Today +Stephen Tattersall took me for a spin in his 92 Cherokee. It was wonderful. You know why? Because he drove it like he was in it. I swear by this motto and its the heart and soul of this blog. Bashing is for amateurs or ego maniacs. And, it's for the rich because bashing = broken. To me, the great joy in driving these little 1/10 scale trucks is that I cannot afford to drive my real Jeep in such a manner because if anything on it breaks...I'm most likely riding my bike every day for a year to save money to fix it. There is no joy in that. Like a kid, I imagine myself in that truck, making choices to go left, right, up, down, through... picking that mystery line that will get you from point A to B without wrecking your truck and smiling the whole time doing so.
Thanks for the ride Stephen. Great truck and great driving mate.
Scotty
Friday, December 19, 2014
Saturday, December 13, 2014
'56 Ford brought back to life
I spent the past several weeks building a new RC out of my SCX10 but with all the snow and cold... I have only been able to drive it around the house. But, today was a melt and some of the rocks cleared enough that I could get out there and give it a trial run. Here is a video of it below. The 45 turn motor and lower gearing is nice... forces me to drive smart and patiently and will help me avoid breakages and run time will be longer as well. The down side... speed and bashing can be a blast! Who knows... maybe a 27 turn will find its way in there down the road or maybe my 35 turn. As for the 80mm shocks... that adds some restrictions as well to the flex but I'm not complaining... too much flex and you just end up getting stuck. I think some 100mm King shocks might be ideal. Or 90mm. I'm thinking about ordering some of those RC4WD Mud Basher tractor tires. They will look perfect on this rig. Watch down the road for more video's.
Thursday, November 27, 2014
The slow crawl
There truly is nothing that I enjoy more than slow crawling off road whether it be in an RC or a real truck. Don't get me wrong... I do love those Ultra 4 races too but when I need to relax... the slow crawl is what gets me most. All that said... I will be bringing you video's that I discover from time to time... hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
Now sit back, relax, chill and enjoy the drive..
Not my rig but sure wouldn't mind it. ;)
Now sit back, relax, chill and enjoy the drive..
Not my rig but sure wouldn't mind it. ;)
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Truck of the month November 2014
Recently I have fallen in love with the Ultra4 class racing and have been eating up the YouTube video's. Today I did a google search for Ultra4 RC truck and in among the hits I came across this gem.
The builder goes by Die-Laughing over at RCCrawler.com (amazing site btw, I highly recommend it) and has literally built this thing from scratch. He has purchased bits and pieces from all over and re-purposed many items, learned how to work with some new materials, experienced many hiccups and problems all the while coming up with solutions. In the end... the build is amazing. Here are some snapshots but for the full experience (be prepared to lose an hour or more of your life but it's worth it. Trust me), go to the thread Here.
Enjoy
Scotty
The builder goes by Die-Laughing over at RCCrawler.com (amazing site btw, I highly recommend it) and has literally built this thing from scratch. He has purchased bits and pieces from all over and re-purposed many items, learned how to work with some new materials, experienced many hiccups and problems all the while coming up with solutions. In the end... the build is amazing. Here are some snapshots but for the full experience (be prepared to lose an hour or more of your life but it's worth it. Trust me), go to the thread Here.
Enjoy
Scotty
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Foam tire mods and wheel weights
Depending what the goal you have for how you wish your RC to perform is... you may decide to alter your tires by changing how they grip. You can do this a few different ways. One is to cut the foam inside and the other is to add weights inside.
Cutting the foam allows for soft spots to exist on the tire which in turn allows the rubber to grip more of the surface rather than just riding over top of it.
Adding weights to the wheels is the lowest possible location you can add weight to your truck. Why would you do this? To increase your COG (center of gravity). By bringing the weight as close to the ground as possible, you minimize roll overs and you increase traction. This is particularly wanted in crawling over rocks. Not so much so when out trailing. The down side with adding weights to the wheels is that there is now some increased stress on your axles and drive line. You will most likely need to boost up the quality of those if you do this mod.
What you are after should be about this much grip... maybe a hair less than this...
You want to avoid this...
So... pull your tires off your rims (if glued... a whole new article to come on this) and pull the foam out. I cut mine in about a minute per by using a brand new box cutter blade and extended to full length. Do one side, flip and do the other side then cut notches. Up to you how big those notches are... too much and you end up like the bad tire above and roll over a lot. See pictures below of the foams I cut for my new Rock Crushers...
Now put them back in the tires and mount them up. Unless... you are also going to put wheel weights inside which I spoke of above. If so... here are shots of my rims. I first filled the groove in the rim with many passes of heavy gauge steel fencing wire to add weight. I then put electrical tape over top. I figured that would be good enough but later on I decided I want more weight so Purchased several strips of lead weights from the hobby store. You can buy these at some auto motive shops or garages. They are used for balancing tires. I ran one full strip plus 2 onto each wheel. When done, my wheels ended up weighing .55lbs each. A half pound per wheel/tire. Thats a total of an extra 2 lbs on my truck. Good thing I have a steel drive shaft, metal gear servo and a 45 turn motor. The machine would not last long if I didn't. Keep this in mind if you want to do the same thing with your wheels. More weight = more potential problems possibly but it also = better performance if you are set up for it.
One last thing I did was add some cut lead weights to the inside of the back of the wheels. Later on I realized this was far too much weight on the wheel and I have since removed them. Careful with this as you might have the weights clip your steering knuckle. Not all wheels can do this.
Right now there is a bunch of snow outside so I can't get out and do a trial test run but having zipped the rig around the living room for the past 20 minutes... it is looking promising. :)
Have fun and don't be afraid to experiment with your truck. That is most of the fun right there.
Cheers
Scotty
Editor and Chief of this here blog thing. :)
With the new Rock Crushers (1.9) and wheel weights in them.
Cutting the foam allows for soft spots to exist on the tire which in turn allows the rubber to grip more of the surface rather than just riding over top of it.
Adding weights to the wheels is the lowest possible location you can add weight to your truck. Why would you do this? To increase your COG (center of gravity). By bringing the weight as close to the ground as possible, you minimize roll overs and you increase traction. This is particularly wanted in crawling over rocks. Not so much so when out trailing. The down side with adding weights to the wheels is that there is now some increased stress on your axles and drive line. You will most likely need to boost up the quality of those if you do this mod.
What you are after should be about this much grip... maybe a hair less than this...
You want to avoid this...
So... pull your tires off your rims (if glued... a whole new article to come on this) and pull the foam out. I cut mine in about a minute per by using a brand new box cutter blade and extended to full length. Do one side, flip and do the other side then cut notches. Up to you how big those notches are... too much and you end up like the bad tire above and roll over a lot. See pictures below of the foams I cut for my new Rock Crushers...
Now put them back in the tires and mount them up. Unless... you are also going to put wheel weights inside which I spoke of above. If so... here are shots of my rims. I first filled the groove in the rim with many passes of heavy gauge steel fencing wire to add weight. I then put electrical tape over top. I figured that would be good enough but later on I decided I want more weight so Purchased several strips of lead weights from the hobby store. You can buy these at some auto motive shops or garages. They are used for balancing tires. I ran one full strip plus 2 onto each wheel. When done, my wheels ended up weighing .55lbs each. A half pound per wheel/tire. Thats a total of an extra 2 lbs on my truck. Good thing I have a steel drive shaft, metal gear servo and a 45 turn motor. The machine would not last long if I didn't. Keep this in mind if you want to do the same thing with your wheels. More weight = more potential problems possibly but it also = better performance if you are set up for it.
One last thing I did was add some cut lead weights to the inside of the back of the wheels. Later on I realized this was far too much weight on the wheel and I have since removed them. Careful with this as you might have the weights clip your steering knuckle. Not all wheels can do this.
Right now there is a bunch of snow outside so I can't get out and do a trial test run but having zipped the rig around the living room for the past 20 minutes... it is looking promising. :)
Have fun and don't be afraid to experiment with your truck. That is most of the fun right there.
Cheers
Scotty
Editor and Chief of this here blog thing. :)
With the new Rock Crushers (1.9) and wheel weights in them.
Monday, November 17, 2014
Welcome to One10 RC
Hello and welcome. I will start right off by saying yes, this is not a "magazine" but a blog and one that will have articles and features and so forth just like a magazine. There is no subscription fee to join or any other costs associated with it other than maybe some swag in the near future in the form of shirts, hoodies, hats, etc.
My name is Scott and I have been into the 1/10 scale RC hobby only a full year now but it feels like several. My friend Bob got me into it by actually buying an SCX10 for me so that he could have a buddy to go out with. That was the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me I think. At first I figured "oh great, a money pit" but in truth... I haven't spent nearly as much hard earned cash as a lot of guys out there have on this hobby. Not even close to some. I have 2 SCX10's now and maybe $2000 spent most of which came from selling off stuff I already had and never used. I have purchased the majority of my gear used off Kijiji too. A lot of guys sell rollers (no electronics) that they have about $400+ invested in for usually half or less the value spent. Their loss has been my gain so far.
One thing I have learned from getting into this RC truck hobby is that I get a lot of joy from driving them this is true but I spend far far more time in the build stages and that is where the true joy comes for me. The mechanical stuff, the problem solving, the mod's... you guys know what I'm talking about right? I'm sure you do.
Well... I guess I better get to "work" (is this really work? I mean... doing what you love?) and come up with the first article for this blog.
Thanks for visiting and please, do support the "magazine"
Cheers
Scotty
Editor in Chief
My name is Scott and I have been into the 1/10 scale RC hobby only a full year now but it feels like several. My friend Bob got me into it by actually buying an SCX10 for me so that he could have a buddy to go out with. That was the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me I think. At first I figured "oh great, a money pit" but in truth... I haven't spent nearly as much hard earned cash as a lot of guys out there have on this hobby. Not even close to some. I have 2 SCX10's now and maybe $2000 spent most of which came from selling off stuff I already had and never used. I have purchased the majority of my gear used off Kijiji too. A lot of guys sell rollers (no electronics) that they have about $400+ invested in for usually half or less the value spent. Their loss has been my gain so far.
One thing I have learned from getting into this RC truck hobby is that I get a lot of joy from driving them this is true but I spend far far more time in the build stages and that is where the true joy comes for me. The mechanical stuff, the problem solving, the mod's... you guys know what I'm talking about right? I'm sure you do.
Well... I guess I better get to "work" (is this really work? I mean... doing what you love?) and come up with the first article for this blog.
Thanks for visiting and please, do support the "magazine"
Cheers
Scotty
Editor in Chief
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