★ ☆ ★ Serpent S500 1/10 EP Buggy ★ ☆ ★
02-08-2008, 02:26 PM
#1
SERPENT S500 1/10 EP 4WD Buggy
Source: www.redrc.net
Here are the first pictures of the new Serpent S500 4wd buggy. Shown today for the first time it retains the Durango feel while at the same time being completely new. The car has an anodised aluminium chassis with detachable sides and has some really nice details all over, especially the rear battery brace and quick release rear driveshaft for removing the batteries. It uses a dual pivot steering system and the servo is mounted betwen the posts and it was a revised geometry compared the the Durango.
Here are the first pictures of the new Serpent S500 4wd buggy. Shown today for the first time it retains the Durango feel while at the same time being completely new. The car has an anodised aluminium chassis with detachable sides and has some really nice details all over, especially the rear battery brace and quick release rear driveshaft for removing the batteries. It uses a dual pivot steering system and the servo is mounted betwen the posts and it was a revised geometry compared the the Durango.
Last edited by Mike Schumacher; 03-20-2008 at 04:23 PM.
02-08-2008, 02:28 PM
#2
Suspended
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
How much $$$.$$. i want one im ready for a new 4wd car!
02-08-2008, 06:37 PM
#3
Tech Fanatic
Oh Ya!! I need one of those!!
02-08-2008, 07:39 PM
#5
I wouldn't be surprised if it shows up with a molded chassis. I'd think it would be too expensive to produce something that intricate out of billet, and a casting I'm not sure would be strong enough. Not to mention the weight penalty if you're still running conventional cells.
02-08-2008, 08:59 PM
#6
That thing is SICK!
I NEED one! I hope the production looks just like it, I would fork over 500 for that one
I NEED one! I hope the production looks just like it, I would fork over 500 for that one
02-08-2008, 09:47 PM
#7
WOW, that thing is nothing short of beautiful. First when I saw it I thought 'DURANGO' but then I read the actual post and realised I wasn't the only one 
The lack of a top deck gives it a different look though (in a good way). Makes it nice, open and slim-looking.
The lack of a top deck gives it a different look though (in a good way). Makes it nice, open and slim-looking.
02-09-2008, 04:50 AM
#9
I wouldn't be surprised if it shows up with a molded chassis. I'd think it would be too expensive to produce something that intricate out of billet, and a casting I'm not sure would be strong enough. Not to mention the weight penalty if you're still running conventional cells.
02-09-2008, 06:56 AM
#10
Gear diffs?
If so it's sold.
If so it's sold.
02-09-2008, 11:18 AM
#13
Tech Fanatic
Why not mold the side pieces?
02-09-2008, 12:04 PM
#14
If you look @ the bottom of the buggy it looks like the sides & bottom are 2 pieces. Odds are you throw a few bucks into the kit & then you can replace the bottom for much less then a new chasis.
02-09-2008, 12:20 PM
#15
AFAIK, the sides are machined alu, the plate part of the chassis is stamped.
Like 1/8th's, but with alu side's really.
Like 1/8th's, but with alu side's really.
