$200 (all in) budget crawler options?

[clm]

When you start your video series put a link to it!

[Jim85IROC]

Originally Posted by clm

When you start your video series put a link to it!

I will! I already have a million ideas swirling. Beyond the initial review, I have plans to do a comparison between my Bomber, the Gen7 and.... the Miasto Crawler.

Because my channel is a budget based channel, I think it will provide a very interesting perspective to demonstrate the differences between a "premium" crawler (but one that's still very budget oriented), a true budget rig, and the bottom of the barrel toy grade equivalent.

[ren.dnb]

Originally Posted by Jim85IROC

I will! I already have a million ideas swirling. Beyond the initial review, I have plans to do a comparison between my Bomber, the Gen7 and.... the Miasto Crawler.

Because my channel is a budget based channel, I think it will provide a very interesting perspective to demonstrate the differences between a "premium" crawler (but one that's still very budget oriented), a true budget rig, and the bottom of the barrel toy grade equivalent.

Sweet... Looking forward to that!

[Mongol Pete]

Originally Posted by Jim85IROC

I looked at the ECX. I'm a big ECX fan. I've got a Circuit, an Amp, and a pair of 2WD Ruckuses in the fleet, but that Barrage doesn't really float my boat. It looks like somebody stretched a 1:18 scale vehicle to try and make a 1:10 scale truck. I'd like to stick to 1:10 scale stuff if possible, and something with at least a 12" (ish) wheelbase. I don't want to end up in a situation where my son's vehicle won't work on the same terrain that suits my Bomber.

I've also got a pile of 5000mah lipos that I run in the majority of my vehicles, along with a couple large 3S 5000mah lipos that I run in my Slashpede. At least for this 2nd vehicle, I'm hoping to get away with being able to run the same 2S batteries that I already have, but still get reasonable vehicle speed (10mph?).

Hi Jim,

I enjoy your YouTube series, especially on the Gen 7 since I am considering it for my son, to run along with my Barrage V2 kit. Will standard size 2s lipo hardcase batts not work with the ECX Barrage?

Thanks,
MP

[Jim85IROC]

MP, I'm not really sure if full size lipos will fit in the barrage or not. I'm sure a full size battery tray could be easily adapted to work. Being a smaller, more narrow truck, the weight of a full size pack will likely be more noticeable than it would be on a bigger truck. This could be an issue with the battery tray in the back of the truck.

[StomperCrawler]

Maybe NEDan can answer that; he seems mod-friendly: Best First Upgrades - ECX Barrage