The wheel was a great addition to the budget build series! It has to come back! I’d consider even a “you have to sell something off the rig” part of the wheel for the next series!
Hilarious!! You got screwed and it made us laugh... sorry bro.! Should have praised the wheel!! Your truck still looks good and the whole thing was entertaining as can be!! Thanks for your bad luck adding to our weekly watching! Love it! ❤️
Are you sure the stock servo is going to handle the added stress those scale wheels added? I think it would be well within the rules to upgrade that per Matt’s request.
At 8:41 I notice your version of the Fordyce logo has a little red or orange triangle in the letter Y. Is that an homage to tThe Wheel as well, because it ties in nice! Limitations are a good thing, and man you had plenty this time around. I wasn’t too sure about the white hood, but with the turbo and the stickers it actually turned out okay. 👍
I like how you put a spin on the spin itself and ended up with a set of wheels. You should have said that a more powerful servo (outside the budget) is required to turn these heavier wheels 😅
OHHH How Convenient that the wheels “aren’t included in the budget”. I feel like you could have made it work with the KIT wheels…. “But in the end… I cheated” is what you meant to say.. Fun Series for sure!
Overall, I think Matt gets the "win". However (yes, I have to do this)...given what each had to work with (ie. based on the wheel), and looking at it from that perspective, I'd have to say Josh won. So...split decision...lol Now, with that said, I have what I think would be an excellent...not to mention creative...idea for an upcoming "budget build-off" (maybe even an outstanding way to 'kick off' 2024). And, before I continue, yes, it would involve a wheel...actually, two wheels. Consider it a double whammy. Speaking of which, this budget build 'comp' should be called "The Wheels of Whammy Budget Build". To start, a relatively budget-friendly RTR crawler would have to be agreed on. That determination would be for the two of you to decide...or, even better, you could put it to a vote amongst your viewers, as follows: Come up with a list of 5 (relatively) 'budget-friendly' RTRs, and have the views of both channels vote. Whichever RTR received the highest number of votes (each person voting should only be allowed to vote once), that's the RTR both of you would have to use. Starting with how many weeks/episodes the build should last, that depends on how many 'categories' there are (at the beginning) for the first wheel. The first wheel would be divided into sections based on the areas of upgrade. Not only that, but, the first wheel...called "upgrade areas wheel"...could have a number of sections equal to the number of weeks that they build would be, or if could have more sections then the week-length of the build. Going this route, that would mean that certain 'areas' might not receive any upgrades (think of this as the "devilish factor"...lol). Here are a few examples of what those wheel sections could be: 1) Wheels, tires, and foams 2) Suspension (ie. shocks, links, ship towers) 3) Brass upgrades (NOT including servo) 4) Electronics (which could include brass servo) 5) Accessories (to be determined as what, specifically, would be classified as 'accessories') 6) Lights (which could include headlights, taillights, bullbar lights and/or roof-mounted lights w/ lightbar) 7) Gearing (transmission, T-case, and axle ring & pinion gears...as well as portal gears, if vehicle has portal axles) 8) Wildcard, chosen by person spinning 9) Wildcard, chosen by others person Getting to that second wheel, the sections would have different dollar amounts, indicating how much would be allowed to be spent each week. Additionally, the number of Dollar amount sections would correlate exactly to the number of wheels that the build would be. If, for example, the build is set for 6 weeks, even though the "areas of upgrade" wheel might have 8, or even 10, sections, the "dollar amount" wheel would only have 6 sections. Amounts could be, for example, $25, $50, $75, $100, $125 & $150. As for the two wheels, this is where things would get interesting...VERY interesting. Each week, each person would soon both of their wheels. That would determine what area they'd be upgrading, and how much they are allowed to spend on said upgrades. For the following week, that dollar amount, and upgrade area, would be removed from their respective wheels, thus eliminating The possibility of either coming up again for that person. In eliminating one section from each wheel each week, when it comes to the final week, although there might still be more than one "upgrade area" available, there would only be a single "dollar amount" available. With each of you having your own two wheels, work the paint of each week, each of you would have different remaining "upgrade area" & "dollar amount" possibilities. Adding a second layer of devilishness, where each week's dollar amount for each person is concerned, there would be no 'carryover' to the following week. In other words, it's "use it, or lose it". Whatever dollar amount you spin, you want to try and get as close to that dollar amount, without going over, because whatever remains cannot be used on any future weeks. Now, you should easily be able to tell why I'm calling this "The Wheels of Whammy".
Josh, if you went out to the shop and pushed the go button on the CNC making wheels isn't that the same as hitting print on your printer? "Completely and permanently installed".... POP LMAO
I hate the electronic wheel of fortune app... never win anything when organizers use it, I have won an rc kit using a bingo style raffle and won other raffles too. :D
I’m surprised Matt didn’t send you a list of tasks to write on the wheel of Fordyce that you could accomplish on the trail like petting a bear or eating wild flowers! 😂
So, what happened to these budget builds? Didn't see anything on either yours or Matt's channel. Do they get put on a shelf, sold or raffled off for charity?
My feeling is that your build is more budget than Matt's. You didn't have all the money he could put on his car. So a more normal economic situation for the average person is your build. Better luck next time. 😃
