1/5 scale...how close are we??
 

So I have sweated getting into 1/5 scale BL for over a year now and I am wondering, how close are we. To be honest I am not a fan of the brushless Bajas in the handling dept just from footage Ive seen. I did however get pretty excited when I saw that riverhobby BL converted 1/5 scale buggy on here.

I have to say though my biggest ambition is a 1/5 scale truggy....you know something like what RYUjames custom built out of a rampage. But a higher quality upgradeable kit.

I am itching for this next segment of RC to explode. The high cost of Lipos does not scare me and with castle getting closer to their super esc I am getting antsy.

Anybody have any feedback I may be missing in this arena. I feel like we are right on the cusp to this segment cracking open....or am I still dreaming?:whistle:

You are not dreaming, check out Castle's new 5th scale system.

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28405

Should be more than enough power to make you forget all about those gas engines. :intello:

there are other options on the market now, so i would say we've been ready just not enough big spenders

Trust me, im right there with ya in wanting a brushless 1/5. I have some pics of one thats still in the testing phase. Last word I got on Monday was January for the release date. If you want them just PM me and I will get them to ya. Its based on a 1/8 buggy layout but just a little bigger to make it a 1/5 scale. I thought I would share this: http://www.bigsquidrc.com/redcat-pro...5-scale-buggy/

I know about the CC advancements that is why I mentioned it. Thats why I really feel we are close.

Will the Rampage MT come converted to brushless?? Also it seems that Redcat thinks it need to be RTR am I correct in the assumption?? I hope not. Maybe they can just make a motor mount for the MT and I can sell off the noisy petrol.

Ive been trying to talk them out of selling the brushless buggy as an RTR. So far I am not having much luck. Ive been telling them that anyone thats interested in one will either already have or already know what lipos/esc/RX/TX they want to use. I dont know if they will be offering a brushless version of the truck, but the brushless buggy could be converted over to a truck with just a few parts. About all it would take would be wheels/tires, bumpers, body and body mounts. Also I can tell you its extremely light compared to any of the other 1/5 scales I own or have owned. The gasoline XT MT(which is the name they are going with for now) is a few pounds lighter than my Nutech Thunderbolt 2 buggy and I bet its 10lbs+ lighter than a Rampage MT.

I don't know that it will explode, but it should grow some. I think the holdback will always be cost. Gas engines are more reliable and cheaper to run than nitros, but they didn't kill off 1/8th scale nitros even for bashing. I don't see how having an off the shelf BL system is going to really change that for a lot of people, when replacement bodies themselves tend to run $150 for 1/5th scale.

I know its been argued that they are tougher and don't need as much work, but someone still having to throw down $1500-2000 just for a basher buggy is quite a scary chunk of change all at once.

Agreed!!!

They arent nearly that expensive anymore, unless your talking HPI, MCD, and FG. Redcat, Nutech and a few other companies make a very solid 1/5 scale. Even the Baja clones are pretty good.
I do agree with ya though, a brushless 1/5 is not a cheap affair by any means. To get comparable runtimes to a gasser, you'd have to have well over $400 in batteries, and thats using Zippys.

What about just mounting one of these into a FG MT?? Is the esc and motor just junk??

http://www.oversizerc.com/p/930798/s...rsion-kit.html

Does anyone know how many cells that this esc and motor could handle??