Happy Friday and welcome to The Backyard! Well folks, it’s almost that time again—BIGFOOT 4X4 Open House is just around the corner, and once again the Trigger King R/C crew will be there putting on our annual solid axle monster truck racing event! This year’s event takes place on Saturday, June 13th, and if you’ve never made the trip out to BIGFOOT [...]
New and hot from Team Corally are the 1/12 Punisher XD and Furago XD XD2S Series RTRs. That’s right folks, Team Corally has jumped into the small scale basher game with a pair of trucks ready for anything you can throw at them. Check out these highlights- * 60 amp 2S brushed ESC * 4 channel receiver * Width – 265mm * Wheelbase – [...]
Now shipping from RC4WD is the 1/10th scaled 1985 Toyota Single Cab Pickup TF2 RTR. The 1985 Toyota Single Cab Pickup sports a new clipless body mounting system to go along with its hot scale realistic styling. Here’s the highlights- * RC4WD 1985 Toyota pickup hard body complete set * Trail Finder 2 chassis * KC HiLiTES KC light set V2 (Red version) * [...]
Outfit your Axial SCX10 III Jeep CJ-7 for adventure with DSM Off-Road’s Tub Floor with Tool Boxes & Cooler scale accessory. With its diamond plate texture, this 3D-printed rear floor adds a new layer of visual detail to your 1/10-scale trail truck. In addition to the floor cover, three toolbox accessories are included to let you add even more scale realism. [...]
Here’s some big news for fans of Injora’s IR60 body. If you have this hard plastic body for your smaller-scaled cralwer (1/24 and 1/18), you can now outfit your 1/10-scale rig with the same detailed, Toyota-inspired lid with the IR60–10 Hard Body. Similar in design to its smaller counterparts, the IR60–10 Body is made of durable hard plastic and features a [...]
Knight Customs has released a new 3D-Printable Stubby Bumper for the Tamiya Bigwig R/C buggy. Designed to offer a cleaner, more aggressive appearance for your Tamiya buggy, this bumper will also give you an improved approach angle for anyone looking for performance gains. This 3D-Printable Bigwig Stubby Bumper is $4.99 and is available at knightcustoms.com. If you don’t have access to [...]
The crew over at HPI Racing are teasing a new 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Nano-TTR. The Nano-TTR series from HPI has really taken off thanks to low pricing and the ability to be driven nearly anywhere. With this new teaser, we now know that a hot looking vintage 911 Porsche will be hitting dealer showrooms in the not too [...]
DSM Off-Road isn’t the only 3D-print designer cranking out goodies for the Axial SCX10 III Toyota SR5. Knight Customs has released its own take on an Interior Detail Set for this 1/10-scale R/C trail truck, and it’s packing some fun details for fans of scale and visual detail. Designed as a direct fit for the SCX10 III SR5’s body, this body [...]
Over at Tamiya they have posted a new video showing off all their New Products at the 64th Annual Shizuoka Hobby Show. Watch below to see all the new products that Tamiya had on display at the hobby show, that will soon be hitting your local hobby shops. From their highly collectable Porsche 934 1976 50th anniversary kit, to their [...]
The crew over at Cross RC just keep the fun stuff coming and have recently started to tease the 1/8th scaled EMO X7 & EMO XL4. Cross has been leading the class with their 1/8th scaled crawlers and the new X7 and 6wd XL4 are sure to uphold that tradition. Featuring loads of scale realism and serious off-road prowess, [...]
Recently announced by Kyosho is a 1966 Volkswagen Beetle Mini-Z MR-04 Readyset. Designed for serious scale realism, and using Kyosho’s sporty MR-04 chassis, this new addition to the Mini-Z line-up is sure to produce smiles wherever its driven. Here’s some highlights- * Starts shipping in July * Readyset that has fully assembled chassis, body and transmitter * Ultra reliable multi-function Syncro KT-531P transmitter * [...]
Over at Tamiya they have announced the re-release of their 1/10 Nissan R91CP Group-C Kit. This classic Tamiya was first released back in 1992 and is expected to make its return this August. Here’s some highlights- * Limited edition release * Composite chassis * Independent coil-sprung king pin front suspension * 1.5mm FRP T-bar and CVA oil damper rear suspension * Adjustable ground clearance * [...]
Over at Maverick RC they have announced a line-up of 1/12 QByte Flux and Pro RTRs. Their new QByte line-up is available as a short course truck or as a buggy and are small enough to be used indoors, while also being large enough to be driven in the rough outdoors. Here’s the highlights- * Powerful 1/12 scale 4WD platform * Metal [...]
New and hot from Bittydesign is the 1/8 P-GT3R GT Clear Body. Designed to fit 1/8th scaled on-road cars, the new Bittydesign body can help you win more races in the GT class. Here’s the highlights- * Molded from genuine polycarbonate Lexan * Produced in Light Weight version * Thickness of material 1mm, but also made in hard version 1.5mm thick * Width: 311mm * [...]
The folks over at Rlaarlo have released full details on their enormous 1/7 Mercedes-Benz Unimog U4000. Fully licensed and loaded with scale realistic features, the Mercedes-Benz Unimog U4000 is sure to turn heads while out on the trail. The mighty 1/7 Rlaarlo Unimog comes in both brushed and brushless forms, but what really blows us away is its additional ad-on [...]
