Thanks for the info. I Love it. I just used your affiliate link and sent one of these to my pops, Viet Nam Vet -I hope he enjoys it! Thanks for the idea.
I have been on the fence on this one as well. Thanks for a good review! I would have to flatbed/wood stake it. Maybe a dog in the back...lol Also a 1080 first thing. Not a big fan of the hyrax tread pattern just from a the looks department. Throw some Swampers on that bad boy!
Mine got new wheels and foams keeping the stock tires. It got an electric Warn winch. It got a Fusion 1200. It got shocks. It got a steering servo. It got weathered. It needed all of that badly.
Just needs an esc: 1080 or 1060 spektrum SPMXSE1040 that makes absolutely no noise. Grease up the axles, transfer & trasnmission. Don't think it needs slipper tightened but recommended.
@@gerrysoldguyreviewFor the price it's not bad. Listed below will be a link to the best video I've found on this platform. The weak link is the dogbone that goes from trasnmission to transfer case. th-cam.com/video/glYDz-okaiU/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
Arni, fms may not make alot of accessories for it (they do carry some) but you can overhaul it with many parts made for others. Your only limit is you skill and imagination 😁
I also noticed that you mentioned the RGT Crusher, it was rebranded for the European market as the Texan. I have only one RGT product, the EX86100 JEEP, which is my first crawler, I'm more than happy with it, I was thinking of getting the Crusher to replace the FMS Atlas 4x4. I've only seen good reviews for the Crusher. Very cool looking rig & performance is great to, top heavy though.
How's it going Gerry. Merry christmas buddy. I've been thinking about getting one of those rigs. they are hard to beat the price. So now I will watch the rest of your review and decide. But I got the family a pool table coming real 8ft slate top. So the RC car budget might be out for the year. Lol
Awesome looking truck 👍unfortunately I dont think they are sold in mainland Europe .my favourite type of bodystyle on scale trucks . Greetings from Northern Europe...Harry
I have this truck & it really needs a lot of work. ESC is really noisy. The front bumper sticks out way to much, the shocks are to small 60mm. The battery tray/space is bad. I had to replace my reciever, it went bad. Replaced the steering servo, it went bad to. The steering is atrocious, I tried to get more turning radius, but unless I'm doing something wrong, I don't know then. It looks great and IMHO this truck isn't worth it. Good for kids & beginners. I was going to sell mine for $150.00 & get something else. We'll see what you do to yours & find out if you can make/do improvements to the steering & other problems.
@@gerrysoldguyreview I will be waiting to hear that. Maybe you can find a fix for the steering. I went with a shorty 3s Lipo battery because of the limited space that they give you. Hardcase 2s Lipo's don't fit.
Looks nice, seems like decent quality too. Interested to see what you do with this one for sure 👍
I have started collecting bits from my bins to start working on improving it!
Nice truck mister Gerry❤👌🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thanks Kevin 😁
Thanks for the info. I Love it. I just used your affiliate link and sent one of these to my pops, Viet Nam Vet -I hope he enjoys it! Thanks for the idea.
@@saltysteves3610 thank you so much steve!
I 1080'd mine as well as shocks, tires, and weighted the front tires. She's a pretty capable little beast.
Just had it out this weekend, performance was night and day!
@@gerrysoldguyreview Nice
@JD-tl7ld 😁
I just got one of them and I love 😍 it
With a little work, o great rig
I have been on the fence on this one as well. Thanks for a good review! I would have to flatbed/wood stake it. Maybe a dog in the back...lol Also a 1080 first thing. Not a big fan of the hyrax tread pattern just from a the looks department. Throw some Swampers on that bad boy!
This truck needs work, you'll end up spending more money for improvements than by just buying something better.
Basically what I got it for gonna make it pretty!🤣🤣
I agree. Super Swamper TSL, or maybe JConcepts Fling Kings! 😃
Mine got new wheels and foams keeping the stock tires. It got an electric Warn winch. It got a Fusion 1200. It got shocks. It got a steering servo. It got weathered. It needed all of that badly.
Just tore mine down today!
I enjoyed the work I did on mine and couldn't be happier with the results.
So far iam enjoying it!
How you liking the 1200kv in that
I like it in that. I have the 2300 pros in my other two, Ecto and Phoenix though.
Just needs an esc: 1080 or 1060 spektrum SPMXSE1040 that makes absolutely no noise. Grease up the axles, transfer & trasnmission. Don't think it needs slipper tightened but recommended.
I put a Hobbywing 1080 in mine, yes it helped, but there's other things that need improvements.
I was surprised how quite the drivetrain was! Just started messing with it!
@@gerrysoldguyreviewFor the price it's not bad. Listed below will be a link to the best video I've found on this platform. The weak link is the dogbone that goes from trasnmission to transfer case.
th-cam.com/video/glYDz-okaiU/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
Nice!!!! Is it true that for FMS 1/10 trucks there isn't alot of accessories or stuff to buy to make it a customized truck? 😮😢
Arni, fms may not make alot of accessories for it (they do carry some) but you can overhaul it with many parts made for others. Your only limit is you skill and imagination 😁
I also noticed that you mentioned the RGT Crusher, it was rebranded for the European market as the Texan. I have only one RGT product, the EX86100 JEEP, which is my first crawler, I'm more than happy with it, I was thinking of getting the Crusher to replace the FMS Atlas 4x4. I've only seen good reviews for the Crusher. Very cool looking rig & performance is great to, top heavy though.
It does seem that good looking body's are always top heavy! Rgt does make nice rigs!
How's it going Gerry. Merry christmas buddy. I've been thinking about getting one of those rigs. they are hard to beat the price. So now I will watch the rest of your review and decide.
But I got the family a pool table coming real 8ft slate top. So the RC car budget might be out for the year. Lol
Merry Christmas to you and your family my friend!
Lucky family😁 so this my be the truck for you!
So that’s where it went 😂🤘🏻
I was in on Saturday he had 3!😁
Do you have any more of them Gerry old guy stickers?
Yes sir!
The panhard mount is very weak but tbf you could lose it with the 4 link like you say mate. Great rig for the money
Should have it going together today so I can start putting miles on it! Gonna wait on electronics till I see what it does!
Awesome looking truck 👍unfortunately I dont think they are sold in mainland Europe .my favourite type of bodystyle on scale trucks . Greetings from Northern Europe...Harry
I would look around, I think you do have it but under another brand name.
I have this truck & it really needs a lot of work. ESC is really noisy. The front bumper sticks out way to much, the shocks are to small 60mm. The battery tray/space is bad. I had to replace my reciever, it went bad. Replaced the steering servo, it went bad to. The steering is atrocious, I tried to get more turning radius, but unless I'm doing something wrong, I don't know then. It looks great and IMHO this truck isn't worth it. Good for kids & beginners. I was going to sell mine for $150.00 & get something else. We'll see what you do to yours & find out if you can make/do improvements to the steering & other problems.
Thanks buddy, iam just getting into it. I already have a list going but to start I will get some driving on it for assessment then get to work!
@@gerrysoldguyreview I will be waiting to hear that. Maybe you can find a fix for the steering. I went with a shorty 3s Lipo battery because of the limited space that they give you. Hardcase 2s Lipo's don't fit.