my ax10 scorpion

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That looks great.

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they're rc4wd "landies" - designed for scale built landrovers. They're a 1.9, and easily the most scale wheel's i've seen to date.

I can't wait to get the body in and start hacking it up :D
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so here's the rolling chassis... still waiting on the body from the UK.

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okay, so the kamtec body was way too narrow - i got halfway through cutting/shutting the body and got impatient, so i bought one of the hard shell off ebay.

first video [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76AvT7CaWk[/youtube]
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I liked how smooth it ran and rolled over the terrain in the begining.
But I don't know what happened when the ascent attempt started.... :-D

I like the look with those steelies.
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glad you liked it dude

the ascent thing... is actually a different section of the rocks than the one i intercut with. (you can sorta see where in the background). there were a lot of side angles and a step-up.
The shitty thing is i drove it once to test if it was worth setting up my phone and driving that line... and drove straight up. then i set up the camera on a rocky ledge, and proceeded to waste a large chunk of memory on what you see there - i just couldn't find the same line.

The truck is pretty rear-heavy at the moment - battery etc all mounted rear of transmission. I'm mounting up the winch and a new bumper soon that should get the front over a little easier.
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So, how do you like those tires? They look too clean to have been used in the mud, but have you played in the mud or water with them yet?
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Cool! That worked really good, and I love the look of those wheels!
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nope, no mud or water yet (up here it's all saltwater and sand)

will let you know once i've had a chance though :)
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Just wondering.... I really liked them when they first came out. But, I only want to invest in one set for now.... I have only one 1.9 wheeled ride, so I don't want to get them, and find out later that I don't like them or they don't run well enough for what I want. I know, it'll be a crapshoot.
The local crawler group even use a wide variety between there rides
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some shots taken today - changed over to RC4WD scale shocks, and they don't work as well but i still prefer them over the droop setup - ride height is more realistic.

I've shifted the battery/electrics up the front which helps a lot with climbing.

i really should have made a roll cage, as the body is getting quite banged up. oh well, adds character...

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IBJ - about the tyres, the side blocks have chipped pretty badly from the coarse rocks here. i get the feeling that would happen with any tyre though. they work okay when wet and shed mud pretty well for a more scale tyre. :-)
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Those shots look incredible! So realistic! I just showed these pics to my wife and she thought you used some special camera, and I was telling her, no the car just looks that good!
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Dave - tell your wife that's a real compliment, thanks!

The photos were taken with my phone :-)
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It reminds me alot of the Dodge Ram 50, I had one not too many years ago, great engine and drive line (Mitsubishi) but up here, the body and frame rusted non-linear...sad because it was a great truck and I lucked out and had the long bed version - great for haulin dirt bikes.

GREAT lookin crawler :-o
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you got some good articulation there. Nice crawler there 45tr0
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