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Felt guilty for not posting any pics yet so here is one (hopefully!) of my sons Sendero HD from the last time we went out (before I got my TR). I'm justifying this picture due to it being and Element truck!!

I'd had literally just watched this video before I logged on here to see what was happening in this thread! I'd love to have a spot like that nearby! Cheers Rich

So I've not had a chance to do anything with mine until today so the front bumper is fitted, and the battery tray changed to the larger one. I had a quick measure of the rear bumper on my scx10ii blazer and it looks like it will fit quite nicely on the TR with a hefty trim of the back of the shell (AX31537 is the Axial part number). My 9yr old son has an inset day from school tomorrow so we are taking the TR and his Sendero HD out to the woods to see how the TR goes. After that I'll have the start of an idea what to do with it. Didn't bother with pics of today because it is just the same old stuff we've all seen before, but I'll try and get some tomorrow. It'll be fairly muddy so I'm thinking the inner fenders will actually end up being my first upgrade! Cheers, Rich

Mine was delivered yesterday but I've not opened it yet due to work etc. Think ill go straight for the front bumper for starters then just get out to the woods and see what's what. My 9yr old son has the Sendero HD so itll be interesting to see them side by side...... Im really impressed by his Sendero HD and was going to just get one of those until I saw the price of the TR. It was a no brainer! I like the idea of the Knightrunner rear bumper and i think the bum drag of the Trailrunner is what's going to annoy me first - so I reckon that will be my first 'paid for' mod. After that, and in no particular order, id like to try a Quicrun Fusion and maybe some Proline TSL's or go to 1.9's....... I'm excited to try this TR (and I don't get excited often! Cheers, Rich

Wow.....just realised its nearly 9 years since I last posted on here!! Anyway, I ordered my Trailrunner last night when I saw the price on Modelsport! Was going to pull the trigger on the Sendero HD (so much better than my old SCX10ii) to match my 9year old sons but at the price this was at it seemed worth a punt as I quite like the IFS and smaller wheels / tyres. Spent alot of time on the Tube watching vids and it seems OK so im quite excited to see how it goes. If the worst comes to the worst, I'll convert it to solid front axle. I suspect there will be a few more 'Runners showing up in the near future so hopefully this thread will be a good source of info and pics👍

Just a small toolbox (which contains all I need to build the car), a few common size nuts, bolts, screws in a pot which lives in the tool box, cable ties, insulation tape, a few charged packs. That's it. If I am on foot or away from the car, I take some long nose pliers, box spanner, double ended screwdriver, in my pocket along with the spare packs and maybe a wheel nut. Rich

Very good. Love that shell too. Hopefully get up to Black rocks myself at the weekend / next week. Great vid Rich

That lead could have been made for the job! Probably the best mod you can do. Rich

+1 for Colin! TBH though he is prob sick of looking at round things so may prefer chocolate eclairs. rcbearings rocks! I will not go anywhere else. If anyone knows him, please point him in the direction of this thread! Rich

Ok just seen that I can get a complete scx10 chassis from cml for

i had seen that Radshape chassis and saved it to my favorites.....then completely forgotten about it LOL!! Good call mentioning that, Jack. Guess what I am now saving up for!! I take it my Scout stuff will bolt on? I would imagine that the chassis has been made with axial at the forefront of the designers mind? Cheers, Rich

Thought I would bring this thread back from the dead! I want to spend some time on the Scout after a long period of neglect until recently. I am pleased that there seem to be so many Scouts about now! I am going to start by trying to fit my lexan Tamiya Brat shell onto this chassis. Ultimately I want to turn this truck into more of a scaler type thing (think Axial SCX 10) but that is a way off unless I try to make my own chassis rails and braces etc. Anyway, thanks to all the new Scout owners and threads that have inspired me to get back on it!! Cheers, Rich

Thats very good! Been thinking about doing this myself. Did you buy the axial chassis and braces etc or make your own? Some build pics would be great! Cheers, Rich

Here is mine at Black Rocks. Admittedly it was dry but the stock tyres were fine. And here it is after a mud run through the woods As I said, I love it and for the cash I don't see how you can beat it. Rich

Oops.....posted in wrong thread!