![]() ![]() Interestingly, we had the best results so far, and a bonus effect I wasn’t expecting: the vehicle could now right itself using steering and throttle. Intending to try wide front and rear, it seemed prudent to try a wide rear only, first, leaving the front narrow – for science. Two out of six! That’s worse than even the cheap RGT 136100 V2 we tested recently, and it cost around a quarter of the total the Vanquish VS4-10 Phoenix cost to buy and finish! Clearly, narrow track isn’t ideal for rock crawling! I made a video about this attempt, if you’d like more detail – see below. Narrow front and rear testing resulted in worse performance in this case, if you can believe it! We only completed problems 2 and 5. Certainly, it increases the pumpkin clearance potential, as the closer together your wheels, the less chance there is for undercarriage and diffs to be caught on obstacles from beneath. ![]() This is a more scale look and on road and trail, might make more sense. This brought the wheels back in and partly under the wheel wells. I changed the front adapters to the narrow set, making front and rear track uniformly narrow. Completing four of six is impressive, yes, but these are arguably the easier of the six and with the lengthy and impressive spec list for this machine, I really was expecting at least five of six! Narrow Front, Narrow Rear Wide front and narrow rear track saw the rig struggle to complete problem 1, then it also managed problems 2, 3 and 5. ![]() With the Vanquish VS4-10 Phoenix on the 6-problem test course, initial testing was hit and miss. Lastly, there are pretty S8E 8mm bore scale shocks with bleed valves and dual X-rings. You’ll find basic fluids are included and the beadlock wheels are complex but easy to build. I appreciated the clearly-labelled parts bags and a quality set of tools which were also included. There’s a premium-feeling set of steel C-channel frame rails. The plastic bar-work is flexible and strong. There’s a good variety in the quality sticker sheets.Īs well as the welcome interior plastic scale pieces, there are molded front inner fenders and an interesting, plastic scale radiator mount. There are five pieces of polycarbonate, with rear wheel guards, the main body, an interior mold, a dash piece ready for stickers. Very cool! Opening it up, you’ll find a clear polycarbonate body, ready for paint of your own design. As a long-time fan of Scale Builder’s Guild (the YouTube channel and the web forum), it’s a blast to see the SBG logo on the box artwork. Less electronics, less weight, and still the advantage of transmission-set overdrive – it’s good to have these options! It’s a simple case of setting the arm manually to the correct position and tightening the grub screw down onto the arm, locking it in place. But for the front, 6.5% overdrive may be an acceptable gearing to keep, foregoing the shifting option to select free-wheeling or 33% OD from the radio. For most folks, keeping the DIG would be a common decision, so at least that rear servo would be worth installing. There are grub screws at four locations above the dual shifting arms, which allow you to lock the transmission in a variety of ways instead of needing to install servos. On the rear, you have a similar design to the well-known and trusted Hurtz DIG unit, allowing shifting from engaged to free-wheeling to DIG (locked, no rotation). With the front, you have on-the-fly overdrive shifting from 6.5% to free-wheeling to 33%. So called because this transmission allows independent gear selection for front and rear axles. Full width molded front and rear bumpers increase approach and departure angles and allow for flexibility during impacts on the trail.Plastics aside, the big news with the Vanquish VS4-10 Phoenix is the VFD Twin Transmission. The aluminum battery and electronics trays provide multiple locations for battery and electronics placement. Molded shock towers capture the top of the 90mm Incision Scale Shocks in double shear for maximum support. The panhard mount on the chassis is made from machined aluminum to withstand the impacts of severe trail conditions. The VS4-10 chassis is developed to work with the included Vanquish Products VFD transmission. The molded rock sliders come with a replaceable outer portion that perfectly fits the Origin Halfcab body. The steel C-channel design provides scale detail, molded front and rear cross members fill the chassis rails in the highest stress locations for ultimate strength and provide features like dual servo mounts, winch line routing, and a fuel cell. ![]() Vanquish Products VS4-10 Chassis is made to provide you with a balance scale looks and unhindered performance. ![]()
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