One of my favorite things about small RCs is the ability to tinker on them in informal ways. With my tenth scale ones, I need to dedicate an entire table and a lot more time, which are two things I don't often have.

Well, You're absolutely right when saying with another words, that every train has its passengers ;-) My story is bright example for that : When I was younger, healthier and wealthy , My passion were 1:8 and 1:5 scale gasers and Electric monsters. But, after I left my right leg in Afghanistan and got stacked in a wheel chair my scale orientation has been changed significantly : Now I am driving a 1:76 Turbo Racing micro racers, 1:24 & 1:28 scale crawlers and 1:32 & 1:35 scale rock bouncers simply because I can play in my house . So, every scale of RC rigs has it's right place in the right hands at a right situation.

Building a mini crawler course in my house added a whole new level to this hobby for me! I love it!

The smaller batteries have as much energy density as the larger ones. They store LESS energy, because they're smaller, but it's still the same density.

In other words, large or small, they're ALL great...from the Mini-Z, to the Limitless, and even (if you can afford it) the Raminator. 🤙🏼

I’ve just bought a Mini Z buggy and a Mini Z AWD drift car. Great fun for indoor use, and quite addictive. I already want a RWD car and some upgrades.

Love this! 100% agree on all of this. Later this year, I plan on building a speedway dedicated to 1/18 and smaller for the neighborhood. Main two classes will be the Losi mini's and the Associated 1/28 series. See you at the track.😎

I've jumped into the 1/24 crawler world. 13 small crawlers later, I'm loving it!!!

for extreme crawling you get much less damage with 1/18 or 1/24 than you do with 1/10 or 1/8. mainly because of the huge difference in momentum when they fall off the rocks. I have never broken anything on my mini crawlers and I crawl some crazy cliffs whereas I am regularly buying spares for my R1 and TRX6 for instance...

WPL is also a great starter crawler under $100 and Redcat Volcano and Blackout are great $100-$200 started larger off-road options as well! Both those companies have good aftermarket and replacement parts

An excellent video! I've been in and out of the rc hobby several times over the last 31 years or so, and, in my experience, small is absolutely the best way to go for beginners. Primarily it's price point, parts availability, and, the real test with somebody, seeing how they work on them. If somebody loves driving RC's but hates working on them, they should probably keep it small! Even affordable 4s bashers (the bigger guys) are much larger to work on, but it's still the same principals as the small ones, just bigger, spendier, and still work. I really like the $100 price point for new RC people. It should get you a decent RTR, and sometimes even an extra battery or the like. There are many companies with solid products at this price point, bigger name brands, and smaller name brands. Smaller name brands give you a cheaper price tag, so you can jump right in to a couple of upgrades that other people have had some troubles with, but, out of the gate. It's a nice way to jump ahead a step in the troubleshooting stages! I'm really growing to love AMain hobbies more and more. Their recommendations and videos are always top-notch, user-friendly, and laid out in a concise, and direct way. I've been buying more and more from you all now, so I appreciate your dedication to the hobby!!

Great job as always , love AMain nice selection of cars and video biggest advantage is storage space

Love my Mini crawlers but they tend to get forgotten when it warms up and I can get out with my 1/10th crawlers that become the shelf queens when the weather is bad. They are also nice when dragging around a 1/10th and all the extras is too much, but you still want to be able to RC. It's easy to get just as carried away modifying these little gems, as much as the bigger wallet crushers, but that also means there lots to do to make these as personal as any other RC in your collection. So I say yes to the mini's whatever your niche, we can have it both ways.

Excellent video as always 👍🏼

Love your video’s guys. Good work 🤟

MY first mini RC Car is the Kyosho Mini Z Buggy and its fantastic especially when the weather is bad.

Matchbox cars were my first love! All the scales have their fun. Kinda like life. As above so below.

I'm not too worried about space, but I love mini crawlers. The fact that if it starts to rain and/or you don't want to be outside anymore, you can just bring it inside and do the same kinda stuff without worrying about space.

Love mini RCs. I have quite a few. The biggest problem for me is that their bounce on suspensions are not as realistic as the bigger ones.

I started with the larger scale cars but since went down to the minis. Just like you said, it came down to the environment. We race in my garage so 1/24s are the right size. Plus, I was buying all the cars they were using 😊.

I LOVE my Traxxas 1/10 scale (2wd Slashes, 4wd Slash, 4wd Rustlers and a Bandit)- but I have a Losi Chevelle drag car and 2 Mini-T's that are SO much fun! Fast right from the box, easy to fix, easy to upgrade, good value

Great info!

Good video Brett. Like button energized. Have a good weekend.

To be honest .. my kids and I are enjoying building the indoor dinosaur dirt course for our mini crawlers is ALOT more enjoyable. The concept of having fun indoors and outdoors is what’s makes it for me . Today was 107 degrees outside and we didn’t care , indoor crawl baby !

My advise, get one in all sizes. I have the SCX24, MT28, MERV, Hoss, Sledge, a Blade heli and a Nitro. Never a dull day!

I have an orlandoo hunter 1/32 scale crawler. Just threw it in my back pack on a trip to Utah and had a blast just hiking around and pulling it out while taking breaks.

Great video cool information

I love my carisma gt24, some of the most fun I've had with rc

Good information. Thanks !

I own a Losi 5ive-T 1/5th scale, and I'm considering picking up an SCX24. It just goes to show there really is no "wrong" answer here.

my trx4m turned into a whole thing, I consider it actually done at this point haha. love the mini rcs

I love these mini RCS ever since Zipzaps and Xmods were even better for modding them, I have an Ecx micro short course truck I whip it out at work sometimes if its not too busy.

Thank you!

My favorite rc ever is the losi mini b

also about the durability of the small scale RCs, they're actually much more durable BECAUSE they're smaller. Less overall mass and larger proportional components make them tougher than the large scale rc cars. If you've ever driven 1/10 and larger, you know how fragile they are. A wrong turn and you could be breaking anything. Saying that they have tiny components is like saying a hot wheels 1/64 car is less durable than a full size 1:1 car because it's smaller.

I have both i have a traxxas slash as my go to basher and a trx4m as a mini indoor fun car and i build a little crawler track in my backyard to also play with it outside

it's crazy how over priced everything in the hobby is but it sure is fun.

Honestly wpl is hands down the best hard bodys, many many upgrades available and with what they're starting to come out with now for the prices these bigger companies better watch out

I have four 1/24 scale crawlers and love them. They are easy to pack away in the camper when my wife and I head up to the mountains.

The Losi mini T looks so awesome 😊

I’ve got an scx24, mini t, 1/16 slash and a proboat jet jam and plan to get a trx4m when I can I get a Chevy body on it and they’re great but unless I had to sell a bunch I still like the bigger stuff more! They’re all fun in their own right though!

Love me some Minis (1/16/ + 1/18) and Micros (1/24)😉! Only part I hate are all the different lipo sizes and shapes 🤣

Fun fact if you don't have a lot of space u can get a lot of minis. I have a bunch of mini zs and losi mini t and mini b cars. Also love the losi jrx and lrxt

Mini 1/24 hard body replicas our favorite plastic model kits of the 1960's and 70's would be awesome. Something to build a shelf display with. Put em in the $100 range and the industry would be on to something if they aren't already with mini 1/24 indoor crawlers.

Love my brushless losi mini b does about 45mph and fits in my back pack

I want a mini jeep gladiator. The scale bed might fit a can of beer.

Awesome video, black sheep scalers road squad. RC Curtis garage.

Great video I loved it. Did you use my idea of comparing different scales then telling people the best options to get started with. If so thats so cool. If you came up with it on your own then we are thinking on the same wavelength and that's super cool too.

Ordered my first mini Friday. An Atlas.

Only one I really like is the Trek Rage…like a mini traxxas sledge. Super fast and handles great with durability. Full size transmitter as well

Bought 6 of em They are in a tote in my garage. Untouched for over a year.

We have 3 Axial SXC24's and 3 FCX24's so whenever the weather sucks and can't get out 1/10 Scale Crawlers out.

one thing about the charging prozes is yes, its a whole lot easier to just plug it into the usb wire, but ive almost blown up two lipos using it before (nothing happened dw) so i 100% recommend getting a real proper safety charger if the tiny car is something for you

Very well thought out and explained. Mini's are not for me though.

I agree

This guy has to be one of the best brand ambassadors & organization representatives around.

Any size! More the better. RC=FUN

I feel like you missed a couple really great options for smaller scale goodies. Losi 1/16 drag car. (Might not have been out yet) or the WL Toys or MJX brands. I really wish the brick and mortar stores in this country would support those brands.

recently got back into the hobby. got a losi mini T 2.0 brushless. its a great car but as someone who has XXL hands, it makes repairs a nightmare. Now my typhon 6s V5 hit the nail right on the head. big fast and durable. working on 1/8 scale arrma RC cars is a breeze. Losi 1/18 not so much.

Think sm-all. I have 3 Niko 1/36 scale irider motorcycles. There from the late 80's. It's amazing that they still charge up. The hard part is finding the right place to drive them. It needs to be smooth but have the right texture. When it's good, they are a lot of fun.

The only thing I have done with minis is stripping diffs but they may just because of it being a glacier and not having many to any upgrades

1/14 LC Racing here for the backyard track.

Now I want the reflex models now :)

I'm not a fan of RCs smaller than 1/10. I do have a SCX24 but, I've only driven it for about 5 minutes. It's just a shelf queen now. Those USB chargers are more of a fire hazard than anything else. I always recommend getting a proper charger for charging Lipos.

im very surprised you didnt mention the mini TRX4 as an option. I assume there's some issues with it?

My favorite is the mini z I brought mine to work I drove it when my work got very slow on new years.

I really really need to be careful. If I get into mini crawlers, I have a pile of about 100 model car hardbodys to pick from. That could be its own problem. I am still waiting for a 1/24 crawler kit for this exact reason

Interesting 🤔

its nice

Mini rcs.... the tiny screws that get stripped out so easy 😢 learned the hardway on my 1st rc trx4m changing almost everythung for fun until a screw gets stripped

Mini/micros are the best!!!😉😁👍🤙✌ its just too bad it takes a lot to mod them since companies dont help with aftermarket stuff if u want to power up!

RC MINI = save more money for BURRITOS🌯🌯🌯🌯

I wish Arrma would make a micro scale 1/32 With custom mods.

Do you guys do Tamiya mini 4wd reviews?

I'd just like to say i've owned 3 SCX24's, All three of them have had issues with the USB charger. It might be easy and portable or a simple way to charge your vehicle but i really think at the end of the day it's another purchase for somebody new into the hobby that they shouldn't have to make. (I'm not new to the hobby so i'm understanding of things you'll have to purchase) but with a few batteries being destroyed because of this USB charger, or the USB charger going to crap you'll need another one, or a better one. Alot of this money can be put towards more parts or the parts you want to make the vehicle your own.

Hi, I was looking to buy my first 1/10 scale drifter. Which on would you suggest for me to get? Thanks, I love this channel.

I want to find the charger the one that appeared in the orange body.

What are your thoughts on how Traxxas is handling the TRX4M, such as the cease and desist order and only allowing hobby shops to receive stock if they sold enough Traxxas batteries?

I’ve got to call bullshit on this. I got as much into my minis as I do into my full-size drift cars. There’s nothing cheap about minis.

Lol, you really can't trust the stock charger for the scx24 to do anything but try and burn the house down...

Mini's seem like they would be far more popular and common in Japan than the U.S.A. What scale mini is the most popular/common in these two nations with the most aftermarket support and hop up parts? Thanks

The best one is the Amazon ae86 red

When is the axial scx24 ultimate upgrades part 3 going to come out

I wonder how come he didn’t mention the TRX 4M by Traxxas

what’s that protek rc bag called

What was the red Tacoma shown in the video driving on the desk?

The smallest I'll go is wltoys 124019.

Any tips/tricks for body clips on minis for someone with fat fingers and advanced age?

I spent more on the motor and ESC for my 1/10 Senton than my mini T….

I'm surprised you didn't recommend charging bags. Piece of mind for a couple bucks.

from where Im from, some parts or upgrades for 1/24 crawlers are priced pretty close to a 1/10 which put me off. The price is not proportionate to the scale 🙄🙄

who makes the mini sprint 39 sec in ? i need one

so at the end of the day just buy both heh

what is the mini rc @ 41 seconds?

Can race on an actual track in my house. That alone sold me on micro.

When did the beard go away? 😮

Just put some magnifier glasses.

But he has said In reviews of these same vehicles when they first come out, this is the best rc yet!!!! Yeah buddy sell your product I’m just not buying!

But, the tiny screws!!!😢

No Mini Trek or Carisma 1/24 cars? What gives??