CaptainScale
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A compromise is needed. Scale appearance alone can leave a model as a useless shelf queen, while performance without scale appearance leaves a model looking like more of a machine! I think the Axial SCX-10 strives to meet both requirements. The trail Honcho for example has good performance with relatively good scale appearance. I built another truck with a similar platform. I built a Jeep Cherokee with the SCX-10 frame and tranny but used the RC4WD T-rex 60 axles for better scale looks. I used the Dingo front bumper with a 3 Racing winch and a Rubicon rear bumper with the spare tire carrier. So the Jeep has better scale looks but doesn't climb as well as the stock Honcho. So I removed the Bumper with the winch that would get hung up on stuff and put on the Honcho skid plate bumper and improved its crawling abilities. If I put a hard plastic body on the Axial frame it would look more scale, but it would make it top heavy and just roll over easier and get damaged. So, for performance it is better to use the lightweight durable lexan body instead. I think that a trail truck can be allowed greater scale detail if it is not used to crawl steep inclines on hard surfaces and off road performance doesn't need to be compromised. I like the Tamiya CC-01 chassis for a scale trail truck platform but the Hi-lift chassis is okay for that too. I just don't like the way the 3 speeds lay so low under the frame sacrificing ground clearance. I think the best of both worlds is a scale hard body truck built on a ladder frame like the Axial or RC4wd with 4 link suspension. For a very scale truck I intend to build a Land Rover Defender on an Axial frame and maybe use the T-Rex axles. I wire all my own LEDs for my trucks. Having working lights give great scale realism.
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