Welcome to my blog. It was initially created in 2012 to post music I recorded. I posted a few quick experiments in 2013 and never posted music again, though I did record more. Since I already owned lots of boats and outboard motors, I decided to post about boats, ATVs and snowmobiles. I posted a few snowmobile photos and then nothing until 2025. Since I planned to sell my cottage and move south, I started selling all my boats and motors and switched to Radio Control vehicles in early 2024. In February 2025 I started collecting 1:64 scale diecast vehicles and decided to catalogue them on this blog...may you find freedom in my toys!
Showing posts with label 1:18. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1:18. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Traxxas 1:18: TRX-4M Land Rover Defender 110

Bought this in February 2024, about a month after buying my first real hobby grade 1:10 scale RC crawler. It was winter and I thought a smaller one would be good indoors. It is also the first RC I started modifying. I was too afraid to mess with the bigger expensive vehicle and found the parts more expensive. Start small.

This is heavily modified with Injora metal parts. The chasis is an aluminum LCG (low centre of gravity); the first RC I have done this modification to. I think only the body, electronics and motor are original.

Eventually I would like to add a brushless motor.









FMS 1:18: FCX18 LC80 Toyota Land Cruiser 80

These 1:18 crawlers from FMS are great out of the box. I did add new wheels, tires, metal drive shafts, axles and metal bumpers.

This is the first small scale RC I bought back in February 2024.