tolk83 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I'm eyeing up a crawler, budget of about 300 max to get me started. The honcho would mean no budget left to customise, and the carisma would leave me 70ish for upgrades. What would you guys recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DartmoorTrails Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Second hand eBay will net you a good crawler for nearly half that budget. For some odd reason there's a flurry of Vaterra Twin Hammers but usually will get at least one Scx10 per week and/or a Wraith.If you're set on new I'd recommend the SCX10.2 and use it stock till you need to replace [emoji106]Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 As with above, I'd go second hand, something not too used and abused, should still save you a good few quid. Aim for the kit version, they come with some nice bits in the kit so you get upgrades right from the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Twammers was the worst model I've ever owned ran it twice then sold it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 On 21/05/2018 at 22:12, stretch said: Twammers was the worst model I've ever owned ran it twice then sold it. Oh so true..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy_uk Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) I have an SCX10 and SCX10ii. Both really good trailers/crawlers. The SCX10ii is pretty decent out of the box. My SCX10 (one) has been tweaked here and there and performs just as well as the SCX10ii. I don't know a huge amount about the Carisma but it does look smart. The beauty of the SCX10 and SCX10ii is the amount of third party part support. For me, I would go for an SCX10 of some sort. Edited May 24, 2018 by monkeyboy_uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabom1981 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) I have a carisma coyote and really enjoy it, I have never owned an axial so can’t offer a true comparison I’m afraid. The carisma I feel is a great vehicle to get you started and is easily modified and customised. A few things I wasn’t too happy with when I got it were the tyres not offering as much grip on rocks (they say it’s more a trail rig from the box) also being fitted with bronze bushings instead of sealed bearings (bought bearings on Ebay) there is a fair amount of slop in some of the suspension rod ends but will replace them when needed. The stock wheels are 1.55 on the outer and 1.9 on the inner which make changing the tyres impossible without also changing the wheels. I’ve modded a good few parts of mine now and I’m pleased with what it can do. It’s great value for money in my opinion. From what I can tell axial quality is better. Edited May 24, 2018 by Wabom1981 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just rolling Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 the carisma is good and money left over for the hobbywing 1080 esc and bearings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only4Fun Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Scx10ii every time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolk83 Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Cheers for the responses guys. I've just been relocating all my rc stuff into the small underground space under the house. It's not going to be the warmest in the winter, but the space is exclusively mine and away from the kids! Also means i can stealth purchase a new kit! Might go for the scx10ii kit and get bits as I go along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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