As a kid, in the 1990s I had a 1/10 scale Tamiya Falcon. My main focus was on my R/C boats,
so when the Falcon finally "died" I didn't buy another R/C car.
Fast forward to 2018 and my kids have gotten into R/C cars now and we have a few. Between us, we have:
Two (2) 1/10 scale Horizon Hobby ECX AMP MTs, 2WD, brushed motor drivetrains (image below was when they were new)
Both of these have been upgraded with: brushless powertrains, metal gears, some metal components, new bodies, and others
See the videos about the upgrades on our YouTube channel, Handful Of Hobbies, linked below and above
A 1/10 scale Horizon Hobby AMP CRUSH MT, 2WD (brushed motor drivetrain)
The Crush has been upgraded with: brushless powertrain, metal gears and some metal components.
A 1/12 scale 4WD WLToys 124019 with brushed motor (shown with all the OPTIONAL purple aluminum upgrade parts)
A 1/18 scale 4WD Dromida Rally Car (brushed motor drivetrain)
A 1/18 scale 4WD Dromida Touring Car (brushed motor drivetrain)
Two 1/18 scale 4WD Dromida MT4.18 Monster Trucks (brushed motor drivetrain)
On this page we'll embed some videos from the channel of running as well as repair videos and upgrade videos.
Our YouTube channel, Handful Of Hobbies (formerly Generation of Gaming) has a lot more videos so be sure to check that out and subscribe.
To charge all the batteries required between the R/C boats and R/C cars, we use two chargers. You can find info on the chargers on our Other R/C Info page
We take the ECX AMP MTs and Dromida Rally and Touring cars out for a short run on a cold January day:
With new bodies on, we take the ECX AMP MTs with the same drivetrain and race them.
The only difference is the battery. One is running a NiMh, the other a LiPo:
In the below video, with 2 identical trucks, BEFORE any upgrades, we were able to do a side-by-side comparison of how the trucks handled under
different conditions (on-road, off-road and jumps) with different shock setups. The trucks were stock,
out of the box and all components, electronics, etc. were the same between the two. The only change we
made to the trucks was to move the mounting positions of the shocks themselves. One truck was set with
the shocks mounted more vertical and the other truck had the shocks mounted more horizontal.
We go into detail about the setups and anticipated results and then we run the trucks on-road, off-road and
off a jump. The differences in handling characteristics on the different terrain becomes pretty obvious with
the different settings. It was a fun exploration and hopefully viewers will learn something useful!
Detailed explanation of suspension setting changes and side-by-side runs of the ECX AMP MTs to demonstrate the differences:
