The Newest Drift Car | Redcat RDS RWD Comp Drifter
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- čas přidán 5. 02. 2023
- We have the new Redcat RDS Comp-Spec Drift Car in all it's RWD glory. So today, let's unbox, review and drive this RTR machine and test - how good is it? Watch the video to find out.
Redcat RDS Drift Car: www.amainhobbies.com/redcat-r...
Batteries:
2S LiPo (shorty): www.amainhobbies.com/protek-r...
2S LiPo (stick pack): www.amainhobbies.com/protek-r...
Optional Tires Used:
Yokomo DRC Drift Tires: www.amainhobbies.com/yokomo-d...
MST Drift Wheels: www.amainhobbies.com/mst-gt-w...
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Car Stand: www.amainhobbies.com/ecopower...
Pit Mat: www.amainhobbies.com/amain-in...
Hex Tools: www.amainhobbies.com/protek-r...
Scale Weight System: www.amainhobbies.com/skyrc-sc...
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I wish Amain did more review videos. I get that it's a retailer, and these are supplemental to sales, but these review videos are better than 99.9% of the review videos on youtube.
Thanks Adam! We put them live as fast as we can make them!
-Brett
So happy to see another brand making rwd drift cars
I remember buying my very first actual 2WD drift car from your website which is the Yokomo YD-2AC RTR version and it was absolutely amazing car to drift around with no changes whatsoever. Now seeing this RDS and I’m surprised RedCat made an actual 2WD proper drift car. I’m definitely gonna check it out and hopefully maybe RedCat will be making upgrades soon
Not 100% sold on the plastic internals or the body. The chassis looks like it has some solid potential, but I’d love to see a kit version w/o the body and with metal gears.
Metal gears really aren't necessary on RWD Drift cars.
even the high end kits use aluminum and composite gears.
@zrofucks2give869 Every manufacturer has solid rigs and ones that don’t live up to the hype 🤷🏼♂️ We sell a lot of Redcats out of the LHS I work at. We even use the Lightning as our track rental cars. We never have issues with Lightnings, Kaijus, Gen8s, Gen9s, Marksmans, lowriders, ridgerocks, Everest10s, or Volcano16s. For a manufacturer to have that many solid products makes me a big ‘ol fan. Sorry you had a bad experience 🤷🏼♂️
@@ShaneMikula I’ll be pickin’ up the chassis kit regardless and rippin’ it around P&F damn near soon as it comes out. Looking at it more and more and you can tell this was designed to work with all kinds of surfaces. The adjustability is excellent 👌🏼👌🏼
lmao even yokomos top options dont even use metal gears, its unnecessary
The beard is lookin great!! Thank you for some off body viewing of this car 😁
Great review, man!
Love the beard man! As always, keep up the good work Sir.
C’mon Brett, no speed runs😆👊
🤘🏼🤘🏼
Great video Brett!
now THATS a review wow 10/10
looks very promising, would love to see an upgrade series on this
Wish I had this 15 years ago when I started this hobby.
10-12 years ago, most people would never have imagined anyone bothering to do comprehensive reviews of a redcat model. With the exception of the weird headlight decal, the body isn't bad. The mounting system is great...for that body, probably not for any other. But the impressive thing is redcat being willing to support the more niche RC segments. The lowrider isn't my cup of tea, but it's a damn impressive chassis with some beautiful body options. And now a RTR, RWD drifter? Add in the 1/5 crawler (years before axial did it) the more budget friendly gen7 and gen8, some 1/5 electric RTRs and well..although their catalog isn't as big as others they do have some models that really stand out.
Looking at it , it seems that its not that bad. It has all the right parts in there, so in theory it should perform decently. Now from the what i have already seen and heard (aside from this vid) It appears that its pretty good for the beginner as an another option amongst the already available entry level car. With that being said i personally believe that its very attractive to beginners because Redcat is offering this as an RTR car as well. All in all i think its a good option will see what the more experienced guys do with this.
brett the rc review goat
Yokomo is still dominating the drift game
Mom I want a Nissan Z. We have nissan z at home
The Z at home 😐
so true lol
Definitely an interesting approach for Redcat to take, out of all the new Releases from them an actual 2WD Drifter isn't what I was expecting at all.
Also surprised it's not a more basic one similar to how 3Racing have a Basic Sakura D5 Lite Chassis Kit as an entry. Would've been nice to have an actual Basic 2WD RTR that's cheaper than the MST's and Yokomo's but I'm definitely intrigued to see how it holds up over time and whether Redcat will take this line further or if it's just a one-off.
Nice to see some competition for MST. I hate the body but I'd do my own body anyways...
Not bad I’d like to see some different more scaled body’s that can fit this but it looks tunable.
you could be nick offermans younger brother. loving the beard!
not sure if I like this body, but even else looks good so far
Nice🤘💯✔️
That battery pack will fit much better once it swells up….. 😳
Both reviews I have seen so far have not mentioned that the body looks like 🤮, chassis looks alright though. Great review though
The body looks good...the decals look like trash.
@@999benhonda the body looks terrible, not quite as bad in the silver
A very hirsute Brett in this video.!.!.!
It's a little known fact that facial hair improves your skill behind the transmitter.!.!
Grrrrrrrrrr... Manly.! 😉 😉
That's a dig at the warehouse housekeeping if I've ever heard it 😂😂
HA! Not our intentions, it's just a very busy place.
-Brett
How does it hold up against an MST RMX 2.0/2.5 RTR? Those drift nice out of the box.
the chassis seems potential, but the bodyshell a bit errrrr😂
Mst all the way
I'm going to broke thx Redcat!
That steering angle HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
can you please do a review on mst rmx ? . 🤗
After the first 2 new releases by Redcat in along time let’s just say I’m underwhelmed & I’m a Redcat fan.
Pretty
im first like and coment Awsome drifter
I want to get into the hobby but don't want to spend too much. Would you recommend this or the RMX 2.0?
I'd go with the Yokomo YD2. It's a tried and true drift chassis.
I guess I'm in the minority because I don't mind the body... Chassis looks pretty sweet. The only problem I see is that in Canada the price is right there with the MST 2.5 which seems to be a little bit better chassis on paper
So you decided to grow a beard that's not what I wanted to ask I want to know what do you guys think or you think about the new bb01 and the mb01?
Nice drift track.😕🙂🤓🤠😎😏👍✌️👋👏💪🌾🍀🌿🍃🇺🇸
according to the redcat website the motor is a 540
What floor is that in the retail store track please?
come on man... i remember back in the day the redcat was a good way to get into the hobby without breaking that bank.. and then i go look at the price and i feel like i should just go buy the japanese stuff .. i dont know where they are from but it just seems like if you want to drift proper, you gotta spend a little cheese to get what you need... wish this particular hobby wasnt so expensive these days..
Add more steering angle, get rid of the flat-profile tires, metal internals and dump the body and you may have something
@ZrOfucks2give Have you tried RWD drifting? Everyone changes out the body and tracks like ours have a spec tire that you are required to run. This is a solid car.
@ZrOfucks2give I mean you can buy something more expensive, doesn't mean it'll be better.
@ZrOfucks2give we can go back and forth all day, you should try it next time you go to your local drift track!
What's a better starter drift sc mst or redcat? Or is there something else you would recommend
As much as i love my mst rmx2.0s kit version, the rtr needs a handful of things to make it run better like a ball diff as opposed to a spool, and a set of good turnbuckles like the kit have. This Redcat has all that and more. A much better drifter with only minor tweaks needed.
@Spectre thanks for that I think I'm looking more at the redcat because of things like that
It's the same price as my yd2... I think I'll stick with yokomo
Great chassis, just needs a proper body
What the price is
Can these drift on asphalt with the right tires?
Sure. The more rough it is, the more it may wear out the tires, but it can be done.
-Brett
The Yokomo yd2sx3 will hurt this thing
Got the thunder drift and that was a Pease of turd. This one looks much better. I hope
This rds vs yd2 rtr which would be better
I'd go YD2. There's more aftermarket support, more setups and more people using them so it will be easier to get help from others.
-Brett
@AMain_Hobbies thank you how about the reve d rdx would the yd2 still be a better choice, ive built short course so have some experience
The price doesn't meet the quality. Btw, pretty good model....
The beard really shows how of you actually are... It looks better, without the completely grey beard
Tons of holes to adjust = cam easily brake
In theory not a bad platform, but why get one over an RMX?
I'm shocked
For the price, where's the licensed body? They have chevy licensing...
Why are manufacturers so scared of sensored systems in rtrs…
It become big while ago and had good trend upwards with old losi 22 rtrs selling with basic but capable sensored system and then it just died.
As others said, get a kit when it comes out.
Sensored systems are way more expensive
sensored is more expensive and unnecessary
Redcat isn't scared of them, they just don't use them. They are generally more expensive. And for the average RC hobbyist, they offer no advantages.
That’s bs, basic sensored hobbywing entry system costs less than what rtr manufacturers charge for their rtr standalone sensorless systems.
And they are needed, especially for drift or drag
@@Mckhus my boy even brushless isnt required for drifting. if you NEED a brushless setup then thats just a skill issue. i first started off with a barely put together d4 with a cheap hobbywing brushed system and i was drifting pretty well, even getting a d4 to drift at all is impressive
It’s obviously an easy course correction, but that body is SO upsetting
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Mst is far superior but I'm sure most already know that. Body is ugly and I've had nothing but bad luck with redcats plastics and drive lines. Appreciate the content, entertaining as always.
Mst is definitely not far superior. This things on par with a base model mst. I own both and unless you own this unit and can compare then 🤦♂️🤦♂️
@@tylerseabook9423 it's all subjective. I guess I forgot to say imo
@@tylerseabook9423 you should upload a short vid
@@theguyinthecomments9543 I don’t do CZcams. But to say mst is far superior is just silly. It’s superior sure but not far superior. It’s on par
@Tyler Seabook OK just superior then 😆
"Light & day difference " ??? No1 else caught that?
I'll take light and day over dark and night.
-Brett
@@AMain_Hobbies well said! 👍🏾
It is actually.. rip off yd-2.
Hmm. Not bad but 400$ for that, I would recommend D5MR w/ different electronics
Rc drift waight bias is now worse or better. Its just more how you like it or less
That body is a huge L lol. Love to see Redcat again coming out with new stuff but for $400 you could go buy a RMX 2.0 RTR with a licensed body.
Does MST release often?
@@aacgaming9023 I’ve no clue considering I’m more of a crawler guy lol. I’ve had a RMX 2.0 in the past and just feel like it’s higher quality than Redcat. However, Redcat will definitely sell a fair few of these and I’m sure people will win comps with these. Not a hater of Redcat at all, but this one simply isn’t for me.
That stock steering angle looks horrible, and stock ride height looks to be for Off road buggie or sct out the box. Seems like quite a few mods will be needed for this chassis for someone who's wants You get What You Pay For..
I’m not gonna pay that much for a redcat.
Then don't. No one is forcing you.
lol its an orange car and says "nemo" on the back
Too bad it doesn’t have a license body.
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looks like you ate a pumpkin😂and redcat website says its a 540 motor
Not enough angle by far.
Dude, lose the flat cap. You have grey in your beard, just let it go man.
Oooof redcat? Hard no. I was all about this car till I saw that. I bought a gen 9 that didn’t work out of the box and redcat won’t stand behind their product.
400$ ?? Um no
Redcat needs to sell a roller option with no body. That thing looks like 💩 imo
Please stop calling stuff Comp spec.. Its clearly not.. Could you use it in a comp? Yeah but only because you can use any RWD drift chassis in a comp if you pay to enter.. Will it be remotely competitive? No!
The chassis itself is what's competitive. We have one with upgraded electronics that keeps up with the best of them without extra chassis upgrades.
Why are you not high as sh*t during this review!? Idk if I can trust your opinion on this one...
This is not a comp drifter lol
Nothing special
Someone call nissan... they're ripping off the new Z
Does @AMain_Hobbies charge sales tax for items shipped to NYS?
Yes we do. If your state charges sales tax, we must do the same.
-Brett