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...
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...
The 801rcc comp was "dug" at the Dugway DerbyScalerFab Team Driver Brenda Sumner "snaked" her way through this 801rcc comp! 801rcc comp at White Rock, "Dugway Derby" Very challenging course and tough terrain at the comp. A lot of elevation changes and tough ravines made for quite the challenge. I teamed up with my good friend Jeffrey to help each other through the course. Ran across two rattlesnakes along the way ! We finished all 200 gates with minimal penalties. I ended up 3rd and Jeffrey 4th. Fun times for all in th...
ScalerFab Team Driver Frank Uribe was an Outlaw!The main ScalerFab Outlaw at the Crawlspace. Outlaw Run Cinco De Mayo Event Hosted By The Crawlspace. The Outlaw runs consists of pushing your truck to its limit, doing timed Laps through a tough course without touching any gates. Touch a gate you're out for that heat. Outlaw runs not only push the truck but you as a driver too, not a typical event for scale vehicles. I was able to place Second, I had really tough competition.
ScalerFab Team Driver Chris Leal visits the Butte County Crawler's most recent event.Technical courses, door prizes, food, and all around great time had at the Butte County Scaler's Wild Mountain Wheelin Adventure. Our adventure has us in Concow California this month for Butte County Scaler's crawl "Wild Mountain Wheelin Adventure" with my brother-in-law. It took us about 1 and a half hours to get to this location, and boy was it interesting, it's out behind the small town and down a gravel road for about 20 minutes. It was a beautiful location set up on...
The year may have started rough but that didn't keep ScalerFab Team Driver Mike Rowe down!Never give up! Never get down! ScalerFab Team Driver Mike Rowe hits the trails at Beat the Creek! This year has started off a bit slow for myself compared to last year. I've missed five comps do to flu, family losses and work, but Beat the Creek in Kentucky this past weekend helped the mood and rejuvenated my soul. The Hauke family and friends once again did a heck of a job for this event. It started with high percentage of rain in the forecast, but Saturday morning I awoke to a 10% ...
The wind wasn't the only thing blowing the competition away at this 801rcc comp!Team ScalerFab Driver Brenda Sumner helps the wind blow the competition away with her 3rd straight win! SRS Grand Prix 801rcc comp at The San Rafael Swell 5/13/17 Amazing country in southern Utah and breathing scenery. Several people made the trip down to The San Rafael Swell for the 801rcc comp. The day started out great but towards the end of the comp it became quite windy with gusts up to 40mph. It was challenging in many areas with a few rigs being blown off ledges. We braved the ...
ScalerFab Team Driver Oliver Barber's custom made ScalerFab Bumpers helped his Tiny Tire rig step over the others!Event Recap – Call to Crawl 2017, Event 1 Oliver Barber – 5/23/17 This event was at the same place as one of the Call to Crawl events from the series that I participated in last year, and the quality of the site definitely hasn’t gone down any; in the area we ran, there is everything from rocky trails and grass, to water and an entire sand quarry to drive through. The weather this time was much better than last year; while it was little chilly and it began to rain slightly at the end, it wa...
The amazing R/C community and the Lifestyle that comes with it.ScalerFab Team Driver Kerry Adams tells us about a few weekend's out with his son at local events, including the eyewitness account of great people in this R/C Community and lifestyle. A few weeks ago, my son and I went to a crawl event outside of Denver, CO. We were there to watch some fun scale rigs and enjoy time with friends. Being that both of our rigs were still being put together we wanted to just watch and help where we could. The next weekend we went to another event nearby, put...
Deep thought and harsh truth by ScalerFab Team Driver Dave HallPerformance or Not Performance that is the Scale Question. Performance vs scale, it's the argument I constantly see across the rc groups on Facebook and on Instagram. Alot of the time I see it starting with a rc newcomer posting their new rig and asking what upgrades they should buy, what body they should get or what esc/ motor combo they need? They will be told to buy the most expensive parts, get the most flex possible, steer clear of certain setups because they "suck" and so...
ScalerFab Team Driver Josh Krupenny hits the MN/WI comp in full force.Fun at the 1st MN/WI Comp with 1.9, 2.2, Sportsman, and Pro M.O.A. The first Minnesota/Wisconsin comp was pretty awesome. In the 1.9 comp it wasn't my best showing, I had some poor choices in lines and took 8th place. In the 2.2 comp I had to use my bomber due to my new 2.2 truck wasn't done yet and my bomber isn't really a comp truck due to no ground clearance. It wasn't too bad though, I got 7th. In sportsman class I did good and got 5th and then in Pro M.O.A. class I got ...
Team Driver Cristian Fischer shows off his rigs in Texas.Big is always better in Texas, Cristian Fischer shows us that with his 6x6. North Texas Scale Crawler OTC #3. We went out with the whole family and had a good time. ScalerFab was one of the key sponsors for this event. I brought out my 6x6 to show off the bumper clearance and show how all ScalerFab products are designed for maximum performance. We set up our shade tent and table and participated in the show and shine event with our Kyosho blizzards before the run. Both are custom built vint...
ScalerFab Team Driver Josh Krupenny had a heck of a Journey at the Lewis and Clark R/C Adventure 2017A very incredible adventure to the Lewis and Clark R/C Adventure 2017 The Lewis and Clark R/C adventure 2017 in Clarksville Indiana was a heck of a journey!! All started Thursday I had to work a 16 hour day at my job and the rush home to get loaded up. Then head over to fellow ScalerFab team driver Adam Nerby's house. Adam and 2 other guys got their stuff loaded up and we were loaded to the gills with my long box ford superduty with a tonneau cover with Rc stuff and ez ups it was like...
ScalerFab Team Drivers Randy & Tristen Williams in the riddle of how to avoid going from "Brake" to "Broke"How to avoid the sequence of going from Brake to Break, to Broke. All explained using just 1 feature! Trying to decide what to write about had me thinking back to last year at the start of the comp season here in Arkansas. Still chilly out, and we were hours from home. During the competition it occurred to me that there was something wrong with the drag break on one of my rigs. I had made adjustments a few weeks prior to the event and had not changed them back. Which was making it difficult t...
ScalerFab Team Driver Steve Crotts recounts his runs at the 2017 Summer Shootout Series2017 SUMMER SHOOTOUT SERIES – EVENT RECAP This past weekend was the third event for my local club's comp series and it was held at Cedars of Lebanon State Park. The day was rather warm for this time of year with temps close to 90 degrees and it made for a muggy hot type of day but a nice day none the less. Class 2 was up first with two 10 gate SORRCA courses. The first gate on Course 1 proved to be tricky and I ended up hitting it while backing up, I thought to myself it’s already goin...
Survival of the Fittest- ScalerFab Trail Armor Look-BackScalerFab Team Driver Dave Hall looks back on his 14 months of use on the ScalerFab K5 Trail Armor! What a hectic month April had been! With thousands of hot cross buns to be made at work and a extremely busy period at Sydney Fox Rescue it hasn't left me much time for tiny truckin sadly.So i thought I'd take a look back at how my ScalerFab Trail Armour has survived the last 14 months. With my trucks I like to keep them looking as realistic as possible so when I first got picked for ...
Oliver Barber shares a Tech Tip: Super Simple WindshieldsScalerFab Team Driver Oliver Barber's Tech Tip: Super Simple Windshields! This inexpensive and easy to do custom modification is a great trick to learn! If you're piecing a hardbody together part by part, the windscreen can be overly expensive for what it is, and depending on the body, it may be way too tinted for use with a scale interior. When working with a custom/3d printed body, there may just not be anything available at all. Luckily, there is an inexpensive, simple solution, i...
Trail Armor Paint Touch Up the Vegas way with ScalerFab Team Driver Matt WolfeIf you were curious what to do when it comes to touching up the paint on your ScalerFab Trail Armor than look no further! Matt Wolfe here in sunny and warm Las Vegas. We just finished up our local scale points series and a busy winter season, now it is time to freshen up the rig and protect my ScalerFab Trail Armor. So I hit up my local hardware store and picked up some Valspar Textured Stone Effect Sand Stone Spray. For me black is the way to go but they have other colors as well. This lin...
ScalerFab Team Driver Eric Jaquay shares a Life Hack with us.How to fix a stripped out hex screw Life Hack by ScalerFab Team Driver Eric Jaquay Hello tiny truck world. eric.the.mechanic here to bring you a simple "how to" trick. We all have had one of those pesky stripped hex screws. If you haven't, just wait it'll happen. My favorite way to fix this is to take my dremel with a small cutoff wheel and cut a × into it deep enough for a Phillips head screw driver. Problem solved!
Steve McColly explains why maintenance is key!Keeping up on maintenance with ScalerFab Team Driver Steve McColly. Keeping up on RC maintenance is crucial to your vehicle's performance. Whether that be a trail truck, a go fast, or a boat. I myself have fallen prey to this recently. My son took his SCX10 out in the rain and didn't bother to say anything and didn't play with it again for 2 months. He finally decided to take it out and play with it one day and came up to me and said dad my motor is heating up after only half...
