FMS 1:24 FCX24 Chevrolet K5 Blazer RTR

What do you reckon the damage will be?

2 hours ago, Rustic Ade said:

What do you reckon the damage will be?

Oh, I should think around 124 GBP...

Model sport have it listed at £124 

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/fms-124-fcx24-chevrolet-k5-blazer-rtr-black-1350845

I think small crawlers are not very usable and maybe a little flimsy, but dare i say it but i think i will end up with one of these in a couple of months, i see Injora have loads of hop up parts to fit it, lots of brass bits, really nice beadlock wheels and decent tyres, i can see me getting one and a pile of goodies

5 minutes ago, Lone-wolf said:

I think small crawlers are not very usable and maybe a little flimsy, but dare i say it but i think i will end up with one of these in a couple of months, i see Injora have loads of hop up parts to fit it, lots of brass bits, really nice beadlock wheels and decent tyres, i can see me getting one and a pile of goodies

They are very useable, you need only a very small, and temporary area to use them in. 

1 hour ago, Rustic Ade said:

They are very useable, you need only a very small, and temporary area to use them in. 

 

Absolutely!  Even with 1:10 scale I sometimes find myself wishing for more challenging terrain but with something like 1:18 or 1:24, you can always find somewhere to drive it.

5 hours ago, BlackSeaRC said:

 

Absolutely!  Even with 1:10 scale I sometimes find myself wishing for more challenging terrain but with something like 1:18 or 1:24, you can always find somewhere to drive it.

 

Infront of the telly, stack of books, cushions, sofa, dog. Imagination is the limit 😁

I’ve got the power wagon version and they are the best rtr mini crawlers out there. Defo getting one of these in black.

10 hours ago, Rorys Breaker said:

I’ve got the power wagon version and they are the best rtr mini crawlers out there. 

 

Whilst i agree this model and to be honest all the fms/roc hobby micro crawlers are very good, i honestly dont believe them to be the best out there.

 

ive had, losi micro crawlers, ftx mini 2.0, the ftx mini 3.0 (under a different brand i cant think of), axial scx24, roc hobby Land Cruiser, eazy rc glacier (light blue pick up which is my lads) and finally the Trx4m’s. 

 

I still wouldn’t mind a Mogrich though if any ever come up for sale….

8 hours ago, Gaz! said:

 

Whilst i agree this model and to be honest all the fms/roc hobby micro crawlers are very good, i honestly dont believe them to be the best out there.

 

ive had, losi micro crawlers, ftx mini 2.0, the ftx mini 3.0 (under a different brand i cant think of), axial scx24, roc hobby Land Cruiser, eazy rc glacier (light blue pick up which is my lads) and finally the Trx4m’s. 

 

I still wouldn’t mind a Mogrich though if any ever come up for sale….

 

So which is your favourite child?

It looks like i will be ordering the Black K5, and i have put  together a list of nice brass parts from Injora, now i have to say i did and still do feel the small crawlers are limited but this FCX is large for 1/14th, it looks fun to tinker with and a case of running it on suitable terrain, just could do with selling some more stuff first 

On 23/04/2023 at 18:27, Lone-wolf said:

It looks like i will be ordering the Black K5, and i have put  together a list of nice brass parts from Injora, now i have to say i did and still do feel the small crawlers are limited but this FCX is large for 1/14th, it looks fun to tinker with and a case of running it on suitable terrain, just could do with selling some more stuff first 

I think it's particularly small for 1/14th. I'd say it was closer to 1/24th. 

22 minutes ago, chewbacca said:

I think it's particularly small for 1/14th. I'd say it was closer to 1/24th. 

congrats, you spotted the deliberate mistake............i should of put 1/24th, i dont think i will be getting one as nobody is buying my low priced  excellent used stuff

I ended up doing pre order on the black one, then spent out on a lot of hop ups and still waiting for the truck

On 24/05/2023 at 05:17, Lone-wolf said:

I ended up doing pre order on the black one, then spent out on a lot of hop ups and still waiting for the truck

I did exactly the same 😂 

 

On 05/06/2023 at 10:30, steephill said:

I did exactly the same 😂 

 

I pre ordered from wheelspin, at least i got it at the lower price £119, hopefully after all this waiting it should be here in a couple of weeks now

Have these still not arrived?? Wasn’t it supposed to be early June??

lets hope they are worth the wait. 

2 hours ago, Gaz! said:

Have these still not arrived?? Wasn’t it supposed to be early June??

lets hope they are worth the wait. 

Its always the UK that get stuff last as we not important, its now said to be June 19th arrival, but on the FB group the guys in the USA are really heaping praise on this little Blazer, every one is saying its way better than trx4m

I'm afraid to say the second that I saw nylon parts being advertised as a plus, I lost all interest in it. if I won't let nylon near my guitars unless it's very high quality nylon strings, there is no way in hell I'd want anything made of nylon on an RC anything, especially if it's going to be under the slightest amount of stress.  Nylon loves to stretch and it would shock people just how much and how easily nylon likes to stretch - try tuning a classical guitar with a cheap set of nylon strings it will never hold it's tune.

Edited June 9, 2023 by Grogg

A lot of the nylon parts for rc are far better than metal, RPM arms are a nylon type plastic I believe and I’d run them over aluminium every day of the week.

Nylon for guitar strings is almost certainly a different blend to that used for rc parts.

I see wheelspin have pushed the due date yet again its now expected 28th June, at this rate it will be an xmas pressie