ARRMA @ Nuremberg Toyfair

[jimmy]

New RTR brand ARRMA have a big stand at this years toyfair - at least in terms of new vehicles as they have a whopping 6 new vehicles on show. The one that caught our eye is their new 'Raider' buggy - no, thankfully not a revisit to the Kyosho monstrosity of the same name. The Raider is a 1/10th scale 2WD desert racer style buggy, which looks distinctly retro.

I WANT ONE - it even looks good without a shell!

The Raider uses a twin vertical plate alloy chassis and has a neat 'frame buggy' look to it. The rest of the ARRMA stuff at nuremberg is all based on the same chassis but with different lengths here and there to adapt it to various uses, with desert trucks, Short Course trucks, racing-style buggies and even monster trucks coming out of the same basic 2WD chassis design.

The vehicles will all apparently come with the 'ATX300' controller which has a unique swivel-wheel that'll adapt between left and right handed in a second - but it looks like a futuristic weapon of some sort so we like it.

Check out the ARRMA website for loads more images - mostly CAD stuff it seems for now but we're told there's more coming.

http://www.arrma-rc.com


I just need to blag that Raider and I'll be happy.

[DCM]

Looks like a mini HPI Baja, or a modern day Kyosho Ultima, coolio... dBoots tyres to.

[Chrislong]

Originally Posted by DCM

Looks like a mini HPI Baja, or a modern day Kyosho Ultima, coolio... dBoots tyres to.

But is it Mini - or is it same size? It doesn't mention scale, and looking at it in relation to its nuts etc, it seems bigger than an 8th.... thats a guess though.

[stegger]

The raider is 1/10th scale and ARRMA are a UK company
more info here. http://www.area52.cc/news/558-toyfai...hts-arrma.html

[ryanlownie]

Looks like RTR from the Durango guys basically It should be good quality stuff!

[neiloliver]

The raider has a Hotshot/Ultima/Samuri thing going on.. looks great

[crystalbowie]

Originally Posted by neiloliver

The raider has a Hotshot/Ultima/Samuri thing going on.. looks great

+1 !!
Little lights on sides, metal frames, we're back in vintage
Really love the look !!

Any idea of the price ?

[kaylon]

I want one!! And I mean one of each!

Any idea when available ?

J

[Lonestar]

What kind of connection with Durango, you said?

thanks
Paul

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by Lonestar

What kind of connection with Durango, you said?

thanks
Paul

same owner

[kaylon]

They are in the same building ..

I'm very happy another UK company making some quality products being designed in the UK aswell . And if connected to Durango then at least they have a working pipeline to get things made.

I will say again, these look a lot of fun, can't wait to get one

WANT ONE!!!

J

[Lonestar]

Originally Posted by mark christopher

same owner

mmmh... isn't Gerd Strenge the owner of Durango? I'd be really surprised if he ventured into plasticky rtr's, really... no offense intended at arrma, whose products look pretty cool. But Strenge in this, I'm skeptical...

Paul

[terry.sc]

Gerd Strenge isn't the owner of Team Durango UK Ltd.

[emtee]

Originally Posted by jimmy

The one that caught our eye is their new 'Raider' buggy - no, thankfully not a revisit to the Kyosho monstrosity of the same name.

How dare you..? I happen to think the Kyosho Raider was one of the finest buggies ever..! Well, it was my first anyway..!! Orange box art, 540 can and some "whopping" 1400 sc nicads... ah... those were the days...

[Flodjy]

Looks like Ripmax have got this gig.
Nevermind

[mr. ed]

These guys need to work on their public image! I subscribed months ago on their newsletter, only to find out by coincidence there's been an update on their site.

With the total lack on company info, the blatant big-talk marketing text and seemingly endless wait for a saleschannel I was under the impression this was another of these hong-kong companies

[mr. ed]

Any word on these guys? The site hasn't seen an update since my previous post and I haven't heard anything new from other sources either.