Intro

Being in the RC-sport for almost 40 years gives you some experience, especially if you been into quite all of the branches of RC! 

Funny thing though, there is always something new to try out. 

I've been racing basically all major car classes, flying aeroplanes and helis, building self-designed boats as well as aeroplanes… heck, I have even produced kits. All, for what is worth! A good time for me in the hobby with mutual friends. 

Lately, I've noticed that the common interest for a couple of different types of cars has become huge, namely drifting and crawling!  I've checked onto the latter of the two to see what this scale things are all about!

The basics 

The basis for this build will be the Traxxas Trx4 in kitform. (#82016-4) I don't like buying a complete ready to run car. I want to build it myself and learn about it at the same time. Also, one benefit is to be able to introduce the building process to my kids. Get them used to the different types of tools and not being afraid to use them. 

Of course it would have been much cheaper to just buy a RTR but this build gives me more choices amongst the path of completion. 

Options

There are numerous options for these types of cars but as I have zero experience of what is needed I opted for things I know, like a proper steering servo, a descent speedo and brushless motor. I've also opted for some aluminum options that should make up for good reliability. 

Bodywork

For this car I've chosen Traxxas Landover body in unpainted version. Please study the online manual well. There are a lot of parts needed to complete this one. Colorwise it will be something representing Sweden and its colors. It will  eventually be a speaker unit on board.
This Landrover is a beautiful piece of body that looks like it has a good mold. Not to thin in the material, all holes are pre-drilled and it is nicely CNC-cut along the lines. Of course it comes with window masks and decals as well.

the body will get LED ligtning and the optional PRO Scale kit which not only makes the installation a breeze but also allows you to control all the lights from your phone/pad.

Electronics

For this build I opted for the Hobbywing AXE combo with 2100Kv motor. As for steering a Savöx1256TG with 20kg of torque is the starting option. The radio is the included TqI with additional bluetooth unit. For transmissions, like locking the diff I´m using the supplied micro servos.  

Hobbywing Xerun with the Axe 2100Kv motor and AXE 80A speedo FOE system. This combo should give a super smooth control and enough power. They are IP67 water proof and the FOC (Field-Oriented Control) will be an interesting feature.

Savöx SC1256TG for the steering.

Enjoy PART II in the right menu!

Happy crawling

Marcus