RB One 1/8th scale buggy

[ollie]

I received my RB one RTR buggy kit on Tuesday and as you would expect from a company with a worldwide reputation like RB products the quality of the kit on first inspection looks very good.
Within the box you get nearly everything needed including an RB engine, EFRA pipe, Savox servos and a receiver pack, and as this is the none pull start kit I only have to supply a starter box, fuel, some batteries for the radio and the glow stick that are also included within the kit.
Having sold all my 1/8th rally cross equipment apart from a starter box at the end of 2009 I wanted an affordable entry back into the class and therefore I opted for the RB one as it looked a great package and on first inspection of the kit I am not disappointed at all.
The Kit comes in two versions a pull start kit or a starter box kit making it a good choice for beginners or as a kit option for a racer looking to make the move to 1/8th rally cross.

[strobe]

Hi Ollie.
Looking at getting one of these as well.
Does the shell come clear or is it pre painted.
Mark

[Gregors]

seems it is in 4 colours
http://www.rbproducts.com/presentati...0&Hauteur=1200

[ollie]

Shell come’s pre painted in a choice of colours as mentioned above.
I will be down at Ledbury tomorrow and will have the buggy with me if anyone wants to take a look.

[ollie]

I thought I would give you all an update on the RB One Ready to Race buggy as over the past week I have completely striped it down and rebuilt it.

RB have put a lot of thought into this buggy with even the small things that are sometimes a pain when building a buggy like routing the servo and battery wires. They have created a channel that the on/off switch fits into and the wires are run along this channel which has a removable lid making this both easy to fit and then maintain if needed.
Along with this they have also placed mounting holes to the underside of the receiver box allowing easy mounting of your personal transponder. While these items may seem small details they all add to making both build and maintenance that little bit more of an ease when you are in a hurry.
With the RB One being a Ready to Race Buggy RB Products have put together a kit with not only thought going into making a great looking buggy, but also a lot of thought has gone into quality and ease of maintenance making this a great affordable choice for the established rally cross racer.
RB have also Created an overall package for the RB One that makes entry into 1/8th rally cross affordable and easy for both the established racer moving into this racing class or for anyone totally new to the hobby/sport of radio control cars.

I will be running the buggy in this week and hope to do some testing the weekend so I will give you a further update later this week.

[MikaR]

Hi Ollie,

I received my RB one about two weeks ago and have the same thoughts as you.

So far I've run a tank in and waiting to run more when have the chance (outside temps warm up a bit again).

Have the pullstart version. It works.

Here's a short vid I took
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbgKVvO5lZk

In case you wonder (on the video) I changed the throttle to a brushless to be able to use a rubber band fail-safe for the motor.

Picture taken at the time of the installation that shows the nice radio tray:



Few other:




Ollie, when you have the chance to drive it please share
Waiting for your further comments. Thanks