Upgrading and customizing small-scale crawlers such as the Axial SCX24 can be both fun and costly. Depending on what you're looking to add to your 1/24-scale crawler, you can quickly exceed the price of the base vehicle itself. Thankfully, there are brands like Injora which offer budget-friendly, performance-focused upgrades that will let you customize to […]
The list of upgrades available for the SCX24 continues to grow. Injora has been increasing its array of upgrades, ranging from tires, wheels, chassis weights, shocks, and more. After installing Injora's 40mm Internal Spring Shocks on my SCX24 Deadbolt, I wanted to test out another of their shock upgrades; 32mm Aluminum-bodied, Adjustable Shocks ($14.99). While […]
Raw, rock-gripping performance with a touch of scale detail. You can't upgrade wheels without upgrading tires, can you? For this review, the answer is a solid "no." With my Axial SCX24 Chevy C10 sporting a freshly-installed set of Treal 1.0" Aluminum Beadlock Wheels, it was only fitting to pair those rims with a new set […]
Upgrade the appearance and performance of your small-scale R/C crawler with these sleek and stylish wheels. Up until recently, most of my upgrade attention had been focused on my "standard-scale" R/C vehicles. In fact, it's almost second nature to upgrade and enhance a 1/10-scale vehicle in some way, shape, or form. However, the emergence of […]
Carisma tweaks and tunes their 1/24-scale R/C crawler for true trail performance. Last year’s release of Carisma’s 1/24-scale MSA-1E crawler gave me high hopes for the state of small-scale crawling rigs. As a fan of larger-scale R/C crawlers, I’ve amassed quite a collection of scaled-down crawlers over the years, searching for the “perfect” rig for […]
Overjoyed. That’s how I would describe my feelings during the release of Axial’s original Yeti Jr. Rock Racer (and Yeti Jr. SCORE Trophy Truck). It’s hard to believe that those two models were released over two years ago and in that time...both have been discontinued. After Axial lowered the curtain on their two 1/18-scale models, […]
When Carisma Scale Adventure announced their 1/24-scale MSA-1E lineup, I was immediately drawn to this new machine and hoped it would live up to whatever hype I’d build around it. While I’ve added a number of smaller-scale R/C crawlers to my collection, not all of them have been able to match the level of performance […]
The search for a capable and fun small-scale R/C trail rig has been my personal holy grail/white whale expedition for quite some time. While I’ve driven some vehicles that come close to being “spot on” with regards to handling and overall performance, there are small items that cause the overall experience to fall a bit […]
As retro-styled, small-scale R/C vehicles go, there aren’t many to choose from. In fact, I’d say Team Associated has the market cornered with their two 1/28-scale models, the RC28T stadium truck and RC28 buggy. It’s this blend of old-school style and small-scale stature that forced me to add yet another R/C vehicle to my fleet. […]
If the R/C hobby is addicting, you’ll only find yourself getting pulled in deeper once you experience the thrill of FPV. My journey into FPV began last summer, outfitting an Axial RR10 Bomber and Axial Yeti Jr. Rock Racer with a low-cost FPV setup. This cobbled-together approach was a great starting point, however, I wanted […]
