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With so many new Gen7 Sport owners recently, I thought it would be a good time to remind you all of the importance of the Dual Rate setting on your transmitter. 'till next time Rob  One of TeamRedcatShop's most popular promotions is back!
For a limited time, when you purchase any of the following Redcat vehicles, I'll email you a coupon code valid for 10% off all parts and upgrades for that vehicle for one full year. Vehicles included in this promotion include: Feel free to add as many parts and upgrades to your vehicle order as you would like. I will refund 10% of the parts value ASAP Note - please allow up to two days for me to create your coupon code. If you do not receive it, please check your spam folder 'till next time Rob  Redcat recently released the new HexFly Pro X2 and X4 chargers and they are proving to be very popular. These are very similar to the highly reviewed Venom Pro Duo and Pro Quad chargers that have been sold for several years. Now that Venom is no longer in business, these chargers are available as HexFly
Check out the HexFly Pro X2 specs and info here (X4 info coming soon) 'till next time Rob If you've recently purchased the Aluminum Upper Suspension Arms (part #13331) for your Kaiju and you're having difficulty assembling them, these photos may help The thing that throws some guys off is the fact that turnbuckles (the metal rod part of your suspension arms) have regular threads on one end and reverse threads on the other. This is so that you can adjust your camber by turning the turnbuckle without removing the suspension arm from the vehicle Because the aluminum upper arms are both identical to one another and both have regular threads, you may have to flip one or both of your turnbuckles 180 degrees for them to thread into the aluminum upper arm depending on how your truck was assembled at the factory If it seams like your turnbuckle will not thread in to the aluminum upper arm, follow these steps:  Step 1: Remove the upper arms from your Kaiju  Step 2: Fully disassemble the suspension arms Note, I added some red tape to the turnbuckle to indicate the direction that the turnbuckle is oriented  Step 3: Flip the turnbuckle 180 degrees such that the outer end of the turnbuckle is now the inside Note how the red tape has moved from the outside to the inside in the picture above  Step 4: Thread the turnbuckle clockwise into the aluminum arm. This should thread in very easily  Step 5: Thread the outer ball end on to the turnbuckle. You'll be cutting new threads into the outer plastic ball end at this point. It's not too difficult but you may find it easier if you apply a small amount of black grease or chapstick to the turnbuckle threads Tools that you'll need:
These links are amazon referral links. If you use them to make a purchase on Amazon, I will earn a small referral fee. It won't cost you anything extra but will help me out a lot Thanks, I hope this helps Rob  Great news this morning if you've been waiting on the new Kaiju EXT trucks - they've just arrived and are shipping now!
With regard to parts and upgrades, the Kaiju EXT shares the majority of it's parts with the original Kaiju so if you need parts or upgrades for your Kaiju EXT simply visit the Kaiju Parts page. The parts that are specific to the EXT will be arriving very soon as well. These can be found on the Kaiju parts pages and also on the New Products page. Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it Rob A flood of new information has just become available for the new Redcat Kaiju EXT. Several pictures, a description of what has changed on this new version vs the original Kaiju along with this action video
Check out all the specs, pictures and details of the new Kaiju EXT right here 'till next time Rob  I don't have very much information yet but it looks like we'll have another new release by the end of October. This latest release will be called the Kaiju EXT. All I know at the moment is that it is a 6s capable, Kaiju based truck featuring a longer and wider stance. Once I have more information, I'll share it on the blog so be sure to check back again soon.
Till next time Rob  Hey guys. The first shipment of Redcat Marksman TC8 trucks has arrived and they're shipping now. I fully expect these to sell out so if you've been waiting to buy one, be sure to grab one quickly
Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it Rob  With the Marksman TC8 about to arrive, I just wanted remind you that the aluminum upgrade parts are already here and ready to order. If you are planning to pick up a Marksman (or have already pre-ordered one), you can grab some upgrade parts now to have them ready to go once your Marksman is in your hands
Stay tuned for more Marksman updates really soon Rob PS, did you know that TeamRedcatShop.com is just a one man, small business? People often confuse me with Redcat Racing but I'm just a dealer of their products. When you buy from TeamRedcatShop.com, you are buying from a fellow hobbyist with a passion for RC cars. Not only will you be supporting a small business, you'll be getting a better deal than if you buy direct from Redcat. Please tell your friends We're getting super close to the release of the new Redcat Marksman! While we wait for it's arrival, here's a quick video of the truck in action . Looks awesome to me!
If you haven't done so already, you can check out all the Marksman specs and info here Stay tuned for more info as it becomes available Rob  More good news today...sort of. Despite the fact that Redcat unfortunately had to increase my cost on all Team Redcat TR-MT8E, TR-MT10E and TR-SC10E parts and upgrades, I have decided to not raise my prices on these parts any time soon. I'll do my best to keep all of the Team Redcat parts and upgrades at the same low prices they have been for the past few years. Thanks for your continued support, I really appreciate it Rob PS, did you know that TeamRedcatShop.com is just a one man, small business? People often confuse me with Redcat Racing but I'm just a dealer of their products. When you buy from TeamRedcatShop.com, you are buying from a fellow hobbyist with a passion for RC cars. Not only will you be supporting a small business, you'll be getting a better deal than if you buy direct from Redcat. Please tell your friends A little over a week ago, I posted an upboxing video of the new Redcat Marksman. Today, we have a short teaser video of the truck in action. Hopefully these will be available by the end of the month but until then, here are a few links that you may find interesting:
Thanks for your support, stay tuned for more Marksman info as it becomes available Rob  Prices have now been reduced on Kaiju parts and upgrades! This past week, I continued to review prices on the website and reduced all of the prices on Kaiju parts
If you missed the news recently, I've also lowered the price on parts and upgrades for the Wendigo, Everest-10, Gen7 and Volcano-16. I'll continue to review parts pricing this over the next few weeks and make reductions where I can Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it Rob PS, did you know that TeamRedcatShop.com is just a one man, small business? People often confuse me with Redcat Racing but I'm just a dealer of their products. When you buy from TeamRedcatShop.com, you are buying from a fellow hobbyist with a passion for RC cars. Not only will you be supporting a small business, you'll be getting a better deal than if you buy direct from Redcat. Please tell your friends Hey guys. Redcat just did a Facebook live about the new Marksman and it looks awesome!
When reviewing the specs and limited info available, I made some assumptions about the truck that were correct but I underestimated how large the Marksman is going to be. I questioned Redcat calling the Marksman 1/8 scale but now, I think they were correct in calling it 1/8 scale and not 1/10. Check out the size comparison with the Gen8 at the 30 minute mark of the video to see what I'm talking about. The Marksman is big It's cool to see that the Marksman will come with a few scale accessories, three-piece beadlock wheels and the Hobbywing ESC program box as well Stay tuned for more Marksman info as it becomes available Rob PS, did you know that TeamRedcatShop.com is just a one man, small business? People often confuse me with Redcat Racing but I'm just a dealer of their products. When you buy from TeamRedcatShop.com, you are buying from a fellow hobbyist with a passion for RC cars. Not only will you be supporting a small business, you'll be getting a better deal than if you buy direct from Redcat. Please tell your friends  I just had another close look at the parts diagram for the Marksman and noticed that the rear lower links and driveshafts are also unique to the Marksman. I'm assuming these will be longer than the Wendigo units due to the Marksman's longer wheelbase. Once all of the Marksman parts are available I'll be able to confirm this but I'm pretty sure my assumption is correct
Stay tuned for more Marksman updates as they become available Rob PS, did you know that TeamRedcatShop.com is just a one man, small business? People often confuse me with Redcat Racing but I'm just a dealer of their products. When you buy from TeamRedcatShop.com, you are buying from a fellow hobbyist with a passion for RC cars. Not only will you be supporting a small business, you'll be getting a better deal than if you buy direct from Redcat. Please tell your friends  Here's a closer look at the new Redcat Marksman's body if you are interested. Other than the headlight lenses and driver figure borrowed from the Wendigo, every other part appears to be unique to the Marksman.
I couple of cool features I notice are the windshield wipers and the LED light buckets for the front headlights. I would like to see more LED light locations, some door handles and perhaps a painted driver's head but other than that, it looks pretty good. Another unique feature that is easily missed is that the Marksman is painted with a different color of paint on the inside and outside of the body shell. This technique provides an interesting effect when grinding through rocky canyons. As the outer green layer of paint is scraped away, a rusty metal looking color is revealed beneath. This adds even more realism and excitement to the TC8-Marksman driving experience. Personally, I'm not sure if I like this idea but maybe it'll look cool...only time will tell. That's all for now, stay tuned for more Marksman updates as they become available Rob PS, did you know that TeamRedcatShop.com is just a one man, small business? People often confuse me with Redcat Racing but I'm just a dealer of their products. When you buy from TeamRedcatShop.com, you are buying from a fellow hobbyist with a passion for RC cars. Not only will you be supporting a small business, you'll be getting a better deal than if you buy direct from Redcat. Please tell your friends  The instruction manual / parts diagram is now available for the upcoming Redcat Marksman. I've added a link to the "Resources" tab on the Marksman vehicle page if you'd like to have a look
As expected, the Marksman chassis is 95% Wendigo. It will share the same chassis, axles, transmission, transfer case, shock mounts etc with the Wendigo but will come with the Hobbywing WP 1080 crawler ESC and Holmes Hobbies Crawlmaster motor as mentioned earler. It looks like the floorpans, rock sliders, inner fenders, body posts and bumpers will all be unique to the Marksman but most other parts are standard Wendigo / Gen8 fair. I think this is great news as all of the existing Wendigo aluminum upgrade parts should fit on the Marksman and if you already own a Gen8 or Wendigo, you may have some spares in your field bag already I'll post more Marksman info once I have it so be sure to check back again soon Rob PS, did you know that TeamRedcatShop.com is just a one man, small business? People often confuse me with Redcat Racing but I'm just a dealer of their products. When you buy from TeamRedcatShop.com, you are buying from a fellow hobbyist with a passion for RC cars. Not only will you be supporting a small business, you'll be getting a better deal than if you buy direct from Redcat. Please tell your friends  If you've been checking out the blog lately or have been getting the email newsletter, you may have noticed that I've been reducing prices on parts and upgrades over the past few weeks. This week is no different and I'm happy to report that I've just reduced the price on almost every Wendigo part and upgrade available
I'm pretty sure you'll have a hard time finding lower prices on Wendigo parts anywhere else but if you do, please let me know. Also, if you haven't already done so, be sure to sign up for the email newsletter. I'll send updates once or twice per month including coupon codes for even more savings Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it Rob PS, did you know that TeamRedcatShop.com is just a one man, small business? People often confuse me with Redcat Racing but I'm just a dealer of their products. When you buy from TeamRedcatShop.com, you are buying from a fellow hobbyist with a passion for RC cars. Not only will you be supporting a small business, you'll be getting a better deal than if you buy direct from Redcat. Please tell your friends  I'm still waiting on an instruction manual and parts list to be release for the upcoming Marksman but from what I can tell from this photo, the chassis, transmission, transfer case, axles, shocks battery tray, receiver box etc all seam to be Gen8 and Wendigo components
Based on this assumption, I've started to update the Marksman parts pages to include Wendigo parts and upgrades. I'll fine tune everything once I receive more information from Redcat but for now, let's assume I'm correct in that the Marksman will be compatible with the majority of Wendigo and Gen8 parts Stay tuned for more Marksman updates as they become available Rob PS, did you know that TeamRedcatShop.com is just a one man, small business? People often confuse me with Redcat Racing but I'm just a dealer of their products. When you buy from TeamRedcatShop.com, you are buying from a fellow hobbyist with a passion for RC cars. Not only will you be supporting a small business, you'll be getting a better deal than if you buy direct from Redcat. Please tell your friends  Redcat hasn't released a parts list or manual for the upcoming Marksman yet but, from the information and pictures currently available, it looks like the Marksman will utilize the XR247 axles from the Wendigo.
These axles have proven to be very durable in the Wendigo and, aluminum upgrades are already available if you want to take your Marksman to the next level. Once I have 100% confirmation of this (I'm sure I'm correct), I'll start to add the axles, parts and aluminum upgrades to the Marksman parts page if you'd like to order them in advance of the trucks arriving. Stay tuned for more Marksman details as they become available Rob PS, did you know that TeamRedcatShop.com is just a one man, small business? People often confuse me with Redcat Racing but I'm just a dealer of their products. When you buy from TeamRedcatShop.com, you are buying from a fellow hobbyist with a passion for RC cars. Not only will you be supporting a small business, you'll be getting a better deal than if you buy direct from Redcat. Please tell your friends While we wait to get the new Marksman in our hands, I thought you may find this size comparison information interesting. The Marksman is being advertised as 1/8 scale while the Wendigo is 1/10. When we look closely at the dimensions though, you can see the Marksman is actually slightly narrower and only a few mm taller than the Wendigo. The biggest size difference between the two vehicles is in the wheelbase and total length. The longer wheelbase of the Marksman gives it a much more realistic scale appearance than the Wendigo (in my opinion)   'till next time
Rob PS, did you know that TeamRedcatShop.com is just a one man, small business? People often confuse me with Redcat Racing but I'm just a dealer of their products. When you buy from TeamRedcatShop.com, you are buying from a fellow hobbyist with a passion for RC cars. Not only will you be supporting a small business, you'll be getting a better deal than if you buy direct from Redcat. Please tell your friends  Surprise! I knew something was in the works but I didn't see this one coming!!! Redcat just announced the new 1/8 Scale Marksman TC8 Trail Crawler and it looks awesome! I'll have full information available very soon but for now, I can tell you that the Marksman will come ready-to-run and will include a Holmes Hobbies Crawlmaster 12T brushed motor and Hobbywing WP-1080 ESC, 2.2" wheels and tires, and the XR247 axles from the Wendigo
The Marksman appears to combine some of the best parts from the Gen8 and Wendigo into this new trail truck / crawler package. I'd like to say this is what the Wendigo should have been in the first place but I won't : ) Stay tuned for more info and if you haven't done so already, be sure to sign up for the email newsletter as I'll be sending out an email as soon as the Marksman is available to order Rob In the past, I had to increase prices on large items such as bodies, wheels, tires etc. to offset the high cost of UPS shipping. Now, these large/heavy items will default to UPS shipping at checkout thus allowing me to lower prices on these and other parts as well. Here are the new shipping rates:
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Thanks for your support, stay tuned for more updates Rob  A little over a week ago, I mentioned that all of the Volcano-16 prices have been reduced. Today, I have more good news! I've just reduced the price on more than 1/2 of the Everest-10 parts and upgrades as well.
In the coming days and weeks, I'll be reviewing all of the parts prices and making reductions everywhere I can so stay tuned for more updates If you haven't already done so, be sure to sign up for the email newsletter. I'll send updates once or twice per month including coupon codes for even more savings Thanks for your support, I really appreciate it Rob PS, did you know that TeamRedcatShop.com is just a one man, small business? People often confuse me with Redcat Racing but I'm just a dealer of their products. When you buy from TeamRedcatShop.com, you are buying from a fellow hobbyist with a passion for RC cars. Not only will you be supporting a small business, you'll be getting a better deal than if you buy direct from Redcat. Please tell your friends  More good news today if you own a Gen8 and like to drive it hard! The chromoly axle shafts and CNC top portal gears are back and they are now available in the newer HD / V2 thicker sidewall design for even greater strength
Here's a direct link if you'd like to check them out on the Gen8 parts page 'till next time Rob |
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