Author Topic: Venom Creeper (Read 11040 times)

BigMike · « **on:** Nov 11, 2008, 10:21:50 AM »

http://www.venom-group.com/storeitems.asp?section=Land&cc=MODEL_ROCK

Check out the selectable locking diffs. I hear it will be around $220 Ready-To-Run but won't be available until late December.

This appears to be an Axial killer, well, in terms of "Over the counter" R/C Crawler

BigMike

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joey0712 · « **Reply #1 on:** Nov 11, 2008, 12:27:25 PM »

Hm looks pretty cool. Alot like the losi mini. When does it come out?

Twisted · « **Reply #2 on:** Nov 12, 2008, 02:49:53 PM »

I belive that it comes out dec 21st

toy4x4ota · « **Reply #3 on:** Nov 12, 2008, 06:13:57 PM »

is it the 1:10 scale or samller

88_Pathy · « **Reply #4 on:** Nov 12, 2008, 08:35:44 PM »

1-10 and it is not rtr, It is alot like the Axial artr. But I think it has alot that the axial doesn't for a better price.

95SAS · « **Reply #5 on:** Nov 16, 2008, 04:05:09 PM »

i need some of those axles for my scaler

46&2 · « **Reply #6 on:** Nov 18, 2008, 07:45:56 PM »

Quote from: 95SAS on Nov 16, 2008, 04:05:09 PM

i need some of those axles for my scaler

Yeah those axles are pretty cool. These things seem pretty sick, looking forward to seeing first opinions.

88_Pathy · « **Reply #7 on:** Nov 29, 2008, 06:19:31 PM »

Want to be the first to run one but I don't know how reliable the diffs would be. What are your opinions?

88_Pathy · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 15, 2009, 09:54:54 AM »

Just ordered a red Creeper, should be here soon. They have awesome customer service.

BigMike · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 15, 2009, 04:01:11 PM »

Quote from: 88_Pathy on Jan 15, 2009, 09:54:54 AM

Just ordered a red Creeper

$That\'s Gay$

My Axial will tame your Creeper even with a dead battery.

95SAS · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 15, 2009, 05:38:24 PM »

i got my creeper, I dont like it... $That\'s Gay$

46&2 · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 15, 2009, 08:16:11 PM »

Quote from: 95SAS on Jan 15, 2009, 05:38:24 PM

i got my creeper, I dont like it... $That\'s Gay$

Details man, details!

88_Pathy · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 15, 2009, 11:21:03 PM »

Yeah why don't you like it?

Quote from: BigMike on Jan 15, 2009, 04:01:11 PM

$That\'s Gay$

My Axial will tame your Creeper even with a dead battery.

Oh and it is charged right now and ready to rock.... at the bottom of my pool. haha

95SAS · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 16, 2009, 09:42:16 PM »

Quote from: fortysixandtwo on Jan 15, 2009, 08:16:11 PM

Details man, details!

First off, I dont like the fact that you cant mount a battery on the axle, The tranny is HUGE. and the axle locks are pointless if you ask me, my axial with front/rear dig turns on a dime compared to the creeper with the diffs unlocked... im going to build a sweet scaler with these axles and trans though.

BigMike · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 17, 2009, 06:24:48 PM »

95SAS: I would like to buy your Creeper axles from you. Send me a PM and let's DO IT

88_Pathy · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 19, 2009, 12:52:22 AM »

Quote from: 95SAS on Jan 16, 2009, 09:42:16 PM

First off, I dont like the fact that you cant mount a battery on the axle, The tranny is HUGE. and the axle locks are pointless if you ask me, my axial with front/rear dig turns on a dime compared to the creeper with the diffs unlocked... im going to build a sweet scaler with these axles and trans though.

Come on bro, you can mount the batteries there, if you build a tray for it. The trans is big but... so. It is very balanced compared to the Axial. And the axles a beef, so are the driveshafts. Check out the weight on 2/3a cells, they are super light and an 8 cell wouldn't be bad in the tray. I already have some places in mind for a 8-10 cell pack.

jonathan82toy · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 19, 2009, 08:32:30 AM »

BigMike · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 19, 2009, 10:08:39 AM »

Quote from: 95SAS on Jan 16, 2009, 09:42:16 PM

The tranny is HUGE.

I agree the tranny is large, and at first when I saw it, I was thinking..... why did they design such a huge trans? Then I realized the benefit: No humongous spur gear. Without the huge gear reduction from the typical pinion-spur combo, they had to add additional gear reductions (probably 2 or 3 in series) in order to get the gearing down.

I think the advantage is you won't get dirt or small rocks in the spur gear and you won't be stripping out the spur gear or pinion.

The thing I don't like about this is flexibility. With a spur and pinion combo, simply change the gears for a very wide arrangement of gear ratios. I don't know how the Venom trans can accommodate gearing, but for sure it will involve a near complete disassembly of the transmission in order to change gearing, and even then, I am sure the gearing options are far limited compared to the Axial transmission.

Changing the gear ratio of an Axial trans only requires a couple steps and can be done in under a minute.

BigMike

88_Pathy · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 19, 2009, 01:01:36 PM »

It can be changed from 25-1 to 68-1. Stock is 50-1 and with only a pinion gear change can go 53, 57, 62. So still very easy. You will soon see it Mikey.

BigMike · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 19, 2009, 03:49:31 PM »

I just saw Kyle's Creeper. I will post about it in the thread Kyle started here:
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=54274.0

95SAS · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 19, 2009, 08:05:36 PM »

Quote from: BigMike on Jan 17, 2009, 06:24:48 PM

95SAS: I would like to buy your Creeper axles from you. Send me a PM and let's DO IT

haha sorry mike, im keeping them for now. If i change my mind ill let you know.

Also another thing i dont like is the motor mount screws are a pain to get in and out...

I just threw some E-Savage Springs on mine. The stock ones felt way to soft, guess ill see how i like it.

88_Pathy · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 19, 2009, 08:31:13 PM »

Agreed, the only thing that I don't like is the motor mount screws. PITA. Everything else is sweet.

BigMike · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 20, 2009, 10:24:49 AM »

Quote from: 95SAS on Jan 19, 2009, 08:05:36 PM

haha sorry mike, im keeping them for now. If i change my mind ill let you know.

Dude! Keep me in the loop! I'll take them off your hands right now today immediately!

Twisted · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 25, 2009, 01:17:31 PM »

http://cgi.ebay.com/Venom-Creeper-Crawler-Axles-Locking-Differentials_W0QQitemZ300288057393QQcmdZViewItemQQptZRadio_Control_Parts_Accessories?hash=item300288057393&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Mike have you seen these?

BigMike · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 25, 2009, 03:07:53 PM »

wow 2 sets available.. Now unfortunately I won't be ready to throw any money at my Axial for at least another 20 days. I will definitely check eBay for those when I am ready!! Thanks

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