Build Showcase Redcat racing Ascent Apex

[Jes2]

This thread is for the general discussion of the RC Build Redcat racing Ascent Apex. Please add to the discussion here.

 

[ferrebee88]

Thats looking pretty nice! Mine is still bone stock.

 

[Jes2]

Thanks. Do you have a scale handy? I should have weighed it before I did anything to it. I really don't know if all the addons made it more capable or not even bone stock it was incredible.

 

[ferrebee88]

Thanks. Do you have a scale handy? I should have weighed it before I did anything to it. I really don't know if all the addons made it more capable or not even bone stock it was incredible.

I lied! It's not bone stock. I forgot I put some brass portal covers on the rear. I believe they are 30g total, so not much.
With battery and all, the weight is 487 grams (1lb 1.2oz)

 

[Jes2]

Thanks for doing that.. dang, I added alot of weight!

 

[Doom!]

I love these darned things! I try to go easy on the upgrades, I learned my lesson on scx24's more isn't always better. It's a phase we all have to go through though, kind of a right of passage.

Sometimes it's fun to see how much each upgrade affects performance.

 

[Jes2]

Couldn't resist considering I won the truck at a Christmas party.. so the upgrades are my cost of the whole truck.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Cool rig, she looks like she could crawl upside down.

 

[Jes2]

It does pretty amazing. Lots of fun so far. No tracks around here so I'm building one, but it pretty much crawls everything in the house and at work.. lol

 

[Jes2]

Cool rig, she looks like she could crawl upside down.

Maybe with a little more wheel speed!

 

[Tallbump]

Nice rig. I don't have one but I have a friend that does. They are awesome.

 

[Jes2]

Tallbump get one, you won't be upset.