KA7EII
Newbie
Got my new Axial SCX-10 Deadbolt and have been having lots of fun for the past four days! Sure glad I finally decided to get into an RC crawler/trail truck. So far, it is mostly stock. I did the 4-link setup on the front using the parts in the spare parts bag. That seems to help when going up and down obstacles at an angle. Not a real dramatic change but it is noticeable. I replaced the 13T pinion with an 11T pinion. Again, not a big change but it helps this beginning RCer move slowly over the rocks and bricks that I have found laying around. Other than that, I added the simple LED controller so I could put white LEDs in the front bumper and red LEDs in the rear bumper which I added. I'm not to excited about the Axial rear plate bumper that I got but I'll live with it for now. I might shorten it a bit with my Dremel. Got a chance to go walking for a couple miles while out geocaching and walking the dogs. This RC is sure a lot of fun. Kind of like going to the Moab Easter Jeep Safari every day without the travel and expense of a real 1:1 vehicle. I haven't moved the battery tray to the front yet. I was thinking about getting another battery tray to mount in the front and leave the one that came with the truck in the rear. I would like to be able to keep both of my 2S 25C 5000mAh batteries in the truck while out on a run. When one dies, I can disconnect it and connect the other, turn around and head back. Anyone else tried running the truck with two batteries - one in front and one in back? I still need to cut off that Tamiya plug and solder on a Deans connector I'll do that in a few days when I'm working on a small ham radio project and I need to use the soldering iron.
I've been reading here in the forums about all the cool upgrades that everyone is doing to their SCX-10. Think I'll hold off for a while until I see what breaks or wears out then upgrade at that point. I'm not planning on running in any G6 style events soon but will be running a lot on hiking trails and stuff like that. I do want to work on making some scale accessories soon.
Again, I'm very excited and I'm looking forward to many hours of fun with my new RC. These forums are great!
I've been reading here in the forums about all the cool upgrades that everyone is doing to their SCX-10. Think I'll hold off for a while until I see what breaks or wears out then upgrade at that point. I'm not planning on running in any G6 style events soon but will be running a lot on hiking trails and stuff like that. I do want to work on making some scale accessories soon.
Again, I'm very excited and I'm looking forward to many hours of fun with my new RC. These forums are great!
