Model..Overlanding

[M Rose]

All the stay at home orders may make me getting a little scale rig. Since selling my MTN bike there isnt much I can do outside while staying "quarantined". Question for those who know better would the Axial scx10ii honch or an RC4wd be a better starting point?

The axial likely has a better aftermarket support. At the same time I like the scale appearance of the RC4wd C2x trucks. The axial will be $50 less than the RC4wd after buying batteries.

Both have huge aftermarket support... RC4wd has the only scale 2speed transmission. Stock lockers... personally I would get any raw builders kit, so I could chose my own body and mod it out... but value... I wouldn’t change going with Cross RC Deamon they are robust, same frame width as the Traxxes TRX4 chassis, so all TRX4 Chassis accessories fit with little to no mods.

 

[Downs]

An Axial Cherokee is on my list of things to buy for camp entertainment. And would probably be fun right now stuck at home. Wish they made a more stock looking version that I could paint up to look like mine.

 

[RecklessCreation]

depends how scale you want it ... or how 'easy' you want your crawling ... the Axial, the rc4wd and the TRX4 all have a fantastic aftermarket

I would argue axial has the most 'conversion' aftermarket .. so if you want to actively change things, convert layouts/suspension etc... I would put axials aftermarket much higher on the scale ... where as the rc4wd/traxxas aftermarket are primarily geared towards upgrading how they are stock.

if you want stock leaf springs and scale axles ...rc4wd ... if you want a better out of the box crawler that you can do whatever you want to later/over time ... axial .... the trx4 is a great crawler, but other then the body it's not very 'scale'

 

[flyfisher117]

depends how scale you want it ... or how 'easy' you want your crawling ... the Axial, the rc4wd and the TRX4 all have a fantastic aftermarket

I would argue axial has the most 'conversion' aftermarket .. so if you want to actively change things, convert layouts/suspension etc... I would put axials aftermarket much higher on the scale ... where as the rc4wd/traxxas aftermarket are primarily geared towards upgrading how they are stock.

if you want stock leaf springs and scale axles ...rc4wd ... if you want a better out of the box crawler that you can do whatever you want to later/over time ... axial .... the trx4 is a great crawler, but other then the body it's not very 'scale'

Thanks.

Right now I just want something to play with. No major long term plans but if stuff starts breaking I want to be able to upgrade it. IE plastic parts.

At the same time I dont want to end up sinking another $500 in upgrades haha.

 

[M Rose]

Thanks.

Right now I just want something to play with. No major long term plans but if stuff starts breaking I want to be able to upgrade it. IE plastic parts.

At the same time I dont want to end up sinking another $500 in upgrades haha.

The Cross RC Deamon “C” models are all upgraded to the maximum (all Metal parts right out of the box)

 

[flyfisher117]

The Cross RC Deamon “C” models are all upgraded to the maximum (all Metal parts right out of the box)

I will check them out! I wish I was halfway capable of painting and finishing a model because some of their builder kits are kind of cool!

 

[XJ on the FLY]

Me and Mini Me

 

[ChambersFamily]

This is awesome. I was really into RC Crawlers back in 08. I had a super class I built with brake line and clod axles. Good times! I often think about getting back into it, scale side. But then I get “that look” from my wife haha!

 

[Brett L.]

I have an RC4WD Marlin Crawler with a bunch of accessories that I plan on selling if anyone is interested. You can see some pics of the rig in the link below. I started building this thing up but never finished it and lost interest in the project. DM me if interested.

show me your models

i have been only working 2 days a week and with so much time on my hands i thought i would do something i haven't for nearly 40 years, yes play with Lego. that had me thinking who out there has or collects scale models of trucks and cars, including put together kits. I would love to see any that...

www.overlandbound.com

 

[achancesw]

I want to do this