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Yokomo recently won the touring car IFMAR world championship and soon they’ll be releasing the car that pulled it off, the BD8. Expected to start shipping at the end of October, the BD8 will give you the chance to race what the world champ Ronald Völker drives. The BD8 uses high-end materials from nose to tail. Belt drive is used on [...]
You’ve heard about the new LiHV cells right? LiHV are LiPo batteries that have higher voltage than standard packs. Higher voltage means Faster speeds, and if you bash, you can never have enough power. The new Dynamite cells can be charged up to 4.35V per cell instead of the standard 4.2, which makes a big difference, especially on higher cell [...]
Now here is a big, burly, beast, the new Nero Big Rock 6S BLX from ARRMA. The Big Rock comes with more of a scale look than the previous model, sporting a tough extended cab pick-up style body with big scale inspired wheels & tires. It also comes with ARRMA’s diff brain technology, allowing you to lock the diffs via [...]
Everybody knows that using the proper tires makes a huge difference in performance, but often overlooked is how important inserts are. Using the proper inserts can make the difference between making all the obstacles that your friends can’t, or being the guy that gets left behind. Pro-Line is all about performance and they recently announced two different styles of Closed Cell [...]
The Losi Baja Rey has been shipping for a while now, but we are just finishing up our review. We’ve been able to bash the truck for a few months, finding out what it is really made out of. If you haven’t picked one up yet, we are posting some pictures of what it looks like when you crack the [...]
Coming soon from Carisma Racing is the V70R Sensored Brushless ESC and 24mm Mini Sensored Brushless Motor. Both were designed for small scale rc cars like 18th and 16th scale. The V70R can be driven in blinky or boost turbo mode and adjustments can be made via an optional programming board. The 24mm motors will be available in 4600 or [...]
Cubby hates a lot of different things, in fact we would go so far to say that he simply hates everything. That especially includes gluing tires. That’s why when the PR come across the desk of the new Pre-Mounted Pro-Line Badlands MX38s that Cubby got a big smile on his face. The pre-mounted Badlands MX38s have a motocross inspired tread pattern [...]
New from Hitec is the X4 AC Pro. The X4 Pro can be used off of household AC power, or a DC power supply or car battery. It is also beefy, with up to 300 watts of charging power when DC powered. Here are some of its other features & specs- * Four output ports * Capable of charging NiMH/NiCd/LiPo/LiFe/Lilon/LiHV/Pb cells * Can [...]
Shown recently at the Tokyo hobby show was a Mazda Demio from Tamiya. The Demio might not be well known here in the states, but in Japan it was car of the year. The Tamiya version uses a highly detailed polycarbonate body to give it a proper look and uses Tamiya’s M-05 front wheel drive chassis underneath. Other features include [...]
Hello there fellow rc fans, it is Monday and welcome to this week’s Cub Report. Up first… hummmm…. how about that new Drone Racer from Kyosho? Ok, so you are a “surface guy” and just skipped that post on our front page, so Here Is The Link to help bring you up to speed. You know, I hate quads/drones/multi-rotors, but even I [...]
New from Traxxas are a slew of Pink Edition Accessories. The accessories include a number of aluminum upgrades, as well as various plastic parts. From aluminum caster & steering blocks, to springs, to wheelie bars, Traxxas now has the Pink parts to complete your custom build. Want to learn more? Find all the details at This Link over on the [...]
Ya know those big, burly Clod Buster Brawler wheels that Pro-Line put out a while back? Well, P-L has announced that they will soon be available in white. These have a great scale look and have previously been available in gray. The 2.6″ Brawlers in white come in two different offsets- stock and a plus 17.5mm. Pricing is $33 with [...]
Here ya go folks, pictures of the upcoming 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS from Kyosho. Our friends over at Hobby Media were busy covering the Tokyo Hobby Show over the weekend where they were able to snap a few shots of this highly anticipated model. The Chevelle SS will be part of Kyosho’s Fazer VEi series, which means it will come [...]
3DBill here checking out a new ALL-IN-ONE RTF Camera Drone from Autel called the X-Star Premium. This quadcopter / multi-rotor / camera drone, whatever you want to call it, claims to do about everything a new pilot or videographer starting with quads can ask for. Does it deliver? Does it do all the stuff we want? Keep reading to find [...]
1/12th scale pan cars are well known for being speedy little missiles when raced indoors. To help keep their car at the front of the pack, XRay has introduced the 2017 version of the X12. Refined and designed for the luxury/high-end market, the X12 is said to be easy to drive, easy to work on, and easy to adjust for [...]