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Pro-Line at HobbyTown USA 2014
The folks over at Pro-Line Racing are huge supporters of the rc hobby and were out in full force at the HobbyTown USA Convention. Inside the PL room were able to take a look at some of their latest products including their new car/truck stands and the new kit version of the PRO-2 Buggy. As always, the Pro-Line crew was [...]
- 7/11/2014
- 9:40 am
- Hobby Town
Pro-Line - By: Tim Mohr
Firelands Group at the 2014 HobbyTown USA Convention
Firelands Group, which is primarily sold at HobbyTown USA stores, brought their “A game” this year showing a bunch of new products at the convention. Helion RC is Fireland’s surface line-up and they unveiled two new products at the show. The Impakt 12B is a new 1/12 scale buggy designed to be bash worthy, affordable, and fun. While being listed as [...]
- 7/11/2014
- 8:58 am
- Firelands Group
Hobby Town - By: Tim Mohr
RC4WD at the ’14 HobbyTown USA Convention
If you are hardcore into the crawling/scaling scene, you known exactly who RC4WD is, and we got the pleasure of hanging out with them yesterday. RC4WD wasn’t showing off any unannounced products at the show, but they did have a wide variety of trucks, wheels, and axles on display. After spending some face time with the RC4WD crew, we were [...]
- 7/10/2014
- 6:39 pm
- Hobby Town
RC4WD - By: Tim Mohr
HPI/Hot Bodies at the HobbyTown USA Convention
While it may seem that HPI/Hot Bodies has been a bit quiet the last couple of years, their room at the HobbyTown USA convention had multiple new vehicles on display. The newest model in the HPI/HB room was the spank’n new Ty Tessmann edition D8T Truggy. This new nitro truggy kit features new suspension geometry and various lightweight and aluminum upgrade [...]
- 7/10/2014
- 5:02 pm
- Hobby Town
HPI Racing - By: Tim Mohr
RPM Front Spindle Blocks for 2wd ECX Vehicles
Beef up your 2wd ECX with some new Front Spindles from RPM. The RPM spindles are molded from RPM’s uber plastic blend and were designed to be long lasting and trouble free. The RPM spindles also utilize larger bearings, a necessity for hardcore bashing. The RPM spindles have a part number of #73292, they are priced at $11, and they should [...]
2014 Hobbytown USA National Convention Coverage
The HobbyTown USA National Convention is going on right now in Lincoln Nebraska so we are firing up our show coverage. Later today and tomorrow we’ll be doing a series of posts to give you a taste of what it is like to attend their big show. The HobbyTown National Convention is where dealers from across the country gather once a [...]
- 7/10/2014
- 11:12 am
- Hobby Town
- By: Tim Mohr
ASK Cubby, 07.10.2014, Version- Ask Away, I Might Even Respo…
“Going Fast Hey Cubby I hope this ends up on Big Squid. I have saved up about 40 bucks to spend on go fast parts for my Rustler. Tell me, is 40 enough to even make a difference? Charlie T.” Cubby- Yo what’s up Charlie. Yes, your question has made the big-time, shoot us your snail mail for a free sticker pack. Is $40 [...]
TLR 22SCT 2.0 2WD Short Course Truck Race Kit
For all you short course truck fans, TLR has announced their new 22SCT 2.0. Of course the 2.0 version comes with a bunch of upgrades and changes to help make it faster, and easier to drive, than ever. * Bell crank steering rack * Generation II shocks * Improved body * Improved suspension geometry * Ball diff * Aluminum rear camber block, rear hexes, & ball [...]
- 7/10/2014
- 8:08 am
- Losi
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
Quad Fly Away? Track in Real Time with FlyTrex Live!
Hot off the presses via their blog, the guys over at FlyTrex have updated their GPS MultiRotor telemetry system to also provide live data feed straight to their website, making it the first ‘Black Box’ for quadcopters. FlyTrex Live uses a GSM (cell phone data) connection to transmit Speed, Location, Altitude, and Battery Voltage live directly to their website. What makes this [...]
Pro-Line Pro-2 Dirt Oval Modified: Part 2
Note – You can read Part 1 of this article right here. In part 1 of this series I took a brand new Pro-Line Pro-2 short course truck and converted it from the intended purpose of SCT to a dirt oval modified car. Since then the car has been completely finished and put through it’s paces on two race nights. Click [...]
TheToyz Colored Rotor Blade Sets for the Estes Proto X
While the Estes Proto X has been a massive seller, there just haven’t been many aftermarket parts for it. The crew over at TheToyz is out to change that, first off by offering three new Colored Rotor Blade Sets for the Estes. With color options that include red, yellow, and green, the new rotor sets are sure to help your [...]
We Have Winners in the Savox Giveaway
Did you enter our SAVOX giveaway? We were giving away a new SAVOX SC-1258TG Servo as well as their 12-in-1 Multi-Tool. You can read all about it at This Link. But if you didn’t enter, it’s too late. It’s over. Sorry. Here are the 5 winners that will be contacted for their shipping info: Cory Benway – Michigan Sander Benders – Netherlands Mijun [...]
MST: New RMX-D and Updated XXX-D Chassis
MST (Max Speed Technology) is no stranger to keeping things fresh – their onslaught of chassis continues with teasers for the all new RMX-D. This chassis sports a dual belt drive and gear driveshaft, similar to the d-like Sound Meister (essentially a badge engineered Team Magic E4D). It’s sure to be a hit with RWD drifters as it sports this [...]
- 7/9/2014
- 11:16 am
- RC Drifting
- By: Big Squid Staff
Himoto 1/10 Bowie Monster Truck at Asiatees Hobbies
The folks over at Asiatees Hobbies wanted us to let you know they now have the Himoto Bowie in stock. The Himoto Bowie is a 10th scale monster truck that comes RTR with either a brushed or a brushless powerplant. The brushless version goes for about $240, while the brushed version is priced at only $110. Want more details? Find [...]
- 7/9/2014
- 8:39 am
- miscellaneous
monster truck - By: Tim Mohr
STRC Titanium Screws & Aluminum Nuts for Associated B5
The good people over at ST Racing Concepts now have weight reducing Titanium Screws and Aluminum Lock Nut Kits for the Associated B5 and B5M buggies. These kits weigh about half as much as their stock counterparts and look a whole lot better to boot. The B5 screw/nut kit has a part number of #STCB5ti and they are priced at $32. [...]
