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AKA 1:10 EVO Wheels and 1:10 Slingshot Tires
You probably know AKA from their 8th scale tires but they are making a big push into the 1:10 scale class with their new Evolution series wheels and tires. The big news is the use of an “L” shaped bead on their 10th scale Evo wheels. An “L” shaped bead is said to allow for a stronger bond and is commonly [...]
- 9/24/2013
- 9:33 am
- AKA
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
Pro-Line Custom Parts for Ty Tessmann
The good folks over at Pro-Line have released two pictures of custom parts they made up just for Ty Tessman to use at the IFMAR Worlds this week in California. Pro-Line has in-house manufacturing capability at their California headquarters, thus making it easy for them to whip up some uber parts for their factory hotshoes. Pictured are custom Pro-Line titanium [...]
- 9/24/2013
- 8:11 am
- miscellaneous
Pro-Line - By: Tim Mohr
Duratrax 400 Tire Giveaway – Round 3 Winners!
Our random comment picker has chosen the 25 comment’ers below as winners in Round 3 of the Duratrax Tire Giveaway! Not sure what giveaway we are talking about? Check the OFFICIAL DURATRAX 400 GIVEAWAY PAGE. Here is the list of the 25! You will all be contacted via Email in the next day or so. Congratulations! These are the comment names, yea [...]
Unboxing the Helion Criterion 2WD Buggy
We recently received the new 1/10th scale 2WD buggy from Helion called the Criterion. We have already been banging on it for the review, as well as checking out the speeds under the radar gun since they have been claiming it’s one of the fastest RTR buggys on the market. For now, enjoy the unboxing photos. #gallery-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-5 .gallery-item { float: [...]
THE Cub Report, 09.23.2013, Version- Man in the Box
Yes, even I run out of things to complain about, so here is a rather brief and uncharacteristically happy Cub Report. Brian won’t ever toot his own horn, so I do it for him from time to time. Numbers are doing great (thanks to You our readers), and have blown well past what we considered to be the “maximum” we would [...]
Hot Racing Aluminum Gear Box Cover for Vaterra Twin Hammers
Are you working on blinging out your Vaterra Twin Hammers? If so the crew at Hot Racing can get you one step closer with their new aluminum gear box cover. The gear box cover will certainly up your bling factor and comes with a screw on black cap. The part number for the Hot Racing gear box cover is #VTH3201, it [...]
RC4WD Gladiator Scale 1.9 Tires
For all you scaler guys, RC4WD just keeps on adding to their tire selection. Their latest are Gladiator Scale 1.9 Tires that should make a great addition to your scale rig. * Outer Diameter- 4.57″ * Inner Diameter- 1.8″ * Width- 1.64″ * Compound- Advanced X2 SS * Mounts on 1.9 size wheels * Weight- 2.9 oz each The part number for the RC4WD Gladiators is #Z-T0101 [...]
Unboxing – ARRMA Granite BLX
The first generation of vehicles from ARRMA went over rather well. As a whole, they were good bash machines, so good that the Granite won our 2wd Monster Truck Shootout and our “Bash Vehicle of the Year” in 2012. The latest machines from ARRMA are the brushless powered BLX line-up. Look below to see what it looks like when you crack [...]
Hop-Up Series Part #4 – Thunder Tiger MT-4 G3, Installing …
When you start hopping up your Thunder Tiger MT-4 G3 the single biggest change you can make to its looks is changing the body. This week we’ll be going over what it takes to put a new body on your big TT. Hit the “Read More” button to see what it takes to mount up a body and wing to the [...]
- 9/20/2013
- 4:42 pm
- miscellaneous
Pro-Line
Thunder Tiger - By: Tim Mohr
OOSpeed M.E.D.T. Drift Tire Changing Tool
Ever change a rear tire on a YZF450 with a large pair of straight slot screwdrivers? I have, and I can assure you it gets real ugly, real fast. Changing rc drift tires is no cakewalk either. Those hard drift tires just don’t like going on or coming off a rim. The guys over at OOSpeed must have changed a few drift [...]
- 9/20/2013
- 2:43 pm
- New Products
RC Drifting - By: Tim Mohr
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Kyosho iReceiver Wireless LAN Radio Control System
Kyosho has an interesting new product for the FPV crowd, their iReceiver Wireless LAN Radio System. What can you do with the iReceiver set-up? You can install an app on your smartphone (or tablet) and control your air or surface rc from it. You can also put the optional camera in your truck/boat/plane and drive/fly from an FPV perspective. The part [...]
- 9/20/2013
- 9:37 am
- Kyosho
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
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Unboxing – RC4WD Trail Finder 2 Truck Kit w/Mojave Body
As you can see by the pictures, we are in the midst of reviewing our very first RC4WD truck. This particular truck is the Trail Finder 2 with Mojave body and so far we are very impressed. The Trail Finder 2 comes with perhaps the best packaging we’ve seen, they make a real presentation out of all the parts in [...]
RPM Associated ProLite 4x4 & Thunder Tiger Sparrowhawk/Tomah…
If you’ve got an Associated ProLite 4×4 or Thunder Tiger Sparrowhawk/Tomahawk you will probably be interested in the latest front a-arms from our friends over at RPM. The new a-arms are designed to add strength and durability, letting you bash more and wrench less. Not only are the RPM arms more durable, but they are also manufactured to tighter tolerances, [...]
ASK Cub Reporter, 09.19.2013, Version- Gone Crazy, Be Back L…
“I have hpi racing remote and the wire (antenner) in body was cut and taped back. I replaced it with a new remote, but i was yold i could send it to hpi and u guys will fix for a certain price. I was wondering how to fix From my Android phone on T-Mobile. billy h” Cubby- Yo hey Billy, ummmmm, thanks for [...]
Hemistorm Visits the FG Headquarters for an Interview!
Our friends from Hemistorm recently posted a video Visiting the FG Factory (yes the high-end 5th scale stuff) – and had a chance to interview Mr. F. Gröschl. It’s subtitled for your convenience since these guys are over in Germany. Some interesting stuff, and worth checking out if you are into a little large scale industry stuff. Check the full [...]
