Welcome to the addiction lol. I dont know anything about that rig, but u may check out the micro section. Thats where the smaller 1/24, 1/18, n some 1/12 rigs are.
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Adopt a newbie todaayy!!!
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Welcome to the addiction lol. I dont know anything about that rig, but u may check out the micro section. Thats where the smaller 1/24, 1/18, n some 1/12 rigs are.
Is this still an active thread? I am curious to see if anybody would like to mentor me on my first 1/10 crawler build. I don’t know much about comps or classes and am trying to piece together something I can trail run and rock crawl on some comp. sized obstacles. This is going to be a 1.9 scaled fun truck, that if I can swap some parts out, could run in competition in the future. This build will be based on the compatibility of the SCX10.2/ Enduro/ VS-410 platform. I have an idea of what I want and parts I want but no one to really bounce ideas around with. I’ve tried with other crawler groups but too many ideas get thrown out and weeding through and finding subjective suggestions is problematic, it seems everybody is a spokesman for a brand these days and when I ask questions about modding for fitment or customizing something I am either met with blank stares or questions of why I would do that.I am also not too worried about scale realism but also not interested in running a bodyless chassis like some comp crawlers. I am in no way inexperienced but would like some tips, mods, and insight from someone who has been where I am and is now a competent builder who could teach me a few things. I have built and rebuilt a half dozen micro crawlers so I have an ok understanding of what’s what. I’ve also built and heavily modified a kit Yeti and am in the process of a resto- mod of a 10+ year old Losi. I also run a 1/10 basher that is undergoing heavy mods as well.
Voodoobrew
I wanna be Dave
Welcome to the forum.
If you post in it, it becomes active. [emoji2]
But the newbie thread is not where I would ask about custom builds. You should start your own threads. Specific to a single issue or a build thread. I don't personally watch build threads myself. Mostly I just troll electronics.
Theoretically I would say a build thread in the scx10 section is where to post but I don't know how active it is.
Where the general area probably gets more views.
Best bet in my opinion is to check with what ever resources you can find to conect with a local group of Rock crawlers in person. Your local hobby shop might know of one.
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If you post in it, it becomes active. [emoji2]
But the newbie thread is not where I would ask about custom builds. You should start your own threads. Specific to a single issue or a build thread. I don't personally watch build threads myself. Mostly I just troll electronics.
Theoretically I would say a build thread in the scx10 section is where to post but I don't know how active it is.
Where the general area probably gets more views.
Best bet in my opinion is to check with what ever resources you can find to conect with a local group of Rock crawlers in person. Your local hobby shop might know of one.
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You can start a thread in the 1.9 Scale Rig section and it will runs it's course. I'm sure people will jump in if you ask a question, but sometimes it might take a while until the right person to answer, notices your thread.
I've done some part scale - part custom builds myself and understand your feelings on the matter. I'm not that old in the hobby, but people seem to prefer the readily available options nowadays.
There's a great thread somewhere in this forum, from back in the day, when people were actually making their own scale items and a lot of customization was going on in the hobby. Now almost everything is 2 clicks away.
bmxbryant09
Rock Stacker
Is there a way to turn on post notifications? I didn't realize when replying in a thread it doesn't automatically turn them on.
I would go with a 10th scale crawler like the TRX4, SCX10 III, Gatekeeper, Sendero Sport ( on a budget), Ecto, etc... There's others too like the Vanquish VS4 10 but I dunno about how happy you'll be with an 1/18 scale long-term as your only crawler. There are much more capable crawlers out there with tons of factory and aftermarket support that will be much more capable and robust right out of the box if talking RTR. Spending even a couple hundred bucks on something that isn't all that exciting or performance based is worse than upping your budget for something better imo.
ussprinceton2004
RCC Addict
I prefer GCM, Axial, Traxxas, RC4WD, Tamiya, Losi
If you're wanting a baby crawler, fms sucks. Fms is nice for scale looks nothing more (with the one exception of the FCX24). They need alot of work to perform even decently except running around on the kitchen floor. Their all about scale.
1:18 sized, the Traxxas trx4m reigns Supreme by far. AX24 is actually much bigger than 1:24, but is a more dedicated rock crawler.
Anything else worth money is going to be 1:10 scale stuff.
In 1:10 can't go wrong with about any brand, just depends on what you want. More scale look, straight performance, durability, each is going to be stronger or weaker in some areas.
Like Traxxas TRX4, durability can't be beat. Performance is up there, scale look in mid range.
Rc4wd wins hands down for SCALE rigs. Performance is lacking compared to others but on par with their 1:1 counterparts.
Out of box performance for the price, Element wins and maintains decent scale.
Straight up rock crawler performance out of the box, Axial now has that spot with the new Pro, with Element Ecto falling in a very close second.
Redcat is another popular more budget minded choice, their newer versions are pretty damn durable too, second to Traxxas.
Now you want straight up quality, performance, ability to really scale out, Vanquish VS410. Depending on your tastes in vehicles, being an auto technician that works on about everything IMHO the best quality, reliability and performance combination of any vehicle brands comes from Toyota (and Lexus) so I look at the Vanquish as the Lexus of RC. Top shelf, top tier, as good as it gets out of the box. But you PAY for it.
I have 2 FMS 1:18, 2 TRX4M, 2 SCX24, 3 Element enduro rigs (knightrunner, gatekeeper, and a knightrunner/gatekeeper hybrid) and a VS410 so far. My youngest I got a beat to hell trx4 that still works great for him. Oldest has a Element enduro V2 builders kit. I'm picking up a fms 1:18 hilux from a friend tomorrow. Next major rig purchase will be the new TRX4 F150 Ranger High Trail most likely
There's a lot of things to think about, without knowing what exactly your after.
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amazingjameso
Newbie
Hi Colby! i'm new to crawling, i just bought a 1/10 scale laegendary grando on amazon and before i dump more $$ and get into wet environments, what would you suggest as some mods or hacks to protect against water, mud, snow. Granted, its water resistant out of the box, but looking for more ideas to keep the electronics protected. Also i have seen a bunch of youtube videos where the trucks twist extremely when going over rocks so wondering if the shocks need to be soft for that to happen or can i get away with the stock shock settings for now and worry about that later? Thanks!
Your first few questions have already been answered in another thread.
As far as articulation and your suspension cycling properly that is just making sure you have no binding omingst your lunks, so that you truck can "twist" .
Check to make sure your shocks have some "oil" in them and as long as you are happy how far your, insert name brand->.............. crawler articulates, then keep the stock shocks.
Otherwise you can often find a good set of take offs, etc.
As far as articulation and your suspension cycling properly that is just making sure you have no binding omingst your lunks, so that you truck can "twist" .
Check to make sure your shocks have some "oil" in them and as long as you are happy how far your, insert name brand->.............. crawler articulates, then keep the stock shocks.
Otherwise you can often find a good set of take offs, etc.
amazingjameso
Newbie
Sorry new to the forum, thought id post for a quick reply instead of searching. but i'm getting there
Thanks!
