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Vusion House Racer Featured On NBC Chicago
Over the weekend, Steve from Hobbytown USA in Orland Park, Illinois made a stop by the NBC Chicago studios to show off Hobbico’s RISE Vusion House Racer. Watch the video below to see the House Racer impress the NBC staff and to also see just how easy it is to fly. The House Racer can be flown just about anywhere, [...]
Teaser – Big Release From JConcepts Tomorrow
It looks like JConcepts is getting ready to throw some excitement into the monster truck wars with their latest teaser. “Rising From The Grave” are the words on this sneak peak, which is a pretty good clue as to what the product will be. For now we are left with these two images, tomorrow the 25th is the day when [...]
- 5/24/2017
- 10:14 am
- miscellaneous
- By: Tim Mohr
LRP Files For Insolvency
In what has become a far too often occurrence in our hobby over the last few years, LRP has released a statement to the media stating that they have Filed For Insolvency. Insolvency is defined as “The state of being insolvent; inability to pay one’s debts.”, something that we are very sorry to hear about. The BigSquidRC Bash Crew hopes [...]
RPM Rear Bumper & Skid Plate For The B6/B6D
Attention Team Associated B6 and B6D owners, RPM has a new Rear Bumper & Skid Plate for you. The B6 rear bumper from RPM should be a great way to add some protection to your buggy. The bumper is made from RPM’s legendary plastic and also sits a bit lower than the chassis to reduce wear. Here are some of [...]
- 5/23/2017
- 11:20 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
2017 XRay XB2D Buggy Kit
Just announced by XRay is the 2017 version of the XB2D. The XB2D is a high-end, 2wd race buggy that has received a slew of updates to enhance performance and durability. Here are some of its upgrades from the previous version- * Designed for lower traction surfaces * New chassis with more flex for improved traction * Adjustable servo position to change weight [...]
- 5/23/2017
- 9:31 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
THE Cub Report – It’s Get’n Interesting Now
Well hello there rc fans, here we are again for another wonderful week in the rc hobby. With any luck you were able to pull some serious trigger over the weekend. I was also able to pull some trigger, running for nearly two days straight with the new Traxxas TRX-4. Our unboxing pics went live today and, if I really [...]
The Eagle Has Landed, Unboxing The Traxxas TRX-4!!!
Here’s what we’ve all been waiting for, the Traxxas TRX-4 Scale & Trail Crawler!!! The amount of buzz surrounding the TRX-4 is enormous, now with our unboxing pictures you too can have a look at its packaging and detailed photos of everything that comes in its box. How did the unboxing go? It went well. The TRX-4 comes with a protective [...]
Big Squid RC Bash Event – Traxxas Swag
As we inch closer to our Big Squid Bash Event at the St. Charles Hobby Town, the support has started to roll in. We just got a sweet box full of swag from Traxxas that we will be giving away! Hats, shirts, stickers and other stuff. If you haven’t been to one of our bash events.. do a search and [...]
HPI Racing Bullet NITRO & FLUX Action Video
The HPI Racing Nitro And Flux Bullet Monster Trucks are ready to bash hard. To prove that point, HPI has released a new video showing the pair in action. Whether you are into the nitro scene, or would rather drive with intense brushless power, both of the HPI Bullets are known for their speed and durability. From high speed runs [...]
4K Video – Traxxas TRX-4 Scale And Trail Crawler
Here ya go folks, a 4K Video of the Traxxas TRX-4 Scale And Trail Crawler in action. The video shown above is extremely well done and does a great job of showing how cool looking, and capable, the TRX-4 is when driven in its native element. The TRX-4 is shown driving over various types of terrain and boy does it [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – Busy Summer
With Memorial Weekend just around the corner, business is about to pick up! We spoke with HPI earlier this week and were notified that our Venture FJ Cruiser review kit will be showing up very soon! Not only that, but they reiterated their confidence in the vehicle and dared us to drive it like we stole it. Challenge accepted. You may think “well duh, every [...]
Video – Kyosho Inferno VE Buggy
Kyosho has just released a new action video to promote their Inferno VE Brushless Buggy. The video shown above is good to get your blood pumping for some rc action this weekend and also shows off how fast the Inferno VE is. For decades the Kyosho Inferno line-up of 8th scale buggies have been considered some of the most elite [...]
Integy TR313 Twin Motor Scale Crawler
Double your pleasure, double your fun, with Integy’s new Twin Motor Scale Crawler. Yes indeed, the latest ARTR from Integy comes with a dual motor plate, thus allowing you to easily mount up two motors. The extra torque of the second motor can come in handy when pulling a trailer or on those long uphill climbs. For all you guys [...]
- 5/19/2017
- 8:08 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Drone Insight: Bring Your Drone With You!
On any given day, I have at least one drone with me. Most days, I have two. I have one for flying indoors and one for flying outdoors. I keep these quads in and on my trusty backpack. I have room on my backpack for my Blade Vortex 250 and my Traxxas Aton. Inside my backpack I keep batteries, props, [...]
- 5/18/2017
- 9:08 pm
- miscellaneous
- By: Andrew Schaefer
Dromida Brushless Monster Truck Review
While brushed ready to runs have good speed, if you want to really up the adrenaline factor it is all about brushless power. Hence the reason that Dromida has released the Brushless version of their popular 1/18th scale Monster Truck. The Dromida comes with a beefy 5300kV brushless system, realistic chevron monster truck tires, and it was designed to be [...]
- 5/18/2017
- 7:18 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
- By: Cubby
