Any RC 4x4'ers out there?

[bmx_ican92]

i have an rc comp crawler and im working on an rc scale crawler :)

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[Mporter]

i got a RC street car, i want to get a nitro 4x4 though

[bmx_ican92]

i got a RC street car, i want to get a nitro 4x4 though
What kind? i have a sprint 2 drifter and a traxxas t-maxx 3.3

[bmx_ican92]

and my crawlers

[WINKY]

revo 3.3:thunb: i need a reason to get out and use it

[bmx_ican92]

revo 3.3:thunb: i need a reason to get out and use it
get a crawler! there so fun

[Haku]

hehee........2 things.....

1) Its really annoying when you go on Youtube and type in Rock Crawling.....and get a bunch of kids with their RC units. Wish they would call it something else. Kind of a let down when you want to see someone styling a line in Moab, and its just a little RC car (they look remarkably similar in small "thumbnail" pictures, so its hard to tell.

2) Second, parts for my Samurai, or should I say former Samurai, are cheaper then most of the stuff for those RC Crawlers.

Other then that, I think they are way cool. The few times I have given in to watching the vids on Youtube, I've been pretty amazed at what they will stick to. Its too bad that messing up a line in real life is as inconsequential as rolling an RC car. I'm sure its a ton of fun, but for the price of some of the stuff I have seen, I'd rather put it into a rig that I can actually wheel in myself. That probably came off sounding like I don't like them, which is wrong. If I had extra money to spend and didn't need anything for my rig, then I'd probably buy one just to mess around with.

JH

[bmx_ican92]

I had my rc crawler before i had my license haha and i know wat u mean, type in rock crawling and all you get is rc. And with tools and inginuity its not to expensive

[4Runninfun]

I agree with you Haku cool toys but can't see spending that much on them. however walmart had one a few years ago that was about $100 and it looked like it did pretty well. But when it came down to it i put the $100 into my truck instead. Still would be really cool though.

on a side note i can't belive how advanced RC have become. I was looking at an RC jet the other day. YUP RC JET! the thing looked like it was about 12 feet long and had me drooling. :D

[bmx_ican92]

its a great hobby!

[porkchop]

on a side note i can't belive how advanced RC have become. I was looking at an RC jet the other day. YUP RC JET! the thing looked like it was about 12 feet long and had me drooling. :D[/QUOTE]

oh yeah theres all kinds of crazy stuff you can get helicopters air planes go to a real hobby shop and the have gas powered rc toys that cost a fortune and can go like 40-50 mph its crazyness

[Haku]

The helicopters are downright amazing. I've seen real video of those doing stuff that you would think is impossible.....

YouTube - T-REX 700 RC HELICOPTER STUNTS

and my buddy Josh using his new RC copter.....

YouTube - Himhoe T700N FBL

I thought it was faked at first, but I trust my buddy to not blow smoke up my ass.

JH

[WINKY]

full 3d helis are freakin nuts fun i flew rc planes in high school and a little bit of my heli i had but my brother spun the engine in it....

[JeepWheelin]

I have a Revo 3.3, a Tmaxx, a Terra crusher, a LiPo brushless mini-t, a electric TC3 and some others. None of them work and I just don't have time for em anymore. Anyone wanna buy em?

[Mporter]

What kind? i have a sprint 2 drifter and a traxxas t-maxx 3.3

It's a Team Losi. It's been forever since I actually knew what the name of it was. It's electric and I got it probably 6 years ago, I used to race at HobbyTown and stuff like that but now I just occasionally charge up a pack and drift it around street corners near my house :D

[Brody]

full 3d helis are freakin nuts fun i flew rc planes in high school and a little bit of my heli i had but my brother spun the engine in it....

I have never seen an RC 4x4 3D heli before, Randy! I don't think anyone else has either. Wanna post a picture of it?

Bren and Bear both have a couple of RC 4x4s that are tricked out. Bren isn't on the forum, but I think Bear is as 4LoLo. They both take 'em out with their kids.

I can't get into them, myself. Bear and Bren let me play with theirs, but after 15 minutes, I am bored to tears. I would rather spend my $$ on my real rig... Those guys can play with them all day.

[bmx_ican92]

i will post some sweet crawling vids when i get home from school

[edog]

I have a coax helicopter, a blade something or other. It has been shelved for while, it got too frustrating for me to constantly be burning up $10-20 everytime I wrecked the dang thing. I will probably break it back out when the snow starts flying.

[Ace]

I used to be pretty active in rccrawlers... Haven't done much with them since I got the Sammy.

I made this one back when crawlers were pretty new.

[DETN8R]

man that thing is awesome.

[ShutUpHippie]

What's its RTI?

[Funrover]

I want to get a RC RRC but they are hard to find.

[bmx_ican92]

Rc RRC? what is this? And nice crawler!

[Funrover]

Rc RRC? what is this? And nice crawler!

RRC = Range Rover Classic, it is what I drive. I would also settle for a Land Rover Discovery. :thunb: I have thought about looking more for one when I get a couple bucks free

[bmx_ican92]

oh cool, yeah i know were you can get a defender... but idk other than that

[Brody]

That's pretty sweet, Andy!

[Ace]

That's pretty sweet, Andy!

Thanks, it did pretty good. I finished it a week before nationals in Moab, I placed in the top 10... 9th I think.

Pretty good considering I only drove it 3 or 4 times before the event.

It has worm gear axles, 20:1 ratio at the axles. Helps prevent axle lift on the real light crawlers, due to reduced torque on the driveshafts. Also it won't free-roll, which is really nice when coming down super steep obstacles. Especially since a reverse motion causes points to be taken (actually added, low score wins).

The cost of the rc's isn't cheap... It can be done cheap but I'm not sure which I spent more on, my Sammy or RC's... I've got a giant Rubbermaid tote full of tires (can easily be $60 a set)

[bmx_ican92]

my rc beadlocks and proline flat irons ran me 220$ just for rims and tires haha

[4Runninfun]

my rc beadlocks and proline flat irons ran me 220$ just for rims and tires haha

WHAT?! holy crap apparently i'm not rich enough to play with RC cars. :lol:

[WINKY]

i brok the engine mount an a couple other small cast aluminum things on my revo 3.3 bill was $150 for parts.....

[Mporter]

WHAT?! holy crap apparently i'm not rich enough to play with RC cars. :lol:

Yeah ill stick with the Ready to Run cars that cost $200 total.....not 200 for wheels....jeeeeeeez:eek:

[bmx_ican92]

haha but the rims are sexy! and what else do i have to spend money on!?

[Haku]

haha but the rims are sexy! and what else do i have to spend money on!?

You can buy me some bigger tires, or Longfield axle shafts, or an exo cage, or a new more powerfull engine or.........ok, I can go on like that for a long time. Needless to say, I can find many things to spend my money on other then $200 worth of RC car tires and rims.:lol:

JH

[Smash]

haha but the rims are sexy! and what else do i have to spend money on!?


um.

I could stand to have a 4x4 in the stable....

Haha, to each their own.

[bmx_ican92]

It took me all day to build but its done! "thumbsup"

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Axial Scx10
Integy 85t Crawler motor
Hpi Sc-15 Esc
Novak xxl reciever
Hitec Servo

[WINKY]

anyone want to buy a revo 3.3 setup? prolly got about 10 hours on the engine. spare parts, strong engine, gallon of nitro, radio, runs fine....


just dont use it as i have plenty o hobbies as it is that will take up all my time

[Brody]

That is a really nice build...and I am not even into the RC stuff!

[Mporter]

anyone want to buy a revo 3.3 setup? prolly got about 10 hours on the engine. spare parts, strong engine, gallon of nitro, radio, runs fine....


Don't tempt me....

[white collar redneck dad]

Andy,,and to think all you need is a white tail gate cab to match your truck!!! Very nice flex!!

[WINKY]

Don't tempt me....


$650 setup with all the stuff i got for $200 firm.......



tempted yet?

[JeffX]

Those are awesome. How much does it cost to start? Maybe it'd be fun to build a mini Patriot trail in my backyard.

[bmx_ican92]

It all depends on what you want. For 299you can get a hella sweet scale rtr crawler.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXYCG7**&P=ML

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[JeepWheelin]

Very nice little rig BMX, i wish I had the money to get into scale crawling, or even carpet racing, i have an electric tc3 id like to throw a lipo and brushless in but its too damn expensive

[bmx_ican92]

yeah my lipo+brushless system in my drifter was 300+

[JeepWheelin]

I bought a little RC18 with a lipo and brushless but the battery was fried and the esc was too.. I got a lot of non working rcs lol

[zak8tac]

Team associates rc10 (traxas 2.5 and aluminum mods), traxas rustler, Axial Scorpion, and team losi crawler. Crawlers are by far much more fun imo

[DETN8R]

did anyone else happen to watch Xtreme 4x4 today. They covered RC Crawlers

[BlackRubi]

did anyone else happen to watch Xtreme 4x4 today. They covered RC Crawlers
I watched it. I was about to post it on this thread.