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Team C TC02C Evo 1/10 2WD Mid Motor Buggy
While it may be blazing hot outside right now, the indoor season is right around the corner. For all you guys headed indoors in a couple of months, Team C has announced their latest 1/10 2wd buggy called the TC02C Evo. The Evo is loaded with many popular features and comes in a mid motor configuration for high bite surfaces. Some [...]
- 7/21/2014
- 10:19 am
- miscellaneous
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
STRC Weight Reduction Kits for TLR 22 2.0 and 22-4
Want to shave some weight off your TLR 22 2.0 or 22-4? If so, the crew over at ST Racing Concepts have some new screw & nut weight reduction kits to put your buggy on a diet. The screws are made from titanium making them both strong and light, while aluminum nuts are used to shave even more weight. The [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ For the Weekend – Maximum Overdrive
When it comes to scale crawling hop-up discussion, over/underdrive gears never fail to confuse noobs. What does “overdrive” even mean? Will it hurt your truck? Click the “Read More” below to get the skinny on a mod that can help your Axial truck get its Billy Goat on.
- 7/18/2014
- 2:16 pm
- Axial
RC Rock Crawling
scale rc - By: Doug
Coming Soon – Graupner at Tower Hobbies
Graupner might not be the biggest name in the bashing community, but they have a long history in our hobby and most recently are best known for their touch screen battery chargers and transmitters. Last week at the HobbyTown USA Convention was the first time we were able to lay hands on their new products and we have to say [...]
- 7/18/2014
- 12:16 pm
- Hobbico
Industry News - By: Tim Mohr
T-Bone Racing Front Bumper for the Thunder Tiger eMTA
Tired of breaking front end parts on your Thunder Tiger eMTA? The crew over at T-Bone Racing have a new front bumper to soak up some of the abuse. Constructed from tough nylon, the TBR front bumper is made to take a beating and comes with a lifetime warranty. The part number is #58002, it is street priced at $36, and [...]
JConcepts Ultra Wheel Hexes for Associated B5/B5M
JConcepts has trick looking Ultra Wheel Hexes for the Team Associated B5/B5M. These 12mm wheel hexes are made from aluminum to help save weight. Available anodized in either blue or black, the JConcepts wheel hexes help boost your bling factor and are easy to install. The part number for the blue fronts is #2347-1, the fronts in black is #2347-2, the [...]
New 1/10 Scale Accessories From TheToyz
So you’ve got your trail rig tough as nails but you need the final touch, some scale accessories. Lucky for you the crew over at TheToyz has just announced three new 1/10 scale accessory sets. All three sets sport the realistic look you are after and are hand painted. The #TOYZ 335 set includes a pair of red fuel cans with [...]
ASK Cubby, 07.17.2014, Version- Questions Tougher than Beck …
“Child’s Crawler I am looking to get my 2 kids a crawler each I will also be buying 1 for myself. I was thinking a small one for them and a 1/10th for myself. Since I will be buying 3 price is a bit of a concern. Right now I have a Losi xxx-t but Losi`s have gotten hard to find [...]
Parrot Rolling Spider & Jumping Sumo Coming Soon to Horizon …
While Parrot might not be well known among hardcore rc hobbyists, they certainly make some interesting products. For the surface crowd they are known for two machines, the Rolling Spider and the Jumping Sumo. Both are capable of insane stunts and are controlled via the Bluetooth connection on your mobile device. The Spider and the Sumo are getting ready to hit [...]
- 7/17/2014
- 10:54 am
- Horizon
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
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Video – Going Big with Lee Martin, Mugen, and McDonalds
Everybody digs big air and McDonalds UK has just released a promotional video featuring a Mugen truggy going huge. To put their new sandwich on the map, McDonalds enlisted uber pro driver Lee Martin to jump some semi-trailers with a Chicken Legend strapped to the back of his truggy. Needless to say they certainly got our attention and it’s awesome [...]
FreqEsKinz – Axial Yeti Wrap
Do you have a Axial Yeti on the way? From the buzz, we are guessing you probably do! So if everyone on the planet has a new Yeti, how are you going to tell them apart? Our friends at FreqEsKinz have the answer! They now have a bunch of different styles/skinz to choose from that will fit that Yeti and [...]
Raging Rotors: Defying Gravity, or Lessons I Learned Flying …
Last week I made a giant step forward: I got myself an RC airplane. Thanks to Ares, their newer P-51 Mustang balances size and power for a nice package for an intermediate flyer. The big question remains: Am I an intermediate pilot? Find out and a few points I learned after the jump…
- 7/16/2014
- 3:43 pm
- Columns
RC Airplane - By: Big Squid Staff
Novak Self-Adjusting Wire Stripper and Cutter Tool
If you are an avid hobbyist, chances are you do a lot of solding on your cars and trucks. There is nothing like having the proper tool to get a job done right so the crew over at Novak have announced a Wire Stripper and Cutter Tool. Some of its features include- * Built in cutter * Comfortable handles * Blades automatically [...]
Team Associated B44.3 Factory Team Buggy Kit
The guys over at Team Associated have shot out a press release to let everyone know about the B44.3 buggy kit. The B44 series of 4wd buggies have been quite popular among the racing crowd, the latest version has received more updates to make it better than ever. The biggest news on the B44.3 is its aluminum chassis. The hard anodized [...]
- 7/16/2014
- 8:31 am
- New Products
Team Associated - By: Tim Mohr
Quadcopter Band Video
Everyone know’s I’m a sucker for automated drone stuff, and there is something about this video. It ‘looks legit’ yet part of me thinks, wow it would be tough to pull that off. That all being said, I’m pretty sure I’d pay to see this in real life as a small concert, or be able to buy the ‘drone band [...]
- 7/15/2014
- 6:13 pm
- rc helicopter
video - By: Brian
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