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AX10 Ridgecrest - Stage 1 Upgrades

AX10 Ridgecrest - Stage 1 Upgrades

With the release of the AX10 Ridgecrest, there’s been some chatter about it’s capabilities as a crawler.  Is it staying true to the AX10 name?  Well as part of the Axial design team, I can tell you we worked hard to insure this.  Though out of the box the Ridgecrest may have a bit more [...]

Axial “SCX10JK” Armor - Poison Spyder Front and Rear Bumpers - TJM Winch

Axial “SCX10JK” Armor - Poison Spyder Front and Rear Bumpers - TJM Winch

We have been spending an awful lot of time over at Rebel Off Road lately, and who can blame us? All of us Axial RC guys look at this shop like our hobby shop. These guys are constantly working on cool projects. Lucky for us, the SCX10JK is at the top of their priority list. [...]

Axial “SCX10JK” Armor - Skid Plates from Rebel Off Road

Axial “SCX10JK” Armor - Skid Plates from Rebel Off Road

We just dropped in to visit the guys at Rebel Off Road to see the progress on our “SCX10JK” build. In our last blog we dipped into the process of installing the body protection from Poison Spyder. This time around we really looked to the expertise of the Rebel Off Road guys to best protect [...]

Axial “SCX10JK” Armor - Poison Spyder Crusher Flares and Crusher Corners

Axial “SCX10JK” Armor - Poison Spyder Crusher Flares and Crusher Corners

The next stage of our 2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon dubbed “SCX10JK” involves some protection, styling and clearance. We headed back over to Rebel Off Road to check on the progression of our build, and they are busy working on the next few steps to include the front and rear steel Poison Spyder Crusher Flares (check [...]

Axial “SCX10JK” - Icon Vehicle Dynamics Suspension

Axial “SCX10JK” - Icon Vehicle Dynamics Suspension

We have officially placed the Axial 2012 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited “SCX10JK” in the capable hands of Rebel Off Road for them to start the build. The first thing on the to do list was a proper suspension system. We have had Icon Vehicle Dynamics as one of our marketing partners for quite some time now, [...]

Axial Visits Rebel Off Road

Axial Visits Rebel Off Road

Now that we have this 2012 Jeep to build, dubbed “SCX10JK” , we headed back over to Rebel Off Road to start developing a game plan to get it trail ready! Rebel Off-road is famous for making some of the wildest Jeeps in Orange County, Ca. For a relatively small shop, this company puts out [...]

EXO Terra Buggy Build Tips: Motor Mount

EXO Terra Buggy Build Tips: Motor Mount

The Axial EXO Terra buggy includes a very unique motor mount.  The adjustable mesh screw and the dovetail groove are both unique designs for ease of adjustment and maximum holding strength with minimal effort.
Lets go over the basic installation and assembly of the motor mount.

Step 1: With the motor mounted onto the slide use [...]

The Full Size Connection

The Full Size Connection

Axial is different than any company I have ever worked with before. These guys are the real deal enthusiasts; the parking lot at the Axial offices is regularly decorated with capable off-road trail rigs. This enthusiasm for full scale adventure translates directly into the scale products we have all come to enjoy.
While hanging around [...]

Rock Racing - King of the Hammers - Poison Spyder

Rock Racing - King of the Hammers - Poison Spyder

Photos: Poison Spyder, Rodney Wills, Randall Davis
There is no doubt that the crawler segment of the RC hobby will continue to grow, the question is, which direction will it go, and why? We have seen a tremendous shift from the competition style of crawling toward the scale side of crawling in the last year. No, [...]

Rat Rod Formula Offroad Build

Rat Rod Formula Offroad Build

A little update on this Rat Rod FOFF build that was featured in the 100th issue of RC Driver. Now that the 100th issue has been out for a few weeks I figured it was a good time to show some detailed chassis shots. Like my last FOFF build it began life as an SCX10 [...]

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