As usual from arma its a truggy not a proper monster truck but it should be fun. i would still prefer the xmaxx i think excpt if you were more into tracks and racing.
Same I have a tracks rustler and I pulled it out of my basement charged it up and it was fun I put it on lipo and it does 40 I’m getting a brushless kit
Oh so that's what it is? I was wondering about that. Some more CYA stuff to confuse everybody. Good grief. You want to protect your kids keep them off that damned internet.
@@williamlee1429 Indeed, no one talks about how the biggest threat to child welfare is domestic abuse and family conflict. Get'em out of the house! Get'em bashing!
No Xamaxx killer... much slower and when you really bash it you'll see that you will add it to your non bash proof shelf. As it is the Xamxx stands alone as the reigning
I don't have any brand loyalty and I think our hobby is better with brands pushing each other. I want Arrma to make good stuff to progress the hobby and keep Traxxas on their toes. I like both brands and want good toys! So today when I saw this 8s Kraton I couldn't believe that Arrma is still insisting on using a bendy aluminium chassis!??!? WTF??? Sure enough the center strut brace on Kev's is bent already!! So I guess the chassis is bent too? Lame Arrma, lame.
Like Ride BS said, it almost feels like Aarma made this just for you and the rest of the group. I am so happy to see Aarma stepped up and did a ground up design for this. Your energy is infectious and your channels are some of the best RC on youtube!!! Great work and I look forward to seeing more of this beast and the insane tests you put it through!!!
Time for M2C to make some parts i guess. What a failure to make it that weak when its so new and where the infraction, limitelss as well as Mojave has proven to be quite durable. I want to start an RC car company and create trucks that are at least as strong out of the box as you can make these cars with aftermarket parts.
@@DJayFreeDoo I've got my mojhave and second day broke a lower front arm ( glued it back together with an aluminum bottom plate), rear body mount and front bumper mount is trashed, also tried to reprogram the esc and it locked up into program mode and had to sent it in to horizon. Not as tough as i was hoping, but amazing to drive with a full punch esc.
I am so happy they did a full on re-engineer of the Kraton to make this. Man this turned out to be Exactly what I want. Edit: also that airtime at 10:35 was pretty amazing for how slow the take off was. Nice power to the ground.
When i was younger when soumeone said rc car i thought cheap little slow remote control car and now I watch his videos and its like HOLY COW THEM RC CARS ARE GIANT
Kev's nice easy bash session is like my hardcore bash session. Great job on the vid, competition between ARRMA and Traxxas only results in better products in the end for us!
This is a high voltage system to much reistence and poor connection with adapters. The more solid the conmection the better delivery of solid safe power
@@RCKYOTA don't think it's high enough for that to matter so long as you got the right gage wire and decent enough connectors. I can't imagine it's an issue if you're using the right materials. Do it with much higher voltages than any RC battery can provide all the time and the connectors we use for our servers racks are copper, not even gold plated. We push 480 volts through the lowest voltage rack at ridiculous amperage so I don't believe it'd matter for an adapter that is less than a couple of inches long unless you got crappy wire or too small of a gage wire. The resistance would only be an issue if we were talking a wire made of a poor conductor and it is super long. The highest resistance will be in solder joints but if you can get bare wire in direct contact with the surface you want to solder, rather than using solder as your conductor, there shouldn't be any issues... Or you can cut her stuff up, your stuff after all, just trying to save that warranty as an adapter should not affect performance at all unless your cable is over 20 feet long and low grade or low gage....
Kraton 8s sux big time and I'm a HUGE Arrma fan. I'll stick to my 6s thanks and Mojave 6s. Great vid Kev as usual and thanks for steering me away from the 8s.
Honestly if you’re thinking of getting one of these online I’d suggest taking a trip to your local rc shop to really grasp the size because I went the other day and saw one in person, and let me say the video does not at all do justice as to how big it really big
Hay, Just like to say "THANKs" for blowing out my eardrums at the beginning of your video. Smooth move ex-lax!!! That's a fantastic way to get more subs.
@@KevinTalbotTV You got it. I value my eardrums. and if you are going to put your self out there, you are going to get some criticism. Do with it what you will. Grow, learn or reject. What ever, that's up to you.
Awesome reveal video! Best I’ve seen. You always do a great job. Thanks for running it for us too. And yeah for going “light” in it. You’re crazy man but driving skills make a huge difference in keeping these things going.
Same here mate whilst watching the video I was looking at them on modelsport uk then after I seen it on the video I left the website after seeing the price
This thing looks great!!! Also yeah this is in a bit of a different category of the xmaxx. I can see these things racing on 5th scale track real soon. Awesome job on the video too!
I just wish I had this guys skills with an RC. He's got me that pumped I just spent my entire savings on RC stuff. Too bad I don't know how to do all the stuff Kev can. He makes it look easy.
When the 8s Kraton breaks on it’s first bash outing the Arma fanboys are gonna be like oh he was pushing it further than the Xmax lol the 8s Kraton is going be great
Awesome work getting this review out so fast mate!! Absolute beast!! Hope that tower to tower brace isnt bent... yet! Cant wait to see this thing get a proper beating!
Yeah you should write Arrma and say it hurt your feelings when they sent some youtubers products to review prior to the public sale. Also your fridge is running. So you better go catch it.
"not gonna' be too hard on it", proceeds to chassis slap concrete dozens of times and wall slams at near full speed. I think it held up well and showed the rest of us that would rather keep ours intact, that it will handle quite a few bad mistakes.
Is the metal chassis bent as well?... The tower to tower brace certainly is. Look at 4:47 and 12:00 and compare the middle height of the brace. It may be an easy fix as long as the chassis isn't tweaked. Fantastic design otherwise, as the XMAXX is too top heavy and keeps on flipping over, on top of being unstable in the air unless the take-off is absolutely level. XMAXX simply isn't good in the air when compared to this KRATON 8S. .... Let's reserve judgement until we see how easy it is to fix.... Is the chassis twisted/bent, or can we just replace the brace?
I just recently went and bought the Arrma Senton 4x4 550 for my first short course truck. It's an amazing vehicle. There is allot of hype behind Traxxas and I get it but they aren't the only ones making fast top quality rc vehicles.. I vote Arrma. 👌
MISSTAKE! I said 6s esc, it's actually an 8s! Also, what do you think of this new truck??
Epicccccc
Kevin Talbot It's a lambokraton 👊🏻
Mindblowing
As usual from arma its a truggy not a proper monster truck but it should be fun. i would still prefer the xmaxx i think excpt if you were more into tracks and racing.
It's the best thing I've ever seen tbh
I found you by accident but you've resparked my passion for rc cars. I'm only a beginner tho your the best
epic! thanks bro!
@@KevinTalbotTV As you're one of the ONLY honest people that do this...can you rate quality 1 2 3 of Traxxas,Arrma and Losi ?
Me too bro me too
Same I have a tracks rustler and I pulled it out of my basement charged it up and it was fun I put it on lipo and it does 40 I’m getting a brushless kit
I second this notion same here
私は日本人ですがとても面白い動画を見せてくれてありがとう😊😭
I like the disclaimer at the beginning so he dosent get sued by that child protection thing
Oh so that's what it is? I was wondering about that. Some more CYA stuff to confuse everybody. Good grief. You want to protect your kids keep them off that damned internet.
@@williamlee1429 Indeed, no one talks about how the biggest threat to child welfare is domestic abuse and family conflict. Get'em out of the house! Get'em bashing!
Actually saying that wont help. If the content "has potential to attract children" what you say at the beginning doesn't matter.
For coppa
Well said regards keeping yer kids off the internet. IT should be down to parents to supervise kids on the internet.
It looks like the tower-to-tower brace is bent @11:30. Is the chassis still straight?
Matt Green looks bent.
It actually looks bent. The same old Kraton issue?
no straight :D not gonna survive real abuse
Yep... Compared to the first unboxing definately bent (unless he using a fish eye lense)
@@5punkybob no fisheye, the table is straight
Why do I feel like arrma made this just for kev.
Lol fa real I'm tryin to buy one but can't find it lol
@@joeexnicious9806 where you from mate ? I can search your countrys web. they are for sale in england everywhere online...
I'm America Goshen indiana
bc they prob did
@@joeexnicious9806 kmibj
?
when you drove it at full speed first I was like: IS THAT IT? and then the swich surprised me haha
It surprised me because it was hardly faster.
@@BenBlackEquinoxEngelhard made for torque not speed
Made for breaking lol and it’s so slow
I follow u on Instagram RC crew lol
@@BenBlackEquinoxEngelhard ....
"I'll go easy on this one because there aren't any spare parts yet" He then jumps it 20 feet in the air.
That’s probably the most beautiful chassis I’ve ever seen. What a great looking truck! Appreciate you getting this video uploaded so quickly 🤟🏻✌🏻
This man is correct
Plastic chassis better . Metal just accordion bends everything! Traxxas does it right things give properly before causing expensive repairs.
Basher.... however it still breaks but supercedes the other 1:5 scale trucks.
No Xamaxx killer... much slower and when you really bash it you'll see that you will add it to your non bash proof shelf. As it is the Xamxx stands alone as the reigning
I don't have any brand loyalty and I think our hobby is better with brands pushing each other. I want Arrma to make good stuff to progress the hobby and keep Traxxas on their toes. I like both brands and want good toys! So today when I saw this 8s Kraton I couldn't believe that Arrma is still insisting on using a bendy aluminium chassis!??!? WTF??? Sure enough the center strut brace on Kev's is bent already!! So I guess the chassis is bent too? Lame Arrma, lame.
seems this truck it’s not made for that kind of bashing
"its not size that matters its the way you use it" what an inspiration
It looks like you have started to bend the top brace.
Yup I saw that too I thought it was hooked in weird till I looked back at it, lol looks like the kraton took on old problems 😂
Was just about to comment on that...its for sure bent after his test...I wonder it the chassis is bent also
Same old problems with their other cars
I think it has bent, I checked back earlier in the video to check it wasn't like that before.
rear end got bent either chassis or the brace mount. arrma tough baby ;)
Like Ride BS said, it almost feels like Aarma made this just for you and the rest of the group. I am so happy to see Aarma stepped up and did a ground up design for this. Your energy is infectious and your channels are some of the best RC on youtube!!! Great work and I look forward to seeing more of this beast and the insane tests you put it through!!!
Is it me or has the top brace bar allready bent? look at 5:15, its perfectly straight then look at 11:54 it looks bowed?
It Looks bend
You’re right, at minute 5:15 looks completely straight
Worthless Rc. Especially parts support. Now it's a hype,and next year you can't even get a screw for it.
Yeah your right good catch!
Not worth it doesn’t look like it’ll hold up
Traxxas: make mini xmaxx
Arrma: makes giant kraton
Love your vids man I sub and turned on notifications thank
Did you Bend the tower to tower brace or is it the camera that make it look like it?
Looks bent to me!
looks like a banana to me lol
Time for M2C to make some parts i guess. What a failure to make it that weak when its so new and where the infraction, limitelss as well as Mojave has proven to be quite durable. I want to start an RC car company and create trucks that are at least as strong out of the box as you can make these cars with aftermarket parts.
Indeed, looks like it's bended 🙄
@@DJayFreeDoo I've got my mojhave and second day broke a lower front arm ( glued it back together with an aluminum bottom plate), rear body mount and front bumper mount is trashed, also tried to reprogram the esc and it locked up into program mode and had to sent it in to horizon. Not as tough as i was hoping, but amazing to drive with a full punch esc.
You’re my favorite UA-camr that plays with remote control vehicles
There is only one thing to say about this video “fantastic” 👍😍
I am so happy they did a full on re-engineer of the Kraton to make this. Man this turned out to be Exactly what I want.
Edit: also that airtime at 10:35 was pretty amazing for how slow the take off was. Nice power to the ground.
11:30 Was the centre brace bent when you got it? LOL.
Damn true, nice eye
mp5effect yup
Darn armma
Yep ARRMA tuff
When i was younger when soumeone said rc car i thought cheap little slow remote control car and now I watch his videos and its like HOLY COW THEM RC CARS ARE GIANT
Kev you should do a series where you buy cheap toy grade rc cars and put hobby grade electronics in them
reagan kyle that’s a very good idea my friend!
OMG!😯 THAT ARRMA LOOKS AWESOME!!! 🤤
Kev's nice easy bash session is like my hardcore bash session. Great job on the vid, competition between ARRMA and Traxxas only results in better products in the end for us!
Been watching this guy from this video to now. I love this channel
It’s not the size that matters, it’s what you do with it
That made me laugh
That truck is huge..good video ..thanks..gots to get me one for sure
Why not make an adapter rather than chopping off the power leads and wrecking that warranty? It's what I do for my cars...
This is a high voltage system to much reistence and poor connection with adapters. The more solid the conmection the better delivery of solid safe power
@@RCKYOTA don't think it's high enough for that to matter so long as you got the right gage wire and decent enough connectors. I can't imagine it's an issue if you're using the right materials. Do it with much higher voltages than any RC battery can provide all the time and the connectors we use for our servers racks are copper, not even gold plated. We push 480 volts through the lowest voltage rack at ridiculous amperage so I don't believe it'd matter for an adapter that is less than a couple of inches long unless you got crappy wire or too small of a gage wire. The resistance would only be an issue if we were talking a wire made of a poor conductor and it is super long. The highest resistance will be in solder joints but if you can get bare wire in direct contact with the surface you want to solder, rather than using solder as your conductor, there shouldn't be any issues...
Or you can cut her stuff up, your stuff after all, just trying to save that warranty as an adapter should not affect performance at all unless your cable is over 20 feet long and low grade or low gage....
It's all for the show, it basically translates to Kevin is in the house and this is my truck !!
Kraton 8s sux big time and I'm a HUGE Arrma fan. I'll stick to my 6s thanks and Mojave 6s. Great vid Kev as usual and thanks for steering me away from the 8s.
Disclaimer: Kevin is not responsible for any damages or injuries
bro that looks soooooo gooooood
Thumbnail: It's Massive
Me: That's what she said
haha
Did she though? 🤣🤣🤣
Lol that’s great 😂
Said no girl to you ever
They always say “Those who brag don’t sag” 😆🤣😂
You are the best rc youtuber i like the kraton more just cause i like speed cprnering and jumps rather than stunts
Omg you have one already. That's awesome.👍
Looks awesome! Can’t wait to see you test it properly! Nice one kev 👍🏼
dude that top brace is bent / bowed down in middle already i went back and compared it to the un boxing at beginning of vid
i done the same and you're right!
Damn you are right it did bend, he didnt even send it yet, really arrma.
Man..... That sucks.... It's bent like a banana already...
@@jjjjrrr678 maybe his comparison to a banana was a sign - illuminati confirmed
That’s why sometimes plastic is better
Honestly if you’re thinking of getting one of these online I’d suggest taking a trip to your local rc shop to really grasp the size because I went the other day and saw one in person, and let me say the video does not at all do justice as to how big it really big
Now we are waiting for a 8s E revo
🤣
Scaler04 which will be like 3 grand!
Scaler04 It will probably be an xmaxx with a diffrent body
Who needs that I'll keep my 1/8th scale e revo with 8s power
I waiting on a 8s outcast
An x-revo 👌
Broo you are the KING, your videos motivate me to work harder.
Keep going..you are the best! :)
Look at the beginning of the vid the tower to tower brace is straight. The last part of the vid after bashing it’s bent slightly
Hay, Just like to say "THANKs" for blowing out my eardrums at the beginning of your video. Smooth move ex-lax!!! That's a fantastic way to get more subs.
i take it you didn't subscribe then? lol
@@KevinTalbotTV You got it. I value my eardrums. and if you are going to put your self out there, you are going to get some criticism. Do with it what you will. Grow, learn or reject. What ever, that's up to you.
Lol. I’d say you’re the ultimate beater kev😂😂😂😂
haha thanks dude
Trailer Trash Racing nice to see you here buddy! And I agree!
Rc Unlimited what’s up buddy!!!! Come here often!?😂
Trailer Trash Racing often as possible haha! 😂🤘
Trailer Trash Racing he can afford it that’s why. He owns a Lamborghini bro. Hahaha.
Awesome reveal video! Best I’ve seen. You always do a great job. Thanks for running it for us too. And yeah for going “light” in it. You’re crazy man but driving skills make a huge difference in keeping these things going.
Me when i watch to your subs and its stil not a million :
People where is the world going
Kev should have at least 10million
Sem_._ 013 because RC cars are not that big.. car audio is, bigger and that’s just car audio
Pretty sure not many people wanna watch a man child play with toys you can't afford
I hope you give it a true Xmaxx killer test. At the end of the day Xmaxx will still be king.
Am I the only person who thought it looked ridiculously slow even after he flicked the switch ? (And sounded like a bag of spanners)
Yeah, seems underwhelming? I dunno I expected more.
Same here mate whilst watching the video I was looking at them on modelsport uk then after I seen it on the video I left the website after seeing the price
This thing looks great!!! Also yeah this is in a bit of a different category of the xmaxx. I can see these things racing on 5th scale track real soon. Awesome job on the video too!
What category is it in?
Damn that’s a beast... I still have to repair me horizon hobbies rc stadium truck
I just wish I had this guys skills with an RC. He's got me that pumped I just spent my entire savings on RC stuff. Too bad I don't know how to do all the stuff Kev can. He makes it look easy.
When the 8s Kraton breaks on it’s first bash outing the Arma fanboys are gonna be like oh he was pushing it further than the Xmax lol the 8s Kraton is going be great
It's already broke. The brace is already bent. Most likely something in the chassis also.
I broke my 3s typhons chassis in 5 minutes and a arms
Awesome work getting this review out so fast mate!! Absolute beast!! Hope that tower to tower brace isnt bent... yet! Cant wait to see this thing get a proper beating!
Been building drones for the last year, now I want to get into Rc shit. I keep ending up on your channel. Subbed.
Congrats Kev !!!
Kev - “Not intended for anyone under the age of 14.”
Also Kev - “Guys, we’ve got a new toy to unbox”
🤦🏻♂️😆
i knew there was something coming today ......... but to see it first on here makes me happy!!!!!!!!!!!
Did the chassis bend?
look at the brace at the beginning and end of the video, the answer looks like yes
Kool. You got one!
Let’s see how many upgrades it needs to be strong
It doesnt look like it will need any
Every part
@@brycecourtneymusic Explain the bent T2T brace then xD
How does Kev not have 1 million subs yet
What happened??? Oh I bent the tower to tower chassis brace on it’s first outing.....
Exactly this thing is weak compared to the xmaxx. Nothing can take a bashing like the xmaxx
Rc driver online having issues with the pillow ball setup.. ARRMA tuff
Kev at 1:39 : lalala I’m so excited for this new rc car. Kev at 1:41 : wait is my table moving. Kev at 1:43 : sh#*
No wonder there are none available today for the general public today everyone on utube got them all
aimen to that wth? I guess arrma shipped them all as demos and leaving us little peons zip lol
ThatsMyRc yea agreed. I think now that I see what the hype is all about I might think more about getting the Losi 5th scale I already have a 6s Kraton
Yeah you should write Arrma and say it hurt your feelings when they sent some youtubers products to review prior to the public sale. Also your fridge is running. So you better go catch it.
RC Ranch salad dressing, here is your IQ number for the day🖕
2 Shoes I posted that on Facebook and people didn’t get my point
Awesome video! Can't wait to get my Kraton 8S!!
Time for traxxas to complete. Lets see a x revo
I keep watching this video and the jump @10:33 epic distance 😮 this thing is gonna be a monster on ramps
I thought it would be quicker.
I agree
I... also agree
I also think I agree
The Xmaxx also only goes about 40. Both do 50+ with the speed gear, still 40 is plenty for a 1/5 scale specially if its for bashing
You’ve got to have a fairly large place to run if you’re going over 40mph, I’ve got a 2 acre field out back and I run out of room often!
Your bids bright up my day man
Is it just me or did that look underpowered? Didn't look too rowdy when under full throttle.
it's because kev's xmaxx is geared up
SuperMineMatteo or was he running 6s?
@@opairsoft8100 probably
My stock geared xmaxx is still pretty crazy tbh. Let’s hope he was just on 6s because the truck actually looks really nice.
Keep up the great vids. I look up to you and hope I will be as fun and happy as you are
I bet you had a hard time sitting on it till today
haha yeh!
Love you bro been a fan of your for some years now!!!!!!
"Not intended for people under 14"
Me: *Mutes tablet* Mom can I get the Arrma Kraton 8S
👍🤣🤣 good call
I found ur channel when I was considering buying the remo hobby crawler and watch ur video everyday ever since
So if there's any car I wanna buy I search "Kevin bashing videos because that's the same as buying one and running it for a year 🔥
Nice touch to combat the UA-cam coppa issue 👍🏻
Even when it was on high speed it was still slow for a 8s
Adam brocki instant turn off
About as fast as my xmaxx was stock.. Not so much now. Lol
I figured itd be faster than an xmaxx with that low and wide stance. Then i remembered all that metal weight slowinf it down
It's a beautiful beast for sure 🚙
I know it’s like 30 pounds but it still seems kinda slow for 8s😂
Honestly I think I like my xmaxx 8s more cause my gearing is for high torque and it still hits 50 miles easy...
Agreed. My 12 year old converted nitro savage to e savage lifts the wheels at any speed. Xmaxx has ny vote out of the two
Wow! Another best from Arrma
Roverghini must have beaten the lambo to do that kind of damage
The best is not the X maxx or the kraton,the best is to have both! 🤤
Looks a bit boring to me, over hyped for sure. Definitely not an impressive roaring fast wheelie machine like an X-Maxx.
So true, just another aluminum chassis truggy, nothing new, at 4mm that chassis is gonna bend under all that weight.
"not gonna' be too hard on it", proceeds to chassis slap concrete dozens of times and wall slams at near full speed. I think it held up well and showed the rest of us that would rather keep ours intact, that it will handle quite a few bad mistakes.
Yea
I tought it would run like mad.. but this is LAME!
THAT IS BLAAADY AWSOME👍
It’s got to be said, I was not a fan of this entire concept from the announcement for many reasons, but seeing it here kev, I want one😂
Kevin you are Best, Greatest love you from Pakistan 😍😍😍😍😘😘😘😘😘😘
Wow!!!! That thing is beautiful 😍😍👍🔥
As much as I want one it's no where near what I can afford
Loving that elegant unboxing 😂
Is the metal chassis bent as well?... The tower to tower brace certainly is. Look at 4:47 and 12:00 and compare the middle height of the brace. It may be an easy fix as long as the chassis isn't tweaked.
Fantastic design otherwise, as the XMAXX is too top heavy and keeps on flipping over, on top of being unstable in the air unless the take-off is absolutely level. XMAXX simply isn't good in the air when compared to this KRATON 8S. .... Let's reserve judgement until we see how easy it is to fix.... Is the chassis twisted/bent, or can we just replace the brace?
We're new to RC trucks (from rc airplanes) and just got an Arrma Senton. Really like it so far.
The suspension looks awesome when you were jumping it the chassis didn't seem to slap hard at all seem to fly and land great can't wait to get one !!
What's crazy is that it's actually bigger than it looks my friend has one and that thing is huge
hi kev and also amassive thanks for making us happy
Kevin you gotta hold down the esc button and it turns up the punch! Has multiple modes. You probably know that but should include it in the video
Arma just killed it 😆👍👍
Awesome! Can’t wait for more as always cool vid always love the edits!!
I absolutely love this arrma monster!!! 👌
I just recently went and bought the Arrma Senton 4x4 550 for my first short course truck. It's an amazing vehicle. There is allot of hype behind Traxxas and I get it but they aren't the only ones making fast top quality rc vehicles.. I vote Arrma. 👌