Recently announced by RC4WD is the Vigilante Roll Bar for the Desert Runner Hero scale off-road truck. The Vigilante has a tough off-road look that makes it a great upgrade for your scale rig. Here are the highlights- * Made from hand welded, heavy duty steel tubing * Durable black powder-coated finish * Comes with spare tire holder * Weight- 11.44oz * Length- 7.52″ * Width- [...]
What’s going on Squid nation! I have been working on my scale off-road park that last few weeks trying to get it ready for Saturday’s summer opener. Made some new trails and rebuilt some old ones as well. But the new Axial Racing 1:24 Deadbolt got me thinking. Pros and cons of smaller scale and bigger scale rigs. 1:24: Now these little [...]
Shipping soon from the good folks at Carisma are Beadlock Aluminum Wheels and Scale Tires for Range Rover scale crawlers. Both units were designed for true scale realism, perfect for your next, or last, Range Rover build. * CNC machined aluminum 3 spoke wheels * True beadlock design * Easy to add weight to wheels * True scale soft compound 95mm tires * Perfect for [...]
HoBao was a big name during the nitro revolution that occurred in our hobby about a decade ago. In recent years, HoBao is perhaps best known for their DC-1 scale rock crawler. However, Hobao is now teasing a new Off-Road Truck that definitely has some scale look to it. The latest teaser from HoBao shows off what looks to be [...]
Now being teased by Tamiya is the 1/14th scale Monster Beetle Trail Edition. The latest version of the Monster Beetle has been shrunk. Taking the Monster Beetle down to 14th scale helps to lift the bottom of the chassis for improved ground clearance. A new GF-01TR chassis is used underneath a classic Monster Beetle style body. Also, the 1/14th Trail [...]
“Starter Cubby, Looking for a good first crawler buddy. Not wanting to spend a whole lot, is there anything worth buying for around 300? Derek L.” Cubby- Hummmmmm, lets see here Derek, you are looking for an affordable crawler. Guess what? You are luck, there just happen to be a BUNCH of them on the market right now (and more seem to be showing [...]
Coming to a hobby shop near you soon is the Miss GEICO Zelos 36″ Twin Brushless Catamaran RTR from Pro Boat. The new Miss GEICO is one of the fastest boats you can buy as it is capable of 75+ mph speeds right out of the box. Here are the higlights- * Twin water-cooled 1900kV 4 pole 36mm x 74mm motors, [...]
Team Associated has just announced a new line-up of products called Element RC. The Element RC line-up is aimed at scale adventure enthusiasts. And while no products have been announced yet, expect a full line-up of scale off-road products from Element RC in the very near future. Here is the official announcement- “We at Associated Electrics are excited to share [...]
Here ya go Axial Racing fans, they have just dropped the 1/24th scaled SCX24 Deadbolt. The SCX24 is Axial Racing’s first foray into the 24th scaled market, have a look at some of these features- * Comes completely pre-built as an RTR * 3-link front and 4-link rear suspension * Rugged steel C-channel frame rails * Fully licensed Nitto Trail Grappler M/T tires * Licensed [...]
The crew over at Carisma have announced that their SCA-1E 1976 Ford F-150 will soon be available with a special edition Blue Metallic paint. The Metallic Blue Edition of their scale crawler comes with their highly scale realistic and fully licensed Ford F-150 body on their highly capable LWB SCA-1E chassis. Here are more highlights- * 324mm wheelbase RTR * Recon G6 [...]
Shipping right now from RC4WD is a new CCHand Camel Bumper for the Traxxas TRX-4 Land Rover Defender. The Camel Bumper is big on scale realism and is available with or without a winch mount and lighting system. * Designed for an easy install * Made from hand welded stainless steel * Injection molded IPF lights * Durable black powder-coated finish * Weight- 7.08oz * Length- [...]
Recently posted by Axial Racing is a new Teaser Image and tomorrow is the big day that we get to find out what the crew at Axial has been hiding up their sleeves. The teaser shot above gives a few clues to what Axial’s next release might be. Some people on the net have speculated that it might have portal [...]
Hey everyone! It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the monster truck world, so let’s catch up, shall we? Last weekend, the biggest full scale monster truck show in the world was held in Orlando, FL. The Monster Jam World Finals. Piggy backing on the big event was the r/c version of the World Finals. The solid axle trucks were [...]
Now available for all you rock crawling fanatics out there is the Yellowjacket 14-pole Brushless Outrunner from 3BrothersRC. The Yellowjacket uses a high pole count, along with an outrunner design, to give you maximum torque and precision. Outrunners are well known for their precision and torque, now the crew at 3BrothersRC makes it easy to get one for your trail [...]
We have been wanting to get our hands on the 1/5 Scale Redcat Racing Clawback truck for a while now, and that time has finally come. While I’m sure many of you would say we are nuts, there are a few of us at the Big Squid RC HQ that believe large scale crawling/trailing is going to start growing and [...]
