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So as some of you may or may not know, I was hesitant about getting a crawler. Didn't think I'd really be into it, but I wanted to see what the hype was all about. Long story short, I ended up purchasing a TRX-4M Defender (yeaa, yeaa, I know, a Traxxas product lol). So here we are 1 month later and I must confess that I've spent more time working on customizing this little guy than I have my other Arrma rigs as of late, and I thoroughly enjoy it! One thing that I was unware of prior to purchasing my first crawler was just how customizable they are, the amount of scale items and upgrades available are endless. Not only that, but due to the smaller size and large aftermarket support, the prices of the upgrades are shockingly affordable. My son & I went to our first crawling event at my LHS over the weekend, we managed, but the course was really setup for 1/10 crawlers, so some obstacles we had to omit. I'm sure I'm not alone here, but I think I enjoy working on & customizing the rig more than I actually do crawling. So far I've swapped out the plastic links for metal lifted links, and added skid plates. I have a brass steering link, servo horn, hub extenders, and the Injora light kit arriving tommorrow (didn't need all the extra fancy shmancy light modes with the more expensive Traxxas pro lighting kit). In the near future I plan on getting a TRX-4M Bronco slider from ebay and building it up from scratch so my son & I can run them together. I also would like to a 1/10 crawler to my collection eventually. I still absolutely love my Arrma rigs, but there's something oddly satisfying about customizing and upgrading the bejeezus out of these little guys