Awesome time-lapse showing assembly of ECX AMP MT Build-n-Drive [VIDEO]

0 Feb. 10, 2016, 2:53 p.m.

By Aaron Waldron
LiveRC.com

ECX RC posted a cool video to YouTube today showing a sped-up timelapse of the steps required to build the new AMP MT Build-N-Drive kit released last month. The sport-level Horizon Hobby brand released the truck last month, packaging the electronics and parts needed to build the also-available-RTR monster truck as an educational RC tool for just $130.

As I watched the video, my amusement the cool clip gave way to curiosity as to who was doing the building. The Sticky Kicks RC t-shirt was the dead giveaway - Horizon Hobby and TLR product developer, OCRC Raceway local and factory racer, Frank Root. "It took about an hour and 45 minutes," Frank said after laughing at my detective abilities, "but I was talking through the steps in detail as we shot the instructional video and time lapse concurrently."

ECX RC made the kit-building process more beginner-friendly by pre-assembling the most technical and time-consuming items. "The shocks and diff are already assembled," said Frank, "and the electronics are already bound, calibrated and the servo horn is installed with the servo centered." Frank said he can cut a half-hour off his build time if there's no camera pointed at him. "A straight build with no talking would take me an hour and 15 minutes," said Frank. "With power tools, maybe 45 to 50 minutes."

From ECX RC (via YouTube):
www.ecxrc.com

Get your hands dirty then bash the competition with the ECX® AMP™ MT Build-To-Drive™ Kit. Kits have been a mainstay of the RC hobby since the beginning. Putting together a kit helps educate drivers on their ride and gives them the opportunity to add unique tweaks along the way. First time building an RC Kit? No Problem. Build-To-Drive kits give new builders the advantage with tools, transmitter, and power systems all included as well as pre-assembled shocks, differential, and wheels. All you need to do is follow the instructions, and you’ll be ready to bash and dash in no time. When assembled, the AMP MT is nearly unstoppable and features the hard-hitting durability that put the ECX brand on the map.

Find all of the details for the ECX AMP MT Build-To-Drive kit here:

www.ecxrc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ECX03034

More videos coming soon showing the step by step building process.