2013 - Helion Animus
back to Fyrstormer's Garage (originally posted on UltimateRC.com on 2013-11-20) I bought my Animus a couple weeks after buying my first hobby-grade RC, a Losi Mini Desert Truck, because the local hobby shop near my girlfriend's house had tried to talk me into buying an Animus *instead* of the MDT, and I was curious to compare. A lot has been said about the Animus, mostly negative; it seems people expected it to be a much better vehicle than it is, out of the box at least, and when they started breaking under the high stresses inflicted on them by RC enthusiasts, they earned a bad rap pretty quickly. I've had my Animus completely taken apart multiple times, so I've had ample opportunity to see the weaknesses in its design. Because I value durability in my toys above (almost) all else, I entertained myself for a couple months by trying to make my Animus rugged and reliable. The result of that effort is what you see below. It's pretty obvious from the blaze...