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Everybody’s Scalin’ For the Weekend – Oh, You Wanna Drag?

Drag brake is one of the most important and subjective things you’ll deal with when getting into scale crawling. Some guys like a ton, some none at all. So what is it? Simply put, drag brake is the amount of stopping power applied when there is no throttle input on the transmitter. It’s measured in percentage. 20% DB means that when [...]

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AsiaTees Hobbies

AsiaTees Hobbies is Having a Labor Day Sale

The folks over at AsiaTees Hobbies wanted us to give you a heads up that they are running a Labor Day Sale. The sale includes 10% Off any order (excluding some kits) and runs through September 5th. AsiaTees is known for stocking loads of aluminum hop-up goodies, you can see everything they stock, plus get more details on the sale, [...]

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Muchmore Lipo battery

Muchmore Racing Stock Spec LiPo Battery

Does your local track have a stock class that requires a spec battery? If so, the crew over at Muchmore Racing has a new LiPo Battery for you. Their new Stock Spec LiPo is a 2S 7.4 volt pack that features 5400mAh of capacity. High quality cells are used to provide plenty of voltage, while a hard case gives it [...]

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ARRMA Kraton Monster truck

Full Details – ARRMA Kraton 6S 1/8 BLX Monster Truck

Big gnarly monster trucks are the kings of the bashing hill. They have big tires, big tires, and generally smash over anything (car/truck/buggy) that gets in their path. The ARRMA Kraton was announced months ago at the Nuremburg Toy Fair. Since then they’ve been finishing the truck up and now it is about ready to drop on US shores. What makes [...]

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Kyosho Goodsmile Sandmaster Racing Miku 2014 Version

Kyosho Good Smile Sandmaster Racing Miku 2014 Version

Maybe you are looking for something a little different. Maybe you are simply a Miku fan. Maybe you need a Kyosho Good Smile ’14 Sandmaster Miku in your rc garage. Based on the Kyosho Sandmaster, this collaboration with Good Smile features wild livery and Miku behind the drivers seat. It comes as a Readyset, fully assembled and ready for some hot [...]

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Parma 71 Muscle Baja Short Course Body

Keeping with their current trend, Parma has delivered another awesome looking muscle car body! Their 69 was great, and now those looking for a change can pick up their new 71 Muscle Baja Short Course body. It has plenty of wheel clearance and it will fit most 1/10th scale short course vehicles, and even some of the rally cars with [...]

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GForce Motor Analyzer

GForce Motor Analyzer

Ever want to check a brushless motor to see if it was any good? The folks over at GForce have a new brushless motor analyzer that does just that. With the GForce you can check a motor’s sensor, its kV, and its amp draw. It also has a built in timing test so you can accurately set your motor’s timing. [...]

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Estes Proto-X Has New Lower Price $29.99!

The Estes Proto-X was one of our favorite recent product releases. I’m not kidding when I say everyone at Big Squid owns at least one, and most of us have 2 or 3! If you haven’t picked up one of these awesome micro-quadcopters, now you have no excuse! They are available in 6 colors, comes completely RTF, and part [...]

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XRay Pan Car

XRay X12 2015 Edition

With indoor carpet season just around the corner, XRay has announced their new 2015 X12 pan car kit. The ’15 edition of the X12 comes with plenty of updates to keep you at the front of the pack. An all new chassis leads the list, but numerous others make the X12 easier to drive, easier to work on, and more [...]

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ASK Cubby

ASK Cubby, 08.28.2014, Version- Hey Look, More Questions

“Hello Bigsquid!! what would be a good beginner brushless sct? shadab k (via G+)” Cubby- Yo to the yo Shadab, thanks for the question over on our BSRC G+ page. Hit the “contact us” link at the top of the page to inquire about getting your free sticker pack. Hummmmm….. so what would I consider to be the “best” brushless short course truck for [...]

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Duratrax Short Course Tires

New Picket and Six Pack SC Tires from Duratrax

All you short course truck drivers have two new tire choices for your truck. Duratrax has announced they are bringing their Six Pack and Picket tread patterns to the SCT world. We’ve been fans of the Six Pack tire design since we first tried them. They look cool and have good traction on a wide variety of surfaces. The new Six [...]

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Pro-Line ECX 4WD Sand Circuit

How To – Sand Blasting with the ECX 4WD Circuit

The BigSquidRC Bash Crew is firmly anchored in the Midwest, home to luscious top soil and sticky clay. One surface we don’t get a chance to drive on much is sand, therefore we forget that much of the world is covered with the stuff. After spending so much time in sandy SoCal this year, we decided it was time make [...]

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Kazama

Kazama Auto GSX-R Chassis Conversion for Yokomo Drift Packag…

Kazama Auto is a 1:1 and 1:10 drift shop out of Japan. Known for ultra adjustable designs and beautifully machined pieces, they’re set to introduce a new Yokomo Drift Package chassis conversion this year, the GSX-R. Not much is known at this time, but we can see it is sporting a new slider-rack steering design and appears to have an advanced [...]

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Pro-Line Yokomo Body

Pro-Line Phantom Clear Body for the Yokomo B-Max4 III

The Pro-Line crew has announced one of their Phantom series bodies for the Yokomo B-Max4 III. What is so cool about a Phantom? They have cutting edge looks for the racer crowd, plus they are designed for optimal handling. The cab forward design aids in front traction, while the optional center fin helps with high speed stability. The part number [...]

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Thunder Tiger TTRobitix GHOST Quadcopter

Just got word direct from Thunder Tiger about their new TTRobotix GHOST Quadcopter! It looks like they are really going after the video/camera fans with this one because some of the features include an enlarged frame to accommodate other electrical systems/mounts, and make for easy mounting and retractable landing gear to keep them out of the view of the video [...]

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