cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/52635399

Already got made fun of by some teenagers with more fragile egos and less expendable income than me.

Could’ve just asked and I would’ve let them try!

Axial SCX24 Base Camp for those interested.

  • the_riviera_kid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    4 days ago

    When my rock crawlers flip I usually just drive them on their side and then flip them over when they get close.

    I’m not sure how to describe it but basically as long as 2 wheels are touching the ground I can almost always drive it back to me or to a convenient curb, log, rock ect and flip it over without touching it at all.

    • Courtney (she/her/they) @lemmy.blahaj.zone
      2·
      4 days ago

      Unfortunately my buggy truck is fairly thin, and as such I’ve only managed to plant it sideways twice in 7 months.

      If I had better parts in it (there’s a bunch of upgradeable pieces like the axles, gears, and drive shaft) then I could just put a 4s battery in and use the wheel momentum to flip it, but that’s an extra $100-120 or so and i can’t really justify that expense while job hunting lol

      • the_riviera_kid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        4 days ago

        I don’t think it would work with a buggy anyway, it only works with rock crawlers because they have locked diffs.

        • Courtney (she/her/they) @lemmy.blahaj.zone
          2·
          4 days ago

          Not with anywhere near the control as a locking dif, for sure.

          I’ve got a LSdiff on mine and one of the times it was sideways, I managed to get it to wiggle a bit in my direction and then it caught a bit of gravel just right, spun once or twice, and flopped onto its back. I wasn’t REALLY trying to control it well, since I was already walking toward it. I’m sure someone with more experience could get it to move where they want it. Again, just not as well as a locking diff

          • the_riviera_kid@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            4 days ago

            I used to have an HPI Savage that I could flip over just by hammering the throttle. The down side was that happened pretty much any time you gave it throttle so all it did was flip.