SCX24 Beginner Basics - 5 Tips & Tricks to Get You Started on Upgrades!
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- čas přidán 23. 01. 2023
- Updated and corrected! In this video I go over some of the most commonly asked questions I receive regarding the Axial SCX24 and modifications to this awesome little RC crawler. These tips will help you avoid unnecessary frustration and premature wear on parts! Through trial and error I’ve identified some common pitfalls that beginners run into when modifying their rigs. I address these proactively in the video and share y key learning's from my RC journey. Learn from my mistakes so you don’t have to make the same ones I did!
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Timestamps
Tip #1: 0:33
Tip #2: 3:06
Tip #3: 10:38
Tip #4: 17:12
Tip #5: 23:01
Bonus tip: 28:44
Can I please have your email so you can help me
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If you upgrade your motor pay close attention when plugging everything back in. Got mine last week and started upgrading right away. I ended up swapping the motor and the battery plug and fried my ESC so I now have an almost fully built bronco waiting for an ESC to come so I can finally try it out
Lol rookie mistake
You're a real stand up guy Adam, you're honesty is bar none . Keep up the good work buddy !
I appreciate that, thank you!
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Hi Adam, i just got my 1st RC, the Deadbolt24. Thanks to your videos and guide, im a happy man. Soon to do upgrades using ur videos as a reference point. Thanks man.
Glad to hear! Have fun!
Lots of great info for a newbie like me! Your videos have really helped me get into this hobby. You're always very clear and concise, much appreciated!
This video is the reason I subscribed, Thank You Sir!! The info in this video saved probably all five of the 24s I just bought from premature motor failure, they all had super tight binding wheels!! I wouldn't have checked that before I watched this video, glad I gave your channel a chance.
And this is why you’re my favorite RC guy!!! I already know all this, but seeing this as someone new to the hobby, this is super helpful!!
I appreciate that!
Using the wheels "inside out" is one of the best tips. Thanks a lot.
My son told me this when I quit smoking and started vaping. A lot of things on mods don't need overtightened. He said "make it hand tight not man tight"thought that sounded good for this hobby as well. Thank You for the heads up on bead locks!! Just ordered a couple of sets and tires too. Going to go slow on upgrades to a couple of trucks and try to keep a couple stock till I get more run time on them. Also compare the performance. My 2 cents for now!!
Hand tight not man tight. Love it!
I feel like you went above and beyond doing this whole video over again! We don’t deserve you 👏🏽👏🏽
I couldn't let it remain out there knowing it could be better/more accurate. The last thing I want to do is give newcomers incorrect information.
Adam…. Once again you’ve outdone yourself. I just purchased a set of 900 batteries for mine and my sons JLU’s. Always appreciate your content. Thank you 🙏💪😎👊
Thanks David!
The tools really helped me. I was confused on what i needed at the start. Thank you for another AMAZING video
Thanks for watching! Glad it helped
Thank you tons. Peace be with you and yours. Keep On Keeping On...Rock On Beyond All ... Ran
i just recently got into the hobby, and dont even have any 24 scale rigs, but i watch a ton of your videos on them because you make it interesting, you have made the decision for me that my next one will be a 24, i have a trx4m H.T. and i am slowly getting tnat modified, and im diggin the small scale content ALOT!!
I love the tips on the stamped steel wheels. Makes me think differently about them having that crazy offset. Off to injora to buy another set of wheels! Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for watching!
Great tips! Thank you so much! My body was twisting. I know why now! I'll loosen them up some.
MAN I WANT ONE OF THESE SO BAD!! WHY DO TIME HAVE TO BE SO HARD RIGHT NOW!! EVERYTHING IS CRAZY HIGH!!!
WITH KIDS ITS HARD TO EVEN FIND MONEY FOR STUFF LIKE THIS !! LOVE WATCHING THESE VIDEOS
Hey Adam! Got into the hobby with my family after watching your videos earlier this year and I just wanted to say: Your advice is always appreciated. I've got a couple of your suggestions on show in my latest video. Keep up the good work and please know we appreciate the info!
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Thanks for watching, glad it helped!
Ok, this is the second video of yours I've watch and I'm now subscribed. You know, I could be watching you explain how to milk a goat, and I'd be happy. I'm so tired of content with poor delivery. Then I watch this and am absolutely amazed. You're calm, eloquent, slow, clear, logical, and comprehensive. The way you talk is the way I think. It just makes sense to me. I'm just grateful we're talking mini crawlers and not milking goats! Looking forward to going through more of your videos.
Thank you. 🙏 ~ Josh
Thank you, I sincerely appreciate that!
really appreciate this video, thank you Adam!
Thank you very much for your time and share of knowledge. Very helpful! Greetings from Barcelona 🙂
Thank you for watching!
Bravo, what an awesome video. I'm going to send this to my buddy that I just mailed my extra 24 to
Awesome! Thank you!
I just built a SCX24 Bronco with Full Upgrades, If only this video came out 3 days ago lol. I had issues with over tightening screws and the wheel tips were great.
I did manage to easy fit the Futaba T4PM TX/ RX and it works with Furitec.
Glad they were helpful! Good info about the Futaba. A lot of folks ask me what tx/rx combos work with the Furitek setups, it's nice to have more options!
Always appreciate your great work! Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Invaluable! Thank you
Great video. Very informative
Great advice in this video ! I’m new to this and this was very helpful. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Wow thank you this video saved my rig a lot of other videos don’t mention a lot of this stuff
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching
Bloody legend mate 🤙 the body twist tip was perfect 💯cheers
Thanks for watching!
Love your videos, just found them the other day. Instead of just fading in and out you should put some kind of into/opening scene in that gap. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for watching! I think I'm going to hire someone to make me a cool intro. It's time to step it up I think.
1000 thank you for your wise advice for the 1/28 and 1/24..I would like you to do some for the 1/28 drift and racing..would be very useful for several of us..thank you again🙌⭐💯👍👏👏 👏
Great info, man you do so many builds you need to make your own scale garage/shop if you don’t already have one. 👍👍👍
Haha thank you! We have quite the collection now, thats for sure.
Thanks for the information. I’m hunk I’m about to pull the trigger to buy one of these little cars. Tired of trailing in winter can play in garage and still get wheel time
Thanks for watching! That's the best part of the 1/24: having fun in tiny spots!
Thanks for the great video, picking up a gladiator now
Thanks for watching!
Awesome video Adam... wish I had your tip on the stamp steel wheels about 3 weeks ago..lol took me over an hour to put 1 together... I didn't touch them again for about a week till I watched some videos... than I ran them on my daughter's scx24 deadbolt for about 2 weeks and changed them out for some bright green aluminum beadlock wheels from Amazon...I will use the black rcawd on another build
Those wheels are so frustrating at first! But once you get the routine down it’s just another wheel. Thanks for watching!
@@CapeCrawlers quick question are you going to do any more videos on the rochobby fire horse? I just ordered 1 will be here mid February...
Good tips. My scx24 twists under load. I’ll check the torque on the wheel nuts.
Cool video
Thanks for watching!
Good info, we have subscribed
I bought the MIP tools you recommended as well as the eco power charger and battery for my fms also the swamp kings and bead locker wheels. Mine came with the old style box but thank god the portal gears are metal. If I remember that’s what you were talking about in another video. New box metal gears in portals old box sometimes?? Next up is aluminum steering linkage and aluminum wheelbase extension kit not the 3d printed one! Just my preference. Thanks for the advice! I’m gonna love this new hobby of mine I suspect 😊
Awesome! I hope you love the hobby. It's so rewarding and enjoyable. Thanks for watching!
Harbor freight has a tool set called Quinn. Comes in a nice package and has everything you mentioned plus they are super magnetic
Great video, Adam. Ever had a LiPO puff for seemingly no reason? They get puffy when you exceed their current draw spec, sure, but what about when it's just sitting in a box and you haven't used it for some weeks or longer, and you come back to find it puffy?
I've been using LiPO batteries for nearly 20 years and currently have maybe 150 of them in sizes from 50mah to 12000mah, 1S to 8S. In all that time I've lost 3 to failures or damage before their time (which is about 500-800 charge/discharge cycles for any lithium chemistry).
The key to the longevity, for all lithium cells, is to store the LiPOs at 3.8v/cell. Any charger you go out to buy wants to have a Storage program on it, which will balance the cells down to that level per cell. The LiPO can then be stored for maybe 6+ months before you need to pop it on Storage charge again. I manage mine on a chart so no battery gets overlooked :)
Keep up the great work. You have excellent delivery and I LOVE your workout/24th scale basement/playground there :D
Thank you for the info! I need to further educate myself on lipo storage and this is really helpful. I have only had one lipo failure and it was a nearly new 350mah from an scx24. It puffed up on the first charge. I caught it quick thankfully.
My basement has become a total mancave playground! If it were finished/heated I would never come up and out of it LOL
Good tips fro me. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Check out the gens ace charger. It’s amazing. However it’s over$100 but I use it to charge my big Kraton batteries as well. HRC is great to. Both are dual battery as well
I'll do that, thanks! It's time for me to pony up and get a nice charger.
Wow, thumbs up and respect you took the video off, revised it and uploaded the new version again! There are other channels which will not do this but delete the critical comments.
However, a pity you changed from 1.3 mm in v1 to 0.05 inch in v2, because this is the world wide web and the world does use metric tools, and it is nearly impossible to buy imperial tools outside US (in shops, of course not online) ;-) In science imperial units are banned for decades now, thankfully.
I could not let a video aimed at beginners live on with incorrect information. But it sounds like I made some work for the rest of the world in the metric conversion!
@@CapeCrawlers This was more of a joke (with imperial vs. metric).
Still not totally sure what is the correct size for those screws, 0.05 inch or 1.3 mm hex driver (there is a tiny difference), but both work.
However, for us "Non-US-people" (about 95% of the worlds population ;-) ) this is sometimes quite puzzling. Mainly ounces, Fahrenheit, ... I am really happy that imperial units are banned for decades now in science (publications), only makes the world more complicated.
Really enjoy your videos, keep up the great work! Is there a bolt kit/assortment you use or recommend for the SCX24s?
for my batteries i use the spektrum s150 smart charger it a little more expensive but it's awesome!
I'll have to check that out!
I would love to see a video like this on the TRX4m lots of confusion on how to start upgrading. I wonder if I give it more time better kits and products will come out, particularly shocks and lifts. 🤔
I will do that down the road. Things are being released almost daily for that rig. I hope to see some good shock options soon!
thankyou sir
I know this video is old but I love the deadbolt in the thumbnail. The tires and just general vibe are so amazing on that truck. Do you remember what tires you had on it?
Absolutely. They are the Injora 65mm comp pins on mofo RC DDP wheels
Hello hope your having a great day I’m looking at installing the trx4m lift kit do you have any videos
Hi Adam,
Great Videos mate, brand new to mini crawlers. Is there a difference between the the SCX24 in the C10, Power Wagon and the JLU under carriage?
You mention keeping blue loctite, and also not tightening screws/nuts very tight. What pieces/parts do you recommend using the loctite for?
also always turn your radio on first helps alot with not causing run aways
Good tip!
Great drive Shelby,you sure you've never driven a rock crawler before
Which silicone grease do you recommend
Hey man, you should consider making some Asmr videos. These tutorials make me sleepy and not in a bad way either. Lol you have a great voice for it.
Haha I’ll take that as a compliment!
@@CapeCrawlers Im glad, and I actually learn some useful shit. Lol Been in the hobby going on 2 years and I still learn something new every day.
Well if we are modifying the tray already the agfrc b13dlm is the only way to go. You can also wire the black and red direct to battery plug, your welcome.
What you recommend that charger or the 44 ac that charge 4s too , but it comes with banana plugs?
Full disclosure: this is not my area of expertise. I know EcoPower has a 4s capable charger: www.amainhobbies.com/ecopower-electron-44-ac-lihv-lipo-life-battery-charger-24s-4a-50w-ecp-1006/p699115?gclid=Cj0KCQiAorKfBhC0ARIsAHDzsluU9gHFCewSGXxXJkvTOmKYsOxlUmSySQvEhV2JR2YHB57nGqdH9pkaAv6WEALw_wcB
Just picked up the rc4wd stamp steal wheels hoping for the 4 piece. But was bummed to see like they switched to a 3 piece and u can’t switch the hex onto the other side
Really? That's a bummer! That was the best part of those wheels!
do u no wat metal servo horns will fit eco power servo
I was looking at your charger. Can it discharge for storage?
My little eco power does not. I have a battery checker that can discharge, and I’ve also bought a comprehensive charger that can store, balance, discharge, etc.
Hey, you going to do a quick run down on the trx4m like this by chance? I don’t want to spend huge $$$ on a servo for that yet but I might do the injora upgrade since it’s relatively cheap with the new servo mount. Any thoughts?
I could do a first five mod video like I did for the axial. I just got the new Injora setup and it’s great! I would certainly recommend that as a servo upgrade!
@@CapeCrawlers that would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you!
Hey ..i have a problem..when I turn my machine on it takes off in reverse. Can I rebind my transmitter to the machine to fix this?..I've also had terrible luck with the stock battery..I have 3scx 24 and I really like them ..but the battery trouble is terribly agitating...anyway ...I just bought the 3rd on 1.25 and t9day is 1.27 and the battery now when I turn it on the wheels turn to the left by them selves..and the barrtry goes dead over night. I guess it has phantom draw..could this be a bad ecs..it's a brand new machine...I would appreciate any advice..thanks..
Which model is it? The reversing could be a throttle dual rate adjustment on the transmitter. It sounds like a bad esc though given the steering issues at the same time. Make sure you are unplugging your battery after use. If left plugged in they’ll drain pretty quickly
Did you not like the original one you posted yesterday? Just wondering since you re uploaded
There was incorrect information in the tool sizes, which is a critical piece of information! I couldn't let it go without correcting it.
I have a question, so I have a Scx24 gladiator and it has a weird torque twist. Just sitting there not moving it sits to one side and when I accelerate it just gets worse, do you have any experience with this? It is lightly modified with injora shocks
Mine does the same exact thing. I haven't been able to pinpoint it. I wish I had more insight but I haven't been able to solve my own twist!
@@CapeCrawlers thank you, I think if you get a brass skid plate and brass boulder bars, it may fix it. I may try it
Can i have the link to the tires on the c10?
Here you go: www.powerhobby.com/powerhobby-mudboss-micro-crawler-tires.html
Looks like they're out of stock though..
Hi Adam, at video 05:10, what kind of wheel nut drive do you use? have link? thanks
I actually got that from RC4WD as an extra with their stamped steel wheels. You can grab it here: alnk.to/dW9WBqG
@@CapeCrawlers thanks for the link, I like your channel very much, the presentation is great.
What tires are on the deadbolt in the thumbnail
Injora comp pins
If you had $400 to buy and upgrade a 1/24 would you do the Axial SCX24 Gladiator or the Axial XC-1 4WS?
I think I would do the gladiator! It has less shortcomings to address and you could spend more money on performance improvements, not just sorting out issues.
Hey Adam question! Just finished my Injora buggy and I’m really not happy with the Injora transmission (I can tell it’s binding) . What’s your favorite to use? I’m using a Pancake, Lizard Ult, noble nb4, and Honey Badger Servo.
My favorite is the Furitek stellar transmission. Next favorite would be the LGRP billet aluminum setup. Mofo RC also has a brass transmission fully built which I have never tried, but I am certain it's amazing.
@@CapeCrawlers … awesome thanks! You caught my attention when you said you burnt a few motors up with the spur gear nut too tight. lol. My buggy “lifts” in reverse and squats going forward. Is that because of the over-drive in the Injora front axle or you think it’s binding in the drive train?
@@bladeaddison3189 it's tough to say because the SMP has a ton of power. You're going to get some movement from the torque. Does it lift even at low speed and gradual throttle? If yes, it's likely something binding or causing drag.
@@CapeCrawlers … yeah the minute I reverse it starts to lift and then back forward it sucks down. Strange. As you know the buggy is tough to work on with no real frame. lol. I’ve pulled the tranny and motor twice torquing and “loosening”. lol
@@CapeCrawlers … are you on discord or any crawler FB groups?
That rig c10 do you sell that hard top?
I got it from RC4WD. They sell it for $25
Hey man its me again lol should i build a scx24, buy and upgrade a scx24 or buy and upgrade a fcx24? Thx for everything u do
It depends which one you like more. For me, I still prefer the scx24 because it has deeper aftermarket support and more options to do pretty much anything you could ever imagine. The fcx just isn’t there yet. BUT the fcx24 is a monster with some minor upgrades
I’ve had a SCX24 for maybe a couple weeks? And the motor is dead. Is that normal?
Not uncommon. The stock motor and servos go pretty quickly
Which scx24 model is the most capable totally stock? & Which scx24 is the most capable fully modded?
Arguably the deadbolt for both. I would lean more towards the C10 in modified condition. The gladiator is a monster when upgraded as well. It's tough! But out of the box I feel like the deadbolt is the best performer.
@Cape Crawlers wow okay.. I was leaning towards the jeep JLU. Kinda thought the deadbolt was the least capable from the vids I've watched.
What shocks r u running on that bronco ?
Powerhobby 54mm
You have the link for your battery charger..
Yes, here you go: www.amainhobbies.com/ecopower-electron-li32-ac-lipo-balance-battery-charger-23s-2a-25w-ecp-1004/p698674
Let’s go out moon I will give you the mango man
Hi Men, you build too much crawlers .. I don't know which one to choose to build something similar? any advice?
I would say pick the one that you like the looks of the most, or that speaks to you. The best thing about this hobby is the ability to build and customize a little truck exactly the way you want it. The only limit to these things is your imagination.
@@CapeCrawlers and money ;)
@@CapeCrawlers i have deadbolt so i go that way..
Am I the only one who find the V2 receiver hard to use? I tried to zero out my steering but I can’t figure out where it’s at currently
Not having the knobs makes it a little tricky for your adjustments, I do agree there. I believe the green middle LED will blink when you find center during your trim adjustments. I saw a video on the hidden functionalities of the transmitter but can't recall whos channel it was on
Can I still use hex extenders with portal axels?
Yes! I have them on the gladiator.
@@CapeCrawlers do you ever have a hard time with them falling off? Like the lug nut just isn’t long enough
FMS 1/24 or SCX 1/24..?
Im interested in getting a little crawler RC for the first time. Can anyone recommend me an affordable starter?
Check out the hobby plus Cr18p. Affordable and great performer
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Adam u should try and color match the topper and black out the window on the c10, It would look badass
Good idea. The white is starting to look pretty rough from use. Colored to match would be very sharp!
What’s with the repost?
I made some mistakes in the first video regarding tool sizes and I feel like that's a critical piece of information. I couldn't let it go without correcting it.
REUPLOAD?
There was incorrect information in the first one. I couldn't let that go, not for a video aimed at beginners. So I re-shot a lot of it. The last thing I want to do is give newcomers incorrect info.
Woohoo! First comment! 💯❤️
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Re-upload???
Yes, I had some incorrect tool sizes in the first one and I can't let that go uncorrected.
@@CapeCrawlers makes sense.
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I don’t, but I’ve been asked that question a few times lately. Thinking I should set one up!