Best Mini R/C RTR Crawlers under $200 

NOTE: The Tetra trucks no longer include two batteries; they include one now. -Brett

So nice, I bought it twice...added 9.5g brass weights on each corner of the SCX24 Jeep and Deadbolt and wow what a difference it makes on our outdoor course designed for 1/10th scales.

This is the definition of an informative comparison video.period. EXCELLENT!

Yo what’s up Brett me and my dad love to watch your videos so keep up the good work 👍👍

I have a mini z. For me scale looks matter the most and the details the bodies have are on another level. Right now there are some upgrades and mods for the mini z like new electronics, a brushless motor, and other weight stuff. The good thing about these mods is that they allow the use of lipo batteries cuz of the change of the esc. I haven't been able to run mine yet cuz I'm waiting for new shipment of parts :) .

it was a close choice of scx24 and tetra for my first micro crawler. the failure of modulation and aftermarket support made the scx decision an easy one. just wish axial come up with an oil shock to install as a hop up. Wish manufacturers would realise bells and whistles don't appeal to enthusiasts buying these and drop LEDs for performance upgrades....

I have one of each scx24 versions. They are all actually very different. The c10 has smaller diameter tires, but tends to have more grip on smoother inclines. The con is it has a lot of tire rub out of the box. The Jeep is probably the most well rounded and predictable out of the box, sharing the same chassis (suspension links) setup as the c10, but with the larger tires. The deadbolt can be had for $89.99 right now at most hobby shops, and is by far the most capable out of the box, but it suffers from being slightly front heavy, which can make it unpredictable. This is due to the suspension link layout. The deadbolt has shorter front links, and longer rear links than the Jeep and C10. Over all, all three can be a blast. If you can buy one of each, you should. If not, I recommend the Jeep for best overall. Also, I have never seen a 2 hour charge time. Most I have seen is 45 minutes with the cheap included usb charger, and 56 minutes with my dynamite passport p1 mini doing a full balance charge at .3amp.

That was a great video. I'm into rc drifting myself but scale crawling has peaked my interest lately so that was a fun one to watch.

Love my yellow scx 24 ! Super durable, climbs like crazy. I trimmed up the body for full articulation and it 's been fun.

Just ordered my scx24 deadbolt from y’all this morning looking forward to finally having one of these little guys 👍🏻

Great video it helped me decide to buy the Axial SCX24. Got it yesterday and am very happy with it. Thanks again!

The scx24 is by far the best of all of them with the most parts support for sure great video. 👍 For those of you that don’t know the element enduro24 is literally a Rgt adventurer v2 with a longer wheel base and different body. They are great trail trucks but definitely no where near a scx24s performance I actually have both to. 👍 You can also get after market wheels and tires for all the 1/24th scales just search for Rc4wd 1” tires. 👊🙂

Rock on Brett I'm stoked to play with these Axials this winter with my son making custom courses look like a blast!! Thanks for sharing the review!

This exists!? Of course it exists! This is awesome!

Great crawler review. Went with the SCX24 myself. Great little crawler except for the charger that comes with it. Highly recommend picking a good charger if going with the Axial.

First time buying hobby rc crawlers. And gotta say the scx24 deadbolt has been tons of fun

Wow...I literally stumbled upon this video... in so impressed with the level of detail of the comparisons and the true impartial judgment of the scale trail used. I can see why you have so many subroutine and you have one more added today as well. Great video... definitely getting shared to my social media.

Great video! Really enjoyed it and it gives me an idea on how mini scale crawlers run!

I have the SCX24, and I LOVE it!!!

Scx24 has a feature on the radio transmitter to flash and turn off the lights

Great video. I already was planning on getting the SCX24 but this is the first I learned of the Tetra and with that K1 body style I may have to get one of those too after seeing this video.

I really have fun with the scx 24 with a few goodies in it when im stuck inside. That enduro looks like it could compare.

Someday in the future I might get all 4 of these vehicles so me and my friends can go on off-road adventures

What ever happened to the Losi 1/24 scale micro crawler? It’s like they started all this 1/24 scale crawlers, trail truck, then stopped..... Good thing I got a couple a few years back. Hey nice video. Enjoyed it, good comparisons.

As an scx24 owner I get almost 2 hours of run time crawling completely stock

The SCX24 is the best! Love my JLU!

I know nothing about this, but the yellow jeep looks just like the yellow banana from Matt's Offroad Recovery!!

very informative video! helped me make a decision on which one to buy!

1:51 The stock Tetra X1 battery is Li-Ion, not Li-Po.

My scx24 takes inly 30-45 min to fully charge.. not 2hours! I hope they had oil shock ! Only complaint! I reversed the front bumper and gain 1/2 inch clearance

My son rips around his Enduro for a solid hour on 1 battery. I was blown away

Can you do a video on installing the electronics on kit RC drift/racing car

Best bang for your buck, SCX24 hands down. Its large wheels already makes it a winner. With added fishing weights, it's cheap to make it very capable. The Kyosho may be the most expensive of all but it's got the most detailed and scaled body and its electronics has the highest quality of the lot. Plus, there are a LOT of upgrade parts for the Kyosho. The motor is easy to remove and it comes with many gears. It's like it's asking you to mod it. Of course, you'll need deep pockets. The RGT, I mean the Enduro :p, is the cheapest but it's only 1S. The Tetra's lights, extra battery and oils shocks are really attractive but it just doesn't perform as good as it should.

Definitely need to review the 1/18 Katana! Amazing little truck

Very cool little trucks. Really love this class of RC's👍👍

for me is Kyosho brand 👍

You say the scx 24 only have a 30 mins drive time. I have to disagree with that, I have 4 scx 24s my family will go out for an hour and a half a bash the crap out of them. And only take an hour to charge. I don’t know where you got your information but I believe it’s wrong.

Thank you for the Great info.stay safe my friend.

I have the SCX24 in the C10 body and two things to note 1 The charge time. Mine only takes 1 hour to charge 2 The motor isn’t the best. After owning mine a week the motor burned out. Simple fix I got a more torquier one and it works real good smother response and slower speed when put into the low setting the high setting is about the speed of the stock low. 3 The usb charger isn’t the best it sometimes works. I got a charger that has a dead plugs and it works better.

Watching this made me remember i bought the exc barrage. I just dug it out the closet lol forgot all about it.

I don't get why the smaller vehicles don't have some form of proper damper. I know they probably don't have room for proper oil-filled shocks, but they could at least use an oiled friction damper like many LMP12 cars use.

very good video. THX from germany for that. Do you have a tip where i can buy the Enduro 24?

Please do a follow up to this with respect to aftermarket upgrades

Nice comparison, I'm personally stuck between getting the Panda hobby crawler (the Power Wagon body) and the Chevy SCX24

Okay, explain to me in what universe AA batteries are a con? they are available everywhere, cheap, eneloops can be recharged over 1000 times, and high amp models rechargeable AA's can still be recharged more than these other trucks batteries, AND these batteries can be used for things other than just your toy truck. Their are some performance issues with nicd vs lithium, but you don't talk about lack of power from the miniz, and you can get lithium AA's and still be cheaper and more useful than specialized batteries.

Mini z looks best & had nice capability Scx24 is all around best The other 2 are pretty cool too I’ll take one of those tetra military style pick ups

Awesome! I can finally afford to do some off-roading with these since I can’t actually afford an off-road vehicle 😆

Great video n info TY!!

I actually like the idea of the mini z running on AAAs, I use my rcs sporadically and itd be nice to not have to plan ahead or wait an hour for the battery to charge. Just throw em in and go

i am secretly hoping traxxas would come out with a tiny trx4, they do already have the summit 1:16 tho, hmm

Do a video on some mini dodge Charger RC's. I'm talking classic chargers, like the 69' charger. That's a sexy car right there, the 69' I'd kill for it.

We need to add some crawlers to our inventory. 💯💯

Yikes that Tetra has an on/off switch for a throttle.

They are all so cute 👍😁 🤘🤫Want buy one too...my kraton6s is so fast...need something to calm down...🤘🤫

There is a lot of stuff for the Kyosho mini z

I just got a panda hobby tetra x2 bronco

Traxxas need to get on with some mini crawlers ;) I'd love to see a 1/24 TRX4

I went with the Kyosho Mini-Z, I love Axial and have a heavily modified SCX10 but the scale looks of the Mini-Z won me over, it looks really cool with the LED light kit. I just wanted something I could pick up at any time and drive around my room. I actually prefer the AAA batteries since I have a bunch of Eneloops to use and I don't have to worry about maintenance or any issues on the Lipos (like storage charge, over-discharge, puffing).

I love the car just like the Edouro24

That enduro looks exactly like my rgt 1/24 crawler just different body

You got some cool rc cars there 👍👍👍👍👍

You show on the chart that the Kyosho Toyota 4Runner is 1/28 scale; however, Kyosho advertises it as 1/24 scale... So which is it? And why would Kyosho misrepresent the scale size?

Does the scx24 have ability to get oil filled shocks?

You should do this again with the gladiator and the trx4m when it comes out

Yal should have included the Carisma f150 I found it to be better box stock than the axial which surprised me other than the battery size.

I get over an hour run time with my scx24

Slow down on the decal climb. You wouldn’t break traction so easy.

You guys should review the Orlandoo hunter OH32P02

On the c10 scx24 the normal headlights are ready for your own lights or to just move them from the bumper to the normal light spots

My scx24 battery only takes 30 mins to charge from dead to full, granted I do use a fast charger brick

Excellent video

Wonder if you could use the oil shocks of the tetra x1 on the SCX24?

Nice comparison 🙂👍

all my scx24 batteries take about 45-60 min to charge with matching run time

I have the Rochobby katana 1:18 - worked great at first, now I can’t get it to have power in both forwards and reverse, I have to keep changing the throttle trim. Any idea how to reset the ESC?

Great review!!!!

it only takes my scx24 battery about 30 minutes to charge when plugged into my pc’s usb 3.0 port

The scx24 is the best out of all these crawlers! Just ad weight to wheels and it’s a win

Is amain hobbies a good place to order from.

Cool litle trucks bro 👍

With the scx24 my friend has one and if you remove the headlights it will last for quite a bit longer

How fast do they go? Do they only go crawl slow?

Please can you recommend wheels and tires for my ftx outback mini 2.0

no turning radius or steering angle comparison?

You forgot about the scx24 Axial lights also blink

Amazing channel

The SCX24 made it up the climb!

Good video 👍

Do you know if Traxxas is going to come out with a 1/24 scale?

How are aaa a con? Longest runtime. Easiest to get. Batteries can be used for anything. And eneloops can be recharged more times than a lipo

Great video. But Why did you add rc4wd . Trucks . Maybe you don't have. Thanks for your video nice 👌

Can't seem to find or buy a Jeep style up here on Vancouver Island western Canada...no online here...

Nice axial scx24👍

I recommend not any of those recommend getting the 1/18 scale atlas 6x6 it's pretty fire

thanks!!

stickers climb? this is very slippery man. well done with this video.

What about the Arizona?

4runner is best no contest just because of the batteries. Safe and adult and kid friendly. Only rc I would gift a child because of the regular triple A batteries. I just toss these in my bags and take it everywhere knowing I dont have to worry about charging and other safeguards. Kyosho knocked it outta the park with this

geting parts for the tetra can be hard to! axial is easy to get in any shop around wher i live but the panda stuff only true ther website sadly

The SCX needs a different tire imo. Do they make smaller ones for these? I'm thinking about getting one. Wish that MiniZ was cheaper too. I'd have both.