The RC Crawler AMERICANS Wish They Could Have! 

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This is why we are so fond of Peter the Pointer. A tale of redemption.. Peter the pointer wasn't always a beacon of childish amusement. No, his past was shrouded in a darkness deeper than the forgotten corners of a classroom closet. Once, he was known as "The Claw," a monstrous appendage on the arm of a cruel teacher named Ms. Gnaw. Ms. Gnaw wielded Peter with relish, his crimson paint a chilling reminder of past detentions. He'd seen countless childhood dreams squashed under her bony finger, directed by Peter's unyielding point. Spelling errors, forgotten homework, whispered jokes - all met the cold judgment of The Claw. One day, a particularly rambunctious student named Timmy, in a fit of defiance, launched a spitball. It found its mark, landing squarely on The Claw, staining the red a sickly green. Ms. Gnaw, in a rage unlike any witnessed before, ripped Peter from her arm and flung him into the janitor's closet. Years passed, filled with dust bunnies and forgotten mops. Peter despaired, his cruel purpose seemingly over. Then, one fortuitous day, a cleaning crew unearthed him. They found his story amusing, the injustice he represented a relic of a bygone era. And so, Peter found himself reborn. He was refurbished, his red a cheery fire engine hue, and placed in the eager hands of Phil, a young man with a booming voice and an even bigger passion for RC cars. On Phils RU-vid channel, Peter became a symbol of excitement. He pointed at speeding cars, wacky builds, and Phil's collection of motors and esc's. Children, instead of cowering, laughed as Peter directed their attention to the latest epic RC car. Peter, the once dreaded Claw, was finally free. He was a guiding hand in a world of joy, a testament to the power of redemption, and a silent reminder that even the darkest of objects can find a purpose in the light. Now, with each point, Peter didn't just direct attention, he pointed towards a brighter future, a future filled with laughter and the thrill of the RC race.

00:50 It's great to hear this. I literally made a video about this subject about 2 weeks ago. This particular community it is difficult to tell when someone has been sent something and when they haven't because no one in this niche seems to disclose like they are supposed to. Glad to see that you go that extra mile.

FTX is one of my favourites, and this Crawler will give Traxxas a run for its money.

With that steering angle, you should put some drift tyres on it and take it to the car park.

Thats a great truck, especially for that price. cool video and what a great crawling course.

RGT EX86130 Pro Runner. $330 Alliexpress with included battery and free shipping and that's before any applied discount codes. We can get it, its just branded differently. I've actually had my eye on it for a while!

is this the same as new RGT Bronco?

Nice truck indeed. That demonstration of the winch, do you remember a film called, 'The Gods must be Crazy!' ?

I got the RGT branded one a couple of weeks back as i wanted the Green one, and have to say its awesome truck with a really good radio, im running mine with a home made 4200mah 2S Li-ion pack as this keeps the weight down over the rear, the body shell feels a little weak but i look after my trucks, yes this is a very good rig, and having clear windows with a scale interior is really showing Traxxas up, well done on you for donating the spare one

The difference in RTR from now and four years ago is pretty impressive. Just think about how much better low speed control on rigs has gotten to allow you to be able to do some tech crawling right out of the box. I think that's the most impressive part of not only this but a lot of new rigs.

@TomleyRC, I'd love to see you test the Yikong TB7. It looks amazing but no one gives as in-depth and accurate reviews as you! 🤟

You missed the fact it's got overdrive and counter rotating driveshafts which is very rarely seen together if ever.

This is a great looking rig might grab one of these when they are on some sort of sale

Excellent review! Thank you.

Pretty fantastic truck, Phil! 😃 Awesome ride and review!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Very oddly specific video... I was just looking for a Raptor Bronco style body, or even RTR but didn't come up with much except a one off design from a store I didn't really trust and then you posted this! We just got a blue Bronco Raptor and wanted to build a replica, they nailed the blue one as best they could considering the price

I wish you can compare it with other Bronco Body, like the HB R1001 & TRX4. Im sure it will be great vids

Americans actually can have one under the Rgt pro runner name as it's the same rig with different name. Available on AliExpress and banggoods. But nevertheless great little rigs woth a lot of functionality for not much money.

looks class and that winch is amazing, great review, best review on a crawler.

My RGT pro runner came with plastic main gear I upgraded it to the tracker metal gear. I also printed a spacer for motor to get gears to align better

I watched a vid march 2022 if Kev is bad for rc his lates regarding bangood specials i stoped watching only to watch you today and you stopped the winch to save it thankyou respect the toy it will give you loads of fun new fan 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

As an American, I liked the newer Broncos 'till i realized they rode on the same platform as my moms Ford Escape🤦🏻‍♂️

Great work, my friend. That really is a nice, capable truck. For the money you can’t lose

Phil one of the crawlers I want to see on your channel is a ftx gladius as I think u do one of the best reviews ever and you haven't done one yet, do you have one or can you get one to show case please? I wanna get one but not until I see it here 1st 🙏🙏🙏

Beds?? I used to live in Dunstable😊 I live in South Australia now and have done for 37yrs. Love the channel and the content.

A great crawler for the money! Looks absolutely awesome! Hope they’re available in Australia.

mate my sons been nagging me to buy him the geo. i told him to wait for your review on this and see what he thinks. i think this looks better

Am I wrong in thinking FTX and Redcat are essentially the same? So if we get a redcat Gen9, then we get one of these with a different body setup?

I think the word you used to describe it is impressive. I agree 100%. It performed extremely well. I don't think there was any body rub. It's extremely well thought out with some very nice features.

Im a massive fan of FTX, and this is another big step up for them. Good job. 😎👍🏻

The actual full size car made in China Tank 300 has the same turn feature when the back wheels lock.

Suspension looks smooooooth as silk. Like the truck!

That’s the same rig branded as RGT also…it’s called a Prorunner ….I have one …yep, I’m in the states. Extremely cool rig….ive already up graded to a HW Fusion SE and a better steering servo..also wheels/tires! Nice review and very detailed!

I've been always a huge ftx fan :D They really did a great job here, better than expected!

Ive been looking at getting a crawler but they are either not taking my fancy or outside of my budget but this one looks awesome and it seems great value for money...

This really does make me consider putting the New Bright Bronco Raptor body on my SCX10-II 🤘

Hi Tom, between this one and the HBR 1001 Wilderness (Bronco), which one do you prefer? Tks, your reviews are awesome!

What upgrades can you do like battery servo ......

Axial did this basically with the scx10.3 where you could make the transmission have a dig or 2 spd or both I think I’m not sure but that’s what I do know also has portals and just need to add a winch

Nice looking truck. How does it compare to the Kanyon (mountain rescue version)? Just received mine today. Too busy to get the thing out yet though 😢

FMS is coming along but they still lack the aftermarket support for upgrades or changes, or pulling a Traxxas and having a bunch of upgrades themselves.

Very nice RC for this amount. Looks cool too. 🆒And it also seems to perform well. 💪 In short, good enough to put on my wish list. 🔥💖Thanks again for creating and sharing. 👍👋🍀

Someday...someday there will be an rtr that's released with manual indicators on the radio

Noice.. must get over to BERCC as not been to the new location yet.

Obviously the missing portal axles don't affect the whole thing in any way.

That is a superb looking truck Phil & very capable, I do like FTX products, they represent excellent value for money, my Kanyon is still going strong after 4 years of ownership, top video as always 👍

Very cool rig

I thought this would be a rebranded hbr1001.. but guess it is more of an upgrade!

Ive been loving fms lately im actually going to buy the fcx24 soon, because of you

That thing is rad! might just have to grab one!

Hi Phil Out of the two, would you buy the outback paso or outback hi rock ? Thanks

Absolutely beautiful but the whole fun of the hobby is to build and tinker! This truck comes fully done! Good for the rare person looking to buy something and just have a competitive truck that will keep up with the modified ones.

Beautiful Ford Bronco ❤

Even at that price it seems good value for all the features!

I'm not a jeep or bronco fan, but something draws me to this. I 🤔

Totally gave me Jurassic Park vibes

Looks like a pretty feature packed trail rig. We just don’t get FTX in the states. We’re lucky enough to get FMS though.

I got an ftx outback geo a few months back and now this. Well I guess I'm going to have to get another one

I know of a guy in the Isle Of Man that would gladly host a little crawler meet on their epic beaches. YES MATE!

Us Americans can have these! Well, the Americans who are smart lol. I go through Asia Tee and have the RGT rescuer and a couple others! I love RGT!

Nice rig 💚🎉 ho dont forget there's a 10x10 lurking around migh eat your 4x4s 😮😂 💚

Nice test! 👍 Curious if you will test the new RGT Intruder.

Exact same transmission as the GMADE. Except for the dig.

Looks like a quality rc.

RGT Pro Runner is the same and comes in a nice green. I wish spur gears weren't plastic, makes no sense to me.

I picked up a redcat racing accent fusion yesterday so I’m good bro lol

0:45 never mind the crawler, SQUASH VAN!

That light connector is safer than the one on the fcx10. I wouldn’t have minded the one cord like that hanging from the Blazer body.

Aliexpress is not playing nice the price is now $458 - not exactly a big savings over the TRX-4

Nice, but I'd trade in the dig for locking diffs and I would rather not have steering on axle. Otherwise I like it.

What is the best ftx crawler

TRX4 killer definitely!

I believe in you you would have used dig on that really steep vertical it would probably would have pulled it

Hmmmm... You could say... What a nice little truck.! 😉 😉

this is RGT, they are just rebranding for the US market

Looks a lot like a Axial SCX10 iii under the hood.

How do you get one servo to work on two channels???

this is also the counterpart for RGT Prorunner. right?

It actually works better than the real one 👍🏾

Looks a very capable rig a real competitor to the FMX10 I just don't like the Broncoesque body style! So would probably go for the other just because of the Blazer body! Although suppose could just drop another shell on it!

I think that the ftx stuff is almost the same as the redcat racing trucks. Although i my be wrong but for example the ftx ravine and the redcat danchee ridgerock are the same

What would be your pick of the 1/10 rock crawlers around now? Money no object, RTR and go almost anywhere???

im american and wouldn't want this knock off when i have the actual licensed tx4 bronco

So I love me some FTX but I now know what it's not available in the USA. If you exchange $359.99 into USD it's $448. in the USA the TRX4 is $475 so they are only $20ish bucks less that a TRX4. Now I get why you cannot get them here. Maybe I will have one of my UK buddies bring me one over in October when they come visit. Pay the shipping and you may as well get a TRX4.

All hail Peter!!

Is it just me... Or are Ni-MH packs making a comeback? The old school round form factor was an endangered species at one point, but now they seem to be making a comeback? Is it a shipping thing, in that LiPo is so volatile and difficult to ship that manufacturers are making the switch back? I just went through a Tamiya binge, where I put 5 of their kits together and spent much time looking for LiPo's that'll fit the wonky shape, but here's Phil with a new FTX that takes the same form factor. Are radio crystals and Novak ESC's next?

Don’t kid yourself ya just gotta know how to do it that’s how we roll in the US.

Where's his tie 😂😂😅

wheres the gladius review?

Are the competitions you host occasionally also open for international subscribers?

so this is much better than hb wilderness beluga...

That's the same transmitter that rlaarlo uses

How do you get some samples

How is this thing compared to the beluga? This RGT/FTX is over double the price to get here in the US. Would like to see a side by side comparison if you still have the Beluga.

$6.16 cdn kopeks, it aint' a budget crawler that's for sure.....lots of features but RC-TNT did a video on an off brand that had everything including an automatic cat polisher......

FTX should just pay ford to license their bodies. I would gladly pay extra to have it be a real Raptor or GT500. It looks silly to make up a fake name.

I have rgt version good crawler...

Just tried to order one to see what shipping is like and I got his message. - Warning: Currently Royal Mail have suspended International Shipping. So currently we can only ship to the United Kingdom and France. So I guess there are no other carriers in the UK other than Royal Mail. What a backward little country. ;-)

Why do they still use ni-mh batteries?