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The Drakes Sign With Team O.S. And TrakPower
Hobbico has announced that they have signed Adam and Ronda Drake to their O.S. Engines and TrakPower factory teams. The Drakes are well known in racing circles not just for their speed, but also for being good ambassadors for the sport of rc racing. The next time you hit up a big nitro race, keep an eye out for the [...]
Kyosho Audi R8 LMS Readyset In Red
The crew over at Kyosho have announced the Audi R8 LMS Red Readyset. The Audi is a nitro powered on-road machine that comes completely pre-built to make it easy to burn up the streets in front of your house. A GXR15 pull start engine is used to provide the power, while a 2 speed transmission makes sure you can [...]
- 1/16/2017
- 9:43 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Integy Piggyback Shocks For The SCX10 II
Up the bling factor of your SCX10 II with some new Piggyback Shocks from the folks at Integy. The Integy dampers are machined from high quality aluminum and are highly adjustable, making it easy to dial them in to different conditions. * Durable alloy rod ends * Alloy reservoirs * 95mm in length * Available in silver, black, red, orange, gunmetal, or blue The [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – Yar, Thar Be Pirates In These Waters
Piracy within the scaler community has gotten pretty crazy of late. No, I don’t mean someone has mounted a Galleon hull to a solid axle truck – though I’m sure someone has done that – it’s foreign made, blatant rip-off parts that I’m talking about. This has always been a thing within the hobby. Heck, last month while Christmas shopping [...]
New Nut Drivers From MIP
MIP is well known to produce the finest hex drivers in the rc industry. To help make your wrenching even easier, MIP recently announced Nut Drivers. Metric sets will be available some time in February, while SAE sets may also be produced if there are enough pre-orders. Both sets are made to be easy to use, long lasting, and like [...]
- 1/13/2017
- 3:48 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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Schumacher Cougar KD Buggy
New from Schumacher is the Courgar KD 2wd race buggy. The Cougar KD is Schumacher’s answer for loose dirt off-road tracks. Here are some of its highlights- * 3 gear stand up transmission * 14 ball diff (gear diff optional) * Carbon fiber side pods * Multiple battery mounting options for shorty, square, & saddle packs * Shark Fin body w/ Claw high down force [...]
- 1/13/2017
- 2:51 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Spektrum SR2010 Micro Receiver
Go ultra small with the new SR2010 micro receiver from Spektrum. The SR2010 saves space, saves weight, and has the fastest response rate in the Spektrum line-up with a 5.5ms frame rate. An improved antenna helps to increase range while a Reliakote coating makes it waterproof. * Lightweight, fuel-proof case * Compact design to fit in small spaces * Uses Spektrum’s DSMR frequency-agile [...]
Video – Duratrax Onyx 260 Touchscreen Charger
Recently posted by Duratrax is a promotional video for their upcoming Onyx 260 touch screen charger. The Onyx 260 is expected to start shipping next month and comes with a brilliant 3.2″ color touch screen to make programming easier than ever. The short video shows off how cool the Onyx 260 is and some of its additional features. Pricing for the [...]
ASK Cubby – Solid Questions, Questionable Answers
“In need of a very simple, frank answer. Hi cubby, Its me again. This question is impossible to research and Im quite seriously getting depressed about this. This question does not need to get posted or anything Im just looking for a short, sweet, dry answer from someone who can actually answer it. Is our hobby dead? I want to premise this [...]
Tamiya Black Edition TRF102 Chassis Kit
While full size F1 racing is on its long winter break, indoor F1 rc racing is really heating up. New for the indoor F1 wars is the Tamiya Black Edition TRF102 Chassis Kit. It just takes one glance to see the Black Edition TRF102 is hardcore with loads of carbon fiber and aluminum parts under its hood. The Black Edition [...]
Spektrum S6240RX Servo With Built In Receiver
Whoa, what’s this? Spektrum has a new servo that has a receiver built in. That servo is the S6240RX and it could change they way we look at electronics. A servo using a built in receiver can make it much easier to hide electronics in your scale build, or it can save a lot of space in the tight confines [...]
Pro Boat River Jet Boat
Is your winter weather as bad as ours? No worries, while winter seems like it will never end, this isn’t Game of Thrones, spring is just around the corner. A perfect way to get outside when spring hits is with an rc boat. Rc boating is a whole new type of fun and Pro Boat has just announced the River [...]
- 1/12/2017
- 8:47 am
- New Products
RC Boats - By: Tim Mohr
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Press Releases For The ARRMA Nero Winning BigSquidRC Bash Ve…
As a faithful reader of BigSquidRC, you already know who won our “2016 Bash Vehicle Of The Year”, the ARRMA Nero Monster Truck. Today, both the crew from Hobbico and ARRMA put out formal press releases to celebrate their big win. The Nero certainly earned the award, it is a high-tech, revolutionary bash machine that proved itself to be the [...]
- 1/12/2017
- 12:04 am
- miscellaneous
- By: Tim Mohr
Monster Truck Madness #3 – Lock & Load
Whether you have a Clod or shaft truck, differential preference seems to be the super important subject that no one really talks about. It’s just not as sexy as discussing, say, brushless options or what tires to use. Locked, open, one axle locked and the other open, limited slip…so many choices! Before getting into the r/c discussion, let’s talk about how [...]
Traxxas Original BIGFOOT No. 1
Here ya go folks, nothing says monster truck like the original Bigfoot No.1. Thanks to the folks at Traxxas you will soon be able to get your own Bigfoot No. 1 with a gorgeous looking body and a bash ready chassis. Here is some of the scoop- * Fully licensed Bigfoot No.1 F-100 Ford XLT Ranger body * Fully built and ready [...]
- 1/11/2017
- 5:11 pm
- monster truck
New Products - By: Tim Mohr
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