Nice unboxing and comparison. My sand master has been to 42 mph and i have had no problems with the gearbox.I thought that would have blown it up lol I put 60w in the front and 90w in the rear shocks and it works great. love this little buggy. Thanks for sharing!
Yeah the spurgear is probably wobbly like many others, it might share the spurgear with the Kyosho Dirt Master as well btw, both based on the kyosho RB5 transmission i believe. This rc originally released back in 2011 so.
very nice car! a kyosho classic! I'm happy because recently Kyosho re-launched the axxe 2.0 which is identically the same chassis as this car but with slightly larger but not as wide wheels, I'm definitely looking forward to having it, plus the exterior design looks more modern than its brother the sand master Greetings teacher, when you can look for axxe 2.0 you will love it
That's a really cool looking little buggy. It reminds me of one of my very first rc's that my parents got for me from Radio Shack when I was a little boy. You know the gear noise might just be the pinion to tight against the spur.
These look great and good price but the issues I’ve seen on other channels outweigh the price and look.. especially from Kyosho 😢 great vid dude.. yours sounds better than runs nicer than others.. Pete
I totally agree, I’m not sure what people expect for $139 bucks. Matter of fact of all the cars I own I run it the most. I did do a tiny upgrade I’m gonna share in the summer that changes the buggy in the positive for little money. Funnily how I said I would not do that in the video. 😆
Sorry I’m late watching this. I dig these, even though they have a spur gear problem. I definitely think my next new RC purchase is gonna be one of these along with a cheap brushless setup
Howdy friend, Thanks for stopping by. I think for the price you can’t go wrong. It’s got issues but sometimes tossing a few bucks on a cheap car is fun-I’ve done it a few times on my channel I/e Radio Shack Red Arrow 😆. Unfortunately or fortunately I went a bit crazy on multiple purchases so no upgrades on SM 2.0. Funds got tight and wife’s given me side eye ..😆
I love this buggy! Personally, I would put a 14 or 17 turn motor and a 1060 variator, (20-22 mph) without damaging the transmission, it is more than enough for me. (I am concerned about the availability of important parts for this car) since its brothers (Axxe, sandmaster, nexxt and monster tracker Ez Series) at some point all these years suffered from availability of parts such as the gearbox, which was out of stock for a long time. time! I have an axxe Ez Series (same chassis as the sandmaster) and I had a lot of problems finding the new gearbox (there are parts on eBay but some are already used) Greetings and great review
In stock plastic gearing no. I feel this to be Basically on toy grade as its narrow and 40amp esc drive shafts pop out, plastic pinion. Thanks for watching.
Hi Luke. Good video but as people have said these are awful cars. Having owned one (kyosho axxe but same platform) the transmission is shockingly bad, lots of play, weak gears, rubbish mesh, the list goes on. I love kyosho but these are rubbish
@leehurst6922 I have a kyosho axxe! and I'm afraid to do it without brushes, I'll settle for 21 mph without damaging any gears in the differential and transmission (so far I haven't broken any teeth but I keep it with the stock 22 turns motor) 
Nice unboxing and comparison. My sand master has been to 42 mph and i have had no problems with the gearbox.I thought that would have blown it up lol I put 60w in the front and 90w in the rear shocks and it works great. love this little buggy. Thanks for sharing!
Hey thanks for sharing and watching.
Yeah the spurgear is probably wobbly like many others, it might share the spurgear with the Kyosho Dirt Master as well btw, both based on the kyosho RB5 transmission i believe.
This rc originally released back in 2011 so.
Thanks for sharing and watching.
These do not have the rb5 transmission, the transmission on these cars are the same as the equally awful nexxe and axxe cars. Rubbish
very nice car! a kyosho classic! I'm happy because recently Kyosho re-launched the axxe 2.0 which is identically the same chassis as this car but with slightly larger but not as wide wheels, I'm definitely looking forward to having it, plus the exterior design looks more modern than its brother the sand master
Greetings teacher, when you can look for axxe 2.0 you will love it
@@zoridor16 howdy, yeah Kyosho has been doing a great job at giving us rc fans what we want. Big Thanks. 😊
That's a really cool looking little buggy. It reminds me of one of my very first rc's that my parents got for me from Radio Shack when I was a little boy. You know the gear noise might just be the pinion to tight against the spur.
Howdy, the gear mesh is a factory set pinion ratio only design. Basically you choose the ratio you like. Thanks
Nice i love this buggy sounds like you got a quite one
I got a white derilon spur coming
Great fun in my opinion. Thanks a ton.
These look great and good price but the issues I’ve seen on other channels outweigh the price and look.. especially from Kyosho 😢 great vid dude.. yours sounds better than runs nicer than others.. Pete
Thank you buddy, it really is a fun one.
Thats a really good entry level buggy for the beginner in the hobby Luke👍thank you for sharing!
I totally agree, I’m not sure what people expect for $139 bucks. Matter of fact of all the cars I own I run it the most. I did do a tiny upgrade I’m gonna share in the summer that changes the buggy in the positive for little money. Funnily how I said I would not do that in the video. 😆
Sorry I’m late watching this. I dig these, even though they have a spur gear problem. I definitely think my next new RC purchase is gonna be one of these along with a cheap brushless setup
Howdy friend, Thanks for stopping by. I think for the price you can’t go wrong. It’s got issues but sometimes tossing a few bucks on a cheap car is fun-I’ve done it a few times on my channel I/e Radio Shack Red Arrow 😆. Unfortunately or fortunately I went a bit crazy on multiple purchases so no upgrades on SM 2.0. Funds got tight and wife’s given me side eye ..😆
I love this buggy! Personally, I would put a 14 or 17 turn motor and a 1060 variator, (20-22 mph) without damaging the transmission, it is more than enough for me. (I am concerned about the availability of important parts for this car) since its brothers (Axxe, sandmaster, nexxt and monster tracker Ez Series) at some point all these years suffered from availability of parts such as the gearbox, which was out of stock for a long time. time! I have an axxe Ez Series (same chassis as the sandmaster) and I had a lot of problems finding the new gearbox (there are parts on eBay but some are already used) Greetings and great review
Thanks for sharing and watching. 😊
Love your videos!
Thank you
Great video dude 👍 Nice run 😎🏁
Thanks for sharing and watching.
Seems to handle very nice 👍
I think so too, so I’ve done budget minor upgrades too so future video coming.
wonderful contribution friend! Do you think this car can handle 23 or 24 mph for long periods of time without damaging the gearbox?
In stock plastic gearing no. I feel this to be Basically on toy grade as its narrow and 40amp esc drive shafts pop out, plastic pinion. Thanks for watching.
Very cool buggy😂
Thanks tons
i dunno, im not sold on this one. It just gives off cheapo vibes.
Well I had a fun time with it as you can see 😁
Hi Luke. Good video but as people have said these are awful cars. Having owned one (kyosho axxe but same platform) the transmission is shockingly bad, lots of play, weak gears, rubbish mesh, the list goes on. I love kyosho but these are rubbish
Thanks for sharing and watching.
@leehurst6922 I have a kyosho axxe! and I'm afraid to do it without brushes, I'll settle for 21 mph without damaging any gears in the differential and transmission (so far I haven't broken any teeth but I keep it with the stock 22 turns motor)