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Radient Ascend Charger

The Radient folks have a new charger that is going to be a Hobby Town exclusive. It’s called the Radient Ascend, and can charge NiCd/NiMH as well as LiPO and LiFe. It’s an upgrade from the Radient Primal as this one can charge at 6 Amps. It can charge 1-8 NiMH cells and 2-3 LiPo cells. It also has a [...]

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Radient Primal Charger

Hobby Town has a new exclusive charger coming its way in the form of the Radient Primal Charger. The fact is that LiPos rock, and NiMH…not so much. If you wanna charge LiPos however, you need to have a LiPo charger. LiPo chargers cost coin though. The Primal fixes almost all of those issues. 4.0A [...]

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Hobby Outlook Vol. 2 Issue 3 featuring Big Squid RC!

Everyone loves to bash with some style… If you need a couple pointers, be sure to check out Hobby Outlook this month! Our own Brian “Bad Boy Basher” has an excellent 4 page article covering exactly what it takes to bash big, and bash in style. Check it out, then head down to your local Hobby Town [...]

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HobbyTown USA Exclusive HPI E-Firestorm 10HT

Fans and shoppers of Hobby Town will be glad to see they have a new exclusive version of the HPI E-Firestorm 10HT avaliable. This version comes with all the standard features of the 10HT like a brushed motor, full ball bearings, and all metal diffs. However, this verison now comes with the upgraded 2.4GHz radio system and waterproof [...]

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Hobby Town – Orland Park, IL. HUGE SALE! Again!

Once again our local Hobby Town is having an amazing sale this Friday and Saturday! They have a 25% off coupon anything in the store! If it’s not in the store, and special order, you get 15% off!! If you were thinking about picking up a new vehicle, with 25% off, NOW is the time! Click the image [...]

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Kyosho Mini Z Event at Hobby Town USA – Orland Park, IL

This coming Saturday at our local HobbyTown USA – Orland Park they are having a Kyosho Mini Z event to help celebrate the arrival of a TON of Mini Z stuff! The event will be happening Saturday, October 9th, from 11am to 6pm. There will be FREE racing and prizes! Stop by the store, check it out, [...]

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Hobby Town – Orland Park, IL. HUGE SALE!

Our local Hobby Town is having an amazing sale this Friday and Saturday! It’s their 5th year anniversary, and to celebrate they have a 25% off coupon anything in the store! Plus spend $100 and get a $20 hobby cash coupon! That’s insane! If you have been waiting for any reason to go buy something RC, now is [...]

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HPI Racing E-Firestorm 10 HT Unboxing Pictures!

Holy Cow! Two unboxing stories in the same week! People around the office are bouncing off the walls with all the vehicles we have to review soon! I Love it! So we recently talked about the new HPI Racing E-Firestorm 10 HT being a Hobby Town (hence the HT) exclusive! Thanks to our local Hobby Town, we have one in [...]

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Hobby Town Inventory Online

So this is pretty cool! Or local Hobby Town is one of a handful of shops around the country testing out a new online ordering system. The system allows you to order online, and have it shipped to you, or pick it up at the hobby shop. This program has just been launched, so I’m sure things are [...]

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HPI Racing E-Firestorm 10 HT

Here is a interesting new release from HPI. It looks like they have teamed up with HobbyTown USA to put out a EXCLUSIVE RTR E-Firestorm 10 HT truck! The HT standing for HobbyTown. It looks to have all the same stuff that makes up the normal E-Firestorm except it’s RTR with the inclusion of their new HPI Plazma batteries, [...]

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Orland Park IL, Hobby Town Parking Lot Raceing

So I just mentioned the RC Drag Racing event at the Hobby Town here in Illinois this Saturday, but I wanted to mention on Sunday there will be some regular parking lot racing. There is a timing system, but the first few weeks will just be testing to see if there is any interest. So they will see what vehicles [...]

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