Thanks, it's coming. I'm busy busy here but am looking forward to making this thing all it can be!

only thing about rgt is that they used to be a budget brand, now their prices have sky rocketed. I don't blame them, everything has.

Nice! Welcome to the hobby, glad you're having fun 😁

I think it drove well enough for what it is, yes. Still, not quite right. We'll get it there! Cheers!

Thanks, I appreciate it. And yeah this is a stunning truck, busting with potential!

My pleasure, thank you for watching 😊

Oh man, yes, I'd love a kit for this car. Wouldn't it be great to see kits again from everyone? I'd LOVE to build this up!

I'm honestly not sure, I am not familiar with the M12, sorry!

You are so welcome!

I think it's going to be one of my favourite rigs, once I get the speed and ability sorted. So pretty!

Thanks, me too!

FTX will be bringing out a re-branded version of it for the UK market, as they do for all the RGT stuff 🤙 TomleyRC just done a vid on this too (albeit slightly less objective and professional 😂)

I take it he didn't like it? Though he's an FTX-sponsored guy, isn't he? Doesn't mean he can't like it but that does make it harder to criticise a vehicle (I try to maintain a balance here, though rlaarlo in particular has copped a bit of a beating on this channel, despite my admiration and enjoyment of their cars!). It can be a difficult position to be in, balancing observations with sponsorships. It can be done with integrity, but it takes some measure of understanding from the sponsor!

@@RCTNT I can't remember the video now, but I'm fairly certain he was praising it quite thoroughly. He says in the intro he usually waits for the FTX release, but didn't wait this time and ordered the RGT off AliExpress. Clarity is important to me. In the Airsoft world 99% of youtube 'reviews' are just paid promotions which don't actually review anything.

Ah, right. Well, I think we're lucky in rc to have a good number of people who call it as they see it and aren't just wowing people with the latest sponsored thing. (There are a bunch of those too, but I think there are quite a lot of legit guys on here doing their thing too). Much love for my RC fam 🤗

It's coming. Been focused on crawlers for a bit with Nationals, but there's more coming soon. Thanks for bearing with me!

Thanks Though this car is one instance where brushless could really help. It would deliver the missing top end and improve the low end. It's an unfortunate power combo on the car in stock form, especially without a second speed.

@@RCTNT Yes, it’s a little disappointing that RGT didn’t equip it with 2-speed. It makes the motor/ESC choices much more appealing. That’s the only thing holding me back on this one - I thought this was going to be my second RGT - but I might get another Rescuer.. setting it up a little different than my existing one, I really like the Rescuer, but the ESC is now a HW 1080.. and it’s transformed.

I'm still thinking about options here. I'm now leaning more towards a punchy Holmes 45T Torquemaster Pro. Might be a winner. Testing needed!

You could do that, sure.

Thanks. I keep various hardware here already so can't recommend a hardware bundle, I'm sorry. Enjoy the build, I hope it goes well.

Yes, that's a fair criticism.

@@RCTNT I went back and looked at your first test of the Base Camp. I think it conquered all six problems.

Yep, definitely it did.

Atees has good pricing on shipping and the cars themselves are often cheaper too. Have you checked for this one? asiate.es/aff?l=233969&i=76070 The shipping can't really be avoided. Most of my cars have such a cost. But the overall price is still good.

This one will reward some tuning efforts I think!

I agree. I'll probably go to town on upgrading this one. Body is worth the effort.

@@RCTNT Very first thing… find a Toyota Badge for the grill! Huge performance upgrade there!!!

I mean, that goes without saying. I have a discerning and intelligent audience, after all!

It was my pleasure to make for you. Thanks for watching!

I won't miss this radio system if I change. Will stay brushed, but have a few changes to make. Am also fitting 4.19 tires and period correct wheels, they're on the way. Gonna be good!

@@RCTNT Yeah that sounds awesome! Those of us with deep parts bins can do a lot of these upgrades at "no cost" 😁

Yes that helps, though I try to keep that context away when looking at upgrades for everyone!

It's likely the hubs are similar. I've got some gears coming for them too. Will have a tinker and report back in the upgrade video.

My pleasure! Yes, there's no issue with the ESC, but a motor with stronger magnets and more turns (but mostly, better quality magnets) will help with drag brake. Lower gearing also. I'm planning on fitting a Holmes Torquemaster Pro 540 40T, for example, when I do my upgrading soon (among other things). Glad you're enjoying the machine!

⁠Thanks Greg. For every video, every advice and every article 😊👍 true legend.

It's rewarding for me that it's helpful to you! Thank you.

"trouble" lol

HéHéHé Yes (sorry the error) now I will Change my 2024 🎅wish of a Emo X3 Tow Truck for 2 RGT🤔...

I haven't done that video yet, have I. It's a magnificent vehicle, coming soon!

Looking forward to watch ❤❤❤

The best gearing and turns for a car will vary, based on its final drive and intended purpose. But that's a great motor, isn't it 😎

That pretty much sums up the head to head in stock form at least. The upgrades you've done sound very good. The weakness of the 136100 is the front cvds. They break. 8 think the Intruder is better, but really needs that weight down low to help offset the body. It's potential is higher than the cheaper models, but you've really gotta spend the money to get it there.

Yep, tires and servo are the biggest things. You could even live with both, depending on what you want from the thing. I want to get wheel wells drawn up this weekend hopefully, that'll help complete the scale side of it too.

It's fabulous, I hope you enjoy it!

I remember you telling me about the snow in Dec 2022. That was crazy eh! And yeah Mike, I'd love to visit. That would be really cool.

@@RCTNT Cool....haha downright COLD if you come in Jan haha. Ever stepped outside when it's -30 C? - 40? Even after experiencing it for 60+ winters I still find it cold. -15 thou, that's sweater weather! this past winter I didn't even put on my winter coat once, just a quilted flannel shirt.

@muskokamike127 temperature is relative to what you're used to. I'm wearing two shirts and a hoodie when it's 1°C in the mornings, but then when I was in qld for the comp it was 14°C evenings and I had shorts and shirt on while the locals were rugged up. Acclimatisation is real 😊

Watch my Rescuer videos yet? They'll answer this in detail. I also compare this car to the Rescuer in the article, as linked in this video. Tl;Dr I'd take the Rescuer, but it'd be close,despite the huge performance gap.

I like them too. Though I'm going to fit smaller ones to better suit the body. Have a few things to do on it! Sure is a pretty model, isn't it!

That may just be its biggest selling point! Though after a few upgrades it's gonna be niiiiice!

Sure, either of those. Go higher for this one. (Availability varies across brands, and I'm going by feel. Precision doesn't matter too much in this case.)

haha yes, I understand! Well, it's a 3-way toss-up for best trail rig: Cross RC BC8 Mammoth, Boom Racing BRX01, and Axial SCX6. These three are used the most on the trails, although I do mix things up regularly with others too :)

Nah it's CNC alu, with the anodising not applied along those accent lines. I guess they masked it somehow during finishing. Looks good.

@@RCTNT I wonder if they anodized the whole thing then broke the edges removing the anodization? I know NZ isn't the same, but I rec'd an order from someone in NZ. I saw the .nz in the email and thought it was a scam. Nope, they placed an order. They have family up here and it was a gift. They googled wooden signs, muskoka and my name came out on top.

Winning at seo, that's the way! And yes you could be right about cutting away after anodising. Hmm

Very inappropriate landscape, generally, yes! But, that's the testing ground, so if anyone wants to know how it crawls compared to the dozens of other crawlers tested here already, they can see for themselves. Listen to the ~90 secs from 10:47 in this video for context. It'll be useful, hopefully! Cheers

J ai reçu le mien samedi.on verra à l'essai. Merci à toi et nouveau abonné depuis la France 😉👍👍

🍻 Awesome! I hope you enjoy it, and welcome 👋

For a crawling-focused channel, I have nearly 50 videos about faster cars. Dunno if that means I'm doing it wrong or doing it right! More are coming. kzfaq.info/sun/PLP6qQhzesLdqB-hsyD_uGaqcsJe0vF0a0

Your doing it great, just I am more of a bashed person, you do you though

Thanks. The next few videos are crawlers but I've got an awesome value brushless buggy coming soon, Kyosho TRD Tacoma, Hobao 10SC kit, and a couple others too. Plenty of fast stuff in the pipeline! Cheers

Hey hey, it's been a while! Hi 😊 Yeah she's a pretty rig!

@@RCTNT yeah I have been busy with work and my youngest son. He is bake living with me. I like the colors of the truck

That's only a shade more than our price too, converted from AUD. Pretty crazy.

@@RCTNT sadly as we go east from the USA the right way around lol things get pretty pricey:(

@Rc_impulse that's weird given its a Chinese company and you're on the same continent as them. Being in Australia I know we get a better price than USA folks do for RGT and similar.

Lol gotta feed the beast

Lol not in Australia

That's a subjective conclusion. It doesn't suck. It's crawl performance sucks, but there's potential. I was 100% honest and complete in sharing my thoughts, observations and conclusions here.

I think maybe you're missing a bit of context or are unfamiliar with what Craig has created on this channel throughout a few years of dedicated testing. It's a point of reference that is more or less consistent with all the rigs he's tested. Being them better or worse at it. This is a great tool to measure performance for those interested in it. There's no real value in a drive in the woods that tells me nothing ANY trail truck or crawler could do. Yes, it doesn't make much sense to individually test this as a pure crawler, but as explained by him before, during and after the problems this is a truck that won't do great on the problems because of its scale details and wheelbase. But this will give us all a reference on its potential once you upgrade it. Actually, if you read through your own review, which seemed to lack any proper listening to the full review, your points are overstated and repeated for no particular reason other than yelling at the clouds. If there's something that makes this channel special is how comprehensive the reviews are, from the detailed overview and first impressions, to the performance testing and if we get lucky, even upgraded series of them. No channel that I know of does all of these, let alone at this level of informative, concise, unbiased, passionate, and entertaining reviewing. So maybe, have a drink, sit, relax, and watch it again (or maybe try some other day) and think about watching it with fresh eyes for what Craig is trying to convey here? Just for your own benefit.

Thanks, I took your comment in the right light. Even if I disagree with some of it, I always appreciate this kind of effort, thank you for taking the time. However, you've caught the one video where I do say the "standard" mods, because for a crawler, I think it does actually need it! You may notice I'm careful to usually not recommend such things. I go out of my way on this aspect. This car is pretty. But it's going to be a poor trail rig with the default power combo and gearing. It's very slow and reverse is worse again. To address this, one could slap a Fusion in and call it a day. But I spent the time considering brushed motor options that are compatible with the stock esc. Is this not an intellectually honest approach? The car has issues with its running gear, even as a trail rig. The steering servo is slow and fades quickly. Again, how can this be addressed without replacing the servo? The problem with this car is that it isn't a kit - wouldn't it be glorious if it were! But I can't criticise that on camera because I'm reviewing what it is, not what it could be. But the electronics are what lets it down, so that's what I discussed. The tires are too firm. They're also too big, given we want a nice scale car here. The body gets us some of the way there. I've got smaller tires, period correct wheels, and gearing for the diffs that I think (I'm guessing) will fit, to help improve the car. I'll also be testing a few different brushed motors and pinions until I can get it driving nicely. It wants to be a great trail rig, but in its current state, it will be mediocre at best. Again, how would you have me do the video if not discussing these shortcomings? Lastly, the 6 problem course: I emphasised that it isn't appropriate for this car. I even said at the start that it would probably not do any of them. But the point of running all cars over this course is to give a relative comparison of ability. Every video it seems someone isn't happy about the 6 problems, but you've gotta zoom out and look at the context: how does this drive on the different obstacles? They are meant to represent the most extreme version of terrain you may take a 1/10 scale crawler over. How does it compare to how the Rescuer did it, for example? What about other scale rigs? The point here is that we can see what the car is like. There's objective data now (as objective as I can be) so we have an idea of this model's ability, relative to other options. Is this not a fair, objective and honest approach? I said throughout the video that this is a scale vehicle rather than a dedicated crawler. As it has issues on that front, I tried to show them too. Went to pains to demonstrate it. Look, I get your point, but I'm not convinced it's applied fairly to this video. I'll think on what you said some more and again, I appreciate your thoughts here. Maybe I'm missing something. But mindless repetition and running in mental loops is not my thing on this channel; at least, I've worked to ensure that wasn't the case!! Did I fail? I'll have to think about it. Cheers

Thanks yoshi, just saw your comment. I think context is the missing element here. @christianrotola3, I mean, look at the last update video I did for a big release. Was it just a standard 'add weighted wheels and a better servo'? You can judge for yourself: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pZmhhdJknrrLY6s.html Or even just look at the article I wrote about this car. I said in it that I usually am quite reserved on throwing upgrades at a car mindlessly. But this vehicle really needs them. Too slow for trail, too weak to crawl. It can be better. I really do try for out-of-the-box thinking as much as practical. I'm not here to sell you a car. I'm here to share my thoughts and opinions about something we all love. In this case, I suspect you've simply caught me on a video where the 'in-the-box' approach actually fits this car very well. (Though I'm still hoping to have printable wheel arches ready for you guys!)