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Video – ARRMA Mega Series RTRs
To get you all pumped up for the arrival of their new Mega Series vehicles, ARRMA has released a video showcasing their abilities. The Mega Series are the most affordable in the ARRMA line-up, featuring brushed power and the same durable construction ARRMA is known for. We are told the Mega series vehicles will start shipping very soon, like in the [...]
Thunder Tiger Global Facebook Page Giveaway
In an effort to spread the word about their Facebook page, the folks over at Thunder Tiger Taiwan are doing a big giveaway. The winner gets a Desperado JR. OBL, a big (27″ long) brushless powered boat that has a street price around $250. Getting entered is super simple, just hit up This Link to head over the Thunder Tiger [...]
Gear Head 1.9 M-190 EZ-Loc Aluminum Wheels
There is nothing quite like a hot set of wheels to make your car/truck stand out, and that doesn’t matter if we are talking rc or your full size ride. The gang over at Gear Head RC have been regularly releasing highly detailed aluminum wheels for the scaling/trailing/crawling crowd and their latest is the 1.9 sized M-190 EZ-Loc. These are [...]
Product Spotlight – PPR Reptile Radio Wheel Grips
As you may of seen in some recent reviews, more and more stock/included radio transmitters have had hard plastic wheels. Seems that many companies are trying to save that $0.07 cents of foam that we all have become accustomed to, and we are not fans. So we got a hold of the folks at PPR RC Products, the guys that [...]
- 7/14/2014
- 2:48 pm
- Accessory Reviews
PPR RC - By: Brian
THE Cub Report, 07.14.2014, Version- Born and Bred to Rip an…
It amazes me how when every new RTR is announced there are a bunch of old school rc zealots that pop out of the woodwork and go into full idiot mode proclaiming its not worth buying unless it is a kit. Ok, so I understand that some people “like” kits, but to go into a full Chernobyl meltdown after each [...]
Coming Soon – AKA 7mm & 5.5mm Nut Driver
To make your life of wrenching a little easier, the crew over at AKA are teasing a nifty 2-n-1 Nut Driver. It fits the common 7 and 5.5mm nuts you are always wrenching on and was designed to save some space in your tool box. Hit up This Link to check out AKA’s official website. Get more AKA news Right Here [...]
Yokomo Toyota 86 SD Sport 1/10 Touring Car
It seems like every company is upping their game when it comes to scale realism, with their new Toyota 86 it looks like Yokomo is too. Trick wheels, scale realistic exhaust tips, windshield wipers, and rear view mirrors are sure to turn your buddies heads while out cruising the local bash spot. The Toyota 86 comes on Yokomo’s tough SD Sport [...]
- 7/14/2014
- 11:17 am
- miscellaneous
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
Horizon Hobby at 2014 HobbyTown USA Convention
Horizon Hobby came out swinging with multiple new products in their room, but arguably their biggest news hadn’t made it in time for the show. Horizon has just picked up the Parrot line of rc products, which were not on display but we are told should start shipping in September. If you are unfamiliar with Parrot, they are a big [...]
- 7/14/2014
- 9:04 am
- Hobby Town
Horizon - By: Tim Mohr
Hobbico/Great Planes at the ’14 HobbyTown USA Convention
What was new in the Great Planes room? A whole lot! Starting on the surface side, the Axial Yeti was in the room and getting tons of love. You’ve seen our review and soon you’ll be seeing them flying off the shelves of your LHS. There was also a sighting of the new ARRMA Typhon 8th scale buggy. It was cool to [...]
- 7/11/2014
- 11:45 pm
- Great Planes
Hobbico
Hobby Town - By: Tim Mohr
Viper RC Room at the HobbyTown Convention
To support the HobbyTown show, Viper RC had a room to show dealers their complete line-up of brushless equipment and their new Xpert line of servos. We were lucky enough to get a hold of Nick from Viper to give us the tour, and we learning a lot about the design philosophy that Viper uses on their products. The crew [...]
- 7/11/2014
- 8:53 pm
- Hobby Town
Viper RC - By: Tim Mohr
Subaru Commercial – RC on TV!
The newest Subaru commercial, which for some reason I can’t find a link to online, has a good amount of RC footage in it. Thanks to BigTime in the comments, here’s the video!It starts off showing a completely trashed rc buggy, like it was reviewed at Big Squid or something. The dad picks it up, and the kid asks if [...]
HRP Distributing Room, HobbyTown USA Convention ’14
HRP Distributing is one of the biggest distributors of hobby products here in the states, so we dropped by their room at the HobbyTown USA Convention to take a look around. On the air side of things, we found out that HRP now distributes Hubsan and Walkera quadcopter/drones. If you are a local hobby shop looking for a good source of [...]
- 7/11/2014
- 3:14 pm
- Hobby Town
HRP Distributing - By: Tim Mohr
Everybody’s Scalin’ For the Weekend – Gate Crashers
Bashing your scale truck is a ton of fun, but have you ever thought about competing with it? Any form of competition can be intimidating but you may be surprised at how much you enjoy it if you just give it a try! If you’ve ever thought about taking that new Axial Deadbolt or SCX10 to a comp but weren’t [...]
- 7/11/2014
- 1:00 pm
- RC Rock Crawling
scale rc - By: Doug
Hitec Booth, 2014 HobbyTown USA Convention
The big news in the Hitec booth was their new Lynx 4S. This is the first surface transmitter Hitec has put out in quite some time, and this was the first chance we’ve been able to lay our hands on it. The ergonomics on the 4S were very nice, it had a nice weight distribution, high quality foam on the [...]
- 7/11/2014
- 11:40 am
- Hitec
Hobby Town - By: Tim Mohr
Killerbody RC at the HobbyTown USA Convention
The crew from Killerbody RC was located in the main show area and had a bunch of new bodies on display. Perhaps the most impressive new product in the Killerbody line-up was their new Alfa Romeo body for the Traxxas XO-1 (the first two pictures in the gallery below). Body choices are pretty slim for the XO-1, so the big Alfa [...]
- 7/11/2014
- 10:33 am
- Hobby Town
Killer Body RC
Killerbody - By: Tim Mohr
