A Desert Crawler

This is my blog dedicated to my R/C crawling.  I have a few crawlers now, and will add more in the future.  Why crawling?  Because it is slow.  As it turns out, even though I enjoy the R/C hobby I am actually a terrible driver when it comes to fast cars and trucks.  With crawling, I can keep better control of the vehicle.  Also, you don't do a lot of track style racing.  Crawling, at least non-comp crawling, has no track limitations.  With the right setup, you can go anywhere.

Enough blah, blah, blah.  On to the trucks!

First up is my Venom Creeper.  This was a fun kit to assemble.  Unfortunately, I don't have the proper running gear.  I did pick up a high-torque servo and a 55t brushed motor.  This helped me get started.  I still have this rig, but it is currently "in the shop".  Since it is a comp based crawler, I am actually trying to work on getting 4 wheel steering operational on it.

The second one is the Losi Micro Rock Crawler.  This is a RTR 1/24 micro scale crawler designed mostly for indoor and small spaces.  I picked this up to enjoy crawling during the cold days.  It is a very capable rig, and can bring out the creativeness to setup indoor courses. Normally I don't like going for the Ready-To-Run purchases, but this is a good deal as you get everything you need.  That's right, batteries are included!

The third rig is an Axial SCX10 Trail Honcho scale kit.  A scaler is a crawler that has a more realistic feel and function to it.  When done up right, you can hardly tell if it's R/C or real.  The scalers offer a basis for many detailed projects.  If you look on www.rccrawler.com, you will see pictures and posts of many good looking rigs and projects.  In fact while I was researching around on the SCX10, I came across a few YouTube videos that have given me a few plans for mine.  Right now, I have a few external details (wipers and mirrors) and some working lights.  We'll see what happens down the road.

And here is a video of it's first run.  The video does have some slow spots and some film mistakes, but keep in mind that this is an amateur video done only on my iPhone.

More crawling to come.