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Pro-Line Early 50s Chevy Panel Truck Clear Body
Have you been wanting to paint up a custom Grave Digger body? If so, the Early 50s Chevy Panel Truck Body from Pro-Line should be a perfect start. This body was originally released back in 2001 during the T-Maxx craze, now it is back for all you scale monster truck fanatics. * Length- 17.6″ * Width- 7.3″ * Height- 5.3″ * Wheel Base- 11.5″ Pricing [...]
- 9/25/2016
- 10:09 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Everybody’s Scalin’ – Basic Paint Type Advice
I was recently painting my RC4WD Blazer body when I had the thought that it was time for a paint PSA. One of the most common noob questions is “Can I use spray paint on my body?”. I sometimes see experienced hobbyists (those who don’t do any body work) fall prey to this erroneous misconception as well. The answer, of course, is [...]
APlastics USA
Aplastics is a manufacturer of RC drift bodies, based out of Ukraine. They have been busy pumping out new body shells, often of cars we haven’t seen in 1/10th scale before. They recently announced USA distribution, based out of Pennsylvania. I am hoarding a few Forester XT body shells, I own a 1:1 XT in real life. Quality is top [...]
- 9/23/2016
- 10:21 pm
- New Products
RC Car Bodies
RC Drifting - By: multi-bash
KO Propo EX-RR Transmitter
KO Propo has a great reputation when it comes to high-end radios. Their latest is the EX-RR which has a bunch of upgrades over previous models. What is the scoop on the EX-RR? * Newly designed trigger with shorter displacement length * New trigger spring adjustment screw * New trigger angle sensor * New straight rate spring used on steering wheel * 2mm smaller diameter [...]
- 9/23/2016
- 6:52 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Unboxing – Traxxas Bigfoot Monster Truck
Traxxas made big news a couple of weeks ago by announcing a new Bigfoot Monster Truck. A nicely detailed (and fully licensed) modern Bigfoot replica body really sets the truck off. We recently got one into our mud covered hands, which we promptly shot some unboxing pictures of before we passed it around the room for our Bash Crew to [...]
- 9/23/2016
- 6:12 pm
- monster truck
Unboxing - By: Tim Mohr
Pro-Line Hyrax 1.9″ Scale Rock Crawling Tires w/ Video
New and hot for all you scale crawlers are Pro-Line’s gnarly looking Hyrax 1.9″ tires. The Hyrax are an all new design made to give your scaler maximum traction in rough terrain. An aggressive and open tread design helps in loamy conditions, while multiple Sipes are used for grip on rocks. But that’s not all. Highly detailed connected tread on [...]
- 9/23/2016
- 5:39 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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Dynamite Passport Duo Dual 400W Touch Charger
Big, burly, and sporting a touch screen display, the Dynamite Passport Duo Dual 400W Charger has just been announced. The newest Passport series charger to be released by Dynamite, it can be powered off of AC or DC power and was designed to charge LiHV/Li-Po/Li-Fe/Ni-MH and Pb type batteries. * 400×240 monochrome touch screen display * Can charge LiHV cells * Max charge [...]
- 9/23/2016
- 2:00 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
HUGE Classic Car Teaser From Kyosho
Kyosho just shocked the world with the intro of their new Drone Racer, now they look ready to blow even more minds by putting up the above teaser for a new Classic Car. The video gives away quite a bit of what the car might be, the real question is, how bad do you want one? The BigSquidRC Bash Crew [...]
ECX Barrage 1.9 RTR Scale Crawler
Getting ready to hit the extremely popular scale crawling scene is the ECX Barrage. The Barrage is a 1.9 sized crawler with a scale style chassis and body. The Barrage rides on fully licensed Falken AT3W all terrain tires and is powered by a 370 sized brushed motor. Some of its other details include- * Locked diffs * Multi-link suspension * Waterproof electronics * [...]
- 9/23/2016
- 11:17 am
- New Products
RC Rock Crawling - By: Tim Mohr
Radical Kyosho G-Zero & Zephya Drone Racers!
Here it is folks, the highly anticipated Drone Racers from Kyosho. During the teasing phase very little was known about them, now we have full details and they are quite different from a typical race drone. Perhaps the biggest difference between the Drone Racers and a “normal” race quad is that they use a Pistol style radio. This makes it easy [...]
- 9/23/2016
- 7:21 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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Bashers Basics — Tires.
Hello and welcome back to Bashers Basics! If you have already read the first post, you will know what you are trying to pursue, for those who didn’t, I’ll make it clear, traction. Grip. What converts the rotation of your motor into lateral speed. If you have seen any of the cool slow-motion bashing videos littered around YouTube, you have [...]
- 9/22/2016
- 9:37 pm
- Basher Basics
basher tips
Big Squid RC - By: Brandon Lau
Axial Racing SMT10 MAX-D Monster Jam Truck
Just announced by Axial Racing is the Max-D Monster Truck. The Max-D is a 4wd RTR monster truck and is a fully licensed model of the 1:1 beast. Some of its highlights include- * SMT10 tube chassis * 2.2 BKT Monster Jam Tires * AR60 OCP axles * 4 link suspension * AX10 transmission * Waterproof receiver box * Slipper clutch * Heavy duty c-hubs * 27 turn brushed [...]
- 9/22/2016
- 6:16 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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ASK Cubby, Version- Your Questions, My Shenanigans
“off road RC car what off road rc car has the longest drive time and that has a decent amount of speed that you have come across? Thanks Flynn Gaves” Cubby- Well hello there friend, how nice of you to write. Nope, I don’t know what rc car has the longest runtime. With today’s batteries and power systems it isn’t uncommon to get into the [...]
Helion Animus 18DT
Adding to their extensive line-up of 18th scalers, Helion has just announced the Animus 18DT. The 18DT is modeled after a modern day Dakar race truck and is aimed right at the bashing market. LED lights come standard on the 18DT and it is powered by a 370 brushed motor with 1100mAh NiMH battery. Some of its other features include- * [...]
- 9/22/2016
- 2:20 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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DarkDragonWing Motorized Steering Wheel Kit
Want to up the scale realism factor on your next custom build? Looking for something that will “Wow!” the crowd at your next bash/scale crawling/drift event? Check out the DarkDragonWing Motorized Steering Wheel Kit. The DarkDragonWing kit allows the steering wheel in your car/truck to turn along with the steering on your transmitter. The kit comes with everything needed for [...]
- 9/22/2016
- 9:20 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
