Your "Go Anywhere" choice?

[Frog Jumper 4459]

12 minutes ago, Rinskie said:

I'd have to say a lunchbox or a Clod. Although I am warming up to the CC-02 after seeing other's projects.In reality and 4wd off-road car with street tires fits the bill just as they did when I was a kid. 

My CC02 has gotten me to look at Clod Crawlers.  Unfortunately, with the price of eggs in the US, new RCs aren’t on the menu…

[ChrisRx718 4730]

I went racing with my TD2 but slung my BB01 in the car just in case I had any failure. Sure enough, after one battery through the TD2 I had a slipping differential, so had to retire it.

The BB01 is quite heavy, but it really was a brilliant runner. I wouldn't hesitate to take it out again, it was great. It does have a habit of spitting a rear driveshaft, but that's remedied in seconds with a bit of force. 

CC02 is good if it's just rough terrain and I'm not interested in going particularly fast. If there's more potential for damage I'd also rather throw the DT02 at jumps and stuff before the more valuable BB01... The DT chassis types aren't very refined, but they make up for it by being very honest and cheap/easy to repair. I would say bomb proof but that will inevitably jinx the next time I take mine out.

[MadAnt 859]

My WR-01 Bogfoot Dagger is a good all-rounder, except for racing. I wish that I built one years ago before I missed the boat and the all the WT/WR-01 trucks became discounted, so I built mine from parts. This one I personalized to my liking and achieved a vision I had before the build ever started. This truck did not disappoint, it has provided me fun on multiple terrains so far and has proven itself to be worthy keeper.

[Kpowell911 2597]

On 2/18/2025 at 1:49 PM, sosidge said:

I think a scale crawler is the only option for a "go anywhere" vehicle and the CC-02 is Tamiya's best offering, although there are much better crawlers from other manufacturers.

This. I adore Tamiya’s, but nothing in their catalogue is close to displacing my Traxxas Summit or TRX4 as a ‘go anywhere’ option

 

 

 

[urban warrior 942]

For me it has been my Tamiya Wrangler CC01 for very long time:

Apart from the body shell and the chassis tub with some bits, it's quite far from an genuine Tamiya. Companies like GM, Modellanhänger, Gmade, RC4WD and RC Channel together with some DYI stuff have widely replace lots of Tamiya parts. But made a real capable model out of it.

Since I "fragged" two of my wrangler bodies, with one beyond repair, I have to put some work into it, to get it to its former glory.

Actually a Traxxas TRX-4 1979 Bronco has taken its place:

And it has become a real "go anywhere" since that time. It even went into the holidays with us and there close to a glacier.

[Gebbly 873]

Lots of great looking cars being shown. And its interesting seeing the range of different vehicles and their reasoning.

11 hours ago, MadAnt said:

My WR-01 Bogfoot Dagger

I love the look of this one. I can imagine its a hoot in the snow.

4 hours ago, Kpowell911 said:

my Traxxas Summit or TRX4

Ooh they look like they are driven by James Bond villains

2 hours ago, urban warrior said:

my Tamiya Wrangler CC01

How on earth is the CC01 clinging on there?!

[urban warrior 942]

On 2/24/2025 at 5:22 PM, Gebbly said:

How on earth is the CC01 clinging on there?!

Very low center of gravity, due to the RC Channel axle kit. And 1.55" RC4WD steel rims with Mud Thrasher tires ... they got good hold even on rocks.

[El Gecko 1673]

Well I've only got 2 cars with waterproof servos, and one is a Traxxas  my old Sledgehammer which is really intended for more extreme terrain due to higher ground clearance and lower gearing.

But for most terrain and higher speeds I usually pick the good old Toad. During its metamorphosis over the last 5 years, it has done Racing by Post with rubber tires and clay tires on asphalt, one or two rounds with dirt tires on loose gravel, and I've taken it to the local outdoor dirt track a few times. It's been on trail walks, out to the baseball diamonds, and a lot of other places too. The last few months I've been throwing rooster tails in the snow. One of my favorite surfaces is a good wet packed sand, it's just perfect for drifting this thing around.

[urban warrior 942]

18 minutes ago, El Gecko said:

Wow, that's looking crazy! What did you substitute for the body and wing? A Volvic bottle?

[El Gecko 1673]

57 minutes ago, urban warrior said:

Wow, that's looking crazy! What did you substitute for the body and wing? A Volvic bottle?

Not Volvic, but yes the body panels were cut from a large family-size jug of apple juice!

And to think it started its life as a Mud Blaster...

[naturbo2000 1488]

As soon as you introduce trails, then a crawler is the only sensible choice. 

But I've come to the opinion that Tamiya's best ever buggy is the DB01 Durga/Baldre. Good indoors on wood/ carpet/astro. Good outdoors on astro/grass/tarmac. Jumps well.  Tough.

Now - can it cope with big wheels and a trail? Maybe I'll try it out 😆.

[OnTheTrail 1417]

While the OP asked about "go anywhere Tamiya", I'd have to say, for my fleet it would be the BBX.  With a larger (than most Tamiya buggies) wheels/tires, Super Stock motor and the rear stabilizer, it performs very well on a lot of surfaces.  Very quick (for me) and the stabilizer makes a huge difference, especially when you run it on the road.  I'm not crazy about running any RC through grass but the BBX will still do pretty well in grass.

Now.......since others deviated from the original intent , if we can add in other brands, I'd say one of my TRX4s with 2-speed and selectable diffs would be the overall go anywhere RC.   That's just my preference as usually my "anywhere" would include trails, hills and rocks.   But when you shift to the higher gear and unlock the diffs, it's rather fun on other surfaces as well.  

[jonboy1 3784]

I'm going to throw a hypothetical option in here (as I've not got one, never run one, so can't speak from experience, but in theory it should be a contender) - the TA-02T.

A 4wd touring car chassis with more ground clearance and bigger tyres. Plenty fast enough for a track with good dynamics, rugged enough to go offroad - what's not to love?

[Dead_head 51]

I've only been running Tamiya's for a couple of years but my go to is always this TT-02B, great on road with Schumacher tyres and off road with the stock wheels and tyres. Stays on its feet well, runs a 10t Core RC motor and a HW1080.

[Thommo 1485]

On 2/28/2025 at 7:23 PM, jonboy1 said:

I'm going to throw a hypothetical option in here (as I've not got one, never run one, so can't speak from experience, but in theory it should be a contender) - the TA-02T.

A 4wd touring car chassis with more ground clearance and bigger tyres. Plenty fast enough for a track with good dynamics, rugged enough to go offroad - what's not to love?

TA02T with Top Force / Manta Ray suspension arms swapped in is absolutely a contender.  This was my go anywhere with a Brat body or the F150  Baja body for years.  Scale looks with chunky off-road crawler tyres and 4WD buggy performance on any surface.  Spares and option parts a plenty.  I switched the TA02T back to standard arms and rally tyres and it was still great fun.  
 

Nowadays I run one of my DT02 (Sand Viper or Holiday Buggy) the most. They are the easiest go to for some fun laps or chase a cat in the street.  The DB01 Durga is the best performer on any surface and the prince of all Tamiya standard kits, to build and to drive.  
 

Shout outs to the Stadium Blitzer and WR01 trucks, great go anywhere choices.  

[Guest]

Monster beetle, always puts a smile on my face. It's even better now I have an aluminium chassis, MIP diff and Torque Tuned motor, also running lunch box tyres. 

[Guest]

12 hours ago, Dead_head said:

I've only been running Tamiya's for a couple of years but my go to is always this TT-02B, great on road with Schumacher tyres and off road with the stock wheels and tyres. Stays on its feet well, runs a 10t Core RC motor and a HW1080.

That is superb! 

[TurnipJF 10946]

14 hours ago, Dead_head said:

I've only been running Tamiya's for a couple of years but my go to is always this TT-02B, great on road with Schumacher tyres and off road with the stock wheels and tyres. Stays on its feet well, runs a 10t Core RC motor and a HW1080.

I like the mirrors you have on there. Where did they come from?

[Dead_head 51]

5 hours ago, TurnipJF said:

I like the mirrors you have on there. Where did they come from?

I found them on Cults and printed them out, they are pretty strong.

[Kowalski86 4987]

 

On 2/28/2025 at 5:23 AM, jonboy1 said:

I'm going to throw a hypothetical option in here (as I've not got one, never run one, so can't speak from experience, but in theory it should be a contender) - the TA-02T.

A 4wd touring car chassis with more ground clearance and bigger tyres. Plenty fast enough for a track with good dynamics, rugged enough to go offroad - what's not to love?

Only one thing, that they aren't in production anymore. Otherwise I like them more than modern "short course trucks".

Tamiya tried the same touring car gone-truck idea again on the XV01 and TT02, but neither one really caught on.