There are two types you will come across, one being the dune buggy-style crawlers, the others being based on actual vehicles. i own an outlaw so i quite like ftx and do rate them as a good entry level model but i've got no love for this at all! That’s all very well but it’s hard to take a truck the size of a small dog seriously, or maybe it’s just this one. Though it looks atypical FTX there's some concerning hints that it's crossing the line into toy grade. What an amazing piece of kit this is for the money excellent value without doubt highly recommended for the beginner or if truth be known any age.

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There is nothing extra that you need to purchase with this hugely capable old-school Dodge-style crawler from FTX except for AA batteries for the remote control. If you need to solder anything to your product or make any other modifications please make sure that you test the product is working first.Multi-link suspension matched with oil filled shocks provides huge articulation for you carve your way through the rocks. The Enduro Trailrunner is impressive straight out of the box (it certainly impressed us on test), although like the Traxxas, it does need a battery pack and charger bought separately. Modification is a massive part of the hobbyist’s love of rock crawlers and taking that away does put the Ravine at serious risk of being labelled a toy rather than a proper hobbyist’s machine. the kanyon is utter pap, the way the body mounts and bumpers mount speaks volumes for me, as you say a crawler (not a great one either) with a “scale” (in the loosest possible way) shell and it still looks plain wrong.

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If you want to see how your machine gets on in a set course against others, jump onto Facebook and see what groups are local to you. Even when it needed to climb slippery banks the Ravine kept going without issue, the combination of excellent 2. Relatively cheap and deliberately daft can set an excellent foundation for a vehicle, as long as it’s still made properly. one thing I will say though, ftx brought scale crawling to the masses knocking out their line of entry level scale crawlers, they made a market for them to which carisma (already made some decent stuff) walked in and snapped up the market.

After about an hour of mud plugging, the Ravine was mostly mud and therefore I didn’t feel like carrying it back, so I let it carry itself. RC rock crawlers bear narrow but solid chassis, heavy-duty axles and suspension that provide enormous wheel articulation, waterproof hardware, and properly chunky tyres. We will introduce you exclusively to Omni Capital finance products provided by Omni Capital through the Deko platform.