They came from Seoul in South Korea and cost $89.00 (£54.72) for the pair. The postage was a fairly reasonable $20.00 (£12.30).
For comparison, new Tamiya Super Clodbuster axles are currently available for $72.99 (£43.22) each, with the postage at $17.64 (£8.29), from the USA.
So the G made axles seem to be a very good buy. Assembly was also very easy, I've hot glue locked the differentials for permanent four-wheel drive, and they are now almost ready for fitting into/onto something suitable. The Spider axles have several advantages over the much earlier Clodbuster ones, these being namely:
* There are two of them in the kit, ideal for building one complete truck.
* They are slightly wider than the Clod ones.
* They have better ground clearance than the Clod ones.
* They have servo mounts supplied and fitted, whereas the Clod (as standard) has a single central chassis-mounted servo powering the steering on both ends.
* They have adjustable motor mounts to cater for different size pinion gears.
* They come complete with adaptors for either 12 or 14 mm wheel hexs.
* They have nice aluminium bumpers ready fitted.
* They appear to be stronger than the Clod ones (although this has yet to be proven!)
A while ago I bought a set of Gmade Spider tyres second hand (for £20 + £5 P+P) with the intention of trying them out on the Clodzilla, although this hasn't happened yet. So these are now the natural choice for the new project. I've several different ideas for a home made chassis in the back of my mind, including both a long-shock and a stick type crawler. But I also fancy something like a semi-scaler, for running up and down the slopes in the local woods with. As it happens, a friend recently gave me (and the kids) an abandoned 1:6 scale New Bright Hummer H2 which he'd obtained whilst doing a house clearance for someone he knows. This worked fine for a while until corrosion from leaky batteries in the transmitter took its toll.
I guess then, if the coat fits, why not wear it...?
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