Jan 1 2009

Losi Rear Hub and Axle Upgrade

Losi’s 1 Piece Rear Hub upgrade in Grey anodized aluminum also includes a solid steel axle set for the Losi Mini Rock Crawler.
This upgrade replaces the stock ball joint rear drive with a solid shaft. Use the old ones as spares for the front! Of course the solid shaft takes away the easy to do [...]

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Dec 17 2008

Schmenzer’s DMG NAT Part 3

Mounting the ESC, Receiver and Battery
For now I am using stock Losi electronics but I may end up upgrading down the road.
There is some decent room in the NAT for electronics but a bit of planning made things go easier. After trying components in different spots I basically decided to go with a similar set [...]

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Dec 16 2008

Working on Schmenzer’s NAT Part 2

I worked more on the NAT today and it was time to get the steering squared away.
Here are the parts I used for the servo mount:
Axial Aluminum tray from a Scorpion
3 Racing Aluminum Servo Posts
Kyosho Mini-Z Wheel Bushings as spacers under the tray
First up was modifying an Axial Scorpion servo plate to use with the [...]

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Dec 16 2008

Schmenzer’s DMG NAT Part 1

Even though I actually got my DMG Alluminiti before this NAT I went to work on the NAT first because I had all the parts availability.
This orange and black beauty is 4-5/8 ounces stripped of components and is ready to install the components.
The parts I am using for now:

Losi MRC Axles, Transmission, Upper and Lower [...]

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Dec 4 2008

Losi’s New 2.2 Class Crawler

 
 
This is one of those I expected it but didn’t see it coming deals for me. It was natural to expect a 2.2 crawler from Losi, after all they have been making option parts for a while and their crawler tires and shocks are some of the best out there, I just did not expect [...]

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Nov 3 2008

MFM Black Widow Chassis with Scorpion Parts

I made the swap over of gear from my ARTR Axial Scorpion to the MFM Black Widow chassis today and I am impressed with the rig so far. It went together very easily and the quality of the chassis is very good.
I took it out to the rocks we used last week for our comp [...]

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Oct 30 2008

Duratrax Cliff Climber

Duratrax first crawler entry is a bit of an odd duck in that its size is in between the currently popular 2.2 rigs that are nominally 1/10th scale and the Losi Mini Rock Crawler that is nominally 1/18th scale. The Cliff Climber comes in at approximately 1/14th scale and boasts some pretty impressive features that [...]

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Oct 22 2008

Kyosho 2.2 Rock Force Crawler

Recently introduced as a preview and scheduled for availablility in December 2008, Kyosho is entering the 2.2 Comp Crawler Kit fray with the Rock Force 2.2. This rig was designed from the ground up as a competition level base kit. The Rock Force is the first production crawler in the industry using worm gear technology. [...]

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