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JConcepts Tense wheel for Slash, Rustler, and Stampede
JConcepts has a hot looking new wheel style for a few different Traxxas vehicles. The Tense is a one piece wheel with a cool little added detail, wheel caps. The caps come in two styles, open and closed, with the closed featuring JConcepts’ logo machined on. They’re held on with six button head screws for a realistic look. For the Slash/Slash [...]
LRP Stepping into Short Course game
LRP is ready to power your 4×4 short course truck with their new X12L line of brushless motors. When they hit shelves they’ll available in 4.5 and 5.5 turns. What makes them appropriate for short course trucks is their longer, 550 size can, which let’s them use a longer rotor and stator to generate more torque that big and heavy [...]
Ansmann Racing showing off 4×4 short course truck
It’s not Team Associated’s SC10 4×4, but it is another 4×4 short course truck. German outfit Ansmann Racing is showing off their new X4TT. This is an early prototype and the specs are subject to change. But it’s for sure going to use a shaft driven drive train and be configured to use saddle pack batteries. Also the pictures show [...]
- 1/25/2011
- 8:24 pm
- New Products
TQ Racing Products - By: Jeff
Airtronics MT-4 – 2.4Ghz, 4-channel, telemetry
Airtronics has been spending some time cooking up something new. The MT-4 is their new mid-range radio with all kinds of high-end features. It starts with a new, light weight pistol grip design that features adjustable steering movement, trigger, and a selection of grips. But more important is what’s packed inside. The onboard computer features a fast navigation system to [...]
- 1/25/2011
- 5:54 pm
- New Products
- By: Jeff
West Mountain Radio CBA III and Amp Review
THE West Mountain Computerized Battery Analyzer (CBA) III and 500 Watt Amplifier Review From: West Mountain Radio Direct Link: West Mountain CBA III and Amplifier Review by Cubby.If it’s Tuesday, that means BigSquid is posting an all new uber review. This week I’ve been elected the “lucky” review writer, so lets jump in knee deep on a very handy test instrument, the [...]
- 1/25/2011
- 7:44 am
- Accessory Reviews
- By: Cubby
HPI bringing Switch back
The HPI Switch made some waves a couple years ago when it was first announced. It’s design was a major departure from the typical on-road chassis with it’s McPherson Strut style suspension and being front wheel drive. But then it seemed to disappear. Some places still have the original Switch in stock in limited quantities, but it even fell off [...]
- 1/24/2011
- 6:04 pm
- HPI Racing
New Products - By: Jeff
Reedy Competition 60c LiPos
Reedy has just announced a new line of LiPo batteries. The Competition line is rated at 60c and will be available as a 2S brick pack, 2S saddle pack, and a single cell pack. The brick and single have a capacity of 5500 mAh and the saddle is 5200 mAh. All of the LiPos are hard cased to keep them [...]
- 1/24/2011
- 5:25 pm
- New Products
Reedy - By: Jeff
THE Cub Report- Version 01.23.2011, Oh AE You Are Such A Tea…
Is it Monday morning already? Geezus the weekends blow by too fast around here, but welcome to this weeks edition of THE Cub Report. In moto news. LA’s Dodger Stadium hosted its first supercross last weekend. Troy Lee Designs rider Cole Seely pulled off a surprise win in the Lites class, and Monster/Kawasaki hotshoe Ryan Villopodium pwn’d Bubba/Dungey/Canard/Reed for his second [...]
Big Squid RC T-Shirts For Sale!
Ask, and ask, and ask, and eventually you will receive! People have been bugging us to put our cool shirts up for sale, so we finally decided to give it a try.We have a VERY LIMITED number of shirts, but if these start to sell, we will go ahead and order up another batch. Also, for a LIMITED TIME, EVERY [...]
R/C Around the Web - My weekend plans usually fall through..…
Photo of the Week:by Jonah Kellam For the first time in well over a year I have every R/C vehicle I own in running order. It’s amazing how I can let things sit on the shelf for so long in a broken state. I’m planning on doing some bashing with one of my newly fixed trucks this weekend on a frozen [...]
Team Associated Teaser Update
Team Associated has updated their teaser to the above image. So… 4×4 SC10 then? Check out Team Associated’s web site to see it in it’s natural habitat.
Losi TEN-SCTE – 4×4 short course truck
It’s finally official. Losi‘s TEN-SCTE, which has been in development for some time and been seen being tested on many tracks, is finally here and it appears to have been worth the wait. The TEN-SCTE is certainly going to be a powerful weapon in the 4×4 short course wars. As the name implies, the TEN-SCTE is based on the TEN-T 1/10 [...]
- 1/20/2011
- 10:42 am
- Losi
New Products - By: Jeff
ASK Cub Reporter- Readers Write, I Make Up Bad Responses, Ve…
Welcome to yet another trip visiting the tremendous depths of our email boxes….I found your site just goofing around online and have really enjoyed it! I bought a Traxxas Slash 2.4 Ghz and upgraded it with RPM parts based on your reviews and info. It has withstood the abuse I put it through as well as being piloted on [...]
Team Associated teasing something…
Team Associated is teasing something on their site. With the portentous text stating Good things come to those who wait. many on the interwebs have speculated that it could be an announcement of a 4×4 version of the SC10, others believe it could be the long awaited RC10B5 (which our own Cub Reporter suggested a month and a half ago was coming [...]
HPI Racing adding more wheel options to Baja 5T and 5SC
HPI Racing has some new gear for the recently released Baja 5SC and the Baja 5T. The new TR-10 wheels are true bead locks that will hold your tires securely without glue. The wheels are available in four finishes: white, black, gunmetal gray, and chrome. The fronts measure in at 120x60mm and have a 4mm offset while the rears are [...]
