Everybody talking about this rig and looks to be for a good reason. It's so refreshing to see a brave and different approach to the 24th scale scene. Many people disappointed for the plastic gears, while my modified SCX24 's also have plastic tranny and the Tamiya TT02's comes with plastic diffs and are very reliable...
It's the plastic gears in the portal boxes that are failing. The slot on the gears were the drive pin inserts strip out. The plastic used in this spot is to soft. Hopefully FMS comes out with metal gears for the portal axles.
I haven't bought any "FMS" yet (even if they are superb, but the price is a little too expensive for me), I only have axial in 1/24 but I may be fine letting myself try if optional coin sellers follow. In any case, this little crawler is really classy. Thank you for your test and review.
Many of the crawler vids you bring out inspire me to mod my current crawlers. I like the idea of a tough truck project. Nice review here mate, you're doing good work. I'm lol at your pointing stick.
I bought a couple of the little crawlers at the start of lockdown and loved them still get them out in the evening and make up a death defying track with whatever I can lay my hands on and some 3d printed track you can use to make ramps or bridge over a gap so I think I might just order one one of these trucks I really like the two speed gearbox the light function and that body is screaming out for a little airbrushing of some rust and an odd coloured wing , great video again , keep up the good work and stay safe mate ...
I caught the 'rona and was down for a month....I ordered a C24 and made an indoor track out of old styrofoam and some spray foam.....have to paint it up and gather up some twigs and stick and stuff to make it even more challenging. I had an old tub of drywall compound too, that's good for texturing flat spots. I made a groove on the back side of my hill to resemble a dry stream bed. Shaped it with drywall compound. Probably hit up the dollar store and buy a bag of tongue depressers to make a rope bridge out of......
@@keithbutler6361 Once I get around to painting it I'll post it to imgur or somewhere like that. I don't like cross referencing to my facebook profile on here due to all the spammers.
When you started driving outside i couldn't focus on the car because of the amazing nature you were driving around in. We don't have that here in the Netherlands
I don't know what kind of movie witchcraft you performed there, but I am certain from description: 2speed gearbox, portal axles, lockable differentials that we are watching a TRX4 in action. Clear as day. 😂
@@TomleyRC I do think you're right, though, about the importance of the 2 speed box and the portal axles having been introduced at this scale. I think it'll raise the bar across the 1:24 scale segment of the industry.
What's really cool is that you can buy the portal axles for $16 a peice and also the gearbox for also $16 and you can retro fit them into a scx24! I did on my deadbolt makes it epic! For a cheap price
Hi have the red one, just put the steel gears in the portals soon as I seen FMS release them, it out performs my SCX 24 bronco I couldn’t believe it I have a Lotta money in my bronco 90% mofo RC products all of his brass components, And my FCX 24 power wagon I’ll performed it. I think it’s my favorite rig, appreciate your sharing, this is the beauty of this awesome Hobby. I’ll be watching more
There's a pretty big buzz about this truck. Looking forward to trying to get my hands on one. I really like the Idea of 2 speed gearbox. It's a game changer in the 24th scale world for sure. 👍🏼
Thanks, great review. I'm glad it seems as good as I was hoping it would be. Got one on the way, after recently getting a Smasher V2. Which I think is also great. Nice one. 👍
It kinda looks like a 1/18 scale with a short wheelbase. Would be nice to see a head to head comparison video with an SCX24. Keep up the great content Tomley.
Funny you should do a review of them truck I have being delivered at any moment. This video has got me even more excited than I ever thought I would be about a 1/24 scale truck. 👌
Looks really nice, but pretty top heavy. Not sure I would have gone with portals AND 2-speed. I think portals are great in terms of authenticity and for really slow crawling. In that case I would have wished for a Unimog body. I will probably wait until that is available. And the 2-speed would have been nice with a lower profile truck that you can either crawl slowly or run at higher speeds e.g. in sandy conditions (where the SCX is kind of slow and / or burns the motor). Design wise I still like the Deadbolt best of all 1/24 crawlers, but that is only my personal preference, or maybe my old Losi micro crawler based custom Unimog - that looks even better, but is 1/36 scale!
Mine showed up last night. Hopefully I can take it out for a drive to see how it is out of the box. One thing that was surprising to we was how heavy it was. It is not a light weight.
Great vid, as always! Wonderful to see a 1/24th with gear box, as well as portals! Some metal parts upgrade, but overall, great platform to start with! Since we're on the subject, what's your overall preference on the scale of the rc? Like, do you have a preference, overall, or do you use each for certain things? I like the 1/16 so far, it seems to be a great in-between that allows for big and smaller areas. I know price point is exponentially higher when you go bigger than 1/16, as my 1/8 scale monster truck costs what a fleet of 1/16 do!! Thank you for your vids!
The Panda Hobby has portals, but I'm not a fan of how it runs. I uploaded a video of that, the FMS Atlas 6x6 and the Gladiator crawling in my yard at night, I think it's a 10 minute video. I was happiest with the Atlas. I put brass weights on the Atlas. They were meant for the SCX24. Paid like $10 for them.
Traxxas missed out. They’re missing a huge market here and I was thinking the first 2 speed 24th scale would be a trx 24 but 🤷🏼♂️ I’ve got a blue on the way!
I just bought one today after watching this video but how do I bind the transmitter to the car? I haven’t touched rc for almost ten years. Please enlighten
That thing that you said was a Snorkel Tom it’s actually the Exhaust. That’s how those old Power Wagons were built back then they went with the Tractor look and the tractor type of Exhaust that sticks up also you can Buy Tractor wheels too for a Bigger Power Wagons. I believe Dodge is the maker of them!
Just received one the latest batch and it came with the new radio and esc from the monster truck . Hardly any drag brake and double tap for reverse. Little disappointing
Hi tomley, didn't see where the battery mounts. What kind of battery it needs. it easy to change or remove. Yellow is the best color. Thanks for your review. Keep the awesome work tomley
Nice video! Really nice RC!!! Do you think it would be possible to take the motor/transmission out of the FCX24 and put it into another one of FMS Model's RCs, such as the LC80 or K10?
People spend $200 to upgrade the scx24 to the stock version of this .. making the SCX24 damn near $400 rig upgraded which puts you well into 1/10 scale .. the FMS stock is what most people need .. indoor courses and your done !
Everybody talking about this rig and looks to be for a good reason. It's so refreshing to see a brave and different approach to the 24th scale scene. Many people disappointed for the plastic gears, while my modified SCX24 's also have plastic tranny and the Tamiya TT02's comes with plastic diffs and are very reliable...
yeah the plastic diffs should be fine, my TT02's can handle 3s brushless😂
It's the plastic gears in the portal boxes that are failing. The slot on the gears were the drive pin inserts strip out. The plastic used in this spot is to soft. Hopefully FMS comes out with metal gears for the portal axles.
@@Georgew67 I ran 6000kv on 3S through the plastic gears on my TT02 😅
2 speed and portals? This is what we’ve been waiting for! If only FMS would send me one 😂
😂 😂 😂 Me too while they're at it...
@@alantaylor353 get in line 🤣
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@@Hoosierdaddyjones812 me first though 😂😂😂
@@alantaylor353 😂😂😂
Awesome tiny truck and the power wagon is such a cool looking crawler in any size/scale
I was blown away buy this little thing. I didn't get any upgrades in mine.
This looks a great truck. Visually nice, portal axles, 2 speed gearbox, drives well and a compact transmitter! Ideal for chucking in a rucksack.
It’s definitely the king of the 1/24s. And it’s fricken adorable and affordable. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay we have a winner
That modulation is fantastic, nice little truck 👍
I haven't bought any "FMS" yet (even if they are superb, but the price is a little too expensive for me), I only have axial in 1/24 but I may be fine letting myself try if optional coin sellers follow.
In any case, this little crawler is really classy.
Thank you for your test and review.
Great truck, excited to see it make a splash in the 24th scene.
I do hope they offer metal gears ASAP, will make it more reliable.
Don’t need metal gears when it’s such a small scale
yeah, maybe some metal parts will lower the gravity center too
Many of the crawler vids you bring out inspire me to mod my current crawlers. I like the idea of a tough truck project. Nice review here mate, you're doing good work. I'm lol at your pointing stick.
I bought a couple of the little crawlers at the start of lockdown and loved them still get them out in the evening and make up a death defying track with whatever I can lay my hands on and some 3d printed track you can use to make ramps or bridge over a gap so I think I might just order one one of these trucks I really like the two speed gearbox the light function and that body is screaming out for a little airbrushing of some rust and an odd coloured wing , great video again , keep up the good work and stay safe mate ...
I caught the 'rona and was down for a month....I ordered a C24 and made an indoor track out of old styrofoam and some spray foam.....have to paint it up and gather up some twigs and stick and stuff to make it even more challenging.
I had an old tub of drywall compound too, that's good for texturing flat spots. I made a groove on the back side of my hill to resemble a dry stream bed. Shaped it with drywall compound.
Probably hit up the dollar store and buy a bag of tongue depressers to make a rope bridge out of......
@@muskokamike127 that sounds brilliant it’s a shame we can’t post pictures I’m sure lots of people would like to see what you have made mate ...
@@keithbutler6361 Once I get around to painting it I'll post it to imgur or somewhere like that.
I don't like cross referencing to my facebook profile on here due to all the spammers.
@@muskokamike127 when you do get it done let us all know how we can view your pictures, I’m looking forward to seeing them .
When you started driving outside i couldn't focus on the car because of the amazing nature you were driving around in. We don't have that here in the Netherlands
I don't know what kind of movie witchcraft you performed there, but I am certain from description:
2speed gearbox, portal axles, lockable differentials
that we are watching a TRX4 in action. Clear as day. 😂
I can't be the only person who looks forward to the pointy finger noise. Thanks for that.
Wicked montage at the end : )
Thanks Del
@@TomleyRC I do think you're right, though, about the importance of the 2 speed box and the portal axles having been introduced at this scale.
I think it'll raise the bar across the 1:24 scale segment of the industry.
Looks lovely little truck!! It's quite capable too!! Ah, a Casio man! A GA-2100, nice!! Cool video!!
Cool looking truck
Reminds me of “Stubby Bob” from Roadkill, now there’s a mod, rear engine wheelie truck
👍🏻😎
When I saw this truck, That's the first thing that I thought of.
What's really cool is that you can buy the portal axles for $16 a peice and also the gearbox for also $16 and you can retro fit them into a scx24! I did on my deadbolt makes it epic! For a cheap price
FMS is putting out some cool stuff lately!
What an awesome little truck 🥰 I hope that's on ur list 😁👀 great review pal awesome footage 😊🙋♂️
When i was driving wpl b36 with two speed and plastic proppeller shafts, i put some heat shrink around u-joints and it hold together pretty well.
Awesome looking trucks, Phil! Really nice!!! 😃
Great review and ride as always!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Hi have the red one, just put the steel gears in the portals soon as I seen FMS release them, it out performs my SCX 24 bronco I couldn’t believe it I have a Lotta money in my bronco 90% mofo RC products all of his brass components, And my FCX 24 power wagon I’ll performed it. I think it’s my favorite rig, appreciate your sharing, this is the beauty of this awesome Hobby. I’ll be watching more
Top tip for CoG wheel weighting, Get a roll of stick on window lead from a merchant, stick it to the wheels inside the tyres.
Loving the Casioak got it in black favourite everywhere watch
Haha the glove pointer and sound effect gets me every time 😄
I think the shocks can be oil filled using those o-rings.
There's a pretty big buzz about this truck. Looking forward to trying to get my hands on one. I really like the Idea of 2 speed gearbox. It's a game changer in the 24th scale world for sure. 👍🏼
Why is it a game changer? I have trx4 sport and 2speed trx4, and single speed is all you need
@@valuerc2664 because it's the first 1/24 to have one? With it being able to drive faster it makes it better for trailing
if only it was actually 1/24 instead of 1/18.
@@TheShopMiniRC I kind of wondered if it wasn't a 1/24
NICE! Really like the retro look it has with that cab.
The orings are for the shocks so you can put oil in them.
Would be cool if you put a side by side comparison of this to the SCX24, just to see the size difference
Thanks, great review. I'm glad it seems as good as I was hoping it would be. Got one on the way, after recently getting a Smasher V2. Which I think is also great. Nice one. 👍
I bought this FCX24 because of you... and it's so good!!
I like the blue. Very cool looking rig.
Nice 1/24 let's hope they do the metal parts for it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
we wish it was actually 1/24. Its more 1/18
Yellow mellow for sure tomley. Nice truck
It kinda looks like a 1/18 scale with a short wheelbase. Would be nice to see a head to head comparison video with an SCX24. Keep up the great content Tomley.
This is what the unimog (mogrich) body would have fittet perfectly on, with the portals.
Spettacolare...gran bel video....e modello bellissimo... complimenti... ciao dall'Italia
Good looking truck,love the blue!
I like that it's not a worm gear like scx24 and far as upgrades sure aftermarket will make metal gears for it.
I really like it. Super cool and very nice
Awesome looking RC and review, have a great weekend brother
I enjoyed your review. Thank you very much for sharing. It has some very cool features.
I wish one of these companies would make a studebaker/REO bodied crawler truck LIKE TGE ONES USED IN WW2 and Korea
That is a cool little crawler, not sure about the price though. At least it has portal axles and the 2-speed transmission I suppose...
Funny you should do a review of them truck I have being delivered at any moment. This video has got me even more excited than I ever thought I would be about a 1/24 scale truck. 👌
That's a cool looking little truck I might have to get one of those portals and a two-speed in a 124 yeah
Awesome little truck but I will wait and see what spare/upgrade parts will be avaliable first.
Looks really nice, but pretty top heavy. Not sure I would have gone with portals AND 2-speed. I think portals are great in terms of authenticity and for really slow crawling. In that case I would have wished for a Unimog body. I will probably wait until that is available. And the 2-speed would have been nice with a lower profile truck that you can either crawl slowly or run at higher speeds e.g. in sandy conditions (where the SCX is kind of slow and / or burns the motor). Design wise I still like the Deadbolt best of all 1/24 crawlers, but that is only my personal preference, or maybe my old Losi micro crawler based custom Unimog - that looks even better, but is 1/36 scale!
Great truck now I just need to get mine some 24 scale bull ball nuts .
Mine showed up last night. Hopefully I can take it out for a drive to see how it is out of the box. One thing that was surprising to we was how heavy it was. It is not a light weight.
Great vid, as always! Wonderful to see a 1/24th with gear box, as well as portals! Some metal parts upgrade, but overall, great platform to start with!
Since we're on the subject, what's your overall preference on the scale of the rc? Like, do you have a preference, overall, or do you use each for certain things?
I like the 1/16 so far, it seems to be a great in-between that allows for big and smaller areas. I know price point is exponentially higher when you go bigger than 1/16, as my 1/8 scale monster truck costs what a fleet of 1/16 do!!
Thank you for your vids!
Im stoked to get mine just ordered last night
Slow and steady wins the race 😉
truck is nice! Tiny bit bouncy... I like the metallic red one. Also, you make terrific videos! Cheers.
Cool 1/24 mini Crawler!
That plug that’s not plugged into anything can be for a little camera or extra set of lights!
Love those tires a grate buy Tomley
To me it looks like the wheelbase is too short. They should add some longer rear suspension links and drive shaft to the package!
The burgundy is definitely the most traditional colour. I’d have to say the blue and yellow do look great
Oh I see giving us the finger again! Nice this little rig has me amazed it’s to good to ignore. I’m wondering what changing the tires would do.
Love it if it was fitting with brass parts would it make it less top heavy
The Panda Hobby has portals, but I'm not a fan of how it runs. I uploaded a video of that, the FMS Atlas 6x6 and the Gladiator crawling in my yard at night, I think it's a 10 minute video. I was happiest with the Atlas.
I put brass weights on the Atlas. They were meant for the SCX24. Paid like $10 for them.
it's so nice, i'm glad i didn't bought the bronco yet, i'll go with this for a change !
Is it available as a kit? Building it would be the fun part.
looks like it could use some wider softer tires as well.....
Not sure if you already know but the O rings are to put oil in the shocks.
Yes, seen that!
Traxxas missed out. They’re missing a huge market here and I was thinking the first 2 speed 24th scale would be a trx 24 but 🤷🏼♂️
I’ve got a blue on the way!
Wow I like the look of it! and you got THREE! 😂😂😂 I think the low gear needs to be a bit faster.
So small wow hope you have a great day
So torn. They've got so many good models out now.
yeesss. finally a 24 with 2-speed😎👍
I just bought one today after watching this video but how do I bind the transmitter to the car? I haven’t touched rc for almost ten years. Please enlighten
See if the o-rings will fit inside the shocks; fill with oil.
It just needs some weight in the tires and it will be fine. Thank you sir for yet another purchase I have to make.blololol
Nice video bud, yellow for me I think 👍
O yeah cool cool cool looking rig 👌
that truck kinda reminds me of jeepers creepers =) =)
Yup and if i can find one of these trans I'll install it in the scx!
Needs brass or aluminum gears in the portals from what I’ve seen so far. That being said I want one!!
Hello from southeast alaska it's cool truck bro
That thing that you said was a Snorkel Tom it’s actually the Exhaust. That’s how those old Power Wagons were built back then they went with the Tractor look and the tractor type of Exhaust that sticks up also you can Buy Tractor wheels too for a Bigger Power Wagons. I believe Dodge is the maker of them!
late reply but that is in fact a snorkel, they had regular exhaust just like any other pickup.
I like the G-Shock!
It's a nice car. I've modified the shell of Unimoc for it.
Just received one the latest batch and it came with the new radio and esc from the monster truck . Hardly any drag brake and double tap for reverse. Little disappointing
Thx tho, was waiting to get my hands on pandahobby tetra which isn't available here for ages. Perfect alternative, cheers
I like the yellow👍
What are the possibilities of putting SCX24 metal bits on this to make it better???
Check out 2FM RC , he did a bit of upgrading and ended up stripping the plastic portal gears out super quick
Hi tomley, didn't see where the battery mounts. What kind of battery it needs. it easy to change or remove. Yellow is the best color. Thanks for your review. Keep the awesome work tomley
Thanks bro I just ordered 90 dollars in scx24 upgrades and now I’m in the hole for another 165🤞4 day shipping 😂
These look siiiiiick look slightly bigger than 24th scale tho? What sort of size fo they compare to the FCX24 woops I mean the sCX24 ha
its more of a 1/18 or 1/20, i was expecting it to be smaller too but still a great new option !
Those wheels 🤤
The red one is my favorite
Nice video! Really nice RC!!! Do you think it would be possible to take the motor/transmission out of the FCX24 and put it into another one of FMS Model's RCs, such as the LC80 or K10?
😮 love it
What's the possibility of taking the power wagon shell off and putting the lc80 body on?
I’ve heard you only need to undo the front clips to remove the body and once you do the rear clips come undone on their own…
It even removes drag brake 2nd speed?? Heck yeah!
People spend $200 to upgrade the scx24 to the stock version of this .. making the SCX24 damn near $400 rig upgraded which puts you well into 1/10 scale .. the FMS stock is what most people need .. indoor courses and your done !