ScalerFab How-to: Basic Weathering for HardbodiesBasic Weathering for Hardbodies, a "How-to" by Oliver Barber Introduction In this guide, I will be running through the steps to creating a simple weathered finish for a hardbody. This is an inexpensive and relatively quick way to achieving a nice “old” finish without investing in expensive equipment such as an airbrush and compressor. What you’ll need Body to weather Spraypaint Base colour (rust) Main paint colour Clear coat (flat or semi-gloss) Kosher salt (NOT regular table ...
Cristian Fischer helps you get your maintenance started for that next outing.A helpful checklist for maintaining your rigs. It has been a while, we had lots of rain last month so RC stuff was out. However this month, I have multiple RCs to get ready for Crawlapalooza. In getting ready for a big event, I will tear down every last nut, bolt, and screw of each rig to make sure that they are ready for the carnage to come. It helps us have fewer problems when it counts. My family competes in 1.9 scale comp, 2.2 shafty, and 2.2 pro/mod. Here are few things that I consid...
ScalerFab Team Driver Steve Mccolly's Project "Problem Child"Project "Problem Child" Well this is "Problem Child" my old SCX10 from many years ago.it's still running and still gives me fits all the time but I can't bring myself to retire the old girl..lolThis truck has seen many faces in its day but this Toyota Hardbody is really starting to grow on me. This truck started life out as a g6 scx10 but now there's not too much left of that old stock truck.I have replaced just about everything except for frame rails which I can i...
Steve Mccolly and the great times at the five0threeRC shootoutFive0threeRC NW scale shootout described by Team Driver Steve Mccolly My buddy Philip Basey and myself have a small little group we like to call five0threeRC. We put on local events here in Oregon, for the scale community, for a few years now.The NW scale shootout is the start of what will become a local series hosted at different venues here in Oregon. The start of the day began with Trail setup. Three courses with 30 Gates each, one course for each wheel size 1.55 1.9 and 2.2 with an option...
Little Moab Comp spot with 801rccComp report 12/9 801rcc at Little Moab Awesome day out at Little Moab. 30+ entries, finished 2nd with 0 penalties. Great course and good weather for December (38°) Finished the season with 5 wins and never below 3rd . Thank you ScalerFab for all of your support Brenda Sumner
ScalerFab Team Driver Frank Uribe competes with a last minute completion.Frank throws it all on the line with a last minute completion. I ran the CrawlSpace class 0 and class 1 comp with a new truck I just finished around 4 am Sunday morning. This was just a couple hours before the comp at 10 am. My class 1 toyota tundra nicknamed (Bad Hombres)- Check it out!
Another amazing 801rcc Comp by ScalerFab Team Driver Brenda SumnerBald Mountain the location of the Jet Lag 400! Brenda's Comp Report 8/19/17801rcc comp at Bald Mountain "Jet Lag 400"Absolutely amazing place for a comp. 10,700 foot elevation in the high Uinta mountains. Very rocky terrain and breath taking views. ScalerFab trail armor held strong! I tackled the course and finished the 200 gates with 0 penalties. Pulled off the win by 3 points over 2nd place!
Soldering - A ScalerFab Team Driver TutorialScalerFab Tech Tip – June 2017 by Oliver Barber Soldering Basics Soldering is a pretty simple and extremely useful skill within the RC hobby, however, over time, I've come across a fair number of people who don’t believe they can do it. Instead opt to pay a hobby shop or fellow hobbyist to solder for them. This guide aims to show that soldering things yourself is an extremely simple, more convenient, and much cheaper way, than paying someone else, to do it. I’ll be making a ESC-battery...
RC4WD Indian River Goonies RECON G6This Recon G6 caught ScalerFab Team Driver Oliver Barber "Hook, Line, and sinker" Event Recap RC4WD Indian River Goonies RECON G6 Oliver Barber - 7/10/17 Unfortunately, I missed this event the previous two years that it occurred, but this year I finally had free time while it was taking place. It was the 1st “official’ G6 event that I’ve taken part in (although I have done a number of g6-style events in the past), and it definitely lived up to the hype! There ...
Steve Crotts shows again the protection that ScalerFab Trail Armor offersDurability and sad realization at this - 2017 SUMMER SHOOTOUT SERIES – ROUND #5 event. The 5th event of my local club's comp series was held this past weekend and it was a competitive event. The weather was perfect with mild temps in the 80’s and sunny. The location for this event is held on private property in a creek bed. The creek is active so it has pockets of deep water but offers awesome terrain. Class 2 was up first and consisted of three 10 gate courses, the first course being...
Cristian Fischer treks up North to hang out with his Northern Teammates.My tiny truck adventure with some great ScalerFab Teammates! I took my 1.9 scale and my 2.2 S /2.2 pro rigs on a multi-state adventure with 2 other ScalerFab guys. My 6 am flight out of Love Field in Dallas made for a very early start to the extended weekend. I was picked up at the airport in Minneapolis by Nick Ahrens, a fellow 149 R/C Worx driver. We then made the hour journey across the border to Wisconsin and the home of Adam Nerby (149 R/C Worx owner and fellow ScalerFab tea...
Fun times and good runs at the Monster Truck Showdown in Rhode IslandSometimes you do better without your truck... Last month I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the Monster Showdown in Rhode Island. Only downfall to going is I was unable to bring any scale trucks which, ended up not being so bad, as all they did was a u4 event which my trucks are not set up for. I ran 2.2 mod, 2.2 sporty and borrowed a buddy's mini to be able to run. In 2.2 mod class, truck and driver were working well but I did have 1 minor break on course which cost me a few ...
Steve McColly tells us what the Pacific Northwest has to offer.Fun timed crawling in the Pacific Northwest There hasn't been a lot going on here in the Pacific Northwest lately besides either rain or extreme heat LOL. But that still doesn't stop us from getting out and doing some teeny trucking. As often as we can we get out and hit the trail to get some quality Trail time in, and then just enjoy the Pacific Northwest scenery. With all the different terrain that we have around heren, it also gives me an opportunity to get testing and tuning in to...
Chris Leal stops by AMain Hobbies for the Axialfest warm up event.AMain Hobbies event was A-OK in this Team Drivers book! This month's adventure has us at AMain Hobbies in Chico, California for their Axialfest Warm up Crawl. We started on the course right away so we could get our names in the raffle. After we ran the course a few dozen times we took a break to spin the loot wheel at the event, enjoyed some snacks, met a few new awesome people, and got to hang with the 530CROOKEDCRAWLER group who are an awesome couple of guys! Once we had h...
ScalerFab Team Driver Duo Randy & Tristen Williams take on the 3rd stop of the NWASC series in Jane, MO.Father and Son, Duo take on the 3rd event of 6 in the NWASC Scale Comp Series Competition number 3 in the NWASC Scale Comp Series was held at Mega Ton Rock along side of Interstate 49 in Jane, MO. we moved locations due to the intense storms we've been having in the area over the past week. There's still a lot of water moving down stream and several areas have been washed out. We had a decent turn out for the competition. Several younger members came out to run the courses.We had t...
Basics of a flaming hot paint job!Ever wonder how to paint flame paint jobs? Today, we’re going to go over a few basics to help you out. Tools Needed: - Your chosen body -Your choice of paint colors (I recommend Tamiya Lexan paint) -Spaz Stix Ultimate Plastic Surface Pre-prep spray -Latex or nitrile gloves (to keep oils off of the body) -Flame masks (from your local hobby shop) -A red scotch brite pad -Some paper towels, lexan scissors, and a body reamer. Step 1: The first thing to do is to locate where your body posts are. T...
Steve McColly's recount of disaster and reward.Evergreen Scale Nationals 2017 was the site of this story of carnage and prizes. It was time to pack up the family and head to Entiat, Washington for the 2017 Evergreen Scale Nationals. This would be my first scale National event so I made sure to go over my Class 1 and Class 2 trucks three or four times to make sure everything was in order.After packing up the truck and making the six-hour drive we had made it to Wenatchee which was where our Motel was. The next day it was only a half hour d...
Steve Studstill make it into the running for the 2017 SE Shootout Championship thanks to his run here.Rain delays, sticks, and carnage help played a factor in deciding who won here. 6/4/2017 ESCC Finals Recap Stone Mountain Georgia Class 2 was small today. Rain moving in shorten the 1st of 2 events. First course had bad luck with a stick that just thought it would tag along. After turning my truck over the front axle spun the C hub. Took the repair and finished third. Finishing the season with an overall fourth place finish. However I did advance into the 2017 SE Shootout championship in O...
Team Driver Chris Leal went crawling with his local friends and tells us about the fun.Durability, team work, and careful planning made this adventure even more fun. This month we stuck close to home and had some fun on our local trails with Plumas County Scalers. We drove our normal Stover Mountain Trail and had some fun finding a few new lines. My ScalerFab Wraith Armor Skid Plates definitely shined in a few spots, taking a hard drop and doing what they do, "skidding" over some other terrain. On our way up, a driver up front tipped over trying to climb a rock that w...
Team KNK TTC4 by Team Driver Mike RoweIt's about more than just placing at an event for this ScalerFab Team Driver. It was a great weekend at the Team KNK TTC 4 and I am finally home. If you missed it, it's hard to comprehend the amount of fun it was. There were 48 sponsors, around 20 set up on site, 7 or 8 hobby shops on site and 350+ trucks entered. I didn't exactly drive well, but as always at any event, I had a blast seeing friends, meeting new ones, judging, helping the younger competitors and even gave away so...
