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Pro-Line Body Posts and Rally Body
Since getting my first glimpse back at RCX 2012 of the new body posts and screw on caps, we have been patiently waiting. We got to see the posts again, in what we were told was production form, and should be shipping VERY soon. Not only do we want these, so we can stop buying bags of 100 pins every [...]
- 7/13/2012
- 12:27 am
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Brian
Tamiya’s HobbyTown Convention Booth
No rc convention is complete without a showing from Tamiya. The Tamiya crew was in force at the HobbyTown USA convention showing off lots of their popular products. From educational kits to their latest and greatest rc products, they had it on display. Follow this LINK to visit Tamiya’s website. Looking for more Tamiya articles on BigSquid? If so, click HERE. #gallery-3 [...]
- 7/12/2012
- 11:52 pm
- miscellaneous
Tamiya - By: Tim Mohr
Byron Fuels HobbyTown Convention Booth
For all you nitro drivers out there here is a shot of the Byron Fuels booth from the 2012 HobbyTown USA convention. The Byron crew is a huge supporter of the hobby industry and make some of the best fuel out there. Click HERE to visit their website. Click HERE for more nitro news here on BigSquid.
Pro-Line LCG Slash Chassis Sneak Peak!
The folks over at Pro-Line continue to amaze us with the hop-up creations! This time around we have a few sneak peak pictures of their new Pro-Line LCG Chassis for the Traxxas Slash 2WD! The LCG stands for Low Center of Gravity. We don’t know if that’s going to be the official name, or if it be something like the [...]
- 7/12/2012
- 11:16 pm
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Brian
RC Driver Booth At HobbyTown 2012
One of the booths at the HobbyTown USA 2012 Convention was from RC Driver magazine. The ever affable Greg Vogel was manning the booth answering questions, handing out magazines, and talking shop with Brian. Hit up THIS link to see what’s new over at Driver.
Bob Smith Adhesives Booth
There is only one brand of CA glue we use here at BigSquid, Bob Smith Industries. Not only is it some of the best glue on the market, it is also some of the most affordable, a total win-win combination. It was nice seeing the Bob Smith crew at the HobbyTown USA show, their booth is always full of smiling [...]
- 7/12/2012
- 10:38 pm
- miscellaneous
- By: Tim Mohr
New Trenchers SC’s From Pro-Line
At the HobbyTown USA Convention one of the new items being shown for the first time was Pro-Line’s updated Trencher XSC tires. The Trenchers are one of our favorite bashing tires and now they have received an update to be even better than before. Enjoy the pictures below and we will post more information when the official press release comes [...]
- 7/12/2012
- 10:27 pm
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Tim Mohr
Hitting the Road
Looks like the valet FINALLY brought my ride back… I swear it had about 500 miles less when I dropped it off! It’s time to hit the road. Watch for a big write up on the convention later in the week and more posts from the Hobby Town Convention 2012 later today.
Axial at the Hobby Town Convention
A couple of pics from the Axial Racing room. We just did the unboxing of the EXO RTR they had there to show off. #gallery-13 { margin: auto; } #gallery-13 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-13 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-13 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */Get more Hobby Town Convention 2012 news by clicking HERE.
Team Associated at the Hobby Town Convention
A couple of quick shots from the Associated booth including the new SC8.2E and RC8.2E. #gallery-15 { margin: auto; } #gallery-15 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-15 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-15 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */Looking for more posts from the Hobby Town Convention 2012? Click HERE.
- 7/12/2012
- 9:01 am
- Team Associated
- By: Brian
Helion Dominus 10TR
We got a chance to see the new truggy from Helion RC and it’s really looking good. It’s called the Dominus 10TR, and are told this is very close to final production, so we should be seeing them soon. We don’t have a ton of details, but stuff we do know: It will be Ready to Run (RTR), 4wd, includes the [...]
PN Racing’s New Mini-Z F1 LCG Motor Mount
The guys over at PN Racing have announced a new low center of gravity motor mount for the Kyosho Mini-Z F1 cars. The new PN Racing motor mount not only lowers the center of gravity, but also makes setting gear mesh easier and weighs the same as the plastic stock piece. The new motor mount is available in blue, orange [...]
Hobby Town USA National Convention
Today a few of us are in Nebraska at the 2012 Hobby Town National Convention. Last night we did a quick talk where we introduced the Sharpie Pro-Line Dominus to a room full of excited show goers. Today we have a few meetings with a couple of the big name players here at the show, and will do our best [...]
- 7/11/2012
- 9:06 am
- Hobby Town
- By: Brian
New Tools And Accessories From Revolution Design Racing Prod…
There’s a new name in the uber tool game and it’s Revolution Design Racing Products. RDRP has tools for both surface and air, ranging from the camber gauge shown above, to ride height gauges and trick turnbuckle wrenches. The camber gauge shown above goes for $29. For more information on all their goodies HERE’S the link. Looking for more tool information [...]
Sharpie Pro-Line on the Dominus
Recently there was a buzz around the net about the Sharpie Ferrari. Well, leave it to our resident painter/scale guy/artist Manny to hook up our Helion RC Dominus with a Pro-Line Flo-Tek body all sharpie’d out! What’s cool is that he incorporated lots of the logos from our sponsors in the paint as well as a awesome version of our [...]
