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sky56 · 02-09-2011, 06:09 PM

Hey everyone new to the crawler scene but not rc in general. Anyways I have a losi micro on the way and it should be here by Saturday. Anyone else in Chicago (I'm near the united center) have one too or go crawl at places outside. My neighborhood has tons of cool stuff. Hit me up I'm gong to build a little homemade course as the days come. Take care everyone

bigsamurai · 02-09-2011, 07:17 PM

check us out at http://www.scrcrawerls.com/ we are all spread out in il.

sky56 · 02-09-2011, 07:37 PM

Thanks man il check it out. I eventually want to get something like a Redcat rs10 XT (no desire to comp and all that but a nice 1/10 sounds fun). Thanks for the info

bigsamurai · 02-10-2011, 10:18 AM

you don't have to comp can just come out and hange with us and do some free running . We have something going on this weekend in gardner il . Might be a big drive 4 you but it is well weath the drive.

johnnyh66 · 02-10-2011, 12:35 PM

Hey sky, that's great!
I haven't met many people that actually live in Chicago.
I have a micro too. I'm almost done with my scaler, I want to meet up with all these other guys once it's done.

I'm actually going over to my buddies tonight, he lives at Lake and Damen, that's gotta be right by you.

sky56 · 02-11-2011, 10:44 AM

That's hilarious I'm at lake and Racine so just down the st several blocks. I'm happy to meet new people and hang out have a beer and hit up some crawling

weroliera · 02-21-2011, 11:43 PM

Hey guys i live in damen and so far i have a venom creeper crawler rtr and soon to be getting other crawlers you guys should realy get together man and crawl i have not a single person that even knows what rc crawling is lol

JAS82 · 02-22-2011, 07:03 PM

Cicero & Addison 2.2scaler

AreCee · 02-23-2011, 01:35 PM

Wow, I used to work at Randolph and Racine. Got a lot of empty lot with lots of debris over there, is that what you are crawling on?

Anyway when I'm in Chicago I live by the lakefront over by Irving Park and LSD. There are a couple good crawling areas just east of the golf course just south of Montrose Harbor where parts of the seawall collapsed, part limestone part concrete.

crawlhog · 02-23-2011, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by sky56

Thanks man il check it out. I eventually want to get something like a Redcat rs10 XT (no desire to comp and all that but a nice 1/10 sounds fun). Thanks for the info

i would rethink that , i had one it was OK at best but for a few more dollars you can get something better
just a thought

neillarson · 02-23-2011, 06:59 PM

I agree Ron, if you want 1/10 and no desire to comp, hard to beat an SCX10. if you do want to comp, get with the SCRC guys and look at sportsman rigs like the AX10 or the R1.

S ARR T 8 · 02-23-2011, 07:04 PM

SPEAKING OF R1 DID YOU GET YOURS YET Neil

neillarson · 02-23-2011, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by S ARR T 8

SPEAKING OF R1 DID YOU GET YOURS YET Neil

Doing a trade right now, should have it next weekend. Lol, still no idea what I'm gonna do with it. KOH, sportsman or scaler. But, since I have 6 scalers, the KOH is looking good.

johnnyh66 · 02-24-2011, 11:14 AM

I went back and forth with the R1... love the looks and the fact that Junfac has every upgrade available! But, it seems that people in the GMade section are having a hard time getting them to compete with the ax 10's...
It would make a fun basher though.

sally1800 · 02-24-2011, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by johnnyh66

I went back and forth with the R1... love the looks and the fact that Junfac has every upgrade available! But, it seems that people in the GMade section are having a hard time getting them to compete with the ax 10's...
It would make a fun basher though.

I would buy a scx10 there great trucks for the money. Rpp for sure best price and super fast shipping

johnnyh66 · 02-24-2011, 11:27 AM

yup, I did. I just need to finish the body and drill out the maxx yolks.

johnnyh66 · 02-24-2011, 11:30 AM

Here it is

S ARR T 8 · 02-24-2011, 11:38 AM

nice work looks awsome

BAJA BABY

sally1800 · 02-24-2011, 11:40 AM

That is very cool looking. I like the wheel and tire combo with that body.

I am a huge baja 1000 fan

johnnyh66 · 02-24-2011, 11:48 AM

Funny thing about the wheels, I wanted to run the RC4WD steelies and Dune x/t's and they're 2.2. So I found this wheel/tire combo for sale and was thinking I'd get my steelies and sell the Mud Slingers... but I really like these tires. They're taller then I wanted, a little smaller and no fender rub.

I was going to run 1.9 trail/rock/mud tires and 2.2 Dune x/t's depending on where I was... not so sure now.

I want to post up a build thread but I my cell phone camera sucks!

I'm talking with DH Fabrication and I'm going to have custom "Baja Style" sliders made and a rear bumper/motor cage. The front bumper is the DH F Hilux stinger bumper. I think it follows the VW lines pretty good.

02-09-2011, 06:09 PM	#1
sky56 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: chicago Posts: 17	Hello from Chicago Hey everyone new to the crawler scene but not rc in general. Anyways I have a losi micro on the way and it should be here by Saturday. Anyone else in Chicago (I'm near the united center) have one too or go crawl at places outside. My neighborhood has tons of cool stuff. Hit me up I'm gong to build a little homemade course as the days come. Take care everyone

02-09-2011, 07:17 PM	#2
bigsamurai Newbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: gardner Posts: 45	check us out at http://www.scrcrawerls.com/ we are all spread out in il. Last edited by bigsamurai; 02-09-2011 at 07:19 PM.

02-24-2011, 11:30 AM	#17
johnnyh66 Scale Detail Engineering Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 5,573	Here it is Attached Images

02-09-2011, 07:37 PM	#3
sky56 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: chicago Posts: 17	Thanks man il check it out. I eventually want to get something like a Redcat rs10 XT (no desire to comp and all that but a nice 1/10 sounds fun). Thanks for the info

02-10-2011, 10:18 AM	#4
bigsamurai Newbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: gardner Posts: 45	you don't have to comp can just come out and hange with us and do some free running . We have something going on this weekend in gardner il . Might be a big drive 4 you but it is well weath the drive.

02-10-2011, 12:35 PM	#5
johnnyh66 Scale Detail Engineering Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 5,573	Hey sky, that's great! I haven't met many people that actually live in Chicago. I have a micro too. I'm almost done with my scaler, I want to meet up with all these other guys once it's done. I'm actually going over to my buddies tonight, he lives at Lake and Damen, that's gotta be right by you.

02-11-2011, 10:44 AM	#6
sky56 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: chicago Posts: 17	That's hilarious I'm at lake and Racine so just down the st several blocks. I'm happy to meet new people and hang out have a beer and hit up some crawling

02-21-2011, 11:43 PM	#7
weroliera Newbie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 40	Hey guys i live in damen and so far i have a venom creeper crawler rtr and soon to be getting other crawlers you guys should realy get together man and crawl i have not a single person that even knows what rc crawling is lol

02-22-2011, 07:03 PM	#8
JAS82 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Windy City (Chicago) Posts: 39	Cicero & Addison 2.2scaler

02-23-2011, 01:35 PM	#9
AreCee RCC Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chicago/Bloomington Posts: 1,505	Wow, I used to work at Randolph and Racine. Got a lot of empty lot with lots of debris over there, is that what you are crawling on? Anyway when I'm in Chicago I live by the lakefront over by Irving Park and LSD. There are a couple good crawling areas just east of the golf course just south of Montrose Harbor where parts of the seawall collapsed, part limestone part concrete.

02-23-2011, 06:59 PM	#11
neillarson RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: The heart of the south Posts: 1,138	I agree Ron, if you want 1/10 and no desire to comp, hard to beat an SCX10. if you do want to comp, get with the SCRC guys and look at sportsman rigs like the AX10 or the R1.

02-23-2011, 07:04 PM	#12
S ARR T 8 Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: OUT THERE Posts: 496	SPEAKING OF R1 DID YOU GET YOURS YET Neil

02-24-2011, 11:14 AM	#14
johnnyh66 Scale Detail Engineering Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 5,573	I went back and forth with the R1... love the looks and the fact that Junfac has every upgrade available! But, it seems that people in the GMade section are having a hard time getting them to compete with the ax 10's... It would make a fun basher though.

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02-24-2011, 11:27 AM	#16
johnnyh66 Scale Detail Engineering Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 5,573	yup, I did. I just need to finish the body and drill out the maxx yolks.

02-24-2011, 11:38 AM	#18
S ARR T 8 Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: OUT THERE Posts: 496	nice work looks awsome BAJA BABY

02-24-2011, 11:40 AM	#19
sally1800 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ? Posts: 5,055	That is very cool looking. I like the wheel and tire combo with that body. I am a huge baja 1000 fan

02-24-2011, 11:48 AM	#20
johnnyh66 Scale Detail Engineering Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 5,573	Funny thing about the wheels, I wanted to run the RC4WD steelies and Dune x/t's and they're 2.2. So I found this wheel/tire combo for sale and was thinking I'd get my steelies and sell the Mud Slingers... but I really like these tires. They're taller then I wanted, a little smaller and no fender rub. I was going to run 1.9 trail/rock/mud tires and 2.2 Dune x/t's depending on where I was... not so sure now. I want to post up a build thread but I my cell phone camera sucks! I'm talking with DH Fabrication and I'm going to have custom "Baja Style" sliders made and a rear bumper/motor cage. The front bumper is the DH F Hilux stinger bumper. I think it follows the VW lines pretty good.

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