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Outerwears covering up E-Revos
Outerwears, makers of fine outer wear, have a new way for you E-Revo owners to keep your truck clean. Their water repellent shroud helps keep water, mud, dirt and all that other junk out of your chassis, while still allowing necessary airflow to keep the electronics cool. The shroud comes with Velcro to keep it attached securely to the chassis. [...]
DuraTrax DE10 Brushless ESC Review
From: DuraTrax Direct Link: DuraTrax DE10 Review by Brian.When we saw the DuraTrax DE10 brushless esc and programmer at the iHobby Expo we were pretty excited about all the features being talked about. The ESC is designed to run with all sorts of 1/10th scale vehicles, from on-road to off-road, the DE10 has you covered.
- 1/19/2011
- 12:33 am
- Accessory Reviews
Duratrax - By: Brian
Another JConcepts body
Got a new Stampede 4×4? Already tired of the stock body? JConcepts has a potential solution for you. That is, if you even want your Stamp to look like a Ford SVT Raptor Super Crew. If you don’t, well, what’s wrong with you? Everybody else wants one, why do you have to be so different and difficult? What would your [...]
- 1/18/2011
- 4:53 pm
- JConcepts
New Products - By: Jeff
Venom VMX 450 Review
From: Venom Racing Direct Link: Venom VMX 450 Review by Brian. So we recently got our hands on a Venom Racing VMX 450 1/4 RC Dirt Bike! From the moment I opened the box, I was pretty excited about this motorcycle. First off, it’s big. There have been a bunch of 1/5 scale motorcycles going around lately, and let me tell you, [...]
- 1/18/2011
- 12:06 am
- Featured Posts
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Venom Group - By: Brian
JConcepts Fort Raptor SVT Body
JConcepts has introduced a one size fits most Ford Raptor SVT body to fit the short course class of vehicles. They have confirmed placement on the Slash, Slash 4×4, SC10, Blitz, Ultima SC, Losi XXX-SCT and Hobao | OFNA Hyper SC, which is basically just about every SC vehicle on the market! They have a new 1:1 headlight and grill [...]
Pro-Line BullDogifying Associated T4.1
Pro-Line, not content with having a BullDog body for nearly every platform, has decided to keep expanding the line. The next truck in line to receive the cab forward design is the RC10T4.1. Like every other Pro-Line body, this one will come with all the requisite decals, masks, and overspray film. The BullDog for the T4.1 will start shipping on January [...]
- 1/17/2011
- 8:07 pm
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Jeff
Thunder Power Putting Out The Power
A powerful charger is an essential accessory. There’s a ton of good options to choose from. Thunder Power is adding to that selection. Their new TP820CD can put out up to 800 watts of power from two independent charging ports, which is enough to allow you to charge up to 8S LiPos on both ports at the same time. But [...]
- 1/17/2011
- 4:43 pm
- New Products
Thunder Power RC - By: Jeff
Pro-Line offers up some new premounts
I know we’re all thinking it, but I’m just going to come out and say it. Premounted tires take all the fun out of the hobby. I remember as a youngster spending much of my free time with a big bottle of glue and a stack of tires and wheels, putting them all together. Actually, most of my memories of [...]
- 1/17/2011
- 3:29 pm
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Jeff
THE Cub Report- A Weekly Exercise in Non-Sense, Version 01.1…
Ready for yet another big week in rc-land? I know the crew at BigSquid is, hope you are too… BigSquidRC has started a new weekly “column” of sorts called our Tuesday review. So in case you have yet to notice, be alerted that each and every Tuesday we’ll be posting an all new way-super-duper-dope product review (and rumor has it we’ll [...]
R/C Around the Web – Some Assembly Required… edition
Photo of the Week:by Francesco I think it’s time for a roundup of some great build logs and how-tos that I’ve missed over the past couple weeks. Build Log: Micro Land Rover Defender Build Log 2: M1088 Scale Build Build Log 3: Tough Truck Hybrid Conversion: Putting Futaba 2.4 GHz radio gear into Kyosho’s Mini Z line Video of the Week:
Bill Demo’s at Fundraiser
Our own Bill (aka Wrench) was at the Host Family Fundraiser Thursday night where he and a few others put on a RC demo for the people that came out to show their support for Danny Host and his family. Danny was diagnosed with Grade 4 Gioblastoma Multiforme last year at age 6, and that’s about the worst form of [...]
- 1/14/2011
- 11:57 pm
- Uncategorized
- By: Brian
RC4WD scaling down Viking Offroad accessories
Is there anything more important for a scale rig’s realistic looks than authentic full scale logos? RC4WD doesn’t think so, that’s why they’ve been licensing every full scale product they can. This latest product is the Viking Offroad Fairlead winch guide. RC4WD’s miniature version is machined out of aluminum and powder coated with the Viking name engraved on top to [...]
- 1/14/2011
- 10:51 pm
- New Products
RC4WD - By: Jeff
O’Donnell blends up new cocktail
But before you get any wild ideas in your head, you should know that Tom Cruise was NOT involved in the creation of this Cocktail.* It’s not often that we bring news of a new nitro fuel. Most manufacturers are happy with their blends and haven’t mixed it up much lately. The O’Donnell gang wasn’t satisfied though, so they went back [...]
Upgrades for Novak’s Ballistic brushless motor line
Did you think your days of taking apart motors was over when you switched to brushless? Well, you were wrong! WRONG! Taking motors apart will always be a part of this hobby, whether you like it or not. Along those lines, Novak has a few new pieces for you to put back in your motors. The epoxy dipped stators for the [...]
- 1/13/2011
- 10:11 pm
- New Products
Novak - By: Jeff
ASK Cub Reporter- You Have Questions, I Make Up Ridiculous A…
And to believe there was a point in time when we hardly got any emails around this joint…. You guys aren’t mess’n around now days, thanks for keep’n our mailboxes full.Hello I was just wondering if the HPI Mini Trophy would be able to take Li-Po batteries straight out of the box without any mods? If so, is there a low [...]
