One of my favorites in your collection, 'oldie but goodie' in the best sense of this motto. One of the best videos too, thank you for the inspiration and I am all for non-functional scale points!

I like how the boxes in the back actually say “more gopros” 😂

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

There's like, 100 in there. ;)

Extremely informative. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and how in depth the thinking is on detail. Helps those of us getting into this side of the hobby.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great feedback! I appreciate you watching!

Love the Marlin. Just picked one up myself. Awesome truck. You’ve given me some great pointers and ideas. Thanks.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Happy to help! Thanks for watching!

Watch every video, love the way you give the infoation. Especially this one! Moving the shackles is a classic move for tf2, but mixing winch with throtle and this tiny piece to kill the power is a whole new level. And so much detailing giving this truck some strong "personality" points. Keep it up please.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I hope that it works as well in competition guise as it does in theory.

Watching SBG never gets old. Awesome once again Matt

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Aw shucks, thanks very much!

Comp level = hold my beer. I expect to see this on the cover of the next cwarler magazine.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Ah Cwalrer Magazine. I'll have to see if my subscription is still active. This is definitely a Hold my Beer truck. And a Hold my Burrito truck too.

Cant wait to see something on that 4runner trd pro in the background

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Coming soon! You'll have to be patient, it's a ton of work.

I just purchased my first rig and am super excited for it to show up. Your videos are definitely giving me some great ideas.

@scalebuildersguild

4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad I can help inspire! Thanks for watching!

I finally got my deadman switch nitrogen tank all painted up and it’s bad ass man. You’re videos really are helpful, I’m progressing much quicker towards my “scale” crawling goals by watching and learning. Thanks.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

That's fantastic news! Glad I can help inspire!

The truck is even better in person. Love your builds Matt.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Aw shucks, thanks very much! Good to see you again!

Sooo nice! I love that you have Burt Reynolds at the wheel! ;-)

Those cameras are a great accessory! Looking forward to taking a look at that in person ECSC !

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

It'll be there! n00b will be signing autographs at Yurt 76. ;)

Good video and your " Marlin, Marlin, Marlin " Crawler looks awesome. I watch all your videos and all ways get lots of great information and ideas from them. I run my Marlin, Marlin, Marlin Crawler all the time no comps yet but man what a great rc. Thanks for your time and efforts to improve the hobby and this video from your East coast friend.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Troi! Keep at it!

Great video, thk u for all the info u provide the Rc crawler community. 👍

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, and thanks for watching!

Brother that is a killer build. Loved all your builds. Madd respect

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! Hopefully it works as good as it looks! ;)

Really nice 😃 Definitely one of the best M-Crawler out there 👌🏻👍🏻

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

High praise indeed, thank you!

Love the video. I have a marlin coming at 1:00am, my first 1/10 rc4wd vehicle. Gonna make some of these parts you've shown here. Thanks for the tips!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Enjoy your new Marlin! For the record, it's 9th scale. Cheers!

Impressive, good attention to details.

Awesome Great Looking Truck with very nice Features 👍🏻 and always a pleasure to see a Video from you 👏🏻

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael!

2yrs ago , and still like it Matt !! , just revisiting .. I'm looking for ideas to change up an already modified tf 2 , just for something to do .. , and thanks for leaving the files and info open , lol 👍 see u back in the futurrrre , on Fri nite live feeeed ' ..... Lololol ✌

Great rig and always a pleasure to watch!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Man I totally didn't even think of that good call I run a dx6r and having the throttle to the winch when applying throttle is mind blown 100% keep up the good work bud

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

YUSS! I made a thing happen that people might use! Cheers!

I love all your stuff man great job 👏

The rainbow paintjob in the rear window gave it a whole new theme!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Who doesn't like a good rainbow?!

Amazing detail.

@scalebuildersguild

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

That’s an awesome looking truck, love the cut doors! The GoPro ‘s are my favorite though!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks Brad! I've made a few more changes, can't wait to shoot another video with it!

I love how you had a smirk on your face just before the ‘driving sucks’ clip ... you knew it was coming. This is awesome... I nearly bought one of these but decided to start with the Axial

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

I actually find all those clips afterwards, so I guess I was just happy. ;) Can't go wrong with either, really. Different trucks for different applications. Thanks for watching!

@MrDOZA28

5 жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild just watched this again. Smirk and truck tipping over still just as funny 😂

Great little truck Great job👍

That thing looks awesome!! Cant wait to see a test run video of it. I'm also eager to see that bfg km3 tire video you said you'd make. I enjoy watching all the videos you make, keep it up.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Did I say I was going to do a video of that tire? Huh! Okay, I'll go shoot one this weekend. Thanks for watching!

Awesome video dude thanks

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video and great build, very nice

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Thanks for watching!

I love watching your videos and then Harley design’s video seeing how you’re very scale related and he’s into the big performance, then figuring out what to do with all mine😂

Great......just Great!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Good stuff! And your a fun guy to😆 always a nice experience👌🏼

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks sir. Fun is my first second middle name.

Nice build looks really g and good job on the wiring looks neat and tidy.Thanks for sharing

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Oh God, the wiring is garbage. I need to clean that up before I leave for ECSC! But thanks!

Thanks a lot. Matt

thanks for the mixer tip for the winch !! going to try that out when i get my new winch motor lol awesome video !!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Hope it works out for you!

I'm glad am not the only person to think the missing letters on the truck is funny, scale details on your truck are sweet..

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

Wow what an amazing build! Great job man l love it.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

LOVE IT THANKS FOR SPENDING MY MONEY WITH ALL THESE NEW GADGETS LOL KEEP THEM VIDEOS COMING

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

I will do that, always happy to help people spend money!

Beautiful rig

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice rig bro👍🏻👍🏻

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

nice rig...hoping to get one for class 1 comp as well. Been following your channel and learned a lot...keep it up!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

It's an awesome little truck when properly set up. RC4WD did a great job with the Marlin edition!

Nice propane tank dead man switch!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Works great!

Great looking Marlin! I like the idea of mixing. I also find it hard sometimes to winch and throttle, so I may have to try that. Thanks for sharing your ideas and tips. Hope to see it run at KNK TT6 next year.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

You missed it this year!

@Brian_Mowry__BMOW71

5 жыл бұрын

I did miss it this year. I was probably in the 2.5 class line waiting my turn.

what are all the classes of crawler in 2019 and where does my car fit in ? - kzread.info/dash/bejne/na51j86OZrvcgto.html

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Um, none? No nitro or jet engines allowed in SORRCA.

Nice build man 👊

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

hell yeah! RPP Hobby sticker on the dash! Thats where I got my TF2 also! :D

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

I like RPP!

@vwagon5566

3 жыл бұрын

Me 2

“Marlin!” ... “what!” 😂

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

I like to make funnies.

I really like the idea of an overdrive on the Tf2. I have the Lwb. I got a Wertymaid lopro skid plate , but I haven't installed it yet. After seeing your video , I hope this reversal of the transfer case occurrs with this part.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Can't help you there Bill, no idea on how Werty handles that. A&M did a great job with their parts. Part 2 of this video has more changes coming!

I got the Powershift rc D.M.S. (battery option) it is totally awesome.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Sweet! It's an awesome add-on to any truck.

4:56 that garden gnome and cb radio add so much detail... yes yes we see your scale porno mag with fake cover.

good one guy. yes i. vi love

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

You got a Burt Reynolds driver 😎 He is getting to old to jump car's Lol. Marlin Crawlers a good pace Super cool build 👍👍 I Can't Wait to see that 4Runner

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! His name is Yurt Reynolds. 4Runner coming soon!

NICE

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

awesome great truck, you no how to make an entertaining video. love the GoPro's.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks very much!

I love your trucks, I'm trying to learn 👍🏻

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

@fernsolo

5 жыл бұрын

I can do it all night long 👍🏻

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

TMI!

Hank hill approves the propane tank/ deadman switch. lol. Thats the coolest rc accessory ive seen ever i think.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it! Love this, and in fact, Jonathan is working on a new version that will allow for more power. Coming soon!

@qubahka77

5 жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild sounds dope, cant wait to peep it. Happy Turkeyday.

dam I'm just getting back in too r/c . wow cool truck..

@scalebuildersguild

Жыл бұрын

Welcome back to the hobby!

i can’t stop staring at the pipe in the wall behind you hahah.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

That's where the inspiration flows from.

@17madracki17

5 жыл бұрын

Scale Builder's Guild 😂😂that is beyond hilarious hahahha. 😂😂iM dying

Very cool 😎 good luck the swearing comp.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Ha! Thanks very much!

Still my favorite vid of yours

@scalebuildersguild

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Matt, you really made a nice Rig extraordinary! The Marlin will likely be the only Leaf Spring Rig I'll ever get - if it's still available then... You've completely sold me on it!! 👍👍😎 It will also likely be the ONLY RTR I'll ever get!! You've absolutely shown that RTR does NOT mean the end of the road. If I can get one, to make fun of the new Tamiya Hilux CLONE, I might put "TOMATO" on the tailgate!! 😉😀😀😂 That Propane Tank Kill Switch is DOPE!!! 👊👏👏👏 I have to figure out a way to get 2 or 3. Awesome Rig!!! Carmine 💥 ⛽

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carmine! It's a good little truck, there's not much left of the RTR portion any longer, but it's definitely a performer now!

Definitely, it's MARLIN MARLIN MARLIN.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha!

I finally pulled the trigger and got this truck, plus a bunch of upgrades. Plan is to make it a class 1 truck. Have you a video showing how you did the trimmed doors?

@scalebuildersguild

2 жыл бұрын

No, but there's likely a few tutorials on the forum, start there!

I like that you've still go your KNK inspection sticker on it. lol Genius level thinking of mixing the throttle to the winch!!! I'll be stealing that. :D Ha!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Assuming it works! Hahaha! Yes, had I not spaced and missed the hill climb, I think I would have top tenned that event.

@nicholasbarber4193

5 жыл бұрын

Are you going to screw around and do some testing of the mixing before ECSC to see if it works out? If you do, it'd be sweet to see a little video of it. :D The Marlin works great, and yours should do even better than stock so I'm not surprised. I loved how mine worked with the GCM scale driveline at KNK. It's one of my favorite rigs now. However, I also missed one of the events so I think I was like 27 or something. I'm running it in class 1 at ECSC too.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Nick, yes, I'm going to try and shoot a quick video of mixing. How to set it up and a quick demo. It definitely works. I'll probably also do another update on the Marlin build. A couple things changed since the last! See you in less than a week!

@nicholasbarber4193

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds good! I can't wait to see the videos, the trucks in person, and you at ECSC. I'm so excited to get on the road up there Wednesday! I'm even pretty well prepared already ahead of time this year for a change. Ha!

See you in two weeks ECSC 2018! :-D

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to it!

A lot of full scale crawlers trail trucks actually run on propane I know my brother had a propane set up on his samurai

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, they totally do. Not on a canister this small though!

I like Rc4wD🤗

Lmao Marlin! I'm always laughing so hard dude or funny!!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Glad I can entertain!

@vwagon5566

3 жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild Easy. You've twisted my--‐---leg

that rig is freeking sweet!!!love all that detail!how much you want for it?-LOL!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Eleventy.

Great upgrades my friend and great video, liked and subbed you my friend well done 😊👌😊😁

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

@TonysRcTechboom

5 жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild your welcome my friend

Love the truck and totally want one and I absolutely adore the rear window louvers.. Rainbow Power!! Is the dead man switch on the battery cable? if so is it on pos. or neg?

Thanks for the video looks really cool and grate info , I just got the Spektrum DX5R for the mixing and other functions , some one was selling one second hand for a good deal . Could you tell me what battery you are using and how you have wired and powered your winch is it just taking power from the receiver ? Do you use bec's . Ona side note your video convinced me to get the Marlin as my first RC truck so thanks for all the info !

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I do use a BEC on this truck, as the BRXL didn't have the strongest on board. Winch is controlled through a Powershift RC controller and wired direct to 3S battery. Enjoy your Marlin!

Does anyone make those quick connect battery accessories for Tamiya connectors? I want one but don't really want to change out the connectors on all my rigs

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

He does not. Nothing says you couldn't snip the deans and make your own, but, Tamiya connectors do not allow for a lot of current. I'd consider upgrading to something a little more hobby grade.

Awesome video once again, great details, was there a reason for putting the fair lead upside down?

@scalebuildersguild

4 жыл бұрын

Comedy!

@MrGibbie2210

4 жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild you do like putting fun things on your rigs..... Awesome , makes people look twice.

Propane tank kill switch is slick! Is that Burt Reynolds in the drivers seat?

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

It's Yurt Reynolds.

Hey mate Love what you’ve done with the marlin crawler bloody awesome, so here’s my dilemma would like another truck and have the marlin crawler in mind As well Vaterra are looking at releasing a new ascender later this year I hear, and I’ve noticed the Cross Rc Demon gaining popularity any ideas would Be great. I have a couple of scx10 2s one being the honcho which I watched all the build off videos and yes lots of Knight customs stuff too 👍🏼 Oh the shows are great keep it up mate.... legend 👌🏼

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Vince! I have no experience with Cross, but people seem to like their 12th scale stuff. As for a new Ascender, I think all it'll be is a new body license. I'm not expecting big changes from them yet. Marlin's a good start if you're looking for a leaf sprung truck.

@MrJcosenza79

5 жыл бұрын

Vince Lemasurier I’m stuck on this and the cross rc sp4 c, it’s not out yet thoe

Great video where did the Toyota 4Runner body come from that's behind you

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Search MFab on Facebook. He makes them.

I put leaf binders on my springs it stopped the axle wrap that breaks leafs. The the is a heavier rig but to get the springs to work right it has to be heavy. If you want some pics let me know if. It's a gr8 mod, haven't seen any mention of the trick in your vids

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

A truck doesn't need to be heavy to work right, but I totally get what you mean. Traction bars is another easy fix to prevent wrap.

Nice rig! do you get much tire rub when working through the suspension or turning radius? If so, did you do anything to fix it?

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Nope, no running here.

Hi sbg, can the demon body be buyed enywhere? Great Chanel. Greetings from Denmark. Ps. I Know this isn the 2019 Demon body, but like to know if the original demon body can be buyed sepretly. Thx

What a nice build. I really like the cut doors on that truck. Do I see a different mount on the front leaf springs? I do not belive, that it was a part of the leaf spring guide. Is it from the Bruiser?

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

It's from A&M Garage. Bert does some cool stuff.

What size pinion were you using at the time of this video on that motor?

Woah! Nice build man What shocks are those btw?

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Stock Marlin shocks with springs removed.

Sorry for all the questions pal but your build is a big inspiration for my build. When you removed the internal springs from the shocks did you re-fill the shocks with oil ? If so what weight and how much oil

@scalebuildersguild

4 жыл бұрын

Nope, no oil. Just whatever was in there to lubricate.

Nice build. Do you have any painting video tutorials specifically on weathering & aging for realism ?

@scalebuildersguild

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, weathering video!

@FPdesignfab

4 жыл бұрын

Scale Builder's Guild cool i’ll look for it

I also got the P.S. dead man switch. Massive brown out.... I've got a BEC, and i get some serious, crippling brown out with this switch. I really REALLY wanted this to work. It's a brilliant idea... but magnets don't transfer 3s power very well. I remove the switch, and my lights are actually BRIGHTER? and no brown out... ever.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

You say you're running a BEC, what voltage is it set to? I've had no such problems and would love to try and duplicate.

@fishrowe420

5 жыл бұрын

Scale Builder's Guild 6.6v.... i got the BEC because of the brown out. Didn't help at all. I notice that there's a wear mark from the magnets touching each other. It's a tiny lil line on just the outside ends, as if the magnets in the base aren't level. I'm experimenting too.

Sweet looking rig!! It looks like you might have primed it before you painted it ?? I have a Marlin crawler and I really like the color u used and wanted to know if u primed it before u painted it??? Thank u…

@scalebuildersguild

2 жыл бұрын

Always prime before paint.

Great looking rig!!! Where did u get the beadlocks??? Cant find that particular kind anywhere.

@scalebuildersguild

4 жыл бұрын

It's a Incision wheel with Lockedup.com rings!

Hi Matt, I just finished painting my TF2 and was wondering if you do a final coat with TS clear, gloss, semi or matte. Thank you.

@scalebuildersguild

3 жыл бұрын

It depends on the finish I'm looking for, but yes.

@johnroberts1.6rc82

3 жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild Thank you for the quick reply. I have one that I put a silver under layer and wanted the scratches to show through. But my current body looks nice, that's what she said, I'm thinking semi gloss to protect it. The TS Dark blue looks great (TS-55). Have you ever used AS paints? I thinking these are aircraft colors but some look awesome. Thanks again!

Hi there matt I love what you have done to this truck,I’ve just purchased a marlin crawler my self. When you weathered your paint job did you use washes like citadel washes ? If so was it a case of running the wash into the recesses or did you apply the wash all over the body. Also are you planning any more running vids of the rig as it is after your changes? Or am I not looking properly.

@scalebuildersguild

4 жыл бұрын

I used a wash from Vallejo on that one. I applied it everywhere. There will be more on the Marlin very soon!

Have you seen the A&M delrin skid? If you were to build this again, would you stick with the metal skid option or go to the new delrin skid?

@scalebuildersguild

2 жыл бұрын

I'd definitely go Delrin.

@andrewdecavia7553

2 жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild that’s what I decided! Heading to the post office now to pick up my Marlin! Also plan to do a diff flip to help better align the pumpkins with the transfer case and all the other A&M goodies. Had to pick up a new dremel to do the chino mod and motor clock as I seem to have killed my old one.

You also said you have winch on separate channel , it must be 3 pos . I had my 3 pos. on E but I have to put 2 pos. on d???

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Mixing is either on or off. You cannot control three positions with it as far as I know. So, I use it to spool in only while throttle is on. If I want to spool out, use the 3pos switch setup to E. I use D to turn mixing on or off. You cannot have D assigned to any other function or it won't work.

What length did you have to get the Wildboar Drive shafts cut to?

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Gosh, I can't remember specifics - I'm using a pretty crazy setup, so best to measure twice and cut once.

Just wondering who makes the skid plate. Thanks

@scalebuildersguild

4 жыл бұрын

A&M Garage.

Just ordered my first Scale RC. Of course it's a Marlin Crawler TF2. Have a question for you though, do 1.9 Super Swampers, The Bog tires, can I make them fit onto the stock 1.7 Beadlock Rims that come with the truck. I'm still waiting to receive my truck so I can't try it myself yet. Thanks and shout out from Canada, ttyl.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

A 1.9 tire won't fit on a 1.7 wheel. You can go the other way though, and stretch a smaller tire over a larger wheel. It's not easy though.

@MNTNMAN-SUCA

5 жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild thank you for the info..

Happy new year .Ok nice upgrades.Marlin is famous for his super low low low gears (up too tripple underdrive),how low can the RC4WD crawl ? I think super low speed i s the biggest scale factor on the truck named "Marlin".

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Going slow in small scale can be achieved with good throttle control. There's plenty of torque too. No need to have multiple transfer cases like an actual Marlin.

I need that servo ....

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

It’s a good one!