Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
One of my test runs with my newest buggy design. The FWD traction is pretty good even with the undampened gear diff. Off the line acceleration is not as good as RWD off course, but it's able to pull thorugh corners and fight instability like nothing else. High speed stability is incredible, even when weaving the steering back and forth from end to end at half throttle and full throttle. It will not spin out unless the throttle is shut, which causes lift off oversteer. The lift off oversteer is controllable with adding throttle again, which stabilizes it.
In the video it's running with a 13.5T sensored brushless and 2S lipo. My radio is a FlySky Noble.
Downloadable from here:
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/badger-1-10-scale-front-wheel-drive-rc-buggy
The new PLA rear wing mount is now PLA instead of PETG like my last short video. It's much stronger in PLA as I expected. I did several tumbles and even landed on the wing before I started shooting without issue. The PP wing is also much more durable than the LW-PLA wing, which is why I use PP for my off road wings on both Mk Ultra and Badger.
Durability seems good with the current iteration of the car. The suspension stands up to rough tumbles and hits but probably not high speed crashes into things. I might move the front wheels forward a few mm to reduce the chance of digging in after jumps and move the CG back slightly, but that will happen later on.
This is the first time I try it on my jumps. It has a clear tendency to nose over compared to 4WD or RWD cars, probably due to the severe forward weight balance. A bigger rear wing might eliminate that tendency, or maybe thicker oil in the rear shocks to reduce the rebound speed on my sharp jumps.
One of my test runs with my newest buggy design. The FWD traction is pretty good even with the undampened gear diff. Off the line acceleration is not as good as RWD off course, but it's able to pull thorugh corners and fight instability like nothing else. High speed stability is incredible, even when weaving the steering back and forth from end to end at half throttle and full throttle. It will not spin out unless the throttle is shut, which causes lift off oversteer. The lift off oversteer is controllable with adding throttle again, which stabilizes it.
In the video it's running with a 13.5T sensored brushless and 2S lipo. My radio is a FlySky Noble.
Downloadable from here:
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/badger-1-10-scale-front-wheel-drive-rc-buggy
The new PLA rear wing mount is now PLA instead of PETG like my last short video. It's much stronger in PLA as I expected. I did several tumbles and even landed on the wing before I started shooting without issue. The PP wing is also much more durable than the LW-PLA wing, which is why I use PP for my off road wings on both Mk Ultra and Badger.
Durability seems good with the current iteration of the car. The suspension stands up to rough tumbles and hits but probably not high speed crashes into things. I might move the front wheels forward a few mm to reduce the chance of digging in after jumps and move the CG back slightly, but that will happen later on.
This is the first time I try it on my jumps. It has a clear tendency to nose over compared to 4WD or RWD cars, probably due to the severe forward weight balance. A bigger rear wing might eliminate that tendency, or maybe thicker oil in the rear shocks to reduce the rebound speed on my sharp jumps.
