SCX100 III😍😘

@RCTNT

Жыл бұрын

Great little rigs, aren't they

I tend to go for asthetics 1st, & modify the rig & my driving style to maximum enjoyment. Therefore, it'd be the Gladiator for me.

@RCTNT

Жыл бұрын

I like that approach! That's the luxury of it being a hobby rather than it being about a job or survival or safety. Well said!

4:41 next day's news: "a man in his thirties, has got himself almost run over by RC truck! " 😅

@RCTNT

Жыл бұрын

Lol you're very kind. If getting run over by an RC truck took me back to my 30s I'd take that deal! Lol

I bought the jlu kit. It’s box stock chassis and tires for a year now. It keeps up with the trx4 no problem. Only thing I did was losen the shock collars all the way for full droop and put my electronics in it. I’ll have both eventually… after I get other rigs.

@RCTNT

Жыл бұрын

Lovely, it's a capable and balanced platform. Glad you're enjoying it.

@Djkommode

Жыл бұрын

@@RCTNT I’ve had no regrets but then again …. I had an idea and was curious… I was curious about the gladiator chassis and I wanted a class one crawler with a licensed body so was going to buy the basecamp and put my jlu body on it… then stretch and convert my jlu to a jt…. But to convert my Jlu to a jt was more than the gladiator itself…. So that scrapped that whole idea. Lol thanks for the content!

@RCTNT

Жыл бұрын

Heh I'm often thinking through plans like that myself! I know how it goes :) Cheers

I'm just waiting for the day that Axial bring out a 10 III 14" Gladiator Kit...

@RCTNT

Жыл бұрын

A kit would have been awesome yes

Hello from southeast alaska sweet looking trucks bro

@RCTNT

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Well longer or shorter wheelbase I guess each has its Pro’s & Con’s. After seeing multiple comparisons it looks like overall the Gladiator comes out on top. I can’t say myself because I don’t own one but I have the JLU & the Honcho both of which are upgraded not so much the Honcho but the JLU has many upgrades & wheel extenders to move the wheels out a bit to make it more stable. I have many Crawlers & the JLU has been one of my favorites lately. I just completed a build with a Element Ecto chassis with a Proline 66 Chevy truck cab & Rock Pirates bed & had it out for the first time still smelling like paint. The chassis has many upgrades including Hobbywings 2 in 1 combo & Reefs servo. It’s my first painted custom body & not only did it come out looking great the performance is just off the charts. Both these RC’s though are top level perfumers out of the box & well not perfect have many upgrade parts available to make it very very capable. I’m waiting for the follow up on the Marksmen. Ahh to many RC’s not enough time.

@RCTNT

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! That sounds like a beast, glad you're enjoying yourself! Marksman has been out and there's more footage coming. Gladiator is the better ascender and descender, but it's break over angle sees it do worse on my course than shorter wheelbase rigs because of all my peaky rocks!

Oh forgot my gut feeling is your going to get the New Chevy truck TRX. I just got mine & new metal bead locks & haven’t even had it out yet. I’d love to see you test it.

@RCTNT

Жыл бұрын

I actually wasn't planning on it, as I have my upgraded Bronco on 2.2s with the long arm lift kit already. They'll perform similarly, I'd think - though the Traxxas tires will dominate my hustlers, I'm sure!

I thought the shorter wheelbase would have a bigger advantage here. Cool to see it isn't that different. I wonder if the gap will widen when you do the similar mods 🙂. The TRX4 Sport and 2021 Bronco are similar in this way. 313mm vs 323mm wheelbase with similar geometry and setup

@RCTNT

Жыл бұрын

For sure the gap was wide when they were both stock. If you look back at my Gladiator Review series you'll see I even included an extra video that was somewhat behind the scenes. I was exploring its capability further as I was surprised at how bad it was, relative to most other rigs at that time. Since then I've tested many more crawlers and now I can clearly tell you it was mainly just that break over angle that hurt the Gladiator. If we put the same mods on the JLU it'll walk all over the Gladiator - except on really steep stuff where break over angle isn't a consideration!

@Andy_Yates

Жыл бұрын

@@RCTNT Yes! I watched that series however long ago it has been and certainly forgot how much it did struggle until you added the mods. How quickly we just remember the good things 😅

I like the quick comparison for a change of pace. If I was choosing I would choose the best performer. I don't know much about crawling, but why would Axial put out so many different models of the same basic crawler?

@RCTNT

Жыл бұрын

They all do it. TRX4, for example, has even more! Arrma builds fast stuff on the same chassis or same running gear at least, Tamiya recycles very old designs with new bodies (I'm building a cc02 2021 Bronco, for example). Nothing new here! Cheaper to do it and release some minor changes to the body or running gear than to design a whole new vehicle. And many of us buy them anyway, even knowing that. I guess it just makes sense. I don't mind :) And to be fair, the Gladiator performs better on steep ascents and descents. It's the break over angle that really hurts it.

@michaeldorich4485

Жыл бұрын

@@RCTNT I've never understood some of the things Tamiya does. Axial's release of the Base Camp was interesting because I think it's a simplified and improved version with a cheap body that seems to perform well. I am an old man I still remember when American car companies had a lot of different cars that were similar and eventually they went away. General Motors used to make Chevies, Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Pontiacs and Cadillacs. They eliminated two lines of their cars because financially it made more sense.

@RCTNT

Жыл бұрын

A lot of the excess that was built into things in the past is disappearing as companies look to tighten margins and maximise returns. Efficiency rules - so many road cars look the same these days thanks to wind tunnel optimisation, for example. It flows on to rc, too. Build a range of slightly different models all using the same chassis, running gear, electronics, whatever - Kyosho Fazer, Traxxas Slash/Bandit/Rustler, Arrma 3S, 4S and 6S ranges, MST CFX series, Tamiya every series, the list goes on. The benefit is many amazing and decent value models. The drawback is less variety and less risk in design. Biggest companies can still play around with the idea (think Axial Scx6, Traxxas dragsters, Tamiya Dynahead, and a bunch of specialised one-off models). But on the whole there's less risk in design. I think that's the point I was trying to get to! An afterthought: crony capitalism run amok will be our ruin. I'm not trying to romanticise how things are. Just considering model variety and choice in rc and looking for its roots, etc. Cheers

@michaeldorich4485

Жыл бұрын

@@RCTNT I think I should be fair to Tamiya. Their less expensive line of buggies have some very unique bodies. They are always creative in the design of their touring car platforms. They produce the intricate r/c semi trucks, which are extremely complicated. They also produce some iconic cars like the Lunchbox. I don't think any other company has come up with the cars like their comical series. They produce beautiful lexan bodies. So, I was somewhat unfair to Tamiya.

@RCTNT

Жыл бұрын

I fully take your point and also didn't see it as negative to tamiya. They do things a certain way and they're reliably good value. Their kits aren't expensive, even the intricate truck stuff. No wonder they're still around! Their whole approach seems to have been to find (make) a niche they're good at then own it.

I think they better make my tires go " squeaky sqeak " when I squeeze them like in the video or I'm going to be let down in a big way❗️🙈🤣🤣🤣🤣🍺👍👍

@RCTNT

Жыл бұрын

Definitely. That's the whole reason for this niche after all