r/crawling

Traversed Lutsen, MN this past weekend and we found some seriously gnarly volcanic rock shelves right off Lake Superior.

Landscape here feels criminally underrated. Turns out lichen-covered basalt with random vertical cracks and ledges makes for the best natural crawling terrain I’ve run on all year.

Green rivalry is my Vanquish VRD Carbon “Grasshopper” straight-axle 4WS still chasing a cleaner gear ratio, but she claws up near-vertical faces like it’s nothing.

Silver aluminum/black rig is my brother’s Axial 1/8 Gilamon build, annoyingly outperforming me on every single line approach being that it’s a longer/wider platform (plus a more competent driver)…

This hobby is just the best, I love it haha

I'm really new to this RC thing and still learning. There is a sound, something like "kir kir," coming from the crawler. It's like a metal-touching-metal sound. Is that normal? The wheels are tight to the axles. I have no idea actually where it's coming from.

Is it normal to have this sound in the MJX Hyper Go H12Y?

C2X or new 1985 Toyota?
Hey everyone! I’m trying to decide between the RC4WD C2X and the new 1985 Toyota Pickup.
I want something that looks great but can also handle serious crawling. I’m planning to do some tuning/upgrades over time, and I’m considering converting the 1985 Toyota from leaf springs to links to improve its crawling performance.
Upgrade potential, crawling performance, and how much I’d need to spend to get it there are important to me. Both will be converted to hobby wing pro elite.
With my discounts they are currently $470 for the C2X and $520 for the 1985 Toyota.
Which one would you choose and why? Any real-world experience with both would be greatly appreciated!
Please don’t suggest other brands. I’m sure :)

Buddy wanted the bed and tow hoist. I felt like It needed the old school sling to finish it off.

Added some scale accessories and stickers last night. She was feeling a little plain, all black.

Running a superscale 2020 system

My first crawler in over 10 years and wow they have come a long way. Pretty happy with the performance of the H10 out of the box and was eager to get it out in the trail.

Hi! At age 43 I made a childhood dream come true. It started with a small 1/12 model which was fun for two weeks playing with my three buys and towing their cars. Then it broke. So I dived deeper into the topic RC crawler, asked in this and other subs and came up with a ABSIMA CR4.4eco.

A TRX4 Sport or a TRX were the other alternatives. TRX is great but for me following points made me go for ABSIMA:

Great price/function relation

4WD with portal axles, 2 gears remotely and diff lock manually on the axles. The last feature got me, since the TRX got this on remote but with a very high price difference.

I cannot say something about how reliable the parts are but for now crawling works really good with this machine.

A little rain, a lot of rocks, and the Bronco just kept climbing.
Mud everywhere, tires working hard, and plenty of articulation. This little truck was definitely in its element today. 🐎⛰️
Axial SCX24 Bronco.

Picked up a WPL c24-1 to get my feet wet. Already looking in to upgrades and getting a bit overwhelmed. Can I assume that most aftermarket parts are all the same? Just rebranded under different resellers? Also, did I make a mistake by going 1/16 scale? Should I jump straight into 1/10 or micro, Am I in a shallow pool for upgrade parts?

A little evening trail run with the FJ40.
Rock, city lights, and nowhere in particular to be.
Honestly, I’m starting to think the adventures are becoming the best part of this hobby.