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08-09-2009, 03:23 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: kc
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|  scale compared to buggy performance ?
Hello, Im new! Im new and i dont know what to do!!I am interested in getting an RC crawler, i was wondering if the scale rigs give up much performance compared to the "buggy" style rigs? Im prolly not going to compete, i jsut want to play around. I have had jeeps for 10 years so im pretty partial to jeeps, so i would like to do a scaler, but i dont want to waste mytime if its going to lack the performance of a buggy. How do the scalers fair against purpose built rigs?
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08-09-2009, 03:29 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kennesaw
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By buggy I assume your meaning the comp trucks?
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08-09-2009, 03:59 PM
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yeah like the losi comp crawler, axial ax10, and bully 2.
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08-09-2009, 06:06 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Syracuse
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Scale if you want to match 1:1,fasterspeeds and lots of work:] or buggy for better crawling and comps!  |
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08-09-2009, 06:08 PM
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So if i just want to mess around and it look like a jeep then scale? Can a scale crawl anywhere close to as good as a comp buggy, or are scales built just to look scale.
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08-09-2009, 06:13 PM
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| 0 0   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: FT. Thomas
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watch some videos in the scale section. alot of very scale rigs on here surprise me at some of the things they can climb
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08-09-2009, 06:55 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Zachary
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Performance depends on parts and how you build it | |
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08-09-2009, 07:26 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Moncton, NB, Canada
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08-09-2009, 10:20 PM
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I've been super impressed with my scale Tundra, but I am new too and have never owned a comp rig.....RCKJeep would be the guy to ask about this type of question i think.....He builds some of the best scale rigs and they all do really well compared to other friends comp rigs
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08-09-2009, 10:48 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States of the Offended
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You can build a scale Jeep that will preform as good as if not better than it's 1:1 counterpart. | |
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08-10-2009, 02:13 PM
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Ok, sounds like scale might be for me. Since im a complete noob to crawlers, what is the size difference between 1.9's and 2.2's. Is it the whole chassis or just the wheels? What is a recommended chassis for a jeep scrambler or jeep rubicon? It doesnt have to be RTR, i actually prefer to put mine together myself.
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08-10-2009, 03:08 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Syracuse
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08-10-2009, 03:26 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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A very good scaler can hang with the comp rigs, but won't beat too many of them. All the detail you add to the body sits above the wheels; a comp rig's weight sits much lower. Even a bare-bones cheater scaler with a plain Lexan body is going to be more tippy than a comp rig, but not by much. If you build a Jeep, do it with a drop bed and keep your junk in the trunk. Roof racks look great but they add a lot of weight up where you don't want it. 1.9 or 2.2 depends on what body you use. 1.9's are pretty weak on a 1/6 scale unless you're building an Isetta. |
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08-10-2009, 03:37 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: talladega AL.
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Rc4wd sells an awsome looking Jeep scaler , the Timberwolf.
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