ARRMA's 2WD Slash KILLER: The PERFECT BEGINNER RC TRUCK!

[@asagreenway8483]

I’m getting my son the Granite boost for Christmas and a Senton boost for myself(haven’t had a rc car in over 30 years!!) so I’m looking forward to upgrading them as we both get better at driving lol

[@beyondRC]

Perfect platforms to upgrade as you go.. Excellent choice! 💯👍

[@stormycannon8904]

These trucks terrific especially for newcomers good entry prices with upgradable parts also dependable tuff.

[@Nun3zDanny3]

To someone who’s actually a beginner, they wouldn’t notice. But to someone who’s driven an actual 2wd truck, they’ll notice the performance difference. Not that the slash is a godly vehicle by a long shot… but the steering geometry and weight distribution is meant for being pushed by the rear wheels

[@4WheelRC]

Slower brushed vehicle make such good video's for scale videos. I have 4S-6S vehicles and I might buy one of these just to have as a platform to play with different bodies and some of the lower cost motor/esc stuff availabl other theree. Thanks for the well done review!

[@andyfallon9605]

Great video, really informative, keep us posted on the upgrades.

[@beyondRC]

Upgrades video coming soon! 😎💯👍

[@darylstafford8366]

Kid, your dad...he f,ing rocks! Enjoy your car !! I just brought this for my kid for Xmas

[@Rek_Rc]

That truck is one of the best ideas Arrma has had recently, in addition to taking the vendetta and infraction to the 3s line up. I personally think the 3s line from arrma are some of the best RC cars you can possibly spend 300 dollars on. They are all so fast, so tough, and so reasonably priced. You can't get mad at about rc cars that are as fast as most 4s and 6s line ups box stock vs box stock, as tough or tougher, AND SEVERAL hundreds of dollars cheaper in many cases. Great video BTW. I've seen it before but failed to comment at the time.

[@rikrik5190]

Hi I guess you have heard this a thousand times but just getting back into rc cars, had tamiya in 80s and 90s loved building em but thought I'd grown out of it but you tomley and Kevin have given me the bug again, bought a 124017 a few weeks ago and wow the speed and performance is amazing so inspired by your video with your pal with the TLR Typhoon I've got one coming on Monday! Love your channel and the fact that you don't try to destroy everything Regards rikrik51

[@beyondRC]

Thanks Rik much appreciated and glad you got back into the hobby! The 124017 is a great car!! Cheers

[@stormycannon8904]

I’ve been doing rc since the 70s dang time flies still playing with my trucks man makes me feel so young I can’t stop,so much fun.

[@stormycannon8904]

Totally agree with you about these guys.

[@sy55legrc]

Looks a good bit of kit this mate, great review keep up the good work

[@beyondRC]

Cheers mate! I know you have been interested in a senton for ages! Get one mate cheap and upgradable! 😎👍

[@haves_gamez]

It does come with a battery and charger its pretty good so I would recommend it

[@jeanfrancoisvandiest9729]

Great video my friend, very nice presentation🙂👍

[@beyondRC]

Cheers mate! 😎👍

[@defmud80]

The handling can be greatly improved by getting the turnbuckle kit and dial in the toe and camber.

[@Moggmodels23]

This is the one I think should only be for beginners easily mate because it's not very fast do that's a good thing mate 👍👏

[@beyondRC]

Absolutely Cheers mate! 😎👍

[@philhumber1534]

i was looking for a new toy and noticed these new boost ones, my Typhon Mega was a great purchase and now have the bits to rip out the 550 bits and goto 3s, now I was looking at the Senton but then also spotted the Vorteks in an amazing red coulour scheme that just looks awesome. What with the upgrade kit to full 4x4 come spring I am tempted, just got to get past the immovable object in "the wife" 😂😂

[@beyondRC]

haha!! Enjoy Phil have a great Christmas mate!

[@Kimip_08]

What is the battery and charger called again ???

[@catcancrunch7260]

So ok nice for a beginner, but I can't get excited about short course trucks as I have a ftx Zorro brushless, but it spends more time on its roof ! Maybe it's my bad driving or I should use it on short grass fields? But as I don't have any grass fields around I just don't use it, anyway nice present 🎁 for your little fella iam sure he will love it and have loads of fun! Thanks for your upload 👍🙏🐱

[@beyondRC]

The zorro is an excellent truck brushed or brushless. I found the higher CG and rear suspension setup does make it prone to topple over a lot more. Cheers mate! 💯👍

[@robbietanker8671]

Great Senton,can it run with 3S in Stock Version ? What is the Maximum Speed ? The green Looks cool

[@beyondRC]

3s is risky most of the time on stock brushed setups. Heat from the motor will almost certainly kill it :/

[@deanbell6003]

I got senton but I put 2/3s brushless motor its very early maintenance on 3s its fast enough for starting up

[@beyondRC]

For sure! 😎👍

[@davidives7204]

Your son will love it but watch him, as I'm sure his eyeing up the Xmaxx!

[@beyondRC]

He is already eyeing it up haha!!

[@daylightdies7194]

I’ve got one she’s now running a maxx motor it’s the only arrma in my collection 😂

[@hunainyounas5678]

can you make a video on MN-78

[@roblowrie1969]

Hi Ricky. I think the spec of the Boost is the same as the 550 Mega 4x4, not the 3s BLX. I have the Mega, and absolutely love it. I ran it stock for some time, but then upgraded it. It's now running a Hobby Wing Max 10 SCT system, with bigger wheels and tyres. I had to cut the body down to stop the tyres fouling. This is where the Mega spec falls down with a brushless upgrade. The slipper clutch in the Mega is way weaker than the 3s BLX, but the upgrade is pushing £50, on top of the electronic upgrades. You'll probably need to replace the 2-1 receiver/ ESC as well, as a 40a ESC is fat too weedy. I'm still running the stock slipper in mine, but if I gun the throttle, it just spins up, and won't accelerate. I have to feed in the power, but it'll still pull wheelies at 30+ mph doing that!! Your son is going to love it. 😎👍🏻

[@beyondRC]

Correct. I was under the impression it was just a 2wd BLX but you are right it uses 48dp gears the same as the mega not 0.8 mod like the BLX. Even so the drivetrain is brushless ready as stated on the Arrma site and the diffs are ready for the extra power. Converting to 0.8 mod is incredibly easy with a different spur/pinion but yes the slipper may be an issue. I converted my granite mega to BLX components when I started the channel and forget how much it cost now but wasn't as cheap as I would have liked. Cheers mate Sam will enjoy it! 💯😎👍

[@roblowrie1969]

@@beyondRC it's well worth the expense, doing the upgrade, I agree. Just have to find the spare pennies, these days. 👍🏻

[@345berry]

Good video ☺️

[@beyondRC]

Thanks!

[@williamcruickshank884]

Great video, am going to get into the hobby and was thinking getting Arrma boost car as well, what upgrades should I go for apart from the 4x4 one? If anyone could help me out I would very much appreciate it

[@beyondRC]

Probably BLX gears/slipper and hobbywing max 10 SCT oh and servo 😎👍

[@CarpyTarkz]

Looking at a new car should I buy this with all intention of upgrading to 4x4 and brushless asap or would it be cheaper to buy the 3s blx for £370? Thanks for the help

[@beyondRC]

probably easier and cheaper to get the blx if its within your budget :)

[@PakWahyu]

Happy happy day

[@beyondRC]

Cheers bro

[@juntti2948]

I might go for this because its cheaper than arrma senton 4x4 3s blx and i dont want so much speed like 80kmh😄

[@chrishunthome]

Great video as always BRC! 👍 like it loads, shape, size & design, looks like it's a quality build, I'm guessing the price reflects that to be fair, would probably only efford a cheap Chinese version lol 😆

[@beyondRC]

Definitely a good option compared to the slash and good local parts support. Cheers Chris. 😎👍

[@bengaming1964]

I am looking for a cheap rc what should I buy?

[@beyondRC]

Depends on budget lots of top5/10 vids on my channel :)

[@batman785]

Definitely cant kill the slash with that😂 But great for beginners. Completely agree there.

[@beyondRC]

I beg to differ. Maybe not the slash 4x4 or top spec versions but the 2wd brushed version.. all day long 🤷

[@90Kenny]

I agree. Senton comes with way grippier/softer tires compared traxxas awful tires. Add senton tires on the slash and that may even the playing ground haha

[@daveterry4326]

I hope you don't mind a little critique... It's not just you, but all the RC guys do the same thing... Your putting out a video for beginners, and explaining the car etc. But all the options your talking about... "Brushless", "3s", "this is better than the slash" etc. Etc. Etc. Are all completely foreign to a beginner. I'm all for bringing more people into the hobby I've loved for 30 years, but we really need to make it more accessible

[@beyondRC]

Fully get your point but then it's down to beginners to do their research as well. It's simply not possible to educate a beginner to the same standard (I've been in RC for 25 years) in one video. It's a simple case of searching youtube/google for the keywords you mention and brushing up on what these things mean and just gaining an understanding. Like any hobby, proper research must be done prior to taking that first step. Get where your coming from and if a beginner questions in their mind what me and fellow rc youtubers are banging on about there are countless guides online.

[@daveterry4326]

@@beyondRC I understand fully what your saying. As I say, I've been playing with RC my whole life as well, I didn't mean any disrespect, I just see the word beginner in a KZbin video title, and then the content isn't really beginner friendly if you understand what I mean? Apologies, don't mean to call you out specifically, it seems to be a generic theme across the hobby. I mention it specifically after seeing your video (which I enjoyed by the way) because I have a couple of friends want to buy RC cars for their kids for Christmas, but after watching a few videos online are so confused by it all, they've decided to get them something else.

[@nrgcubing4854]

⅘

[@scaleworksRC]

I looked closely at my "name brand" RC and the parts mostly come from China. 🤷‍♂

[@beyondRC]

yes of course 99% of cars are made in china but the difference with a named brand Rc is parts are readily available everywhere with some of the off brand stuff you are waiting weeks for parts..

[@scaleworksRC]

@@beyondRC Very true.. finding that out with upgrades for the WPL trucks at the moment lol

[@paulnorton7444]

Transmitter looks really cheap. And known for being expensive.

[@beyondRC]

true.

[@pato.ondent]

supieran lo que es un verdadero senton JAJAJAJAJ