Axial SCX10 Pro: How's It Stack Up?

BYO everything to build your first (or twenty-first) comp crawler, with the Axial SCX10 Pro. This thing comes with all the big decisions made about links, axles, chassis and shafts, leaving you to choose the electrics, wheels and body.

It's a great idea and one that will hopefully help many people get into crawling comps. These are super fun and this kit aims to take a lot of that steep complexity out of getting your first rig. Awesome!

BUT: how does it actually perform in comparison to other comp rigs? Is it a worthy buy or an unnecessary expense? We want it to be great, but there's really only one way to know...

Let's test!

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Electronics I've used:

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Chapters:
0:00 Axial SCX10 Pro
2:32 Links & Shafts
2:54 SCX10 Pro Axles
3:28 SCX10 Pro Shocks
3:40 Servo & Steering
4:31 Skid & Motor
4:50 SCX10 Underdrive
6:08 Steering Clearance
6:49 Included Bits
7:19 SCX10 Pro Body
7:36 SCX10 Pro Electronics
9:09 SCX10 Pro Weight
9:59 SCX10 Pro Rock Test
22:34 Break-Over Issues
23:19 Test De-Brief
25:16 Knocks from Rocks
25:54 Closing Thoughts

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[oldrcrich]

Very nice review...as the developer of the Pro, I didn't know you call obstacles "problems" and you had me worried for a second lol...I appreciate your fair review.

[gibsonlife]

One thing to note on that the deadbolt has a shorter front and a longer rear end anytime you got a stubborn in your break over is going to be a lot better your tires going to keep your skin up off of stuff a lot better when you climb vertical break over

[zanthraxnl]

Another knowledgable, objective and honest review! Keep it up.
Love your content, YT has way too many product reviews that refuse to point out negatives or compare products with competitors because the reviewer wants the manufacturer to keep sending them free stuff. Go on you for being an exception.

[BUILTLIGHTWOUNDTIGHT]

S.O.A. = no bump steer! I love this feature!!!

[DurpVonFronz]

The running joke over here with the Gen 8 is... it sounds like forest gump saying Jenn-eh LOL cant unhear it now....

[mitsuman]

In the US this costs more than a Phoenix kit, which includes wheels/tires and a (very nice) body set, and when it was announced I saw a lot of people making excuses for the price. They said you can't compare the two, because this one is more about performance. But it only did 5 out of 6 problems, and that's even with the advantage of not running a body. It just seems like bad value for money, I can't see it any other way.

Great informative review as always.

[aaronhouser]

The format of your channel is spot on, concise, cohernet, and standardized. Keeping with a simple number system is smart. If the numbers are ordered in perceived difficulty, even better. I'm new to the channel.

[VS]

loved this video and the way you present technical data with real life circumstances. earned a sub! i want to get more into technical crawling eventually so i enjoy these videos a lot

[DESOUSAB]

Thanks for these videos. And, thank you for not shouting at us.

[YoShImUrA]

Even when a rig doesn't perform as expected [at your particular course], all the interesting and useful info make your vids absolutely worth a while.
Would you consider creating a couple of problems that are not of this nature, to give a chance to other type of rigs such as it was the case with this? Not asking to re-review all the previous rigs, but maybe a few key ones? Just an idea

[CornholioMcGeeRC]

Very nice man. I put the same motor esc combo in mine. I have one in a trx-4 and it’s the smoothest rig I have. Nice content as always!! It’s always weird to hear how different parts of the world get new products at different times

[gibsonlife]

Vanquish definitely hit some of the spots that axial did not

[michaeldorich]

This is an excellent video on this rig with the comparisons, short comings, the positives and demonstration. I thought it was interesting when you mentioned a low profile servo. I wondered about that when the video started. Great job!

[waybetteryouaustralia]

Good stuff mate I really enjoyed your video and even learned some things too !
Love your work
I have just starting my 1st Crawler Build = 1/10 SCX10 carbon fibre chassis with all aluminium cnc plates and braces, a hobbywing 2 in 1 brushless 2300kv motor and many other yummy crawler bits woohoo !!

[billknepp]

I love your 6 problems.... that's the best thing on your channel.. it is a solid proving ground... sweet rig.. shorten those links n tighten that wheelbase... n you'll have something...!!!! shock travel also could help..

[gibsonlife]

Hey you guys call the differential the pumpkin also that's awesome

[elduderinolebowski]

After a short break from the 'tubes, I come back to this:

"I think throttle coming across here would be the answer"
*launches into orbit*
"whoah! that was more throttle than I thought!"

Slow up there, hotrod. You're making the drag racers nervous. +)

Also, those Baja X tires suck in full scale too. I've got a stack of four 40" Baja Pro X4 tires that need to find a new home.

First, what a great look at the actual hardware in this thing. Some unexpected design decisions there. It seems to be a good balance of features and performance for what the competitive kit builder is looking for. I see a lot of options for customization just in the base kit. There's an awful lot of potential there, for not a lot of money. Untill you start adding the electronics and wheels/tires. That stuff adds up *fast*. Looks like a solid starting point, though.

Definitely not a fair comparison between the Injora chassis and this one, but very informative. I think the portal axles on the Injora give it a distinct advantage over this in some key areas. I found how often you turned this SCX10 Pro over while on the problems to be very surprising considering how low its apparent centre of gravity is. Looks like there might be a fairly sharp learning curve on this one, to get the best performance out of it?

While I'm not a fan of the servo on axle for my own stuff, I do like that the option is already there for those who do. Despite the low stock underhang where it's mounted, it looks like a very good implementation. Really good steering setup. And I like the way they've done the transmission. There's a lot of very clever thinking that went into this.

And now, the mantra: "I do not need this. I do not need this. I do not need this. I do not need this" *watches video again, back to mantra* "I do not need this. I do not need this. I do not need this. I do not need this."

It's similarly priced to the Redcat Gen9, and I don't have one of those yet either. Oh the horror, the humanity, being spoiled for choice in the modern RC market.

I really appreciate the length of video and depth of detail in both the actual hardware and the driving experience in this one. Thank you for all the work you put into presenting these great videos. Keep up the fantastic work.

[fishnrc]

Wow it just went right up problem 3 to start which after watching many crawlers fail or have a very hard time just getting past that first part.

[provousa]

120mm shocks would help it It seems. I have an Axial bomber with them in rear and 110mm in front made a huge difference from Utah where "Rock Crawling" is what we do!!!(Moab) lol all sizes even 1/24 scale to full size actual vehicles. thank You for the content.

[antonrennerhag]

thank you for another great video. very interesting.