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Originally Posted by MRD
I can't believe what a B44/BJ4 copy that is. Surely they could have come up with something a bit different.
Thing is those cars were designed with heavy NiMh's in mind. We don't use them anymore so why have the cells at the back so we have to add weight.
Com'on Tamiya. You're getting as bad as Ansmann.
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This is the bit I don't get sorry, what did you expect? The suspension/dampers/towers are carry over 511, and when you make it shaft what are your options, motor has to go either front or rear and to the side, rear means putting the cells at the front, they are STILL the heaviest item, you still need them at the back!! It's very difficult to make stick lacks fit past the spur without a very wide car, so what did you think they'd do? It's either a bj4 copy or a Durango copy, that's their two options!
As I said earlier, if you want to have a go about copying, do it about the 501!!
Oh, sorry, forgot, they could have made it plastic and you'd have called it a bmax clone!!
Ultimately, it will almost certainly have unique weight distribution, the top decks are clearly different design/flax, the steering will probably end up being Tamiya (a guess admittedly!), and the suspension carries ver from their own Euro/Brit champ winning 511, what more would you expect?