxas have their 4wd Slash on the way at the moment (expected release late December 2009), I really dont feel that it will make an impact here in OZ.
At present we have limited clubs running SCT as a serious race class, which I think will hurt sales of the 4WD versions of these trucks.
Ofna also have a 4wd version due for release in early 2010, at this stage I have no idea on price of this model.
I have the SC8e which is 4WD, based on the RC8T chassis with RC8B arms, the longer chassis helps keep it very stable, it is a weapon to drive, and very realistic handling and appearance. No one runs a class for them here, a real shame in my opinion, as they not only look good, they handle well.
The SC8e comes as a Factory Team Kit, so many options with motor/ESC, servo and choice of radio gear, of course I chose a 2000kv brushless/150amp ESC combo and 4s 5000mah Lipo, couldnt help myself, and I have replaced the original wheels and tyres with a set of badlands mounted on 1/8th buggy rims.
One small point to mention, I would advise anyone building one of these to purchase the adaptor plate to raise the centre gearbox slightly and allow a little more clearance for the motor, the part is in-expensive and easier to fit during the build process, as it fits between the chassis and the centre gearbox.
Even the mini scales have a mention in this class, Traxxas have their 1/16 scale mini slash, which IMO is basically a mini e-revo with shorter control arms. The shorter control arms have made it a little unstable in corners, which once again brings me to the conclusion that Traxxas rushed the release of these units without getting the formula spot on, but still a fun little SCT.
Team Associated have their SC-18 coming out early 2010, based off the RC-18 platform, but with some welcomed improvements, a redesigned diff set up and twin belt drive replacing the original drive shaft, and of course the Bell crank steering system which will be a huge step forward from the original linkage system.
The motor has been rotated 90 degrees which will rebalance the weight distribution, and of course the backing of high quality Thunder Tiger/Ace/AE electrics.
I am extremely eager to get my paws on one of these little treasures, (hint, hint, anyone from ae reading this)
Driven Productions have recently released the "Scorpion" SCT body which fits the ae really well and is quite well detailed, it comes with protective overspray film and masks, but no decals/stickers.
The above is not a bash on any one company or model, just my opinions and should be read as such. I am sure everyone will have an opinion. Please feel free to add anything I have missed.