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THE Cub Report, Version- Oh Those New Year’s Resolutions
Hello sport fans, it is Monday, the time when industry types and first day noobs gather around their computers (ok, tablets & smartphones) to read THE Cub Report. The year kicked off with a bang here at the offices with our Bash Vehicle Of The Year announcement (which turned out to be the Losi 5IVE Mini WRC) and for industry [...]
Full Details – Team Durango DEX210F Buggy
Perhaps nowhere else in the rc world has technology advanced as quickly as in the 2wd buggy class. Especially in recent years, manufacturers have been pulling out all the stops to push car designs to the limit. The latest “push the limit” machine from Team Durango is the 2wd DEX210F. Designed from the floor up for maximum performance on medium [...]
- 1/4/2016
- 2:41 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
ECX 1/24th Temper Rock Crawler
Ever want to set up a crawling course on your kitchen table and invite the crew over for some driving? Well now you can with the tiny 1/24th Scale ECX Temper. With a length of just 6.5″ the 1/24th Temper is so small that you can set up a rock crawling course virtually anywhere. Everything you need to get driving [...]
- 1/4/2016
- 12:48 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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Axial RR10 Bomber Parts Now Available
The good folks over at Axial Racing have put out a press release for their latest RR10 Bomber parts and accessories. The first product in the announcement is the Axial RR10 Bomber Body. This is made from .040″ polycarbonate and comes with decals and overspray protection. The body is priced at $29 and has a part number of #AX31327. The second item [...]
- 1/4/2016
- 11:12 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
ECX 1/18th Roost 4WD Desert Buggy With Video
New and coming soon from ECX is the 1/18th Roost Desert Buggy. This small scaled bash machine is propelled by a 4wd drivetrain and a brushed 380 sized motor. Everything you need comes right in the box, including a 900mAh NiMH battery and charger. Also of note, it comes stock with a very bright LED light bar which adds a [...]
- 1/4/2016
- 9:32 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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Agama Announces A215E Buggy
Being teased right now from Agama is their 1/8th scale A215E electric buggy. Agama is a brand mostly known in Europe for their high quality race machines and the A215E represents their latest entry into the 8th scale off-road wars. Agama states that the A215E is not a converted nitro machine, instead it was designed exclusively for electric power. The chassis [...]
- 1/4/2016
- 9:04 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Everybody’s Scalin’ – Tin Foil Hatting for 2016
Happy New Year! With the first day of 2016 upon us I figured I’d put on my tinfoil had and make a couple predictions for what we’ll see in the world of scaling over the next 365 days. Before looking ahead, last year I made several predictions for 2015- that a scale short course truck would come out (while technically a “Trophy Truck”, this was [...]
Big Squid RC 2015 Bash Vehicle of the Year!
First we would like to congratulate Losi and Horizon Hobby on their win with the Mini WRC 1/5th Scale for Vehicle of the Year 2015! We believe 2015 was a turning point for large scale vehicles, and as the popularity grew there were only a handful of vehicles in this class worth driving. The Losi Mini WRC proved to be [...]
Drift Itch – This week in drift
Whats up drifters? Evol here in a bit of a reflective mood as the year 2015 winds to an end. It has been a very educational year for me as I tested some new waters in this RC drift columnist role for BigSquid. I’ve been helped along immensely by friends, colleagues and manufacturers who were willing to get behind me [...]
- 1/1/2016
- 12:03 pm
- New Products
RC Drifting - By: Evol
