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Tag Archives: competitionx

Tamiya Tyrrell P34 Limited Edition

You can always count on Tamiya for making unique fun RC cars and many of them are replicas of real icons in motorsport history. One F1 car that stands out from the rest is the Tyrrell P34. Tamiya has rereleased …

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Reader-Submitted Crawler Competition Course

Last month, one of our Facebook followers, Eric Bresnahan, reached out to us to share pictures of the competition course he has set up in Southington, Connecticut for 1.9 and 2.2 crawlers. Eric is proud of the course, which is …

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Vaterra Ascender K5 Blazer Build – Suspension Links and Axles

Vaterra Ascender K5 Blazer Build – Suspension Links and Axles

The Build – Part 8 In this step we’ll be attaching the front and rear suspensions; the axle and link assemblies. It’s a pretty easy step. Let’s get to it. Start this step by sliding the front slider shaft together. …

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Vaterra Ascender K5 Blazer Build – Suspension Links

The Build – Part 7 We’re now on to the suspension links of the Vaterra Ascender. This part is a bit tricky so pay CLOSE attention to both the manual and my notes. Some of the steps in the early …

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Vaterra Ascender K5 Blazer Build – Shocks

The Build – Part 6 We’ll be working on the shocks in Part 6 of our Vaterra Ascender build. First thing we’ll do is assemble the shafts. Small e-clip, piston, small e-clip. Easy peasy. Slide the 2 red o-rings into …

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Vaterra Ascender K5 Blazer Build – Electronics

Vaterra Ascender K5 Blazer Build – Electronics

The Build – Part 5 The electronics install is next; servo in the front, ESC/receiver in the rear. We’ll also install the floating battery tray in this step to help gauge how long our battery wires need to be. Before …

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Vaterra Ascender K5 Blazer Build – Chassis Assembly

The Build – Part 4 The chassis is the next step in the Vaterra Ascender build. It’s a bit more tricky than a standard scale truck chassis so a little more care needs to be taken when building. The first …

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Short Course Tire Mounting 101

Short Course Tire Mounting 101

Mounting tires is nothing new; mounting them the correct way is a whole different story. While there is, I’m sure, hundreds of different tire mounting articles out there, this subject is always safe to revisit with all the new easy-to-use technology out there to get the job done. I’ve put together a short How To regarding the mounting of 1/10th scale Short Course tires.

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