By Brandon on February 8, 2012
See Part 2 of the build HERE
Wanted to share the latest updates to my Formula Offroad build. When I first built this rig using AX10 axles the Wraith™ had just hit the market. At the time I thought it would be great to have those new AR60 axles found in the Wraith™ underneath my Formula [...]
Posted in AX10, Tech, Wraith, XR10
| Tagged 1:1, AX10, AX90018, Axial, Brandon, Build, Building, fun, Jeep, Modifications, RC, Tech, Tech tips, Wraith, wraith kit, XR10
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By Bender on January 30, 2012
Axial Wraith™ Sway Bar Sets
Front - AX30781
Rear - AX30782
Is your Wraith™ set-up for high speed rock racing, or G6 style events? Then this is the option part you have been waiting for: the Axial Wraith Sway Bar Kits. Designed for high speed this system will let you soften up your suspension for jumps, while [...]
Posted in Adventures, News, Product Release, Promotional, Tech, Wraith
| Tagged Axial, Build, Building, Jeep, Jeeping, King of the Hammers, KOH, Modifications, ripsaw tires, sway bar, Wraith
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By Bender on January 24, 2012
I stumbled across an old school R/C video recently on YouTube that covers the early beginnings of remote control cars. Little did I know that when I clicked that link I was going to be given a lesson in R/C history. I think most people will be surprised to learn that the R/C movement started [...]
Posted in New To R/C?, News, Promotional, Tech
| Tagged Axial, Build, Building, Comp, competition, event, Events, fun, R.O.A.R., scaler, Tech, Tech tips, vintage r/c
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By Recce01 on January 12, 2012
Kevin Jowett and the Scale Builder’s Guild crew are on a mission as of late. Not that they would spend their time in any other way, but, the builds coming out of that community are fantastic. We recently featured a full custom project built by Kevin Jowett and company using a substantial amount of SCX10 components. [...]
Posted in Adventures, International, News, Promotional, SCX10, Tech, Wraith
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By Bender on January 5, 2012
Over the holidays I found some time to start adding scale details to the step by step Wraith kit build. I still have a little more work to do, but I wanted to update the blog with what I have done so far. Most of my time was spent detailing the rear “cargo” area of [...]
Posted in Adventures, News, Promotional, Tech, Wraith
| Tagged Axial, Bender, Build, Building, fun, King of the Hammers, KOH, Modifications, RC, ripsaw tires, rock crawler, scale accessories, scale details, scaler, Tech, Tech tips, Wraith, wraith kit
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By GCRad1 on December 26, 2011
Have you ever wondered what is inside your differential, be it your full-size rig or your R/C for those of us who are RTR’ers? And how exactly does a differential works? We all have a rough idea as told to us by our fathers and uncles, but for a “bust-a-scientifical” classroom breakdown of the concepts, [...]
Posted in Tech
| Tagged Diff, Differential
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By Bender on December 6, 2011
One modification that I wanted to make to the Wraith kit build I did here on the blog is 4 wheel steering. Driving a rig with four wheel steering is extremely fun, especially on a scaler that will see a lot of technical terrain. So, I recently gathered all the parts I would need to [...]
Posted in Adventures, News, Promotional, Tech, Wraith
| Tagged 4 wheel steer, 4ws, Axial, Bender, Build, Building, King of the Hammers, KOH, Modifications, RC, rock crawler, scaler, step by step build, Tech, Tech tips, Wraith, wraith kit
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By Bender on November 29, 2011
Now that the EXO Terra Buggy has officially been announced, I want to take some time and highlight a few of the features. For this post I want to cover how to swap the batteries and show a couple of the subtle but cool details on the EXO battery tray assembly. Our patent pending quick [...]
Posted in Adventures, EXO Terra Buggy, News, Product Release, Promotional, Tech
| Tagged Axial, AXIAL EXO, axial exo terra buggy, Bender, Build, Building, desert racer, fuel safe, fun, Griffin Radiator, Hankook tires, ICON Vehicle Dynamics, pre-runner, Raceline wheels
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