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I am only partially back...... work is keeping most of my attention hostage these days. I am slowly trying to get back into the swing of things.

Prices popping up on web sites for pre-orders is between $189-250, but I'm guessing closer to $189 since Tower was the $250 and they always jack up the price before release.

I found this on A Main Hobbies also measured against my Slash and it's very close.

CLEAR body included. Must be painted.

Based on a lengthened version of the 6-time National Champion RC10T4 platform
Realistic short course racing truck .040” polycarbonate body
Chassis side nerf bars
Trick KMC™ style wheels and aggressive tread multi-terrain scale tires with re-enforced sidewalls
Realistic bumpers front and rear for maximum durability
Rubber AE logo mud flaps
2.6:1 ratio gearbox equipped with sealed gear differential
Two spur gears included: 75 tooth for brushless stock and 87 tooth for brushed and modified motors
Efficient dual-sided, externally adjustable slipper clutch
Molded composite low-CG chassis
Hinged battery hold-down strap fits up to 8-cell battery pack
Set-screw secured antenna tube
Durable front and rear body mounts
14 rubber-sealed ball bearings
Rugged steel turnbuckles for quick and easy suspension adjustments
Fully adjustable suspension geometry
Angled bellcrank “coplanar” steering with integral servo saver
Vertical ball end roll-center adjustments front and rear
Blue aluminum shock bodies
Steel dogbone rear axles
Many Factory Team and Reedy option parts already available!
Specifications:
Scale: 1:10
Power : Electric
Length: 550mm
Width: 293mm
Track: 245mm
Weight: 2080g
Wheelbase: 327mm
Internal Gear Ratio: 2.6:1
Drive: 2WD

a KIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh my god................... i think i'm gonna cry.

Uh, what's up with the "sealed gear diff"?

Group B wrote:Uh, what's up with the "sealed gear diff"?

Maintenance free and bulletproof so it can handle hot brushless motors?

Group B wrote:Uh, what's up with the "sealed gear diff"?

adjustable, yet no slip and usually stronger than ball diffs. This is the standard setup in larger scale race cars.
If this fits a standard t-4 gearbox I bet a lot of oval racers will give it a try.

After comparing pics of this to the slash, I think the SC10 has a better looking body.
I wouldnt mind picking one up just to look pretty on the shelf.

A kit!!?!? I just fainted.

CLEAR body included. Must be painted.

I see alot of 1 color paint jobs coming!

And to think I just unboxed my Slash.....

the slash is still cool imo. i doubt you can bash the sc10 at a skatepark like you can the slash...

and something waterproof is pretty sweet when you live in the winter wonderland that we do.

I'm really liking the price, it's a kit, I love building and most of us have electronics we prefer anyway.
The only big question is how will it fit in with the slash class?
The SC10 doesn't have the high CG chassis like the slash so my best guess would be the AE truck would make a great "Pro2" class which either chassis would be allowed with maybe a 19turn motor, then the boxstock slash class that we run around here could be a seperate class, maybe call it "Pro2 lights" kind of how it's sorted out in real CORR (or whatever it's called now, forgive my ignorance). I really like the way the RC hobby is sorting itself out, it feels more like the days when the heavy metal class was around before the LXT and rc10t carved out the truck class.

I noticed in this one example photo....3 wires going back to the motor.....

From the official press release, the fine print:

Note: SC10 shown equipped with items NOT included in kit: Reedy battery, XP servo, pinion gear, LRP ESC, motor, and receiver. Body comes clear. Assembly, painting and decals required. Team decals sold separately.

And actually it's a sensored motor so nine wires...

I'm so glad I didn't pull the trigger on a Slash.

That's one of the coolest new r/c's I've seen in a long time. Good thing I really don't have anywhere to run one around here or I'd be getting one. An SC10 class at a track would be a blast. Scale looks and performance is a good combo.