joysway x-blaze super version

[the badger]

hi guy's
newbie here i am looking for a fast boat. i am currenty flying my zagi on 3s lipos and i am after a fast rtr boat to run on 6s my zagi batts. (has to be fibreglass not abs)
so the traxxas spartan is out.
i have been looking at this http://www.hobby-paradise.com/en/product/item/216/product_detail.html#DESCRIPTION what do you guys think.
thanks in advance barry..

[iamandrew]

For that price, No way, thats seriously about a $100 hobbyking boat....

[the badger]

any other recomendations i live in the uk so it would be better if i could buy it over here..

[martin]

Speak with Bill Oxidean whose on this forum about the X Blaze, I believe he is racing the X Blaze & has very good things to say about them. Ripmax in the UK now has the X Blaze in stock but its the lower spec one with a smaller motor & esc, I believe they will also have the super version very soon. Its not recomended to run 6s on the super as the motor kv is to high & esc to low amp. Martin.

[the badger]

hi martin thanks for the reply. but i have read that in the instructions you can run it on 4s and 6s and on some sites like http://tbmodel.en.made-in-china.com/product/koSEwtTOAbhU/China-X-Blaze-Super-Brushless-Powered-Deep-Vee-Boat.html (an here) http://www.rc-hobbymodel.hk/_d271078399.htm can anyone confirm.
there is not much info because there not out over in the uk till the 25 of this month...

[martin]

Ive seen different specs on the 700 super X Blaze, Some say 6s others ive seen said 4s. I think youll find their arnt many on this forum that would run or recomend using 6s on this size motor & on a 90amp esc.

[the badger]

is there any other rtr fibreglass 6s boats out there martin or is it traxxas only or is there one that can hit 50 mph range on 3s its just that i have many 3s for my zagi and didnt want to buy another load of lipo's.

[sailr]

Bill is NOT using the stock motor. He likes the hull but is running a different motor and probably esc. So if you could buy it without the motor and esc and use your own it might be OK.




Speak with Bill Oxidean whose on this forum about the X Blaze, I believe he is racing the X Blaze & has very good things to say about them. Ripmax in the UK now has the X Blaze in stock but its the lower spec one with a smaller motor & esc, I believe they will also have the super version very soon. Its not recomended to run 6s on the super as the motor kv is to high & esc to low amp. Martin.

[sailr]

Our Starship will hit 50mph on 3S.

[echo75]

I have the same boat and it is a joy to run, i have bashed it so much now i am really surprised that it has not fallen apart. Here is a video i made at a local pond in copenhagen, Denmark


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhRkFIZmV9I

[sailr]

You need a bigger pond!

[the badger]

echo75 is that the super verion in your vid?. if so what battery's are you using ..

[driftah]

how does this think work well with lipos both on one side???? balance etc

[echo75]

echo75 is that the super verion in your vid?. if so what battery's are you using ..

I think it is the super version but i am not sure. As you can see from the video its FAST and even faster in a straight line so dare not try higher batteries.
Batteries i am using- 2 x 2S 7.4V lipo, 4000mah ,20 C
B4563 water cooling brushless motor
90A water cooling brushless ESCw/o BEC
CNC aluminum alloy rudder , trim tabs , knife and support

[echo75]

how does this think work well with lipos both on one side???? balance etc

Actually in mine the batteries are on each side and not on the same side as shown in the links above . (maybe they improved on this )

[the badger]

echo, have you got a link to where you bought yours.

[echo75]

I bought mine from a local RC shop here in Denmark

http://www.iccom.dk/rc-hobby/joysway/speed-baade.htm

But you can buy it from ebay US too

http://cgi.ebay.com/Joysway-X-Blaze-Super-700-Vee-BL-RTR-Boat-colors-Vary-/170664780433?pt=Radio_Control_Vehicles&hash=item27bc69e291

and ebay UK

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/X-Blaze-EP-RTR-Brushless-RC-Boat-2-4GHz-RRP-227-99-/200631423906?pt=UK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN&hash=item2eb69093a2

Note that the one on ebay UK has a different ESC, prop and no trim tabs but all these can be upgraded at nominal costs. it does however come with a 2.4 ghz radio which mine did not have.
Maybe contact the seller and ask for the parts to be added for a small fee.

[martin]

You have to be carefull what X Blaze were talking about as well as theirs another X Blaze boat that Banana Hobby sell that is a completely different boat as well & i believe thats not as good a boat. Martin.

[echo75]

Another boat i can recommend is the Dragon Sword, though its smaller, it is fiberglass as you require and the beauty about this fast boat is that capsizing is not a problem as it self-rights again.
I have just ordered one myself but it does not come with any radio.

http://www.westbourne-model.co.uk/fast-electric-radio-controlled-model-boats-7168-0.html


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Gfch4WwDM

[echo75]

Apparently , more members of this forum also recomend the X Blaze. See this thread
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/showthread.php?23154-X-blaze&highlight=Joysway