Cross-RC PG4A Adventurer - heavy-duty kit build

[BlackSeaRC]

It's been a while but I finally found some spare time to start building my Cross-RC PG4A Adventurer.  This model was released in 2016 and was one of the earliest products from Cross-RC who were only established in 2013.  The PG4A is the top-of-the-range model in the PG series, which also included (amongst others), the PG4L dually truck.  It never sold in big numbers and was not widely available so consequently, it is quite a rare beast.  It is a 1:10 scale crawler kit in the style of a full-size pick-up truck and with a kit this big, it involves quite a large investment in time and money to get it built.  It uses a metal C-channel chassis, 2-speed all-metal gearbox, a smattering of other metal parts, 2.2" tyres and a detailed hard plastic body.  Of course with a kit like this, you also need some heavy duty electronic parts.

 

Everything about this kit is big and heavy, but being one of the earlier kits, it has a few quirks that meant the build didn't go entirely to plan.  In the video below, you can watch how the truck gradually comes together.

 

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