well traxxas is smart. if they are doing that then yay for them!! you know if you were a business man trying to please customers you would do the same thing.

maybe the truck isnt up to our specs but i guarantee this will be a huge success.

Are you kidding me, mmdooley? People have been talking about water-proofing their electric vehicles for a LONG time. Just because Traxxas is the first company to produce a water-proof electric RTR truck, you think they ripped someone off??? If you want to shame someone, shame the people who did nothing but talk!

I'm rather disappointed... I've never liked the E-Maxx design, and this new release doesn't help. So much for "Next."

i agree. ^^

I agree. You have to have a clear route of travel. Most of us have been doing this for years. Being a noobie last christmas I bought a xl-5 Stampede. Why did I buy it? Because the cost was $200. If my wife ever finds out I payed more for a motor... :no:I wont go there. Cost is a big thing for people getting started. After I modified to a BL system then the VXL line came out. I looked at going to the Emaxx. But I made the jump for a G2R. I followed the route Traxxas set up. They got me time and time again. As I see it though there is only one more step to take unless they upgrade the Revo. Maybe a year or so.

Here it is in one of my thread's:

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...3&postcount=56
http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...4&postcount=57

It is a well balanced truck. I had a problem with my Airtronics M8 and lost signal. The truck hit the curb at around 30MPH and only the servo mount and the SV27 motor had an issue. I will get a aluminum servo mount and get the truck ready again.

Good point. I thought the same thing.

Nice looking truck, do you think he would make any more? Also did you have any success with the sv27 motor?

Ummm...try more like 11 months from the XL-5 to VXL versions. The XL-5 models were announced in July 06 and the VXL versions in June 07. However, my hope is that it would be sooner this time since they already have the Velineon system. At least they already have their feet wet with BL technology now.

He makes them still. The SV27 motor is very strong. Top speed on the truck with 14.8v was around 45MPH.

Well, I am disappointed in the sense that its an E-Maxx and not an E-Revo, since I inherently HATE the Maxx bulkhead design with such a passion its not even funny anymore. :whip::grrrrrr:

I once replaced the hingepins in my first E-Maxx 4 times IN A ROW. At ~20 bucks a pack for the Titanium ones I was using (couldn't use stock due to aluminum bulks) it ate through my money quick. For the same money I could have gotten a Feigao XL as a backup... :no:

However, all this waterproofing stuff has really caught my eye. I've wanted a truck that I can actively run in snow without worrying about frying stuff - and I think this is the ticket. Assuming I have the funds when this thing comes out, I will very likely pick one up, though probably leave it (mostly) stock. I'll use the new FlightPower Evo30 4500mah packs I got for my G2R. With the reduced weight and extra power of these packs the truck should perform decently, and in the snow I wont need super BL power... The mods I'll make will just be a LVC and a Spektrum Micro Receiver (the small receiver should clear enough room to fit the LVC inside the receiver case, or so I hope).

If its not powerful enough, at least I'll have an excuse to buy an MGM :whistle:

I'm going to look into this very far, and see what I come up with, but right now I'm very drawn to buying it.

How would I go about contacting him?

I talked to the Traxxas guys earlier this year at the RC Expo in Pomona. I asked them when they were going to redesign the tired E-Maxx and come out with an E-Revo. All they could tell me was that there was something in the works that would be released later in the year.

All I can say about the new E-Maxx is that the Waterproof part is cool, but if the Traxxas guys were listening, they'd have made the E-Maxx brushless period.

I don't know about the rest of you guys, but the New E-Maxx was long awaited and is the most underpowered truck in the lineup now. Kinda disappointed that we have to wait even longer for the better truck. Hurry Up Traxxas and give us what we want already! That's how I feel at least...

hi

i would not put much weight on the water resistant thing. i mean making the electrics water "resistant" wasn't a big issue before. and it is sure less problematic with brushed motors. i think that is a minor point.

i don't think its a bad thing to bring bring it with a cheap brushed setup. so you can choose the bl set you like. i would like it even more if it was a kit without any electronics at all though...but that will not happen with traxxas.

i also like that it is more basher oriented than racing.

bye
rhylsadar

the problem I see is a lack of real competition. E-savage with no aftermarket support is no match for maxx, so traxxas does not really need e-revo right now.
But for most of us, does it really matter that there is not e-revo? Isn't it better to pick the truck we like and just convert it?