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No Live Show Tonight
Hey all, Sorry.. we won’t be doing a live show tonight. A few people had some stuff going on tonight, and Google plus changed all sorts of stuff around on us earlier today.. mostly for the worse.. 🙁 So rather than bring you a limited 1 or 2 person show, we’ll re-schedule and aim for another date. Have you [...]
- 5/15/2013
- 8:59 pm
- Big Squid RC Live
- By: Brian
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Associated Drift Tires for the 1:10 Scale Apex Touring
Team Associated has announced new drift tires for their Apex Touring Car. The new Associated pre-mounted drift tires also fit on any touring car with a standard 12mm hex. If your big thing is going slide-ways these should be worth a look. Part number for just the tires is #31445, while the part number for the pre-mounts is #31440. Both are [...]
- 5/15/2013
- 9:27 am
- New Products
Team Associated - By: Tim Mohr
Parma Rally Xtreme Clear Body
What is the latest and greatest from the crew over at Parma? Glad you asked, it’s their new Rally Xtreme Race Body. The Rally Xtreme is a direct fit on the Traxxas Rally Car and also fits well on most short course trucks. To take a beating, the Rally Xtreme is made out of .040 clear polycarbonate and it comes [...]
- 5/15/2013
- 9:27 am
- New Products
Parma - By: Tim Mohr
Lower Pricing and New Upgrades on ECX 10th Scale Vehicles
We have previously posted about the new upgrades the 10th scale line-up from ECX is receiving for 2013. The upgrades include things like a Spektrum DX2E transmitter, new body designs, wheels/tires, and waterproof electronics. Now ECX has announced a permanent price drop on their 10th scale vehicles. While prices from other manufactures are going up, ECX is out to save you [...]
Reedy 4S 4600mAh 55C 14.8V LiPo Battery
The crew over at Reedy have a new Lipo battery ready to power your 8th scale buggy or truggy. The latest Reedy Lipo is 4S (14.8 volts) and rated for 4600 mah of capacity to provide long run-times. The new Reedy is stated to handle 55C worth of continuous discharge and be capable of a 2C charge rate (9.2 amps). [...]
A Main Hobbies Is Having A Big Tekno RC Sale
Tekno RC has come a long ways in the last two years. Known primarily as a company who makes ultra reliable upgrade parts for high powered brushless cars, they have since branched out to selling full on kits. The crew over at A Main Hobbies are having a big sale on everything Tekno this week. You can save up to 20% [...]
THE Cub Report, 05.12.2013, Version- Day Zero
Can you hear those bells? I sure can, Alonso put his Ferrari on top of the box at his home grand prix in Spain over the weekend. It was a great weekend for the prancing horses as Massa also put it on the podium and Ferrari is finally getting aggressive again. 2013 was year when the drivers have been holding [...]
JQ Products THE eCar 8th Scale Electric Buggy Kit
The new electric 8th scale buggy from JQ Products is about to hit the market. Named THE eCar it is based off their Yellow Edition nitro buggy and has a street price of around $470. For you guys that like to put your cars together you’ll be happy to learn THE eCar comes as a kit and you can get [...]
- 5/13/2013
- 9:19 am
- miscellaneous
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
MIP X-Duty CVD Spline Drive Kit, Vaterra Twin Hammers
MIP (Moore’s Ideal Products) is known for making the best CVD/drive-shafts on the market and now they’ve turned their attention to the Vaterra Twin Hammers. Their new telescoping CVD for the Twin Hammers replaces the center rear and is sure to put your truck that much closer to full-on tank status. This is a direct replacement for the stocker, no [...]
Pro-Line Rat Rod Package Contest!
Aww yea! It’s time for your chance to win one of the coolest bodies recently released, the Pro-Line Rat Rod! Everyone has been talking about this one since it was released, and now it’s time to take one home. You also get Pro-Line rims, and wheels to complete your conversion as well as a Pro-Line T-shirt and hat! So how [...]
Fullforce RC – Vaterra Twin Hammers Aluminum Top Plate
If you own a Vaterra Twin Hammers (and bash it hard like you should) you’ve probably already broken the plastic front top deck. FullForce RC saw the problem and came up with a solution to eliminate the issue, their new aluminum top plate. The new FullForce RC top plate for the Twin Hammers is made out of 1/8″ 6061 T6 [...]
- 5/10/2013
- 9:41 am
- New Products
Vaterra - By: Tim Mohr
XP Digital Servo’s from Associated
Associated has just announced their new line-up of XP Digital Servo’s. The new XP servo’s come with O-rings to help them be water-resistant, they also come with metal gears for durability (on MG models). In all there are 5 different models ranging in torque from 52 to 138 oz/inch. Speed on all the new digital XP servo’s is .15 (all [...]
GPM Racing Products Aluminum Axle Housing for Axial Wraith
The popularity of the Axial Wraith is quite impressive, they are perhaps the most popular trail/scale rigs that we see when out bashing. The Wraith is a great machine out on the trail but I think some people might buy them even more for their hop-up potential. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bone stock Wraith out on the [...]
ASK Cub Reporter, 05.09.2013, Your Questions and My Infinite…
Hey all, this week’s first ‘Ask Cubby’ letter is a LONG one, so I decided not to put it in the normal ‘hand written’ font thing because it takes up too much space, and a little difficult to read something of this length like that. Anyway, here we go… our first letter is from Dave, enjoy! “Touching an old base [...]
Schumacher CAT K1 FAB System
Ever notice that most 4wd rc cars have too much front brake? Ever fly into a tight corner with your buggy and it pushes like a freight train because the front wheels lock up? Ever wish you could easily adjust the brakes more to the rear so that you could pivot around tight corners? Schumacher has come up with a simple [...]
