Scale Driving..am I the only one?

[WHITE-TRASH]

Originally Posted by heinie_21

55t motors and 15tooth pinions in all my rigs. Luckily my friends have the same mentality as me. Slow and steady. We may not win the RACE but we sure climb most things slowly that others have to "jump" up.

Plus like noob I can say I've never broken drivetrain parts. Which keeps costs down.

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If someone chooses to "jump" as you put it up an obstacle that doesn't mean they HAD to which would insinuate that they lack skill and/or throttle control. I always try to crawl first and if & when that fails that heavy throttle finger comes out till I either make it, give up or scatter parts whichever comes first. The days of scattering parts are few and far between now that money was put in the right places.

Some people spend endless hours making a rig that has incredible details so they can take it out and show off their handiwork on slow and easy trails. Some of us crawl but aren't affraid to pin it should the situation call for it. While others pin the throttle and bounce off of everything. No one is wrong and no one is right. It's the end users decision how to treat what they have spent their own money on.

[rcjeepbuilder]

wow i just wish i could find time to run one lol. I spend all my rc time building it seems but when i do get a couple to run one im all about being as scale as i can.I try to build these trucks as scale to the 1:1 as i can get and then to drive it like its a monstertruck in a video just looks silly to me..to each his own...

[DieselJC]

Really hadnt figured on this many responses..so thankyou all for replying..I enjoy reading what others do and consider scale or not scale..nice insight into the hobby.


JC

[steele42]

It's fun that this hobby can accomidate so many different styles and preferences. Thats why there are so many people that enjoy it. There's no rules on how you have to do it.

[adamsfly]

OK, link to video of my driving style. Scale? or no scale? It's not extreme but it's not driving on the sidewalk either. Comments?

scx10 Hilux off-road adventure. - YouTube

[Pintokiller79]

I run an SCX10 on 2.2 ripsaws with a RX8, and a Pro4 on 4S, ( yes it will handle it) you can guess how i drive it. lol. we do a lot of hill climb competitions with ours, and yes we break a lot of parts ,but its what we like to do. Most of our rigs will climb hills that you can not walk up, or even stand on for that matter. That being said, we do still crawl some when we go to some of the more rocky places, and they still crawl just as good as the 45t brushed rigs.

[DieselJC]

Originally Posted by adamsfly

OK, link to video of my driving style. Scale? or no scale? It's not extreme but it's not driving on the sidewalk either. Comments?

scx10 Hilux off-road adventure. - YouTube

Nice video..love the way the truck suspension moves and you can really see your choosing definitive lines to run...great looking rig too!



JC

[Jaketheone46]

I like to stay as scale as I can..but that said I do drive like I would if I was filthy rich and able to replace broken parts and trucks for that matter..if I was to drive the way I would in my real life scenario I would have no fun as I take extremely good care of anything I pay good money for...1 more thing when I am doing my filthy rich scale driving style I do drivev as though I have a 500 horse power rig that will slam down some axle twisting power if needed to clear a obstical...oh and brushless of coarse cause I have no intrest in driving my rig through mud and water I am way too ocd for that.actually I spend more time maintaining my trucks than driving them which may seem boring to most but I just like to take care of my things..

[stevetate12]

I totally agree with the original posting person here I like to build and drive scale ......... Never saw the point and bashing my $400+ scaler over a scale 100ft cliff ......lol

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[TacoCrawler]

I'm with the OP...

hammering yer rig into dust...
doesn't offer much scale appeal for me.

I suppose if yer born with a silver spoon in yer mouth...
you don't really care what might be abused or destroyed.

I don't really care what video's folk post...
But usually ignore the ones that show a rig bouncing along a like toy.

Sadly... there are few, true to scale, crawling video's posted.
but thankfully they are occasionally posted here.

here's a preview of how I roll...

Simpson Park I - YouTube

Simpson Park II - YouTube

a couple showing TacoCrawlerJr's rig...

Simpson Park III - YouTube

Simpson Park IV - YouTube

[WHITE-TRASH]

Dug up a 2 year old thread to talk about how driving a toy truck slowly is better than fast. Fawking awesome.

[TacoCrawler]

details look better without dust clouds

[WHITE-TRASH]

Originally Posted by TacoCrawler

details look better without dust clouds

Well you be sure to tell everyone with an ultra 4, rock bouncer, mega truck etc that they're doing it wrong. I'm sure they'll be sure to give a shit about your opinion.

[TacoCrawler]

Originally Posted by WHITE-TRASH

Well you be sure to tell everyone with an ultra 4, rock bouncer, mega truck etc that they're doing it wrong. I'm sure they'll be sure to give a shit about your opinion.

I'll be sure to tell everyone...
that mental retardation is an illness

I see whining fills yer cup of tea as well

[gottorque]

Hauling ass is scale, otherwise, they might as well do the Baja 1000 on tricycles

[WHITE-TRASH]

Originally Posted by TacoCrawler

I'll be sure to tell everyone...
that mental retardation is an illness

I see whining fills yer cup of tea as well

Let me see if I have your "logic" correct. If someone doesn't drive their toy truck in a scsle manner they are retarded? Even if the 1:1 their rig is modeled after is a go fast. Yup someone is retarded alright...

[TacoCrawler]

Originally Posted by WHITE-TRASH

Let me see if I have your "logic" correct. If someone doesn't drive their toy truck in a scsle manner they are retarded? Even if the 1:1 their rig is modeled after is a go fast. Yup someone is retarded alright...

yer saying that retards can be logical ? ~sweet~
I wouldn't have known that without your clarification. Lol

I must be at the wrong site...
could've sworn this site was a crawler forum !? ~damn internet~

Not sure how rock bouncing and WFO designates a crawler rig ?
but I'm almost certain you will clear that up for me

[WHITE-TRASH]

Pretty simple really. Crawling has progressed into both ultra 4 and rock bouncing in the 1:1 world thusly they have in the scale world as well. Not a hard concept to most.

[tedo]

I really enjoy Noob's, Imthatguy and Headquake's videos. The scalest of the scale, the driving, and the cinematography is second to none.

Ultra4 is great, and should be fast (I love it). But a honcho with a Pro4 flying around a trail is ridiculous.

[TacoCrawler]

Originally Posted by WHITE-TRASH

Pretty simple really. Crawling has progressed into both ultra 4 and rock bouncing in the 1:1 world thusly they have in the scale world as well. Not a hard concept to most.

...says you

you have failed to sway me.

There is no such thing as a progression to, or variation of.
crawling is crawling... WOT is WOT
two different classes that share little operational distinction.

a crawler is purposely built with lower gearing...
and that lower gearing usually entails slower crawl speeds.

Rock bouncing or WOT rigs are not crawl rigs.
And tho' possibly considered scale in their own right. ~give you that~
But they are not crawlers.

Do you not comprehend the nomenclature of what designates a "crawler" ?

I can easily bash my rig and haul WOT...
but then... It isn't really a crawler when used that way.

Just because you can call the kettle black...
doesn't mean it is