Scout Traveler/Terra RC Rock Crawler?

[Logan]

This is a bit more lighthearted. But the thought occurred to me, and gave me enough of a giggle that I had to suggest it.

I've got two children, and have more than a bit of kid left in me (ask my wife).

A dumb/fun idea, would be to offer a Scout Traveler/Terra RC Crawler body. For those that don't know, there is already a licensed Scout RC Rock Crawler (has existed for a few years now). So it might not be too hard to offer a different body modeled after the prototypes, and get them out there/on the store.

Here is a version of the current one (there are actually 2 now. The Gen 8 scout II model here, and then a Gen9 that uses the Scout 800 body).

Imagine going to the trailhead, going camping in your Scout, and busting out a little 1/10 scale version to tootle around the campsite with your kiddo (or just do it yourself). It would be like "Scout Inception". Where my son can drive his Scout, while I drive the big one. Or (ahem) I can play with it while waiting years for the real one .

Also, this would make the basis for a pretty excellent commercial/advertisement for Scout.

"Close up shots of the Scout, then interior. And then shots of a father and son as they share the joy of the trip to their remote camping location. Camera cuts to the outside as they unload/setup camp, and then the son gets out their scout and re-creates the experience, at scale. And then the narrator says something like 'this is how scouts are made' or 'like father like son'".

(or something ).

 

[pwrofgrayskull]

Alright…someone get on the phone with Traxxas or Axial…

 

[Logan]

As silly as it sounds... it definitely does drive some engagement.

My son has a silly hot wheels car (a remote controlled 1/64 car, meant to be driven on the tracks, sort of like the old wind up cars in the 80's). And the only version that was available at the time we got it for him, was a CyberTruck.

And so the first time my family saw one, my son was like "HEY, I HAVE THAT CAR DAD".

So, the marketing works, to an extent.

 

[pwrofgrayskull]

It’s true. The marketing does leave an impression.

 

[OleScout]

As silly as it sounds... it definitely does drive some engagement.

My son has a silly hot wheels car (a remote controlled 1/64 car, meant to be driven on the tracks, sort of like the old wind up cars in the 80's). And the only version that was available at the time we got it for him, was a CyberTruck.

And so the first time my family saw one, my son was like "HEY, I HAVE THAT CAR DAD".

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So, the marketing works, to an extent.

Haha, the first reaction my son had to the Cybertruck was during a parade where he yell's "Did you plug it in today"?-He's 3. It's amazing what they absorb.

 

[Scoutsie]

I’ve had my eye on those RC Scouts, but my money has had its eyes on medical expenses. Those are so cool.

One of my “someday, when I have money/space for this” projects is to 3D print a 1:3 replica Scout II for funsies. It will be huge. When I was little, I wanted a little Scout for my dolls to drive around in and was very sad that one didn’t exist.