GROUND BREAKER

Small-scale RC has been on the rise in recent years, with every major player releasing miniatures of their most popular models. Mini crawlers are an especially hot ticket, as you’ll find 1/18, 1/24 and even 1/27-scale models from the likes of Axial, RC4WD and others. Smaller than 1/10-scale crawlers do have their drawbacks, but we must admit, they are tons of fun and have plenty of benefits you can’t get from a “full-size” RC.

FMS has been making steady inroads into the surface RC market in recent years. The brand is well-known amongst RC airplane enthusiasts for their exceptional RTF (ready to fly) aircraft, but their unique yet highly detailed off-road vehicles are still a relatively new sight to ground-bound RC enthusiasts. What any casual observer will notice about FMS, however, is that the brand has steadily made