If you’re looking for some serious monster truck action, Thunder Tiger may have the answer with their new 1/8 scale MT4 G3 Brushless 4WD RTR Monster Truck. The truck features a Ripper 2200kV motor and 150A ESC, high torque, metal gear servo, and Cougar PS3i 2.4GHz radio system. It also has a 3mm aluminum chassis, [...]
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As promised, here’s a bunch of pics of what is sure to be a big hit for the gang at HPI. Check out the gallery and read the previous post with all the pertinent information.
We first saw the SavageXS Flux at Nuremberg. Now here it is stateside. While it’s still in prototype form, the word from RCX is that it should be hitting mid-summer. It’ll come from the factory RTR, with a waterproof 2.4 GHz radio system, Flux brushless system, and a top speed on 3S of about 60 [...]
From: Traxxas Direct Link: Traxxas 1/16 E-Revo Review by Brian. While a lot of people call it the Mini E-Revo, the good people over at Traxxas will be quick to point out that there is nothing ‘mini’ about it. From it’s power and speed, to hop-ups and durability, the 1/16 E-Revo does everything big. How [...]
Another announcement from the HPI camp at the big German toy fair is an update to the Savage X 4.6. Quite a bit has been changed in this new version, it now comes with a 2.4 GHz radio system, waterproof servos, a new body style with all new graphics, and most importantly more durable diff [...]
HPI is taking their ultimate basher and scaling it down. Right now they are referring to it as the “Small Scale” Savage. It’s a completely new design for 2011 and features the looks and style it’s big brother. The chassis is that familiar Savage TVP design, the drive train is shaft driven 4wd with metal [...]
Update: We uploaded a video from Traxxas of these trucks in action, it’s embedded after the break. The video sheds some light on other trucks that will be included in the lineup. You can also expect to find Monster Mutt and Maximum Destruction in addition to Grave Digger and Grinder. Also, Traxxas is now the [...]
From: Traxxas Direct Link: Traxxas Summit Review by Bill. I have seen the top of the mountain, and it is good! When first unboxing the Traxxas Summit, one word comes to mind, BIG. Big wheels, big tires and a big suv body. Just looking at the Summit, it looks like it can go anywhere and [...]
Redcat was showing off a couple new 1/5 scale products at IHobby this year. The major one is the one on the left above, it’s a brushless powered 1/5 scale buggy. It’s going to be a fully RTR setup with a 2.4 GHz radio. No price or date as of yet. The other is their [...]
A bit of smaller big news from the Traxxas booth is the new 1/16 Summit VXL. This little bad boy is based on the Mini E-Revo platform and is setup for 1 or 2 battery operation. As with all Traxxas cars it’s fully RTR and comes with a single 7-cell battery. According to the guys [...]
There’s a lot of news coming out of the HPI camp today, but probably the biggest of it all is a new and less expensive version of the Savage Flux! The new Savage Flux 2350 is still built on the same awesomely awesome Savage X chassis that the Flux HP is built on, and it [...]
Kyosho‘s solid axled, stylish, monster truck, the Mad Force Kruiser, is getting a makeover. The Mad Force Kruiser VE readyset is ready to go with a ton of brushless power. It features Team Orion‘s Vortex brushless system with a 2000 Kv motor. Other features include hardened steel diffs, a shaft and chain drive train, full [...]
Remember those Pro-Line Trencher SC tires we posted about a while back? No? Oh… well… Anyway that tread pattern has been jumbo sized for monster trucks. The Trencher 3.8″ (40 series) tire has a 1/4″ tread that is good for all kinds of grip on just about any surface. They’ve also got an increased sidewall [...]