Serpents new baby

[mark christopher]

http://www.serpent.com/product/400001

i have one and the quality is amazing! could be nice to know incase anything else shows up


Any one intersted in Joining the Serpent Electric team should contact the team manager

John Russell john.serpentuk@tesco.net


also any trade enquiries please use the contact above too

[jimmy]

I didn't think they were even out?!?

[DCM]

They look like they looked at the Mi3, and then done it properly, lol.....

Does look top quality though!!

[_sleigh_]

I was looking at this yesterday, and it looks fooking good stuff.

Makes you wonder how good the buggy will be.......

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by jimmy

I didn't think they were even out?!?

got a pre production kit to review and it is high quality, if it goes as good as it looks..........................they have a winner

[k£v!n]

They state that it has been designed to win straight out of the box, and by the looks of it it will! If I ever go back to TC's ill be getting one of these!

[Lee]

To be honest, there is nothing new there, it looks just like the xray/cyclone/tamiya/tc5 etc etc

How boring

[SimonW]

just had a look. I like it shame i just stopped snoring, gone back to buggys now.It looks well layed out and there are some very trick tuning aids and innovative ideas not present on most other cars, at least not all combined in one car that is (have a GOOD look at it)

[bender]

Originally Posted by SimonW

there are some very trick tuning aids and innovative ideas not present on most other cars, at least not all combined in one car that is (have a GOOD look at it)

Would you mind pointing them out

Whilst the car looks good to me, from the pictures it does appear heavily based on the Tamiya 415

[Lee]

I cant see anything that isn`t already on another car

[Northy]

A big fat chap?

[big air]

looks good,

price??? and when does it come out???

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by big air

looks good,

price??? and when does it come out???

no official price yet, some lucky ones have pre production kits but its due soon in the shops

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by Lee

I cant see anything that isn`t already on another car

yup chassis, 4 corners, 4 springy things and bits that slow the springy things own,
my all cars have the same bits!

[DCM]

Although there isn't anything radical in the design, I think they have done things right (except the steering servo) and the quality looks high!

[Brewer95]

well I was considering upgrading to the corally RDX Phi but im really not sure about that now. Does any body know about release dates?

[mark christopher]

any time its on there web site, pre production kits are out.

[Jonny Aird]

Originally Posted by DCM

They look like they looked at the Mi3, and then done it properly, lol.....

Does look top quality though!!

The Serpent looks more like other cars than it does the Mi3. No doubt the car will be good quality because Serpents always are. But how was the Mi3 "not done properly"?

[DCM]

wishbones were not beefed up accordingly after issue's with the Mi2, bulkheads are very heavy, steering arrangment is 'awkward', they use the silly 'mount the suspension on the bulkheads' philosophy, which, ok, give almost infinite adjustments, but to 99.9% or racers, just adds confusion, the layshaft needs a beefier support system etc etc etc.... and now Schumacher being Schumacher, are now releasing softer wishbones (but still not beefed up), new chassis, new topdeck, ne bulkheads, nearly a new car.

At least the S400 looks like a solid and simple car to work with, which is the better option always.

[Jonny Aird]

Originally Posted by DCM

wishbones were not beefed up accordingly after issue's with the Mi2, bulkheads are very heavy, steering arrangment is 'awkward', they use the silly 'mount the suspension on the bulkheads' philosophy, which, ok, give almost infinite adjustments, but to 99.9% or racers, just adds confusion, the layshaft needs a beefier support system etc etc etc.... and now Schumacher being Schumacher, are now releasing softer wishbones (but still not beefed up), new chassis, new topdeck, ne bulkheads, nearly a new car.

At least the S400 looks like a solid and simple car to work with, which is the better option always.

Wishbones I find are fine. Not broken 1 yet.

Bulkheads are heavy but what problem does that really create? You just have to add less weight to the car.

The infinite adjustments give people the opportunity to change anything they like, and lets customers have the same cars as the top drivers.

Layshaft needs a beefier support? I don't understand this one? Again, what is the problem with the layshaft?

Softer wishbones also can be used as a tuning aid on low grip tracks. Again, I don't understand why you have a problem with them?

Tamiya's TL01 is a solid and simple car, hardly any adjustments, maybe give it a try? Just joking, but nothing is meant to cause any offense in this post. Just expressing my views on the car and having a discussion with you regarding it