Replica RC Rig Ready To Rock The Trails! - RC4WD Marlin Crawlers Trail Finder 2 RTR | RC Driver

hi everybody Dean here with RC driver I am super excited today I've got the new RC four-wheel drive rail finder - Marlin edition this truck is ready to hit the trail and have fun the second you crack it open it comes with a battery it comes with a charger and it comes with double ace for the transmitter you don't need another thing our C four-wheel drive has equipped it with top quality components to make it perform without needing a single aftermarket goodie beyond that look at the thing it looks amazing from the metal bumper to the Marlin crawler detailing of the decals kit they gave it windshield wipers mirrors a fantastic roll bar that has MC right into it from Marlin crawlers RC four-wheel drive did not spare an expense to provide a quality vehicle at a great price so we're gonna take off the body I'm gonna read a little bit off the box about what this vehicle has to offer and then we're gonna take it out and hit the trail so I've already taken out the screws two screws on either side hold the body down so what does that mean no ugly body Clips up front nice job there are two body clips that are in the back bed of the truck not a big deal so we'll pop the body off we'll start right up front high torque steering servo if you know anything about trail trucks and crawlers a high torque steering servo is an absolute must our turn buckle or drag link our turn buckle excuse me takes over to this side knuckle rear drag link to the opposite knuckle and what you'll notice when we take a closer look later it's all metal there's no plastic to flex so it's a perfect action let's talk about the axles and the knuckles they're metal they're not plastic they're not gonna flex they're not gonna fail our shock tower loops so to speak are also metal they've got a couple mounting locations nice detailing on the shocks themselves tires they look phenomenal these are licensed tires super swampers rims are metal there are true bead lock there's no glue holding these wheels on one thing I didn't even mention I should have upfront scioscia and me this steering servo there is not a plastic serve alarm it's a metal servo horn it's not gonna fail you don't have to replace it later front mounted transmission we have a Deloraine spur gear so it's gonna last a while slipper clutch again front mounted transmission takes power to a center transfer case cases are cast aluminum high quality materials universal joints then take the power to the Yoda - front and rear axles again and when we look at our detail of you know the breakdown of features Yoda - ultimate scale cast axles is the first thing RC 4-wheel Drive mentions got a waterproof speed control it's got some jumpers for different modes it comes with a nickel metal mode and lithium battery mode it comes set in lithium battery mode even though it comes with a nickel metal hydride battery my opinion it's safer to keep it in lithium mode because you won't accidentally leave it on the other side and run your battery too low it's got a another switch for crawler mode with a ridiculous amount of drag break something that's an absolute must for trail truck and crawler fans you switch it to the other side it's got no drag brake it drives like a regular vehicle let's talk about the radio system for a second comes with a really good ready to run 2.4 gigahertz radio we've got rattle trim steering trim steering dual rate adjustments throttle adjustments and your channel 3 adjustment moving back plastic fuel cell doubles as your receiver case that keep your receiver nice and safe leaf springs I should have mentioned that already leaf springs front and rear RC four-wheel-drive give the leaf springs on this a little softer treatment so to speak but perform a little bit better while this is brand new one out of the box and a little bit stiff from what I've been told they're gonna soften right up and be absolutely dialed on the trail flipping it over the center skid plate also made out of Delrin a really nice strong material you can now see the Yoda 2 axles our universal slide joints that take power to the front and rear axles so we are very excited we're gonna take this to RC madness they've got a phenomenal trail truck course and absolutely see what this thing has to offer [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] so we just spent the day at our sea madness testing the RC four-wheel-drive trail finder - Marlin crawler Edition this truck is exactly what you want if you're looking to get it ready to run vehicle and go out and compete right out of the box from the front metal bumper designed to look like the Marlin crawler truck it's based after or the red color of the Mojave - body and everything in between this truck is the total package to go over some performance features there were a couple spots in the trail that I didn't think we were gonna be able to navigate without using reverse this truck was able to do it the Glendale - front and rear shock towers or shock mounts rather they really increase the suspension travel as advertised allowing the truck or move in a way that was unexpected and really great out on the trail it's tough and it's durable there were things that on that trail when we got stuck that would have made lesser vehicles crumble and fail this truck just kept on going it fell off a bridge at one point and I was worried that the hard plastic body might crack sure there's a few scuffs on it but that is absolutely to be expected the enter code tires they hook up they grab we were going up an incline that had no grip tape or traction so to speak and I took a second or two but it was absolutely able to get to the top over to the other side all in all for for $99.99 you need nothing else this truck is an absolute value hey guys right here I just want to stop in on Deans video to tell you what I thought about the RSU 4-wheel Drive Marlin crawler trail finder - I was there when Dean was testing it and he let me try the rig and I gotta tell you I've been driving some of RC four-wheel drives and machines I really love the way they perform you know they have this this feeling to them that they give you this realistic type of performance you know something you know they replicate really what a full-scale truck would do with like the leaf springs like let's say on that blazer trial finder - you know but with this Marlin edition the performance is much much better I was actually really impressed I can actually feel the difference in handling that softer leaf spring I thought it did much better on the rocks and overall it was just a lot of fun to drive I think the look of the truck is great I love those super Swamper tires I have a bunch of those on some of my other vehicles I think they work really well it worked really well indoors and when we were outdoors like in the dirt and stuff like that worked really well there just overall it's a great package if there was something I would have to suggest to improve on it I think that would be adding a LiPo battery to it now the battery that comes with it works just fine maybe you want to upgrade to some Deen's connectors or something like that and and it's very usable but I think with a lipo battery it'll give you that smooth consistent power that the truck really wants I did notice that the the nickel metal berry that we tested in there went a little soft and you know some obstacles that I thought the truck could really do it would just wasn't able to and I think the battery is holding it back so if you go with a lipo that provides good power all the way through its life I think that truck will just rock on I don't think there's anything else you could do I keep pointing at those truck like those are the Marlin trucks being as the Merlin truck at his place that's why it's not here but again it's just an awesome truck if you're looking to get into the scale crawling scene with something that just looks real looks cool and will give you that real driving experience that you're driving a full-scale truck the Marlin is the way to go all right back to Dean to wrap this thing up check out RC four-wheel drive look at all the other crawlers they have to offer - but I think at the end of the day you're going to decide the Marlin crawler Edition is the absolute way to go I want to thank you for watching this video please subscribe to our YouTube channel check us out on Facebook and always go to RC driver comm for all you need to know about RC