Let's be honest here. Out of all of the manufacturers, Redcat has been doing the best with new releases.

@simonkubacki9823

2 ай бұрын

My vanquish stance rtr would beg to differ

@TheRCBuildersPost

2 ай бұрын

@@simonkubacki9823 Most of us have a VRD. I'm guessing that's what you're referring to? The stance is the body. Is my VRD carbon kit great quality and kick ass? Absolutely, but it also cost $430 for just the kit. The RTR is $499 with your basic RTR electronics that you're going to replace anyways. I'm talking about features vs cost. The original Ascent is a great bargain. I mean, $289 for a RTR that performs really well!? Now, a RTR Ascent with 21 percent overdrive, a fusion, carbon fiber, beadlocks, comp style shocks and so on for $399!? Come on, man. That's just wild. That's hard to beat.

@Ck91143

2 ай бұрын

“My vanquish stance” 😂😂😂

@jps3903

2 ай бұрын

Agreed. The low rider, COE, vigilante, ascent…all good releases. I want a coe just for a shelf queen.

@simonkubacki9823

2 ай бұрын

@@TheRCBuildersPost Correct, the VRD stance rtr. I ran it with stock electronics, save my own radio and receiver, for over a month and it was great. Truthfully I could have kept it like that and been completely satisfied. I maintain that it is the best performance crawler RTR out there. I'm not disparaging this Redcat, I think this is a solid product. But in my opinion vanquish is still the company to beat.

Redcat is on a mission!

$400 Rc trucks are gettin quite interesting lately, this rig, FMS, Associated Ecto, are all great for the money that used to get you just a starting point, now you really get a true RTR.

@AllBadAZ

2 ай бұрын

ECTO is straight junk

They have seriously stepped their game up.... very nice

Wow, never thought I'd want a redcat! They are really making strides at seeing what people want in the crawler space

What a great time to be in this hobby. What Redcat is doing, is truly fantastic for the consumer. A little competition is great! Order the matching bed, build a rear cage, cut for shock mount clearance and paint to match. Or build a mini comp bed... ? I think I need one.

@thewatcher819

2 ай бұрын

Stop please… I’m trying hard to convince myself I don’t NEED it! Matching bed alone would have done it! 😔

@mikerainey3847

2 ай бұрын

Hey Matt's the dealer, I'm just one of the junkies lookin' for a fix!!😅

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

😂

Firstly, Redcat absolutely nailed it with this release. Craaaaazy value here at the price point. An average LCG build used to cost easily north of $800. This is fantastic. Secondly, and maybe more importantly, I think I can speak for us all when I say that we appreciate the running review of the video being filmed in the snow. A true testament to all the hard work you do for us. Always appreciated Matt!

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Redcat went from something I laugh at to something im waiting for in the mail. They have come so far in recent years. Thanks Matt and friends!

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Agreed!

Looks to be a lot of value in that package, nicely done!

Man redcat really stepped up their game recently. Looks like a great rtr platform to start with!

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Agreed!

Do they even make money on these still wow what a value for $$. Used to spend triple that for a brushless lcg build a year or two ago. Now its all in an rtr package. Good job Redcat

@tyshiz3381

2 ай бұрын

Quickrun 69$..frame 30$...shocks 30. Radio 40. Tires 30..... Etc etc etc. they're all cheap upgrades. Numbers are probably wrong but close. Very decent rtr and price

It reminds me of an adorable little jumping spider. Part of that is due to your cat-like reflexes and crawl-fu

Redcat knocked it out of the park ! I love seeing the value while surely causing a little sweat on the necks of other manufacturers to keep decent prices, while offering awesome value 👍👍

Glad to see this here first. This is sweet... We just put a Fusion SE 1800 and installed the overdrive gears in our Redcat Ascent. Also converting the bed tool box into a working one, adding a roll bar, and some headlights with a 3d printed grill. We would rather have a RTR upgraded like the Redcat Fusion. In the long run you are saving time and money on upgrades. It's a really nice looking rig too. We would like spending that time on the aesthetics, replace those bumpers, maybe some dual foams, lights, and add some kind of custom bed.

@GoatneckRCC

2 ай бұрын

Haven’t seen you post in awhile good to know your still out there🫡your backyard is what dreams are made of!!

@plasticspoonrc

2 ай бұрын

thanks so much@@GoatneckRCC

Man I'm so jealous of the terrain you have to use!

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

It's a bit of a drive, but it's totally worth it!

This thing is really impressive!

Like the way you kept that camara on a low angle, very well shot and them rocks with that greenie look all over them, made for a great trail run

Maaaaan I might have to get one of these

I like kits over RTR. I upgrade so much on RTR (Ready To Replace) seems like a waste. But that truck looks so good. Only need to 3D print a rear cage for it.

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

I'm more of a builder too, but this is a great product for newbies or anyone that just wants to drive and doesn't like to build!

I'm a kit builder exclusively, not only is building like therapy but kits usually come with unique upgrades

@ares333x2

2 ай бұрын

I posted before reading through the comments and realized my comment is very similar to yours. The kit builders therapy guild.😅

@user-ho5vm9rv1e

2 ай бұрын

I feel the same way and I just started building recently. The whole hobby is therapeutic.

My buddy got one Redcat nailed it on build quality, it does perform very good out of the box, he did have to do a couple things but to be expected....IMO it blows the VP Stance away by a mile and $100 less...and i am not even a redcat fan, but credit given where do!!!!

@scalebuildersguild

Ай бұрын

Glad to hear he likes it! I prefer the Stance, but that's just my opinion!

Well done Redcat!

- I "love" the colors/dark theme, awesome RedCat !!! 👌💯 [💪🇺🇸2A]

What a Beautiful place to Crawl! I really like the way the Fusion 'Bumps'. Almost like a Trailing Arm Rig. Thanks for the Tire Change! Nobody else has done that claiming, 'These are great factory tires!'

REDCAT did it right this time, RTR , comp truck, outstanding,,, They out did themselves, very nice!!!, liking the black and red!!!

That’s about the same as I built up the first version. Fusion SE and all! It looks really good too. Man where was this 6 months ago lol. Now I want this one too. 🤦‍♂️ son of a …

@PaulSchryer

2 ай бұрын

..."Now I want this one too"...!!! 🤣👍

@PaulSchryer

2 ай бұрын

...I know !!!... Every RC company "does this" !!! "🙄"... Frustrating. 😭... 😆 Just "the look" makes me want to buy it," but I still have other crawler project(s) to start & finish...🥴✌️

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

😂

Redcat....im becoming a fan

Redcat is definitely doing some solid drops here this year and last. I dare hope HPI can get the same good vibes and get themselves back in a good place. And solid review Matt with excellent cinematography.

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

Redcat has been knocking it out of the park, they’re my go to anymore because you can’t beat the prices and what you get versus other brands.

Big fan of red and black! Great release!

I really do have a great time watching these and I hope you enjoy making these as much as I enjoy watching them. Cheers!

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, and yes, it's a lot of fun to film!

Great video! Will eventually have to get one.

Matt, will you be designing a comp style bed for the Ascent Fusion? If so I’m sure many more of us (that prefer beds on our rigs) would consider buying one.

Looks fantastic!

Can’t wait to get mine on order. I am new to crawling and this for someone who has not got a money pit to upgrade its great I will use battery tray provided for the back and 3D print a box cover to protect it, see what it does for the weight distribution

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Enjoy it and I think this is great for newbies, Welcome to the hobby!

@waynoo774

2 ай бұрын

I got cheaper crawler and tank but only had for a phew months, And I have hyper go but to fast to film on my own quick buying so got bunch of content out

@waynoo774

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the warm welcome

As usual, a beautiful video! As a die-hard Axial fan, I have to admit that Red Cat "picked up the gauntlet!" A high-quality car, with an engine, shock absorbers and a carbon chassis that goes without saying! Gives a crushing battle to both Axial and Traxxas and despite a price tag that is not low actually obviates the need to upgrade the vehicle which is done by almost every owner of an average crawler! Kudos to Red Cat! A very nice tool as well!

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

This truck is my next one!!! Absolutely love this truck my first 1/10 scale crawler. I've been looking at so many crawlers, soon as I discovered this truck, oh yeah, it's awesome

Great review! I really like that RedCat is knocking it out of the park and doing it with affordable options. Stay warm !

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Agreed! I'll be warm next week when we go to Arizona!

From what I have seen the tires do pretty well in warmer temps...

This was a far better release than the 1/5 scale. It's not for me but I can see this getting a lot of people into the comp scene. I'm more of a start with a base model and build it up myself kind of person.

At that price it’s hard to beat and with a heaver wheel and tire for a little more down low weight, it’s a win win for me. Great video ✌🏽

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Agreed! Thanks for watching!

I am new to your channel, and I am a newbie to crawling, I just bought the Gen 8. I had the real one back in the 80's, so 2 weeks later they released the Ascent Fusion, GRRRRR!! LOL SO I love my purple monster and she will haul everything. and I have a Gen 7 and a Vaterra I won both cars and a 1/10th scale flatbed car hauling trailer in a waffle. 70.00 and they are beat to hell. lol I was going to build them. but I am going to buy this Ascent Fusion so I can learn to Climb too. and go home and know more about what and how I want to build my trucks. as a retired paint and bodyman I would rather take my time at a build and not waste money on products I probably wouldn't have needed to buy even thou that's fun. for 400.00 this truck will teach me on both spectrums of the build and handling. I think my wife is getting off cheap on this new venture of mine. LMAO! Your video was the deciding factor, Thank You for the great video

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Welcome to the channel and welcome to the hobby! I hope you like the Ascent!

An Awesome RTR especially for someone new to the Hobby. Great value for the dollar out of the box. Great episode sir. Looking forward to seeing the next.

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I agree, it's great value!

great video very honest review

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

My wife and I just ordered two 😺😺

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Enjoy!

Great review, fabulous looking truck and love all of the devils crevasses/obstacles 😂

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

What a super cool place to crawl. I really like the look of this truck. Looks like RedCat has stepped up there game..wonder how it will do through some gates. luv you bye

I like to build it up myself. A custom rear cage would be nice.

Thanks for the great review. Two to consider now which is a good thing.

@NOTORIOUS_J_RC

2 ай бұрын

Ordered, and so it begins

Man oh man, i know each and everyone of these obstacles and i can say with all confidence that some of these are difficult to do with most of my trucks, only my highly tuned and heavily upgraded ones and do them and the Redcat Fusion just sailed through Devil's buttcrack like hot butter on a big ol'pile of flapjacks.. im here giving the nod to my screen as it conquers yet another of the Devil's peaks. Great job SBG on yet another enjoyable review

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

Go Redcat!! 🎉 What a great offer!

Wow this truck looks pretty good, great value too. Wish it was available in the UK. Excellent review as always.

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Now this I would buy.. and do my own tweaks.. Lower it. New shocks, rims and tires for sure.. Good job Red Cat 🏆

Sheesh, getting this and the new FCX10. I cant help myself! 😅

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Enjoy!

Sick truck; great price and great video

Those axles are so cool looking

I love building them, so wish they'd make these available as kits instead of RTR.

I was thinking about building up an Axial Pro or Element builders kit 2 for the summer. The VRD Carbon is not a very easy opinion in the UK sadly. However I with 3 kids and spring in the air one of these with a set of Hyrax on I could be out on the rocks with my brother and son this weekend!

So i got myself the regular ascent a few months back and i absolutely love it. Its great on the dessert terrain here in Arizona but I had to make some improvements to make it more capable. like everyone else out there, i removed the interior springs. I also installed a hobbywing fusion pro and aluminum beadlock rims with brass wheel weights because it desperately needed some low down weight. the wheels also have some wider offset so it side loads way better now.

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Very cool! Thanks for sharing and I'm really looking forward to doing some driving in AZ this week!

Can't wait to run it

I like both honestly. I bought a used ascent from a local guy. He swapped wheels/tires and shocks. I’m happy as hell with the way it performs

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

That's awesome!

Redcat is on top of their game! Awesome rig for a really good price. I agree with you though, it needs some type of bed. Maybe besides like the 1:1 short course trucks run.

Yessssssss!!!!🎉😂 Best course ever!!!

Not bad man, good stuff. Like button energized.

I doubt i will get one but looks pretty cool. Thanks for the awesome videos as always.

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

To answer your question, I don't have a proper hobby shop in my country and online import taxes on even a small $5 US part for an RC can be ridiculous and weeks to get. So yes, if I can get a fully sorted rig out the box then I'm VERY happy. This truck looks like great value!

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

I know, shipping and duty can be very expensive. Thanks for watching!

Lmao at the devils obstacles 😂😂😂😂

This appears to be a very good RTR for out-of-the-box comp or just solid fun. I appreciate RTR offerings, but personally I'd love to see this come as a kit. The thing I love about kits - aside from the joy I get building them - is getting to learn about all the parts of the vehicle I'm going to be RC driving. For me the hands-on aspect of handling each part helps me a lot when it comes time for maintenance or repair.

If only there was a guy who customizes RC vehicles reading this! A guy like THAT could give this thing the bed it so rightfully deserves. I'll inform my congressman. Senator McDrinkie is always hanging around The Devil's lacerated liver.

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

😂

What a bargain ! Mine is on its way...i bet with a good wheel and tire package with some good inserts...some more shock tuning and this will be as good as my vrd....

Nice looking comp/rig. Looks like might need weight low in back. Definitely more geared towards Comp Classes.

👍🏾💯 mine is ordered, even though my regular ascent is basically this without the carbon chassis lol…

Holy shit! I can get a radio with flashlight for $399 and a truck comes with it?! Sign me up. 🤘🏼 And take that Josh! Real utility in a radio no 3D printer required. lol

im watching from Canada, the price i will pay is much higher than my American counterparts. i am on the market for a new RC. i love your channel andi have learned alot from you. im watching closely as to what you say about rigs i am interestred in

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

You know I'm in Canada too, right? 🇨🇦 Definitely, things are a lot more expensive here!

Nice looking rig . Definitely cool to see a fusion se come fitted as standard 👌. Unfortunately I don't think Redcat has a UK supplier as I could be tempted 😅

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

I've heard it's pretty expensive to ship there!

@davidhiscock1969

2 ай бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild it certainly is Matt. Had a quick look after your vid , estimated duties and taxes are £130 on top of the cost of the truck

It definitely needs a little forward bias instant center with rear 4 link adjustment. I have a rig that weighs just under 4lbs and that thing is boaring to drive. It'll climb just about anything. On a side note this thing is awesome for being an RTR. Keep up the great videos.

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I like kits as much as do rtrs lol. This is a really cool rc truck!

Not sure if you mentioned it, but they did lower the motor position by 6mm in the front, which I think is a significant upgrade.

Ok so I'm going to buy my first Redcat. Also Matt rocking the "dad" look is great.

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Enjoy it!

Man redcat is releasing some cool 😎 RC,s as of late

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Agreed!

Seems like it may need some more weight down low to get that extra grip

I've been building an actual rock crawler course and have come to the realization that all I have are trail trucks. 😂 I could convert one of them to a comp-style crawler with some aftermarket parts, but I'm also thinking it'd be fun to get one that's already designed for it. This Ascent Fusion caught my attention, but I'm not a big fan of carbon fiber and red aluminum parts. I prefer the look of the VRD Stance "Tennis Ball," because it would blend well against all the red/orange sandstone in my rock course, but that $500 sticker is a moan & groan. I think I'm going to stick with converting my Sendero HD with some improved shock towers and high-clearance links, and then paint up a crawler body in bright green. 🤨

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Go for it and good luck with the course. Sounds pretty cool!

If I didn't have the DSM chassis for mine, I would grab this!

If I have a choice, I will always buy a kit! I will buy a kit even if I'm not really Into the vehicle.... Because, building from scratch is my form of Zen yoga therapy. 😂

No such thing as a ready to run anything nowadays I’d rather update to my likening but I’d have to say Redcat did a hell of a job & I think this rig would satisfy a wide range of people interested form seasoned crawlers to people new to RC crawling. It reminds me of the Gen 8 v2 upgrade one they had with a Hobbywing in it.

I ordered this one already so... I think you either go kit and upgrade as you go .. or you wait for a model like this with basically on the "easy" upgrades done for you. I'm thinking a better servo and a basic cage on the back and it'll be good to go :)

I think you should continue to use the trail and the Devil names! It was entertaining for sure.

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Will do! Thanks for watching!

I was actually looking for an Axial CJ7 when i found this at my local hobby shop that usually carry redcat. They also had the new Vanquish VRD which was $100 more. I figured id better grab this while it was there in front of me though. There may be a couple things here and there ill do to it but honestly its pretty awesome as is. Maybe i should have grabbed the VRD instead but im a huge fan of Redcat.

@scalebuildersguild

12 күн бұрын

Enjoy it! Thanks for watching!

just watching because of how good the running videos are... but redcat, no way I'll touch that rig hahaha

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Fair enough, thanks for watching!

This looks great for the price. Need to put different tires on and mess around with the rear shock springs in a future video perhaps? That motor is crazy

I love my fusion rigs. But I dont use FOC on any of them. I like to be able to control the slow crawl myself. Cool rig. Sounds a little growlie lol.

I injoy building from the ground up 5yrs in and I'm the point were starting from the ground up is my thing

Man this is great! I’m with you though I don’t like the naked rear end. Think the original ascent body would fit?

Pretty cool. I’ve been looking for a RTR 1/10 crawler, mostly looking at the RTR vanquish. For RC drifting I don’t prefer RTR however I will say the new MST 2.5 are miles better than the 2.0 was.

The Fusion SE is a solid motor for both trailing and rock crawling.

@mattgiles6332

2 ай бұрын

Matt, Great job on your videos. You're a true professional.

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

I haven't bought a RTR all year butI think this'll be my first one.

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Go for it!

I like the rtr that I can use when I get it and can upgrade as I want as I go

Maybe try mounting a smaller battery up front beside the steering servo.

I now need one.

I think for a rock ready rtr , it's an awesome value. If you get it as your first rock crawler, you're starting off ahead

@scalebuildersguild

2 ай бұрын

Totally agree!