New for the Mad Van from Kyosho is a promotional action video. Watch below to see the Kyosho Mad Van tearing up the beach while getting in some outdoor bashing action. The Mad Van sports a cool vintage look, but is also highly capable thanks to its full time 4wd system and large monster truck tires. The Kyosho Mad Van is [...]
Shipping soon from ABC Hobby is a Nissan Leaf Nismo clear body. The Nismo has been nicely scaled down from the 1:1 version and comes with serious scale detailing. * Officially licensed by Nissan * Width- 190mm * Wheelbase- 260mm * Made from a crystal clear polycarbonate The ABC Hobby Nissan Leaf Nismo has a part number of #66198 and you can hit up This [...]
New and shipping now from RC4WD are 1.9″ Enforcer Beadlock Wheels in Red. The red anodizing really sets off the Enforcer, which has a tough modern look. Here are more details- * Made from CNC machined aluminum * Standard 12mm wheel hex * Red anodizing * 1.9″ wheel size * Outer Diameter- 2.14″ * Width- 1.14″ * Weight- 2.44oz Street pricing for a set of RC4WD Enforcers comes [...]
Last night about 10PM I received a phone call from Cubby. Cubby- “Wow, like wow, WTF, Holy freak’n Cow! Ummmmmm, I think I just saw an ARRMA on a McDonalds commerical!” Tim- “Come on Cubby, you’ve had a few too many bro, why don’t you call it a night?” Cubby- “Dude, I am not drunk, nor am I kidding! I think I just [...]
Being teased right now by FBX Racing is a 1/5th scale LMP Sport Body. There aren’t a ton of bodies on the market for 1/5th scale, so we like to post them when we hear about them. Below you can see the first CAD image of the LMP Sport, which is very nicely scaled and detailed. The body was designed [...]
Coming soon from Losi is a number of Upgrade Aluminum Parts for their DBXL-E 2.0. All of the parts were designed for heavy duty bashing, thus helping to bulletproof the giant DBXL-E 2.0. Here are the highlights- #LOS352009 – Black Aluminum Captured Wheel Nuts, $29 #LOS351017 – Black Aluminum Servo Saver Top, $24 #LOS351018 – Black Aluminum Top Plate, $29 #LOS351015 – Black Aluminum [...]
The good folks over at JConcepts have announced that their popular Detox 1/8 Buggy Tires will now also be available in Aqua rubber compound. JConcepts’ Aqua compound is quite soft, which is perfect for serious grip on dry, high bite surfaces. * Closely spaced tread for long wear characteristics * Also available in Blue, Green, R2, O2O2, and Y2 compounds * 83mm bead [...]
After a fair bit of teasing, Redcat Racing has just dropped full details on their new 1/10 GEN8 International Scout II AXE Edition Brushless RTR Scale Crawler. The Scout II comes stock with a powerful Hobbywing sensored AXE brushless system that features Bluetooth capability. And that’s just a start, look at all these additional features- * Fully licensed International Harvester Scout [...]
The first cut is the deepest, sang Cat Stevens about love. RC cars weren’t even invented back then, yet his words ring true in our hobby. Christmas is coming, winter is not. At least not where I live, on the southern hemisphere. Summer has only just started, it seven o’clock in the evening and almost uncomfortably warm inside. Had I not [...]
The crew over at Sweep Racing are releasing F21 Low Profile F1 Tires. What’s so special about these F1 tires? The Sweep F21s look like the lower profile tires that full sized F1 teams will start running in 2021. Thanks to Sweep, soon you will be able to build a fully realistic 2021 style F1 car. Here are more details- * [...]
Shipping right now from Carisma Scale Adventure is the ARC-2 Brushed Crawler ESC. Ivan and his crew specifically designed the ARC-2 for high-end rock crawling performance. Perhaps the coolest feature on the ARC-2 is its Decent Control. Decent Control acts as a “gravity assist”, allowing you to descend a steep hill in a scale manner. The gravity assist balances brake [...]
Hey everyone, happy holidays to ya! Yeah, crazy the holidays are here already, right? In case you were wondering what’s on my list, I’ve been extra good this year in the hopes that the big man will drop off one of those gigantic 1/5 scale Primal RC Raminators! Hey, so I just got a mystery box from the JConcepts crew and [...]
To help promote their all new 2020 Jeep Gladiator Clear Body, the crew at Pro-Line have uploaded a new video. Watch the video below to learn more about P-L’s highly anticipated, and highly scale realistic, Gladiator body. The Gladiator features a great scale look with its 1-piece design, as well as a deep bed to hold all your accessories. After watching [...]
New from the Team Associated crew is a sporty Water Bottle. For those long days out on the trail, or down at the track, a cool looking water bottle can come in quite handy. * Made from sturdy aluminum * 26oz capacity * Carabiner included * AE family of logos on one side * Slot car AE logo on opposite side The Team Associated Water Bottle [...]
Are you ready for this winter’s snow? One way to get ready is to get a set of Snow Tracks for your rig. New from T-Bone Racing are snow tracks for Traxxas 2wd vehicles. The new TBR tracks were designed for snow, sand, or dirt driving. Have a look at these features- * Fits 2wd Traxxas Stampede, Rustler, Slash, & Bandit * [...]
