Scale RC/ RC crawlers
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What model is that? Also where did you find the wheels tires?
(I need a rabbit hole emoji)
I built it myself with all scx24 aftermarket parts. The body was printed and painted by a friend of mine. The tires are from rc4wd, and the wheels are hardbody crawler co which is no longer in business.
This is the next one on my want list.
It's an element Enduro chassis.
It's an element Enduro chassis.
The IFS one really has my attention
Also for the guys throwing around small crawler options, I'll put two others out there. The Redcat Ascent 18 is absolutely fantastic and with only heavy wheels and Injora HXH Pin tires it out-crawls all of my other mini crawlers. They're also on sale now for less than the pre-order price which is an absolute steal IMO.
There's also the FMS FCX24 and FCX24M which have portals and a two-speed gearbox. It's a PITA to work on but having high and low range out of the box is killer for a trail rig that sees some crawling duty. I've had a hell of a time fixing my FCX24 Power Wagon (still a WIP) but when it works it's a damn good time. Believe they're also on sale now.
If I end up with one, I want to put a Rusty Nail (ish) livery on it to match @landcrusher909's KOH rig
I will second the redcat ascent 18. I have 1 stock with some cheap injora tires/wheels, driveshafts (I broke a stock one) and an ir60 body. I have another that is built completely aftermarket and brushless. I was so impressed with the out of the box performance I decided to leave my fist one stock and just build another instead of upgrading it.
That would be Awesome.
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Holy Crap @GarnerFJ40 that could almost be a carbon copy of your 55 full size body
That thing is awesome
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Yeah I have the 80 version of the FMS, its pretty dang nice.... just need to find the right paint code to match my rig.
1/18 or 1/10 of the 80?
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FCX18
Nice, post pics! I've been eyeing those as well. Wish they'd throw the FCX24 Pro's brushless system into it.
I played around in the creek bed at the Christmas party this year. There’s a ton of potential for fun with these little things back there. I’ll definitely be spending some more time back there during the meet n greet.
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For some reason I don't have any pics of it.
I think Santa Wife is getting me one of the SMS 1:10 40 or 80 series for xmas or the 45Element Enduro one.
I'll be taking them and my Celica GT4 RC car to KOH with me so i'll get pictures of them then.
Added a little 1/16 scale pickup to my sons fleet. Cheap little guy so room to play in the budget.
Ordered a couple extra batteries and some new injora stickeys on brass wheels with some spacer/ adapters.
Then after looking at this I ordered some of the same wheels with a different color and spacers for the fxc18 80 chassis behind it. I’ll probably have to trim the body as the tires are going to be about 10mm taller overall
Ordered a couple extra batteries and some new injora stickeys on brass wheels with some spacer/ adapters.
Then after looking at this I ordered some of the same wheels with a different color and spacers for the fxc18 80 chassis behind it. I’ll probably have to trim the body as the tires are going to be about 10mm taller overall
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Can someone help me out here? I’m not the brightest bulb some days.. but I can’t figure this one out.
This is on the fcx18. It normally has the cheap usb wall chargers however they won’t charge the battery as it is too drained I presume.
Actual battery voltage (and checked at terminals that plug to charger)
4.50v
Hook up the charger, set it on what I think are the right settings in balance mode.
Hit charge and it instantly shows that it is 8.4v and won’t attempt to charge.
Am I doing something wrong?
This is on the fcx18. It normally has the cheap usb wall chargers however they won’t charge the battery as it is too drained I presume.
Actual battery voltage (and checked at terminals that plug to charger)
4.50v
Hook up the charger, set it on what I think are the right settings in balance mode.
Hit charge and it instantly shows that it is 8.4v and won’t attempt to charge.
Am I doing something wrong?
Joined the club today. Gift from the wife. Excited to start playing with it. The blocks, stepping stones, and stuff in my 1.5 yr old son’s playroom are perfect for crawling over.
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What happens if you try to do a discharge or storage cycle on that battery with the imax charger? Does it give any errors or beeps?