Where to start?!

[xv-townboy]

Been away from the crawler aspect of the hobby for a few years now.At that time the XR10 had just come out.I had purchased most of VP upgrades and so forth..Life went by and I sold it all off unfortunetly.Fast forward till now and I am wondering which Crawler would make a comparable platform..I loved the XR10 but it seems not to be very popular anymore..Need somewhere to start

[oldbugs]

Im very new to crawling and just picked up a used wraith and it's awesome, but I keep reading that the axial scx10 is a pretty good out of the box competitor.

[EeePee]

He said comparable to the XR-10…

[MaFoDes]

I have no idea why the XR10 should not be popular anymore. I wanted to buy it when suddenly they had stopped making them. Until now there is no real alternative (in my opnion). And yes Oldbugs, both the SCX and Wraith are hardly options.
Losi's compcrawler isn't on the market anymore. The GMade R1 is fun, but in a different league (lower).

As soon as Axial comes with an alternative, i buy it.

[oldbugs]

Hmmm, ok then I withdraw my comment. Lol

[cboggs]

Your basically picking up a chassis and links from one of the vendors, then pick what axles you want to run. RC4WD Bully2's are great axles that need no mods, Dlux and ClassiCutCustoms would be your other choice with their version of Berg based axles. XR10's can still be found, however getting parts for those are getting hard to find.

[xv-townboy]

Originally Posted by cboggs

Your basically picking up a chassis and links from one of the vendors, then pick what axles you want to run. RC4WD Bully2's are great axles that need no mods, Dlux and ClassiCutCustoms would be your other choice with their version of Berg based axles. XR10's can still be found, however getting parts for those are getting hard to find.

Interesting on the XR10..Seemed like a decent enough platform as far as somewhere to start..

Looks like I will start with the Bully2 for axles then..Any suggestions on which chassis,links,tires,wheels for a good start up..I plan on building a course for winter in my buds garage.We are starting out with nothing but a little bit of basic knowledge that I have acquired from this great site but it has been awhile..Lots of reading and spending to do..Thanks for the replies

[cboggs]

Originally Posted by xv-townboy

Interesting on the XR10..Seemed like a decent enough platform as far as somewhere to start..

Looks like I will start with the Bully2 for axles then..Any suggestions on which chassis,links,tires,wheels for a good start up..I plan on building a course for winter in my buds garage.We are starting out with nothing but a little bit of basic knowledge that I have acquired from this great site but it has been awhile..Lots of reading and spending to do..Thanks for the replies

Check out the Bully thread for some ideas, lots of good build threads to look at.

[Solitaire]

Are you planning on comping with this truck or is it just for personal enjoyment?

We have a club here in the lower mainland (LMRCC) and we'd be more than happy to show off our trucks and answer any questions you may have on the build.

[xv-townboy]

Thanks for the replies

Solitaire..

Definetly enjoyment but I like the way comp rigs are set up..I am interested in that for sure...I would like to come and watch sometime

[Solitaire]

Aug 8th and 9th at Ioco is our next comp. Come on out and have a look-see.