Which 1/10 scale crawler?

[Mrgoodwrench35]

That's some serious overdrive

 

[Lucifur10]

Element Gatekeeper is a blast.

 

[Doom!]

Congrats on your new purchase, your going to love it.

 

[J’sCrawler]

Element Gatekeeper is a blast.
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You gotta cut up those tires, as in siping….. way more performance!

 

[Lucifur10]

You gotta cut up those tires, as in siping….. way more performance!

I started to. That's like the most tedious thing ever!

 

[J’sCrawler]

I started to. That's like the most tedious thing ever!

No doubt

 

[WickedFog]

No doubt

Buying new tires is much cheaper on my sanity

 

[J’sCrawler]

Buying new tires is much cheaper on my sanity

Well, I do that and still cut n sipe……am I insane?

 

[Chubaka]

Well, I do that and still cut n sipe……am I insane?

Lost cause.

 

[WickedFog]

Well, I do that and still cut n sipe……am I insane?

The State Mental Hospital has a bed waiting for you. I'll be right there next to you as soon as I start this stupid Orlandoo Hunter build

.8mm E-CLIPS - EVERYWHERE!

Oh, and check out this differential...

Now check out that same differential in the package. Notice the staple for scale!

Imagine putting the entire truck together, piece by piece!

 

[Chubaka]

The State Mental Hospital has a bed waiting for you. I'll be right there next to you as soon as I start this stupid Orlandoo Hunter build

.8mm E-CLIPS - EVERYWHERE!

Oh, and check out this differential...
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Now check out that same differential in the package. Notice the staple for scale!
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Imagine putting the entire truck together, piece by piece!
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Should get an hpi savages. Alot easier to work on.

 

[WickedFog]

Should get an hpi savages. Alot easier to work on.

I've seen your scale builds. I know you're already gone fishin'

 

[Doom!]

The State Mental Hospital has a bed waiting for you. I'll be right there next to you as soon as I start this stupid Orlandoo Hunter build

.8mm E-CLIPS - EVERYWHERE!

Oh, and check out this differential...
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Now check out that same differential in the package. Notice the staple for scale!
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Imagine putting the entire truck together, piece by piece!
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Nothing smaller than 1/24th unless it comes as an rtr. My eyes and fingers are getting less cooperative these days. Yep bonkers indeed!

 

[J’sCrawler]

The State Mental Hospital has a bed waiting for you. I'll be right there next to you as soon as I start this stupid Orlandoo Hunter build

.8mm E-CLIPS - EVERYWHERE!

Oh, and check out this differential...
View attachment 178032

Now check out that same differential in the package. Notice the staple for scale!
View attachment 178033

Imagine putting the entire truck together, piece by piece!
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Stop this madness right now

 

[Chubaka]

Nothing smaller than 1/24th unless it comes as an rtr. My eyes and fingers are getting less cooperative these days. Yep bonkers indeed!

A sledge can disassemble and reassemble small scale quickly.

 

[Jerold]

Trigger pulled on the Vanquish. It's $399 at A|\/|ain today.

Thank you for the input everyone.

Late to the party, but a solid choice!

I've had the TRX4 for years and many mods. It's solid and darn near indestructible.

However, the new Vanquish products are pretty dang cool and a great value. They have gone from being the Lexus (pricing) of crawlers to something more affordable. The big difference that I can see is changing the metal axle housings to metal. But you can bet they are still some of the best out there. I've been eyeing these as well but I don't need another crawler.

 

[Chubaka]

Late to the party, but a solid choice!

I've had the TRX4 for years and many mods. It's solid and darn near indestructible.

However, the new Vanquish products are pretty dang cool and a great value. They have gone from being the Lexus (pricing) of crawlers to something more affordable. The big difference that I can see is changing the metal axle housings to metal. But you can bet they are still some of the best out there. I've been eyeing these as well but I don't need another crawler.

How can you notice a difference going from metal axles housings to metal axle housings? Unless it's aluminum to titanium or something.

 

[YourConfused]

I really enjoy both the Redcat Everest 10 w/4ws and the RC4WD Bully2, also converted to 4WS. Both required new shocks, wheels, hub weights, tires, etcetera, for our terrain, but are a ton of fun. Both have broken but the Redcat is much cheaper to upgrade and repair.

 

[phm14]

Nice choice on the Vanquish...thinking of selling my Ecto, to make room for a "Stance". I returned (again) to RC back in May. As far as crawlers, I started with a Base Camp, then added an Ecto, and installed the excellent HW Fusion pro in both, and started playing with different weight and tire set ups. Then I added a new Capra 4WS, and that was a revelation...bought a second "scratch and dent" from Tower for $3XX, just to have for a second build. I love that there's no expensive body to replace, when it starts to crack up (like my Ecto). Just because these things don't go 60mph out of the box, doesn't mean you don't go through bodies. I stay away from the heavy, expensive "scale" bodies, for this reason, and because they decrease performance. Before you make a choice, check on what bodies cost. Can you buy at a chop shop? JRC doesn't offer discount chop shop parts for Vanquish, or AE. I just tried to find a painted Base Camp body on Amain-no dice. Only RTR SCX10III body I found was a $150 vintage bronco, in one color, at Jennys. Painted cab only, for Vanquish, is $80 plus tax @ Amain, and you can have any color you want, as long as it's red.