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Event Coverage – Goat Hill Scale Adventure Challenge

Nestled in the hills of Northwestern Missouri in the outskirts of Independence lies one of the best kept secrets in the world of scale crawlers. Goat Hill R/C Off Road Park is a privately owned scalers playground on the back lot of a goat farm from which the park takes it’s name. Hidden from prying eyes due to dense foliage [...]

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RC4WD Front Bumper SCX10 Jeep

RC4WD Rock Hard 4x4 Full Width Front Bumper for Axial SCX10 …

Give your Axial SC10 Jeep a tough new look with the Rock Hard 4×4 Full Width Front Bumper from RC4WD. Of course the bumper has been fully licensed by the Rock Hard 4×4 company and has the accurate scale looks and detailing that you demand for your rig. * Length- 7.2″ * Height- 1.57″ * Width- 3.54″ * Weight- 5.28oz * Powder coated black finish * [...]

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Mamba Monster X ESC

Castle Creations Mamba Monster X Extreme 1/8th Waterproof E…

The folks over at Castle Creations have just released full details on their new 8th Scale ESC called the Monster X. Here is the scoop on some of its new features-> * Programmable auxiliary wire to make “on-the-go” adjustments such as torque control, reverse, max throttle, and max brake. * Waterproof for bashing in any weather * Maximum cell count is 6S LiPo * [...]

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Pro-Line Prime 1/8th buggy tires

New 1/8th Buggy Tires and Pre-Mounts from Pro-Line Racing

When Pro-Line isn’t busy winning 8th scale World Championships or Bash Vehicle of the Year awards, they are slammed busting out new products to keep your vehicles dialed. They recently announced a slew of new products for 1/8th scale buggies, check them out-> * Pro-Line has released their Prime non-treaded tires in several different sizes, soon they will be available for [...]

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MIP Eco Transmission

MIP Eco All-In-1 Box Set Transmission for the Associated B5M…

New from MIP is the Eco All-In-1 Box Set Tranny for the Associated RC10B5M/T5M. This new 3 gear tranny was designed to give your mid-motor 5 series Associated more initial punch and less drag, thus helping you to bust out faster lap times. * 7075 aluminum construction * 50% lighter gear cover than stock * Can use 5 or 6mm ID bearings * Aluminum [...]

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JConcepts 2.2 Ruptures

JConcepts 2.2″ Ruptures Tires

With their “large island” tread and 151mm height, the new 2.2″ Ruptures from JConcepts were designed to help vehicles like the Axial Yeti get over the toughest of terrain. On top of that, they come molded in JConcepts super soft green compound and come with open cell foam inserts to aid in getting more grip. The 2.2″ Ruptures are priced [...]

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TheToyz Hot Racing GPM Axial Yeti XL

Project – TheToyz Axial Yeti XL Mega-Basher

We were blown away by the Axial Yeti XL when we first reviewed it. It was huge, it had incredible scale looks, and it loved to go huge or go home. A few months later we received the kit version and we were further impressed. However, just like every one of you out there, no matter how good a vehicle [...]

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Pro-Line Pre-Cut TLR 22 2.0

3 New Pre-Cut Bodies from Pro-Line

We are huge fans of Pre-cut Bodies here at BigSquidRC, they save us time so we can get in more bashing and less wrenching. Pro-Line loves to give consumers what they want so they have recently announced 3 new pre-cut buggy bodies. First up is a Phantom series body for the TLR 22 2.0. It is street priced at $33, [...]

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Yeah Racing – 1/10th scale adjustable jackstands

If you’re like me and always looking for scale goodies to dress up your track or photo diorama you might want to check out these scale jack stands from Yeah Racing. There seems to be a bit of confusion on the manufacturer website about weather these are 3 ton or 6 ton. I can tell you that since these things [...]

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Statue Of Cubby

THE Cub Report, Version- And Justice For All

Hello everyone, welcome to yet another edition of THE Cub Report, the weekly source for an inside look into the industry that we are all addicted to. For consumers they get a tiny glimpse into what an industry type is thinking, for industry types THE Cub Report hopefully makes for some spicy water cooler fodder every. I am typing this out [...]

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STRC Blue Axial Yeti Parts

STRC Blue Anodized Option Parts for the Axial Yeti

STRC recently announced that they will be releasing some of their popular aluminum upgrade parts for the Axial Yeti with “Tamiya” Blue Anodizing. This is a lighter shade of blue to match the stock Yeti RTR body. 5 pieces will be initially released in the light blue with more to follow. #STA80070DB2 – Aluminum rear diff case, $17 #STA31105B – Aluminum front [...]

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RC4WD Mickey Thompson Wheels

RC4WD Mickey Thompson Classic Lock 1.55‘’ Wheels

New from RC4WD are Mickey Thompson Classic Lock 1.55 Internal Beadlock Wheels. These were designed for the ultimate in scale realism and are officially licensed by the Mickey Thompson tire and wheel company. The Classic Lock wheels have been Officially Licensed by the Mickey Thompson tire and wheel company and are CNC machined out of billet aluminum. A 12mm hex [...]

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Everybody’s Scalin’ – Getting the Kids Involved

I think the most overlooked positive aspect of scaling is how kid friendly it is. There always seems to be a youngster or two tagging along at nearly any trail run I attend, all with wildly varying ages. Heck, my 4 year old daughter loves it when Daddy takes her along to wheel a review rig. The cool looks of a modern scale [...]

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Pro Boat Impulse 31-inch Deep-V V3 Brushless RTR

Pro Boat Impulse 31 Deep-V V3 Brushless RTR

With all this heat, getting in some time at the lake sounds like a fantastic idea. That sounds like a great excuse to get a boat to me. Now that you are in the boat market, the latest and greatest from Pro Boat is the Impulse 31. The Impulse is 31 inches long and comes with a mighty 1750kV brushless [...]

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Pro-Line Prime 2.8

Pro-Line Prime 2.8″ Street Tires

Perfect for on-road use on your basher truck are the new Prime 2.8″ tires from Pro-Line. These are a great match for a bunch of different trucks out on the market and will give you the extra grip and life needed when doing serious on-road bashing. Closed cell inserts come standard and their carcass was specially designed to fight off [...]

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