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HB HPI Racing D815 Tessmann Worlds Edition Nitro Buggy Kit
The new race buggy from HB/HPI Racing, the D815 Tessmann Worlds Edition, features many improvements to make it easier to drive and more durable. Some of the highlights of the D815 include- * CVD boots * Pro-Line rear wing on lightweight mount * New one piece radio tray * 43/13 diff gear ratio with lightweight gears * New rear upright * Sintered brake pads and metal [...]
- 2/20/2015
- 3:45 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
ARRMA Talion BLX Truggy Unboxing
While the guys are outside thrashing it, I decided to throw up some unboxing pictures for the ARRMA Talion. The Talion is one of the newest products offered by ARRMA and should make for a prime bashing machine. Being an 8th scale truggy, it is quite large, which never hurts when trying to get over big dirt clods or when [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – Pulling Truck Questions
This week I’m tackling a question sent to me by a reader. Big Squid, I was interested in getting into the RC pulling trucks and was curious where to shop for one? I have seen pictures of some of your all stuff and like them a lot. I have searched different places and can’t seem to find anything. Nitro or electric? I’m most interested in [...]
AquaCraft Cajun Commander 1/10th Brushless Airboat RTR
Ready for a boat that can go virtually anywhere? Airboats are well known for their ability to travel not only over water, but also over snow and land. For you airboat fans, cue the new Cajun Commander from AquaCraft. The Cajun Commander comes on a tough ABS hull and has some pretty cool scale detailing from front to back. Some [...]
- 2/20/2015
- 11:00 am
- New Products
RC Boats - By: Tim Mohr
T-Bone Racing XV Front Bumper for the Associated SC10
Do you like to drive your Associated SC10 like you stole it? Hey, that’s how we like to drive our vehicles too. 🙂 For you hardcore SC10 owners out there, T-Bone Racing has created a new XV Series front bumper for your truck. These are made from ultra-durable nylon and come with TBR’s lifetime warranty. With it being an XV [...]
- 2/20/2015
- 7:55 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Unboxing the ARRMA Typhon BLX Buggy
Hardcore bashers have always gravitated to certain vehicles- monster trucks, truggies, and 8th scale buggies. While most 8th scale buggies are aimed at the racing crowd, the folks at ARRMA have recently released the Typhon BLX, designed from the ground up for the serious basher. While we are finishing up our full review you can check out our unboxing pictures. As [...]
- 2/19/2015
- 10:26 pm
- Featured Posts
Unboxing - By: Tim Mohr
Product Spotlight – RC4WD 2.2 Mud Basher Tires
As a few of you longtime readers may be aware of, I’m a big fan of mud trucks. So when I saw the new RC4WD 2.2 Mud Basher announcement a couple months ago, you know I was clicking the “ADD TO CART” button on their site before I even finished reading the description. So here’s the funny thing. Mud tires (much [...]
- 2/19/2015
- 5:43 pm
- Mini Review
RC4WD - By: Doug
Dromida Ominus FPV with Camera
Looking for an affordable FPV quadcopter? Dromida has you dialed with their new Ominus FPV quadcopter. Some of the highlights of the Ominus FPV include- * HD WiFi video camera * Auto flip * Everything needed for flight is included * Diagonal Length- 238 mm * Weight- 120 g * Compatible with Apple IOS7 and Android devices * 1280×720 digital camera * Camera can be controlled from radio [...]
- 2/19/2015
- 1:00 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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ASK Cubby, 02.19.2014, Version- You Ask The Questions, I Mak…
“Ess-one sound Hi I saw you guys reviewing this product the ess-one and I don’t know if you guys could help me with this or maybe I am just bothering the hell out of you guys But how did you get your pc to see the device? Mine doesn’t even see it to actually load any new sounds in, any help would be great Thanks, Sean [...]
Killerbody RC Alfa Romeo 155 GTA Body
The crew over at Killerbody RC are up to it again with another sharp looking on-road body. Their latest is an Alfa Romeo 155 GTA. This is modeled after the Alfa 155 that was homologated for DTM Supertouring racing over in Europe during the early ’90s. This is a fully finished (pre-painted) body made to fit most touring cars and [...]
Schumacher Minispike Tires for 1/5th Scale
5th scale drivers now have a new tire option thanks to Schumacher. 130mm in diameter, the new Minispike from Schumacher was designed for excellent traction on both grass and AstroTurf. They come in Schumacher’s hard yellow compound to give them long life. The part number is #G402, they are shipping right now, and you can get more details At This Link [...]
Raging Rotors: FAA and the Rules, and an Amazonian Outcry
This past Sunday the FAA announced their proposed set of rules for commercial ‘drone’ use. Now we all know that ‘drones’ is not the correct term, but I am NOT getting black bagged by the government again. Here’s the skinny for those who want to use multirotors to earn some extra money:Pass an exam to prove proficiency Visual Line of Sight flying [...]
Video – Carisma GT10RS DTM Series Cars
To hype the upcoming release of their new DTM Series cars, Carisma has put together a video highlighting how cool they look while driving around a track. There will initially be 4 cars in the series, two Mercedes, an Audi, and a BMW, all of which are highly detailed and look nearly identical to the actual race cars. All the [...]
Save on National Battery Day with MaxAmps
I bet that you didn’t know that today, February 18th, is National Battery Day. What is National Battery Day all about? It’s a day that recognizes those wonderfully helpful little energy storage devices that we call batteries. Nationwide it is a day where people learn more about batteries, as well doing recycling drives and checking the batteries in their smoke [...]
SSD RC Wide Axle Kit for the Axial Yeti
The crew from SSD RC now makes it easy for you to use different wheels on your Axial Yeti with their Wide Rear Axle Kit. The SSD kit increases the width of the rear of your Yeti by 26mm, thus opening up many different options of wheels while still maintaining a proper overall width. The kit comes with hardened steel [...]
- 2/18/2015
- 10:07 am
- New Products
RC Rock Crawling - By: Tim Mohr
