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Any R/C guys in here?

https://www.facebook.com/events/581386801940578/

Niagara crawlers is holding an event and i figured id toss this in here to see if anyone was into it and wanted to join in on the fun

June 15 2014 TTC/KOH style comp

I'm more of a indoor racer but my Cuz would be down for this remind me in a few Months, June is way to far

Nice setups, I had a chuckle thinking I bet some of these cost more than the average 01 focus

I have an old school clod buster, I don't think it compares much with these guys tho...

These things are awesome but mega bucks. My buddies truck that he uses to jump his house with, costs well over $3000...

ya there is definitely more $$ invested then your average used forcus lol

I've crawled with joe ferguson and the niagara crawlers a few weeks ago with my new kit... they're a good group. just got into scale crawlers this winter actually. Here's the scx10 I just built recently.

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(01-12-2014, 10:01 AM)Scorcher000 Wrote: [ -> ]These things are awesome but mega bucks. My buddies truck that he uses to jump his house with, costs well over $3000...

Getting into a ready to run version of these trucks that this competition uses are around $300-$400. Mins you they average around $800-$1500 done up, but they don't need those mods... it becomes the addiction known as rc lol

you can get into this hobby for around the 400mark yes with an rtr kit toss batteries on it and enjoy. 800-1500 is low lol
i mean a 2500 rig WILL perform better then a 400 rig but its NOT needed problem is once you get it if you enjoy it you go hard and mod heavily next thing you know your around the 2400 range on 1 rig.

a stock RTR in my opinion needs 150-200 in upgrades and your guna have alot of fun with minor breakage ( unless you get throttle happy)

its a blast to do and its unintentional exercise

I'm just getting back into land-based R/C. I have an e-maxx on order, gonna slap some larger tires on it, an SVT Raptor body, and 6S LiPo to start..

6s to start lol, stock up on gears, tighten that slipper, and good luck! lol

Yeah, turns out 6S LiPo is an aweful lot of power for this truck. I tightened up the slipper, put on the proline trenchers and upped the spring pre-load. After more than a few roof slides, I dialed the throttle down to 60% at which point, I had a lot of fun... though, I may need to dial down the initial punch and throttle curve a bit so it's not so overwhelming.

That being said, I've found a lot of things you see/read on the net from 'professionals' doesn't hold up well in practice.
- the stock suspension seems to provide better handling than any modification that makes it harder/more damped
- The slipper clutch is pretty robust -- just make sure it's snugged up enough
- if you're running 6s, you should really tune down the speed control

I've even figured out how to do bunny hops with the truck -- blip throttle for wheelie, blip brake to lift rear off the ground.

what's better to get nitro or electric?
basically I guess, what's more cost efficient, and easier to maintain?

I'd say go electric. They have ridiculous power and decent run times now -- my E-Maxx brushless smokes the t-maxx 3.3 off the line, and has plenty of power to strip gears apparently.

that being said, you may want to look at something like the HPI Savage flux. The parts are a bit more robust on that truck compared to the E-Maxx, but you can't beat the aftermarket parts you can find for the e-maxx

Electric all the way. And I crawled with pegasix today, didn't realize it was him until I saw the photos on here again lol, but I should have questioned who owned the svt wagon parked by the trail we were at.

(05-05-2014, 12:24 PM)euro_zx5 Wrote: [ -> ]Electric all the way. And I crawled with pegasix today, didn't realize it was him until I saw the photos on here again lol, but I should have questioned who owned the svt wagon parked by the trail we were at.

lol thats funny stuff. it was a good day of wheeling thats for sure. lots of water. and ya that was my wagon






some before and after shots of my wheels lol a touch rock rashed

looks like so much fun!! I want one

Pick your self up an axial RTR kit you can get into it for a reasonable price and have a load of fun. With it. We were @ the devils punch bowl sunday. Not to far from ya and it was a blast.

to any one who is curious in this hobby trust me buy an axial RTR kit and come out you wont regret it

Agreed on the rtr model! Sean has asked me a slew of times over the past couple years when i've posting rc shots on facebook, so his interest is definitely peaked lol

The initial cost of purchasing the rig is it. If u don't totally beat the hell out of it u can run a stock rig for a very long time with no issues. BUT just like anything with wheels it's always more fun to modify and upgrade it.

Hmm these sound interesting