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Dromida Aluminum Drivetrain Kit
Looking to beef up the drivetrain on your Dromida 18th scaler? Well you are in luck with Dromida’s Aluminum Drivetrain Kit. The kit comes with everything you need to bulletproof your drivetrain, and it does so in style with blue anodizing. The kit includes- * Spur gear with o-rings & springs * Center drive shaft * Four dog bones * Four axles The part [...]
Sneak Peak – Pro-Line Big Joe II 2.2″ Tires
Our friends over at Pro-Line have released a few “sneak peak” pictures of their new Big Joe II 2.2″ tires. The Big Joe II 2.2s are made to fit trucks like the HPI Savage XS Flux and the 16th scale Traxxas Summit. These should make a nice option for all you mini monster truck drivers looking for more traction. More [...]
- 3/19/2014
- 9:12 am
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Tim Mohr
Product Spotlight – Model Aero Drifter
While at E-Fest a few weeks ago we walked by the Model Aero booth and their Drifter caught out attention. The Drifter is certainly something different than what we normally drive, so we picked one up. The Model Aero Drifter is made mostly from 6 mm Depron foam and takes a couple of evenings to glue together. It is just a [...]
- 3/18/2014
- 5:09 pm
- Mini Review
miscellaneous - By: Tim Mohr
Pro-Line Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon Body for Monster Tr…
You are reading the end of that title correctly. Pro-Line has snuck us a exclusive peak at their upcoming Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon Body that’s Monster Truck size! Were talking T-Maxx, Revo, Savage size trucks. Awesome right? The part number for the Jeep body is #3405-00, and while we don’t have an official street price, it’s safe to guess the [...]
- 3/18/2014
- 1:19 pm
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Brian
Kyosho 1/8 Psycho Kruiser Monster Truck ReadySet
First shown at the Nurnberg Toy Fair, Kyosho has now released full information on their 8th Scale Psycho Kruiser Monster Truck. The Psycho Kruiser is based off Kyosho’s popular Inferno platform and utilizes a long alloy chassis and 3 gear differentials. Long travel shocks are used to soak up big jumps, and a 6S LiPo capable brushless system makes sure [...]
- 3/18/2014
- 1:02 pm
- Kyosho
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
AsiaTees March Leopard Brushless Giveaway
Each month the crew over at AsiaTees.com does a product giveaway for their customers. This month AsiaTees is giving away a Leopard Brushless Combo. The combo consists of one motor, one ESC and one program card, all from Leopard Hobby. To find out what it takes to win simply hit up This Link over on the AsiaTees website. Click Here to [...]
Replay XD1080 Mini Camera System
RePlay has announced a new Action Camera to capture all those crazy bashing antics of yours, the XD1080 Mini. The 1080 Mini comes in the ultra small XD720 chassis (24 x 85mm), yet can record in full 1080p at 30 frames per second. When recording in 720 it can do 60 frames per second and it comes with 3 different [...]
March Bash-ness 2014! Selection round.
[Update: The Selection round is now over. Thank you everyone that nominated and entered the Pro-Line Trenchers giveaway. Give us a bit to crunch all the numbers and keep an eye on the front page for the first round of voting for March Bash-ness 2014!] Middle of March? Spring just around the corner? That means one thing. It’s time for Big [...]
Gear Head 1.9 BTR TT Beadlock Wheels
The folks over at Gear Head have announced some new BTR TT 1.9″ aluminum wheels for your scale rig. The 1.9s are officially licensed by BTR and are CNC machined from 6061-T6 aluminum. The BTR 1.9s come with black anodized beadlock rings to add to the scale authenticity. * Weight- 3.1 oz * Size- 1.9″ * Width- 1.15″ * 12mm hex * Made in the [...]
Going Fast – 70 MPH ARRMA Raider BLX
When we read that ARRMA RC was putting on a Beat The Speed Video Contest we decided to give our own ARRMA Raider BLX test buggy a go. We wanted to see if we could go fast enough to beat their speed. The first thing we did was hand the Raider BLX to our resident high speed specialist, DWayne Buchannon from [...]
RC4WD Revolution 1.9 Beadlock Wheels
RC4WD has a trick new set of aluminum wheels called Revolution. The Revolution wheels are 1.9 sized and have a unique design where you can personalize them with different colored trim rings. The trim rims are included and come in red, blue, black and white. * Weight- 2.57oz * 12mm hex * Outer diameter- 1.9″ * Width- 1.02″ The part number is Z-W0168, a set [...]
- 3/17/2014
- 12:13 pm
- New Products
RC4WD - By: Tim Mohr
THE Cub Report, 03.17.2014, Version- Me & Ma Bell
A few days ago when getting home from a long trip, I noticed something on my front doorstep. I noticed it was a big plastic bag, and I was hoping it was not was not what I suspected it to be. I stopped my car and hopped out to investigate, and sure enough it turned out to be what I [...]
New Offsets for DE Racing SpeedLine Wheels
The crew over at DE Racing have announced new offsets for their Speedline series wheels. The offsets allow multiple new vehicles to be dialed with DE wheels. The new wheels fit- * TLR 22-4 front * Kyosho Laser ZX-5 front * Durango DEX210 front & rear * Durango DEX410 front & rear (also fits XRay XB4) The initial production run offers both white and [...]
Unboxing – Carisma M48S Porsche 959 Rally
Ever since we first laid eyes on the Carisma M48S Porsche 959 Rally Car, we’ve been biting at the bit to get our hands on one. Well, we finally got one in at the BSRC Bash Compound, and today we are posting unboxing pictures so you can see exactly what it looks like when you crack the box open. In hand, [...]
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - Gimme a Scale SCT, PLS…
When I got started in the hobby (a little over 20 years ago) all’s I ever wanted to do was race. I remember when I first found out that hobby grade r/c cars existed. I had a sweet new Nikko Black Thunder that I was all about, so when my dad heard from a friend there was a local “radio [...]
