I read that it is painted rust brown on the inside so that when the exterior green paint gets scratched the underlying color shows as if it was primered. Also, the tires are licensed Interco SS-M16 tires (they actually have tiny bullet cartridges molded in between the side lugs). My thinking is that it would look a LOT better with the interior painted matte black, and the driver also detailed with some paint - and as a final touch I would try to find some way to make the front turn signals and rear taillights look more realistic - the stickers don't cut it. Otherwise, it's a pretty sweet truck, nice Jeepster-esque styling! (props for getting your first manufacturer tie-in, as well, John!)
I recently bought one. I bought mine because it looks exactly like a Jeepster/Comando. RedKat changed the grill from 7 slot to 5 slot I’m guessing so they didn’t have to pay licensing fees. I’m really impressed with mine. I personally think the tires tread is a little hard for where crawling at. But for general trail running and general crawling they work fine. There are videos on how to mod the tires. Over very happy with the rig. I really like the 550 motor.
I recently viewed another video of the original Gen 8 motor being replaced with a Holmes motor & man I’m telling you it was such a good fix for the brake issue and also other benefits as well. Didn’t even have to change the esc. Nice.
Looks like a really good setup, I'm interested to hear your opinion on the steering, RC review said it was pretty poor and would be difficult to improve.
Unfortunately there is No improving it, his opinion or not, you either live with 10 foot steering radious or get stuck putting another $200 Hundred plus in Ar60 axles & the time to try & make them fit!! Huge let down on a truck that looks pretty sweet, blows my mind how these companies like Redcat can even possibly think anybody wants that!! I mean who works at these places 👍🏼
@@ConditionZero76 well I guess the chassis / axle's were developed for a basher / bouncer and it's a consequence of that, they are beefy all round so movement is limited due to the thickness. Maybe some high clearance knuckles/hubs or something like that could be made.
Redcat has come a long way, Remember RC review also said bashers are for children only now he reviews them, take things with a grain of salt and find what you like using YOUR opinions! 😀
I was a bit surprised to see you having your motor in a vehicle with a 1080 esc but I guess that goes to prove that you actually mean what you've said about it earlier. I really like Redcat and would love to have this but I have my sight set on a Vanquish for my coming 40th birthday so guess I just have to enjoy seeing them here and there :)
People talk down to on RedCat. But I think they’re only being brand snobs. The phanboiz are blinded by their unwillingness to look beyond their preferred brand. Look at what Red Cat has done in the crawler/scaler world in a short time. They have stepped up their quality, they are providing much better RTR electronics with brand name components! Holmes Hobbies, Reefs, Hobbywing Axe, etc… even their standard HexFly 25KG servo is better that most Traxxas, Axial, etc… RTR offerings. I applause RedCat working with crawler pioneers like you Johnrob. It’s shows an attention to the market that many of the mega corp crawler companies ignore. 👍🏼
It seems extremely capable!!! Definitely probably going to join the fleet. Maga truck built with gen 7cas, & windingo axels & though so this MarksMen would be no exception.
Cool looking truck. This thing is AU$809 here in Australia about AU$200 less than Axial’s latest bronco offering. So yeah compared to that not bad value. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻🙃🙃
I really want one those love the body hope someone makes a 1/10 scale body !! Your awesome I love my Holmes hobbies products soon going try get a brushless system with stub nose omg I can't wait !!
Played with one at local hobby store. How do you fix the turning radius? It’s really, really bad. Other than that and the cowboy inside I dig it. Had actually gone to the shop with intent to purchase but didn’t.
I've burned a couple of cheap chinese motors on my gmade buffalo this summer. After switching to crawlmaster 550 13t it stays almost ice cold no matter how I drive it. Before I could barely use second gear on my gmade before overheating motor.
I seen a video on rc reviews channel about this rig and I really like it the only fault I seen in it was the turning radius is completely awful a trx4 with about the same wheel base turned in like half the radius of the redcat but I’m sure there’s ways to modify it for better steering. But I absolutely love the fact it comes with a HH motor and 1080 esc.
Turning radius is the one area it's not fantastic on. Long wheel base and lack of Ackerman hurts it. Someone could come out with an Ackerman knuckle set and improve it.
@@HolmesHobbies yeah it looked like it needs something done. If nothing else maybe you could shave a little here or there with a dremel and get a little better steering radius
@@johnboy6955 there's nothing to shave, no room at all, your stuck with it & it's awful, its gonna bite Redcat massively in sales all because there to cheap or not smart enough to realize we don't want 10 foot steering radious in a Crawler!!
@@ConditionZero76 too many smart people out there with a lot more knowledge than me I’m sure someone will figure out how to get more steering out of it. But yeah I agree idk what the hell they was thinking us crawlers like a sharp turning radius and it looked really bad. But I love the looks of it and the electronics and everything else really but god that steering looks horrible.
Lol. I Know, Where did "unboxing videos" even come from it's kind of bizarre to me. This truck looks pretty nice. At least I know it comes with a proven power system.😊
Awesome that you collaborated with RCR! Do you know if the axles come with the steel tube inserts? I bought Wendigo axles months ago, to build a tube chassis bouncer with; haven't finished it yet.
@RC CRAWL I actually took the rear aluminum option truss, mounted it on the front Redcat axle, then you can use a universal servo mount and have offset servo on axle and 4 link. Need to finish my cage and run the beast.
I was very excited when I first saw the truck and esc motor combo it comes with. Decided to have one but once I found out the steering radius issue and that it’s not fixable with the stock setup it totally put me off. Not sure what they were thinking designing this. If redcat come up with a solution for this problem I would definitely buy a one. I love HH motors.
I went on the website to find specs on the tires size, and nothing. I understand they are 2.2 but what size in mm? I did place my order anyways and I would want to go faster, so would that be a Trailmaster 27T and 13 t?
Just sucks that the marksman makes a mockery of those electronics because the chassis itself is so terrible. It’s got a huge huge turning radius. Might be able to save the truck with some different axels that have actual steering
The surprise is redcat put one of YOUR motors into it and failed epically at structural integrity! 🤣 Holmes Hobby 1/10 can is too powerful for 1/8 scale! That's the story. 1/5th scale crawler with Holmes 550 can next? 🤣🤷♂️❤
not a bad looking truck, yet unfortunately its gonna end up being a Big DUD since Redcat stayed with the XR247 axles that allow absolutely ZERO STEERING RADIOUS!! I mean the worse we've ever seen!! it's one thing if your building a basher a Monster truck etc but definitely not on a Crawler /trail truck that requires 7 point turns or 9 feet to complete circle, that don't work.... 👍🏼 who wants to spend $440 plus tax and another $200 Hun for Ar60 axles to fix it let alone the time to put them in, not me.. Such a let down
I'm a Redcat fan and the Marksman is super nice but...I'm a little frustrated to hear the word scale and body posts are still be used. Especially since redcat has one of the best systems of mounting bodies without visible body posts!
Well done, Mister Holmes. But, folks, let be honest ....the motor/esc combo isnt the pinnacle of RC. It is decend but not from another world. I personally think the body is hideous, but the few flaws it has can be fixed easily. All in all there are probably better rigs out there for the same price (Crossrc, Gmade, etc)
93 inch left turn circle 85 inch right turn circle, front linkage is trash, the servo is trash the shock weights to soft , the torque twist can have you ride on 3 wheels and the back doesn't even have led...lol the drives unpainted and the interior tray is shallow. Typical redcat release shit unfinished and wait for feed back and use those ppls money who bought it to go back and create the version 2 where it's all fixed and then the ppl who skipped the first batch benefit off you being the sacrificial Lamb hahaha
Went from bashing redcat on windango but kissing their feet now since the new rig has your motor. Be scared to see what you would do if it had all of your electronics
I'd be scared to see how long your business lasted. "I won't sell you motors! Screw your collaboration! Your last rig came with a bad choice of electronics and motor!". Lmao 🤣
John sorry to hear you worked with this very poor company; I wouldn't buy any produced from red cat ever. There RC vehicles are not worth the money. I have had experience with this company and to say the least it was not a good one. Poor parts support and no customer service at all. I'm sure your quality parts are the only thing worth the money but put on garbage they don't mean much to me. my son in law had a clawback and it didn't last one year axels broke and could never get replacement parts. Now we us it for target practice up northern Minnesota with our 9mm pistols. You are a trusted individual when it comes to Rc and electronics. Thank you
They’ve improved a lot since 2016, also I don’t think John would promote or want anything to do with a junk producing company and it says a lot he’s willing to put his products in it. You can also see his honest review and run of the wendigo. It was certainly better than the last axial ryft release. 5 years ago I wouldn’t of touched a redcat but today is a different story.
You seem to be bitter about that Clawback. You hold Chevy or Ford to the same standards when they release a turd? My gen 8 has been great and so has my daughter's CHEAP 4wd Blackout.
What a good move by Redcat to ship quality electronics. Bravo!
That's really cool that your motor and a decent esc is in a mainstream RC.
I'm happy for you.
Pretty soon you won't be known as a small company. Lol
I'm impressed, red cat has been killing it lately, this is no exception. that body is gorgeous and legit electronics out of the box. woot!
I read that it is painted rust brown on the inside so that when the exterior green paint gets scratched the underlying color shows as if it was primered. Also, the tires are licensed Interco SS-M16 tires (they actually have tiny bullet cartridges molded in between the side lugs). My thinking is that it would look a LOT better with the interior painted matte black, and the driver also detailed with some paint - and as a final touch I would try to find some way to make the front turn signals and rear taillights look more realistic - the stickers don't cut it. Otherwise, it's a pretty sweet truck, nice Jeepster-esque styling! (props for getting your first manufacturer tie-in, as well, John!)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I’m excited for this one! Redcat has a winner with this one. Solid motor, good esc and stock tires that don’t need to be replaced. Excellent.
I absolutely love mine
Great to see a Holmes motor in an RTR! This esc/motor combo is something I use too so looking forward to all the programming suggestions!
Finally good electronics in a rig
Nice Collaboration John,suprise it is.love when companies do this!!!
I recently bought one. I bought mine because it looks exactly like a Jeepster/Comando. RedKat changed the grill from 7 slot to 5 slot I’m guessing so they didn’t have to pay licensing fees. I’m really impressed with mine. I personally think the tires tread is a little hard for where crawling at. But for general trail running and general crawling they work fine. There are videos on how to mod the tires. Over very happy with the rig. I really like the 550 motor.
they really are at the top of the game n now that i know you helped with this i want one even more
I recently viewed another video of the original Gen 8 motor being replaced with a Holmes motor & man I’m telling you it was such a good fix for the brake issue and also other benefits as well. Didn’t even have to change the esc. Nice.
I was waiting for your review and now I convince i need to buy that rig by any means
I’m super stoked with mine. You guys put together a sweet rig
that's a really cool rig
Looks promising, get that thing on the rocks and give us a run video! 😉 Congrats on the collaboration with Redcat, great selection of components 👍
I need one of these. Can't wait to get mine. Beast of a rig💯
Debating on getting one, thanks for a great review.
Can’t wait for the rocks. 💯👍
Have one coming, with a 3's lipo what mah do you recommend and what dimensions? Thank you!
Looks like a really good setup, I'm interested to hear your opinion on the steering, RC review said it was pretty poor and would be difficult to improve.
Unfortunately there is No improving it, his opinion or not, you either live with 10 foot steering radious or get stuck putting another $200 Hundred plus in Ar60 axles & the time to try & make them fit!! Huge let down on a truck that looks pretty sweet, blows my mind how these companies like Redcat can even possibly think anybody wants that!! I mean who works at these places 👍🏼
@@ConditionZero76 well I guess the chassis / axle's were developed for a basher / bouncer and it's a consequence of that, they are beefy all round so movement is limited due to the thickness. Maybe some high clearance knuckles/hubs or something like that could be made.
Redcat has come a long way, Remember RC review also said bashers are for children only now he reviews them, take things with a grain of salt and find what you like using YOUR opinions! 😀
In a perfect word, the scx10’s and trx-4’s would come from factory with HH electronics!
ya and pay 700 bucks!
@@jaymead3527 hence “in a perfect world”
I was a bit surprised to see you having your motor in a vehicle with a 1080 esc but I guess that goes to prove that you actually mean what you've said about it earlier.
I really like Redcat and would love to have this but I have my sight set on a Vanquish for my coming 40th birthday so guess I just have to enjoy seeing them here and there :)
People talk down to on RedCat. But I think they’re only being brand snobs. The phanboiz are blinded by their unwillingness to look beyond their preferred brand. Look at what Red Cat has done in the crawler/scaler world in a short time. They have stepped up their quality, they are providing much better RTR electronics with brand name components! Holmes Hobbies, Reefs, Hobbywing Axe, etc… even their standard HexFly 25KG servo is better that most Traxxas, Axial, etc… RTR offerings. I applause RedCat working with crawler pioneers like you Johnrob. It’s shows an attention to the market that many of the mega corp crawler companies ignore. 👍🏼
My gen8 has been great. So much value for the money.
Since when is "Reefs" a real brand ??
@@themountain59 Since anyone stopped listening to your opinion. Which, may have been always.
@@themountain59 I guess the Reefs servos I have are vapor wear?
As soon as I saw this I had to have one!
It seems extremely capable!!! Definitely probably going to join the fleet. Maga truck built with gen 7cas, & windingo axels & though so this MarksMen would be no exception.
Ty for that 1080 list. I’ve been all over the place with those things. Going to phase them out with BRXL’s as soon as you need more shelf space 🙏🏻❤️🇺🇸
Cool looking truck. This thing is AU$809 here in Australia about AU$200 less than Axial’s latest bronco offering. So yeah compared to that not bad value. Thanks for sharing
👍🏻👍🏻🙃🙃
This rig has me wondering if I have enough garage fund left!!!!🤣🤣🤣
I really want one those love the body hope someone makes a 1/10 scale body !! Your awesome I love my Holmes hobbies products soon going try get a brushless system with stub nose omg I can't wait !!
Awesome video‼️ 🤘😎🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯✅
Nice
Played with one at local hobby store. How do you fix the turning radius? It’s really, really bad. Other than that and the cowboy inside I dig it. Had actually gone to the shop with intent to purchase but didn’t.
I've burned a couple of cheap chinese motors on my gmade buffalo this summer. After switching to crawlmaster 550 13t it stays almost ice cold no matter how I drive it. Before I could barely use second gear on my gmade before overheating motor.
I seen a video on rc reviews channel about this rig and I really like it the only fault I seen in it was the turning radius is completely awful a trx4 with about the same wheel base turned in like half the radius of the redcat but I’m sure there’s ways to modify it for better steering. But I absolutely love the fact it comes with a HH motor and 1080 esc.
Turning radius is the one area it's not fantastic on. Long wheel base and lack of Ackerman hurts it. Someone could come out with an Ackerman knuckle set and improve it.
@@HolmesHobbies yeah it looked like it needs something done. If nothing else maybe you could shave a little here or there with a dremel and get a little better steering radius
@@johnboy6955 there's nothing to shave, no room at all, your stuck with it & it's awful, its gonna bite Redcat massively in sales all because there to cheap or not smart enough to realize we don't want 10 foot steering radious in a Crawler!!
@@ConditionZero76 too many smart people out there with a lot more knowledge than me I’m sure someone will figure out how to get more steering out of it. But yeah I agree idk what the hell they was thinking us crawlers like a sharp turning radius and it looked really bad. But I love the looks of it and the electronics and everything else really but god that steering looks horrible.
Do you think if enough people complain redcat will do something to fix the steering
interco is the company that makes the real super swamper tires
0:21 And matching beard!
This goes on sale on their website in few days. Going to consider.
Lol. I Know, Where did "unboxing videos" even come from it's kind of bizarre to me. This truck looks pretty nice. At least I know it comes with a proven power system.😊
Awesome that you collaborated with RCR! Do you know if the axles come with the steel tube inserts? I bought Wendigo axles months ago, to build a tube chassis bouncer with; haven't finished it yet.
if your ok with 10ft steering radious these axles are OK otherwise there useless until Redcat decides to re-design them!! 👍🏼
@@ConditionZero76 yeah, but don't think the turning radius is crucial for bouncing.
@RC CRAWL I actually took the rear aluminum option truss, mounted it on the front Redcat axle, then you can use a universal servo mount and have offset servo on axle and 4 link. Need to finish my cage and run the beast.
@@ConditionZero76 I see you in many Marksman videos being negative about it. You really hate this thing that much?
@@roadrash76 Marksman videos?
The loud growing noice is simply too much spur/pinion lash. I pushed mine in closer locked down the motor bolts and it’s normally quiet
how is the Surron holding up ? does the battery last.
What is the 550 8turn Crawlmaster for?
I was very excited when I first saw the truck and esc motor combo it comes with. Decided to have one but once I found out the steering radius issue and that it’s not fixable with the stock setup it totally put me off. Not sure what they were thinking designing this. If redcat come up with a solution for this problem I would definitely buy a one. I love HH motors.
You can fix everything...if you know what you are doing ;)
@@themountain59I agree with you. But it’s got to be Cost effective though. hopefully a solution will come up very soon.
there are people on the marksman facebook group that have posted some fixes.
You forgot to mention The adjustment on the shock towards, also how loud the transmission is.
Forget the car, where can I get one of those shirts?!
But also, sweet rig.
I want one.
Will that hat fit on Teril
450 is the price i been seein but im super excited im savin up for it
What bodies would fit this because I hate my stock body
Nice one , now mine will be bigger putting the others to shame
Hey man did you ever do a video on the 1/6th scale willys jeep?
What size wheel hexes does this use?
Standard 12mm
I went on the website to find specs on the tires size, and nothing. I understand they are 2.2 but what size in mm? I did place my order anyways and I would want to go faster, so would that be a Trailmaster 27T and 13 t?
2.2 x 25.4 = 55.88
Just sucks that the marksman makes a mockery of those electronics because the chassis itself is so terrible. It’s got a huge huge turning radius. Might be able to save the truck with some different axels that have actual steering
This thing is big “that what she said 😅”
Don’t you mean Wang-dingo?
nice! lately im torn btw SUV body vs open top rig where I can put figure in. why not both ey? ha
The surprise is redcat put one of YOUR motors into it and failed epically at structural integrity! 🤣
Holmes Hobby 1/10 can is too powerful for 1/8 scale!
That's the story. 1/5th scale crawler with Holmes 550 can next? 🤣🤷♂️❤
cool truck. terrible steering radius
what's up with Michael Myers in a cowboy hat driver ? Yikes Ha ha ha !
I hear the turning radius is terrible ? What say you ?
not a bad looking truck, yet unfortunately its gonna end up being a Big DUD since Redcat stayed with the XR247 axles that allow absolutely ZERO STEERING RADIOUS!! I mean the worse we've ever seen!! it's one thing if your building a basher a Monster truck etc but definitely not on a Crawler /trail truck that requires 7 point turns or 9 feet to complete circle, that don't work.... 👍🏼
who wants to spend $440 plus tax and another $200 Hun for Ar60 axles to fix it let alone the time to put them in, not me.. Such a let down
I'm a Redcat fan and the Marksman is super nice but...I'm a little frustrated to hear the word scale and body posts are still be used. Especially since redcat has one of the best systems of mounting bodies without visible body posts!
my jeep, my Bronco, and my nova all have hood pins (1-1)
I put them on every rig I build.
I think you mean 12T 550 Crawlmaster not 13T. You have a 540 13T Crawlmaster
13t 550, I assure you
@@HolmesHobbies interesting. I see that on your site now. Was the 12T version discontinued? Seems redundant having two that close
Well done, Mister Holmes.
But, folks, let be honest ....the motor/esc combo isnt the pinnacle of RC.
It is decend but not from another world.
I personally think the body is hideous, but the few flaws it has can be fixed easily.
All in all there are probably better rigs out there for the same price (Crossrc, Gmade, etc)
Cross RC? 🤣
93 inch left turn circle 85 inch right turn circle, front linkage is trash, the servo is trash the shock weights to soft , the torque twist can have you ride on 3 wheels and the back doesn't even have led...lol the drives unpainted and the interior tray is shallow. Typical redcat release shit unfinished and wait for feed back and use those ppls money who bought it to go back and create the version 2 where it's all fixed and then the ppl who skipped the first batch benefit off you being the sacrificial Lamb hahaha
not a fan of redcat, but if i do decide to own one and give it a try... the body will be thrown away, it's so ugly.
Went from bashing redcat on windango but kissing their feet now since the new rig has your motor. Be scared to see what you would do if it had all of your electronics
I'd be scared to see how long your business lasted. "I won't sell you motors! Screw your collaboration! Your last rig came with a bad choice of electronics and motor!". Lmao 🤣
John sorry to hear you worked with this very poor company; I wouldn't buy any produced from red cat ever.
There RC vehicles are not worth the money. I have had experience with this company and to say the least it was not a good one.
Poor parts support and no customer service at all.
I'm sure your quality parts are the only thing worth the money but put on garbage they don't mean much to me.
my son in law had a clawback and it didn't last one year axels broke and could never get replacement parts.
Now we us it for target practice up northern Minnesota with our 9mm pistols.
You are a trusted individual when it comes to Rc and electronics.
Thank you
They’ve improved a lot since 2016, also I don’t think John would promote or want anything to do with a junk producing company and it says a lot he’s willing to put his products in it. You can also see his honest review and run of the wendigo. It was certainly better than the last axial ryft release. 5 years ago I wouldn’t of touched a redcat but today is a different story.
I had one small issue with my Gen 8 V2 ( a leaky shock) and they took care of it immediately.
Redcat has improved 100% They say the underdogs win in the end!!!
You seem to be bitter about that Clawback. You hold Chevy or Ford to the same standards when they release a turd? My gen 8 has been great and so has my daughter's CHEAP 4wd Blackout.
Never had any problems with my Gen 8 Axe, Awesome rig and you don't have to swap out the electronics for something decent