Here’s a friendly invitation to join us tonight at 9pm CST for our Google+ LIVE show. Brian will be live from Vegas, Jeff will be be live from the wonderful state of Colorado, Craig will be live from the greater Champaign area, and I will be live from St Louis, all giving our views on the latest rc news. Will Adam “The Intern” be joining us? Will Cubby show up? Will we be giving away any prizes? Tune in tonight to find out.
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What is possibly the best tire you can put on your short course truck for bashing? Pro-Line Trencher X SC’s of course, and now they are available pre-mounted on black Renegade wheels.
The Trencher X’s and Renegade combo make not only a very scale looking combination, but also a great performer out in the dirt. With them now being pre-mounted they save you the time and frustration of the entire gluing process.
Pro-Line has Trencher X pre-mounts available to fit vehicles like the Traxxas Slash and Slash 4×4, the HPI Blitz, Associated SC10 4×4, Pro-Line ProTrac Slash, and Losi Ten SCTE. Part numbers are #1190-13 and #1190-18, and you can hit THIS link for more information. Street price is $35 per pair.
How about some more short course truck news? Find more at THIS link right here on BigSquidRC.
Pro-Line have just announced some very cool wheels to fit your 17mm hex monster truck like the Traxxas Revo or Summit. An 11 spoke design was utilized, as well as detailed bolt heads and a swept back face to give them a true full scale look.
Intended for heavy duty bashing, Pro-Line made the new F-11′s extra strong with large webbing in the back. The extra webbing should help keep them in one piece even after those second story landings to pavement. The half inch offset makes your truck wider for a tougher looking stance and added stability in the corners.
The new F-11′s come in pairs, the part number is #2742-03, and they have a street price of $15. THIS is a direct link to them on Pro-Line’s website.
If you hit THIS link you’ll find a bunch more Pro-Line news right here on BigSquidRC.
Pro-Line Racing has officially jumped into the pre-painted body business. Now you can walk right into a hobby shop and walk out with not only a trick Pro-Line short course truck body, but one that has been professionally painted, partially trimmed, and one that is nearly ready to mount up to your machine. No more buying rattle cans, nor more spending hours painting, you can now get an uber Pro-Line body that is ready to rock.
Also of note on the new pre-painted Pro-Line bodies- they are NOT el’cheapo silk screened bodies from China with black windows. The Pro-Line’s are high quality, hand painted bodies.
Pro-Line announced two different versions- a “MotoX” themed Flo-Tek, and a Ford Raptor SVT. Look for a price of right around $85 on both of these, and note they are only available from the Pro-Line website at the moment.
The new pre-painted SCT bodies from Pro-Line can models like the Traxxas Slash and Slash 4×4, the Associated SC10 and SC10 4×4, the Losi XXX-SCT and SCTE, the HPI Blitz and the Kyosho Ultima SC.
Want more of the scoop on these hot new bodies? THIS is the link you want for the Flo-Tek, and THIS is the link you want for the Ford Raptor SVT.
Can’t get enough Pro-Line news? Find a lot more PL news right HERE.
We have been looking forward to getting our hands on the new Tactic TTX650 Transmitter, and since we just got it, it seemed like a good time to post some unboxing photos. At first ‘feel’ it seems really solid, with a nice hi-end feel to it.
Looking for more Tactic RC news here on BigSquidRC? THIS is the link you want.
Why would you need a “rear bumper support”? If you don’t know why, then you don’t need one. However, if you are a hardcore basher you’ve already destroyed a dozen rear bumpers from demo-derby and rear-end landings and you know they aren’t cheap to replace.
T-Bone Racing (aka- TBR) has just released a new rear bumper support for the Losi XXX-SCT. The rear bumper support will help keep your stock bumper intact during even the most hardcore of bash sessions.
How much does one of these go for? Well street price is a measly $18 and you can pick one up right now off the TBR Website.
Want to check out more T-Bone Racing news? Check out THIS link right here on BigSquidRC.
Mardave is a company in the UK that makes some very affordable (and durable) cars for the racing and bashing scene. One of their latest cars is the 12th scale V12VRXcec Carbon Circuit Edition. This carries over many of the parts from their other 12th scalers, but includes carbon fiber for the chassis. Like their other 12th scale cars, it is typically run on a 1S Lipo pack. Size wise, the V12VRXcec has a width of 163mm and a wheelbase of 203mm.
Mardave cars are not distributed in the USA, but you never know when they might get picked up. Street price for the V12VRXcec is £99.95 (about $150), and they are available in the UK right now. Hit up the Mardave Website for more information.
Looking for more on-road news? Hit up THIS link right here on BigSquidRC.
The crew over at HPI Racing have released a new video featuring the Vaughn Gittin JR. 69 Ford Mustang. The Vaughn Gittin JR. car has been available for a while now and is based off their popular Sprint 2 platform. Watch the video below to see some cool rc drifting action, and hit up the HPI Website for more information on all their fine products.
Have you checked out the BigSquidRC YouTube channel? If not, HERE is the link.
Happy Monday morning everyone, and welcome to another week in rc.
Thankfully the F1 season kicked off last weekend. After qualifying it looked like yet another run-away year for the Red Bull team, but when it was all said and done my favorite robot Kimi Raikkonen was standing on top of the podium. The Ferrari team also gave me some reason to cheer. The last few years they have started off the season with cars obviously off the pace, but last weekend they walked away with the points lead and looked to have top notch machinery. Might this season end with bright red on top? I can only hope so.
And on to rc…
March Bashness is here folks. The Sweet 16 have been picked (by you, our readers) and the real voting gets started this week. Let me go “on record” with my picks for the top 3- Axial EXO, Vaterra Twin Hammers, and the Thunder Tiger MT4-G3. We’ll know in a couple weeks just how far off I am, but be sure and vote for your favorites and enjoy the fun of a bracket style elimination tournament for rc.
Yes, I was wrong. Yes, I am a total, complete, utter idiot. One of our readers shot us a link for the lawsuit info between Trinity (and friends) and ROAR. We posted the link on our BigSquidRC G+ page so that you can check it out too. To boil it down, the motor guys filed an injunction to force ROAR to include their motors on the “approved list”. WireGate just keeps getting more interesting all the time, and there should be a lot more to come on this one..
Rally car shootout? Oh no we didn’t, oh yes we are! Yes, work has begun on our BigSquidRC rally car shootout. Traxxas vs HPI vs Thunder Tiger vs Kyosho- yes indeed, this one is going to be a burn burner. We’ll post more information about it when we get closer to posting it, but I’d look for it around the second week of April.
I hear our homie Stephen Bess is still under the weather, so here’s a shout-out to Stephen to say that the entire BSRC staff is thinking about him and hopes he get back up to full speed reallyyyyy soon.
Adam “The Intern” has been posting some cool pics over on the BigSquidRC Tumblr page. I am soooo not into Tumblr (or Facebook), but it’s cool seeing what Adam puts up. It’s been a long time since I was 18 years old, and well, a long time since anything in rc was “really new and cool” to me, so it’s sorta neat to see his youthful exuberance. Adam has literally hundreds of cool pics and projects that he has worked on to post, I hope some of you guys check it out.
Speaking of Adam, he’s just about to graduate high school. The first time I met him was about 6-7 years ago when he was just a snot nosed kid. Even back then he was an incredibly die-hard (and I mean die-hard) rc fanatic. Now days he still is hardcore rc, but it looks like he won’t be going into the hobby as a profession. Adam works hard, has his head on straight, and has always went wayyy above and beyond for anyone that needed anything, he’s always been a good guy to be around. Not to mention he’s thick skinned- having put up with our constant verbal jabs over the years. It certainly wasn’t easy for him to be an “intern” for the BigSquid bash crew, as we are all professional bull-talkers, and we certainly shot our best at Adam.
So what was the point of the above paragraph? Because of his vigor for the hobby I was surprised to hear Adam wasn’t thinking about pursuing it as a career after graduation. But… he’s a grown man with a good head on his shoulders so I’m certain he is going to kick ass in the field that he goes into, all the while enjoying the rc hobby in the years to come. If you any of you out there reading this are also young and thinking about what you might want to do after you get out of school, yes, the rc hobby is a lot of hard work and often times not a lot of pay, but it can certainly be quite rewarding. Whether it be on the manufacturing side, the media side, the marketing side, the engineering side, or working the counter at an LHS, this hobby provides a living for thousands upon thousands of people across the globe. And… I’d bet “working in the rc hobby” is rarely, if ever, mentioned by any school guidance counselors. Pretty much whatever you might be good at, there is a place for you in the rc industry if you should chose to go that direction. Just take a look at the job listings at Hobbico, Horizon, or Traxxas if you don’t believe me.
That’s it for this week ya’ll, support your local hobby shops and bash spots when you can.
YOUR Cub Reporter
The latest truck from Team Associated is the SC10.2 Factory Team kit. This is their 2wd short course truck that was originally based off the T4 platform. Now, in the SC10.2 FT version, there are refinements from front to rear. The biggest changes include new Big Bore 12mm shocks, gull wing front a-arms, and Associated’s VTS Slipper Clutch.
Part number for the new SC10.2 FT is #7038, street price is expected to be right around $300, and they have a release date of April. Hit up the official Associated Website for more information.
Thank Goodness It’s Friday, why not check out one of our famous “Mystery Links“?
Need a replacement body for your Traxxas Raptor truck? Want to add a new look to your Traxxas Slash? If so, Traxxas has just announced their new Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Body in White. It comes pre-painted saving you time and comes pre-trimmed and ready to mount up. Even the decals have been put on for you!
The part number is #5814X and it has a retail price of $75. For more information on all of the fine products from Traxxas hit up their Official Website.
We’ve made it through another week, how about a TGIF Mystery Link?
There have been a lot of hot looking new on-road cars hitting the market lately and the RedCat Pagani Huayra can be added to that list. The RedCat is a licensed replica of the uber full size Pagani Huayra and it looks like they hit the mark.
For performance- the RedCat is driven by a full time 4wd belt system and comes with brushless power. A 2.4 GHz radio system and Lipo battery (with charger) also come standard. Size wise, the Huayra has a wheelbase of 277mm and a width of 210mm.
Street price for the RedCat is $299 and they are available right now. Hit up the official RedCat Website for more information.
Here is a special TGIF “not so mystery link” for our friend and one of the coolest guys in rc, Stephen Bess.
Just wanted to give a quick reminder that the Nominations for the 2013 March Bash-ness will be closing this Saturday March 16th! So if you have not nominated your favorite vehicle, you better get moving! And don’t forget, if you go to our Facebook Page, and click LIKE and SHARE you will be entered to win a Axial EXO!! How cool is that?
So what are you waiting for? Get moving for your chance to win, and vote for your favorite vehicle! Click here to leave a comment on the official 2013 March Bash-ness post.
