Going to Scale Nationals Part 2
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 we all woke to a frosty Yellowstone Park, cold enough that I stayed bundled in my sleeping bag for a few more hours holding my bladder back the entire time. We planned for another full day in the park and hit more of the sites trying to capture some of the “beautiful” morning light before the midday sun and flocks of tourists got on the roads.
Vendor Profile: DH Fabrication
I met Dave (@tw!ll) at scale nationals he was a stand up guy with some cool products for the scale crowd. I managed to get some information about him and his business, this is what he had to say.
Going to Scale Nationals Part 1
2008, Patrick I tried to make it to Scale Nationals, we ended up breaking down outside of Rawlins, Wyoming and sitting on the roadside for 8 hours until a friend came and picked us up. I tried to get my Jeep fixed in time to make it, but I just couldn’t get it done on time. Fast forward to 2011, planning for the trip to Montana began earlier in the year. We planned to get Patrick (666), Danielle (Patrick’s girlfriend) Tim (tmyjeeper) and myself to split gas and some of the costs, as time went on we realized 4 people plus all our stuff wouldn’t fit into my little Subaru. Patrick and Danielle decided that renting a car and following Tim and I would work out best for everyone.
Vendor Profile: Team3Six
I met Norm of Team3Six at this last weekends Scale Nationals, a great guy with some cool products. I also had the opportunity to talk to him about Team3Six.
Tekin T Series “Heavy Duty” & Pro Rock Crawling Motors
New for 2011, Tekin releases the all new HD “Heavy Duty” T series brushed motors. Available in the same 35, 45 and 55 turn options as before with an upgraded neodymium magnet to get you wherever you want to go with authority. New looks, better performance and the same great Tekin quality you know and trust! Continue reading
Kaetwo’s review of the new Axial Wraith
Before I begin my review, let me begin by explaining why I feel that I can give an honest review of the rig, even though it’s still unavailable to the public.
Firstly, I had the honor of attending the Montana Scale Nationals this past weekend, where PinchFlat and I judged courses for both Street class and Spec. Being that we were the first to offer our help with Spec, we requested to judge the Wraith course, and couldn’t have been happier when we were told that we would in fact be the judges for that course. As luck would have it, we also had the opportunity to setup the courses that these spec rigs would be running on. Continue reading
Vendor Profile: Dinky R/C
Muddauber7 (Matt) of Dinky R/C has been making chassis’, styrene parts and everything in between for the rock crawling community. He is without a doubt one of the most versatile vendors on rccrawler.com.
New RC4WD Mickey Thompson tires
For all those scale enthusiasts out there, RC4WD has released a 1.55 and 2.2 version of their Mickey Thompson Baja Claw TTC tire. The 1.9 version of the tire was released a few months ago. After the 1.9 version came out, the community wanted more. Some images released at a trade show a short time ago gave us a glimpse of these newer versions of the tire, but finally they are out!
Vendor Profile: Death Metal Garage
Another Great vendor from rccrawler.com The DMG has been providing several products to fit all crawling needs.
2011 Top Truck Competitors
This years Scale Nationals competitors have been chosen by the members of rccrawler.com. With 615 forum members voting for 10 trucks it was a close battle. 22 different trucks entered the drawing this year to see if their rig would get voted in.
Vendor Profile: R2J Customs
RCCrawler.com has tons of vendors with a lot of original products, its tough to go through them all and see what they have in store. So I went ahead and did the work for you.
Vanquish Products Rocas Rojo registration is open
Thats right, its that time of year again, when everyone comes out to Colorado for some good old fashion r/c rock crawling.
Pitbull is going scale
Thats right, Pitbull Tires is now making a scale 1.9 tire, and I have to say it looks great!
2011 Axial MSD Scale Nats TTC voting starts today!
Twenty two of the top builders in the country have put their best rigs up to be voted into the 2011 Axial MSD Scale Nats Top Truck Challenge by the readers of RCCrawler.com. Continue reading
Cow RC and Rock Thrasher Graphics are having a huge giveaway!
Now is your chance to get your hands on some great products from COWRC.com and Rock Thrasher Graphics! Continue reading
Renoirbud reviews the Holmes Hobbies CrawlMaster 540
I installed Holmes Hobbies CrawlMaster 540 (16t) in my XR10. These motors exceeded my expectation in every way. Continue reading
