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MaxAmps Battery Unboxing Video
Well, here is something we don’t do everyday, and unboxing VIDEO. On top of that, it’s a BATTERY unboxing video! Why in the world would we do that? Well, we aren’t going to spoil this one, you’ll need to watch and see for yourself. Dont’ worry.. it’s short.Hit THIS link for more information on the official MaxAmps website. Looking for [...]
New Micro RS4 Subaru WRX STI RTRs from HPI Racing
First shown at the Nuremburg show, the new Bucky Lasek and Sverre Isachsen Edition HPI Racing Micro-RS4 Subaru WRX STIs are getting close to hitting the market. These feature highly detailed bodies with some sweet Global Rallycross livery for a trick look. Under the hood they sit on the tried and true Micro RS4 platform that is known for good [...]
- 6/25/2014
- 2:44 pm
- HPI Racing
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
Unboxing – Losi Mini 8IGHT-T Truggy
A few weeks ago during our California Road Trip we first got the chance to pull trigger time on the latest mini from Losi, the Mini 8IGHT-T Truggy. We had a blast driving it around with the Losi crew and couldn’t wait to get our hands on one for a full review. When we did get our review truck we took [...]
Raging Rotors: The FAA, FPV, and You!
As of June 25th, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released their interpretation of special aircraft and first person view (FPV) flight. Above you can see a few of their guidelines, and you can see more on what is or isn’t considered hobby/recreational flight by Reading More…
- 6/25/2014
- 10:21 am
- Columns
rc helicopter - By: Big Squid Staff
Kyosho FO-XX Electric & Nitro 1/8 4WD Readysets
Well look at what Kyosho has on the way, the FO-XX 1/8 4WD mud basher. The FO-XX will be available two ways, electric driven with brushless power, or with a powerful nitro engine. Based off the Mad Force platform, the Kyosho FO-XX is a big truck that should be a lot of fun to explode your local mud pit with. [...]
- 6/25/2014
- 8:44 am
- Kyosho
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
Raging Rotors Product Spotlight: Flytrex Core V2 Mulitrotor …
After my previous article talking about Flytrex Core V2 Multirotor Flight Recorder, my email BLEW UP asking for more! I quickly got my hands on the latest shipment and was able to unbox (or unbag, really), install, and test out this neat chip on my Blade 350QX. Check out the unboxing pics and my experience with it by Reading More…
- 6/24/2014
- 2:51 pm
- Mini Review
New Products
rc helicopter - By: Big Squid Staff
TrakPower 7.4V 90C 5800mAh Square LiPo
Square LiPo Packs are becoming more common in the 10th scale buggy scene and TrakPower has a new pack for that application. You see, square packs are advantageous because they have less connections than saddle packs and because they help provide optimal weight distribution. For power, the new TrakPower square LiPo features a 90C discharge rate and is rated at [...]
How To – Going Fast with the ECX 4WD Circuit
While we’ve had a fantastic time bashing the ECX 4WD Circuit at the local park, it does come with brushed power that isn’t very fast. Like most people, we are always longing for more speed, therefore we decided to do a few modifications to see what it would take to break the speed limit. Hit the READ MORE to see [...]
- 6/24/2014
- 10:24 am
- ECX
Featured Posts
Projects - By: Tim Mohr
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Gear Head RC Trail Pod LED Light Bars
Gear Head RC keeps on expanding their light bar line-up with their new Trail Pod LED Light Bars. These feature two ultra-bright LEDs in a low-profile Delrin housing for a proper scale look. Totally waterproof, you don’t have to worry about avoiding big mud holes, and they were designed to run off of 4.5 to 6 volts. * Available in [...]
New T-Shirts for Him and Her from Pro-Line
You clean and bling-out your truck so it looks good at the local bash spot every weekend, why shouldn’t you look good too? Pro-Line has announced 5 new shirts to bling-out you and your girlfriend. Available in a wide variety of sizes, the new Pro-Line shirts are a good way of showing the world you are into rc. All the [...]
- 6/23/2014
- 3:58 pm
- New Products
Pro-Line
shirt - By: Tim Mohr
Axial Yeti Review – A Rock Racing Beast – With Video
There has been a good amount of new vehicle releases lately, but I don’t believe there has been a vehicle released in the last 2 years that has received as much hype as the Axial Yeti! Heck, we posted 3/4 of a picture of the thing, with a link to where you could pre-order, and not only did we receive [...]
- 6/23/2014
- 11:00 am
- Axial
Car & Truck Reviews
Featured Posts - By: Brian
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Reedy 2100mAh 7.4V RX/TX LiPo Battery
The fine folks over at Reedy have announced a versatile 2S LiPo for receiver pack and transmitter applications. Highlights include a 2C charge rate to keep charge times down and a JST-XH balance plug to work with a wide variety of chargers. * Voltage- 7.4 (2S) * Capacity- 2100mAh * Size- 86.5 x 30.5 x 16.5mm * Max. Charge Rate- 4.2A (2C) * Weight- 88g The [...]
THE Cub Report, 06.23.2014, Version- Tractiongate ’14
Last week our wonderful sanctioning body put out a press release (of sorts) concerning traction control at their races. Here is their PR where they state anyone caught using it gets a 5 year insta-ban… “The ROAR Executive Committee has decided on a 5 year Suspension from ROAR events for any infractions of rule 5.2.3 The use of traction control sensing [...]
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - How Does the Summit Fi…
Note – Yes, I know there was a huge Axial announcement this week. You’ll hear PLENTY about it very soon on BigSquidRC. 🙂 It’s no secret that the crawling community is hard on Traxxas (then again, isn’t everyone these days?). Many hardcores have long felt slighted by the Big T. Suffice it to say, when discussion on the trail inevitably turns [...]
- 6/20/2014
- 1:05 pm
- RC Rock Crawling
scale rc
Traxxas Summit - By: Doug
New Electron and LockDown Buggy Tires from Pro-Line
Pro-Line has announced several new tires for your racing/bashing pleasure. First up are several new Electron VTR 2.4″ buggy front tires. There are four new sets of these available- M4 and MC compound for both 2wd and 4wd 1/10 buggies. These are all priced at $20 per pair. For the 8th scale buggy crowd, Pro-Line has announced a bunch of [...]
- 6/20/2014
- 12:16 pm
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Tim Mohr
