ECX / Horizon Hobby Barrage Doomsday

Trail-taming tech meets warrior-of-the-wasteland styling for dystopian-future fun

- Peter Vieira

Whoa, look at this thing! While everyone else is offering Jeeps, Blazers, and Land Rovers on their 4X4 chassis, ECX has gone not only “outside the box” but also outside of reality with a radical waste land warrior in the Barrage Doomsday. The all-terrain terror truck is based on the ECX Barrage trail truck (which we like a lot—see the March 2017 review) and gets new, wider axles to go with its monster makeover. If you look beyond its Mad Max outfit, you’ll find lots of steel parts, waterproof electronics, LED lighting, and a battery and charger— that’s a lot of truck for $200. The Doomsday will likely find a lot of customers based on its radioactive looks alone, but there’s a serious trail truck under the rust. Let’s take a look.

Stout Solid-Axle Drivetrain