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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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R/C rockcrawling

I have to admit this is pretty cool!

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/29/v...4-competition/

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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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my buddy built a crawler out of brake line he brazed together and has independent drive and steer axels. the thing is awesome

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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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Looks like most all of the fun and about half the cost.
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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 09:16 PM
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I could get into that. Looks like fun.
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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 09:20 PM
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Problem with that is my T-Maxx won't go that slow. It's really fast.
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Old Jun 30, 2007 | 02:13 AM
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looks a little cheaper than beating on your real toys! thoes thing even have winches, thats awsome!
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Old Jun 30, 2007 | 05:16 AM
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Originally Posted by scottsjeeprolet
Problem with that is my T-Maxx won't go that slow. It's really fast.
same here
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Old Jun 30, 2007 | 10:56 AM
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Check out www.rccrawler.com anything you would want to know about r/c crawling on there. Check out the 2.2 and 1.9 scale forums, some of those trucks you would swear are full size, the detail is just amazing. I have a couple of crawlers now (both torn apart to fix broken parts, haha just like a fullsize) and plan on adding a third here in the next couple of months.
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Old Jun 30, 2007 | 11:52 AM
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I miss my RC's.

I think I had about as much in my T-Maxx and my other cars that I could have bought a new truck.

However, they rocked! I loved the high RPM little nitro engines racing around.

Kind of thinking of getting back into the sport again. I used to race an electric car in competition, but never got really far with it. Lots and lots of fun though.

Of course, like real cars, after you smash and crash, you must pay to fix em!

Keep up the RC'in!
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Old Jun 30, 2007 | 12:16 PM
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I had a t-maxx, we use to build little fly ramps and jump that thing so high, lol. And it just asked for more.
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Old Jun 30, 2007 | 05:41 PM
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Man those crawler RCs are cool!

i dont need another hobby, but im startin to want one now...

Rick
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 01:36 PM
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I have the cheapie one from WalMart that looks like the Scorpion MK-1. That thing is a blast. It's amazing what you can do with it!
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by kawiram
I have the cheapie one from WalMart that looks like the Scorpion MK-1. That thing is a blast. It's amazing what you can do with it!
Ya I have one too. I got carried away and painted mine and slapped a Cummins badge on it . Mine goes just about anywhere ya want it to.
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Old Jul 2, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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I have a T-Maxx I crawl a little. I put an E-maxx tranny, and single 540 motor on it, and removed one shock from each corner. It does ok. needs lockers, but it is really torquey, and is fun to do. I want to build a pulling sled for it

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Old Jul 2, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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RC mishap http://www.frikid.com/showVideo.php?lid=1277
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