Arrma Gorgon
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- čas přidán 5. 10. 2023
- Hey Y’all! Check this out! This is the new Arrma Gorgon! And man is it colorful! Get this… This 2wd basher comes in Black, Yellow, Blue, Red and Blue, and has body sets with bumpers and skid plates in Orange, Purple, Green, and Red and Black! Plus some pink parts thrown into the mix for good measure. Based on the original Arrma chassis designs of the Vorteks, Granite, Fury and Raider they did an excellent job at this introductory model bringing some goodies and a lot of fun. Running off its stock 25 amp combo esc/receiver it can run on Nimh or 2s Lipo batteries and with its .8 mod metal gears can easily be converted to a brushless system. In fact, to date I don’t think I’ve seen a beginner vehicle come set up for such an easy swap!!!
And man was it fun!
Apologies for the volume issues and patchy videography but I had a mic issue and decided to film in a location that got much busier than expected! Nonetheless we got the footage and there’s some cool info in there so it’s worth a watch if you’re interested in this truck!
With S.L. Jackson driving you know things are gonna get wild!
You can find the car here - www.arrma-rc.com/en/product/1...
And from there navigate to your favorite version - kit, with or without battery, and all the colored parts currently on preorder!
NOTE - I AM NOT ENDORSED BY ANY MANUFACTURER! I CALL IT LIKE I SEE IT! If I were to receive something from a company you’d still get an honest reaction. I love RC and hope to attract as many people to the hobby as I can. Wouldn’t be doing anyone any favors if I endorsed junk. (watch my Remoking Thunder or HPI King Crawler if ya want the proof!)
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It is really great to know all the features before you go and spend $160.00 on a basher for you kids. Great Job!!
Watched 40+ gorgon vids and you the only one who gave great info on the gorgon and old school arrma stuff thanks
Thanks so much! Really appreciate that! Cheers!
Nice comprehensive overview!
Thanks so much! Appreciated!
Nice man, you covered it so well im not going to know what to say when i review mine.
Thanks man! Appreciate it!
All good info, like other comment great comparison / review.
Thank you so much! Busy holiday season and I owe y'all some videos! Thanks for the support!
cool rc and run,great overview
Thanks man!
Best Gorgon video yet! nice job
Thanks a lot man! Appreciate the comment!
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@@JoevsRcGot you back! Subbed!
Thanks! if you dont like a video they take the sub away. @@redvikinghobbies
Nice RC Run 👍😄
Thank you! Much appreciated! Cheers!
This is what i did to my Gorgon....gutted electronics, added 100a esc, dx3 radio, 3900kv, moved esc up to next mounting holes to let battery cable out of chassis, 40mm fan, granite 14mm tires, shoegood the body drywall tape and hot glue beads, proline body skid rails, wheelie bar, marine grease to diff case, 40 wt shock oil, extra shock spacers cause of 3s set up...pics of it on the HT website\ little rock.......handles so much better than stock
That's pretty dang awesome!
Only 25 amp Esc 😮😮😮😮 (very fast ) 😊
Yeah. I was expecting for that size vehicle there would've been a 40 minimum. But it's plenty for what it is. It's only about 6lbs and the tires weigh nothing. So good intro vehicle, super easy to upgrade 👍 Thanks for the comment!
@@redvikinghobbies I've seen videos where the Gorgon reaches 24 mph in 2s! (now if you mount a Hobbywing 1060 esc (60 amp) with a 12 turn motor and a 2s lipo...maybe it's close to 30 mph Wonderful video friend Greetings :)
@@zoridor16 Greetings! Cheers!
Hey Viking this is kbrc 13 met you at the trip swap meet that time cool Gorgon hey the next swap meet is December 2nd I'm subscribed to you now so catch you later
Definitely! See you there! Thanks!
Very cool
I have a 8th scale 3900 kv 3s motor and 100 amp esc put a receiver and radio spektrum everything 14t pinion 🏁❤️🤘🏽
Nice 👍 Thing will literally be a flipping machine!
I have a Faizon voltage I think this chassis closer to that than the one you're talking about.
Yeah the Faizon Voltage is pretty close too. I could've brought any of them out but the ones I mentioned had those 3 two hole spots on them so I just grabbed the Vorteks because I had it handy with wheels off. The Faizon had those battery packs slots in the side though and I wanted to grab one of the originals that had the bottom battery tray like the Fury, Raider, Vorteks, and Granite. My only point even in doing so was to show they went back in time a bit for this chassis after releasing the Boost Program in 2022 with 3- 2wd options that could go 4x4. And now other than on places like Amazon and Ebay the Boost system is an in store only car which is really odd. If they discontinue the Boost program they will have gotten rid of those 3, The Vendetta, and The Talion EXB rtr all in the same year to go backwards in chassis design. Turns out it works great for this Gorgon so maybe it's a good move. Still unsure about a 4s Mojave for $499 with what you get out of a 6s and feel like it's a bizarre offering, like the Senton 6s, but we'll see. Thanks for bringing up the Faizon for all the people that enjoyed that car!
There should have been a ready to assemble kit without battery and charger too. Or a roller version.
Completely agree. Don't know if we'd need the roller but definitely the kit without the battery and charger so we could do our own electronics. Horizon is odd like that though. They never did a Mojave EXB RTR but did the roller. Every other EXB got an RTR. Then they discontinue the Mojave EXB roller, come out with a 4s, then a 6s Big Rock and then immediately a 6s EXB tricked out Kraton. Can't figure out why they went 6s Big Rock instead of 6s Big Rock EXB if they were gonna do the Kraton anyway. Makes it tough for me to justify the 6s Big Rock purchase now, though I love the look, with the new Kraton out. I'd definitely buy that first.
But to your roller point I think the chassis is so tough to modify vs. a Granite and the wheels are so soft they'd have to give those rollers away cheap. Not a flexible design. Meanwhile they still got some Boosts out there and Voltage and Megas and gave us a 16th Grom. Just odd. And frankly the Vendetta was such a trick ride I was stunned that went less than 2 years after it came out but fireteam stayed. The only one I understand is the Talion. You don't need the Talion and Kraton. Even though I like the Talion look better. The Kraton is now superior stock to the Traxxas Sledge so there's no need for a Talion. But they make weird decisions over there at Horizon.
Thanks so much for your comment! Have fun out there! Cheers!
That's the black one, cost $139 I believe.
@@TrokaRCNope, the blue one is the one that costs $139 and it comes without a battery and charger and it is rtr. The black one is the "kit" version but comes with a battery and charger thus more expensive. It just doesn't make sense.
So this or G4x2 for a kid? Like this and RTA easy build for kid but blown servo savers and future proofing in 4x2 at near same price. Thoughts? Thx -U10
Tough question. The Granite 4x2 is now an "in store only" product. So I don't know if it will be continued. As for the Gorgon it's brand new so I can't say there either. You can go further with a Granite 4x2 chassis in the long run but by then he may be bored and the Gorgon might've just been fine. I'll tell you this though, in the 4x2 market you can't go wrong with the Stampede, Rustler, or Slash and my son liked the Stampede better than the Gorgon. Or you can get the licensed Bigfoot body (still a Stampede.) Check out that video I put up. Can't go wrong getting Traxxas parts if that's a big concern. And I should've done this in the Stampede video but in addition to the 4 colors there are upgrades everywhere under accessories for the Stampede that cross over to the Rustler and there's probably another 5 body colors for the car. I ordered myself the Rock n Roll body, wheelie bar, better wheelie wheels, colorored hardened control arms, front and back, picked up a Gpm bumper, and a heatsink. Might be other stuff in that order for the Stampede cause I bought a bunch of Traxxas stuff but there's no worrying about discontinue or finding parts. The one I reviewed is the XL-5 USB-C and has been around since 94 with very little changes. Coming up on 30 years and is a wheelie monster. We enjoyed them both but by 9 year old liked the Stampede over the Gorgon to my surprise.
Thanks for the comment!
Are you sure the kit assembler didnt mix up the springs and put the weaker front spring rate springs on the back? I like these, they're cheap and accessible. They're the 2020's Lunchbox.
I have the 2020's Lunchbox and the springs might be close but the rest of the build is definitely sturdier. The plastic isn't the typical Tamiya hard ABS and the shocks in the Gorgon kit load oil from the bottom but have a normal top. Not like those little doohickies that stick up on the Lunchbox which is literally my first upgrade on those kits. I have a black edition right here waiting to be built with the upgraded shocks taped to the top of it. Otherwise the performance feels very Lunchbox except the large body clips that hold on the soft rubber mounts inside make this thing absorb impact very well. It's a great comparison though! Thanks for your comment!
@@redvikinghobbies Oh yeah I am sure the Gorgon is a way better vehicle than the Lunchbox. When I was a kid the Lunchbox was all I could afford when my friends had RC10s or JRx etc. I have one of these Gorgons on order. I only recently got back into RC after retiring but I like Arrma's approach with this truck. Cheap, looks cool, has a cool name, big monster tires.
@BasedF-15Pilot You'll have a blast. Super fun. Ironically I did a standalone Stampede video after so it wouldn't be dated by the Gorgon. My 9 year old has run both and loves the Stampede. I was positive he'd pick the Gorgon but when I asked him why, thinking the snakes and design of the Gorgon easily, he said it was the wheelie popping of the Stampede that excited him the most. I have what I need and am doing the brushless conversion after I do my comparison video but it definitely shocked me. Now it's a no brainer that the Stampede with that Traxxas Titan 12T weight behind the axle makes it wheelie easier but he also liked the visibility of the clips! Even though there's 6 to deal with. And my older son burnt his hand on the Gorgon twice picking it up so jury is out. And availability with Arrma/Horizon is legit. I ordered a second car, and 3 body sets...purple, green, and orange and nothing has been shipped. And I know when Traxxas has in stock very easily and they're everywhere at hobbyshops right now. Domestically the Redcat Volcano EPX brushed is a phenomenal 4x4 starter and still gonna be my recommendation unless I see more Gorgons out in the wild but I was shocked they liked the Stampede so much. If anything I think because it's coming up on its 30 year anniversary is why I didn't go crazy over it but both my boys were more impressed with it. I was not expecting that. At all.
I want to see the raider comeback as 1/5 scale 8s 2wd
Dude. I'd buy that in a heartbeat. I only have one. I thought the raider was awesome!
Hpi re released the kit Baja 5b is an option
@mattmaclearn263 yeah I could do that but to see the Arrma Raider and Raider XL again would be cool. Man. Now I'm gonna be staring at that HPI. Well my Team Corally Kagama comes this week and fingers crossed my Miller RC4WD. Those two should keep me busy...for a bit...
The problem with Arrma models is that they launch a product and it is on the market for a short time, then they discontinue it, perhaps they are resistant products; but compared to traxas stampede slash rustler 2wd brushed motor they have been on the market for a long time and do not change their configurations, it means that there are spare parts and supports on the market, the question would be if in 5 or 10 years the gorgon weapon will still be valid ?

You're spot on but I'm not sure that's Arrma's call, or if Arrma is just a department at Horizon. I think, and I doubt anyone except Horizon Hobby would disagree, that Horizon Hobby is the issue. I ordered my Losi Promoto at launch and still didn't receive it. Got one at a great price on Ebay. And I mean that. 50 over MSRP. Got lucky. But the Boost program was a great idea and you got a lot for your money. Like I show in the video this chassis goes back a ways. All the Boost chassis are good. This one is going to leave a little bit to be desired and there's gonna be a lot of cutting for bigger brushless builds i.e. 4s batteries and up. It's not something I will do but have already seen done and they ruined the car. I mentioned to someone in another answer I don't understand the Mojave 4s offering coming although I'm sure it will be fun. I don't understand the whole Vendetta thing. What a beast. But since what I've seen in discontinued in Axial and Losi I think this is more likely a Horizon Hobby problem. I don't think they want to be in surface rc anymore. However, a cheap offering like this with so many color ways may be a revamp of what we've come to expect from Arrma. I've ordered 3 different body color sets and another car. I've got the brushless stuff ready to go to make the conversion but I'm doing the new Stampede USB-C offering from Traxxas now and can say I'm not ecstatic that it's all Philip's head screws. And there's been a lot of Stampedes but I haven't had one in many years. I'm picking up the 4x4 which takes us back to hex but they offer the hex head or Allen heads as an upgrade for this $199.99 car. That's not my idea of the kind of upgrades I want to do. I'm also not happy that the base Slash/Bandit/and Rustler are gone. Those were ready to race models that we've been doing for years successfully. Those were hex and my go to recommendations until the introduction of the Traxxas LED models and the new 272 transmission. Couldn't recommend that until I learned it and it put dealer's in a spot where they had to carry too many cars. Now that they're thinning the herd we'll see what happens but even the Bigfoot which I think is $225 is Phillips. I'm an electric screwdriver and drill guy. I'm gonna be stripping screws left and right.
But you're not wrong about availability. This Christmas season will tell us a lot.
Thanks so much for your comment and I do hope you subscribe and chime in on that Stampede video! Cheers!
I have never owned an Arrma before, but now I have all three versions of the Gorgon now ( well the blue version is on backorder)
Nice!