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12-24-2009, 01:57 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North of Waterloo
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Hey everybody, it is my first post so I guess a little introduction.. I have recently gotten into this hobby and have been pretty hard and heavy with short course stuff with the Blitz. I have been lurking on here looking at the crawler stuff and it seems pretty interesting. I have looked at all the custom comp stuff as well as the artr and rtc. I have also been doing a lot of reading on the Creeper. I know that a kit build is the way to go but I have never done one before. I don't think it will be any harder than rebuilding a 1:1 tranny  . Anyway, I live in northern Iowa with very few rocks compared to what I grew up around (southen Missouri), and I dont think I need a comp level rig. I don't think I need a comp rig as I don't know if I will even like the whole crawling thing. Budget doesn't much matter but I don't want to sink a lot of money in something that will just set on the shelf. So, what would you guys think would be a good entry level(ish) rig to get in to? How in depth is the build of a kit anyway? |
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12-24-2009, 02:46 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern, IN
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12-24-2009, 08:32 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Twin Cities
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I would say any of the scx-10 kits would be plenty for Iowa. check out the brand specific tech thread under scx10 and see if that is something you would like. I have one and love it!
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12-24-2009, 09:12 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North of Waterloo
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are they very bashable or are they mostly for looks. The scale thing looks great but can it be actually ran hard?
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12-24-2009, 09:22 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Michigan
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A guy we crawl with (Twilight on here) has a SCX-10, he runs all of the stuff we run with our comp crawlers, just a different line. He beats it up pretty good, it is not just for looks.......I was pretty impressed!! Don't let the lack of rocks make you chose your rig, I live in SE Michigan we have no rocks!! So I built a three ton rock course at my house, and start to think. Most malls have a bunch of rocks in drain ditches, our local mall has 2 to 3 good crawl spots. Last edited by BLKXJ 96; 12-24-2009 at 09:30 PM. |
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12-25-2009, 12:46 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern, IN
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12-25-2009, 04:28 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Commiskey
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How's it going Jon? Hope you and you better half are haveing a good Christmas. Last edited by transambill; 12-25-2009 at 04:30 PM. Reason: bad spelling | |
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12-25-2009, 06:23 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hudson
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I'd recommend the Axial SCX10 or the AX10 ... very nice stuff !
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12-25-2009, 11:31 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Springs
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My Scx10 has taken a 50 foot epic fail at one of our comps so haha yeah they are really tough
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12-26-2009, 01:04 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St. Cloud
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From the sounds of where you live I would get a scale kit. I live in MN. and started out with the whole comp crawler thing and found that there was not enough good spots to run the truck. I have since switched to scale trucks and love every minute I can get out and run them. Scale trucks can be just as tough and trail worthy as a comp crawler but they are also a blast to drive down a dirt trail with a few roots. Axial makes great kits and I would suggest any of there scale kits as a great starter kit.
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12-26-2009, 07:13 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North of Waterloo
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Thanks for the opinions guys, I think I will take a look at some scale rigs... I really like the look of the TR and the Honcho
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