RC Rock Crawler Photos (Photos Only)

[freedomflyer]

Was able to get out to my buddy's course lastnight, he's adding on so it is a work in progress but sure is fun and is going to pretty cool when it is done. One of the guys that drives there is a welder by trade and is planning on building a huge metal bridge that arches over a lot of the dirt mounds that are there and will be tied in with the course. Was a perfect night, about 65°, no bugs, even though it's getting darker earlier, it was still light until about 9:30. Wasn't overly crowded maybe 12 guys total but its big enough a person can spread out of you want to. Will be really nice when its finished. Here's a few pics.

A few more.

 

[Doom!]

Your Defender looks great out there!

 

[blaster27]

You can't go wrong with that. Good for you guys.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Was able to get out to my buddy's course lastnight, he's adding on so it is a work in progress but sure is fun and is going to pretty cool when it is done. One of the guys that drives there is a welder by trade and is planning on building a huge metal bridge that arches over a lot of the dirt mounds that are there and will be tied in with the course. Was a perfect night, about 65°, no bugs, even though it's getting darker earlier, it was still light until about 9:30. Wasn't overly crowded maybe 12 guys total but its big enough a person can spread out of you want to. Will be really nice when its finished. Here's a few pics.

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A few more.

Holy moly, where do you live? Awesome setup.

 

[freedomflyer]

Live in Southwest Montana, yeah it really is, a couple of guys that have been roommates for about 15 years. They have very understanding girlfriends, one of which also crawls. My buddy, (Patrick) built her this rig.
This whole set up is in their back yard, they have an open invitation to crawl every Thursday all year long. They just brought in 14 tons of rock to add on to the course

 

[YourConfused]

Here's my bodiless bully 2, also pictured with a blue body that's not attached yet. I'm putting that blue body from the Everest 10 on it this week, if i figure out how to attach it. Got my gf a red Everest 10 and made it 4ws, 3s lipo with a 35t boost motor. I'm impressed with the articulation of the red cat and I'm looking forward to running it on the new wheels and tires.

 

[YourConfused]

Got the tires and wheels changed on the bully, and found the new wheels don't fit the Everest because the hub bolt spacing isn't standard vanquish but about 2mm larger OD for the bolt hole spacing. Ordered new wheels that should arrive today though. Also got new tires, GMADE Bighorn, for the Everest. They aren't as sticky as I'd hoped for but should still be much better than the stock hard rubber tires. My GF is happy with them so that's what matters.

 

[blaster27]

Tires look like mud runners.

 

[YourConfused]

Tires look like mud runners.

They work well in my carpeted stairs, soft dirt, sand and tree limbs. No rocks around here so the stock RC4WD bully comp tires don't perform that well, but I'm sure they would do great on some rocks.

 

[freedomflyer]

Different kind of crawler. evening crawl lastnight.

 

[TeknoJ]

Different kind of crawler. evening crawl lastnight.

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That’s a nice setting

 

[freedomflyer]

J'sCrawler, all if that is in an 11 mile loop. Pretty cool.

 

[TeknoJ]

 

[freedomflyer]

Nice!

 

[DeepLCG]

Kyosho Mini-Z 4x4
Here is the thread for this truck

https://www.rctalk.com/forum/thread...x4-on-the-planet-i-think.139537/#post-1395593

 

[>BD]

My TF2.

 

[islandlife]

Some new knuckles and tire inserts, and a quick crawl in the dark to test them out!

 

[Warby]

I may have posted some of these already.

 

[WickedFog]

I may have posted some of these already.

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How do you like your Capra?

 

[Warby]

How do you like your Capra?

Love it. Very capable. Enjoyed building it to. It was my very first build kit. Never did connect the dig servo or fitted the interior either. Holmes Hobbies motor and HW esc.

It's well scratched up now. Top photo is the high clearance links I fitted. I reformed the links to my liking. DIY drop links on the shocks. Heaps of articulation.