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Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - Rebuilding a Hitec 564…
Crawling/scaling can be really hard on servos. Not only are they expected to turn heavy, weighted tires on unforgiving rock, but most of the time there is no servo saver attached. Yep, direct horns are the only way most crawlers roll (versus using a saver that will give) leaving the servo unprotected to absorb the brunt of what’s thrown at [...]
Team Orion VST2 Pro 550 4.0T Brushless Motor for Short Cours…
Team Orion has announced a new 550 sized VST2 4 Turn Brushless Motor for short course trucks. This 2 pole motor is rated at 5100kV and is stated to put out 950 watts of power. Efficiency is stated to be 92% and it comes with a 5mm output shaft. Dual sensor ports make for an easier install, while vents in [...]
Review - Tower Hobbies Cutback 4WD Brushless Short Course Tr…
THE Tower Hobbies Cutback SCT ReviewThe Dallas Cowboys are “America’s Football Team”, just like Tower Hobbies could be considered “America’s Hobby Shop”. While Tower is certainly known more for being a mail order Goliath than being a truck manufacturer, they do have a new 4wd Short Course Truck on the market called the Cutback. How does it handle? Is it [...]
- 10/24/2014
- 1:17 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
Tower Hobbies - By: Cubby
Pro-Line Black F-11 2.8″ Wheels with 17mm Hex
Are you one of those hardcore bashers that have converted your Traxxas Stampede 4×4 over to 17mm hexes? If so you can rejoice, Pro-Line is now making their very trick F-11 wheels with a 17mm hex. These are priced at just $11 per pair, have a part number of #2755-03, and you can click Right Here for full details over [...]
- 10/24/2014
- 9:07 am
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Tim Mohr
RC4WD Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ SC Tires
RC4WD is bring’n the scale realism to short course trucks with their new Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ Tires. Officially licensed by Mickey Thompson, these should help you have the most scale realistic SCT truck at your local bash spot. Designed to fit popular 2.2″/3.0″ SCT wheels, they are molded in RC4WD’s super soft/sticky X2SS rubber compound. Pricing is $24 per [...]
- 10/24/2014
- 7:52 am
- New Products
RC4WD - By: Tim Mohr
Unboxing: Ares Advantage Ethos HD and FPV from Firelands Gro…
Two more players enter the field of the quadcopter market: the Ares Advantage Series Ethos FPV and Ethos HD from the Firelands Group. Both of these quadcopters are identical aircraft wise, but the camera setups are different. The Ethos FPV comes with a full First-Person View setup including viewscreen and transmitter/receiver system. The Ethos HD has no FPV capabilities but carries an 1080p video camera to [...]
- 10/23/2014
- 10:05 pm
- Ares RC
rc helicopter
Unboxing - By: Big Squid Staff
Pro-Line Sand Paw 2.8″ Now Available Pre-Mounted
For sand, mud, snow, or hydroplaning, Pro-Line Sand Paw tires are the best on the market for getting traction. Now Pro-Line is offering their Traxxas 2.8″ sized Sand Paws pre-mounted. This not only saves you the trouble of gluing up a set of tires, but also gets you bashing in the fastest time possible. The 2.8 Sand Paws come on black [...]
- 10/23/2014
- 7:04 pm
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Tim Mohr
Big Team C Sale at HRP Oktoberfest
Just in time for indoor season, HRP is a having a huge sale on Team C products. During their Oktoberfest Sale you can get some pretty big savings on just the type of products that you would be racing indoors, or bashing outside. For example, the latest high-zoot 1/10th 2wd buggy from Team C is the mid-motored TC02C Evo. They [...]
- 10/23/2014
- 5:11 pm
- HRP Distributing
miscellaneous - By: Tim Mohr
Video – 5th Scale Monster Truck Speed Run Gone Wrong
What happens when you combine cold/slick conditions with speed running a Castle Creations brushless powered 5th scale monster truck on 8S LiPo? Check out the video below to find out. Our own Craig “The Crazy Ramp Builder Guy” recently took his Redcat 5th scale monster truck out for some top speed runs and I can assure you nothing good becomes [...]
- 10/23/2014
- 3:58 pm
- miscellaneous
video - By: Tim Mohr
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Product Spotlight - Bob Smith Industries Ultra-Cure Tire Glu…
No doubt there are about a million different tire glues on the market. The latest and greatest is Ultra-Cure from Bob Smith Industries. We recently got a chance to try some and this is what we found out- * Some of our testers like super thin glue but the sample we received was medium, intended to set in 5 to 10 [...]
- 10/23/2014
- 2:29 pm
- Accessory Reviews
Mini Review - By: Tim Mohr
Axial Racing – Wraith Spawn Rock Racer
Axial has given the go ahead to talk about the new Axial Racing Wraith Spawn Rock Racer. Besides the Axial standard of plenty of licensed parts, they have continued to update and refine the already proven Wraith platform. Axial continues to drive towards more waterproofing, and with winter coming up, we know that’s an important box to check off. The [...]
ASK Cubby, 10.23.2014, Version- Never Ending Questions, Need…
“Proline Pro-MT Hey there Big Squid crew, I just wanted to thank you for the review on the Pro-MT. I’ve never owned a 2WD RC and had been eying the Proline Pro 2 SCB but, I pre ordered one of these babies. I wanted something low maintenance to have fun with perhaps take to the local track. I know a monster truck [...]
JConcepts Smoothies 2.4″ Off-Road Slick Tires
Ever spend hours grinding all the ribs/knobbies off a set of tires with a Dremel tool? At certain tracks that is the “hot set-up” for maximum traction. The crew over at JConcepts has now taken all the mess and wasted time out of the equation by announcing their new Smoothie tires. Smoothies are designed to fit 1/10th scale buggies running [...]
The Truth About Waterproofing Guide by Axial Racing
The good folks over at Axial Racing recently posted a very detailed explanation of exactly what the term “waterproof” is. Some hobbyists might think that waterproof means you can just throw your truck into a swimming pool without worry, but that is not the case. The Axial crew took the time to explain, in depth, exactly what water does to [...]
New Wearables, Decals, and Pit Towels from Pro-Line
Pro-Line has announced a bunch of new accessories to show the world you are into rc. First up is their old school Legacy Trucker Snapback Hat. The Snapback is one size fits most and is priced at $16. To clean up that messy pit area of yours, PL also has new Micro Fiber Pit Towels. These high-end towels come in pairs and [...]
- 10/22/2014
- 10:36 pm
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Tim Mohr
