Editor’s notice: Beforehand this was solely accessible with a pink or black physique.
From HPI Racing:
“The best journey is what lies forward.”
Introducing the HPI Racing Venture18 – your final companion for off-road journey and exploration. Like its larger brother, the Venture18 combines a troublesome shaped metal C-channel chassis with a practical suspension and drivetrain. Regardless of its compact dimension, this truck is full of spectacular options, together with a brand new all-metal 2-speed transmission, 4-link entrance and rear suspension, and common telescopic counter-rotating driveshafts. With authentically scaled oil-filled shock absorbers and full-time locked differentials, the Venture18 provides reliable dealing with in all off-road circumstances.
The Venture18 additionally marks the return of formally licensed Toyota merchandise to the HPI Racing lineup. The meticulously crafted 1985 Toyota Hilux SR5 physique contains a clipless polycarbonate physique, and it’s accessible in two putting shade choices – a Gloss Black and a vibrant Gloss Crimson with a daring stripe equipment. The physique is prepainted and in addition options clear home windows, plus scale accents like Toyota emblems, entrance grill, door handles, wipers, purposeful mirrors, plus tube-style bumpers and rollbars for a powerful degree of realism. The fitted LED gentle equipment enhances the authenticity even additional, giving the Venture18 that further layer of element that actually stands out!
The Venture18 is absolutely Prepared-to-Run (RTR) and features a 600mAh LiPo battery pack plus a handy USB steadiness charger that permits you to cost up anyplace, you may take the Venture18 in your subsequent journey and expertise the fun of off-road exploration like by no means earlier than. It’s greater than only a toy – it’s a automobile for freedom, enjoyable, and the spirit of journey.
Gear up, hit the paths, and let your adVenture start!
There are two totally different launch colours in two energy choices to select from in your 1985 Toyota Hilux SR5 pre-built RTR (Prepared-To-Run) path truck!
1985 TOYOTA HILUX SR5 BODY
The formally licensed Toyota Hilux SR5 physique included with the Venture18 RTR is totally outfitted with a spread of fabulous scale objects. Along with the hand-painted polycarbonate physique with clear home windows, you’ll discover a host of scale particulars together with a pair of actual aspect mirrors, door handles, grills, traditional tube bumpers entrance and rear, gentle buckets for the working lights, dual-tube rollbar and adjustable-width rock rails that assist the truck glide over robust obstacles.
CLIPLESS BODY MOUNTING SYSTEM
Say goodbye to the effort of conventional physique clips! The Venture18 Clipless Physique Mounting System provides a seamless, safe, and environment friendly resolution for mounting and eradicating physique. Designed for ease of use and constructed to final, this method eliminates the necessity for messy clips that may get misplaced or break throughout prolonged trailing classes. With a single twist-lock mechanism and a rear hinge, you’ll get pleasure from fast entry to the chassis and easy battery swaps, making your Venture18 expertise smoother and extra fulfilling than ever.
FULLY FUNCTIONING FRONT LIGHTS WITH TURN SIGNALS
The Venture18, contains a absolutely purposeful LED gentle set that’s instantly controllable out of your transmitter!
The Venture18 provides 5 distinct gentle modes out of the field, all simply cycled via with a easy push of a button on the transmitter. From Day Mode, to Nightfall to Evening Mode for full illumination, the Venture18 has you lined in any lighting situation.
FUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHTS WITH TURN SIGNALS
The brake lights illuminate mechanically when the brakes are used and sign lights can be Off, On or in flashing Hazard modes.
FULLY DETAILED BODY
The Venture18 comes with a meticulously crafted, absolutely detailed physique that’s designed to impress. The size rollbars improve the SR5’s rugged look and in addition options 4 detachable rollbar lights for superb realism and elegance. This completely enhances the general physique design, guaranteeing your Venture18 stands out in any setting.
For many who need to take it to the subsequent degree, the rollbar lights can have further non-compulsory LED lights put in, which is able to plug straight into the usual gentle controller, permitting you to have dramatically extra illumination for driving in whole darkness!
ROCK RAIL SLIDERS
Sturdy aspect bars, generally known as rock sliders or rock rails, enable the Venture18 to slip over obstacles which can be only a bit too tall for it to utterly clear. Stretching from the entrance to rear wheel openings, they serve to help off-road efficiency in addition to shield the physique from scratches by floor obstacles like rocks and roots. Though they’re the proper match for the Toyota Hilux SR5 physique out of the field, they are often adjusted in width to suit different scaler our bodies.
ROCKTHORN OFF-ROAD TIRES on CS-10 WHEELS
The Enterprise 18 is fitted with 1.2″ Rockthorn tires molded in sticky rubber, similar to the 1.9” model. Every tire is studded with quite a lot of lug sizes throughout its face, and the tread extends to the sidewall to assist get the Venture18 recover from extra-difficult obstacles like mossy rocks and slick tree roots. The tires are mounted on great-looking chrome completed CS-10 1.2 inch 3-piece beadlock “Steely” wheels, which themselves characteristic middle hub caps that disguise the metal wheel locknuts for optimum scale realism. Whether or not you’re navigating via rocky obstacles or conquering tight spots, the Venture18 path truck delivers hours of enjoyable and pleasure.
COUNTER-ROTATING DRIVELINE
The Venture18 options counter-rotating telescopic middle driveshafts with common joints at each ends for super-smooth energy transmission to the entrance and rear axles. This just about eliminates torque-twist on the chassis when the truck is powering up robust inclines!
CENTER SERVO OPERATED 2-SPEED TRANSMISSION
The Venture18 is provided with an all-metal, servo-operated 2-speed transmission, designed for superior efficiency and sturdiness. With the flick of a swap on the transmitter, you may effortlessly swap between high and low gears, providing you with the pliability to deal with any terrain with ease.
Low Gear boasts a powerful remaining drive ratio of 81.44:1, offering distinctive slow-speed crawling capabilities for these tight, technical trails and obstacles. And once you want a burst of pace on a flat, open part – or simply want a wild quantity of energy to rise up a climb! – merely shift to Excessive Gear on the transmitter for a remaining drive ratio of 20.36:1, providing a blast of pace!
LOW CENTER OF GRAVITY
Constructed with an all-metal transmission design, the driveline isn’t solely extremely robust and brushless-ready but additionally contains a super-low middle of gravity. The driveshafts are composite slider-style shafts with common joints at every finish, the place they meet the transmission case and axle. On the axles, steel 11-tooth pinions and 28-tooth ring gears (for an axle ratio of two.54:1) sit contained in the “pumpkin”, or middle, of the axles. This helps improve stability and steadiness, permitting the Venture18 to beat even probably the most difficult strains and obstacles with confidence.
AXLE MOUNTED STEERING SERVO
The Venture18 FLUX contains a sturdy, high-torque 1.0kg plastic-geared micro steering servo. The Venture18 FLUX contains a sturdy, high-torque 1.5kg metal-geared micro steering servo. The axle mounted servo permits the Venture18 to go precisely the place you need it with exact steering management, and the additional weight over the entrance axle helps the truck recover from robust obstacles!
45 deg STEERING ANGLE
The Venture18 steering setup and entrance common driveshafts give the truck and spectacular 45 levels of steering angle out of the field, so that you don’t should do any sophisticated modifications to get most efficiency on the path.
Maximized Clearance Angles
The Venture18 chassis is loaded with potential, making it extraordinarily versatile on the path and up robust climbing routes. Its functionality lies in a number of components, together with off-road pleasant clearance angles from the tire contact factors to the bumpers and chassis, in addition to good floor clearance because of its minimal diff case dimension.
Break-over angle: 55 deg
Strategy angle: 50.5 deg
Departure angle: 44.8 deg
Max climb angle: 57 deg
Max tilt angle: 43 deg
Axle articulation: 25.5 deg
Floor clearance 28.7mm
Axle floor clearance 17mm
REALISTIC SUSPENSION AND HANDLING
The Venture18’s suspension setups helps it drive nice on- or off-road – and it appears similar to the true factor whereas driving! There’s no unrealistic bouncing or springing right here! Due to its scaled-down suspension taking from actual off-road machines, plus good positioning of parts just like the steering servo, transmission and electronics, you’ll have the ability to take your adVenture nearly anyplace!
STRAIGHT AXLES
The Venture18, similar to traditional off-roaders, is provided with straight axles each entrance and rear, offering distinctive energy supply once you want it most. These rugged axles be certain that every tire operates with full-time 4WD, maximizing grip and traction on any floor.
With a powerful axle articulation of 25.5 levels, the Venture18 can simply conquer giant obstacles whereas maintaining all 4 wheels firmly planted on the bottom.
MULTI-LINK SUSPENSION
The Venture18 contains a sturdy and dependable 4-link suspension entrance and on the rear. 4mm composite rod hyperlinks with built-in ball hyperlinks type the decrease and higher suspension hyperlinks entrance and rear.
OIL-FILLED COILOVER SHOCKS
For final path tuning, the Venture18 options aluminum-capped oil-filled threaded physique shock absorbers and mushy springs that can simply deal with the light bumps and dips you encounter whereas driving, as nicely the more durable hits that include off-road trailing!
You’ll be able to tune your truck’s journey with totally different shock oils or fine-tune on the run with the threaded aluminum spring collars to make the Venture18 carry out at its greatest on the path.
FORMED STEEL C-CHANNEL CHASSIS RAILS
The Venture18 is constructed for efficiency and scale realism, that includes a rugged open C-channel chassis rail design. This design mirrors the 1/tenth scale Enterprise and takes inspiration from real-world truck building, providing superior power and sturdiness. The metal C-chassis rails present the strong basis your truck must deal with any terrain.
The black end provides to its scale authenticity but additionally offers further safety in opposition to put on and corrosion, guaranteeing your Venture18 maintains its attractiveness and performance via numerous adventures.
SRL-706 3-in-1 ESC/RX/Mild Controller (160800 & 160801 solely)
The Venture18 is provided with a extremely versatile SRL-706 3-in-1 digital pace controller, which is full of a full vary of changes and capabilities. The SRL-706 is rated at 10A fixed and 50A burst present and packs a variety of punch into one thing solely 11g in weight.
The SRL-706 programmable settings will be managed instantly from the Transmitter! The TF-706 dip switches enable adjustments together with, Drive mode, Battery mode, Drag brake and servo reverses for channels 5 and 6.
FLX18-2S30 FLUX ESC (160802 and 160803 solely)
The Venture18 is provided with a extremely versatile FLX18-2S30 digital pace controller, which is full of a full vary of changes and capabilities. The FLX18-2S30 is rated at 30A fixed and 50A burst present and packs a variety of punch into one thing solely 7g in weight.
The brushless Venture18 features a programming card that allows you to customise all the FLX18-2S30 parameters, together with drag brake ranges, motor rotation, voltage cutoff’s and BEC (Battery Eliminator Circuitry) output
SD-01WR STEERING SERVO (160800 & 160801 solely)
The waterproof HPI SD-01WR steering servo is the perfect companion for the Venture18 electronics bundle. This can be a excessive torque servo with as much as 1.1kg-cm holding energy at 6V, plus it’s waterproof so it might probably simply deal with splashes and water drops when driving via puddles, snow and dust. Mounted on to the axle, it offers further weight over the entrance axle to boost the entrance weight bias of the Venture18.
METAL-GEARED SD-02MGWR STEERING SERVO (160802 and 160803 solely)
The waterproof HPI SD-02MGWR steering servo is the perfect companion for the Venture18 electronics bundle. This can be a excessive torque servo with as much as 1.5kg-cm holding energy at 6V, plus it’s waterproof so it might probably simply deal with splashes and water drops when driving via puddles, snow and dust. Mounted on to the axle, it offers further weight over the entrance axle to boost the entrance weight bias of the Venture18.
Working Voltage: 4.8-6V
6V: Pace: 0.15 sec/60 levels, Torque: 1.1kg-cm
Servo Spline: 40T
TF-706 2.4GHz RADIO SYSTEM
The Venture18 comes geared up with the cutting-edge TF-706 radio system, the most recent addition to the HPI-Racing steering wheel and pistol grip lineup. This fully-featured, ultra-lightweight 2.4GHz 6-channel radio is designed for precision and management, providing full adjustability to fit your driving fashion. You can too choose the totally different gentle choices on the Venture18, utilizing the channel 3 button on the grip!
For added versatility, the TF-706 features a thumb stick choice, enabling one-handed driving – good for when you might want to hold a hand free for filming, or photographs or perhaps a drink!
When paired with the SRL-706 3-in-1 RX/ESC and Mild Controller on the brushed fashions, the TF-706 provides distant management of ESC settings, providing you with much more flexibility and precision in tuning your efficiency on the go.
55T 180 MOTOR (160800 & 160801 solely)
This 55T 180 Micro Motor is the guts of your Venture18’s powerhouse efficiency and offers the proper mixture of pace on the path and crawling torque for climbing steep embankments and obstacles throughout each high and low RPM ranges, guaranteeing seamless energy supply with each twist of the throttle. Whether or not you’re crawling over rugged terrain or powering via difficult trails, this motor provides you the last word edge.
VENOM 1212 3450KV OUTRUNNER MOTOR (160802 and 160803 solely)
The VENOM 1212 3450kv 12-Pole Hello-Torque Brushless Outrunner Motor is the guts of your Venture18’s powerhouse efficiency. Engineered for precision and energy, this high-performance motor delivers a {smooth} really feel throughout each high and low RPM ranges, guaranteeing seamless energy supply with each twist of the throttle. Due to its superior 12-pole design, whether or not you’re crawling over rugged terrain or powering via difficult trails, this motor provides you the last word edge.
Complete Instruction Handbook
All HPI Racing kits embrace an in depth multi-language instruction guide. It options exploded diagrams with half numbers, components lists, radio and pace management setup info and every part you might want to find out about your Venture18 to make sure that you’ve got the know-how in terms of sustaining and upgrading your equipment. You can too obtain a digital model of the guide to your private digital gadget and hold it with you for straightforward reference on the go.
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Options:
- Manufacturing facility-assembled & pre-painted electric-powered full-time 4WD 1/18 scale off-road truck
- Hand-painted polycarbonate formally licensed Toyota Hilux SR5 physique
- Function-packed physique particulars together with rollbar, grills, purposeful aspect mirrors and extra
- Clipless physique mounting
- Servo-operated 2-speed transmission
- Entrance and rear scale acceptable bumpers
- Adjustable rock rail aspect sliders assist the truck recover from robust obstacles
- Shaped metal C-channel chassis rails
- Entrance common driveshafts
- All-metal gear drivetrain for excessive sturdiness
- Telescopic common driveshafts to entrance and rear differentials
- Axles characteristic small diff case “pumpkin” dimension for very best floor clearance
- Locked differentials for very good off-road climbing traction
- 7mm hex hubs to suit all kinds of obtainable crawler wheels
- Shock towers have a number of shock mounting positions
- 20 deg caster and 45 deg steering angle
- 4-link entrance rear suspension system
- Oil-filled aluminum-capped coilover shock absorbers
- Adjustable threaded shock our bodies for fast journey top adjustments
- AMS (Axle Mounted Servo)
- All-terrain Rockthorn 1.2″ mushy S-Compound tires with chunky tread blocks
- Beadlock “Steely” fashion CS-10 1.2 inch wheels
- HPI Micro Crawler Motor 55T (180 Measurement) (160800 & 160801 solely)
- HPI VENOM 1212 3450kv 12-Pole high-torque brushless outrunner motor (160802 and 160803 solely)
- HPI SRL-706 3-in-1 10A digital pace management, receiver and lightweight controller (160800 & 160801 solely)
- HPI FLX18-2S30 30A digital pace management (160802 and 160803 solely)
- HPI SD-01WR Micro Servo (6.0V/1kg/Plastic Geared) (160800 & 160801 solely)
- HPI waterproof SD-02MGWR steel geared steering servo (160802 and 160803 solely)
- HPI TF-706 2.4GHz radio system with thumbstick management
- Contains 600mAh 7.4V LiPo battery and USB charger
- Solely requires 4 AA batteries for radio transmitter
Specification:
DIMENSIONS
Size: 272mm
Width: 127mm
Peak: 125.6mm with Rollbar Lights, (relying on tire selection and suspension settings)
Wheelbase: 155.4mm
WEIGHT
Operating weight: 0.50kg
Weight with out battery: 0.47kg
CAPABILITY
Break-over angle: 55 deg
Strategy angle: 50.5 deg
Departure angle: 44.8 deg
Max climb angle: 57 deg
Max tilt angle: 43 deg
Axle articulation: 25.5 deg
Floor clearance 28.7mm
Axle floor clearance 17mm
GEARING
Transmission gearing: low Gear – 81.44:1, Excessive Gear 20.36:1
Axle gearing: 2.54:1
#161252 – Venture18 1985 Toyota Hilux SR5 – Blue
#161253 – Venture18 1985 Toyota Hilux SR5 – Cream
#161254 – Venture18 FLUX 1985 Toyota – Blue
#161255 – Venture18 FLUX 1985 Toyota – Cream
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