All things R/C

[Ridinfool]

Hey @Adam490, what do you think about this combo for a crawler?

 

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[Adam490]

This RC thing is stupid and I'm having a blast, you guys are cucking frarzy! HA!

Lol looks like you're having fun

 

[Adam490]

Hey @Adam490, what do you think about this combo for a crawler?
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It'll probably be fast. You can gear it down, but I've found that any of the standard/race ESC don't have the instant drag brake to the extent you'd want with a crawler. I ran a sensored 17.5 with the expo turned down so it would have a better low-end and it drove well. The thing that killed it was the lack of available drag brake.

 

[Mopower58]

Also, make certain your first layer of paint is completely dry before you move on to the next color. Back light colors in white to make them pop, or you can use silver and give them a bit of a shine. If you've got any questions feel free to PM, I painted bodies for about 5 years when I was a poor college kid to get beer and R/C money.

Good idea on painting the extra lexan for practice. When we had the youngest son's Duster painted 15 years ago, we did it Viper Red and it came with a white base to make it pop. If I was smart, which I'm not, I should just send you the body and let you paint it!

 

[Mopower58]

@Smitty335 we know you like pictures but good grief...........

 

[Adam490]

Sigh.... Still no battery. Got refunded for the one I bought on Amazon that's still floating around in USPS and the others must be on a rowboat from China. I'd just go to the hobby shop but they won't be open until Tuesday 🤬

 

[Smitty335]

Sigh.... Still no battery. Got refunded for the one I bought on Amazon that's still floating around in USPS and the others must be on a rowboat from China. I'd just go to the hobby shop but they won't be open until Tuesday 🤬

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What kind of battery?

 

[Peter_72]

Hey @Adam490, what do you think about this combo for a crawler?
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Castle Creation was always my favorite! Buy the castle link, download the program and hook it up to a pc or laptop, you can dial in every aspect of the esc.... it can have instant reverse and a killer drag brake!

 

[Peter_72]

It'll probably be fast. You can gear it down, but I've found that any of the standard/race ESC don't have the instant drag brake to the extent you'd want with a crawler. I ran a sensored 17.5 with the expo turned down so it would have a better low-end and it drove well. The thing that killed it was the lack of available drag brake.

With a castle esc you need the castle link to make the proper adjustments. It has the most adjustable drag brake out there

 

[Adam490]

With a castle esc you need the castle link to make the proper adjustments. It has the most adjustable drag brake out there

They have a lot of drag brake when set properly. They still don't have the low speed control like this thing. If there is a castle crawler esc, I've never tried that one. I've driven all the Castle ESC, they always seemed really jumpy to me. May have been how they were programmed.

 

[Fatsquatch]

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Cool crawling photos....poor execution on the evidence posting. 🤣 😂

 

[Adam490]

What kind of battery?

A goofy sized little shorty pack. None of the batteries I have will fit.

 

[Peter_72]

They have a lot of drag brake when set properly. They still don't have the low speed control like this thing. If there is a castle crawler esc, I've never tried that one. I've driven all the Castle ESC, they always seemed really jumpy to me. May have been how they were programmed.

They do come set up for racing but adjustments to punch control and the throttle curve take care of that. I used them on ever crawler I had and they were smooth as silk

 

[Smitty335]

@Smitty335 we know you like pictures but good grief...........

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[Adam490]

Ordered these to see how they do. Hopefully USPS will get them to me this time..

 

[Smitty335]

Yeah, I gots a lot to learn about these new batteries and kv motors.

You think you have a lot to learn, have you read some of my stupid post? Been doing some reading, starting to understand the highlights, build my own truck! HA!

 

[Smitty335]

Shots from the trail today
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Question' how do you drive two trucks at the same time?

 

[Smitty335]

Well, had to get new wheels and tires cuz I was in a hurry to run the truck and didn’t tighten the wheel nuts and sheared the pin slot for the rear hubs, end up getting a set of super swampers and bead lock wheels.View attachment 245164View attachment 245165View attachment 245167View attachment 245168

The Swamper's are what came on my buggy, being new to RC Crawlers I was surprised how soft the tires are?

 

[Peter_72]

Ordered these to see how they do. Hopefully USPS will get them to me this time..

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Im looking at buying more packs, where did you order these from?

 

[Adam490]

Im looking at buying more packs, where did you order these from?

Those were from eBay. Just make sure you find a seller that's got stock here in the US since there are a ton of Chinese sellers