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How much does something like that run? I have considered getting my son and I an electric Stadium 4x4 truck, just haven't done it. They would be fun, we even have a place close by to race them at.

Cool, thanks. I was just looking for a 4x4 stadium type truck which is a little lower than yours, but still packs a bunch.....just something for the kid and I to play around with in yard bascially.

I recently wached some R/C crawling videos on YouTube and was impressed. But what really caught my eye was the F-250/350 truck Tamiya is offering. Sweet! I might have to save up for one of them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEkIlqQKh64

I never mentioned power......I like the stadium 4x4's cause they sit lower and an electric can still move out pretty well. Just a backyard toy so I don't need a scale 150mph truck. I've watched videos and even at local track of some electric trucks that are somewhat fast and can do some hill climbs/ jumps.

Check out the Axial Scorpion if you want a good crawler. They are expensive but like abe says they will climb nearly anything. My truck was $400 for the stock kit that comes with locked transfer case and locked axles and front wheel steering. You will then need a motor and a speed controler plus radio and reciever. Total cost into mine was just under $500 using a old radio that I had from old projects. I added rear steering on mine and it is just nuts the stuff that it will go over.

If your looking for a good monster truck to just boot around with and cut some doughnuts and generally have fun the wheely king is good as you can do a little bit of everything with it. If you want to go fast and jump it will take a all day beating and keep going. Then if you want to go rock crawling you just need to change the gearing and lock the rear axle. The same can be said for the Clod Buster truck. They have been making that one for 20 plus years that I know of and it is still one of the best alround 4wd trucks out there.

If you want a stadium truck or a buggy you can go with a Traxxass or one simular they are easy to hop up with a simple engine swap for as little as $60 and a $75 electronic speed controler it would go fairly quick definatly enough to keep a kid happy for quite some time. If you go with a brushless engine system they are expensive but you could easily have the truck running 50-75mph however if you go with too much power it can become hard to control. Sanj has a off road 2wd buggy that will easily smoke on a gas powered RC it is honestly the fastest car that I have ever seen run. I thought mine was fairly fast and sanj came past me smoking the back tires and sideways.

Abe,No wonder why you didn't make it out yesterday for racing.
I think what BLAZER'S after IS a Stadium truck.I have a
Associated T-3 stadium truck & it's by far the toughest off roader I
have ever owned.(I have thousands tied up in RC)An ideal basher or racer.
I really enjoy taking mine to the local BMX tracks.The two leading manufacturers
for stadium trucks are Associated & Losi,Next in line would be the traxxas Stampede.
A "Pede" set up properly will take plenty of abuse aswell.If your looking for a small
package with allot of punch is the mini T's.1/18th scale but with lipo cells & brushless
power it will be a handfull & fast.I have pulled wheelies at 40 mph with them.
Start off with stock brushed or modified brushed power,if you decide to go high kv
brushless be prepared to melt clutches,spur gears,& break lots of parts.
Honda civic $20,000
RC staduim truck $500
RC staduim truck paddles the 1/16 mile faster than a civic = priceless.