Axial SCX10 iii Gladiator BUILD - BIG CHANGES! Huge Performance Gains and New Look!
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- In this video I give an update on my Axial SCX10 iii Jeep Gladiator build. After I got it, I went to work on making it a scale replica of my 1:1. While that was a lot of fun, and turned out great, I was left wanting more performance. So I've gone a different direction with the SCX10 and added a bunch of upgrades to take this thing to the next level!
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Timestamps
Build update: 1:23
Upgrade overview: 9:27
Baseline crawling runs: 14:09
Gladiator 2.0 with upgrades!: 19:51
Upgraded crawling runs: 23:42
Final thoughts: 32:21
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Timestamps
Build update: 1:23
Upgrade overview: 9:27
Baseline crawling runs: 14:09
Gladiator 2.0 with upgrades!: 19:51
Upgraded crawling runs: 23:42
Final thoughts: 32:21
You’re gonna love that system hobby wing, I run that same system in my vanquish VS4 10 Pro for about three years now still running strong no issues 2300 KV mines the acts system
I love your enjoyment of stepping into 10th scale as I’m also interested in going bigger than 1/24. So I’m enjoying your discovery path. And I’m along for the ride
It feels like starting all over again. I remember thinking to myself that I hadn't had that much fun since I first discovered the scx24's
just bought my first 10th scale today! a gen 9 redcat and im rly impressed had to come back and watch this
Yeah the metal hi Jack I’ve bought mine gosh four years ago it is awesome works great Amazing all the function of the hijack you could even use it as a winch yourself out of a situation. Outstanding job on your gladiator love how you painted the fenders
Holy crap that brushless upgrade!! This thing is gonna be crazy!
It is a total savage now!
I love how well it matches the 1:1, great job Adam
Thanks! It's such a fun project.
Nice build! Look forward to seeing the two trucks hit the rocks.
Thanks! Hoping to take them out today!
I saw those fenders and were tempting to buy, but were quite expensive for me, so then i actually just cut the stock fenders, and sanded them, and they're pretty identical to what u bought.
They are pricey for what you get. If I didn't want to keep the stock fenders blue and scale I would have done exactly what you did - great idea!
That slow mo shot was awesome
Hella upgrades and session Adam. Love the Blue paint job too bad it's getting thrashed! LoL 😂 but it is what it is. Killer radio too! The system you have is nuts! It makes it a Basher almost LoL 🤣. All in all a huge performance gainz. I appreciate your tips on Instagram brother. I'm excited for my maiden run with SCX10 Glady too. Awesome one brother.
Thank you, I appreciate that! This thing came a long way very quickly. I got addicted to the 1/10 pretty fast LOL
Man buddy I'm so proud of you man look at how far you've come in a year such a great great job
Thank you!
"Gonna dive right into it...." "But first..." Dive right in man. Just really actually dive right in.
A very big help full upgrade is portal weights they make a huge difference I put some on my axial build and brought it to a whole new level of crawling
I'll check them out, thanks!
Yeah and it looks awesome, my GEN 3 The early bronco back in the 70s I worked for Ford’s Michigan Ford truck plant in Wayne Michigan I So i put them early Broncos together and pick up trucks. Yep we’re here watching appreciate you sharing
Thats awesome. I saw Horizon Hobby had a heck of a deal on the early Bronco SCX10. I wish I caught it sooner, I may have scooped one up!
If you like the smoothness of the furitek systems, I just bought one of the hobbywing fusion SE n it's best 70 bks I've spent. Since ESC is built into motor, it's less wiring, and weight.up high. Low end is buttery smooth.
I’m gonna post the short right now but I a fusion se 1800kv in my trx4 sport with a 2 speed conversion. It’s not fast but it boogies up to it’s top speed and will wheelie if I run a pack in the rear. It’ll do reverse wheelies too since I have the pack up front on the nose.
And it will do a SUPER SLOW crawl.
I will check that out, thanks!
I love using my dig in my early bronco does come in handy when you need it
Dig is super cool!
I recently took the plunge into 1/10 scale with a trx4 sport kit. One thing im discovering is tire inserts matter a whole lot more on 1/10 scales then they do on 1/18-1/24.
I’ve got proline hyrax’s with stock foams, and combined with the portals and soft springs I’m running in the front they like to collapse on themselves pretty easily and give me a lot of tipping over.
You're absolutely right. I am prioritizing inserts next. Either dual stage foams or 3D inserts. Folks seem to prefer the 3D printed inserts over the dual stage
The tires are conforming to the rocks nicely my early bronco loves to climb also it’s still stock of a box except for my wheels and tires
Yes I love my 1/10 scale‘s they are for my summer time fun and my 1/24 scale‘s for the winter indoors don’t run them in the snow but My 1/10 scales oh yeah Snow mud dirt rocks gladiator is looking awesome out there dude love the painted fenders
Also dessert lizard 120 mm shocks for the rear stock shocks will be fine for now,get some shocke keys for the rear,you will have to do some cutting but not threw the bed...just the pieces that hold body n bed togther.....
Just the rear and not the front?
I left stock shocks in front,with limiter strap for axle...this way when your climbing vertical your body isn't pushing away from your obstacle...it keeps your front end sucked in....but the 120mm in fhe rear tou still get massive flex....my gladiator is completely stock except for weighted 1.9 wheels,and dessert lizard 120mm rear shocks that's it ....an it's a beast....
Seeing this so beyond exciting! I’m working on my Capra it’s getting a bunch of upgrades and seeing this is getting me so hyped for it
Glad you enjoyed it!
My friend great idea for you. build this how 2 ways, how you would modify your big one, and for being a good capable truck, also go grab another body and paint it and make it exactly how your 1/1 is, then you just need to swap wheels and body for pics or whatever. you could also paint that lip on the wheels pretty easily to match it even more.
Great suggestions and I will probably do exactly that!
My early bronco is straight axles I am glad to
Upgraded RC is who I watched too. For your inserts get a hold of Exocaged RC. He got some flubber inserts that seemed to work pretty good, butt he found some for like $35 for all 4 that seemed good too.
I like exo a lot. I'll check out those inserts!
@@CapeCrawlers I like him too, I've learned a lot from him too. Do you think one of those 50 motors would fit in an AX24, with being longer?
The Gladiator 1/10 is a beast. Axial killed it with this scale rig.
Agreed!
You love 1/10?? Wait until you try 1/6 🤯😆
Looks awesome dude.
Homie. You are jacked lol. Motivates me to keep grinding the gym
Haha thanks! Lifting is another passion of mine. Love it!
That is just super cool dude exact replica of your 1/1
Awesome rig try the bfg krawlers with dual stage foams amazing
That is so awesome about the 2nd red gladiator that you got!!! I am still itching for a 1/10th but I think I am ok with the 1/18 Capra and my 1/24 bronco so fare. Awesome video love your channel !
Thank you!! The UTB18 is fantastic. If the SCX10 didnt come in a gladiator body, I would probably stick with the UTB18 as well
Oh yeah it makes sense 👍👍😎
Very cool. Looks sooo fantstic. I Like the slo mo Part the most.
Just one Thing U need to Upgrade is Sound Modul imao 😎👍
Thanks! Sound module would be awesome
Gotta keep things scale and do those mods to the big girl next!
Haha yep!
Say “Tam yah” haha. 😂😂😂 that will be close enough.
Great build up! I have that same Injora front bumper on my SCX10ii with XJ hard body and it looks scale. The stinger works like on our 1:1 rigs when coming down off a steep ledge. BTW - I just picked up that Radiolink transmitter and look forward to you showing off some of it's features
Thank you! I am hoping to get the Radiolink review up tomorrow or Saturday. It's kind of overwhelming trying to provide a comprehensive review. There are SO MANY features.
Do the exact same thing with the red one have a blue and a red twins just different colors
it,s a beast!!!!!!!!! smash that like people!!!!
I bet those tires work great with flubber stuffers
I agree. It needs some 3D inserts for sure
your making me want a 10th scale!
Big investment, but so much fun
I don't know how those great big ass jconcepts going to look on there I mean I understand you're going to widen it out but like you're going from a scale look now a great big tire I don't know the size of the tire you got on there but it sure the hell don't look the same sizes as the jconcept I guess we will see huh
So much better how is the squad going to be is it going to be a belly Jagger
Hold up, Cape Crawlers as in Cape Cod?
love the gladiator, it,s a beast, try 2.2 superswanpers, omg, they are badass!!!! I did subscribe!!! great motor combo, your going to love it, , I have had a dladiator for years and still is the go to beast!!!!!
now you need a scx6
Gotta let my bank account recover LOL
You should get bigger hubs and stay away from hex extensions, lots of downsides using them
Also you have 90mm shocks on there already with portals which sits pretty high, if you put longer shocks on you will raise the cg too much. If you want different shocks I’ve heard traxxas big bores are really good, I have proline big bores, desert lizards, incision and sae shocks from vanquish along with several axial shocks all of which I’m happy with. I’ve also heard but have no experience with that dravtechs are the best, dlux fab has them as well
Very good points. If I went longer shocks I would probably want to the straight axle conversion. I think Treal offers extended hubs for these wheels. I'll check those out!
How's it look without the hex extensions and the rest of the mods still on it?
Kinda goofy honestly. I took the hex extensions off after reading the input from the comments section. But man, it looks odd. I may put them back on until I get some Capra axles or some different wheel hubs
Yes it was a lot easier over that rock cool
The way I see it is you just need to convince the wife to let you upgrade your 1to1 to match your 10th scale 😊
Haha! The wife isn't the roadblock, its funding LOL I need to convince my company to pay me more!
There is always that dilemma lol
But as you and I both know money doesn't bring happiness. I Iove watching you and little man having fu having fun together. That is true happiness 😊
Why not buy a second body you can thrash , and save that one for the shelf
That's a good idea. It would be easy quick swaps!
I wonder if there's a 2 speed gearbox for this. It'd give you great crawling capability, with the option to switch to a speed demon if you ever wanted to. Also really curious about a 2 speed for the scx24 since that's what I would personally want. I wanna be able to swap between a badass rock crawler and a decently fast trail truck.
You swap the dig function for 2 speed function i don’t remember exactly how you do it but you can
It has the two speed ready to go, just a minor tweak to the gearbox. I actually just set it up for my sons gladiator. Really need an aftermarket radio to make it work, or you sacrifice the dig function, but it is possible to have both with a 4 channel rx.
Love the channel…but what’s with the squeaking on the audio on all your videos????
Hey man, just saying how you gunna get metal numbers and still won’t cost as much as 60$ sm fenders?! Are the fenders worth it?
With the fenders it depends on your preference. I personally love that look and it's exactly what I wanted, so to me it was worth it despite the steep price tag. But I could have gone with the metal fender deletes for half the cost.
Wheels and tires?
Treal wheels and JConcepts rupture tires
What do you use to record ?
My iPhone
How do you get such a good angel while crawling , stand , stick, what attachment?
Time to build a 1/10 indoor course
Gonna need a bigger house LOL
You cannot get with child a brushless system I figured this out the hard way they don't know how to modulate that you know what I mean with a fresh system if they get them bind it will stop if you're running mofo brushless on anything 24 if you don't stop and it ripped the tires off the rims are brake axles or driveshaft
Noooo you should’ve kept a mini 1:1!!!
My dig servo was broken straight out of the box. Real annoying
Sadly I have heard that a few times. That stock micro servo is super weak
Yeah. I desided to just talk to axial and see if the one year warranty covered it and suprisingly it did
To be honest, it now looks like your profile picture
Yes it does!
1st!
🔥….🦾
I been waiting for this for along time,love it!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Stay away from longer shocks.
Why? I am new to this Hobby
@@hamzaaamer9786 The Gladiator has portals that help with clearance. Longer shocks will cause the geometry to change with the 3link and panhard bar. You will notice off loading on step climbs unless you use limiting straps. The best way to see understand this concept is to try out the longer shocks compared to the stock or shorter shocks.
0:32 so cool 😎
Great job 👏
Thanks!
Just great and it is obvious how much fun you have. Your smile and sparkling eyes are similar to a child during christmas time. Thats how a hobby has to be 👍😁
Thanks, and you are totally right. I am just like a big kid with these things!
Brother you should come to Bristol this summer 2023 and we can do a video,I have a backyard crawler course and you would love it,I have a 24th scale course in my basement along with about 20+ crawlers,n a few bashers n sct....hit me up we can do a video calibration....hope too here from you
Bristol RI? I would love to! Can you send me an email so I have your contact info?
What's your full email...
Just seen that I want one too awesome job on the gladiator ❤
Thank you! It's super fun.
Big money big gains no problem awesome rig I told my self years ago no more 1/10 builds but damnnnnnn brother that's a sick rig..bravo
Thank you! They are super expensive builds but it's amazing the performance and realism you get from them. Very cool.
@@CapeCrawlers no doubt..I have a 900 dollar Capra kit build its my daily driver do not regret a penny that was spent
Can't go wrong with the hobbywing electronics. With the upgrades you got one hellava rig! And yes u do need a winch! Awesome video Adam 👍
Thanks! my LHS has the Warn winch setup. Gotta let the credit card cool off then I'll grab it!
Time to upgrade the 1 to 1 😂 I just ordered the Scx10 I love axial I have so many now😂
I really want to see you do a scx24 recovery vehicle build series I think that would be really interesting to see as I'm trying to build one with scx24 jlu
A 1/10 scale with Lesu hydraulics for the spec-lift would be an interesting project.
What type of recovery setup would you put on the 24?, cos looking at my Deadbolt24, she's tight for space.
Real or show?. Would it be a fixed boom with servo winch? Boom extension like an engine crane hole/pin?.
Damn, you've spooled up my mind now😄
I'd like to hear some more thoughts on this. My son is OBSESSED with tow trucks and recovery rigs, so this would be a fun project to get him involved in.
@@CapeCrawlers
Have you shown your young'un the Traxxas TRX6 Ultimate Hauler?. Not sure if the slide bed is standard or aftermarket.
It'll be handy for when you Jeep breaks down😜
@@CapeCrawlers right now I wanna have a roof rack with a spare tire traction boards and some gas cans i wanna get a winch for it but don't know which ones are good I also I have front and rear bumpers with d rings so others can attach to it and I can pull them out and last I wanna make it heavy with the heaviest brass stuff I can find
Yeah then tires conforming to the rocks pretty good also
Another one that could really help is crawler Canyon he really knows his stuff man and I'm not much into the 1/10 area but I really want to be I'm looking at something right now or what a beauty it is is a CJ7 Jeep with all Vanquish Parts under it no electronics you know it does come with the vpw transmission everything the roll cage all of it but fourteen hundred bucks just for the truck away and said you know it's a roller pretty much
I'll check him out!
This upgrade make it a Rock Killer.
How much money did you put in that thing I think people should put that in there I think people should put numbers in there that way people understand what it takes to get going you know like a full breakdown of that right there that would really help people understand before they get overwhelmed on everything else
With the scale build parts and the upgrades, it was around $600 I think. Had I bought the hobbywing setup new, it would have been another ~$300. These big scales are suuuuuper expensive. And you're right, getting into these requires a big investment and people should be aware of that up front.
I like those bumpers super cool 👍👍😎
Now they just need to come out for a gladiator body for the sixth scale that would be awesome to have all the scales
That would be epic. I need to rebuild my funds before that happens LOL
Throw that silver body on when u go beat it up why scratch ur new one
Thing looks and preforms great, makes me want my own
Also, maybe think about doing Capra axles, I’ve found those hex extensions are a big weak point.
I'm hearing more and more about the capra axles. I will definitely look into that
Love you brother awesome vid
Those hex extensions are awful to me... they look good on a shelf but never work good
I'm going to go with some Capra axles I think. Running these in the interim but it's not the end game after the feedback I got from the community.
Yeah that back tire I love it I’m always watching my tires and shocks as I’m driving that’s part of the fun factor watching how everything performs this is the beauty of this awesome hobby love it 👍👍😎
Yeah racing has the ever popular desert lizards which I have on my scx10iii gladiator 110mm, awesome shocks and cheap… but they also just came out with desert cobra shocks that have a bronze color that would looks wiiicked good with that blue
I've heard great things about the desert lizard shocks. I'll check out the Cobras!
Have you thought about using Capra axels instead of the hot racing extensions I did that to mine and I love the width you will have to make a pan hard mount on the axel
I have not, but I will look into it! I've heard of folks doing that but honestly don't know much about the benefits of that conversion, or the cost/work associated with it.
You should try the tires on the red gladiator, i have those tires, the krawlers, and they hook up great, especially on sandstone
I am anxious to try them out. I was really close to buying those for mine after reading the reviews.
If you wan't to get more flex I would recomend getting some yeah racing desert lizard shocks
I've heard great things about those shocks.
There are less parts to gaining weight...its to light in the video for full performance..
It's crazy to me to think of it as being too light considering how heavy it feels. Just me coming from the smaller scales. This is a whole new world!
Did u try to run the indoor course
LOL no I did not
most definitely run the truck on the biggest Mah 2s you can fit in the battery tray, it will be alot more manageable then on 3s, super impressive power plant in it now.
it's a beast,metal rock sliders will help with the body too😃
Thanks! I have looked high and low for metal sliders and I cannot find them for the gladiator. Still looking though!
Tamiya (TAM-EE-AH) 😂 sorry man no hate at all love the channel and all your content but that’s how I’ve heard it all my life and that was rough. Still getting used to the 1/10th scale on the bench too though so I was already thrown off 😂🤷🏼♂️ Rigs coming along great 🎉
Side note: you don’t gotta be bummed your scale don’t match your 1:1…you just have to make your 1:1 match your scale…🤯🫶🏻 yeah I know pricey but a guy can atleast dream 🤙🏻
LOL thanks! I was born and raised in the back woods of northern Maine, so the pronunciations are going to be rough forever! I'll get there some day :)
You make me want to have one of those SCX10 iii 😆
No regrets buying it!
said about black bedy
I will rebuild her!
Love your videos Adam! Got me right back into the hobby watching you. Is this your first 1/10?
Thank you! Yes, it's my first 1/10
@@CapeCrawlers Awesome! Love how it matches your real truck. I think im going to go the scx10 route when i get a 1/10 later this summer.
Check out roboslug rc inserts, I see they're pretty good for tires from friends I follow in the hobby.
I have the roboslugs for my UTB18. I like them a lot! Will definitely look into the bigger sets.
@@CapeCrawlers nice! I don't have any at the moment I just heard good things about them
Awesome vid
Thanks!
Hello scrub steer, broken bearings and axles
Is that a passive aggressive way of suggesting I change something?
@Cape Crawlers no everyone builds their own way. I was just saying hello to them. I had to learn it too. Still deal with those problems on one of my rigs
Looks friggin' fantastic Adam!
Things I've done similar to mine, is:
Samix weights
Injora bumpers
Ruptures are great
Other stuff I've done:
Desert lizard shocks
All in all, looks & performs pretty good.
I'm wondering if you could get more flex out of the 10 scale though. 🤔
Thank you! With new shock towers and longer shocks I'm sure we could.
@@CapeCrawlers I'm sure.