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[yansag1982]

Cool! I was in a crawler phase a while ago so I have a few of those. I usually don’t buy stuff new just because I’m trying to save money so I found a couple used ones that were good deals. Crawling is a bit different than going all out fast and bashing. I have my phases, so I’m kind of in and out. Before the Jimny I was fooling around with a no prep drag car that I’m making into a Plymouth Superbird. Actually, I think you are from Montreal, is that correct? About 35 years ago ( Yeah I’m an old guy sorta!) when I was a teenager I used to drive up to Brossard to visit my family up there. And I remember I used to always see a white 1970 Plymouth Superbird a few miles after getting into the Canadian border. Used to be in the same spot every time I saw it. Then in the next driveway I would see a Graabber Blue 1979 Biss 302 Mustang. Then one day both just disappeared and I never saw it again. I must’ve seen it like 10 times at least.

Sorry but I digress, back to crawlers. Have you heard of the HG P407? It is a bit of a taboo RC vehicle because it is a clone of the Tamiya bruiser. It is so close that you can actually switch the bodies and some parts from the Tamiya to the HG version. The difference being is that the HG version cost a quarter of what the Tamiya version went for. I think in 2012 Tamia re-released the bruiser and it was like $800 for the kit. When I bought my P407 I paid $200 ready to run. For $200 I couldn’t resist. It has so much metal on it and again, it looks so much, if not identical from 5 feet away to the Tamiya bruiser. I have actually seen somebody trying to pass a P407 off as a Tamiya bruiser. I forget what it was but they were differences in the color of the frame or the transmission. You can still find this kit. It has a three speed transmission. They call it three speed but it’s not like a three speed in a real car. It has low four-wheel-drive, high rear wheel drive, and then high four-wheel-drive. All remotely controlled at the transmitter.

Thanks for the heads up, Indeed I never heard of this model before... I'm pretty new still to crawlers I'll look into it now... it does look high quality...how fast does it go on high gear?

I love crawling though honestly I always thought going fast was more fun and maybe to some extent it can be...but the crawlers never break, they are always ready to go out and play...they can run at night, rain or shine, snow...name it...it's awesome. Mine is fully lit my trx4 and I go walk at night I add a flashlight to my controller and off I go

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[BABY NSX]

Thanks for the heads up, Indeed I never heard of this model before... I'm pretty new still to crawlers I'll look into it now... it does look high quality...how fast does it go on high gear?

I love crawling though honestly I always thought going fast was more fun and maybe to some extent it can be...but the crawlers never break, they are always ready to go out and play...they can run at night, rain or shine, snow...name it...it's awesome. Mine is fully lit my trx4 and I go walk at night I add a flashlight to my controller and off I go

Hmmm…you know, I don’t know how fast it goes in high gear. It’s not super fast as it’s still a crawler. I would guess maybe a tad slower than the high gear in your TRX4? Just guessing. Not sure how high quality it is but it’s pretty decent. It’s just cool as the chassis is kinda scale looking.

True what you said about crawlers. When there is about an inch or two of snow crawlers are fun to take out for a walk. Yeah the lights are very handy at night!

 

[Ronny2019]

I dable in the tech house music scene. I like making beats and trying new products.

 

[BABY NSX]

I dable in the tech house music scene. I like making beats and trying new products.

Pretty neat set up. Have no idea about the stuff but looks cool.

 

[yansag1982]

I dable in the tech house music scene. I like making beats and trying new products.

Not sure what all this too but it looks expensive hehe

Hmmm…you know, I don’t know how fast it goes in high gear. It’s not super fast as it’s still a crawler. I would guess maybe a tad slower than the high gear in your TRX4? Just guessing. Not sure how high quality it is but it’s pretty decent. It’s just cool as the chassis is kinda scale looking.

True what you said about crawlers. When there is about an inch or two of snow crawlers are fun to take out for a walk. Yeah the lights are very handy at night!

Spent the whole evening working on my rig ...took it mostly apart, made a few upgrades, touches up the paint work on the body etc. I reckon it looks pretty cool now right? (Well...at least from a few feet away, there is a slight feel of handcraft painting to the body but I kind of not hate that at the same time.)

Next on the list will be the pro scale light kit (it has most of the lights but not brake and reverse and I want the better disconnect plug for the body the one that on it right now is a nightmare) and new metal bumpers front and rear.

 

[BABY NSX]

Not sure what all this too but it looks expensive hehe

Spent the whole evening working on my rig ...took it mostly apart, made a few upgrades, touches up the paint work on the body etc. I reckon it looks pretty cool now right? (Well...at least from a few feet away, there is a slight feel of handcraft painting to the body but I kind of not hate that at the same time.)

Next on the list will be the pro scale light kit (it has most of the lights but not brake and reverse and I want the better disconnect plug for the body the one that on it right now is a nightmare) and new metal bumpers front and rear.

Man, that looks sweet! I love all the lights! Looks like a real truck!

I was going to put lights on the roll bar of the Jimny but I figure the actual light from the driving lights would get blocked by the windshield. I ordered some driving lights on cyber Monday and will come next week. Will mount in the front somewhere. Might throw on some crawler tires I have in the basement.

I installed the light kit I just order. The ESC surprisingly doesn’t have a brake function so I have taillights and reverse in reverse gear, no brake lights. Has directionals, side marker and when you get on the gas the headlights get brighter. Was a cheap kit for like $12. Can’t complain except the wires were too short so had to extent the wires to the 6 lights out back. Wanted to keep the module under the hood. Even if I put the module in the middle of the car the wires wouldn’t have been able to be routed under the frame and around the transfer case. I kinda like the hood compartment as it hides stuff and keeps all the electronics sorta protected.

 

[yansag1982]

Man, that looks sweet! I love all the lights! Looks like a real truck!

I was going to put lights on the roll bar of the Jimny but I figure the actual light from the driving lights would get blocked by the windshield. I ordered some driving lights on cyber Monday and will come next week. Will mount in the front somewhere. Might throw on some crawler tires I have in the basement.

I installed the light kit I just order. The ESC surprisingly doesn’t have a brake function so I have taillights and reverse in reverse gear, no brake lights. Has directionals, side marker and when you get on the gas the headlights get brighter. Was a cheap kit for like $12. Can’t complain except the wires were too short so had to extent the wires to the 6 lights out back. Wanted to keep the module under the hood. Even if I put the module in the middle of the car the wires wouldn’t have been able to be routed under the frame and around the transfer case. I kinda like the hood compartment as it hides stuff and keeps all the electronics sorta protected.

That looks absolutely amazing ...I regret not getting one now 🥹 I would put bigger tires in it personally...I'm sure these don't perform as good.

The lighting stuff from traxxas for the trx4 is amazing but it gets real expensive real quick...90$ CAD for just the pro scale module and the mounting kit...I have most of the light already mind you

 

[BABY NSX]

That looks absolutely amazing ...I regret not getting one now 🥹 I would put bigger tires in it personally...I'm sure these don't perform as good.

The lighting stuff from traxxas for the trx4 is amazing but it gets real expensive real quick...90$ CAD for just the pro scale module and the mounting kit...I have most of the light already mind you

Thanks! Yeah it’s not the best looking truck and bigger tires would definitely help it! For that price and the fact that I could fit 12 inch tall figures in it I couldn’t resist it. There’s a lot of accessories that you can use from G.I., Joe figures or Barbie dolls. Barbie actually has an interesting selection of vehicles. One of my earlier RC cars was a white 1/10 scale Ferrari 308. The body is so nice on that car. I think the Jimny is still for sale on Amazon.US for $140 US.

A friend of mine that is really into the Traxxas trucks told me that the lighting and other accessories from them can get very expensive. When I picked up my TRX4 used, it came with a light bar on top and all the other lighting and the wheel well lighting also. I picked up the whole truck for $250 US used. I normally don’t wanna spend so much money as I already have other stuff but the deal seems pretty good so I figured I would jump on it. He said the light kit alone is like $100? I don’t know if it’s the same kit that you are referring to. The body that came with it is the red land rover defender body. It is pretty nice with the locking and unlocking differentials from the remote and the two speed transmission. I try not to buy anything because I don’t have any more room and I have so much stuff but if I see a good deal, I can’t resist!

 

[yansag1982]

Thanks! Yeah it’s not the best looking truck and bigger tires would definitely help it! For that price and the fact that I could fit 12 inch tall figures in it I couldn’t resist it. There’s a lot of accessories that you can use from G.I., Joe figures or Barbie dolls. Barbie actually has an interesting selection of vehicles. One of my earlier RC cars was a white 1/10 scale Ferrari 308. The body is so nice on that car. I think the Jimny is still for sale on Amazon.US for $140 US.

A friend of mine that is really into the Traxxas trucks told me that the lighting and other accessories from them can get very expensive. When I picked up my TRX4 used, it came with a light bar on top and all the other lighting and the wheel well lighting also. I picked up the whole truck for $250 US used. I normally don’t wanna spend so much money as I already have other stuff but the deal seems pretty good so I figured I would jump on it. He said the light kit alone is like $100? I don’t know if it’s the same kit that you are referring to. The body that came with it is the red land rover defender body. It is pretty nice with the locking and unlocking differentials from the remote and the two speed transmission. I try not to buy anything because I don’t have any more room and I have so much stuff but if I see a good deal, I can’t resist!

Man 250$ for a fully equipped trx4 is a steal...congrats... there's always a bit of room left for that for sure haha ..I paid a lot more than that for mine and it doesn't have the 2 speed and my diffs are always locked.

The pro scale module allows you to have turn signals, brake lights, reverse lights...put the hazards on and select between intensity off/medium/high...it's pretty cool.

 

[BABY NSX]

Man 250$ for a fully equipped trx4 is a steal...congrats... there's always a bit of room left for that for sure haha ..I paid a lot more than that for mine and it doesn't have the 2 speed and my diffs are always locked.

The pro scale module allows you to have turn signals, brake lights, reverse lights...put the hazards on and select between intensity off/medium/high...it's pretty cool.

Thanks! Yeah I don’t have a lot of money to spend on this stuff plus my wife is watching these things overflow from the basement into the dining room so I don’t think I can get anymore but I can’t resist a really good deal.

That pro kit sounds really nice! That’s awesome!

 

[Loopsod]

Seems a lot safer than actually riding it. As I recall, gravity can be a real b*tch when you're falling of a board!

 

[yansag1982]

Seems a lot safer than actually riding it. As I recall, gravity can be a real b*tch when you're falling of a board!

Right...this has turned into an RC discussion hehe... fingerboards yeah they're awesome...when you grow older you get scared...but you're never to old to start fingerboarding, check this out:

 

[yansag1982]

Thanks! Yeah I don’t have a lot of money to spend on this stuff plus my wife is watching these things overflow from the basement into the dining room so I don’t think I can get anymore but I can’t resist a really good deal.

That pro kit sounds really nice! That’s awesome!

Ain't she pretty?
This thing has a lot of details despite being so small and it moves around in quite a realistic fation I'm pleased with it so far...just did some painting details on it...still need the interior and a driver:

 

[BABY NSX]

Ain't she pretty?
This thing has a lot of details despite being so small and it moves around in quite a realistic fation I'm pleased with it so far...just did some painting details on it...still need the interior and a driver:

Nice detailing! So what size driver will work? Like maybe one of those 3.75” guys? Nice articulation!

 

[yansag1982]

Nice detailing! So what size driver will work? Like maybe one of those 3.75” guys? Nice articulation!

I dug up and old G.i. Joe and cut it in half and stuck it to the seat with double sided tape...then a did a mother's CMX wax on the whole thing...2 coats...it shines more realistically now.