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She’ll be ok, and if not, we’ll at least I have something else to keep me occupied now.Yes, we are quite the enabling bunch.
Excellent choice on the SCX24!
Tell the wife that this is for father and son quality time.
Went Green, I have an idea for a theme.Now that didn't take long now did it? Your going to love it....and it will fit in your lunch box to take to school. Oh sorry channeling the big kid in me.
So, green or red?
When my wife starts saying stuff I just start reminding her about all the designer clothes, purses and shoes she has....She wont say much after that lol
Luckily, my wife doesn't give me any grief about my toys, since she's not into any designer stuff or have any clothes addiction. We bring home a good income, plus she knows I grew up with very little money, so I deserve to finally have all the toys I had missed out on.
Happy wife - happy life. That saying is absolutely 100% true.My wife is the one who grew up dirt poor so now shes got a fetish for designer crap. I can't complain though, We both make a pretty good living and we have no kids so generally speaking I let her have her things and she lets me have mine. She doesn't say to much, I was mostly joking when I said that
My wife really isn’t a big spender, lucked out in that department.
Mine just cleared a shelf for the Slash that came in today, can’t wait to go run it this weekend.My wife looks at that empty shelf and says, "what's next" or " you don't have a green one".
Just kidding on the frown...
Which tires did you go with? What kind of tyrant are you in?Awesome man. It's one of the best RC's I have ever bought in any scale when it comes to fun factor. I hope you guys love it!
The weights will surely help, but the biggest improvement so far has been the tires. Let the modding begin
It’s all good @graylonw42
Will do!
Well, we have these dirt hills by us that is excess dirt from a road construction project. The rain has washed it down really good, but when the truck got on steep climbs it just dug into the sandy terrain with the stock tires. So we installed RC4WD Mudslingers on some wheels I 3d printed.Which tires did you go with? What kind of tyrant are you in?
It’s all good @graylonw42
Tyrant = terrain
Will do!
Hell yeah bud. Nice you definitely deserve to have some fun as well.. Can't wait to see the new addition This is definitely not the group of guys to be hanging and talking to.. we encourage buying of parts and of complete RCs kits.. As we all have very big problems/ addictions when it come to the RC hobby.
guess she should be glad that they are just 1/24s... and not
@WickedFog thanks for the suggestion, ill have to check them out and get some on order.Well, we have these dirt hills by us that is excess dirt from a road construction project. The rain has washed it down really good, but when the truck got on steep climbs it just dug into the sandy terrain with the stock tires. So we installed RC4WD Mudslingers on some wheels I 3d printed.
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Since installing the RC4WD Mudslingers it walks right up the hill. They are also great over rocks and everything else we have thrown at it. But the body will have to be trimmed a bit. I took about 3/8" out of the back of the front wheel opening and just cut past the lip around the top. But I do have +5mm extended hubs, so my tires swing a bigger arc when I turn full tilt. The rear wheels are fine, but cose to rubbing in the front of the wheel opening.
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This was before trimming, but not at full travel. If the rear right corner is up, it hit the fender lip just barely, so I took off about 1/8" across the top.
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Just know if you buy new tires, you need to grab some wheels. The OEM tires are glued on pretty good. You can get the wheels and tires from Tower Hobbies pretty cheap.
Axial Machete wheels ($4.99):
https://www.towerhobbies.com/product/124-kmc-machete-1.0-wheels-7mm-hex-4/AXI31615.html
RC4WD tires and wheels:
https://www.towerhobbies.com/rc4wd/...eelDia&prefv1=1.0+in&srule=best-matches&sz=24
If you buy the Mudslingers, they are sold in packs of 2 for $8.99. So you need to buy two of them
The RC4WD Wagon wheels (stamped steel ones) are pretty cool because you can flip them around and get a bigger wheel offset. They are fairly cheap too. I have them in 1.55" for a 1/10 trailer build and they are nice.
Got the Slash 4x4 too, so parts for that are definitely more than they are for the SCX24Hell yeah bud. Nice you definitely deserve to have some fun as well.. Can't wait to see the new addition This is definitely not the group of guys to be hanging and talking to.. we encourage buying of parts and of complete RCs kits.. As we all have very big problems/ addictions when it come to the RC hobby.
1/10 - 1/5 that's when the $$$ really starts to fly out the window
@WickedFog just picked up the KMC Machete (AXI131615) and a set of the Mudslingers (RC4ZT0199) for them from tower. Thanks for the advice on the site. Much appreciated.
She'll make any obstacle flat after you get those on there
Oh 100% man. I don't have any 24s. But I will be picking 1-2 4 of them up soon for the winter months. And build a crawler course in the Stoner RC shop/garage
They are so cool. And can be modified to the max.. I have 9 working and running from 1/16 -1/5. Then 3 more in pieces and need some love..its definitely a lot cheaper to upgrade my MERV 1/16.. Then any of the others. Its bad because I want to upgrade everything on that little guy. Because it doesn't really cost anything...
