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03-01-2014, 12:09 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: North east Indiana
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|  Thinking about a scaler build
So I keep seeing these 1/20 scale plastic jeep zjs on eBay. Well I just so happen to love zjs. And I'm really thinking about building a scaler off my buddies zj that he built. Will attach a pic of it. I have seen a few guys that built there own frame out of brass pieces. This seems like it would be something fun to do after I get both of my losi crawlers built  |
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03-01-2014, 01:04 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: North east Indiana
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Should I buy a losi micro to use the drive train out of?
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03-01-2014, 05:57 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The thumb
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| Re: Thinking about a scaler build
The losi trekker will fit those jeep bodies just fine  |
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03-02-2014, 11:39 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bushnell FL
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| Re: Thinking about a scaler build
Yeah I agree on using the trail trekker for the drive train.
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03-02-2014, 12:44 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: North east Indiana
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What about the red cat sumo? They are half the price of a trail trekker.
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03-02-2014, 12:47 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: canada
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| Re: Thinking about a scaler build
I'm wondering the same thing
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03-02-2014, 12:53 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: North east Indiana
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They seem half way decent. Iv seen a few builds with them. I'm also thinking about getting the redcat rs10xt. For 150$ they don't seem to bad. And have decent reviews on them.
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03-02-2014, 01:01 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: canada
Posts: 196
| Re: Thinking about a scaler build
I have the rs10xt and like it, used a wraith frame , and lil mods here and there. worx good and worked good as a full on crawler as well. |
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03-02-2014, 01:12 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: North east Indiana
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That must have been your build I read last night then? Mine probably gonna be a full on crawler!
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03-02-2014, 01:20 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: canada
Posts: 196
| Re: Thinking about a scaler build
could have been, I have been thinking about buying another rs10 actually
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03-02-2014, 01:46 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: North east Indiana
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I found a site last night and they where about 150 I think.
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03-02-2014, 02:57 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: canada
Posts: 196
| Re: Thinking about a scaler build
ya got mine 168 shipped to Canada awhile ago, I,m thkning getting another for a scale Toyota build |
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03-03-2014, 04:32 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: south shore Ma
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It really depends on what you want to use it for. The losi micro has worm gears so it doesnt like much speed. The overall quality is better on the losi. The redcat has ring and pinion gears and can handle going faster. Its really about what you want to do with it. If you end up building the zj be sure to post up pics. Im a big zj fan as well here is my 1:1 trail rig  Its not the best pic but it has a home made 6 inch lift and 33inch bfgs. Lots of fun and tons of work to get it to where its at now lol |
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03-04-2014, 04:46 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: North east Indiana
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I think I'm gonna go with the redcat. And I will for sure. Will probably do a build thread on here of it when I start
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03-04-2014, 05:19 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: canada
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| Re: Thinking about a scaler build
I'm doing DIY 540 mod on my rs10 soon
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04-01-2014, 09:50 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Atlanta
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| Re: Thinking about a scaler build
my 1/20 zj, you have to extend the links and shocks to fit right, I also cut out a good bit of the interior to have it sit low enough  Last edited by three2won; 04-01-2014 at 09:52 AM. |
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04-01-2014, 09:57 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Atlanta
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another picture  |
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05-05-2015, 03:37 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: North east Indiana
Posts: 140
| Re: Thinking about a scaler build
Well. I'm finally starting this build. Just ordered the body. Went and took some pictures of the jeep. Me and him talked about this last year but I never got around to doing it. He was killed in a car accident the day after thanksgiving. So now it's more then just something cool to do. It's my own little memorial now.
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