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Team USA Sweeps Drone Worlds Wing Class
The hot news just in from Kualoa Ranch, Hawaii is that Team USA swept the top postions in the Wing Class at the Drone Worlds that were held over the weekend. Team USA was sponsored by Spektrum FPV along with Horizon Hobby. The Drone Worlds is one of the most prestigious events in the FPV world, we are stoked to [...]
Tamiya TT-02R Chassis Kit
For all you racers out there, Tamiya has announced the TT-02R Chassis Kit. The “R” version of the TT-02 comes with a slew of hop-ups in the box to help it tear up your local track or cul-de-sac. The included hop-ups include- * 54500 – High speed gear set * 53642 – Blue 5mm aluminum ball connector * 53159 – Blue 4mm aluminum [...]
MIP Spline CVD Center Drive Kit For The Axial Wraith
Tired of breaking the stock plastic driveshafts on your Wraith? If so, MIP recently announced a Spline CVD Center Drive Kit to save the day. The MIP CVD kit replaces both the front & rear driveshafts with heavy duty steel units that were designed to take the worst you can throw at them. * Dual CVD articulation * All metal construction * 40 [...]
- 10/24/2016
- 11:46 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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New Headgear From RC4WD
For those cold weather trail runs it is nice to have something on your head to help keep warm. With that in mind, RC4WD has announced a new Embroidered Beanie and Flexfit Hat. The beanie is priced at just $15 and is made from 100% hypoallergenic acrylic. The L/XL hat is priced at $20 and is made from a 63% [...]
- 10/24/2016
- 11:27 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Video – Happy Halloween From Hobbico
To help get you in the mood for Halloween, the good folks over at Hobbico have worked up a new video. The video shown above takes you through a haunted corn field maze, which are quite popular here in the Midwest, via a Dromida FPV drone. You’ll have to watch the video to see the surprises that they found inside! To [...]
THE Cub Report- Electrifying Your Monday
Hello out there rc world, it is Monday, thus time for yet again another episode of what’s happening in Cubby’s world… First off… I am coming off a rather hectic weekend. Saturday was Red Bull’s Straight Rhythm motocross event at the Fairplex in Pomona California, while F1 made a stop in Austin Texas. Mercedes dominated the USGP, much like every other [...]
Integy Motorcycle Trailer Kit
New from Integy is a scale realistic 3 Rail Motorcycle Trailer. The trailer comes as a kit and features full metal construction. Now Integy makes it easy for all you motorcycle fans to build a cool piece of scale realism to pull behind your off-road rig. * Leaf spring suspension * 1.9″ beadlock wheels * Pre-mounted tires * Anodized black chassis with silver rails The [...]
RC4WD Trail Finder 2 Truck Kit "LWB" w/ Mojave II Four Door …
Are you looking for a kit to build this fall? If so, the new Trail Finder 2 “LWB” Mojave II Four Door Kit is part scaler, part adventurer, and looks like loads of fun to build and drive. The long wheelbase of the latest TF2 can come in mighty handy out on the trail, while its incredible scale detailing will [...]
- 10/24/2016
- 3:39 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Castle Creations Election Day Sale on Now!
Were you thinking of grabbing that latest Castle Creation product? Well this is the time to do it! Castle Creations is doing an Election Day sale, with $20 off $100, $50 off $200, $85 off $300, and $175 off $600! A great deal for anyone looking for a new set of electronics! Looking for more Castle news? Find it Right Here [...]
Tamiya Mercedes AMG GT3
Coming soon from Tamiya is a Mercedes AMG GT3 on-road car. The nicely detailed Mercedes body sits on top of Tamiya’s popular TT-02 chassis and comes as an easy to build kit. * 1/10 shaft driven 4wd * Gear diffs * Plastic friction shocks * Comes with TBLE-02S ESC and brushed motor * Plastic bushings * Molded rear wing and side mirrors * Scale inspired 12 spoke [...]
Unboxing – ARRMA Nero Big Rock Monster Truck
The Nero Big Rock is the latest and greatest monster truck to be released by bashing powerhouse ARRMA RC. Based on the ultra high-tech Nero platform, the Big Rock adds touches of scale realism for a truck that looks as good as it performs. Today we are posting pictures of what it looks like to pull a brand new Big Rock [...]
Integy Battery Hold Down Plates For X-Maxx
So you’ve got a big, gnarly Traxxas X-Maxx and have been hopping it up. One item that you probably have not already replaced are its battery bars, the plastic pieces that snap in place to keep your batteries from falling out. The folks over at Integy have just announced some really trick new Battery Hold Down Plates for the X-Maxx. [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – Baby Barrage
I’ve been running hot around here the for the last month or so and just realized that I had never discussed the 1/12 ECX Barrage 1.9 RTR Crawler. The Barrage, scheduled to be released early November according to our friends at A-Main Hobbies, is interesting to me as it’s trying to appeal to the budget crawler crowd with a small platform, just [...]
Bashers Basics — Upgrading Batteries
Hello and welcome back to Bashers Basics! In this post, we will look at batteries, and what you need to know before upgrading. I fondly remember the days where I rocked that 7 cell Nimh battery, trying to extract every last ounce of power out of my “rtr” battery. Hard core guys will say that is nothing, and tell you [...]
2 New Winch Ready Bumpers From RC4WD
The crew at RC4WD go to great lengths to provide you with the most scale realistic upgrade parts that money can buy. Two of their latest trick goodies are a Front Winch Bumper For The G2 Cruiser and a Rear Winch Bumper For The Gelande II (D90/D110). Both bumpers are constructed from hand welded stainless steel and have been powder [...]
- 10/21/2016
- 2:29 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
