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Everybody’s Scalin’ – Is Axial the Top Dog?
Hola everyone. Welcome to the 2nd Anniversary of Everybody’s Scalin’. Yeah, I can’t believe the Squid crew has put up with me for two years either. The best part about doing this each week? My wife has an English degree from a top flight, hoity toity university while I’m just a doofus that plays with toys….yet I’m the person with a weekly [...]
Drift Itch – This week in drift
Whats up gang, Evol here with another Drift Itch. Not a heck of a lot of news this week but I have a few updates if you have been following the Itch for a while. Weld Overdose posted on their Facebook feed recently that the formerly called “spaceship chassis” (or whatever it was) has officially been postponed, but it finally has [...]
- 10/23/2015
- 3:46 pm
- New Products
RC Drifting - By: Evol
Xtreme Racing Carbon Fiber Chassis HPI Jumpshot MT
Have a new HPI Jumpshot MT that you want to uber-out? I would start with the new Carbon Fiber Twin Vertical Chassis Plates from Xtreme Racing. Not only will they instantly make your Jumpshot look a lot more trick, they will also save weight for better performance. The side plates comes in two different versions- standard length (#10195, $79) or extended [...]
Video – Hobbico Halloween: Stop in for a Spell
Yesterday we posted the teaser of a mad scientist working on a secret project. Today the secret has been unveiled, the folks at Hobbico have had some fun by making up a Frankenstein themed Dromida Vista. Check out the video below to watch the madness!!! To get more details on the Dromida Vista UAV/Drone simply hit up This Link. Click Here [...]
- 10/23/2015
- 1:56 pm
- miscellaneous
video - By: Tim Mohr
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30 Day Powered By Castle Savings Event
Just announced is a special 30 Day Sales Event by Castle Creations. Now you can get your favorite Castle products at a significant savings, and do so at participating local hobby shops. If you don’t have a local hobby shop, you can still enjoy the savings on Castle’s website. This sale covers nearly every product in the Castle line-up (both surface [...]
- 10/23/2015
- 1:25 pm
- miscellaneous
- By: Tim Mohr
New RC Company – Maclan Racing
There is a new high performance brushless motor, ESC and accessory company on the rc scene, their name is Maclan Racing. This new line of products will be available to dealers via Hobby Authority Distribution based out of Redmond, Washington, USA. It won’t be long until they start announcing their new products, in the meantime you can hit up This [...]
- 10/23/2015
- 10:23 am
- Industry News
- By: Tim Mohr
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Huge Halloween Sale At AsiaTees Hobbies
The folks over at AsiaTees Hobbies wanted us to let you know they are having a huge Halloween Sale over on their website. There are deep discounts on everything from brushless motors to transmitters to finished bodies. The sale runs through the end of the month and you can hit up This Link for complete details. Find more AsiaTees news Right [...]
X1 FALL CLASSIC – LEARN – FLY – RACE / Multi GP Race
Looking to do a little drone racing? Come out for a day filled with fun and the excitement of Multi GP Racing. Learn to fly and race quad copters with some of the best pilots available. New flyers are welcome, there will be experts available to help tune your drone, learn to race by flying along side the pilots. There will also be [...]
ARRMA Fury BLX Brushless SCT Product Spotlight
It’s hard to believe that our very first ARRMA RC test vehicle was a brushed Fury all the way back in 2011, my how time flies. The latest version of ARRMA’s SCT is the Fury BLX and we’ve been bashing one for several weeks now. How did the review go? Read on to find out… From: ARRMA RC Direct Link: Fury BLX Unboxing [...]
- 10/22/2015
- 6:54 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
- By: Cubby
ST Racing Concepts Aluminum Option Parts for the Vaterra Asc…
It’s time to bling out that Vaterra Ascender of yours with new Aluminum Upgrade Parts from ST Racing Concepts. All the STRC parts for the Ascender are available in 3 different colors- scale black, gun metal, and natural silver, all of which should look pretty trick out on the trail. Some of the new parts include- * CNC Machined Aluminum ESC [...]
- 10/22/2015
- 5:06 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
ASK Cubby, Version- Your Week In Questions, My Weakly Answer…
“Help picking next RC Cubby — First let me say, I enjoy your Q&A articles and your website all together – It’s helped me dramatically as I step back into this hobby after a decade+ away. I would like to pick your brain for suggestions on a second RC purchase (sort of). Brief backstory: I purchased matching 1/16 E-Revo’s for my sons [...]
Dynamite Large Scale Safety Kill Switch Review
Hi there this is Hawaiian Chris, one of the members of the BigSquidRC Bash Crew. I recently got a chance to review the Optical Large Scale Kill Switch from Dynamite RC. The Dynamite Optical Kill Switch (part #DYNE1240) was made pretty compact and with good quality JST plugs. The opto-coupling was housed in a sturdy plastic cover and proved to be [...]
- 10/22/2015
- 1:23 pm
- Accessory Reviews
Large Scale RC - By: Big Squid Staff
Hobbico Halloween: Stop in for a Spell
We just received the image above from Hobbico that is teasing something unique for the Halloween season. Is it a car? Is it a drone? Have they created a Frankenstein 2.0? No one knows for now, but stay tuned. Click Here to check out the official Hobbico website, or Right Here for more Hobbico news on BigSquidRC.
Losi Nightcrawler 2.0 RTR 1/10 Rock Crawler
Featuring a LED light bar, LED rock lights, and waterproof electronics, the new Losi Nightcrawler 2.0 is ready for just about anything you can throw at it. Some of the highlights of the 2.0 version include- * Heavy duty 21t worm-drive * Optimized for crawling LiPo compatible ESC * 35 turn brushed crawling motor * High torque servo * Zero Ackerman steering * New battery tray [...]
- 10/22/2015
- 9:02 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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SquidInk #26
That’s right, there is finally a new SquidInk! This one refer’s back to a previous comic we did on the same subject, all those Star Wars toys! This is actually sort of how we feel right now around here. You can click the image for the high-res version, and don’t forget to click the share buttons! Want to see the previous [...]
