I like that. I might have to nab one of those.

Gotta have the drag brake. I don't know how I would drive without it.

Pulled the trigger on that ESC and Motor. Stupid toys. After this, I should be totally ready to rock...

Here's the package I got: ESC and Motor.

Cool. Those will work.

Yeah, I think the SCX10, that ESC and motor, and my radio and steering servo, this should be a pretty baller crawler.

EDIT: My SCX10 shipped today. I'm stoked!!!

Supposed to be delivered tomorrow! Wow, that was fast!!!

It is on the FedEx truck for delivery, w00t! I sooo hope a signature is not required. I'm not gonna be home till after 5. :/

I've got my evening planned.

Just opened the pretty box... lotsa parts. Getting ready to build the axles now... It's gonna be a late night,lol...

NIIIIIICE!!!

SO much fun!

I love building those things!

When you build the axles, make sure to push the pinion ALL THE WAY into the housing. If you think it's in as far as it goes, it still might not be all the way in there. You might not be able to tell until everything is put together and it doesn't spin easily.

And you've got a PM.

Here's some pics from tonight's progress. I still have a lot to go, like the tires and beadlocks. Will, how much did you trim off the foam, or do you not run it?

Anyway, here's some pics:

The mess of parts:


and a bunch of random pics:

Hrm.. if someone bought my white truck, I could buy one of these instead, AND pay off some debt.. hrrrrm

Yeah, that's looking like a cheaper hobby and think of the garage space I'd clear up....

Cheaper yes, but I've sunk more money into 2 of these things than I've spent on the WD21 in the past, I dunno, 5 years. The Pathy straight up dominates the trails(dirt roads) here.

As for the foams, you'll have to just play around with it. The Flat Irons are pretty stiff so I cut the foams almost in half then put the bigger halves in the front and smaller in the back. Some people drill holes in the wheels to let air escape but I haven't felt the need for that.

That thing came with socket head screws all around? I'm jealous...

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That thing came with socket head screws all around? I'm jealous...

Yeah, pretty much. There's some cross point screw heads too, but maybe only 4 or so. Most of it is allen head. 3 different sizes.

Yeah, I just pretty much have to put the beadlocks together, and I'm done. Do you have any advice for putting those on? Or is it just smashing the tire in there?

Man, I couldn't tear myself away from that thing last night, haha.