Traxxas TRX4 Sport - It's better this way!
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- The Traxxas TRX4 Sport is better this way, because it's simpler! I take a first look at this pared-down version of the TRX platform and consider some new upgrades and tease an upcoming project!
How do you think the TRX4 Sport stacks up against the RedCat Gen8? Post your comments below.
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I love my Traxxas Tactical Unit,I chuckle every time I engage/disengage the diffs
Then keep on shiftin!
I had the TRX4 bronco with all the accessories and mods. Sold it and now I love my TRX4 sport tan even more.
I have had a couple of the Traxxas trx scale rigs bronco, mercedes 6x6. But the Sport I bought to take new people out actually became my favorite because of its simplicity and I didn’t feel bad running through rocks here in the PNW. Detailed rigs are great for the trail and looking at for sure but I almost want to cry when I rip a plastic mirror off.
I am glad you are actually saying some good things about this platform. I know in general Traxxas may be out of the league of some modelers such as yourself. But for some guys such as myself where time is very tough to come by I really enjoy my bronco. Thank you ,great show and great shows in general I really appreciate all those vehicles you create!
Thanks for the feedback Dan, I value my viewers and their opinions greatly!
I love my unlocking diffs and two speeds
I have the G-Wagon and Bronco and the wife has the Sport...Out of the box her Sport is hands down the more capable. After upgrading wheels and tires my G-Wagon is now just as capable except steep side hilling. I greatly enjoy your videos.
My guess - You’re gonna complicate it with locking diffs and a 2 speed? 😃👍
Rich lol omg you nailed it
You sir, are a funny man. Hahahahaha
Seems inevitable to me lol. Go Defender, or different RC entirely.
Subscribing anyways :P
Thanks for trx4 video. I felt the same way when it first came out. I still bought one. The more i played with it , the more i liked it😂😂. Anyway, Best thing i liked about the Trx4 is, i noticed i wasnt replacing plastic parts all the time. Very durable. Takes a lickin and keeps on tickin. One tuff truck.
Definitely a tough truck.
Kinda reminds me of a newer Colorado. I want to see the more recent version of that body with the molded in bed cap all painted up and mounted.
Nice hat! Good to see you posting again, we missed you! ☺
Hey, you're right! A Colorado!
Originally purchased the TRX 4 defender and then I did get the sport. Out of the box the sport is is a really nice package lots of capability... needless to say I no longer drive the defender
Thanks for the feedback!
I love running my TRX4 - Bronco with open diffs. For those of us who aren’t strictly running these trucks on tailored obstacle courses, the ability to keep the diffs open make less challenging, backyard or beach runs much more fun and challenging. Furthermore, attempting the same lines with locked and open diffs yields very different driving dynamics, so the same course can be run multiple times, but stay interesting.
Oh, I get it. I just don't need it. If I want to go fast I'll choose something else.
I have had my Defender for a year and a half and I like the 2 speed and the locking and unlocking diffs. I understand people not wanting them for comp style rigs but mine is a simple trail rig and I use them all the time.
Sport owners will also miss out on the massive wide range of gearing choices the 2 speed has... Going as low as 79:1 and as high as 11:1...
I also run my TRX4 unlocked all the time while doing trail, The cornering is so tight I have lost track how many times I haven't had the need to reverse to make a corner.
Again with going fast. I don't get it!
@@scalebuildersguild It has "SPORT" on its name... LOL...
Nah but fast as in 10-13mph is fast for a Solid axle Crawler as the suspension cannot soak big bumps.. If you got the sport 3S will get you around 7-8mph? I guess? Which is still somewhat "Fast" for a crawler.
Then there is Kelvin Talbot 4-6S MAMBA X +60mph speed TRX4 "FAST".
@@scalebuildersguild It’s fun to do some jumping, scale jumping
I totally agree with you. The sport is the TRX4 I wanted. I don't need all the other extra features. Now... if they would only release a TRX4 Sport "Kit" version, I'd be ecstatic. I don't need the current TRX4 kit with all the extra electronics included.
Why though? the kit makes all the sense in the world… You dont pay for the overpriced Body Selection but get the full TRX4 experience in a kit.
Lets say fine you can live without the locking diffs (Which is not scale, Real cars are not diff locked 24/7) you still have that Single speed trans that gets you a 35:1 ratio with a single speed so you can change your ratio with pinion and spur but you will be forever locked in a single ratio.
The Kit has the full 2 speed trans and it gets you 2 incredible and wide choices of gearing.. 1st gear with it industry leading 65:1 and its 2nd gear with the massive 27:1... Simply put the full TRX4 will out crawl and out speed the Sport in box stock form, Add a brushless system and the 2 speed trans gets even better.
I love my Bronco and I would not lose the locking diffs and 2 speed trans for anything... I can out maneuver any other crawler in a friendly race because of the unlocked diffs so I can turn fast and I can drive fast because I have my 2nd gear..
In summary: You cant really have an educated opinion on the subject if you went straight for the Sport, You dont know what your are missing out.
@@skirmich Well, I have both the Bronco and the Sport. So... It's just not my thing. I'm not saying get rid of the current kit, I'm saying provide another version of a kit without all that other stuff. I'd like to choose my own electronics too.
@@RevolutionXThe Sport is the ideal choice for people wanting pure crawling performance.. My trail buddy got it Friday and we went into our team trail hiking on Saturday morning, I was surprised at how capable the Sport Was, He is obviously changing the body ASAP. But he never complained about the price, He got it for like 350 iirc.
As for the sport The super light weight body kept it from rolling back in the steep hill climbs and the ratio was fine for the Titan Motor. The only con is still the horrible stock shock tuning traxxas even went their way and put white springs all around from the fabric but kept the heavy 30wt shock oil so you can feel how horribly over dampened it is...
Compared to my staggered orange/white + 10wt shock oil, My Bronco felt planted at any speed and it flexed easily on the rocks. I really recommend that setup BTW.. The Bronco plain springs 0.45rate are a way stiffer than what it needs, I think it would benefit the Defender the most.
@@skirmich Shocks & or sprigs as well as hundreds of oil & weights is super easy and fun to change. Same with gearing ( for most) The Sport you can tailor much more with MUCH better parts and have exactly what you want! RTR has its place with all the bells and whistles...but they will fail SOON if you RC as much as I do! lol
I think you guys answered your own questions, but I can firmly say that speed in a crawler has never been a priority, so unlocked, handling at speed has never been something I've wanted.
I have a trx 4 sport, i flipped the bumper mounts over pushed them in as far as they can go raised the rock sliders, raised the body one hole on the mounts trimmed the body to fit, put a 20kg servo in it and a glich buster put all steel beadlocks and a taller 4.75 1.9 set of tires, a flysky reciever linked to a flysky transmitter it is a true beast now unstoppable, this is a great truck and you can make it a beast for cheap
Glad you like it! I think it has a lot of potential.
I like the og d110 from traxxas with all the extra stuff. I like how they reset the bar for the rc industry. Look at all the other brands with portal axles and 2 speed transmissions.
Just my 2 cents. Keep up the good work.
They weren't the first to do either 2 speed or portals...
@@AtvRacer i know, but look at tbe platform its one ofbthe best crawling rigs out of the box. Imo
@@RocketDogRc it is. And I don't own any traxxas, since s Maxx days lol I was the kid with the s Maxx isntead of a tmaxx.
Thanks for the feedback! Portals should NOT be on every truck. They have their place, but so does quality driving.
@@scalebuildersguild that I would agree with
Maaan! Your channel really is like my thoughts. Whatever you say seem to make me say” I was just thinking about that”. I love your content! Your builds and also I love your cinematography of the rigs. Some of your builds are mind blowing.sure I’ll never afford any of them but seeing them here is good enough for me! For many people it’s just and rc channel but for me it’s my therapy. The rc world has patched some of my depression and given me positive things to think about. So thank you for that!! And btw that Range Rover behind you is sickkkkkkkk!!! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Thank you for the very kind words! Much appreciated!
I agree with you on the Sport. I don't need all the fancy options and I don't think many others do either. As a builder, I wish they offered the Sport as a kit as well. I would probably be more interested if I could buy the kit and build it up myself.
It would be nice to see that release. I'd buy it.
The bowhouse skid is awesome!! We missed you at USTE. It was a BLAST!!! You and noob really have to try and make it down again next year.
Looks like a fun one for sure Nick!
@@scalebuildersguild oh yeah, probably the best event in North America at this point, if you're into really scale trucks and trails.
I get why Traxxas released the option rich version first. The TRX4 essentially replaced the Summit, as it has the same options (two speed trans, locking diffs), but at a fraction of the cost and without the need for two servos, two batteries, etc., thereby reducing the cost of what's needed to get up and running. That said, I'm glad they came out with a stripped down model and a tracked version with the stripped down chassis (what I run currently). They gave the consumer options so you can get what suits you the best.
Agreed!
It seems to me that, in general, long time scale crawlers are less likely to appreciate the TRX4 locking diffs and 2 speed than new drivers. I suspect this resistance comes from the fact that they simply have never had these features as an option in the past and long term the veteran drivers simply have grown accustom to not having them. So it must have felt very complicated to these veterans when the TRX4 originally came out with these features. There was a lot of "too complicated", "more to break", "too heavy", etc. comments from veteran drivers when I think it is actually more a case that it's just new and different. On the flip side as a relatively new crawler of 2 years and the owner of 5 TRX4s, I find driving a locked axle rig to be stiff and just not as interesting. I am thrilled that Traxxas released the Sport so now there is something for everyone. Matt, I'm glad to see you actually excited about the TRX4 now and I can't wait to see what you come up with!
I guess we're all just a bunch of old guys after all. ;) A lot of it comes down to driver preference, and more choice is always good.
Well I like the extra features so I’m getting the TRX4 Kit with a TRX4 Sport body and paint the body gloss black with lights.
Perfect fashion coordination between the shirt and hat !! Styling and Profiling !
I planned that. ;)
Locking diffs actually useful and work great
Then by all means, enjoy them!
Scale Builder's Guild sometimes the rear wheel is locked between rocks. And cause the truck to flip. Unlocking get you out of it
Or better yet, don’t get yourself in that situation. 😉
Love power HD servos ,got them in most of my r/c's
Good to hear! I've had zero experience with them, but always worth trying something new!
Yeah I second the power hobby servos, specifically the 23kg waterproof version.
Wish this was out when I got my trx4 never had issues with it but this was all I needed
SAME!
lmao "heres truck", awesome Matt!, looking forward to this build.
TRUCK
I went with the trx sport because I’m new to crawling and I hope it was a good choice
It's a great starting point!
Yeah I just bought myself a Traxxas builders kit so I'd like to see how yours will compare to mine I know this an old video but I just started crawling and I'll watch more scale builders guide love you videos thanks
I wish the blue body came in the same shade of blue as what you shot your video with. Much nicer. 👍
I'm close to the actual color, but yeah, a bit more muted would have been nice.
Camt wait to see what u do! Love my Bronco as well as my SCX10!
We live in a wonderful time for this hobby, so many choices!
Great video Matt! 👀 forward to see what you have in mind for that platform!
Thanks Brad, it's going to blow some minds I think.
I have the Trx4 bronco and completely agree about the scaled back version not needing the locking diffs I very rarely unlock them on purpose I do like the two speed option though.
I use all of it on my trx4 tactical.
My guess is Unimog. Would you consider a Mercedes G-500 4x4²? Portals from the factory.
Things with portals are nice.
Unimogs are awesome.
It's funny you mentioned the mercedes G-500 because now Traxxas is selling a TRX4 G-500 dead serious check it out! It looks pretty meh but you nailed it Jobey
Just bought this kit on Friday, super excited to see what you do with it.
Congrats!
Glad to see ya finally come around. Feel free to make it into a Toyota with a chevy 350! I'm looking forward to seeing what you really do come up with for this and the Cat fight!
Hahaha! Thanks for the vote of encouragement!
Nice vid. I picked up an Assembly kit today, since I already had all the electronics needed and I wanted to build it and paint my own body. Didn't have to pay for a bunch of stuff I wasn't going to use, so that was nice.
i have the trx4 sport and love it!! i have upgraded the servo and servo horn. it is a great truck!! i would recommend upgrading the servo if i were u, it is kinda weak. nice video bro. have fun upgrading!
Thanks for the tips!
i love my bronco and happy it got a 2 speed and lock/unlock diff.
it makes it special.
OkeyDokey!
Flip the axles which will lower it to the ground: then make it go 100mph (after removing from box).
When this baby hits 88mph, you're going to see some serious Sh!t.
Not sure why people dislike the Traxxas connection. Seems fine to me.
I just bought the Axial SCX10 ii Honcho. I was looking at the TRX 4 Sport too. But the hobby shop had a $20 off coupon that only applied to the Honcho so that drove my decision ($309 net vs $339). Hmmm now I’m not so sure though! lol I’ve watched all your Honcho “budget build” videos and I’m quite impressed with that rig so far... so no “buyer’s remorse”. I’m just worried now I’m gonna have to find a way to have both! Great videos. Thanks for the work you do!
Totally agree they should have released sport before trx4
RIGHT?!
So many aftermarket bodies fit this perfect. J Concepts K10 just drop on
I believe that your gonna do whatever you want to do to this truck, its yours!!
This is true.
The problem of traxxas came out with the sport first is when they came out with the other trucks they would need to redesign the molds for the trans case axles sliders and some other small parts or they would have all those designs ready and be sitting on those higher end trucks waiting to release them. I love the trx4 design even tho I’m not a fan of traxxas and stock for stock I’ll pull out the trx for over my 10.2 honcho.
I think you misunderstood what I was getting at. Release the Sport as it is, then come out with all the added features afterwards. No need to redesign molds.
Ohh... Mud pit runner. Interesting. Will be interesting to see how you scale this up.
NO MORE MUD! Hahaha
I'm of the opposite way of thinking. I really like the unlocking diffs, it really ads to the scale experience as I don't drive my 1:1 locked up all the time either. Could have done without the 2 speed but im of the opinion traxxas knocked it out the park. I already made a "sport" kinda with a bronco kit by deleting the 2 speed and adding brushless power. I guess you had to see what could be when the defender came out. Not many popular hobbists gave the traxxas a nice review. But I have a pretty good guess why. lol Having inside Traxxas info that comes down the line gives me the edge with them but a sport was always coming btw. There's more to come!
That's the great thing about these reviews, we all have a different view of what works and what doesn't for each person's personal style!
ya brother!!!! I love this truck, I gots me the Bronco and just got the sport about a week ago:) stay groovy mang
Yes me to brother, went with the TRX-4 Tactic, then added the Defender body painted my way, a month later bought the TRX-4 kit, wanted to see how this puppy was put together, then purchased the Bronco body. lol
Awesome guys! I have the Defender as well, but much prefer the simpler, builder's specific Sport version.
I'm getting the kit this weekend !
Great!
@@scalebuildersguild yeah, I just got the Axial Honcho instead. I wanted something more RTR
It’s a nice TURK i just got the blue one as well. I will be changing the body tho.
Yeah, that body will get donated back to the hobby shop, methinks.
Power HD 23K servo is a killer for the $$$.
still my fav and better internals than wp25kg
I totally agree the sport is the one for me great review thanks for posting
Thanks for watching!
I've been wanting to get one of these sports, so I can't wait to see what all you do to it.
It's going to be a challenge, that's for sure!
Can you review and do unboxing of the traxxas TRX4 sport (Unassembled) clear body version. I know it's pretty much the same as this one here on this video but I know price and how it comes in the box is pretty different as far as what's built etc. Also wanted to ask if you guys do stickers for sale with Scale Builders Guild logo etc..
I'll probably do an unboxing/live build when it's actually released. We sell stickers, but are out of stock at the moment. When they are available, they'll be here: scalebuildersguild.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?458-SBG
Scale Builder's Guild thanks bud!!
this truck has turned out to be one of the best crawling rigs ever released.
We'll see!
i got this a couple weeks ago, been waiting for most of the snow to melt so i can drive it :D
There's so much snow and ice here, it's crazy.
Drive it. Snow won’t hurt
almost 100% that is Unimog.The proper portal rig!
I'm hoping you're right.
What ever you decide to be i am sure that is going to be amazing.Much love from greece,keep up your AMAZING work.
Getting my TRX4 Sport tomorrow 🥳
i paid 569.00 cnd for my tactical and here they sell the the sport for 110.00 less ruffly which i find is still very expensive for the sport model tho i might end up bitting the bulllet and getting sport the cost is still a bit high for a basic stripped down version of the trx ,,
It's still a great kit.
Is it worth swapping the electronics out for the HobbyWing 1080 ESC. I have heard that the BEC is not that good?
You could try it I guess! I've yet to have issue with the BEC. Servo strength on the other hand...
That servo is one of the few that drops right in as it is the same size as the stock one. And my guess is you are making a Volvo Valp. :)
Oooh, I like that guess!
I enjoy watching your videos thanks for bringing them to us I would have to guess that you're going to make a fully submergible truck to run underwater
A funny idea!
At least your hat looks good!
That's the best part of me.
PERSONALLY I am glad for the TRX4 because of the Traxxas the ID connector as I currently running two 4tec 2.0 on road cars and have 5 ID batteries.
Have you seen the Team Garage Hacks transmission for it it had over and underdrive without having to do the diff gears
I'll have to check that out!
Make it a mad max truck!!
That's a good idea!
@@scalebuildersguild thanks!!! This hobby is brand new to me and I'm working on my first scratch build bc I spent all my money on a henglong tank first before finding out about crawlers. Can't stop thinking about what I'd do if I had a 3d printer and the know-how. (Itd be mad max related) Also can't stop watching vids like this one psyched for the next one!
This video was just recommended to me on youtube and it’s so weird because I want to get one of these awesome some crawlers and my brother wants a gen8
make it a fun mudder no matter what ya do! an im gonna enjoy watchin
Nah, no more mud trucks.
Great video, very to the point. I am doing a build off challenge series with the sport with another channel using all Traxxas upgrade parts only. You should check it out. New challenge every Wednesday.
I'll check it out! Thanks!
Volvo build? Unimog? Looking forward to finding out!
Great content as always, sir.
I don't think I could do another Volvo. I've done so many!
Trx4 Going brushless? That would be fun mud bashing
Nah, keeping this one simple, in that regard anyway.
Rather sell the Traxxas Sport to any new hobby goer. Young or old. Two reasons, potential upgrades and DURABILITY!
Love my Gen 8 but as a trail truck, some crawling but just dont trust the portals. Love the body, love running but afraid of breakage
Traxxas is my next buy
They are durable, I'll give them that. Sport anyway.
International pickup truck or Jeep Kaiser.
Weird guesses!
A Toyota stout would be cool also.
please add some lockers and 2 speed transmission to it ;))
Do what I did. Hobby wing axe550 r2 . Reefs servo. And new proline tires
Awesome video as always! My guess is that you are going to make it into a swamp buggy
Thanks for watching!
Can full time lockers be switched into this truck? That way you get the benefits of full lockers without servos?
This truck is locked spools from the factory. You could add the unlocking mechanism, but not my flavor of fun.
What a interesting review my friend~!!👍👍👍
Thanks for watching!
@@scalebuildersguild You're welcome~!!
very very good👍👍👍
Thanks!
My guess is you will add wings and a ducted fan. 😂
Comment of the day. Well played Wes. Hahahahaha
axial fan boy for sure
I guess you missed the 16 week Traxxas budget build off...
my guess is your going to do your best to make it like scx10 or a gen 8 fan boy
Wow. You caught me.
When you say they should've released the sport first then 6 ish months later the fully equipped one.. So not to piss people off you'd want to put out the sport but be sneak peaking around the same time the what might be in the fully equipped.. so you'd give people the choice to grab a sport or wait. I'd consider a sport but have a scx10 (v1). And haven't been driving it in a while let alone most other of my rc's..
Did get a cc01 recently.. but the gears are slipping..
CC01 has always been a fun little platform, but not as durable as some of their other kits. Building a Tamiya is a rite of passage.
Marauder from South Africa would be awesome.
Oooh, that's a nice one too.
@@scalebuildersguild I first saw thr Murauder on Top Gear, if you do go that direction dont forget the scale AK47's
Could you please measure the distance from one screw to the other on the rock sliders and tell me (the longer distance)? Thank you!
Can you clarify?
@@scalebuildersguild There are mounting holes on the sliders as you see in 5:07. I would like to know the distance between them. measured from front to rear (so could be 15cm ... or so). Is it clear now? :) My english is not the best ... :D
Hummer or Japanese Mega Land cruiser, Good to see ya was starting to go through SBG withdrawals.
I forgot about that Mega Cruiser... Thanks for watching!
My assumption is Traxxas wanted to turn Traxxas fans onto scale rather than scale fans onto Traxxas. Now then Please make a 1950s Unimog.
This is a really smart analysis, great comment!
Love trx4s
Yep, the Sport and Sport kit are awesome!
Cool video mat!!!
Thanks Peter!
Everyone is saying “it’s a unimog” that you’re going to do. I would go a H1 Hummer….
I’m also making one of my trucks more of a crawler, apart from locking both front and rear diff’s should I also lock the centre diff as well, so all three are solid?
Hummers are definitely interesting. I'd need more details on the truck you're converting before I'd say for sure.
@@scalebuildersguild
It’s a HSP [1/8th planet] and life started as a buggy with independent suspension then added some bigger wheels and a truck body, adding a brushed 55t motor [axial] and crawler ESC, 9t pinion and 46 spur, est. ratio 17:1.
I could just buy a trail truck but where’s the fun / challenge in that [PS TRX-4 start at $600AUD for the sport to $850 for the defender or the Traction Hobby 1/8th Founder is $995AUD plus shipping...]
I'd probably lock, or nearly lock the center diff then!
Unimog or G Wagon 550! Now a video related curiosity, why do you shoot and upload with the flat colour profile? What you are showing doesn't look right (IMO) when it's all muted colours. That can be fixed with grading (or stop shooting in log), I'd rather see your content with brighter colours and more contrast. Thanks!
Mogs are cool. I shoot flat, but I have applied a look and graded the footage. I don't like oversaturating and over cranking the contrast if I don't have to, consider it my personal style. Plus, when it's shot flat, I have a lot more latitude to show off details that might get lost in shadow. I'll take another look at my settings, but I'm generally pretty happy with image quality.
OK thanks for the reply.I had noticed most of your studio shoots are very flat, and I found this one was a bit harder to watch because of it. I'm not asking you to change your style, but wanted to make sure you intended it and consider bringing back the colours a little bit more. Thanks!
head to head good idea
I'll have to see about organizing that!
12.8” wheel base 🤔 Pro Line FJ40?
That's what I want to do
Nope! Think styrene!
No scale aspects. Maybe we need to go to performance builders guile for scale.
No scale aspects means you get to make it as scale as you want. I consider it a blank slate.
I know you don’t like the locking differentials and the two speed transmission but the fact remains that in the real world a real off-road truck has a transfer case with 4high and 4 low they’re being to speeds and real Off roading Enthusiasts have locking differentials so let’s keep that in mind
Hey Don, I know how real trucks work, I just don’t feel like there’s that many real-world applications in the smaller scale. Just one man’s opinion.
@@scalebuildersguild this is true. Love your videos by the way.
Will it not effect electrical circuits when cutting that battery conductors, because Traxxas Oem battery 2s has 1 extra circuit on bulk/ negative terminal or S3 has 4 circuits/1 each both red& black? Can you help to explain more details?
I don’t cut battery leads off. I add them (Traxxas leads) to the ESC if I’m going to use Traxxas batteries.
European trials truck, probally a 505 on tractor tires.
I like trucks.
Great video as always Matt. Hey when is the next Harley beating coming? Lol just wondering
We'll be doing another Monthly Mayhem soon. Might actually last longer than a month!
Awesome as usual.😎
Thanks Andy!
There's nothing wrong with over the top in my opinion it drives innovation and variety in the industry I love my scx10 trail honcho and its running a traxxas VXL system 😂 cheers🍻
Thanks for the comment!
No thank you for all the information you have given in every way and about every product!
There is a super kick ads unimog hard body.
So I've heard!
You're a pretty resourceful person, I would bet you could make a humvee body 😎