LAEGENDARY VRX Racing The Thunder Cheapest 1/10 Brushless RC Basher - Treasure Find? PART 1/3
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True 1/10 scale Under $130 as of 3/20/2024 (Arrma Vorteks as reference) WARNING: Not all of 1/10 Laegendary is 1/10 scale; eg: The Legend labeled 1/10 but 3" shorter than this one. Worst, another truck also call "The Thunder" is also smaller 4" than this one
Top Speed 30mph on 2S, 43mph on 3S
~30 min runtime
3650 3300KV Brushless motor
Hobbywing 50A ESC (programmable)
5200mAh 30C 2S Lipo battery
Soft oversize tires
Overall well balanced suspension setup out of the box
Parts and upgrades are available
Long range transmitter
12mm Hex Wheel Insert
Cons:
Very thin body shell
Weak shock tower - see video for an easy fix
Take extra seconds to bind with transmitter with every power on
No metal skid plate as described
Brakes are too strong, programmable with optional programmer card
Low start up torque
Carbon Fiber Rear Shock Tower www.amazon.com...
Aluminum Rear Shock Tower www.amazon.com...
Parts available on Aliexpress, just search for VRX 1/10 Parts, here is an example: www.aliexpress...
Similar Truck: FTX Carnage (FTX5543), VRX Racing BLX10 (RH1013) Some differences I spotted: are body, up next are better components, bumper, chassis, battery, Hobbywing ESC, metal top brace
Spare parts pdf from VRX
jakomodell.hu/f...
Exact same thing for me.. 2 weeks speed running. Enjoyed every pass.. axles aren't long enough for upgrading the wheels to alloy.
Soon as I decided to jump it EXACTLY LIKE YOU DID SMOOTH. 5MIN BUILT CONFIDENCE AND SNAP
You don't have to used carbon fiber chip like I do, you can use expired credit card or something similar to reinforce it. I will have a tear down video with upgrade tips coming soon
Part of the fun in this budget RC is actually bashing it until it breaks, researching cheaper aluminum/carbon fiber up-grades and hop-ups, installing the new parts and bringing your RC investment back from the DEAD - like a PHEONIX that has RISEN !!! And then......rinse, wash, and repeat. Also, the VRX Sword XXL and the FTX Carnage appear to have the same manufacturer (River Hobby?) - so look for those to save big $$$.
Exactly, simply reinforced the rear shock tower and it has not failed yet, I am so tempted to run it 3S !
@@customtoyrevolution Ran mine 3s, fast as all get out! I've had to replace the front suspension arms and holders, and the front knuckle arms so far. But, hey, that's part of the hobby and now those parts are aluminum and should last a lot longer : )
@@figgyfostaWhich 3s battery did you go with ?
Great video brother 👍 Mine will be here tomorrow, looking forward to soon budget bashing! Looks like more fun than my Traxxas slash 2wd, and more durable, test video will be coming soon! Thanks for the review
Just be careful with the jumps. I have the Al A-Arm holder coming soon
@customtoyrevolution Got it yesterday, didn't really beat the crap out of it yet, and hopefully my plug adapter shows up today, very impressed with it 👍 Already looking up the parts, I've had the RC sickness since around 1986 😆 But, I gotta say, I think I like it more than my Brushless Slash 2wd, great handling, Brushless, 114$ WTF? I've had thousands in rc cars! And this budget basher is more fun! And 114$ It's funny how this hobby works, first rc car, in 1986 (I was 11) was a 65$ (Car only) Rockbuster and a Challenger 2 remote, and probably the worst nicad charger ever made, that old brown box 📦 with a ticking timer! And thousands of dollars in between, now this car 114$ , I'm not even allowed in the hobby store, I banded myself, and there's one across the street lol 😆 definitely going to be videos coming, on my CZcams channel and Instagram @frankrubicon_ and you know hop up parts are coming!
@@frankfilippone9679 Agree, the cost have gone down while tech has improved. Looking forward to see your video
Hey man, appreciate the video. It helped me make my decision on getting it and also picking up for $106.00. Didn’t hurt. The past three months I have been RC crazy and I have ended up with seven out of all of them from racers to basher to monster trucks. This one is my favorite to drive. It might help a little bit knowing that it is so fragile that I have to drive with care well at the same time, pushing it to the limits, this thing is a beast 3s. Every time I take it out, a crowd starts to form to watch it rip around with the most modest little jumps. I already have suspension rod holders, and an arms and shock towers made of fiberglass which I will be layering up with my extra pair of plastic ones that came with truck. I’ll let you know how it works out. Might even do my own video. I hope legendary can keep it up. I have already bought the sonic for my son hoping he catches the Rc bug to.
Happy story, nice. It actual doesn't take a lot to reinforce this big boy. I am going with carbon fiber but might take a while before I can get to it, too busy at the moment. I do have a very nice repainted body for it and will make you jealous
I have the truggy Laegendary Thunder and I think if you would have had the wheelie bar on it, it probably wouldn't have broken so easily. Thanks for the video and info!
Yes, I believed I said that on part 2 of the video series, but still could not withstand jumps that are 10ft, lol
I understand that and I've taken a few jumps with mine but have been very careful. Lol. My wife and I have the X-O7 and X-O8. They are smaller but really durable. I need to get some videos up. I'm trying to learn how to drive one handed and that's a tough one to do. 😂 Awesome video that you have. Lots of info. Thanks man!
Very enjoyable video, good job!
this is an ftx carnage (vrx) isn't it? with metal top deck as default is nice. i have the v1 ftx bugsta and vantage 2.0. the default non-adjustable servo saver with the clip at the top is terrible though, gonna upgrade them on all my vrx chassis cars
i haven't looked at the new carnage, it could have a few of those new features too like the receiver box
overall i've been a bit disappointed in the metal parts prices for these vrx designs. hsp is a lot cheaper and pretty similar
Thanks for the info. Yes, the upgraded shock towers are on the expensive side. Glad I don't
have to spend $ fixing it
@@customtoyrevolution there's a couple of companies that make metal parts for them I think, since FTX are pretty massive on the uk scene, and pretty common here in australia too, so you're not limited to sourcing from China
@@shadyhazza Good to know. I check spares on Aliexpress and they are a lot cheaper than on Amazon. 👍
Some Brillo fibers work good for the plastic welding . Melts right into the plastic
It's VRX racing
Thanks. I guess VRX racing, FTX, and LAEGENDARY are the same with a few tweaks. Namely the chassis (no motor hole), metal top deck, and the stronger front bumper, beside the body
More source to get spare parts
@@customtoyrevolution believe it or not the diff and diff drive gears are the same as HSP 94xxx cars (there are alloy diff casings)
I'm debating lol
Nice fix bro 👍👍
good vid.ive checked amazon,banggood and ali it seems they have all pulled this from thier sites yikes.i believe that was a rebranded dumbo reciever to?
Currently is at all time low on Amazon $109.99
Great video sir. Love your content. Not a bad car apart from that weak shock tower. Have you owned any Absima cars? They from Germany but I think they rebranded Chinese cars.
It is one of those rare car that drives so well that I can overlook the shock tower. Never even heard of Absima, lol
@@customtoyrevolution me neither until I saw their products online at a hobby store, in Portugal where I live now.
Amazon now has it at $125, how is what looks like a very decent 1:10 that cheap?? I ordered it when it was like $146, is this really a regularly $250usd RC? Doesnt seem as strong or beefy as other 1:10 that look made for bashing and crazy jumps but those start way higher in price, at least closer to $200 or more, easy, this one even has a brand ESC that supports programming, what am i missing here? Is Amazon getting rid of them for some reason i dont know? There are very few videos about this truck (or truggy version) but it looks quite decent, it wont hold 15-20ft jumps but that might not be what its made to do, yet seems fast AF and crazy good for some light bashing, all for $125...crazy good deal.
U can get a metal chassis for it and up grade the weak point to make it a really durable Truck mine will be here Saturday I ordered the metal chassis arms and shock towers
@@da6thmane094 hey, did you ordered those parts from Aliexpress? im kind of making a wish list for the parts that i think might break first and order in metal, it came with a few spares tho, rear and front lower arms, 2 of the upper arms tie rods, body posts replacements (not the shock towers), and a main gear replacement, it all looks decent, i gave it a test drive in my driveway and its SOLID and feels fast enough on 2S, 3S might not be needed for the time being.
@@402Racing no Amazon
@@402Racing Amazon has all of the metal upgraded parts
I am surprised for what you get. This brand is not known and hence often on sale, but once their sales go up, so is the price. After adding carbon support on the broken shock tower, this truck has not fail yet. I've been doing 5 ft tall jumps like in the video, crash after crashes. It really is a hidden gem. I would caution on using metal parts, especially moving parts, I would stay away.
Nice video 💪😀
Thanks ✌
My battery came out of the off dead, and I charged it for an hour and it still didn't come on. Did you have similar issues?
I've no issue since I don't use the included charger
What pitch is the pinion gear?
I've not confirmed but believe to be 0.6M
Just paid 114$ Really, how can you go wrong
I ordered 2 more for $80 each. Did you not click the 20% off coupon? $114 is still a very good price
@customtoyrevolution My fiance ordered it as a surprise for my birthday, and I'm like the least tech savvy person on earth! I've never even sent a email, but thanks for the tip, cause I'm definitely ordering another one! If not just for the electronics and spare parts, this budget basher is fun as fk! Wanna get my brother one, I still owe him a RC Car since I used his Tamiya Blackfoot to fix my Frog!
@customtoyrevolution That's the Brushless one? For $80? UNFUCKINBELIEVABLE !
Ok I finally got it to come on and this truck is acting as if it has a mind of it's own. It instantly took off and it's not responding to the remote
Mine runs as good as in day one. I love it to the point I repainted the body to give it an expensive look
You need to rebind the remote or reset the esc.
Great rc, runs over 44mph on 3s. Just breaks too easily.
I'll post an upgrade video to make this car a solid contender, but before that, I had run it on tracks and pit it against the Arrma Typhon 3S, wait for my video, nothing broken, fingercrossed. I am thinking they design this car for tracks and not bashing
That's a speed truck not a basher.
Thanks for sharing