Archive for March, 2008
Posted in March 31st, 2008
Montana Scale Design
( www.montanascaledesigns.com) makes an incredible aluminum beadlock 2.2 crawler wheel. The picture is a shot of their “Top Gun” model on my test Axial Scorpion. The machining on these wheels is just perfect. The rings are machined in such a way that they really clamp down on [...]
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Posted in March 28th, 2008
Pro-Line Racing has announced their all new RC Rock Crawling all-terrain tires called Hammer. It’s a 5 inch tire that fits 2.2 inch wheels. They are available in super soft M2 or Ultra Soft M3 compounds, and are ready to tackle any surface.
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Posted in March 26th, 2008
Thanks to RC4WD(.com) the days of having to build your own drive shaft based dig system are over. This unit features a compact size that will fit in most 2.2 chassis, but can also be used in a SUPER class truck as well. The heat treated steel gears offer strength [...]
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Posted in March 24th, 2008
The Midwest RC Drag Racing Points Series is going to be started right around the corner. Consider this your first warning to dust off those vehicles from the winter storage and start charging those batteries! The first event of the season will be held at the Underground RC Indoor track! [...]
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Posted in March 23rd, 2008
The new Evader EXB from Duratrax is a entry-level 1/10th scale 2wd electric buggy. It is made from the new MagnaFlex plastics that are super flexible and strong which is what the newbie types as well as bashers need! A lot of the parts also come with the Duratrax Stree-Tech 1 [...]
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Posted in March 23rd, 2008
As a basher, every once in a while, I get this strange urge to fly something. Whether it’s one of those new micro helicopters or mini planes, sometimes it’s just fun to fly. The folkls over at Revell have just announced the Revell Piloto RTF with Stunt Kit! So not only [...]
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Posted in March 23rd, 2008
If you have a 1/18th Scalpel, you will probably want this on your hobby store check list! This body looks awesome for a 1/18th scale. It’s cool to see PARMA PSE spreading out and bringing bodies to all sorts of vehicles. To top it all off, it’s cheap! Only about $14!
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Posted in March 22nd, 2008
Aww yea! April 5th is the date for the last event in the Suburban Chicago Rock Crawlers (SCRC) point series! So far the series has been a real blast! The locations have been great, the people have all had a ton of fun, and I’m sure this last one will have a huge [...]
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Posted in March 21st, 2008
We just got some new details and pictures of the Schumacher USA CAT SX 4WD Buggy. It will have a 3 belt transmission, adjustable internal transmission ratio optimized for brushless or brushed motors as well as a unique clamp motor mount to fine tune weight distribution. It is optimized for [...]
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Posted in March 19th, 2008
Who is not a bit frustrated by the driveline slop that most Axial AX10 trucks develop as the hard steel axle shafts grind away at the soft aluminum differential lockers? Well,
Freak Stuff Racing(.com) has developed a solution for the problem shown in the example below.
The people at Freak Stuff [...]
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Posted in March 18th, 2008
I have just posted in our REVIEWS section, our review on the Team Novak GoaT Brushless Crawler System! If you are thinking about getting into the HOT RC trend that is RC Rock Crawling, or if you are already into crawling, and thinking about getting a new system, you do not [...]
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Posted in March 17th, 2008
I am Josh, and will be writing “mini-reviews” of new or interesting products and news in the crawling area of RC. Compared to many that have been involved in this hobby for many years, I am a relative noob. I have been really only involved at a hobbyist level for a little over [...]
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Posted in March 17th, 2008
I wanted to take a moment to let you know that we have yet another writer in the trenches at Big Squid RC! As the site explodes in all directions of RC, we are doing our best to try and cover as many areas as we can. From RC Bashing, RC Drag Racing, and RC [...]
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Posted in March 17th, 2008
Wow.. never would of seen this coming! The rules for the RC Pro Series are now allowing Nitro VS Electric! Talk about wars and debates! Imagine a nitro truck up against a brushless LiPo truck! This is HUGE news! Anyone have any thoughts they care to share? On one hand, I can see [...]
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Posted in March 17th, 2008
Let’s dig right in.
Trinity announced a new engine line-up this week. Or should they have said “we will be importing a new engine line-up”? For years and years the Big T has done a great job of convincing the general public they actually make something. At least in their latest press release they state up [...]
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Posted in March 15th, 2008
It was event number 3 of 4 in the Suburban Chicago Rock Crawling point series. This was another real close event. The turn out was great! There were a ton of people and spectators, the store was completely packed! The event was hosted at RC Hobbies - Naperville and they did [...]
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Posted in March 15th, 2008
Now this is a cool use of modern technology! Pro-Line Racing is bringing Memory Foam inserts for RC Rock Crawling! I got a few emails telling me there is another company that has some memory foams as well, but no where near as cheap. It will be interesting to [...]
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Posted in March 14th, 2008
So I made a few phone calls to our spys in the trenches and came up with these. I have been told that these are still in testing, and both vehicles may change before we see them for sale. This first vehicle is being called the CEN Baja Matrix STX. It’s [...]
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Posted in March 14th, 2008
Saturday, March 15th is the 3rd of 4 RC Rock Crawling point series events of the Suburban Chicago Rock Crawlers (SCRC). The event will be hosted at RC Hobbies - Naperville. Hope to see you there!
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Posted in March 12th, 2008
Team Novak brings good news again! This one really has my attention! Team Novak now has a brushless conversion kit for the Losi 8ight! The kit contains all the necessary parts needed to make the conversion from nitro to electric! I really think I need to do a buggy conversion this [...]
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Posted in March 11th, 2008
Team Novak is giving RC drivers more racing options by combining the SS17.5 Pro Brushless Motor with the GTB Programmable Racing Brushless / Brush ESC. The system has been recently approved for ROAR Stock spec class races. It comes factory-wired and ready to race straight out of the box! For a [...]
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Posted in March 11th, 2008
YEA! Well, at the moment anyway. If you had some trouble getting to Big Squid RC today, there is some major behind the scenes work going on with our awesome ISP. Besides some of the normal work, they are getting ready for a big server/system move either Thursday night, or this weekend. What’s this [...]
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Posted in March 11th, 2008
I don’t have much info on these new vehicles that some CEN Racing employee’s were out testing somewhere, but it looks like there is a new Matrix Buggy and TR Arena Truggy on the horizon. I’ll make a few calls and see what dirt I can dig out of some [...]
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Posted in March 10th, 2008
Shall I jump right into the good stuff here? Of course!
Biggest disappointment of the week? Easily has to go to Kyosho after finding out that their “AKA Brand- World Class Products by World Champions” isn’t going to be some esoteric line-up of cars. Instead, AKA’s first release is 8th scale dirt tires. Yes, 8th scale [...]
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Midwest RC Drag Racing
