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Horizon distributing Carisma line.
Horizon is bringing back the 1/14 scale line of Carisma cars. As of right now they are distributing the four pictured above, clockwise from top-left: BMW M3 GT2, Mercedes Benz SLR GT, VW Golf GTI, and the Nissan Skyline GT-R R35. There’s a possibility of more coming soon, including the off-road buggy. All of these are fully RTR [...]
- 10/22/2010
- 4:55 pm
- Horizon
ihobby 2010 - By: Jeff
Pro-Line’s entry into the Ford Raptor market
Pro-Line is the latest company to offer up an officially licensed Ford SVT Raptor body. This one will fit on the SC10 or Slash and will feature all the logos and emblems of the full scale truck, along with a specially designed number plate/wing combination piece that screws on to the body. The release date is as yet undetermined, but [...]
Pro-Line Steering Kit for Traxxas Slash
Have you ever been completely disappointed by your Slash’s stock steering system? Pro-Line has a solution in their new Steering Kit for the Traxxas Slash. It’s a strong bellcrank system that rides on a full set of ball bearings and features a built in servo saver. The price and release date are still undetermined at this point but it should [...]
Pro-Line Street Figther SC street tread tires
Here’s something that’s been a long time coming. Pro-Line‘s showing off the new Street Fighter SC tires for short course trucks at IHobby. These are a directional street tread for all the bashers and parking lot racers out there. This tire is going to be available in the M2 compound for now, so it should have a good, long life [...]
Come meet our Booth Babes
If you’re making it out to the IHobby Show this year make sure to stop by and get your picture taken with our fabulous booth babes. They’ll be here all weekend. Brian "Big Pimpin'" Smolik hangin with the booth babes.
- 10/22/2010
- 11:47 am
- Big Squid RC
ihobby 2010 - By: Jeff
Speed Passion RS2 RTR stadium truck
Speed Passion’s other RTR is a old skool, 2wd stadium truck. Like their other RTR, the RS2 comes with a brushless system and 2.4 GHz Carrera 2 radio in the box. It also features some heavy duty telescoping drive shafts, full ball bearings, and a fully adjustable wheelie bar out back. Again they’re targetting a Christmas-time launch and a target [...]
MaxAmps showing the new 6500mAh 4S 150c brick in person
Brandon Wilcox stopped by the booth today to show off the production version of MaxAmps new, massive 6500mAh, 4S, 150C brick LiPo battery. Beyond just the high specs he also mentioned that they’re going to a higher quality vinyl wrap for the packs that should last longer and not fade. Be sure to check out the MaxAmps web site for all [...]
Speed Passion RS1 brushless RTR
Speed Passion is introducing a couple new RTRs here at IHobby. This one, the RS1 Touring Car, is a 1/10 scale 4wd sport compact that comes out of the box with a brushless system and the 2.4 GHz Carrera 2 phaser radio. It’s got some nice features, like metal diffs, oil filled shocks, and full ball bearings. They are expecting to [...]
Speed Passion Revetton, programmable by iPhone
This is probably the coolest new tech from the IHobby show this year. Speed Passion is preparing a new brushless ESC called the Revetton. The awesome thing about it is that it is programmable wirelessly from any Bluetooth capable smart phone. All the major phones will have software available including the iPhone (and other iOS devices), Android phones, and Windows [...]
Futaba 4PL close up
Futaba was showing off their new 4PL radio system at IHobby. It’s a 4-channel, 2.4 GHz radio aimed at the budget market. Like the other radios in the PL line it is based on Futaba’s FHSS technology, so it is not compatible with the higher-end FASST based PK line. It does feature a very deep menu system, displayed on a [...]
- 10/21/2010
- 11:11 pm
- Futaba
ihobby 2010 - By: Jeff
Acer Racing – Traxxas Slayer 4×4 Bearing Kit
ACER Racing just announced a new bearing kit for the Traxxas Slayer 4×4 Short Course truck. If you are looking to squeeze every last ounce of speed out of your truck, and you have a lump of cash burning a hole in your pocket, this will probably be your next step. Head over to the ACER Racing Website [...]
Traxxas 1/16 Rally VXL in Ken Block livery?
Here’s a quick shot we got on the sly of what appears to be a Ken Block inspired Traxxas 1/16 Rally VXL. There was nothing official being talked about this car, but the grapevine tells us that this is going to be an officially licensed product with all the details of pro full scale Rally driver Ken Block’s ride. [...]
Parma Ford F150 Raptor SVT body for Slash
The Ford Raptor SVT is a hot ticket in the R/C world, and now Parma is introducing their own take on the truck for the Traxxas Slash. You can expect to find a full complement of decals, window masks, and all the usual stuff that comes with bodies. Also on display were a few of their new paint masks and [...]
- 10/21/2010
- 10:35 pm
- ihobby 2010
Parma - By: Jeff
Brown Engineering – Scooby Horton II chassis
Here’s something else that you can only see at our booth. The new Scooby Horton II chassis from Brown Engineering is for the super cool Robitronic Scalpel 1/18 scale pan car. The chassis is made for 4 cell NiMH packs but can also fit a Thunderpower 1350 1S LiPo. The chassis features flex plates and damper tubes that are available [...]
