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If you’ve been reading THE Cub Report lately, then you’ve heard that Amazon is coming on strong in the rc market. Further evidence of this is the news that RC4WD is now accepting Amazon Pay. This makes it easier than ever for you at checkout when buying products off the RC4WD website. To get full details, Make The Jump over [...]
Here it is folks, the 2018 ARRMA Talion BLX Truggy. The ’18 version of the Talion is lean, mean, and was designed to be a gnarly machine of bash destruction. After opening the box, here are a few notes we jotted down. Wow, now that is a low body. The body is so low that the tires nearly sit higher than it [...]
What, an all new scale off-road truck from Kyosho? Yes indeed, say hello to the 2wd Outlaw Rampage 2RSA. The folks at Kyosho designed the Outlaw to offer realistic looks, while not breaking your bank. They teased it a couple of weeks ago, but now are releasing full details. Here are some of its highlights- * Styled after 70’s & 80’s [...]
My good buddy Travis Sutton is always building really cool project trucks. You may remember his BIGFOOT Ranger that I posted recently. He’s been at it again! He recently built a Stage 2.5 (more on this in a minute) leaf spring equipped monster truck chassis for another friend of mine, Colby Marshall. Quick plug to Colby- if you enjoy watching TheMonsterBlog [...]
Now here is a tough looking set-up for your on-road machine, CrownJewel-DT39 Wheels With Pre-Mounted Mohawk Drift Tires from FireBrand RC. With these being pre-glued for your convenience, they give you more time to get your drift on. Here are some of their highlights- * Come as a set of four * Two wheels have a 3mm offset, the other two have [...]
JConcepts has long been known for their off-road bodies. Now days, they are covering all the bases, even with on-road cars. That brings us to JConcepts’ first touring car body, the A-One. Designed by the JConcepts team along with Paul Wynn and Jason Ruona, the A-One is ready to help you win more races. * Lightweight design * Extended chin spoiler * Rolled [...]
With the final release of the Venture FJ Cruiser nearly here, HPI Racing has posted a new action video. The video below shows the FJ cruising over a bunch of different terrain. From snow, to rock, to sandy beaches, the Venture FJ Cruiser is more than ready to tackle your next scale adventure. If you would like to see [...]
Over the years, the 1/16 E-Revo from Traxxas has built quite a following. After all, it is insanely fun to drive. The 1/16 E-Revo has stellar power and long travel suspension that does a great job of absorbing all sorts of nasty terrain. Recently the folks at Traxxas uploaded a new action video for the 1/16 E-Revo. They shot it at [...]
So how about that weekend? Drama in the NFL, drama about nuclear Armageddon, and more drama upon drama. However, pulling some trigger on your fav rc car goes a long ways towards forgetting about whatever it is that might be eating away at you. Well, or at least it works wonders for me. A little hodgepodge anyone? First up, about that 1.9″ [...]
Bolt a hot new look on your rig with 1.9″ Rock Racer Wheels from SSD. The Rock Racer wheels sport a tough look and are CNC machined from billet aluminum. Here are more of their features- * Anodized in black * 12mm wheel hex * Internal beadlock design * Yellow zinc plated scale hex head bolts * Removable hub * Fits all 1.9″ tire brands * Weight- [...]
Shipping soon is the Carisma SCA-1E Coyote scale crawler. The Coyote is a huge new release from Carisma and is bound to make its mark on the scale crawler scene. To show you what comes inside the box, Ivan Carisma himself unboxes one of the very first production units. Watch the video below to see what comes inside the box, [...]
Do you have a 2wd Traxxas Bandit, Rustler, or Stampede? Do you bash it hard, like to the extreme? If so, have a look at the new Alloy/Foam Front Bumper from Integy. This new bumper was designed to soak up the worst of impacts. How does it do that? It uses a steel support plate, along with an alloy assembly, [...]
A crawling group can be a fickle beast. Most of the time it’s a gathering of buddies swapping stories and parts. A great way to spend the afternoon outdoors. There are certain individuals that can make it difficult, though. I’ve been lucky in that my group, while being fairly large, has always been made up of great guys and girls. I’ve only [...]
Going on now until September 30th is Graupner’s End Of Summer Sale. This special event can save you a chunk of change on your favorite car, truck, airplane, drone, and boat products. To get your savings, hit up This Link on Graupner’s website. That link contains the coupon codes that you need to enter at checkout to save up [...]
Last weekend the folks at RC4WD had a booth and test drive area at the 2017 Sand Sports Super Show. To help promote the hobby and the show, RC4WD has posted a video compilation of the time they spent there. The video, which is shown below, shows off various RC4WD products, plus it shows people getting in some trigger time [...]