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Turnigy 4WD 1/16 Monster Beatle RC Truck Review/Overview, Maiden Drive and Speed Trials
Everything you wanted to know about this AWD beast and then some… Here is the new Turnigy Monster Beatle. Brushless 4811kv, 25A ESC, 2S-1300mAh LIPO. (Do n…
Video Rating: 4 / 5
August 28th, 2013 at 1:37 pm
Thanks for cool video, helped to choose batteries etc. Good job.
August 28th, 2013 at 2:05 pm
Beetle came in, your vid always helped out. many vid’s offer right and wrong info, I chose to listen to my heart. left things alone, made one mistake, ordered 2200 mah’s 7.2 2S, placed in side ways,, I made sure all is working order, and WOW! think I hit up to 50mph you may never know. I am taking it easy, and in a relaxed mode. throttle at 50% no more, gotten a good 1 hour, still running that will satisfy my apptite. over 4 minutes.. no bashing or killing it. LOVE THIS BADBOY well enjoying it
August 28th, 2013 at 2:14 pm
i run a 3c in mine and its allways been ok just get a heat sink for the motor and cut a vent hole in the body
August 28th, 2013 at 2:54 pm
they say Spider webs are as strong as steel, and you are very creative, in ways, by the thought of string and glue.. I have been in this hobby and always kept to a major brand, like the Clod buster, and Mid optima, never went with Losi, they were the competitor back then. Today for me it’s online shopping, as my stores are further apart. Let the fun begin.
August 28th, 2013 at 3:42 pm
The video is running at 4S, but that’ll burn out the motor/esc.
It works on 3S, but it’s really designed for 2S, so that’s the safest way to go.
August 28th, 2013 at 4:19 pm
You’re welcome!
Glad to help.
The shipping isn’t too bad for the small packages, so if you just need a few parts, you can ship them for very little.
Try setting up an order for just a few plastic parts, you’ll see that shipping is similar to a letter, it takes a while, but you can always use black cotton thread and thin super glue to fix it until you get the parts.
I find that the thread and superglue is stronger than stock even!
Also, some kyosho mini inferno parts fit the beatle too.
August 28th, 2013 at 5:17 pm
thank you Dave, for all your help and advice, HK becomes quite expensive with shipping, so I shall keep stock, and enjoy the fun, agree securing parts, to a limit. It is glad to know in advance and. thanks again
August 28th, 2013 at 5:45 pm
Great to hear!
I find that the parts availability hasn’t been that bad.
I’ve ordered a new set of plastic main gears, but that’s it.
The rest of the drive train gears are metal, so they should be fine.
I wouldn’t upgrade anything else, because you want the plastic lower/upper strut arms to break when you hit something, otherwise something else will break.
Upgrading the metal pieces would cost another $100, that makes no sense in my mind.
Stick with stock, and repair as it breaks.
Should be fun!
August 28th, 2013 at 6:19 pm
Thank you David. I made the purchase, and will be happy with the Bug, just wished parts were available, and shipping not as expensive with Hobbyking. I will have to rewatch your clip. Anything you can recommend on this beetle? Do you think it is worth the investment for metal gears, and which one’s?
August 28th, 2013 at 7:10 pm
Thanks man!
I had the Exceed Raptor G2 helicopter, if their other products are like that, then it’s garbage, but it could have just been that one design.
Turnigy seems to make pretty good products for the price though.
I’d go with Turnigy, I haven’t been disappointed by their products yet.
Cheers!
David.
August 28th, 2013 at 7:54 pm
Perfection, at its BEST. read all comments, and detail, saved the vid, and thumbed Up. Am in a decision of a on and off road RC. 2.4ghz, lipo, a must.. I looked at Exceeds, ZD mini racing. and some others. Like to know what is on demand like the hobbyzone champ. parts always ready. Thank you for the Excellent write up and review. PEACE
August 28th, 2013 at 8:29 pm
Hey, would you please mail me the links to the parts that you built in? Would be great!
Best Regards,
Kevin
August 28th, 2013 at 8:37 pm
Mini Revo pwns this, but it costs way more too.
The mini revo is worth it, if you can afford it, $300+ vs $100.
August 28th, 2013 at 8:49 pm
Thanks man, about 20-30 minutes.
Depends how hard you push it.
August 28th, 2013 at 9:19 pm
HELLO! congratulations for the video. in this video you are running on battery 2s or 3s?
if you are, running with 3s battery is dangerous damage the esc or motor?
the manual says it should be battery or 7.4 v 7.2 ok?
August 28th, 2013 at 10:16 pm
Awesome review, thanks. How much run time to you get?
August 28th, 2013 at 11:08 pm
Do you think this would be overall better than the mini revo. About how fast is it? And would it be worth it
August 28th, 2013 at 11:22 pm
very nice video…very detailed, everybody should do this
August 28th, 2013 at 11:38 pm
Nope, it is $70 only for the car(complete with motor installed, ESC, servo), you need to install your own receiver, and provide your own pistol grip or mode 1-4 remote. You can buy the pistol remote from hobbyking for about 20-30, depending on the model you want, I’d get the $30 just to have more features.
There are only 2 more beatles left in stock!! Buy fast! LOL
August 29th, 2013 at 12:08 am
its comes with pistol radio controller ??
August 29th, 2013 at 12:54 am
Thanks man!
Lol ok!
August 29th, 2013 at 1:45 am
Not super fast.
Approx. 40km/hr.
August 29th, 2013 at 1:58 am
Thanks! You’re welcome!
Nice shotgun!