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Hot Bodies Ve8
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anyone know how much the kits gonna be for this?
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I looked at HB USA's website and the Nitro D8 is $399.99 and the Ve8 is $595.00. As the D8 is £379.99 over here, I would say you'd be looking at £550 or so, which in my opinion, is way overpriced, considering its limitations (on battery sizes, both dimensions and weight, as all the weight is down one side).
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thats a lotta dough considering you aint getting electrics
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yea 140mm max length battery pack WTF!?
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Actually the VE8 seems pretty cheap, it's on pre-order in the USA for 295.95$ (I'm not sure if I can write the name on this board). Seems pretty interesting, but I'm worryied about the weight L-R balance... motor and batteries on the same side??? |
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That's exactly what I'm worried about, if you want any run-time, you're going to unbalance the chassis. Not only that, it's set up for mechanical brakes, and most people don't run them in electrics now.
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That too... I'm really not interested in mechanical brakes...
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I on the other had really like this buggy. The motor is actually very close to the centerline, some of it is on it even. And the mechanical breaks are superior to motor breaking for several reasons.
And I dont think right left balance will be bad. 2 servos, a diff + brakes, and an esc + rx and box on the right. Then motor on the centerline almost from the left and battery. Wont be a problem. I think u can build it really light and low .. Just hopes it arrived soon. I'm getting one. |
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Mechanical brakes are just an option, it'll work with standard speedo braking
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Just a point on the batteries, they have a sanctioned class for elec 8th in the US now, which is 10min finals, so for that runtime you don't need a massively heavy battery, which is probably why it's designed as it is!
With them running with Nitro over here, it becomes quite a disadvantage! |
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In fairness, at the time of the post (about a month ago), the only info about it's price was on HB USA's website, and I had nothing over here. Also considering the original listed RRP was much higher than the nitro D8. Circumstances have evidently changed, and I'll agree £299 is quite reasonable, and quite a bit cheaper than some of it's competitors. |
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$299 a amainhobbies, I think its a really good price, most chassis cost $400 + |
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I suppose it's all down to personal opinion. I never used brake bias as a tuning option, so I didn't feel the need to keep it.
It's an interesting point about the diffs, but I don't think the difference would be noticeable. I agree, that's a good price for an 1/8th scale. |
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Who is stocking this in the uk at a good price? Apex? Or is it best to import?
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