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Carisma SCA 1E Honest 2 Year Owners Review
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- čas přidán 15. 08. 2024
- In this weeks video I'm going to be to be reviewing my Carisma Sca-1E Range Rover ,version 1.1 (I think)
As I have owned this RC Crawler now for 2 years, and after breaking every single electronical part in this rig,I think I have some things to say about it, and information that will help prospective buyers of this Rig a good Idea of what to expect from this rig as an owner.
Firstly though I would like to say that for the first year I owned this rig I really didn't know the first thing about proper crawler maintenance, this was my first rig and I kind of just used it, hosed it down and put it away in between uses.
This caused a lot more wear and tear on the remote controlled off roader than was needed. And for anyone looking to buy an RC rock crawler maintenance AKA cleaning and oiling is all part of owning one of these things and will save you money in the long run as part will last longer.
Another thing is these are not 3 cell capable out of the box ,running it on 3 cells pretty much did the ESC and the motor in in very short order (though the above mentioned didn't help as well as this)
the receiver in this rig is water resistant not water proof, so dont use it like I did as a submarine, this will kill off the receiver pretty quickly once a lot of water gets into it and it isn't dried out fully. Saying that though the receiver box on the scale 1 e is one of the best out there. Mounted high up in the body with only a small hole for water to get in through where the Arial passes since not using it like a submarine I have had no further problems with this part and upon opening it up for maintenance, this has never actually had any damp in it. Though now the receiver is wrapped up inside a balloon and cable tied up for added protection
The rock gripper tires that this rig comes with are really nice sticky wheels and are really good on stone at gripping. They are not great at gripping in the wet however and get quite slick when filled with mud but that is to be expected.
Adding lead weights to the inner tires however really does help with the performance of this rig and adding weight low down just makes things more grippy.
Adding a heavy metal roof rack to this crawler with things in it will make it top heavy and more of a scale trailer. Smaller wheels especially those that come with the deluxe kit really make this a much much better rock crawler. And my mate Scott's deluxe version often surprises other rig owners with what it gets over, and makes the whole thing perform well over its price tag.
The spur in my RIG went after about 1 and a half years of owning. I think that this was down to just normal wear and tear and at £4 for a replacement really was not an issue
Speaking of repairs the price of the Carisma scale 1 e's spare parts really lends towards the case of getting this rig as any mistakes made with it will not break the bank, and this is another reason why I recommend this rig for a first time crawler as new owners can really grow with this rig as it breaks and things go wrong with it.
The transmitter that this rig comes with is really quite nice, its comfortable to hold and allows you to adjust the trim on both the throttle and the wheel alignment. But is very no frills but again nothing to complain about there.
The only two things I did not like about this rock crawler out of the box was the lower part of the bumper on the Range rover version, this bit just seems to get in the way a lot and stop the wheels from coming into contact with what ever you are hoping to drive over. But its easy to remove with a Dremel a knife and some time.
the other thing that i did not like that came with the crawler is the battery and charger, the USB charger takes ages to charge the nimah battery and the nimah battery only lasts about 45mins.I replaced this with a lipo 2 cell 5500 50c battery. I get about 2 and a half hours drive time with this and the whole rig handles and performs much better on this. However the stock battery is a nice feature for those without any other RC gear wanting to pic up and play with this straight away.
the last thing to go in this rig from the stock electronics was the servo, this went after about 2 years of use 1 year and 10 months to be exact. But I cant grumble with that as its a long time and managed to survive everything else that I threw at it.
the Lexan shell of this RC is still going after 2 years considering all of the bumps and bashes its took over the years I think this is pretty good going, if I had to guess I would say that the stock body's got about another year of general use left in it but the plan is to retire this soon
I broke the bumper that came with this rig also, after driving it down a 9ft drop but I think that's a pretty easy escape and its impressive that nothing else broke.
I think that this rig is great for a first time crawler though as you can grow with the rig I love mine to bits and wont be replacing it anytime soon
2yrs review.. I loved this.. plz do such ownership reviews often... will be much helpful.. thanks man..
Cheers dude,its the only decent way to review,I will whenever I can but it's hard to make a channel of it
Thank you so much for doing this.!
CZcams is full of "reviews" where they take it out the box, drive it a couple of times & that's it... That's all we get to base our decision making on.
Long term reviews are so valuable but so hard to come across.!
Stay safe out there mate & best wishes from Scotland 🏴 🙏 ❤️ 📻 🕹️ 🔋 🏎️ 🚓 🚔 🚖 🚗 🚙 🚚 🚛 🏍️ 🛫 🚤 ✈️.!
Glad it was helpful!I know its just a waste of everyones time really,when new I expect it all to work,use it for 6 months or a year and then all the real issues come out and you can at least give people an idea of whats going to fall off
What a great honest review. Love your style. Keep doing what your doing 👏
Thanks dude just wanted to do a proper review rather than the silly this is great after an unboxing
@@scalestuff1066 Absolutely nailed it 👌
Really good honest warts an all review, nice one mate, i have an F-150 and coyote and overall they have been good
Glad you enjoyed the review,its got to be done that way none of this selling a moon on a stick.Are they your first crawlers or did you get them after other ones?
@@scalestuff1066 no not new to crawlers, have a look at my channel lots of video`s and lots of trucks including plenty of well modified stuff
morning, very good honest look at your vehicle.
Cheers mate thank you
See this actual rig take some massive tumbles and just drive away. Brilliant bit of kit
Yeah think you have caught it a few times to! But yeah great rigs, hope your alright dude
Hi there, hope you’re keeping well. What a great 2 year review. I purchased the deluxe kit version of this great looking rig, I’ve got the SMD crawler motor and 80A ESC in mine, with a 25kg servo. Not run or abused mine as much as you mind, but it’s been a great trail machine, love the alloy wheels. Anyway, great review on how tough and good these entry level rigs are. Take care, keep well and all the best 😉😊😉
Ah nice, Iv got the 2kg servo in mine now but wish id gone for the deluxe kit now as they seem a fair margin better with them alloy wheels. Glad you enjoyed the video though mate and thanks for stopping by
Thank you, greatly enjoyed review. Kudos to you for being honest and bringing the tales form the trail: real life, crawling experience. Range Rovers look excellent. Subscribed!
Glad you enjoyed it! thanks well its got to be done to many people trying to sell things when nothings perfect and a good product should stand the test of time not just look good in an unboxing video
Great honest long term review. I've been wanting the carisma prairie wolf for some time now, but wasn't sure about the chassis. I really need to add an adventure van to the fleet. This pretty much settles that for me. And carisma is having a 23% off sale in a few days. I already know that stock electronics are only temporary. I have a few axials, a redcat and an element, and none of them are still running RTR electronics. Or stock tires, for that matter. Thanks
Cheers mate glad you found it helpful, tbh with all electronics there only temporary, unless they outlast the rig then its the rig that's temporary XD. And anytime mate glad to be of help, im looking at the landrover that charisma have made but Im not getting out enough to warrant getting one
@@scalestuff1066 I lied, my scx10ii has been on the RTR motor, ESC, and receiver for over 3 years now. Servo lasted over 1 year. Usually I just change them if they don't perform how I want them to, weak servo or notchy ESC. Sometimes the motor is a tad too fast, or I don't like the radio. Good to hear that the chassis itself is a solid platform for a trail rig. I thought of just getting the prairie wolf body, but I kinda want to try out the carisma chassis too.
Awesome vid Rcfam 👊🏾😎
Cheers mate thanks for stopping by :)
I've used quite a few Hobbywing 1060's purely on 3S & they've never let me down.!
Same I dont use anything above 2 cell normally so they do the job and keep on doing it and thats the main thing
merci pour le retour d'expérience 👍🙏
Merci
Nice, honest impartial review. Hope to see you on the trail soon mate.
Thanks mate and Most definitely!
Interesting to hear a genuine review 😊👍
Thanks yes most reviews are just adverts more than anything
Funny, I also call "driving it off of a nine foot drop"... a driver error 😅😂🤣
Thanks a lot for this summary video
It happens to the best of us hahahaa, glad you found it helpful
Nice review, I ran 3 cell lipo on my stock motor for the 1st year without any problems. I have since changed out my motor and esc. to holmes hobby motor and hobbywing 1080. Have not broken anything yet.
Cheers mate,was that with stock esc? Iv got a hobby wing 1080 in this now,with the moter and esc they both went at the same time after the 3 cell use in mine about 10 hours never really got to the bottom of it but the stock stuffs not ment to be for 3 cells.If you got away with it for a year though thats a pretty decent run
@@scalestuff1066
Yes. Stock motor and ESC. Now running 1080 with 27t Holmes motor. So much smoother and more control. Also run flysky radio. Love my coyote. Now have a new bright bronco body on it. Hope to have video up soon.
Nice maybe I just got unlucky with it,I run mine on a flysky now much better for control,saying that I run everything off the flysky now.Nice drop me a comment when you do be good to check it out.I wouldnt mind getting a new land rover in a nice yellow or orange
They are great little trucks.. Iv not long added the high clearance steering link that's helped quiet abit with approach angle.. Also the new one has the new anti twist gearbox and flares and a snorkel for the body 👍🏻👍🏻
how much so though as you didnt have much trouble any way.Yeah im looking at getting the new body after xmas
Well on rocks quiet alot as the steering bar hit 1st but now it's up higher so u get diff 1st and that slides better. Yea I might get the hole new kit and go brushless 😁 I don't want mess with my one as I love it how it is
Yeah that makes sense tbh,Dont think id go for a full new kit,but the shell Im very attached to and dont want to mess mine up any more the start of cracks is the end of a shell I think.Need to change the spur in mine again though,it went a couple of weeks ago.must have over tightened it when I put the new one in
@@scalestuff1066 as u know I hate spurs and pinnons 😂
yeah there buggers to set up
great video - Thanks for honest review. My brother looking for one of them or HPI Ventura .
Glad I could help,Hope it meets what his looking for,I think my mates got a ventura but dont know the details on it
Super!!!
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Glad you enjoyed the video
Great review and video, really enjoyed it.
Thanks mate Glad you enjoyed it!
It's weird seeing something with a range rover badge not breaking down every 5 minutes
Ahahahaha true that
😂😂😂😂
I've had mine for a year now and still love it!
I call it "Big Ugly" 😂
Nice hahaha that are a blocky beast
What a great review, thanks! I’m thinking about getting this car, my first in the hobby… specially after watching your review where you explain this is a good option for beginners. Now, please excuse my sincere expression, I’m “drooling” over how great and beautiful your white car looks. As a beginner, may I ask about the aesthetic improvements you did to it? My main question is, I have looked up similar accessories (roof rack, roof lights, limb risers, front bumper, etc), and I always seem to find that these accessories are compatible with “1/10 crawler TRX4” models… and the “TRX4” part gets me all confused. I don’t know if those parts will only fit Traxxas models (and therefore not this Carisma vehicle), or are they fairly generic and will fit any 1/10 model (including this Carisma SCA-1E)? How can I look for parts that will fit this vehicle?
I got most of my add on's as cheap amazon buys to be honest, I checked the measurements against the roof, the light bar on mine came with the roof rack as one unit. Anything you screw on yourself will likley fit, bumpers are tricky on this model as its the two pin system and most bumpers wont fit on it. the wheels i was given second hand they where on ebay as camel trophy wheels. Other bits to check are the thread types for wheels as they tend to be fixed sized and threads, a quick google of the charisma scal 1e after parts should give more info on this. sorry thats not the greatest of helps my car is abit of a mis match of parts now
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice review 😊👍
Glad you enjoyed the video
Really tempted to buy one of these and build it with that classic red that looks so good one these older gen rigs. Also out of curiosity, were a few of those shots taken in the lickey hills? I recognised it a little.
Ah the old red was a lovely tone,and yes infact I think almost all the shots where taken up the lickeys
I wish they did the gt10dt again
Yeah its a shame how with these things they seem to stop selling the best ones after a short run
@@scalestuff1066 I still have one. I traded a speaker box for one a long time ago.
Great video, ive just brought mine and want to do some of the mods that you have done to your ones body. love the look of it can you tell me where you got the wheels and tyres and also all the stickers and roof rack and kit. thanks
Thanks mate, I'll try some parts are second hand brought from mates. The roof rack and light bar is off amazon, needs a bit of work to add the right end to the lights wire, the wheels and tires are cheapo things from china the box didn't have a brand if you type in camel trophy wheels they should come up. The stickers where from eBay for the main range rover company ones and the little comedy stickers where a sheet from blood brothers. Hope that helps if you need links or more detail just drop another comment and ill do what I can
#Sca1e Love my f150 keeps up with the scx10.3 thats twice as expensive.
Yeah there really good rigs for the money
Hi! Cool car! I also have one, now I'm tuning it. Why didn't they put the engine without a collector?
Thanks mate, what you doing to it to tune it up? What's an engine collector? Sorry not heard of that term used on the RC's before
@@scalestuff1066 My English is very bad)). I was talking about Sensored Motor. Tuning: I have already done the waterproofing of electronics and added solidol to the transmission. I will change the servo speed controller.
Its ok mate,Ah yes I get what you mean now,Wise to waterproof the electrics now rather than later that mistake cost me a bit
I’m a bit late but, do you know where I can get the rims and tires from the blueish coloured one? I’ve seen them but for like £130.
Iv only ever seen them from the carisma site sold separately but £130 is bloody insane,at that price be worth waiting for a second hand one to come up
@@scalestuff1066 ah alright cheers mate, the ones I found were on eBay, a 4 set of of full metal beadlocks. Thought they were steep
这车看起来非常酷！请问这车的越野性能怎么样。
谢谢。这是平均性能明智的。它比岩石更适合道路，但比高性能卡车更真实。我希望这个翻译能起作用！
翻译得很好。谢谢你描述这辆车。@@scalestuff1066
Do you live near Birmingham?
Yes mate south Birmingham