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Unboxing The Vaterra Kalahari 14th Scale 4wd Desert Raider
We showed you unboxing pictures of the new Vaterra Kemora yesterday, today we are posting unboxing pictures of the Vaterra Kalahari. The Kalahari is much like the Kemora because it sits on the same 14th scale Vaterra platform, but differs with its larger tires and desert style body. Like the Kemora, the Kalahari body is exceptionally well done. You can tell [...]
AKA Handlebar Tires for 10th Scale Buggy, SCT, and 8th Scale…
AKA has just announced their new Handlebar series of tires. With their low-profile tread and rounded edges, Handlebars should be the bomb at your local indoor clay track. AKA is producing Handlebars for a wide variety of vehicles- 10th scale buggy, 8th scale, and for short course trucks. And talk about variety, some Handlebars are available pre-mounted, some just with inserts, [...]
The Planes of eFest 2013
Of course the main attraction at eFest was the airplanes. We have gathered up some of the pictures we took last weekend to give our readers a glimpse at some of the planes that were on display. They came in all shapes and sizes, some very basic, some very complex, some very slow, some insanely fast. Click the “read more” [...]
- 2/11/2013
- 10:14 am
- eFest 2013
Hobbico - By: Tim Mohr
Unboxing The Vaterra Kemora 14th Scale 4wd RallyCross
Here they are, the very first unboxing pictures that we’ve ever done on a Vaterra. This is the new Vaterra Kemora, their 14th scale, 4wd, brushless rally car, and we have a bunch of pictures to give you a better idea of what’s inside the box. To start off with, of course there is the car itself. The Kemora blows you [...]
THE Cub Report, 02.11.2013, Version- Going All Simple Jack
Hello everyone, I hope you all got your rc-on over the weekend, whether it was burn’n tires bald in your sub-division, jump’n off the old shed out back, or play’n airplane demo derby with 40 of your closest new found friends at eFest. We all work our butts into the ground Mon-Fri to earn the right to blow off some [...]
Big Squid RC Crew Hanging out at Monster Jam
Today Wrench (aka Bill) and I loaded up the families and headed to check out this years Monster Jam event in Rosemont Illinois. While everyone had a good time, it all seemed very scripted. Like we were watching WWE with trucks. Grave Digger won all 3 competitions. The race, the wheelie, and the freestyle. And while the truck put on [...]
- 2/10/2013
- 10:44 pm
- monster truck
Traxxas - By: Brian
People of eFest Volume 2
Pictured above with the BSRC crew is Kevin Hisel, a man you might recognize from that big thick Tower Hobbies catalog you get every few months. Kevin is VP at Tower and was one of the many industry people that made eFest a very special event. eFest was a great place to actually talk with the people that have made [...]
- 2/10/2013
- 8:22 pm
- eFest 2013
Hobbico
Tower Hobbies - By: Tim Mohr
People of eFest Volume 1
To give you a better feel for eFest 2013 here are some random pictures from the event. eFest had a great turn-out this year, from industry people, to all the people flying, to Higher Plane Productions beautiful spokes-model Svetlana O’Hara, it was the people that made eFest 2013 such a success. Enjoy all the pictures in the gallery below, and [...]
- 2/10/2013
- 7:58 pm
- eFest 2013
Hobbico - By: Tim Mohr
Fancy Foam Models Booth at eFest 2013
If you are in to the competition foam 3D plane scene the crew from Fancy Foam Models had a cool booth at eFest 2013. The Fancy Foam crew was showing off their latest plane, the Raptor, which is constructed out of Depron. If you are looking to take your foam game up a couple of notches, check out all the [...]
- 2/9/2013
- 4:40 pm
- eFest 2013
miscellaneous - By: Tim Mohr
Slot and Wing Hobbies Booth eFest 2013
Champaign Illinois is known as the “epicenter of the rc world” for good reason, both Hobbico and Horizon Hobby are based there. It is also home to Slot and Wing Hobbies, one of the best known hobby shops in the entire country. Slot and Wing is known for being one of those shops where you can walk in and find [...]
- 2/9/2013
- 2:29 pm
- eFest 2013
miscellaneous - By: Tim Mohr
Ram Models Inc Booth at eFest 2013
The crew over at Ram Models Inc are primarily known for their LED lighting systems and they have a large display of them at the eFest 2013 fly-in. Ram is also showing their new Quad LED systems for the Blade MQX, Heli-Max 1SQ, and Traxxas QR-1. These are plug and play systems that weight around 2 grams and have a retail [...]
- 2/9/2013
- 2:27 pm
- eFest 2013
miscellaneous - By: Tim Mohr
Horizon Hobby Booth eFest 2013
One of the largest names in rc is Horizon Hobby and they have a very nice booth set-up at eFest 2013. Horizon is displaying a wide variety air products, from Blade heli’s and quad’s, to their novice friendly hobbyzone planes, they have a wide variety of products for nearly any flyer. Hit up the Horizon Hobby Website for more information on [...]
- 2/9/2013
- 1:17 pm
- eFest 2013
Horizon - By: Tim Mohr
Hobbico Booth eFest 2013
Hobbico is the title sponsor of the eFest 2013 event and it certainly shows. We had a great time touring their booth which has all kinds of great flying gear on display. There was plenty of new Futaba, OS Motors, Thunder Tiger, Heli-Max, and Tactic gear out for show goers to check out. From the most esoteric of high-end gear, [...]
- 2/9/2013
- 12:42 pm
- eFest 2013
Hobbico - By: Tim Mohr
We are at E-Fest!!!
We are at eFest 2013! We will be running live cams, posting booth pictures, flying, crashing, and all sorts of stuff! If you are in the Champaign IL area, come by and say hello, grab some stickers, and hang out! Click this link for all of the eFest News you can use from Big Squid RC.
- 2/9/2013
- 10:20 am
- eFest 2013
- By: Brian
Review - TrakPower VR-1 Dual Channel Balancing Battery Charg…
THE TrakPower VR-1 Dual Channel Balancing Battery Charger ReviewTrakPower is becoming one of the most respected names in the rc biz via putting out high quality gear for both the racing and basher crowds. Today we’ll be taking a look at their top shelf battery charger, the VR-1 Dual Channel, to see if it indeed is one of the elite [...]
- 2/8/2013
- 11:18 am
- Accessory Reviews
TrakPower - By: Tim Mohr
