I have owned a V3 Talion for a year now.
So far it has been one of the most disappointing RC’s I have owned in 8 years of being in the hobby.
I had high hopes/expectations of this car due to thorough research on forums and YouTube videos of the Arrma 6S range I was expecting a significantly better car in every way than my HPI Blitz.
Unfortunately far too often something goes wrong with this car, it isn’t always the cars fault but I rarely get to run a set of 4 batteries (4 and 6S) without something going wrong or breaking. For example here is a list of some of the problems I have had with this car.
Given that other people’s experiences with these cars seems to be very positive, it would seem I have been unlucky. I am a decently skilled driver and have been in the hobby for years, I don’t do sending it to the extreme like a lot of people on YouTube do, I mostly drive the car around the local parks. The highest jump the car has ever done is probably 15-20ft.
As a result of this I will be selling the Talion as a rolling chassis. I have been looking at a Tekno ET48.3 to replace it however the parts cost appears quite high for that car; therefore I am now looking at the new Kraton 4x4 4S or a Traxxas Rustler 4x4.
For those that could be bothered, thank you for reading this.
So far it has been one of the most disappointing RC’s I have owned in 8 years of being in the hobby.
I had high hopes/expectations of this car due to thorough research on forums and YouTube videos of the Arrma 6S range I was expecting a significantly better car in every way than my HPI Blitz.
Unfortunately far too often something goes wrong with this car, it isn’t always the cars fault but I rarely get to run a set of 4 batteries (4 and 6S) without something going wrong or breaking. For example here is a list of some of the problems I have had with this car.
- Front driveshafts popping out the outdrives
- Chassis bending easily even with GKA chassis braces
- Batteries bending due to chassis flex
- Motor coming loose and losing spur/pinion mesh
- Diffs leaking oil, especially centre diff
- Motor wires coming unplugged when the chassis flexes
- Gearbox case cracks easily (upgraded to hot racing aluminum one)
- Driveshafts, outdrives and diff input cups wear out quickly
- Front body mounts frequently come loose
- Many hours spent working on the car staying up late and getting my hands dirty just to get the car ready for the weekend.
- Hobbywing MAX8 with Hobbystar 4082 1600kv motor, Power HD Storm 4 HV servo. Futaba 3PV radio. gensacearespammers 50c 4S, Graphene 65C 4S, Overlander 35C 4S and gensacearespammers 60C 6S batteries.
- GKA chassis braces
- Voltage servo mount
- Carbon steering rack
- RPM front bumper, rear skid plate, wing mount and a-arms
- HR centre diff case
- HR gearbox case (front)
Given that other people’s experiences with these cars seems to be very positive, it would seem I have been unlucky. I am a decently skilled driver and have been in the hobby for years, I don’t do sending it to the extreme like a lot of people on YouTube do, I mostly drive the car around the local parks. The highest jump the car has ever done is probably 15-20ft.
As a result of this I will be selling the Talion as a rolling chassis. I have been looking at a Tekno ET48.3 to replace it however the parts cost appears quite high for that car; therefore I am now looking at the new Kraton 4x4 4S or a Traxxas Rustler 4x4.
For those that could be bothered, thank you for reading this.