RC Review: FTX Vantage Brushless RTR Buggy
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Hi all this is a video of my FTX Vantage buggy, this buggy is also known as the VRX Spirit and the Hobbyking Quanum Vandal. I have had this buggy for over a year now and i thought i would share my thoughts and opinions of the car. Hope you enjoy and feel free to ask any questions in the comments and ill be happy to reply :)
Nice review, I especially like how you were able to point out the issues with the car and what parts you found useful to upgrade. At the moment I have had my brushed Vantage a 5 days and I am completely noob to RC. I am already planning to upgrade it to brushless. 5 days in and I have already bent a shock shaft!
Thankyou for the support its much appreciated and yeah the shock shafts do seem to be an area of weakness on this car. Mine still bend although they are upgraded but hey ho repairing rc cars is as much of the hobby as driving is. Any more questions you have about the car ill be happy to help :)
Barely been using the vantage due to the bad weather but when I do I seem to break something. Today's outing was a bent front drive shaft and a bit of the front bumper broke off.
Yeah that always seemed to happen to me to every time i took it out i would break something but i hope it gets repaired soon do you can have some more RC fun stay tuned for some more videos :)
You mention you could get a lot more for your money now....what alternative would you suggest
I met a kid and his dad with one of these down my local park (they also had the ftx carnage) and they are pretty fun! Decent speed on 2s as well. The chassis is extremely weak as are the shock shafts however.
Hi there bud thanks for commenting and yeah I agree they do have decent speed on 2s but as you say the chassis is weak as are the shock shafts
Hi thinking of buying one of these for my first ever proper car, should I do it?
How did u keep breaking the arms I’ve run mine a few times been ok low ride height was issue hit a kerb, looks like it’s been upgraded since this version come out
Fantastic video my freind. 🇬🇧😁👍😁👍🇬🇧ive liked and subbed you my friend 👍👍👍👍
These been out for 7 years wow
Hi what buggy would you recommend for a 10 year old as a first car?( something that would last )
I'll agree with you on the spur gear !! Just had to buy a new one -_-
Yeah they seen to be a common weak spot on this car i think one solution that has come up is to change the pinion gear to a steel one rather than the stock brass one if that hep bud :)
BashingWithRadioControl where can i get a alum spur gear for this car from as mine as just gone?
They are difficult to come by i only know of a few that where knocking about on the MSUK forum but i think they are long gone, could try ebay?
I really need your help please! i crashed the car into a curb and it turned off, but since that.. when i turn it back on the steering doesnt come on.. i know it works because i can change the settings with the trim and it turns but not when i use the steering with the remote! any ideas ?! pm me back please !!! thanks
You need to add me as a contact for me to message you bud
It could be that your servo is busted or maybe one of your channels on your receiver is broke. to test your receiver and or servo switch the servo from channel 1 to channel 2 so your throttle will control the servo and your steering wheel will control the throttle if the servo is working your channel 1 is most likely broke but if it dosen't work your servo is broke im afraid hope this helped and stay tuned :)
Did u ever find the problem pal
Well I know this is a old CZcams video and probably won't get a reply but should I buy one in 2020?
I feel there are better options on the market now and good used deals to be had over this model
Btw it has a Etronix 60Amp Photon 2.1 sensorless brushless speed control. It's 60amp not 45 nor 35 but good vid bud!
Cheers for that bud to be honest I haven't worked on this car for a while haha anyway thanks for stopping by :)
i got the vantage too, its a great car to be honest. I have changed he back end and a suspension mo unt but other than that its been fine. I got a new wing cos the old one has snapping bits in it. Are you from Bristol?
Hi Ben thankyou for stopping by I agree that it is a great little car for the money and you could be semi competitive with it at the local track it's great value for money and I'm not from Bristol you were close I am from Swindon but good try haha stay tuned for more Ben :)
Ah right, I think the Bristolian accent is more pronouned. I would l ike to race mine. After the time I put in fixing my RC cars racing would be fun.
ben rogers haha it was a close guess anyway and yeah im thinking about racing this car again might make a series on it stay tuned :)
Cool. I saw before that you're in Swindon. I am in Devon so both south though Swindon isn't the south-west as such but some say it is? Wiltshire or parts of it are in the south west, it's weird. I agree - this is a great buggy and especially for bashing and to be honest I never thought of racing it properly but it could be done. Not sure how to find my nearest track.. I have a truck (HPI E Firestorm) a car (HPI sprint 2) and another car (Tamiya TL-01) as well as the Vantage.
hi mate, where did u get the carbon parts?
I got my carbon parts from Modelsport UK hope that helps mate :)
thx mate!! Look what i found :D www.apexmodels.com/gbu0-prodshow/MOD-FTX5535.html
Its okay mate and i have seen this model before it looks good for the price :)
Hello mate I'm looking to get in to rc cars what would you recommend I've been looking at the ftx is there better on the market now?
is there anything in that price Range you would recommend?
Hey mate that would depend on where you are and your currency, once I had upgraded this to the point it was half way decent I could of got a slash 4x4
What is the top speed of these car stock? Does it reaches 45mph?
Hi bud thanks for commenting, the car i had was the original version which topped out at around 30 to 35 mph
with a 2s LiPo stick?
EvoRider yes with a 2s battery pack
OK. thanks!
I'm undecided if I go for one of these or for a amewi booster pro. I think that the booster pro can reach the 45mph.
Paid 220 for this in 2021
You mention you could get a lot more for your money now....what alternative would you suggest
You get a Team c Jekyll racing kit for £120 and including the electronics you would spend less than what ive spent on this including its upgrades and if your prepared to spend you get could a bigger name brand car for a little bit more and you would have better part support and much better durability :)
BashingWithRadioControl ok so 190 ish for the vantage brushless... but hobbyking do it too called the quanum vandal, kit is £37 or supplied with motor esc and servo is £65 they do same radio for 10, it's a re badged flysky that comes with the vantage. Battery, charger etc would come in around £100
StickyGeko that's £100 all in.... I've looked at the raskyll too... its for my son
StickyGeko yes your right I forgot about the hobbyking version but if your looking for something will last him and do sent need repairing constantly I would look at the turnigy trooper sct kit or go to a bigger brand as I've heard good things about the turnigy trooper :)
BashingWithRadioControl so this isn't that durable? How does the jakyll compare? I've seen the rtr jakyll for £70 brand new...I'll have a look at the turnigy thanks...needs to be 1/10