I've done some extensive mods to the jeep platform. Using the parts in the parts bag, you can stretch the front end and 4 link it at the same time. The brass wheel wideners are fantastic as well especially paired with the Hot Racing wheel weights. The Hot Racing diff covers are also sweet as well as the adjustable shocks (add some all purpose grease to them and it will preform even better). You can also flip the electronics front and rear to help lower the COG. Good luck with it man! One of the best, if not the best, 1/24 scale crawler available.
Here is a tip for ya. There is a low medium and high speed setting on the controller and on the low setting it is so much more controllable amd crawling is much more fun. The bumper can be moved back as well :) enjoy the car dude it gave me so much fun.
I have both the axial scx24 trucks. I have a 1967 chevy c10 and the deadbolt. These are AWESOME fun for less than $150 usd. There is alot of aftermarket parts...brass wheel weights, diff covers etc. Also better shocks help alot. The hot racing oil emulsion and friction shocks help ALOT. Superb truck! Great value! Upgradable! Hands down winner in my opinion! Get yourself one and have fun with it!
The hop up parts for the Axial are insane and look to be super high quality I think the viewers are right on this one fer sure LOL Thanks for the vid mate.
That they are and pricey lol. But I have one and have the 9gram weighted diff covers. And aluminum gearbox cover and it crawls even better. Turn throttle rate down all the way and it is a dream.
I had a trx 4. I was fishing in a river and I broke off, so I when to my car about 20 ft away. Then I heard my dad tell what are you doing? I look over and it drove in reverse into the river. As I watched it sink I ran down the bank and got waist deep into the water. Keep in mind that there was ice floating down the river. I had the car off. I know because my light bar was not on. As it speed off in reverse it was smoking. It smelt like esc. Traxxas said they can't do anything because I was not able to retrieve the car. I had the car for 2 weeks.
I have two SCX24s and they are a blast. Had some issues with one of them but Horizon Hobbies customer support has been excellent. I do recommend buying the Venom dual charger on Amazon for $50 because the stock chargers stopped working after only one charge.
Kev you must do rear steer ..your controller has the 3rd channel just need a front axle and a small servo ..also look into the high low on the controller
Hey Kev. Yeah sounds like The battery leaking is a very common problem...happened to mine & my buddy’s as well. I absolutely love this little rubicon tho! After the 2nd day I noticed it had 3 different speeds on the remote 😆👍🏼 guess that’s what I get for not reading the instructions! Lol Great addition to the crawler fam!
Kevin Talbot yeah look for L M H switches on the remote 🤝 I find that M is a happy medium that works for just about anywhere you go but it’s always nice to throw it in high and see what she’s got! 😎
I'd say overall the Scx24 is the best. The tires are a nice size, but not sticky squishy enough, should be made of something like the X2S³ Compound. Also, the Deadbolt frame is a bit different than the Jeep, making the Deadbolt a bit better up hill. Though the Jeep, could be better down hill, with more weight distributed even centre. And that body is quite nice!
I been flying micro to 700/800 helicopters for a long time. So I decided it’s time to start something new and purchase this Scx 24 Jeep. Now I’m hooked and want something bigger now.
“Absolutely epic!” Yes!!! Thank you for trying out the SCX24. It is an impressive little scale rig, I love the deadbolt body but I hear that the Jeep is lower CG. My only upgrade might be wheel weights to help with side hilling. It’s perfect other than that
Some say (with experience) that for the scx24, proper tires are the best upgrade to begin with. Axial made a great looking tire, with crappy rubber. I'd have to agree. Wheel wheights and spacers, are also great. Overall the best.
The scx24 jeep was my first rc and i love it..i purchased the brass weighted diff covers and trimmed the body so the tires don't rub and love how it climbs the courses i create
For the kraton 4s get banggood shocks for it and the outcast 4s I think their is shocks that work pretty well or something besides stock that doesn't leak
WORM GEARS = hill lock.... When you have worm gears it will stop the truck when you're not on the throttle and you would think it would affect the power but it doesn't it's a great design
Hey Kev I owe a massive thanks to you & your content, I made the switch to Lipo literally today for my hsp brontosaurus pro & MASSIVE difference in performance & run time!! Thank you im finally getting off the nitro band wagon.
I'd like to see you put the rc4wd's micro scrambler tires on all of them, just to see how they compare. With the 1/35 body the Devastator is like a comp crawler, the others are more like scalers! The Axial scx24 has excellent steering and is surprisingly fast, BTW! Looking forward to the next one!
Would love to see a comparison b/t Axial and FMS Smasher 1:24. I feel like the big, soft monster truck tires might give the FMS an advantage in a lot of situations.
Mount the bumper straight onto the frame and burn two holes in the body for the lights to shine thru. Clip a notch on the bottom of the bumper for the servo arm and mount the ft shocks down to the frame at the tower mount. It'll then climb a wall head on. Add wheel brass and both dif covers and you're good to go.
I ordered one. Came a day late on a holiday road trip looking forward to driving it when I get home. Also ordered a Gatekeeper that should be there as well when I get back.
@@filiped7298 I love mine.I think it's around the same as the devastator if not a little better..I Cant believe kevin hasn't had it on the channel yet..
You should check out carismas msa-1E you can order smaller pinions gears for it. I set mine up with a 10t pinion and I also ordered the scx24 tires and glued them to my carismas stock rims. It's a great little rig. You can also order 350mah 2 cell lipos for it from carismas that fit the battery tray perfect. I love it.
Of course you can't say what is truly the best unless you have tested them all...so I would add the Partner Racing QX-4 to the list for consideration. I've just bought one of these 1:18 scale mini crawlers and this one is interesting as it is a buggy rather than a truck body style crawler. It is very similar to the sort of buggies that compete in Icelandic Formula Offroad and also has an uncanny resemblance to the larger Axial Wraith Rock Racer. It uses a spaceframe chassis ensuring great wheel articulation and ground clearance plus offering amazing approach, departure and breakover angles. To see my full review including unboxing, close-up look at all details, off-road testing and an assessment of the good/bad points, check the videos on my channel, BlackSeaRC.
Did you have the Axial on the slowest speed setting when crawling and testing? Any difference in capability crawling on the slowest to fastest speed setting? Thanks!
Awesome you finely got 1 man! I’ve done lots of mod and run videos of the scx24 on my channel! Jeeps not as capable but I Love my mini deadbolt scx24 😊
You can make the sxc24 all wheel steer also just take the front end off a second sxc24 and replace the rear end off the first one with the new steering axle and plug it into ch.2. Now ch2 on receiver operates rear steer.
I have a deadbolt scx24 and they are much better with some heavy wheel hub weights. It wont flip on that climb with those. I also want to get some grippier tires for it from rc4wd.
I bought the white version last week and I ain’t stopped playing with it. (That’s what she said!)
lol
I have the white version too. Man I love this thing.
Same just start looking for the connections to charge the battery cuz that charger is garbo
marxnex71 same. Bro 😂😂😂
I got the yellow one, but the white version probably looks better,
I've done some extensive mods to the jeep platform. Using the parts in the parts bag, you can stretch the front end and 4 link it at the same time. The brass wheel wideners are fantastic as well especially paired with the Hot Racing wheel weights. The Hot Racing diff covers are also sweet as well as the adjustable shocks (add some all purpose grease to them and it will preform even better). You can also flip the electronics front and rear to help lower the COG. Good luck with it man! One of the best, if not the best, 1/24 scale crawler available.
I flipped the front bumper mount, and reversed the battery tray.
It’s also got 3 speed settings. Took me about a month to figure that out. Who reads the directions?
The axial does
Here is a tip for ya. There is a low medium and high speed setting on the controller and on the low setting it is so much more controllable amd crawling is much more fun. The bumper can be moved back as well :) enjoy the car dude it gave me so much fun.
The steering circle can also be adjusted. But on smaller turning circles you can really hear the servo working hard.
@@joebone3151 makes sense since it doesn't have a diff
@@DaneH64 actually it does have a differental it just is always on or locked I don't remember.
@@joebone3151 I know it has one, but it basically isn't there since it is permanently locked
Also tip since the motor isn't being used at full power and it's brushed it will burn the motor out quick but all well they cheap...
I have both the axial scx24 trucks. I have a 1967 chevy c10 and the deadbolt. These are AWESOME fun for less than $150 usd.
There is alot of aftermarket parts...brass wheel weights, diff covers etc. Also better shocks help alot. The hot racing oil emulsion and friction shocks help ALOT.
Superb truck! Great value! Upgradable!
Hands down winner in my opinion!
Get yourself one and have fun with it!
The hop up parts for the Axial are insane and look to be super high quality I think the viewers are right on this one fer sure LOL Thanks for the vid mate.
That they are and pricey lol. But I have one and have the 9gram weighted diff covers. And aluminum gearbox cover and it crawls even better. Turn throttle rate down all the way and it is a dream.
Me: bored
Kev posts: best day ever
I feel sorry for you :(.
@@jellymotionorigami7991 hi sans 👋
Respect 100
You can chuck out the TRX4 now you’ve got this 🤪
I had a trx 4. I was fishing in a river and I broke off, so I when to my car about 20 ft away. Then I heard my dad tell what are you doing? I look over and it drove in reverse into the river. As I watched it sink I ran down the bank and got waist deep into the water. Keep in mind that there was ice floating down the river. I had the car off. I know because my light bar was not on. As it speed off in reverse it was smoking. It smelt like esc. Traxxas said they can't do anything because I was not able to retrieve the car. I had the car for 2 weeks.
@@finnz7913 I'm, sorry for your loss. I learned my lesson with traxxas models as well but my learning experience was a lot less expensive.
Kaiden Stevens aww dude you must have been gutted! You would only be getting used to it after two weeks.
@@rccarnage580 it was probably the biggest kick to the nuts I've ever had.
I have two SCX24s and they are a blast. Had some issues with one of them but Horizon Hobbies customer support has been excellent. I do recommend buying the Venom dual charger on Amazon for $50 because the stock chargers stopped working after only one charge.
Kev you must do rear steer ..your controller has the 3rd channel just need a front axle and a small servo ..also look into the high low on the controller
Hello! If you are reading this comment, I wish you good luck and strong health! Be happy! ❤️
Gracias amigo feliz navidad desde España!! Thanks my friend
@@TodoMotorsRc ¡hola amigo! Feliz navidad desde Rusia!! Que tengas unas buenas vacaciones 😁 have a wonderful year 2023!
Thanks!
im more hyped to watch a vid from you than waiting for a movie to come out.
I was really surprised on how well it did I might be ordering one!😄
Getting an scx24 tomorrow , this video helped me make that choice
Hey Kev. Yeah sounds like The battery leaking is a very common problem...happened to mine & my buddy’s as well. I absolutely love this little rubicon tho!
After the 2nd day I noticed it had 3 different speeds on the remote 😆👍🏼 guess that’s what I get for not reading the instructions! Lol
Great addition to the crawler fam!
I didn't know about the 3 speeds! Maybe mine goes quicker then?
Kevin Talbot yeah look for L M H switches on the remote 🤝 I find that M is a happy medium that works for just about anywhere you go but it’s always nice to throw it in high and see what she’s got! 😎
I'd say overall the Scx24 is the best. The tires are a nice size, but not sticky squishy enough, should be made of something like the X2S³ Compound.
Also, the Deadbolt frame is a bit different than the Jeep, making the Deadbolt a bit better up hill. Though the Jeep, could be better down hill, with more weight distributed even centre.
And that body is quite nice!
Ohhhhh and I love that montage! Thank you. :)
This is probably my favorite rc crawler you’ve done a video on
I been flying micro to 700/800 helicopters for a long time. So I decided it’s time to start something new and purchase this Scx 24 Jeep. Now I’m hooked and want something bigger now.
get a trx-4 :)
“Absolutely epic!”
Yes!!! Thank you for trying out the SCX24. It is an impressive little scale rig, I love the deadbolt body but I hear that the Jeep is lower CG. My only upgrade might be wheel weights to help with side hilling. It’s perfect other than that
Some say (with experience) that for the scx24, proper tires are the best upgrade to begin with.
Axial made a great looking tire, with crappy rubber. I'd have to agree.
Wheel wheights and spacers, are also great.
Overall the best.
@@MrsRabbit8 Which wheels would you recommend?
I got this same exact one a month ago. I just got into the hobby. Glad to see I picked a good one as an introduction into the world of scale rc.
We all know the XJ Cherokee performs very well so we don't need to wonder why this is an awesome crawler. This crawlers going to sell sell sell
Hi, Kev. I absolutely love my scx24! Considering adding rear steering just for shits and giggles.
haha same!
The scx24 jeep was my first rc and i love it..i purchased the brass weighted diff covers and trimmed the body so the tires don't rub and love how it climbs the courses i create
Watching Kev and Pat have cost me a fortune lol big up the guys
For the kraton 4s get banggood shocks for it and the outcast 4s I think their is shocks that work pretty well or something besides stock that doesn't leak
WORM GEARS = hill lock....
When you have worm gears it will stop the truck when you're not on the throttle and you would think it would affect the power but it doesn't it's a great design
I just ordered one, literally spent 120 bucks on upgrades for it, the customizability of it is crazy
Can we see the traxxas trx4m
Kev is actually really smart
please review trx4m :3
I just got one for Christmas and I really like it. Great review
Hey Kev
I owe a massive thanks to you & your content, I made the switch to Lipo literally today for my hsp brontosaurus pro & MASSIVE difference in performance & run time!! Thank you im finally getting off the nitro band wagon.
Love your videos
Hey for the bumper it can be flipped to get much better angle
Yeah, they are all good. Miss a little bit of control and smoothness on the slow crawling of the CR-24 though. Maybe the SCX24 got that?
Please review the panda hobby tetra X1. To be honest I think it’s better than those two. Maybe not the one with the rear wheel drive
Man i love it when he say check 'HIT' out
I have all of these and we love them Kevin... My kids and I have a blast!!!
Just picked up the Betty. Very pleased.
Man I love his videos
Can't wait for the 4s kraton video!!!!!!!!!!
Is there any where to get a servo for these i broke mine
I replaced mine with a stronger metal geared airplane sub micro .
I put a savox in mine you have to cut out the back of the stock servo tray to make it fit but it's great way better than stock.
I'd like to see you put the rc4wd's micro scrambler tires on all of them, just to see how they compare. With the 1/35 body the Devastator is like a comp crawler, the others are more like scalers! The Axial scx24 has excellent steering and is surprisingly fast, BTW! Looking forward to the next one!
Would love to see a comparison b/t Axial and FMS Smasher 1:24. I feel like the big, soft monster truck tires might give the FMS an advantage in a lot of situations.
Mount the bumper straight onto the frame and burn two holes in the body for the lights to shine thru. Clip a notch on the bottom of the bumper for the servo arm and mount the ft shocks down to the frame at the tower mount. It'll then climb a wall head on. Add wheel brass and both dif covers and you're good to go.
Put those Scx24 wheels and tires on the devastator and that thing will be unstoppable.
try an Ftx outback it's a good crawler
or kanyon
Did you put the rear wheel steering on the truck or did it come that way sorry newbie hear
If I could only have one it would be the Devastator.
The upgrades for these are awesome..
I ordered one. Came a day late on a holiday road trip looking forward to driving it when I get home. Also ordered a Gatekeeper that should be there as well when I get back.
I had the same exact issue with the included AAs leaking
Mine leaked as well :/
Mine were leaking too
SCX 24 rocks! just bought one. Looks we gonna have a lot of fun with it!
I’m surprised there so cheap! I always wanted a 4 wheel steer but the yellow one is AWSOME......just have to buy them both?!
I just love the realism of the Axial over the other two.
Great video keep up the great work
Been waiting for this. Thanks kev!!
Kev plz offroad the Defender
I haven’t even finished the video, but I know it’s good because it comes with AA’s included
U cant flip the bumper mounts over to get more approach and departure angle on the hobby plus cr24
The AA batteries in my SCX24 spewed acid on me as well. That Devastator surprises me everytime, i need to get one of those also. Great vid Kev 🤘😁
Same experience here. The batteries leaked and the charger burnt up after one charge lol. Love the truck and controller though 👍I have two sets now.
Try the Basher roksta its awesome!!!
Tha Don I have that one. It’s fun!
@@filiped7298 I love mine.I think it's around the same as the devastator if not a little better..I Cant believe kevin hasn't had it on the channel yet..
Tha Don I believe Kevin doesn’t work much with hobbyking I’m afraid
✌🏻😎🏴Even with micro crawler’s, you drive them until the wheels fall off 😂 awesome 👍🏻
I'm personally obsessed with the wpl crawlers. I think the value is hard to beat
Hi Kevin your the best keep up the good work
BASHER ROCKSTA KEV!!!! IT'S 4WS AND MOA!!!!
Just picked up the Axial SCX24 dark silver Chevy C10. Very capable little beast.
One more when it comes to rc never hurts Kevin!
What did you do with the bumper?
Make your trx4 a dually and get a truck body
The electronics from the 4 wheel steer truck in the scx24 with a front axel and servo mounted in the back would be sick
You should check out carismas msa-1E you can order smaller pinions gears for it. I set mine up with a 10t pinion and I also ordered the scx24 tires and glued them to my carismas stock rims. It's a great little rig. You can also order 350mah 2 cell lipos for it from carismas that fit the battery tray perfect. I love it.
I prefer the axial it's more realistic
Love your vids
Tom Robert absolutely the axial Rubicon takes the win for me as well 👍🏼
I really have to buy those micro r/c crawlers
Is it true that the Axial doesn't have oil filled shocks?
I have an SCX24 on the way. Can not wait
Yes yes yes!!!! Much love from Canada!!!
Kev I live vicariously through you bro thank you for your channel
Dunno if anyone has mentioned it yet, but the Basher Rocksta 1:24 crawler also looks the business. Would be great to add to the comparison.
Need to try the rocksta mini.. very capable in crawling, and has better parts then the devastator, and also battery removable. Love the channel.
Another great video Kevin 😛👍
Love this guy, doesn't make false claims like MSM that guy is fos.
I noticed you didn't mention the axial has a three speed selection switch !
does it have porportional stearing and throttle
I’ve been modding my Scx24 for a couple months! It’s very fun on the couch!
I bought the gladiator and it does good . Planning to upgrade the wheels and suspension.
Hey do you think it's possible to set the axial up with rear steer like the devastator has with the multiple modes using a single button?
Yes four wheel steering is an option
Of course you can't say what is truly the best unless you have tested them all...so I would add the Partner Racing QX-4 to the list for consideration. I've just bought one of these 1:18 scale mini crawlers and this one is interesting as it is a buggy rather than a truck body style crawler. It is very similar to the sort of buggies that compete in Icelandic Formula Offroad and also has an uncanny resemblance to the larger Axial Wraith Rock Racer. It uses a spaceframe chassis ensuring great wheel articulation and ground clearance plus offering amazing approach, departure and breakover angles. To see my full review including unboxing, close-up look at all details, off-road testing and an assessment of the good/bad points, check the videos on my channel, BlackSeaRC.
Another great vid kev !
AXIAL ALL THE WAY MAN!
Did you have the Axial on the slowest speed setting when crawling and testing? Any difference in capability crawling on the slowest to fastest speed setting? Thanks!
Awesome you finely got 1 man! I’ve done lots of mod and run videos of the scx24 on my channel! Jeeps not as capable but I Love my mini deadbolt scx24 😊
You can make the sxc24 all wheel steer also just take the front end off a second sxc24 and replace the rear end off the first one with the new steering axle and plug it into ch.2. Now ch2 on receiver operates rear steer.
Make the devastator scale by changing out the wheels and shell
I have a deadbolt scx24 and they are much better with some heavy wheel hub weights. It wont flip on that climb with those. I also want to get some grippier tires for it from rc4wd.
All I seem to do is watch your videos!they are so good and keep me entertained on a night when I'm not working
YOU SHOULD REALLLY!!!! try out the losi super rock rey.
You ever thought about putting lead shot in the tires? Just a little for crawling.
Please do more with this toy crawler