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Bash Vehicle of the Year!
We have been arguing discussing what vehicle we thought deserves the honor of Big Squid RC’s Bash Vehicle of the Year for a while now. A lot of great vehicles have driven over our desks this year, and while I think it was close between several, one really stood out. Thunder Tiger MT4-G3 Monster Truck This year’s winner of Bash Vehicle [...]
Futaba's R204GF-E is their latest attempt at a surface micro…
The new R204GF-E is Futaba‘s best attempt yet at creating a micro sized receiver. While still not the smallest receiver out there, this one is certainly a valiant attempt at shrinking the footprint on their rather large (comparatively) receivers. The R204GF-E is a 4 channel, 2.4 GHz receiver made to pair with Futaba’s sport line of radios that operate using [...]
Thunder Tiger Raptor 30 V2 Pro Receiver-Ready ARF bares it's…
Any time we hear the words Tiger and Raptor together, we immediatly think of a Griffin, that mythological beast of eagle and lion lineage. We could totally see a Tigerraptor and Griffin going at it in the skies above ancient Greece. It would be the most epic creature battle since Godzilla took on Charles Barkley. Alas, the press release we received [...]
Micro helis from Estes… the rocket company…
Being winter in the awesome half of the world (that would be the northern hemisphere), indoor micro helicopters might be a good distraction until the snow goes away. Estes, the rocketeers, are trying to assist in that distraction by offering up a couple new micro helis for our entertainment. Both the SF161 and R73-OPS Mini Attack heli (above) are coaxial [...]
Brushless Conversion for Losi 5ive-T
Apparently the gang over at RC Madness have been hard at work on a secret project. That would be a brushless conversion for the relatively new Losi 5ive-T. According to some info on Dean Berry’s blog over at RC Driver this thing will be a 12S (!) powered beast of a machine. Not much more info is available yet, but [...]
Panther Rattler tires now available
Panther are back with a new tire design for 1/8 scale buggies, called the Rattler. Panther suggests that these tires are ideal for hard packed surfaces and also mention that the tires were used to TQ and win round 2 of the Midwest Nitro Series. The Rattler is available in three compounds: soft, super soft, and clay. You also have [...]
RC Battle Cakes?
Adding to our constantly growing list of RC On TV, I spotted a show on the food network called Challenge. I jumped in mid way over.. but the basic premise was to build some sort of remote control vehicle out of cake. They started with various vehicles as a ‘base’ and then piled cake and frosting on top. Some people [...]
ASK Cub Reporter- 12.29.2011- More Questions, More Fun!
Actually Flite Test is also sponsored by Horizon Hobbies and I have seen them point out problems with many of the Hobbyking products they review. Also some of the products they review are pre-production units which they review and make suggestions to improve the production units. Ken C. Cubby– Yo thanks for the info Ken, duly noted.Hi, I’m looking to get an electric [...]
Rogue Elements Components reopens the vault
Rogue Element Components is opening the vault and bringing back one of their classic releases. The insanely popular scale lug nuts are back, due to popular demand, for one more go around. These detailed wheel nuts for Tamiya and Axial scalers are finely machined and feature a very tight press fit nylok nut so you don’t have to threadlock these [...]
- 12/28/2011
- 9:33 pm
- New Products
- By: Jeff
Big Squid RC Needs Writers and More!
It’s that time again! Every few months it seems we are looking to grow a little more, and add on to the Big Squid RC crew! This year has been another record breaker for us! From our ever expanding groups of fans and readers, to our insane demos and shows. At the moment we are looking for writers, and also [...]
- 12/28/2011
- 11:25 am
- Big Squid RC
- By: Brian
THE Cub Report, 12.27.2011, Version- It's On Like Donkey Kon…
Hello fellow rc’ers, thanks for dropping by, and I certainly hope Santa totally dialed you up with sweet rc gear under the X-mas tree. Personally, I didn’t receive any rc gear for X-mas, but with names like Moet, Tag, and Bowers and Wilkins under my tree, I certainly wasn’t hurt’n. BIG NEWS- BigSquidRC is naming our “2011 Bashing Vehicle [...]
Speed Passion RS1 Touring Car Review
The Speed Passion RS1 ReviewWhen we caught our first glimpse of the Speed Passion RS1 at the RCX Chicago show, we have to admit the $99 sale price is what caught our attention first. From there it was the RTR with a Brushless system and 2.4GHz radio, all for $99!? It was tough to believe, so we picked one up [...]
- 12/27/2011
- 1:25 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
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Speed Passion - By: Brian
Around the Office – Christmas Recovery Edition
Normally everyone is tuning in for the Monday Morning Cub Report, but he’s still on his way back from some tropical island where he likes to recharge his internal batteries, so your stuck with me. I thought I’d take a moment to let you know what’s been up around here. Last week I had a post talking about some behind the [...]
So You Got a RC Vehicle For Xmas….
So you got a new RC Vehicle for Christmas, and you have a few questions.. Well you have come to the right place. While we might not always have the best answers, we always have answers. Have you seen our Ask Cubby column? Every week our resident smart guy picks emails we receive and answers them for the world to [...]
Happy Holidays!
From our family to yours, we wish you Happy Holidays and a great New Year! We are extremely grateful for all of our readers and fans this year! You guys just keep growing and growing, and help fuel our energy to do the best we can to bring you the best site to get your RC news and reviews. Special thanks [...]
