Go Back   oOple.com Forums > Car Talk > Team Durango

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 03-06-2009
Danosborne6661's Avatar
Danosborne6661 Danosborne6661 is offline
Mad Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,301
Default Differences to the Serpent

The new Team Durango car looks awesome, real good!
What are the differences to the Serpent S500 though?
__________________
SchumacherPhat Bodies

Mendip R/C Raceway - Offroad Racing in South-West
WORM-Racing - GT12 Racing in the South-West
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 03-06-2009
Chris Doughty Chris Doughty is offline
*SuPeRsTaR mEmBeR*
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 2,693
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Danosborne6661 View Post
The new Team Durango car looks awesome, real good!
What are the differences to the Serpent S500 though?
I would say you should think of it like this.

the origional 'Durango' slim car ran in prototype form, along the way to becomeing 'production' it got called a Serpant S500 a few times, and now you see it called a Durango again.
__________________
Chris Doughty
Team Durango
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 03-06-2009
DCM's Avatar
DCM DCM is offline
Spends too long on oOple ...
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Marvelous South Wales!!
Posts: 8,896
Default

plus, the Durango is a no expenses spared car, whereas the Serpent would of been built to a budget and profit.
__________________
dragon paints : team tekin : fusion hobbies :SCHUMACHER RACING : Nuclear R/C for all my sticky and slippery stuff - if it needs gluing or lubing, Nuclear RC is the man!
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 03-06-2009
Southwell Southwell is offline
*SuPeRsTaR mEmBeR*
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Basingstoke
Posts: 4,123
Send a message via MSN to Southwell
Default

Well you can say the Durango is a higher specced car, no cars are designed to be 'no exsenses spared', they have to make a reasonable profit from the project.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 03-06-2009
GRIFF55 GRIFF55 is offline
Spends too long on oOple ...
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Sunny South West Wales
Posts: 4,875
Default

was the serpent s500 ever released?
__________________
~ICON-RC~ATOMIC CARBON~LMR~TONISPORT~NUCLEAR RC~
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 03-06-2009
YZ~10's Avatar
YZ~10 YZ~10 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 182
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by GRIFF55 View Post
was the serpent s500 ever released?
no it was shown at toy show 2008 and looked like it was production ready..



but that was pretty much the last we saw of it
__________________

Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 04-06-2009
Rebelrc's Avatar
Rebelrc Rebelrc is offline
Mad Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,341
Default

Same car! better name
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 04-06-2009
Off-roaderMatt Off-roaderMatt is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Congleton
Posts: 117
Default

I read somewhere that the designer was from durango and was asked to design the S500 for serpent but before the design was put into production there was a falling out between them and the designer from durango decided to make the design himself instead, i pressume that is why there are many similarities like the layout and the diffs etc
__________________
Predator X11 '08 Lipo
Xray XB2 '20
Yokomo BD8 '18
Schumacher CAT 98
Mardave Cobra
Tamiya TB02
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 04-06-2009
JohnM's Avatar
JohnM JohnM is offline
Mad Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 1,189
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Off-roaderMatt View Post
I read somewhere that the designer was from durango and was asked to design the S500 for serpent but before the design was put into production there was a falling out between them and the designer from durango decided to make the design himself instead, i pressume that is why there are many similarities like the layout and the diffs etc
In a way thats right, the designer is Durango
__________________
Model Junction, Boughton Raceway.
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 04-06-2009
mark christopher's Avatar
mark christopher mark christopher is offline
Spends too long on oOple ...
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: haxey, doncaster
Posts: 7,787
Send a message via MSN to mark christopher
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Off-roaderMatt View Post
I read somewhere that the designer was from durango and was asked to design the S500 for serpent but before the design was put into production there was a falling out between them and the designer from durango decided to make the design himself instead, i pressume that is why there are many similarities like the layout and the diffs etc
sort of, serpent and durango joined forces, thats why on the stand there is a serpent and durango name. Serpent did all the moulds etc and the serpent car has the prototype arm which are actuallywhite and as brittle as glass (they were painted black for the show).. The same venture was being undertaken with the 8th car.
Unfortunatly serpent had problems, but im led to belive serpent provided the moulds etc and looking at a the diff the parts are serpent s400 internals. So may not be serpent anymore, but its got serpent in it.
__________________
MBModels - Schumacher Racing - Vapextech.co.uk - MRT - Savox - SMD
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 04-06-2009
Off-roaderMatt Off-roaderMatt is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Congleton
Posts: 117
Default

ah rite, it was jus on a forum somewhere that i heard it, I also heard that the serpent was to have an aluminium chassis....does anyone know if thats the case with the durango too?
__________________
Predator X11 '08 Lipo
Xray XB2 '20
Yokomo BD8 '18
Schumacher CAT 98
Mardave Cobra
Tamiya TB02
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 04-06-2009
c0sie c0sie is offline
*SuPeRsTaR mEmBeR*
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Cheltenham
Posts: 3,294
Default

This new Durango gives me a massive boner every time I look at the pics :S
__________________
Previously:
BRCA Micro Section Chairman.
BRCA Micro National Champion.

Currently:
JQ fan.
Bellend.

Forums are better than Facebook groups
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 04-06-2009
GRIFF55 GRIFF55 is offline
Spends too long on oOple ...
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Sunny South West Wales
Posts: 4,875
Default

i do like all that orange shimmage
__________________
~ICON-RC~ATOMIC CARBON~LMR~TONISPORT~NUCLEAR RC~
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 04-06-2009
mark christopher's Avatar
mark christopher mark christopher is offline
Spends too long on oOple ...
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: haxey, doncaster
Posts: 7,787
Send a message via MSN to mark christopher
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Off-roaderMatt View Post
ah rite, it was jus on a forum somewhere that i heard it, I also heard that the serpent was to have an aluminium chassis....does anyone know if thats the case with the durango too?
according to thier website it will have an alloy chassis
__________________
MBModels - Schumacher Racing - Vapextech.co.uk - MRT - Savox - SMD
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 05:35 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
oOple.com