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Caved and bought one. Lowest price on the RTR that I've seen so far. https://ebay.to/2LX62kW - roughly $250 shipped. Add the truck + one qualifying cheapie item to get 5% off. I added XT60 connectors. For those of you more adventurous... here's a typo for the RTR for $20 - https://ebay.to/2AAxaSs

Kit versions now available - https://ebay.to/2LrfkWU

I'm so close to ordering this now.

It looks like Asiatees carries this Bruiser clone now. - Bruiser clone on Asiatees

This one is on my list to buy.

I started out with a bunch of Kyosho and Tamiya out of nostalgia. Picked up a lot of the Kyosho reissues and some Tamiyas. The Super Clodbuster was my gateway into the scaler/crawling world, and frankly... I haven't looked back. Most of my purchases are GMADE, MST, Axial, Vaterra nowadays. And they're all kits. I just don't see anything from Tamiya that would be just as good in their lineup. I have the CR-01 Bronco, but that thing won't come close to the performance of the others on the rocks.

@Kingfisher The kit uses a different transmission than the RTR. The RTR has the same transmission as the Wraith. The kit transmission was meant to be an upgraded transmission capable adding 2-speed functionality.

I know right!!?? They could've definitely found an easier way to mount the rack. Or at least made that bracket better.

Testing some different shoes...

Here's how it sits... mostly stock for now. The SCX10.2 finally joins my fleet of scale crawlers.

Part 7 - Wheels and Body Going to use the stock tires and wheels for now. Will not be gluing them like the instructions say, as I'll probably swap out the foams and change to beadlocks. Starting on the body prep work... Forgot to take pictures... Mounted the Tires/Wheels Finished adding some of the decals and plastic scale details to the body. Mounting the roof rack was a !@# Whoever designed the piece that mounts inside the body should be tortured.... because that's what it was... torture. For some reason this part of the build seemed like the hardest part. The screw holes were too small for the screws and I tried to brute force it. I finally wised-up (hey I'm still jet-lagged and not thinking clearly) and used a screw to open up the hole in the plastic piece while not trying to mount the rack...before finally mounting the rack on. On top of that part of the roof rack was missing a screw hole which was weird. I had to drill out a hole for the screw (passenger side 1st screw of 3) so that I could mount the 2 parts of the roof rack together.

Part 6 - Chassis Finally getting around to putting the chassis together. Used a Boom Racing 25T servo horn for the steering servo. Front Axle mounted Rear Axle and shocks mounted Using Hobbywing 1080 Brushed ESC ESC put in place... Bumpers,rock sliders, and body posts mounted.

Part 5 - Drive Shafts Will probably get metal ones down the road. For now these will do.

Part 4 - Transmission So... the kit comes with that newer transmission. I actually bought the new upgraded older transmission with metal gears (AX31439). For this build... I am sticking with the kit provided transmission for now.

Part 3 - Shocks Axial Icons... nothing special to see here...

Part 2 - Links Them links.... Steering and panhard links... Front axle links... Rear axle links join the party...

Part 1 - Axles I've had these Xtra Speed AR44 Axle housing since I bought the kit. Finally get to use them. Starting on the work... Yay... axles done. Like others.. I needed to dremel the paint off the inside bearing slot in the Xtra Speed Axle housings.

So... that Axial SCX10 II kit box that has been sitting around finally got relieved from furniture duty as a makeshift stand. I can't say this is going to be an exciting build as I'm pretty much building it box stock for now... The more interesting stuff will probably come later... much later... Follow this build on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnWfHyV3LtMC6UVdhCpdhGC0eFoBIBEqe Build Details: Axial SCX10 II Kit Xtra Speed AR44 Alloy Axle Housing Boom Racing 25T Alloy Servo Horn Pro-Line 1.9" BF Goodrich Krawlers eBay "D-Hole" aluminum wheels Axial Dingo Front Bumper AX80039A Boom Racing Rear lockouts for AR44 Boom Racing C-Hubs & Knuckles for AR44 Pro-Line PL-C Interior GRC Inner Fenders for Axial SCX10 II - Amazon | eBay | Asiatees Electronics: Hobbywing WP-1080 Brushed Crawler Esc GoolRC 35T Brushed motor JX CLS5830HV 30kg Servo FlySky FS-R6B 6ch Receiver FlySky GT3C Transmitter Tools: Versachem Brake Caliper Grease Turnigy Metric Torque Wrench Hex Driver Set Tamiya Side Cutter Protek RC Shock Pliers (available on eBay) DEWALT DCF610S2R 12V MAX Cordless Lithium-Ion 1/4 in. Hex Chuck Screwdriver Kit MIP Metric Speed Tip Set MIP9512 Tamiya PS-30 Brilliant Blue Paint Duratrax Black Paint Noleen SF3 Grease (on eBay) Hakko FX-888D Soldering Station Tamiya PS-5 Black Plastidip Tamiya TS-4 German Gray

Strange, this thread no longer shows up under content I started.

I'm a big Tamiya fan, but I don't put these types of trucks in the same category. This truck was really fun to build, more complicated than your average Tamiya off-road vehicle.

Fixed the video. This board is fickle with which youtube links work.

So, I went out hoping to test the truck out at a local spot that I found people talking about on the forums. Head out there today and discovered that the spot is now a paved road. Ended up just taking it for a light run at the community trail with what little time I had left.

Axial supply issues were due to the factory shutting down, and them scrambling to find a new factory. Couldn't have been a big help to have nothing to sell for most of 2017 due to no supply.

Yeah, I'm more worried that someone like Traxxas will swoop up Axial and Arrma. Tower was my go to shop for Tamiya and Kyosho kits. Hopefully they can keep Tower running.

Finally installed the last 2 upgrade parts that I have on hand. (Although I'll probably upgrade some more parts as they are released in the future). First was the GMADE Aluminum Skid Plate (available on eBay) to give the bottom a little more protection and give the bottom sides an angled flat surface to prevent getting hung up. It also has a minor protrusion to protect a little of the 2-speed transmission area. Also got around to installing the GMADE CVA/CVDs. Holy Moly what a difference in steering angle!!! I'm going to need to spend some time adjusting my steering end points.