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Originally Posted by DoughtyUK.net
first of all, that pic that Darren linked to is ridiculous... if I had just been shown that pic I'd say someone had been dicking around with photoshop 'effects' and a Durango 410 picture.
secondly, xxx4 geometry is/was miles off anyting that is out there now, the diff's are too big to get anything near geometry that works so I wouldn't say that the B44 is a copy of that, neither is any other car that I can think of.
the diff's were too low on the shelf weapon (TC) that went from off-road to on-road, and the diff's were too high/big on the xxx4 that came from an on-road xxx-s.
evolutions in geometry that seems to happen with TC's, 8th scale nitro, 10th scale off-road is 'copying' a little bit, but there are only so many effective ways you can setup some double-wishbone suspension and soon people fall on what seems to be an optimum.
but a blatent reverse engineering job without any changes to method of fixing bits together, geometry, even bodyshell is so so wrong!
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First of all, the xxx4 front wishbone was the first to incrporate the yoke and outer c style steering hub, all previous designes had the c hub inside the wishbone. We are both saying the same thing when it comes to goemetry.
That doesn't mean I agree at all with reverse engineering the Durango, I think it stinks. But when the chinesse have copied merc Maybach and a Ferrari P4 some of the rarest and most expensive cars in the world, do you think a little rc car is any big deal. I also collect vintage transformers, china has started copying them for acouple of years now making it hard to collect vintage toys
We are to blame for this situation, we are always looking to by more for less and go to china to get it regarless of the consequences.
In recent events here in Canada, Bauer the hockey equipment company, recalled thousands of hockey sticks because of lead being in the paint. So even legitimate companies are supporting them. Durango, like most all other companies make parts in China so this is the inevitable outcome.
I manufacture aluminium products here in Canada only using Canadian made materials and pay more for parts and of course sell my product at a higher price. Until others start doing the same we loose, not only our designs, but our jobs as well