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PROTOform Satin Black Car Stand
Need a new car stand for your touring car or 12th scale pan car? The fine folks over at PROTOform have announced their latest and it looks pretty trick. Made from a tough alloy and power coated black, it makes your car easier to wrench on while making your pit spot look sano. Four rubber grommets are used to keep [...]
New Boom Racing Scale Accessories at AsiaTees Hobbies
In case you didn’t get the memo, adding scale accessories to your rig or doing up a righteous scale garage has been a thing for a while now. You’ve probably seen the pictures of Axial G6 type trucks with all sorts of scale accessories mounted on them or pictures of small scale garages that look exactly like their full scale [...]
ASK Cub Reporter, 07.24.2014, Version- New Questions, Old An…
“U guys should make a video with a ton of rc cars and have a race From Michael J on his iPod” Cubby- Yo Mikey J on your iPod, thanks for shoot’n me an email. So… you want us to make a video with exactly one ton of rc cars racing. Ok, I’ll entertain the idea, so lets do some math. Let’s assume [...]
Pro-Line Trifecta 1:8 Rear Buggy Wing
Pro-Line has a new Trifecta Wing for your 8th scale buggy or truggy. The Trifecta was designed for three things – performance, style, and durability. The futuristic design uses large center fins to add stability while dimples are used to create a “golf ball” aerodynamic effect to increase low speed downforce. The part number for yellow is #6249-02, black is [...]
Unboxing – ARRMA Mega Series Granite Monster Truck
Have you heard about the new Mega Series from ARRMA? If not, it is their most affordable line-up of vehicles with prices starting at $159. We recently received one of the Mega Series Granite Monster Trucks for review and took some pictures so you can see exactly what it looks like when you open the box for the first time. [...]
New Carisma Models Headed to the USA
All you Carisma fans will be happy to hear that 3 new models are now available here in the states. The first new model is the M40S Volkswagen Golf 24. This is a 1/10th scale 4wd RTR that comes on the durable M40S platform. Some of its features and specifications include- * Street price $169 * Wheelbase- 10″ * Length- 14.7″ * Track width- 7.2″ * [...]
- 7/23/2014
- 12:19 pm
- Carisma
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
New Car Stands from Pro-Line Racing
A good pit stand makes your car easier to wrench on and can make it look tricker when in the pits. Some of the latest to hit the market are from our friends over at Pro-Line. The new motocross inspired stands from Pro-Line are powder-coated blue and made from a tough alloy. They are made right here in the good [...]
New Pictures – HPI Crawler King 1973 Ford Bronco
First shown at the Nuremburg Toy Fair, then recently seen again at the HobbyTown USA Convention, the HPI Crawler King ’73 Ford Bronco is getting close to its September release date. With its release date right around the corner HPI has released some pictures and information to wet your appetite. The retro schemed ’73 Bronco is made for rock crawling and [...]
- 7/23/2014
- 9:42 am
- HPI Racing
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
Pro-Line PRO-2 Aluminum Steering Rack
You can never have a tough enough truck, nor can you have enough bling. The new PRO-2 Aluminum Steering Rack from Pro-Line does both. Made from aluminum with a carbon fiber steering link, it has both the bling and toughness you are after. The rack comes with bearings for silky smooth performance, while an eliminated servo saver helps to give [...]
Thunder Tiger e-MTA G2 1/8 Monster Truck
Some have dubbed 2014 as “The year of the monster truck!” and it would be hard to argue otherwise. What is the latest monster truck to be announced? The Thunder Tiger e-MTA G2. The e-MTA G2 uses elements from the first generation of e-MTA plus it has some new additions. The change that strikes out the most is its shocks. They [...]
- 7/22/2014
- 4:40 pm
- New Products
Thunder Tiger - By: Tim Mohr
Colored Canopies for the Estes Proto-X from TheToyz
If you’ve ever flown a bunch of Estes Proto-Xs at the same time then you already know how hard it is to tell them apart. On the same note, if you are a big fan of the Proto-X then you know there just aren’t many aftermarket upgrades available either. Lucky for you TheToyz are big fans of the Proto-X and have [...]
- 7/22/2014
- 10:23 am
- miscellaneous
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
RC4WD Dick Cepek Fun Country 1.55” Scale Tires
The latest set of 1.55″ sized tires from RC4WD are Dick Cepek Fun Countrys. These are officially licensed by Dick Cepek and are molded from RC4WD’s super soft and super sticky X2 SS rubber compound. Not only should these tires give you the uber scale look everyone is after, but should also provide plenty of traction while out on the [...]
Blade 200QX Quadcopter Review
Blade 200QX Quadcopter by Horizon Hobby – ReviewIn a RC World where quadcopters are becoming THE thing to pilot, Blade Helicopters took the popular 350QX platform and shrank it. Luckily, there was no movie starring Rick Moranis, but I did get the opportunity to give the 200QX Quadcopter a good test and you can see my thoughts on the aircraft after the jump…
- 7/21/2014
- 6:40 pm
- rc helicopter
Reviews - By: Big Squid Staff
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PR Racing SB401 1/10 4wd Off Road Buggy
What’s new over at PR Racing? The 1/10 scale SB401 4wd buggy kit. The SB401 is PR’s first 4wd 10th scale buggy and was designed to be ultra-adjustable to suit a wide variety of conditions. Some of its highlights include- * Aluminum 12.75mm big bore shocks * Carbon fiber towers and top deck * Can use shorty or saddle packs * Hard anodized aluminum [...]
- 7/21/2014
- 5:21 pm
- miscellaneous
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
THE Cub Report, 07.21.2014, Version- President & Founder Tow…
The other day I was on the phone complaining about the high prices of dry cleaning to Brian. I told him how every towel roughly costs $3 a piece to have cleaned and how that was just getting to be outrageous (which it is)! He commented on how he had never heard of “dry clean only towels” before and that [...]
