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New Stainless Steel Screw Sets From Dynamite
We are big fans of Stainless Steel Screw Kits here at Big Squid. They look good, their heads are much harder to strip than the stock hardware, and lets face it, you can never have enough spares sitting around. On that note, just announced by Dynamite are new screw kits for the Traxxas X-Maxx, Axial Yeti/Trophy Truck/Bomber, and for the [...]
6 New Courtney Force & Pink Edition Vehicles From Traxxas
Hey Traxxas fans, the Texas crew has recently announced 6 new models for your bashing enjoyment. Up first are three Courtney Force Edition Brushless Models – the Bandit VXL (#24076-3, $319), the Stampede VXL (#36076-3, $339), and a Rustler VXL (#37076-3, $329). There is also a brushed Courtney Force Slash with on-board audio (#58034-2, $269) on the way. Two new Pink Edition [...]
KISS FC 32bit Flight Controller from FlyDuino.net
Until recently, almost every single FPV racing flight controller worth it’s salt utilized the ubiquitous CleanFlight firmware. All though the CleanFlight firmware is very capable and user-friendly (even spawning community-generated variations like the awesome BetaFlight), it leaves a lot to be desired. Given minor little annoyances like constant driver issues on PC, as well as more glaring problems such as random and oft-unexplained [...]
- 4/25/2016
- 1:44 pm
- New Products
- By: Joe Davis
Kyosho Lost Edition RC Surfer 3 ReadySet
Have you owned dozens of different rc cars and boats, but now you are looking for something truly different? Well, Kyosho has something for you in their Lost Edition RC Surfer 3. It just doesn’t get much different than piloting an rc surfboard and the latest edition from Kyosho is pretty cool. The RC Surfer 3 is a collaboration with [...]
- 4/25/2016
- 10:58 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Limited Edition Associated RC10B5 Team Kit With B5M Conversi…
Get your tenth scale race on while saving some cash on the RC10B5 Team Kit With B5M Conversion from Team Associated. That’s right, for a limited time you can get one of the rear motor Associated buggies, plus all the parts you need for the mid-motor conversion, all for the low price of just $199. The buggy with conversion kit [...]
- 4/25/2016
- 8:00 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
HPI Building for Lease
This picture does not give us the best feelings. We have reported on the RUMOR of Traxxas buying out HPI Racing, but it didn’t really start to sink in till now. For those that don’t know, this is 70 Icon, Foothill Ranch, CA. home of HPI Racing USA, and that big sign outside their building does not seem to say [...]
HobbyTown USA And AMain Hobbies Pardner Up
Now here is some big industry news, HobbyTown USA has just announced a partnership with AMain Hobbies. Read the press release below to get the full scoop, but to boil it down, AMain will be handling Hobbytown’s on-line merchandising, while HobbyTown USA will be licensing the AMain name to retail stores. This should be good news for brick & mortar [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – Onward to the BIGFOOT Open House
Fresh off the Chi-Town crew holding a big bash, there is no rest for the wicked as we will be at the BIGFOOT 4×4 Open House in Pacific, MO (just outside St. Louis) this weekend- Saturday April 23rd to be more precise. The Open House is an annual event put on by the Bigfoot monster truck team which is held at their shop. [...]
- 4/22/2016
- 2:44 pm
- Everybody's Scalin'
RC Monster Truck
scale rc - By: Doug
Losi K&N Aerosol Filter Care Service Kit
Make easy work of cleaning your K&N air filter with the new Aerosol Care Service Kit from Losi. The kit comes in two parts, a cleaner and filter oil, helping to make a dreaded chore easy. The K&N Service Kit is priced at just $20 and has a part number of #LOS77001. Stoked that it is Friday? So are we, try [...]
Video – EPIC ARRMA Talion Snow Jump
While short and sweet, the air is absolutely HUGE in the video above. Shot on the slopes of a skiing area, the driver of a ARRMA Talion BLX Truggy catches some insane air, and the crowd reaction aftewards is priceless. If you haven’t heard about the Talion, it is an 1/8th scale brushless RTR truggy that is priced at $479. Want [...]
Teaser – Serpent RTR E-Monster Truck
A couple of years ago at the Nuremburg Toy Fair, Serpent had teased a 1/8th scale monster truck. That particular truck never materialized, but this week at the Beijing Hobby Show they teased another. This one is a 1/8th scale MT called the E-Monster Truck and is expected to be released as a RTR. This would be pretty huge news [...]
- 4/22/2016
- 9:10 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Video – Ditch Jumping With The ARRMA Granite
It is no secret that the ARRMA Granite BLX is a great bash machine. Recently the folks at Hobbico took one out to get some good old fashioned bashing in and shot video of their adventure. Watch the above video to see Hobbico’s surface team manager Brad Brucker get in some airtime with the Granite BLX. Brad goes into full-on [...]
ASK Cubby- You Pile On The Questions, I Skimp On The Answers
“fuel mix Dear Cubby, I recently stepped up to a 1/5 scale. Really enjoying it. My question is about fuel ratio. Every manual I’ve read says 25:1, and that’s what I’ve been running. But I’ve seen on forums that a lot of people are running 32:1 or even 40:1. I even read in a mag that they ran the new losi dbxl [...]
Drone Racing Coming to ESPN
In another move forward on the path to global domination, drone racing will soon be arriving on ESPN. Thanks to the International Drone Racing Association, we will all be watching our favorite hobby continue it’s meteoric rise and take center stage on the world wide leader in sports in the very near future. The international, multi-year deal was announced earlier [...]
Hot Racing Aluminum Upgrades For Traxxas X-Maxx
Get your Traxxas X-Maxx into full tank-mode with some new Aluminum Upgrades from Hot Racing. What are some of the upgrades they offer? Quite a few actually. * Aluminum front upper chassis (pictured above) * Aluminum steering link set * Progressive spring set * Steel axle conversion * Steel stub axle * Aluminum diff cups * Aluminum gearbox cover * Aluminum upper rear gearbox cover * Aluminum steering knuckles * [...]
- 4/21/2016
- 12:03 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
