Cen Mini Madness

[alfred]

madness
n.
The quality or condition of being insane.
Fury; rage.
Enthusiasm; excitement.

Experience the feeling and power of a small-scale monster truck like never before. The Mini Madness uses standard 540 motors which produce more then enough power for a truck this small. Enjoy the reliability and excitement of the Mini Madness, indoors or outdoors, with carefree operation. Constructed from high quality materials to ensure long life and greater performance. The 2-channel digital proportional radio comes packed with features including TH Trim, ST Trim, Steering Dual Rate and changeable frequency channels. Full line of upgrades available.

Features List
Completely Ready to Run
Digital Proportional Radio
Electronic Speed Controllers w/reverse
1800 mAh Battery and Charger Included
Uses Standard 540 Motors
Painted and Decaled Body
Fully Independent Front and Rear Suspension
8 Coil Over Shocks
Adjustable Gear Ratios
Pre-mounted Tires w/foam Inserts
Wide Variety of Upgrade Parts Available
Easy to Follow Step by Step Instructions
Dimension:
11.5"L 1.5" Ground Clearance
3.5 lbs (with battery)

Hey guys check this one out.....CEN is also getting into the micro game........Nice truck. Now theres way too many to choose from.....


http://cenracing.com/frame.html

[G-Shocker]

LoL in my RC Mag it's told that it's 1/16 Scale.

[alfred]

Nope it says 1/18th all right....I went to there site and it also says the samething....I took the pic from R/C Car.:p

[Vic Nyce]

im diggin this truck! innovative suspension and 540 stock! it also looks like a competent handler. the music in the video gets annoying quick tho haha

[alfred]

Yeah the music does somewhat get annoying doesnt it.....but it does seem to handle the bumps and small jumps with no mishaps though....and another thing it does seem to lack in speed also....

[oXYnary]

The rear end needs more dampening. See how it bounces off the larger jumps?

Checking its dimensions against the Goliath, it does seem to be 1/18th. Unless the 11.5" was the wheelbase versus the length. Then it would have been a 1/16th.


(per Music)
Its Blur, they just looped a section of that song and added some nascar sounds so they wouldn't get in trouble.

[alfred]

nothing softer springs wont fix........

[jocktheglide]

just disappointed it nots 4wd....:(

[c0sie]

youll be alot more dissappointed when you get one.

[bad]
servo sucks butt..took all of 1.5mins to kill it from nothing more than driving round a track.
servo saver is terrible..
motor is SLOOOOOOWWWWWWW
battery pack takes about 5 mins to run down...
rear difs out toooooo easily.
plastics break easily
hard to drive round a small track. might be ok if i worked on the gearing a little..maybe..but...i cant be bothered tbh.

[good]
however, access to the servo is by way of a sliding plate..i like that.
CEN lista 16x2 (iirc) as an optional motor.
it has a slipper (not fully sealed)

[Mondo]

c0sie,

Got any photos of the beast?
It's a pity as it looked like an excellent truck in the pre-release photos and I thought it would haul serious a$$ with a 540 motor in it

[c0sie]

Originally posted by Mondo
c0sie,

Got any photos of the beast?
It's a pity as it looked like an excellent truck in the pre-release photos and I thought it would haul serious a$$ with a 540 motor in it

will get pics soon mate.

it does look nice..is heavy though..and yes..the motor is lame..or maybe its the esc..or maybe its the batterys..there all quite pants really lol

[alfred]

Sorry to hear man......If you were able to see the vids on the Cen Mondo you would also be dissappointed.....the truck in the vid looked slow, i also would think that since it uses a 540motor and a full size stick pack that it would also haul Major A$$........


Cosie let us know how everything goes man.....

[jocktheglide]

Originally posted by alfred
Sorry to hear man......If you were able to see the vids on the Cen Mondo you would also be dissappointed.....the truck in the vid looked slow, i also would think that since it uses a 540motor and a full size stick pack that it would also haul Major A$$........


Cosie let us know how everything goes man.....

RCCA just tested it and it said its the fastest out of the box for RTRs though at 20 plus mph so something must be wrong. :( I planned on getting one myself.

[c0sie]

Originally posted by jocktheglide
RCCA just tested it and it said its the fastest out of the box for RTRs though at 20 plus mph so something must be wrong. :( I planned on getting one myself.

dang..i wish they had the cen i had at my house..mine was slooow..slow to go..and slow top speed too..

it doesnt take crashing very well earlier..which is why there is only 3 wheels on my cen :(

[Josh.H]

:D :D would that be cos you kicked it by any chance?!:D :D

[Mondo]

Originally posted by Josh.H
:D :D would that be cos you kicked it by any chance?!:D :D

Oi, that's my party trick!

Hi Josh and welcome to my world... YourMicro.com - the first ever Forum dedicated to Micro scale :)

[Josh.H]

Thanks Mondo :)
I'm happy to have found me another micro forum.

[alfred]

Cosie have you tried throwing a different motor in there.....what about the Batts....are you using the stock pack that came with it....the stock batts usually suck.:(

[jaejw1]

been reading about this myself.. seems with oil shocks and a faster motor this thing would be fun... maybe a 10th scale brushless motor..

[alfred]

Yeah Jae...a bl motor will make that truck fly......just dont know about the parts being able to handle it though.:D

[jaejw1]

steel dogbones... wonder what the outdrives are made of..

[jocktheglide]

I will buy this and take the plunge I hope thats a standard stick pack sub c. I have a novak brushless gtb 5.5 I will put that in once I get it.

[alfred]

Cool you must take pics when the bl is installed.....hope its faster with the bl in there......:D

[jocktheglide]

I ordered it off ebay man got it for 122 shipped whoo hoo man bad this will fit next to my genesis a giant and a mini next to each other how cute. :D should be here this week.

[alfred]

Dang, thats a good deal....tell us how it goes with the bl in there man.....:D

[TNB]

I must have done well since I purchased the MM for $100 in California (eHobbies). However, I did go to another hobby store that had it for $99 (Ultimate Hobbies) and yet another that had it for $179 (LHS). Same truck, different store. They've probably all raised their prices by now if they even still have them in stock.

One of the CEN factory drivers installed a brushless in it last year. I've thought about it since I have several extra brushless motors lying around, but I want to wait and see what kind of classes are going to be run at the new indoor track which should be opening soon.

[jocktheglide]

one thing i hate about this car is the turning radius or the turning itself in general I swear it turns horrible and another negative is that its not 4 wheel drive :( overall the truck is wroth getting as long as you dont spend over 150 bucks for it the electronics are crappy overall recieves a lot of interference put in a traxxas reciever transmitter setup works fine now. If you can get the truck for like 99 bucks then I say go for it its worth getting, but not for 150 bucks luckly I got mine for 122 shipped not to shabby. I did put in the novak GTB5.5 and YES its insane madness alright kinda funny watching this thing haul booty.
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[alfred]

Nice man.....:D

[jaejw1]

i would love to see a video of this thing hauling,, wold love to know what kind of pseeds this thing will do,, like putting a gtb in a 540 sleeper...