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Serpent Spyder SCT-2 2wd Short Course Truck
If you are serious about 2wd short course you’ll want to take a look at the new SCT-2 from Serpent. The SCT-2 is Serpent’s first short course truck and was designed by Billy Easton. It comes with durable bumpers, lexan plates in the side-guards for more stability while jumping, and comes in a rear motor configuration. The kit is scheduled [...]
- 2/13/2014
- 10:39 am
- New Products
Serpent - By: Tim Mohr
Dynamite Prophet Sport Duo LiPo/NiMH 50W x2
The new Prophet Sport Duo from Dynamite is an affordable two channel battery charger. The latest in the Prophet series of chargers can charge at up to 6 amps (50 watts) on each of its channels and has a maximum cell count of 6S. * Rugged and compact design * Includes banana to EC3 adapters * Adjustable current 0.1A-6.0A * 5 year warranty * [...]
Sneak Peak – Pro-Line IROK Swamper SC Tires
We just got our hands on a sneak peak shot of what looks like Pro-Line IROK Swamper Short Course Tires. Interesting to see this sort of tread on a SC tire, but from a bashing point a view, bring them on! I imagine we could find some good terrain to make use of these for sure! Who else see’s these [...]
Corvette Museum Sink Hole Quadcopter Video
Check out the video of the Corvette Museum sink hole from a quadcopter camera. Not the best flying in the world, but still cool to see how deep inside this thing is, and how scary the rest is. No way you’d catch us standing nearly that close to the edge knowing there’s nothing under most of that floor. Need [...]
Sneak Peak – Pro-Line 1981 Ford Bronco Body
Short course trucks are still all the rage and now our friends over at Pro-Line are teasing a pretty cool looking 1981 Ford Bronco body. I know several of the members of the BigSquidRC Bash Crew are burnt out on a tradition truck body, they are stoked to see something a little different. We will pass along more information when [...]
Atomik 550 Sensored Brushless Motor Combos
If you have a 4×4 short course truck and are looking for an affordable (and sensored) brushless system, the crew over at Atomik RC have a pair of new brushless combos for you. The combos come with a 120 amp ESC and either a RED sensored 550 sized 4.5 (4400kV) turn motor or a 7.5 (2650kV). * ESC ($119) and motor [...]
Axial Deadbolt Mega Truck Conversion: Part 2
Note – To see Part 1 of this build CLICK HERE Last week I started converting our stock Axial Deadbolt to a full blown mega/monster truck with help from a CPE Barbarian chassis. In part 2 I’m detailing what parts I changed from the stock setup, offering initial testing impressions, and showing off what body I’m going to top the truck [...]
- 2/12/2014
- 10:13 am
- Axial
Projects
RC Monster Truck
scale rc - By: Doug
Viper RC Announces Line of Xpert Servos
The crew over at Viper RC Solutions have announced they are now distributing the Xpert RC line of servos here in the USA. Xpert servos are designed for precision and quality, and have been proven winners in the hands of drivers like European Champion Lee Martin. All the servos in the Xpert line are brushless, making them highly efficient, low power [...]
- 2/12/2014
- 8:47 am
- New Products
Viper RC - By: Tim Mohr
New Look for the HPI Sprint 2 Flux RTR
Maybe you’ve never owned an HPI Sprint 2 before, but many people have. Those that have know it is a durable, and fun, on-road machine. HPI has announced their latest version of the Sprint 2, a BMW M3. The Bimmer comes in bright orange and is motivated by a 5900kV Flux brushless system. Street price is estimated to be right [...]
- 2/11/2014
- 3:46 pm
- HPI Racing
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
Thunder Tiger Voyager III Sailboat
With spring nearly here, Thunder Tiger has announced a new sailboat for your boating enjoyment. The Voyager III is a fairly large boat with an overall height of over 5 feet, and its large sails should catch plenty of wind. When not on the water, its scale looks are sure to attract a lot of attention in your rc room. * [...]
- 2/11/2014
- 2:49 pm
- New Products
RC Boats
Thunder Tiger - By: Tim Mohr
Pro-Line Valentines Winners
We have our winners in the Pro-Line Valentines Giveaway!! We had a great response, and thank you to everyone that entered! It shows us you like these giveaways, and we need to keep doing them. Special thanks to Pro-Line for supporting the giveaway. Make sure to go visit their page for more great products! The Big winner is Jeff [...]
Renault Kwid Concept Car with Quadcopter
Recently spotted this video of the new Renault Concept Car called the Kwid. The interesting thing about the video is that it uses a quadcopter to show off the smooth lines, and the interior of this futuristic concept vehicle. Not sure what we think of the look of the Renault, but the fact that it apparently will come with a [...]
Nitro & Electric Kyosho 1:8 Inferno Ferrari 458
For all you Ferrari fans out there Kyosho has announced a pair or new on-road cars. The new Inferno Ferrari 458 comes two ways, electric with Orion brushless power, or nitro powered by a .25 cubic inch Kyosho KE25 engine. Both come as Readysets, assembled with 2.4GHz radio systems and metal gear servos. The Electric Powered Version has a part [...]
- 2/11/2014
- 8:47 am
- Kyosho
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
Hobbico PulseTec Battery Chargers
Our friends from Hobbico showed a new line-up of battery chargers at the Toy Fair in Germany a couple of weeks ago. The new line is called PulseTec and there were three different models on display. The 2006D pictured above is a dual port charger capable of 100 watts of power per channel. PulseTec also has a touch screen model, the [...]
THE Cub Report, 01.10.2014, Version- What Goes Up, Must Come…
What is going on at Traxxas? I suppose if you are a consumer all you notice is that their RTRs are still on the shelves and your LHS still has a-arms in stock, but we (and other industry types) tend to notice other things. Like… I haven’t seen hide nor hair of Traxxas during any of the AMA Supercross broadcasts [...]
