The Build – Part 2 Now that we have the differentials built, we’ll work on getting them mounted in the gearboxes. There are a few tricky steps here and patience is key. The B44.3 uses 3 different lengths of CVA …

The Build – Part 9 Well, you’ve made it to the final step of the Vaterra Ascender K5 Blazer build. Hopefully your build looks similar to the one here! Let’s finish this project up… Attach the tow hooks and winch …

The Build – Part 1 The first part of the B44.3 build will be the differentials; 3 gear diffs to be exact. Since we’ll be working with grease and fluids, it’s a good idea to have some rags available to …

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. …

The work surface with a catch   We’ve been noticing a certain company on the “Moove” online. CowRC.com has been providing cool magnetic work mats and other products for quite a few years, but their unique mat offerings seem to …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The must have shock multi-tool   There isn’t a month that goes by when there isn’t a kit on my workbench being built. Building kits for me is just as much fun as actually racing the car when it’s done. …

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 …

The Build – Part 3 The rear axle is very similar to the front. We’ll just give a brief overview of the build. Build the rear center driveshaft like you did the front. Don’t forget to add a little bit …

The Build – Part 2 Part 2 of our Vaterra K5 build has us assembling the front axle. The first step is the center driveshaft. Since you’ve already assembled shafts in Part 1 of this build we won’t go into …

Building the Transmission In the first part of our build we’re going to focus on the Ascender’s transmission. We start off the build with a basic overview of the bag layouts that Vaterra has put in place. I found this …

It’s about time! Those big, beautiful, beefy Chevys from the mid 1950’s have always been and will always be some of the coolest “hot rods” to ever cruise the malt shoppe on a Friday night. It is high time someone immortalized these amazing muscle machines in Lexan…. even if they can’t call it a Chevy.

In RC Short Course Driver Volume 2, I had the opportunity to compare a stock Traxxas Slash against a fully-modified, race-prepped Slash. As you would expect, while the stock Slash put down some pretty good laps, the modified version was quite a bit faster around our test track.