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JR Ninja 400MR 3D Quadcopter
While most quads are designed to either learn to fly with or to take videos, the Ninja 400MR from JR is made for “Holy Cow!” performance. The Ninja is an aerobatic 3D quadcopter that is capable of high speeds and crazy air maneuvers. Its fixed pitch propellers were designed to reverse direction quickly, giving it agility that most other quads [...]
- 1/28/2015
- 10:19 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Thunder Tiger K-ROCK MT4 G5 Monster Truck
The G3 line of bashers have become quite legendary, that’s why our ears perked up when Thunder Tiger announced their new K-Rock MT4 G5. The G5 is a big nasty 1/8 scale monster truck that comes stock with an On-Board Sound System. Of course brushless power is under the hood provided by a 2000kV motor and BLC-150C ESC. A Cougar [...]
- 1/28/2015
- 10:18 am
- Featured Posts
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
Losi Gasoline Powers the 8IGHT Buggy and 8IGHT-T Truggy
New from Losi are Gasoline Powered versions of their 1/8th scale 8IGHT-T truggy and 8IGHT buggy. Both models come with a powerful Dynamite 5.1cc gasoline and AVC stability control. To make starting even easier, a Losi starter box comes with both units. A Spektrum 2.4GHz radio is supplied, while waterproof electronics are great for the bashing crowd. The part number for [...]
- 1/28/2015
- 7:55 am
- Featured Posts
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
Drift Itch – The Evolution of the RC drift chassis
OK kids gather round cuz it’s story time. Back in the early days when RC drift was in its infancy, guys were cutting down ABS pipe and using them for tires on converted touring car chassis to get their slide on. I myself started on a RC10 TC3. Man it was a great car, super tough and with a front [...]
- 1/27/2015
- 3:00 pm
- RC Drifting
scale rc - By: Evol
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SSD RC Titanium Steering Links for Axial Wraith & AX10
New from SSD RC are Titanium Steering Links for Axial’s Wraith and AX10. Titanium is both light and strong (not to mention trick) and SSD’s link can help beef up the steering on your Axial. Each steering link kit comes with a steering and drag link along with durable plastic rod ends with metal balls. The part number for the [...]
- 1/27/2015
- 2:50 pm
- New Products
RC Rock Crawling - By: Tim Mohr
T-Bone Racing Body Fins for the Axial Yeti
Ever go sliding down the road on your lid at 50+ mph? Yup, us too, and that type of thing can ruin a body real quick. The guys at T-Bone Racing have come up with Body Fins to protect the roof of your Axial Yeti. The Body fins are made from durable nylon and will go a long ways towards [...]
E-Fest 2015 Wrap-Up
While most of the BSRC Bash Crew are surface fanatics, we can’t wait for the E-Fest indoor airplane festival to roll around every year. The event is top notch and gives us a chance to learn about the air side of the hobby, plus the chance to watch some of the greatest pilots on Earth show what rc aircraft are [...]
- 1/27/2015
- 10:18 am
- Events
RC Airplane - By: Tim Mohr
Tower Hobbies Booth at E-Fest 2015
Tower Hobbies is known as “America’s Hobby Shop” for good reason, for decades they’ve been selling hobby products to consumers from coast to coast. To show off some of their newest products the folks from Tower had a big booth at E-Fest 2015. For all the surface fans (like the BSRC Bash Crew) Tower had their new Cutback short course truck [...]
The Road to Nuremberg
As most of you know, the Nuremberg Toy Fair is about to start, and we are packing our bags and getting ready to bring you some great coverage of the show like we do every year. This year we have been hearing lots of rumors that are starting to get us excited for some possibly great manufacture announcements. There are [...]
New Big Squid RC Monthly and More Locations!
In case you didn’t hear, we were at eFest 2015 and met with hordes of people. The show is always a good time, and it’s a great chance for us to meet and greet with readers, as well as introduce new people to the site. While we were there, we were handing out the latest copy of the Big Squid [...]
Castle Creations at E-Fest 2015
While most of our readers know Castle Creations from their surface products, they are extremely passionate about air products as well. Their booth at E-Fest this year was a mix of surface and air products, all of which are designed to give serious power while withstanding the rigors of day-to-day use. One of the newest surface products from Castle is their [...]
Horizon Hobby Booth at E-Fest 2015
Horizon Hobby was out in force to support all the flyers at E-Fest 2015. Horizon had several of their team flyers in attendance to show off what their products can do in the hands of a skilled professional and they had a booth full of flying goodies to drool over as well. Something that really grabbed out attention in the Horizon [...]
THE Cub Report, 01.26.2014, Version- $100 Dollar Bill Ya’ll
Have ya done your taxes yet? Ok, if you are as lazy as I am then you have not, but at some point in the near future you will. So what ya gonna do with all that fat cash? Here is my list of the best rc related ways you spend your 2015 tax refund (not that I will be [...]
Vaterra Aluminum Coilover Shocks for the Ascender
Want to upgrade from the stock plastic shocks on your Vaterra Ascender? The folks at Vaterra have you dialed with their new Aluminum Coilover Shocks. Their new shocks use aluminum bodies and caps to take the worst your trail can throw at them while giving your truck some much needed bling. Dual stage springs add to the scale appearance and [...]
E-Fest 2015 Event Coverage – Hobbico Booth
Over the weekend the BigSquidRC Bash Crew spent some time in Champaign Illinois to check out E-Fest 2015. E-Fest is a huge indoor flying event that is put on each year by one of the hobby’s largest companies, Hobbico. In case you did not know, Hobbico is the company that brings us surface rc’ers brands like Axial, Duratrax, Team Durango, [...]
