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Castle Creations Sidewinder v2 Shipping
Just a heads up on the fact that the Castle Creations new Sidewinder V2 is now shipping! For all those looking for a cheap brushless system, you can now find it on the Tower Hobbies Website for $99! This ESC/Motor combination is very similar to their Sidewinder SCT combo that we recently did a review of, so make [...]
Price is Right for RC and Ace of Cakes!
Yes folks, another great RC sighting On TV, but this was a two for one special! First on Ace of Cakes, our man Duff and his crew take what looks like a Traxxas 1/16th scale vehicle (the radio makes it obvious) and they build a cake around it to look like a tiny Porsche Boxster. Then they take it [...]
ASK Cub Reporter- You Email the Questions, I Make Up Horribl…
I’m glad you guys decide to do shoot out with products. It’s been commented in many forums with great appreciation. For the next Transmitters Shootout I would like to suggest the FS-GT3B. Seems to be a big bargain as it performs very well and cost very low. I have one and love it. Congrats and good luck Daniel from Brazil Cubby– Yo hey, what’s [...]
More from Nuremberg – Kyosho Booth
Kyosho had a pretty substantial booth at Nuremberg, and they were showing off a ton of product. Some of it has been seen before, some are new updates to existing products. Mostly they dedicated their show to announcing price points for products that will be new to the European market. One item of note is their Inferno VE Race Spec, [...]
Pro-Line Valentine’s Day Sale
If there’s one thing in this world that says romance, it’s tires. And if there’s one company that knows tires, it’s Pro-Line. Pro-Line is keenly aware of the romantic implications of a gift of tires so they are offering you a chance to get the love of your life the tires that she desires with a special deal going from [...]
Unboxing the Electrix RC Ruckus
So we just got our Electrix RC Ruckus in the office for review. Seemed only appropriate to do our traditional unboxing photos. Quick first impression, the truck is geared towards the budget minded bashing crowd. It comes completely RTR with battery and it even has a extra set of radio crystals in case you end up on someone else’s [...]
- 2/8/2011
- 11:22 pm
- Electrix RC
Unboxing - By: Brian
Savox SB-750TG Digital Servo Review
Savox SB-750TG Digital Servo Review From: Savox USA Review by Cubby. Last week I had the pleasure of reviewing one of the most uber servos on the market, the Hitec 7950, this week I’m testing a servo from a little known company called Savox. Savox may be little known to the masses, but they make a lot of servos (and brushless [...]
- 2/8/2011
- 10:40 am
- Accessory Reviews
Savox - By: Cubby
Robitronic’s Nuremberg News
Robitronic unveiled their all new electric 1/8 scale buggy, the Vision, at Nuremberg. The Vision has been designed from the ground up for brushless power, it’s not just a simple conversion of a nitro buggy. The chassis is carbon fiber, with alloy inlays to aid in heat dissipation, one unique feature among many on this car. Robitronic is also touting [...]
- 2/7/2011
- 11:10 pm
- Events
Robitronic - By: Jeff
Nuremberg Schumacher news
Schumacher’s big news at the show was their prototype 1/10 scale 4wd buggy, the CAT SX3. The all new mid-motor layout and LiPo saddle pack configuration is said to offer great weight balance and much more agility. The inline motor and wheel rotation also aid in creating better jumping characteristics. It will be offered in two verions, the C/F Pro [...]
- 2/7/2011
- 10:46 pm
- Events
Schumacher - By: Jeff
Team XRAY Nuremberg news wrapup
The biggest new item from XRAY at the Toy Fair was their prototype 1/8 scale brushless truggy, the XT8E. They were characteristically tight-lipped about specs, features, release timeframe, and cost at this early point, but it should be a cool new entry in a rather small segment. Being XRAY, the XT8E is sure to be an all carbon fiber race-bred [...]
THE Cub Report- Holy Cow It's Monday Again, Version 02.07.20…
High Note- If you are a cheese-head, you gotta be stoked this morning after your Packers squeaked out a Superbowl win over the Steelers last night. Now may the “who’s better Favre or Rodgers?” debates rage on, and on, and on…. (For the rest of the world, it’s crazy to see a team that shouldn’t of even been there win) Low [...]
Gmade R1 Rock Buggy Chassis
So another one of my christmas gifts was a Gmade R1 Rock Buggy chassis. It came all the way from South Korea and took about 25 days to get here! The chassis kit included a ton of extra nuts and bolts that were perfect if you were going to use it to build a custom truck. I went ahead and took [...]
- 2/6/2011
- 8:36 am
- miscellaneous
rock crawling - By: Adam
R/C Around the Web - In which I divulge more of my musical t…
Photo of the Week:by Tomo Iceland I still haven’t recovered from last weekend’s bashing. Both trucks are still down and waiting for parts. Guess I’ll have to break out one of my buggies for some bashing in the snow we got a couple nights ago. On a musical subject, I totally missed the boat on this, but, Animal Alpha is now one [...]
Thunder Tiger MT4 G3 4WD Monster Truck
If there was any new truck coming of the Nuremberg Toy Fair that could make the basher in Bill jump for joy, it’s the picture of this new monster truck from Thunder Tiger. Seriously, to a basher, this sandwich cage says ‘Bring it On!’. It’s an electric, brushless, RTR monster truck called the MT4 G3, it’s due out in [...]
- 2/4/2011
- 11:11 pm
- Nuremberg
Thunder Tiger - By: Brian
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HPI updating Savage X 4.6
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 gears with a larger tooth [...]
