Gmade GS02 Komodo rc crawler - First Look
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- Is the Gmade GS02 BOM Komodo crawler kit build review upgrades 4-door build any good? Here's the first look review.
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I really like this channel because not only do you make great content but, you also interact with your audience and listen to them.
Appreciate that very much. We realize that at the end of the day it’s not about what we personally like but what the audience is looking for.
I love all the close up shots you featured in this video. Please keep those coming. Even when your at the table chatting to the camera if possible. You guys have a great channel. Thanks.
Our work is improving with every video.
I got the RTR version of this Komodo and the Sawback. I only changed the wheel/tires and different shocks. So far I have no complaints. Actually, the Sawback is one of My favorite crawlers. I only had this Komoto for a couple of weeks so, haven't really run it much out doors yet. I am happy with both trucks. Like Your review.
Thank you. Appreciate your first-hand experience there.
Looks a nice little kit, can’t wait to see the paint job
I just built this and the gs01 komodo in the last couple of weeks and this was a nice kit.
I absolutely love the body!! 👊🏼😎👍🏼
Very nice rig. Another great upload bro keep em coming! 💯
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Thank You for sharing👍. I'm using quite few GS01 for some time now. Turn angle and axle pumpkin are the biggest problems in my opinion. After watching you video will definitely try the gs02
Thank you for sharing
I was just looking at this! Thank you for making this video!
Right on. We like exploring many options for our audience
You're great man, I like your style of presentation, and positivity.
Thank you for this review, covered some things that I would overlook.
I got the gso2 and I love it. With the right set up, it could hang with the big name brands.
Such a nice kit. Have been looking at this one for a while now but picked up a cheap BOM RTR. Only run it a couple times now. Fairly capable set up 🤙
good to hear
Stoked you got one of these!! Not for me, but awesome to see in a vid!
I rarely make a purchase without your valued opinion my friend!
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Great review, dude! Really nice build! 😃
I have a set of the 1903 Tires. they are great and the design really grips loose dirt. only drawback is their size. my rig was getting stuck high center a lot with them and I ended up swapping them out as a result. I love the look they have. too bad gmade does not offer them in a larger overall diameter. I also have a set of their shocks I really like them.
Just got a razorback and i love it . Threw a few stiffeners into the chassis , she works great . Have to agree on the shock springs though to heavy , shock oil was sketchy as well...
Really appreciate your feedback there.
Great video again mate.. Thank you. Your channel is d best.. Keep it up
I myself have a Redcat but I want more aftermarket support. So my next buy is going to be an scx10 builders kit
Just been looking at these a few days ago ,looking forward to your thoughts.
Right on. Glad we took on this project.
Seems very good value 👍
We really like this option and it looks like they’re getting their stuff dialed with every release
Sweet. Looking forward to 💯
Same here!!!
I’m looking at the G-Made GS02 kit version to add to my collection. Don’t really want the large 4 door Ford body at the moment or the Komodo tires and wheels. I like it just because it’s different and you don’t see a ton of them out on the rocks or trails. A nice charcoal grey wound lol good on that body. Looking forward to the driving review.👍🏼
Been looking at this kit. Glad you finally did a basic review of it. Thank you :) Does the rollbar not come with it?
It comes in a roll bar. We’re just getting it ready for paint and have to drill a ton of holes in his body.
You want the rear stiff with little flex this is a good thing and they are paying attention. Helps with up hill side hill, up hill holes and undercuts.
In our experience, no suspension should be the steps where the vehicle cannot get all travel.
Nice look into the Komodo.
I'm glad we're able to deliver some insight on this as info on it is thin on youtube.
Thank you.
Paint that baby Plum Crazy Purple. I know you folks at Rc review can combo at a sick paint scheme doing the color some JUSTICE!
We have a paint gun and a paint mixing guru.
I have a original G made komodo I love my truck all I did was put tires steering servo other than that the truck is been great to me
Love mine too. Added the Zero Ackerman knuckles and the steering arms for it. Awesome upgrade and very happy with the quality.
What weight shock oil do you suggest?
Can you use a E Maxx motor and electronics on this truck?
Check the shocks for oil at all as they might be empty. The chassis itself looks similar to the cheap knockoff scx-10 chassis on Aliexpress from companies like Injora, only difference is this one has a front panhard bar. Side trays, chassis rails and shock towers look very similar to the Injora. SCX10 sliders would probably be an exact fit. For the same price I would stick with the TRX-4 kit or go with the SCX-10ii builders kit. I would say this is a $225-$250 value at the most. Interested to see how you rate this one after some use, but no matter the results, its priced too high.
If u like those tires u should look at there mt 1904 their even more aggressive and i think they r a little taller i think
Interesting axle position, great review po
thank you. We try hard to get beyond just reading the box descriptions.
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Military green or camo would be great color
Looking forward to the drive video. You are a boss if you didn’t lose any e-clips. Heck I lost one building my TRX4 Sport Kit and it only has two. Considering another build and this looks fun. Also if looking for Gmade parts Hobby Recreation Products in Utah seems to be the highest stocking seller
Thanks Jon!!! We didn't have to use the "work inside a plastic bag" trick for e-clips. :)
A dab of grease on your pliers will help prevent the clip from flying into e clip heaven
e-clip heaven. That is classic.
discusdog nice tip. I like what I see with the Tamiya CC02 and considering that kit for trailing or the Gmade Komodo
@@jonthomas8487 the komodo will be more capable as in harder lines.the cc will be more scale capable.like your daily driver compared to a built trail truck. In general.
Does it have portal axles
New to RC car hobby and love your videos. I have a couple of Tamiya buggies so far. I love the style of the "crawlers" over the buggy style cars BUT where I live I only have access to rough flat terrain. Of the Crawler style kits what do you think would be more suited for flat terrain with a good speed at least 20mph. I like the capra,bom,R1,gom,wraith etc
I have an Axial with some wheelspeed, and the ratio leads to some off throttle rear wheelies..not really suited for going fast(er). I had a Tamiya CC-01 that has a lockable rear solid axle and front independent that did pretty well going around fast, but could crawl a bit also. good luck
Hi Paul, Thanks for the reply. The trouble I have is the only land I can use is uneven dirt/grass and concrete tarmac. I love the style of the crawlers,buggies don't do it for me. If I could get a "crawler" style model to do 20/25mph I would be suited.
You love crawlers!
For the love of crawlers!!
Looks great but I'm really not sold on the plastic links. How do think they will hold up?
It'll be fine I'm sure. They are hardened plastic and shaped, not just round.
Just adding a 👍 from here.
Small screws and undersized bearings? I'll stick with Axial.
Because of the high frequency noise of the portals, I'm not in love with the TRX Sport, even though it may technically be more capable than an Axial.
My dream truck is a solid axle front and back with configureable diffs, but I'm not sure that exists..though someone in my F.B. crawler group suggested it could be found.
Thanks for the extensive review
Sorry I know this is a different vehicle but The gmade R1 looks so cool but in videos it looks way to lite weight to bite or the tires are hard... idk maybe the wheels just need weighted so it’s not so much like a cheap toy. I love the look and maybe it is as capable as the look and possibly the videos weren’t strictly rock like it’s intended. Now I’ll watch the vid and comment on the appropriate rc lol.
Looks like scx10.3
Looking at this for my first electric kit (always had nitro buggies in the past) how do you think this compares to the scx10.2? Great video by the way, I shall subscribe 👍
This is fairly similar to the SCX 10.2 but it’s cheaper and it’s a lot better value for the money. The problem is he doesn’t have a lot of upgrade parts.
@@RCReviewChannel thank you for your reply. I may go with this for now then and see how I get on with the electrics and crawling, I'm sure if I enjoy it I'll end up with more than scale/crawler 👍
Man for myself I could never picture buying this over at trx4 but Different Strokes for different folks I guess
It’s good to have options. Especially in different parts of the world.
@@RCReviewChannel agreed, thanks for all the quality videos man!
How much is ot
When u getting a VS4-10 Ultra ?
You’re not sure. It’s just not different enough from the pro.
I know its kinda off topic but what would be a nice shock upgrade for my TRX-4 sport? One of them is leaking so id like to just upgrade all four shocks. Suggestions??
I have used the og transition shocks by gmade... they've never leaked once , and are really smooth
jimmy h...what oil weight did you use on those shocks?? Sorry to ask but im still kinda new to the sport
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That's always a tough subject to breach. People are different. I like alot of shock movement, and the body and chassis are light weight. I use 10 weight.
It's preference. I'd say a happy medium for all around is 25 to 30 weight.
I agree with dezfan. Charcoal gray. 🤔 But with jumbo flake.
What is jumbo flake?
Its metallic paint but big metal flakes 70's paint schemes or pumped out low riders
Some call it candy
Is it the same as the rtr
No, the RTR has a different body and slightly different chassis. But it should be good as well and we blinked it from our description.
i see a LOT of scx 10.2 looking things
Thanks for another great first look. I will keep an eye to see how it behaves when you take it for a ride. By the way, when I see those rigs in the back (I love the new set) I suffer because of the foam. Do you keep them always there like that?
hello ...question what kind of servo does it have ? are they any good?
No server and electronics on this assembly kit
@@RCReviewChannel ...thank you.
The truck looks to be a well made product but because of the little support for aftermarket parts l think it will be difficult to maintain, thus I think It is not a good buy.
good point
what ever happened to worm drive diffs?
The experience a lot of drag and are not great for high-performance. We have seen them though and the SCX 24.
Loke at
www.ssd-rc.com/parts-for-gmade-bom-gs02.html
Many ssd parts work on the gs-02 chassis and some Axial parts also.
The GS02 has many parts interchangeable with SCX10. Look in the forums.
Will check on it.
Buy 2 for spare parts. 😁
Orange marble with pearl white
Oh man that sounds pretty good.
@@RCReviewChannel I just painted my girlfriends truck and transmitter navy blue marble with the pearl white splatter.
@@RCReviewChannel i have pictures if you would like to see it.
Need to show trucks closer cant see the truck at all axe against jacket
Will do that thank you
Nice review I’ll be Surprised if you don’t like driving this. The more I drive it the more it’s impressing me. The pumpkin gives you nice clearance. Here’s a link to main th-cam.com/video/DnHUAxw3Yjc/w-d-xo.html
I like how the give you an empty box up front of the chassis to add some weights inside it
I wanted to get the made piggy backs, but found they were 32$ for two, but not assembled was the kicker. Left a bad taste in my mouth for the as a company.
Piggyback shocks are usually just decoration off anyway.
RC Review I work with hydraulic systems, so I was intrigued to play (fidget) with the positive and negative pressure aspects of it. But I guess it wasn’t meant to be.
Gmade hit it out of the park with this platform. I torture tested this rig. Tumbled it down a hill and dropped it off a 20 foot cliff. Haven't broken a single part. I run a Reedy Radon 2 5 slot 16 turn with a Hobbywing wp1080. Out performed a TRX-4 easily.
Cool feedback. Outperformed a TRX-4? Same driver?
@@RCReviewChannel Yes same driver. The portals were a hindrance. It matched a SCX10 II and Ascender though.
Rubbish, I have a BOM and a TRX4 and the TRX4 is a lot more capable and sorted out of the box.
Sorry I see now my bad lol
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Waste of money. Keeps blowing the front pinion bearings, shocks are already leaking, rear chassis brace split. Some of the hardware is very poor quality and heads want to strip out easily. Trans binds when the center skid screws are properly tightened, bad design as the skid is half the transfer housing. One wheel already stripped the hex out, probably because the axle nuts don't support enough area on the outside of the wheel. also broke a shock mount.
A TRX4 Sport kit is a no brainer here. You need the same components to finish the build, but in the end you are actually getting a usable rig that won't require repair immediately. If you only have $280 to play with buy a TRX 4 Sport kit, or save a little more for a Gen8 if RTR suits you. If you are limited to $280 total buy a Gen7 Sport and a couple batteries.
I have had this rig for 3 weeks and have spent more time fixing it than I spent building it. Still waiting for more parts to fix it again. In 3+ years of pretty much complete neglect I have spent less than the G Made kit price to not only purchase my Gen7, but to upgrade diffs and trans gears. I'm actually NOT a Redcat fan, but they work and are durable enough to take some serious abuse crawling. The RGT 86100 was a much better buy than the Komode, that was $230 shipped RTR. I thought that was chintzy when I got it, the Komode is on a whole different (lower) level.
Uh, look its a KIA. Niiceee
what's that acronym? Killed In Action? :)
As you read it, I guess:-))
Gmade..looks cheaply made.
Quality and materials looks pretty darn good. Korea construction is better than China after all. But.... it's not all dialed. We'll see how it performs and if we can fix issues.
I felt the same way at first but, for under $300.00, I am glad I got it.
1970scout800 have you owned an Axial SCX10 II anytime in the last 8 years? 🤣
@@dezfan
I got a trail honcho when it first came out years ago.
1970scout800 then you’re aware of Axial’s famous “flubber”. I’m sure the G-Made’s is at minimum equal to “flubber”.
I know a guy who said he designed the kamodo rc truck idk if he is full of shit but he had over 20 new in the box. He said he got 50 cars and $10,000 for the design. He gave me one and I sold it fast for $200. Any idea who Designed this ? Je said he just used a bunch of preexisting parts of other cars.