venom crawler? good starter rig?

[sinat1]

i am thinking of buying a venom crawler to start out with does is it as good as an axial ax10? what are good electronics? how good is it at crawling?

[romulus22]

first time ive seen one in person was last night. it was bone stock from what i could tell

Eric -16 -5 -23 = -44 20 pts. (LOSI)
Pete -5 -5 12 = 2 19 pts. (LOSI)
Bob 4 -13 12 = 3 18 pts. (LOSI)
Gabe 19 -17 25 = 27 17 pts. (GO CREEPER!!)
Todd 26 -5 19 = 40 16 pts. (AXIAL)
Tom 22 19 12 = 53 15 pts. (AXIAL)
Bart 25 1 34 = 61 14 pts. (BERG)
Cory 50 0 19 = 69 13 pts. (LOSI)
Dennie 37 0 34 = 71 12 pts. (LOSI)
Nathan 37 30 33 = 100 11 pts. (LOSI)

[sinat1]

not bad i do like the axial scorpion because i know somebody that has one but i like the fact that the venom is more alloy than plastic

[InFlames]

I think its a great starter rig, mostly because its a kit. Building your own crawler get your really fimilair with it and you wont be afraid to take it apart and fix it if osmething goes wrong. Check out ultimatehobbies.com, i think they have them for like $99 or something. Also look at the Creeper forum, you can find a lot of info there!

[PirateRN]

I'm building my creeper now. I really like to build the kits. I got mine at RPP for $105. I have some upgrades coming, but I'm going to drive stock for a bit. I don't have an Axial, but I'm going to by the SCX10 to build a scaler. Whatever you choose, have fun!

[sinat1]

That is where i am planning to order mine at. How are the stock ridgeline tires?

[BLKXJ 96]

Originally Posted by sinat1

How are the stock ridgeline tires?

Not very good, get a taller 5.5 tire with lugs spaced furter apart, like and HB Rover

[Hillbillyrcer]

well i traded for a ax-10 scorpion. what should i do to improve it. it has aluminum links and bottom skid. it does have the rtr eletronics. the guy also had the spring removed. should i reinstall them?

[zach]

i would go with the axial (ARTR or KIT) for starter rig with probly an Tekin esc & motor

[EvoKin]

I think Venom is a good starter rig because is cheapest crawler kit out there. I started with Wheely King and Venom wasn't even out yet while ax10 was a little pricey for me in case I don't like this hobby. Now that I caught the bug, I'm saving to buy different rigs to play with. There are other options out there depending on your price range.

[sinat1]

What about flat irons, or leopards?

[Simon.O.]

Originally Posted by sinat1

What about flat irons, or leopards?

For tires there are almost endless possibilities.
Firstly the Flat iron is a scale tire and the Leopard is a flat out top end comp tire, apples and oranges.

The stock tires are pretty mediocre. With a serious foam cut and a real good session with a dremmel to delug and sipe they become a bit better. Still a bit sad really. The Lizzard off the AX-10 is a bettter box tire but still needs gobs of work to mke it even o.k. I know as I have a set of them too.

Once you have built and run your crawler a few times and begun to tune it to crawl better then you can look at the tires and your terrain and make a very good decision based on the info that is in the Tires & wheels section.

The Venom out of the box is fun, a few small adjustments and it gets real fun. A few low cost mods and it is a real hoot on the rocks.

Check my build log in the Venom section to see what can be done for a few dollars more.

[evolekim]

I have a creeper and a Losi Night crawler. I have broken sevral part on the creeper and none on the Losi. Also the creeper takes alot more work to make it crawl as good as the Losi. I still like the creeper but if you are going to comp or hard bash you will have to get some upgrades.

[mredzadventure]

Originally Posted by Simon.O.

For tires there are almost endless possibilities.
Firstly the Flat iron is a scale tire and the Leopard is a flat out top end comp tire, apples and oranges.

The stock tires are pretty mediocre. With a serious foam cut and a real good session with a dremmel to delug and sipe they become a bit better. Still a bit sad really. The Lizzard off the AX-10 is a bettter box tire but still needs gobs of work to mke it even o.k. I know as I have a set of them too.

Once you have built and run your crawler a few times and begun to tune it to crawl better then you can look at the tires and your terrain and make a very good decision based on the info that is in the Tires & wheels section.

The Venom out of the box is fun, a few small adjustments and it gets real fun. A few low cost mods and it is a real hoot on the rocks.

Check my build log in the Venom section to see what can be done for a few dollars more.

Do you have a link to your build log I'm looking into this crawler because my funds are a bit limited. It looks good I'm new to crawlers but not to R/C Trucks/ and Cars