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09-18-2019, 01:31 PM | #21 | |
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I do agree. A agree that it's a bit overwhelming right now. New scale rigs are coming fast and furious lately. | |
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09-18-2019, 01:44 PM | #22 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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| Re: 2019 Holiday season R/C crawler shopping... What's everyone thinking?
I think the accessory I really want is more rocks for my backyard course. I'm at the point where I have more rigs than I can drive but having a convenient place to drive them all (backyard) is way more useful. I can drive multiple rigs when I'm home but when I take them out 2 is the limit. I was eyeing a NIB AX10 for no good reason other that me being curious to know what they were like. I realized its a silly idea and I could just come up with my own AX10 using old wraith parts and 3D printing a chassis. This lead me to reconsidering the Capra as now when I look at it and see a bit of old Axial (shafty with tons of suspension travel). Having an unfinished project on the bench makes it hard for me to consider any new rig though. Last edited by HumboldtEF; 09-18-2019 at 01:46 PM. |
09-18-2019, 01:46 PM | #23 |
Gold Star Baby! Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Las Vegas
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| Re: 2019 Holiday season R/C crawler shopping... What's everyone thinking?
I’d like a Capra but want to wait for the aftermarket to catch up a little before jumping in, preferably axle housings and pieces. Waiting for parts to come out for the enduro has not been fun, hopefully SSD relieves that some before the end of the month. I’ve painted the sendero as many times as I’ve driven it (twice). I’m thinking I’ll get one more rig this year and it will be a Trail King or VS4-10 pro. Neither of those will need much aftermarket wise and are killer platforms so they are topping my list. I also have a GC4 unicorn sitting around that I need to get parts for, that’s most likely to happen first. Capra is a dark horse for me though, because it’s so different and a good price point, I’m also excited to fondle the new materials and see how new Axials will feel. |
09-18-2019, 01:46 PM | #24 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Austin
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Definitely want to see a build or two of the Capra, and read the instruction manual once Axial throws it on their site. | |
09-18-2019, 01:51 PM | #25 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Austin
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SSD is releasing some interesting new parts - they just posted "spread" front shock hoops for that Trail King to allow for exhaust header installation, chassis extenders for the SCX10.2 to allow TRX-4 Bronco/Blazer body installs, and threw rear body post designs for the same up on Thingiverse... Hope they don't forget about the Enduro! | |
09-18-2019, 02:30 PM | #26 | |
Gold Star Baby! Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Las Vegas
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You’re right though, he sure has been busy. | |
09-18-2019, 02:42 PM | #27 | ||
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No kidding . Axial rigs always appear to get the aftermarket love above all | ||
09-18-2019, 02:53 PM | #28 | ||
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Austin
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But SCX10.2 part releases? C'mon, man! | ||
09-18-2019, 04:12 PM | #29 | |
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The chassis extensions are from the Trail King anyway so it made sense to just release them separately. I always have lots of stuff in progress all year round. So stuff gets released when they are ready with no real planned release order. As fast as possible is usually the planned order. | |
09-18-2019, 04:19 PM | #30 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Austin
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I'm much more patient than I let on. Maybe if you were aware that it took me 2+ years to build my Bomber.... | |
09-18-2019, 04:45 PM | #31 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Hampton
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| Re: 2019 Holiday season R/C crawler shopping... What's everyone thinking?
SMT10 2....that is if its different not just a body change. But an Employee at Hobbytown told me last week they are making changes that she couldn't say. She did say she has heard anything about new axles. But yeah that's all I'm really interested in. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk |
09-19-2019, 03:55 PM | #32 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Granite Falls, WA
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| Re: 2019 Holiday season R/C crawler shopping... What's everyone thinking?
Boy, I’m glad I’m not the only one with erratic build habits and hindrances. Well, for considering holiday purchases, I was contemplating repurchasing the UMG10 kit(since I returned the first one), and Horizon’s Kickoff Sale is pushing me toward that. With the last few weeks of compatible painting weather, I could possibly get the body painted, but, if it requires having the chassis mostly built beforehand, it’s doubtful I would even open it until next year. :( Having a 3rd child seems to exponentially impact the family dynamic. No Capra for me, as it stands. Like Durok commented, the way a rig looks is high on the list of attributes that will influence an RC purchase, for me, and the Capra is too caged looking for my preferences. Plus, I mostly only have time for wheeling around my backyard, and wouldn’t utilize the added features of the platform. Put me down on the TRAXX list! Doubt we’ll get as much snow as last year, but I handled a new Sport-Traxx model at my LHS, and it felt hefty and solid. I would like a set to put on my Defender, which I think they’ll look good on. Oh, and I too still have a TRX-4 Sport Unassembled kit that hasn’t been opened yet! Just now pondering getting one of those new HH Crawlmaster Sport 550 motors for it. Last edited by johnnyluv; 09-19-2019 at 03:58 PM. |
09-19-2019, 05:46 PM | #33 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: USA
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| Re: 2019 Holiday season R/C crawler shopping... What's everyone thinking?
I bought the Enduro and the TRX-4 Sport. OSRC's BOM is in the mail to me also so I'm good for the rest of this year.
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09-19-2019, 06:48 PM | #34 |
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[QUOTE=svt923;5962976 Element Trailwalker - Same thing, smaller tires, ugly body: pass .[/QUOTE] LOL |
09-19-2019, 06:53 PM | #35 | |
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09-20-2019, 08:35 AM | #36 |
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| Re: 2019 Holiday season R/C crawler shopping... What's everyone thinking?
Probably will get a Capra as I really want to play around with DIG. Looks pretty fun and that chassis looks like it will be pretty competitive. In the last month that I've gotten back into playing with these things I've bought a RTR Enduro that is fairly well set up now, a TRX-4 Sport kit and full electronics that is all built but needs paint and have refreshed my old Wraith with new tires/wheels and a HW Axe 550 3300kv setup. I think I'll probably just chill for a bit but a huge part of the fun is building and tuning. Doing this with the kids is cool though and we've had some good adventures with the 5 & 7 yr old already. |
09-20-2019, 10:38 AM | #37 | |||
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Why do you want new axle housings? For weight or something else? Quote:
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09-20-2019, 10:55 AM | #38 | |
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09-20-2019, 11:03 AM | #39 | |
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But mostly because it gives me an excuse to not pre-order one right now so I can finish other projects | |
09-20-2019, 01:45 PM | #40 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Austin
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Not sure if this is going to be available here, but new color for the good 'ol TRX-4 Defender: Traxxas | New Yellow TRX-4 1/10 4WD RTR Land Rover Defender Crawler @Pre-Order Now #82056-4YLW – Team rcMart Blog |
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