The Maverick Scout RC is the ultimate way to attack the toughest terrain you can find. The Scout Rock Crawler is capable of astonishing feats of climbing up and over almost anything! With its amazingly flexible suspension, soft grippy tires and forward-mounted weight, the Scout RC is the ultimate off-road machine, able to drive anywhere you can imagine.
The Scout RC features a full set of waterproof and water-resistant electronics that make it ideal for off-road adventure no matter where you take it. A powerful steering servo is mounted directly to the front axle for maximum steering torque, and a crawler-specific MSC-30BR-SCOUT-WP speed controller handles the brushed MM-25 motor that powers all four wheels. The steering wheel style 2.4GHz controller features every control and adjustment you'll ever need, and the 3-channel receiver is also waterproof for total protection against the elements.
With a fully-featured off-road rock crawling chassis, the Scout RC is the perfect first rock crawler for your RC garage. It's tough enough to handle the inevitable falls and spills you get when trying tough new routes up seemingly impossible inclines, and it always keeps coming back for more! Soft multi-purpose 2.2" size tires and extra-long coil-over shocks combine with the solid axles and locked differentials for unmatched climbing ability and off-road capability.
Features:
- Crystal Free 2.4Ghz Transmitter and Receiver with built in Failsafe
- 9Kg high torque steering servo
- Over 6 inches of suspension travel at over 80 degrees articulation!
- Battery strap will accept both stick packs and side by side cells
- 4 oil filled rebuildable shocks with progressive springs
- Special titanium anodized shock tops
- 1:48 super low gear ratio for high torque
- Super strong twin vertical plate chassis
- Tough efficient 4wd shaft drive train
- Fully ball raced drive train
- 2.2 Inch beadlock wheels
- Medium compound crawler tires offer all round performance and durability
- Pre cut body factory finished
- Front and rear molded bumpers
- Ready -To-Crawl straight from the box!
Includes:
- 7.2V Ni-MH battery stick pack
- Multi-region wall battery charger
Needed to Complete:
- (4) AA Batteries
This product was added to our catalog on December 12, 2017
What I really like about it is the big, sticky tires (which don't appear to have foams, by the way), mounted on some very trick looking beadlocks. The receiver, speed control and radio are also more than decent, and alone are easily worth half the price of this whole RTR. The servo's OK too, but the motor is pretty slow - it was hard to find specs, but I've seen 14T, which seems impossible to me, as well as 55T, which feels more like it. I replaced it with a 27T to give the truck more scoot.
One thing to consider is that this thing leans like crazy, which is how it gets the big articulation. This does mean that the truck body is basically never upright, which makes it look pretty silly in motion as it drives leaning over one way or the other (and the body already looks silly standing still). So I put on bigger, stiffer shocks, along with a Pro-Line MT body, turning it into a semi-scale "lifted" pickup. Looks great, even if it no longer hugs the side of a hill!
I've built up previous trail trucks using the "big names," and honestly, they're all horribly overpriced for what you get. Plastic shocks, basic brushed motors, locked diffs, and solid axles should not cost $400, folks. The Maverick Scout may feature all of this, but at least it's not premium-priced like the competition!