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11-07-2010, 03:36 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Johnston SC
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|  Fastlane Rubicon Buggy
Picked this little bugger up from Toy R Us. its the Fastlane RC Jeep rock crawler. has very scale axles, fourlink, great body and chassis, ok tires. Extremely good deal IMO. $40!!!! 100 times better than Nylints. stock electronics are quite crappy however. once hobby grade elec are swapped in, it becomes quite impressive. downside, completly plastic drivetrain. more to come!                     videos loading now |
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11-07-2010, 03:41 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: China Grove, NC
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will TLT axles and an axiat tranny fit in there?
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11-07-2010, 03:48 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: FOUR 8 OH
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I was wondering if an MRC trans would fit. Might have to pick one of these up for my dad.
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11-07-2010, 03:59 PM
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i plan to go to MRC driveline if or when it breaks. very close in size to a Losi MRC
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11-07-2010, 04:00 PM
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11-07-2010, 07:32 PM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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wow thats nice! the drivetrain reminds me of those old revell 1/4 scale see threw v8 working plastic models kits. remember those? watching! |
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11-07-2010, 07:50 PM
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11-08-2010, 10:59 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: tauranga north island new zealand
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So is it standard in the video? Doesnt go to bad does it.I hope we get some day in this part of the world,be a cool crawler for my youngest boy. |
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11-08-2010, 05:27 PM
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no its not stock in the vid. the steering is terrible stock. but i simply threw in some Venom mini giant electronics couple servo mounts up front for a standard servo and bam. i am very impressed out of the box. mods will be minimum right now but deffinitely go a little tweaking to do. can't wait to see what some people will do to them.
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11-08-2010, 05:40 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: FOUR 8 OH
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Are the available online anywhere? The nearest ToysRUs is like 95 miles away. I've searched and can't find them online other than reviews of them.
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11-08-2010, 05:43 PM
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11-08-2010, 05:50 PM
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11-08-2010, 08:42 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: River Falls
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GREAT find, looneybin! Just got home with mine...it's a pretty solid little beast, but does need all new elecs..tho one of the hood screws was stripped in place and snapped that part of the hood when I removed it  ..oh, well...I will tear it all apart tomorrow eve and post internal pics..
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11-09-2010, 06:14 PM
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11-09-2010, 07:06 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: muskegon
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Nice video, I like the sound track. By the way what electronics did you upgrade it to?
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11-09-2010, 07:41 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: River Falls
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OK..this thing is for real. I also just stuck some hobby-grade elecs in, and weighted the front wheels and beat the crap out of this thing for a pack and NO FAILURES! I had a wheel wedged in a crevice a few times, and this thing just slowly powered out of an otherwise hex-stripping, driveline-popping situation...Of course, it's only a matter of time till something shreds, and when it does, I've still got a sweet body, capable 1.5 "flat-irons", and a set of diff-covers for my MRC axles.... ...all for $40  .. |
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11-09-2010, 07:52 PM
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Another thing I noticed when I was tearing it apart to do mods: the plastic is not at all brittle...when I was cutting with the dremel, I found that any material left hanging had to be re-cut or twisted off, it would not snap off...I saw this as I pushed on the links, to make them bow a bit..they would bend to the pressure, but did not want to snap or crack..that makes me a little more confident that parts like knuckles and hubs will take some abuse before failing... Last edited by the_ghetto_rig; 11-09-2010 at 07:55 PM. |
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11-11-2010, 11:43 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: australia
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hey all i picked one of these up off a friend, the only spare esc i have atm is a pc no limits from an old drift car and i need to swap out the servo when and if i break the diffs ill prob wack some MRC ones under it and some 1.5's, vpspack |
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11-12-2010, 08:22 AM
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So this has an 8mm hex right? Isn't there another vehicle with that size hex, mini lst maybe? It would be nice to find a 12mm solution for this thing.
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11-12-2010, 09:35 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: muskegon
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alright who wants to fab some up? I know someone has the ability
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