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The virtual ink hasn’t even dried yet on our review of the Axial RECON G6 SCX10 but it’s time to talk upgrades! When I mentioned I was building it a few weeks ago in this very column, I said I had big plans for it. Well, it’s time to discuss said plans. The first thing I did was switch out the [...]
My club held our annual pre-Thanksgiving trail run a few weeks ago and despite the temperature being in the low 20s we still had over 30 people show up. Doing three miles of frozen mountain terrain was tough on both driver and vehicle but it was a freakin’ blast! As you check out the pics of our latest adventure below, [...]
Two weeks ago I got word from my hobby shop that, lo and behold, my Gmade Sawback had finally arrived. I wasted no time in picking it up and starting to wrench. After the build was finished, I tested it out over a variety of different terrain. While this isn’t a true review, with so many scale off-roaders wanting to [...]
A belated Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I hope you all gorged yourself on fixin’s and football like I did. If you’re out and about on Black Friday, best of luck to you. And please, remember to keep your head up and eyes sharp so you aren’t trampled by some lunatic who will stop at nothing to get $10 dollars off [...]
“What tire is the best for my truck?” That is the first question most newbie scalers ask upon picking up their new ready-to-run (RTR) truck. Like all r/cs, tires are probably the most important performance choice you can make on a scale rig. Most RTR trucks come with tires that are made of a hard compound that easily slip off [...]
Let’s get one thing out of the way– über-scale leaf-spring equipped r/c trucks aren’t for every hobbyist. They are generally more expensive, need a good bit of maintenance to stay in working order and in most cases, are slow and heavy. If you go into it with the right frame of mind though, the experience of building and driving one [...]
THE RC4WD Trail Finder 2 Truck Kit w/ Mojave Body ReviewRC4WD has flown under a lot of peoples radar. On the crawling/scaler scene they are very well known, but a whole lot of normal bashers have not even heard of them, let alone know what kind of product they put out, or even that they put out entire kits. Today [...]
Vaterra is all about scale realism on tough platforms and they have just announced their latest vehicle, a 4wd 18th scale rock crawler called the Slickrock. The Slickrock keeps the Vaterra tradition going with great scale looks on a platform that should be rock solid in the field. * Waterproof * Metal diff lockers * Licensed 1.9 Interco Super Swamper Tires * 10th scale [...]
THE Axial Deadbolt AX10 RTR ReviewAxial has been kicking some major butt, their products are solid, their scale looks turn heads, and they have brought rc crawling (and scaling) from obscurity. Their latest release, the Deadbolt AX10, isn’t radically new from them, rather it’s a truck with smart updates with a cool looking off road body. We’ve been putting our [...]
Everything Axial is super hot in the scaler world and deservedly so, they look good and work well out on the trail. The latest machine from Axial? The Deadbolt. The Deadbolt uses the ever popular AX10 platform and has a body that is a bit reminiscent of an old Bronco II. Some of its features and specifications include- * Three battery configurations * [...]
On Sunday I made the trip about 30 minutes south of the St Louis metro area to Fults Illinois to watch the first scaler competition put on by Make it or Break it RC. The Make it or Break it RC crew had set up a cool rock crawling area, plus they had a hill climb, a mud pit for [...]
We recently posted an article about the new LEGO Technic 4×4 Crawler. It was part of a contest where people sent in their designs, and they would make a limited edition amount of whatever won. Well the 4×4 Crawler won, and we had to get our hands on it. It showed up in the mail, and we thought we’d do [...]
The guys over at RC4WD are known for putting out trick looking scale gear. Their latest wheels, Mickey Thompson Classic Lock 1.9″ w/ Internal Beadlocks, are not only tough enough for a long day on the trail, but look cool enough to make your 1.9 machine a real head turner. The RC4WD Mickey Thompson wheels are officially licensed and CNC machined [...]
Axial has some new officially licensed Trail Ready beadlock wheels for your Wraith, SCX10, or AX10 Ridgecrest. These new wheels feature Axial’s IFD system that make it a snap to give them a fresh new look. A three piece beadlock design keeps things scale and make sure your 2.2″ tires are well secured, while adjustable breather holes allow you to fine [...]
Our friends over at Axial have just announced some new uber tires for your scale or rock crawling machine. Their new 2.2″ BFGoodrich Krawler T/A’s are molding in sticky R35 Compound and are officially licensed. These aggressive looking tires have won many a full scale rock crawling comp and should look very cool on your rc rig. The part number for [...]
