That’s awesome, I just started dating a new girl here after my divorce and I hid all my RCs but one was laying out. She asked me about and I downplayed it and she literally lit up a smile and nearly begged me to take her out to play with it. I was kinda embarrassed and said nah I don’t really use em and she was like PLEASE I’m serious I always wanted one. DAMN I’m lucky
I thought I was the only one 😂 I enjoy building them and adding details and tinkering more than anything. 😂although I am planning to start driving at some point 😂
Really happy to see Robbs taking the initiative to bring kids back to the hobby with the youth raffle. A lot of people say Robbs isn't the best location, but they seem to be happy to have the event there, the Robbs folks were down at the vendors buying trucks again this year as well. Great to see them interacting and becoming a part of everything.
We only have a couple of places to crawl here in the Olathe/Lenexa area. They do have the best rocks, but it’s not a very big area and it gets old fast. I end up tinkering more than anything. This year’s ToF obliterated my rc budget so once i get them built it’s gonna take a while to recover. However, i am learning a lot. You and Matt are very patient with my millions of noob level questions and dumb reels that i send!
Definitely more of a desk tinkerer. Unfortunately. Try to get out on the rocks as much as possible or even trail crawls. It's just difficult due to have 2 kids under 3 years old. It is starting to get better I tricked my wife into starting to hike with the kids so I can at least get in a trail ride every weekend. 😂 love what u do brother keep it up.
Fairly new to the hobby (only about 6 months in) I try to get out to the trail for a couple hours at least once a month, probably do more in the fall when it cools down. I spend alot of time tinkering on the bench adding parts I don't really understand the implications of yet. I bought reasonably cheap trucks to start with and they lead to lots of fixing and tuning to make decent. (FMS and Redcats)
I almost never actually crawl. Northeast Illinois doesn't have much to offer without a 2+ hour round trip. I will probably build a home course next year though
This Proline Jeep XJ body is the newer “facelift” 97-01 design. The older Proline XJ/Comanche body was the older body design. But most everyone knew that.
It has been 6 months since I have been outdoors with my RCs. I have driven my 24th scale around my desk and house quite a bit while recovering from my injuries...It has been a bit of a lifesaver for my sanity while I while to get released back to work.
I like working on the trucks for sure. But I also enjoy driving them. Hard to say. Depends on the weather haha. I drive like it's a full size. Great news week 😎
I hate to admit it but the traxxas drifter could be a game changer just because all the driver-aids it has. I mean... steering assistance, throttle assistance, spinout assistance, handbrake option... this could mean a big increase in people getting interested in drifting but also could take away the most important part (at least for me) about drifting that is the difficulty and finesse you need to run this kind of cars.
I wouldn't worry too much about that. 2wd drifting only exists because of gyro assistance. And the rest is already available through ESC tuning. Traxxas will get more people into it. If the drift competitors want to keep additional electronic advancements out, they can.
I try to beat on my rigs a few times a month, 3-5 hours of technical crawling at a time. Then maintain them a few nights a week. It is truly Tiny Truck Therapy.
Most of the time on the bench, try to drive every Sunday if I am not traveling. I have many trucks that have been only driven once or twice around my house.
$80 isn’t bad for a hybrid style lid (especially if it’s a legit licensed Toyota). AE’s Zuul body is listed $60-$95 for a non-licensed ‘yota look-a-like/clone. I’m fortunate to get out & wheel daily. However, during the Summer months the heat can be brutal (heatwaves get gnarly here). I’m usually on a night run or out just before the Sun rise for some crawl therapy.
Aside from parking lot bashing, all of the crawling and racing is at least an hour away... with my job, I don't often have the luxury of taking a full day to go somewhere to crawl. Friday night lights racing and night crawls usually work for me, but I am absolutely swimming in projects. I love driving, but I think I love building more... I certainly do it more than driving
I would say 90% of my time with RCs is at the bench. But in trying to get out and drive more. I still haven't run my H10 anywhere and I got one of the first batch 😅
That HPI Venture actually looks pretty cool. The layout is really good for scale builds with full interiors, and the chassis even looks like it's pinched in front, like 1:1 trucks. For $200, it's worth trying.
I really prefer driving and hanging with the community. I'll tinker when I need to. I hoard parts till the pile is large enough and spend the weekend upgrading/fixing multiple vehicles.
I have a 1/28scale rc track in basement right next to my HO slot car drag strip. For my larger RC’s I always have at least one charged up and ready today. So I would probably say I run at least one everyday even though it might be for just a couple minutes.
40% tinker 60% drive. I club race almost weekly... haven't crawled in months... very very very hot. Also, not a lot of interesting places to crawl near me. I've sold all but my VS4-10 pro... (that's a keeper)...
I spend a lot of time tinkering and I drive a few times a week at the local course. The tinkering is therapeutic and the driving is super fun with the regulars at The RC Rock Dock here in NE Ohio.
I don’t drive near enough. Leaning toward a builder not a driver. I organize and set weekly crawls in my town. I’ve made it to 3 of the 12 weeks this year 🤦♂️
Def more of a builder. I have a test course outside my home to make sure they are performing, once in a while I'll bring one when I wheel my 1:1 for lunch breaks
The Axial grille for the Cherokee will fit into the Proline body with little modification. I actually have an Axial grille in my Proline Comanche body, which is basically same thing from the windshield forward. Definitely makes the Proline body look better.
I’m really enjoying the building process lately. I only mess with the micros and here in Florida I have not found a single place to crawl except for the course I have built in my back yard. So the only time I crawl is when I finish a build. I’ll take it out a few times and then it goes on the shelf.
In the winter, fairly consistently 2-3hrs a week night drive. Summer is a bit more hit and miss but try and get out at least once a week on a day off or evening.
An old retired Aussie guy. I have enough trucks to have one or the other permanently on the workbench. I get out with an RC truck at least 5 days a week. I walk slowly and use enough batteries to be the equivalent to 2200 mah worth of batteries, lasts about 90 minutes or so. I walk in bush land on single track. I pick up vehicle for dog walkers and the occasional horse.
Due to recent health issues I spend the majority of my time "sitting" at my bench building and very little time driving except test runs in the back yard. I have eight builds that have never been on anything but carpet. Sad, but, they are looking pretty awesome. Have also changed all my crawlers except one to brushless.
I have loged 143 hours on my t5m in the last year or so. I have 17 mini crawlers and 12 10th scale crawlers. NOT TO Mention some 30 planes and quads. All have similar times on them. So I guess I like both tinkering and running. It helps that I'm also retired and have the time to enjoy this great hobby. Love your channel as well as Matt's and many others. It's a great time to be alive 😊
I usually drive in the summer/fall, then build in the winter. I'm recovering from a bout with bad health, so I make it a point to put a few miles weekly on my trail rigs. Cheaper than most gym memberships...
Drive, maybe once a week if I can fit it in. With my work schedule and husband/family duties can take priority. So in the later in the evening (where time free's up) I'll be @ the work bench in the hobby room. And that can be very therapeutic. Hope that answers your question. Cheers!
I'm at that point in life where I have more time to shop for and buy than drive and enjoy. My collection now features 13 broken trucks with parts in hand to fix and 2 waiting on parts to be delivered to not actually use to fix them. When there is time for the hobby it's harder to wrench than grab a new or still running truck and go play.
Heck YEA 80 buck is a deal. I'm not into printing nor do I know anyone that has a printer, so coming with all the additional parts is great. I will diffently get the Chero body and paint to match my wife's Cheri she bought new in 98. Still drives and wheels like a champ!!!!🤘🤘🤘
I've been running my 10.2 copy (FSracing) for past 4 years id say I've probably missed like 10 weekends where I've not been able to get out but I do run it after work through the week sometimes too 😅 I do have other rigs but the 10.2 just does it all, soo I'd say I'm more of a driver than a builder/repairer but that has something to do with my day job fixing 1.1 vehicles 😂
$80 seems like a good price for what all is there on the FJ40 body! I tried to get out and drive RC's at least twice a week for half an hour or so, doesn't always work. We also have a monthly micro competition for ~two hours.
I run one of my vehicles, at least once a week. I work on at least one of them every other week. Side note; I have an 89 YJ rock crawler, and it is more jeep than new round headlight Jeeps are. It has leaf springs, AMC keys, and GM combi switch, all factory.😅
During the summer, not a whole lot of driving unless it is inside (too hot lol). Spring and fall, probably every weekend or so. Also during the winter as long as it isn't freezing.
A group of work friends passed around a purple Cherokee for 300 bucks, beater with a heater and they each drove it for a few years. It was beat but it ran and drove fine 🤷 I'll never say a bad word about them again 😂
I get about 4-8 hrs of drive time a week. Mostly on the weekends, 10 and minis. At our events I only take my comp runs and most of the time I am running around taking pics and video and chatting with club members.
Haven't been able to drive nearly as much as I'd like. Life has really gotten in the way. Tinkering has stopped as well. I need to get back into something soon.
Axialfest was a bit off on the info this year honestly. I'm local, so I was thinking of going for just one day. But I guess there were no day passes, and I'm not paying 130 bucks for one day. I stopped going because there was not a lot of natural terrain at Robb's, but the courses are improving greatly every year, and the Rubicon is right up the road, and most importantly, the place is clean! As in clean restrooms! Any AF OG'r know what I'm talking about, lol
I build them how I like and then I crawl at least 3 times a week I have a good size rock course at my house and I take my rcs every time I go to the rubicon or a place I know I’ll have good rocks
I’m somewhere in the middle but a little towards bench time. I alter than test. Some times I’ll do a comparisons or a niche test (what kind of wheeling is this best at.). Basically it’s seams to be about refining and trying to keep it looking good. Than testing it’s abilities. Idea start again. With a few non related runs otherwise.
I mainly hit the trails with my 6 and that is once or twice a week, 3 to 5 miles. I do a quite a bit of tinkering in there room. I also do customer service and orders for 1Tenth Scale. That is included in my rc time. I am working on another project that may impact my crawling time a bit but is still rc related.
My wife and I average about 100 miles a summer hiking with RC cars. Whenever possible and time permitting, we also typically do 1.5 mile walks in the morning and in the evening every day when we are home. I always take an RC on this walk. I typically use this opportunity to take out some of my more vintage or rare vehicles so I can use them, but not really risk breaking them. During the summer when we both have off, we use our RCs quite often however, during the school year, we do not get to use them nearly as much.
Thank you for mentioning the lack of information for Axialfest. It was our first one and we were a bit surprised with the lack of information available to us. Had a chance to meet and chat with you as well; had a great time! Thank you for all your work!
I used to drive 3 days a week and comp on the weekends but lately it's just been doing a lot of putting stuff together and getting parts for Jimmy's moon buggy
The RC Maps is pretty Cool, I've added a few places... Traxxas Drift? I've got a RMX 2.0 that's collecting dust loaded on the URCH... Nice Utility Bed, Ugly Price Tag... When time permits I'm either updating/tinkering, but really prefer a Great Trailwalker RC Adventure, exploring new places with the family and friends ✌🤠👍 HFLPRCing =Having Fun Laughing Playing and RCing 👍😎👍 AOAH =Association of Addicted Hobbiest 🙏 SSPH =Stay Safe and Play Healthy 🌟 Blessings from the Great Smoky Mountains East Tennessee
I like to get out and drive as often as possible but my time is limited. I have all winter to wrench so my goal is to pile up broken rigs or mods to take care of while there is snow on the ground.
I used to be 99% Bench 1% driving, but over the last year I have managed to get about 70% bench and 30% driving. Fed up with the frustration with trying to find a good place to practice crawling, I have been collecting a variety of Rocks and Materials to build an RC Crawler course in my backyard. For now I have been crawling on the piles and collections, while I work out an actual course. although not perfect it has given me the opportunity to do more driving. I have been making more time to drive and enjoy the trucks I have, learning the skills, and techniques to compete better, as well as learning the abilities of each rig.
I’d be really happy if someone came up with a roll cage kit and cut doors for the FMS fj40. That plus a lift and wider axles would look cool as heck on that and better than the proline
That Venture SBK looks 100% still the same. It always came with beeftubes and metal links. I wish they gave it the new battery position. Drove my 1/43 scale dr!fters last sunday. Not to long ago i'd say, but still i'd like to get more wheel time. Pre and after run maintenance is still fun as well.
More thinking about RC, building, tinkering, planning....than actually driving. I'm trying to get out more and drive though! Glad to see in the comments that it is not just me in this situation :)
I'm about 90/10 in favor of building/tinkering. With 4 kids at home finding time to get out and run anything RC can be tough. However, after bedtime, building and tinkering can easily happen and usually does to some extent.
I would prefer to be a 80%+ driving guy, but my current build has been taking forever and my free time lately is minuscule. For nearly the last year I’ve been a 97% building, 3% wheeling guy and I’m not happy about it. I want to be able to get out more! Need more time in the day. 👍✌️
That Proline FJ body is expensive. You can get an Ecto or Zuul body with all the plastic bits for under $60. More tinkering and building lately, working on getting out more but....life.
I’m somewhere around 80% tinkering on the bench 20% driving maybe even less 90% tinkering 10% driving. I love pushing my fabrication skills so it’s probably why I spend so much time tinkering.
I agree about the work bed . Something about them just does it. I was making a scx24 setup with one years ago . Have the body.. never did finish that one . Old Ford pickup cab. Woulda been nice. Hahaha. Anyways. That rc4wd version looks completely unnecessary. But I want one...
my wife and I try to get out every day for at least an hour after work with our trucks
That’s very rare, cherish it.
Man I wish my wife would play trucks with me you don't know how lucky you are
oh I know how lucky I am. she enjoys doing scale detail stuff so she likes customizing
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That’s awesome, I just started dating a new girl here after my divorce and I hid all my RCs but one was laying out. She asked me about and I downplayed it and she literally lit up a smile and nearly begged me to take her out to play with it. I was kinda embarrassed and said nah I don’t really use em and she was like PLEASE I’m serious I always wanted one. DAMN I’m lucky
I’m about 51% bench tinkerer and 49% driver. I really like driving RCs but damn it’s good on the bench!!! Also how bout that H10 kit?….
in the shop tinkering, but i crawl 3 or 4 times a week!!
Driving in groups is super fun but I really like building them and upgrading them.
I like those pannels
I’m 90% building and tinkering, 10% driving.
That may be generous on the driving.
same here, I never go through a battery.
Same
99% tinkering max 1% driving for me 😂
I thought I was the only one 😂 I enjoy building them and adding details and tinkering more than anything. 😂although I am planning to start driving at some point 😂
I'd say 25% of the time driving, 25% building, and 50% starring at the rigs contemplating on whether I should drive or tinker, and which one, etc.
Really happy to see Robbs taking the initiative to bring kids back to the hobby with the youth raffle. A lot of people say Robbs isn't the best location, but they seem to be happy to have the event there, the Robbs folks were down at the vendors buying trucks again this year as well. Great to see them interacting and becoming a part of everything.
The 4Tec is the new 2024 S650 Mustang based off of the orange one you put on screen.
We only have a couple of places to crawl here in the Olathe/Lenexa area. They do have the best rocks, but it’s not a very big area and it gets old fast. I end up tinkering more than anything. This year’s ToF obliterated my rc budget so once i get them built it’s gonna take a while to recover. However, i am learning a lot. You and Matt are very patient with my millions of noob level questions and dumb reels that i send!
Definitely more of a desk tinkerer. Unfortunately. Try to get out on the rocks as much as possible or even trail crawls. It's just difficult due to have 2 kids under 3 years old. It is starting to get better I tricked my wife into starting to hike with the kids so I can at least get in a trail ride every weekend. 😂 love what u do brother keep it up.
Fairly new to the hobby (only about 6 months in) I try to get out to the trail for a couple hours at least once a month, probably do more in the fall when it cools down. I spend alot of time tinkering on the bench adding parts I don't really understand the implications of yet. I bought reasonably cheap trucks to start with and they lead to lots of fixing and tuning to make decent. (FMS and Redcats)
I almost never actually crawl. Northeast Illinois doesn't have much to offer without a 2+ hour round trip. I will probably build a home course next year though
This Proline Jeep XJ body is the newer “facelift” 97-01 design. The older Proline XJ/Comanche body was the older body design. But most everyone knew that.
Haven't done a lot of driving rc this year. Moved across the country. I am now working on my yard and soon my own crawler course.
It has been 6 months since I have been outdoors with my RCs. I have driven my 24th scale around my desk and house quite a bit while recovering from my injuries...It has been a bit of a lifesaver for my sanity while I while to get released back to work.
I like working on the trucks for sure.
But I also enjoy driving them.
Hard to say.
Depends on the weather haha.
I drive like it's a full size.
Great news week
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I hate to admit it but the traxxas drifter could be a game changer just because all the driver-aids it has. I mean... steering assistance, throttle assistance, spinout assistance, handbrake option... this could mean a big increase in people getting interested in drifting but also could take away the most important part (at least for me) about drifting that is the difficulty and finesse you need to run this kind of cars.
I wouldn't worry too much about that. 2wd drifting only exists because of gyro assistance. And the rest is already available through ESC tuning. Traxxas will get more people into it. If the drift competitors want to keep additional electronic advancements out, they can.
Tinker and drive! I like putting in the time to tinker on it, so I can have more fun driving it!
I'm definitely tinkerer. I have a small "Test" spot in the backyard, but most of the time is spent at the bench.
We get out nearly every weekend with a crew of 5 or so, whether it’s crawling, drifting or bashing.. often tinker a couple nights a week 🤘🏼
I try to beat on my rigs a few times a month, 3-5 hours of technical crawling at a time. Then maintain them a few nights a week. It is truly Tiny Truck Therapy.
Most of the time on the bench, try to drive every Sunday if I am not traveling. I have many trucks that have been only driven once or twice around my house.
I drove a LOT at Axial Fest.
It was good seeing you there.
$80 isn’t bad for a hybrid style lid (especially if it’s a legit licensed Toyota). AE’s Zuul body is listed $60-$95 for a non-licensed ‘yota look-a-like/clone.
I’m fortunate to get out & wheel daily. However, during the Summer months the heat can be brutal (heatwaves get gnarly here). I’m usually on a night run or out just before the Sun rise for some crawl therapy.
Aside from parking lot bashing, all of the crawling and racing is at least an hour away... with my job, I don't often have the luxury of taking a full day to go somewhere to crawl. Friday night lights racing and night crawls usually work for me, but I am absolutely swimming in projects. I love driving, but I think I love building more... I certainly do it more than driving
I would say 90% of my time with RCs is at the bench. But in trying to get out and drive more. I still haven't run my H10 anywhere and I got one of the first batch 😅
Y'all have a badass day 🤘
That HPI Venture actually looks pretty cool. The layout is really good for scale builds with full interiors, and the chassis even looks like it's pinched in front, like 1:1 trucks. For $200, it's worth trying.
I have one, and love it.
I'm retired so almost every day I go and do a run, crawling or trailing with one of my 4 vanquish trucks ;)
I really prefer driving and hanging with the community. I'll tinker when I need to. I hoard parts till the pile is large enough and spend the weekend upgrading/fixing multiple vehicles.
I have a 1/28scale rc track in basement right next to my HO slot car drag strip. For my larger RC’s I always have at least one charged up and ready today. So I would probably say I run at least one everyday even though it might be for just a couple minutes.
The last few weeks were all building for Recon G6 at Blue rocks. Did probably 30 miles of driving. Normally out once a week to crawl.
My hpi venture is a shelf queen. My builders kit was missing the rubber gasket for the receiver box
There is no rubber gasket on the Venture receiver box
40% tinker 60% drive. I club race almost weekly... haven't crawled in months... very very very hot. Also, not a lot of interesting places to crawl near me. I've sold all but my VS4-10 pro... (that's a keeper)...
I spend a lot of time tinkering and I drive a few times a week at the local course. The tinkering is therapeutic and the driving is super fun with the regulars at The RC Rock Dock here in NE Ohio.
I don’t drive near enough. Leaning toward a builder not a driver. I organize and set weekly crawls in my town. I’ve made it to 3 of the 12 weeks this year 🤦♂️
Def more of a builder. I have a test course outside my home to make sure they are performing, once in a while I'll bring one when I wheel my 1:1 for lunch breaks
The Axial grille for the Cherokee will fit into the Proline body with little modification. I actually have an Axial grille in my Proline Comanche body, which is basically same thing from the windshield forward. Definitely makes the Proline body look better.
I’m really enjoying the building process lately. I only mess with the micros and here in Florida I have not found a single place to crawl except for the course I have built in my back yard. So the only time I crawl is when I finish a build. I’ll take it out a few times and then it goes on the shelf.
I think the proline yota body has potential to use as a comp crawler body... we just need to remove the fenders and use or cut the cage :D
I get out about once a week, I work on them when I need too
In the winter, fairly consistently 2-3hrs a week night drive. Summer is a bit more hit and miss but try and get out at least once a week on a day off or evening.
An old retired Aussie guy. I have enough trucks to have one or the other permanently on the workbench. I get out with an RC truck at least 5 days a week. I walk slowly and use enough batteries to be the equivalent to 2200 mah worth of batteries, lasts about 90 minutes or so. I walk in bush land on single track. I pick up vehicle for dog walkers and the occasional horse.
Hey. Love your comment. I’m on Vic/sa boarder. Love tinkering but don’t get out that often but looking forward to getting out more.
I’ve had my Capra 4ws in the same spot for over a year. With my family and working there’s just no time for it. It needs to go to a good home lol
Due to recent health issues I spend the majority of my time "sitting" at my bench building and very little time driving except test runs in the back yard. I have eight builds that have never been on anything but carpet. Sad, but, they are looking pretty awesome. Have also changed all my crawlers except one to brushless.
I have loged 143 hours on my t5m in the last year or so. I have 17 mini crawlers and 12 10th scale crawlers. NOT TO Mention some 30 planes and quads. All have similar times on them. So I guess I like both tinkering and running. It helps that I'm also retired and have the time to enjoy this great hobby. Love your channel as well as Matt's and many others. It's a great time to be alive 😊
I love going out but Summer time in AZ, nope, time to wrench.
I usually drive in the summer/fall, then build in the winter. I'm recovering from a bout with bad health, so I make it a point to put a few miles weekly on my trail rigs. Cheaper than most gym memberships...
Drive, maybe once a week if I can fit it in. With my work schedule and husband/family duties can take priority. So in the later in the evening (where time free's up) I'll be @ the work bench in the hobby room. And that can be very therapeutic. Hope that answers your question. Cheers!
I'm at that point in life where I have more time to shop for and buy than drive and enjoy. My collection now features 13 broken trucks with parts in hand to fix and 2 waiting on parts to be delivered to not actually use to fix them. When there is time for the hobby it's harder to wrench than grab a new or still running truck and go play.
Enjoy the bench time and building. Drive with family and events, probably 80/20
Hahaha! My driving habits are drive it something breaks and you fix it. Then I get in the mood to start building another rig!😂😂😂
Heck YEA 80 buck is a deal. I'm not into printing nor do I know anyone that has a printer, so coming with all the additional parts is great. I will diffently get the Chero body and paint to match my wife's Cheri she bought new in 98. Still drives and wheels like a champ!!!!🤘🤘🤘
I've been running my 10.2 copy (FSracing) for past 4 years id say I've probably missed like 10 weekends where I've not been able to get out but I do run it after work through the week sometimes too 😅 I do have other rigs but the 10.2 just does it all, soo I'd say I'm more of a driver than a builder/repairer but that has something to do with my day job fixing 1.1 vehicles 😂
$80 seems like a good price for what all is there on the FJ40 body!
I tried to get out and drive RC's at least twice a week for half an hour or so, doesn't always work. We also have a monthly micro competition for ~two hours.
I run one of my vehicles, at least once a week. I work on at least one of them every other week. Side note; I have an 89 YJ rock crawler, and it is more jeep than new round headlight Jeeps are. It has leaf springs, AMC keys, and GM combi switch, all factory.😅
During the summer, not a whole lot of driving unless it is inside (too hot lol). Spring and fall, probably every weekend or so. Also during the winter as long as it isn't freezing.
A group of work friends passed around a purple Cherokee for 300 bucks, beater with a heater and they each drove it for a few years. It was beat but it ran and drove fine 🤷 I'll never say a bad word about them again 😂
I get about 4-8 hrs of drive time a week. Mostly on the weekends, 10 and minis. At our events I only take my comp runs and most of the time I am running around taking pics and video and chatting with club members.
Thanks for RC maps I just signed up what a great idea it’s going to be fun adding spots because there are None in my area 🤘✌️
Haven't been able to drive nearly as much as I'd like. Life has really gotten in the way. Tinkering has stopped as well. I need to get back into something soon.
I would buy a $80 body for the details
I drive mine but love to tinker on the bench.
Love this show !!!
I'm about 90% building and 10% driving - I just enjoy building and wrenching the most.
I usually get out 3-4 times a week but a new addition to my family means I might get out 2 times a week at the moment
"Money just evaporates..." So true.
I build way more than I drive especially these days.
I live on the bench, I drive more in the house than outside, dogs love it and my trucks look new, lol
Not as much as I would like. I also like the building of them.
Axialfest was a bit off on the info this year honestly. I'm local, so I was thinking of going for just one day. But I guess there were no day passes, and I'm not paying 130 bucks for one day. I stopped going because there was not a lot of natural terrain at Robb's, but the courses are improving greatly every year, and the Rubicon is right up the road, and most importantly, the place is clean! As in clean restrooms! Any AF OG'r know what I'm talking about, lol
I build them how I like and then I crawl at least 3 times a week I have a good size rock course at my house and I take my rcs every time I go to the rubicon or a place I know I’ll have good rocks
I go for an hour long crawl at least twice a month. But I'm definitely a tinkerer. Love my bench time.
I’m somewhere in the middle but a little towards bench time. I alter than test. Some times I’ll do a comparisons or a niche test (what kind of wheeling is this best at.). Basically it’s seams to be about refining and trying to keep it looking good. Than testing it’s abilities. Idea start again. With a few non related runs otherwise.
I mainly hit the trails with my 6 and that is once or twice a week, 3 to 5 miles. I do a quite a bit of tinkering in there room. I also do customer service and orders for 1Tenth Scale. That is included in my rc time. I am working on another project that may impact my crawling time a bit but is still rc related.
Price on bodies determines how bad do you want it. I purchased the Origin body set and inner fenders and didn’t bat an eye, because I wanted it. 😊
My wife and I average about 100 miles a summer hiking with RC cars. Whenever possible and time permitting, we also typically do 1.5 mile walks in the morning and in the evening every day when we are home. I always take an RC on this walk. I typically use this opportunity to take out some of my more vintage or rare vehicles so I can use them, but not really risk breaking them. During the summer when we both have off, we use our RCs quite often however, during the school year, we do not get to use them nearly as much.
I like spending my hot summer days at the bench. ⛱
I'm bench thinker all right! Due my ME illness I get to drive a lot less than I would like to. Once a month maybe..
usually driving my trucks once in a week or two with just few friends localy and maybe once per month with larger group less localy :)
I probably haven’t driven in over six months. My work schedule is just been crazy.
Thank you for mentioning the lack of information for Axialfest. It was our first one and we were a bit surprised with the lack of information available to us. Had a chance to meet and chat with you as well; had a great time! Thank you for all your work!
I spend way more time on the bench than on the terrain, but enjoy both equally!
I'm stuck tinkering most the time. I want to drive them more but the time just isn't there.
I used to drive 3 days a week and comp on the weekends but lately it's just been doing a lot of putting stuff together and getting parts for Jimmy's moon buggy
The RC Maps is pretty Cool, I've added a few places... Traxxas Drift? I've got a RMX 2.0 that's collecting dust loaded on the URCH... Nice Utility Bed, Ugly Price Tag... When time permits I'm either updating/tinkering, but really prefer a Great Trailwalker RC Adventure, exploring new places with the family and friends
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I get to run my rc's 2-3 times a week.
I like to get out and drive as often as possible but my time is limited. I have all winter to wrench so my goal is to pile up broken rigs or mods to take care of while there is snow on the ground.
Depending on events going on I try to get out 2 to 3 times a month. We like to get a small group and head out for 3 or 4 hour hikes.
Box body jeep FTW!
I used to be 99% Bench 1% driving, but over the last year I have managed to get about 70% bench and 30% driving. Fed up with the frustration with trying to find a good place to practice crawling, I have been collecting a variety of Rocks and Materials to build an RC Crawler course in my backyard. For now I have been crawling on the piles and collections, while I work out an actual course. although not perfect it has given me the opportunity to do more driving. I have been making more time to drive and enjoy the trucks I have, learning the skills, and techniques to compete better, as well as learning the abilities of each rig.
I’d be really happy if someone came up with a roll cage kit and cut doors for the FMS fj40. That plus a lift and wider axles would look cool as heck on that and better than the proline
That Venture SBK looks 100% still the same. It always came with beeftubes and metal links. I wish they gave it the new battery position.
Drove my 1/43 scale dr!fters last sunday. Not to long ago i'd say, but still i'd like to get more wheel time. Pre and after run maintenance is still fun as well.
Can't wait for the fj body to hit stores have a small herd of fj40 and this will look nice with the rest
More thinking about RC, building, tinkering, planning....than actually driving. I'm trying to get out more and drive though! Glad to see in the comments that it is not just me in this situation :)
Definitely a bench tinker. Out of 39 I only drive my Fordyce and Optic.
I'm about 90/10 in favor of building/tinkering. With 4 kids at home finding time to get out and run anything RC can be tough. However, after bedtime, building and tinkering can easily happen and usually does to some extent.
I would prefer to be a 80%+ driving guy, but my current build has been taking forever and my free time lately is minuscule. For nearly the last year I’ve been a 97% building, 3% wheeling guy and I’m not happy about it. I want to be able to get out more! Need more time in the day. 👍✌️
Rcmap is great, i've already found 3 new spots to go
Ledgestock is coming up August 8th through the 11th
That Proline FJ body is expensive. You can get an Ecto or Zuul body with all the plastic bits for under $60. More tinkering and building lately, working on getting out more but....life.
I’m somewhere around 80% tinkering on the bench 20% driving maybe even less 90% tinkering 10% driving. I love pushing my fabrication skills so it’s probably why I spend so much time tinkering.
I agree about the work bed . Something about them just does it. I was making a scx24 setup with one years ago . Have the body.. never did finish that one . Old Ford pickup cab. Woulda been nice. Hahaha. Anyways. That rc4wd version looks completely unnecessary. But I want one...