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Coming soon from Tamiya is the King Yellow 6×6. The King Yellow is styled after a school bus, but with big monster truck tires and 6 wheel drive, it sports some serious off-road attitude. A G6-01 chassis is used on this beast and it comes in kit form. We have not received release date information or pricing, but it has a [...]
That’s right folks, Team Associated is heading back to Horizon Hobby! In the coming weeks, consumers will be able to buy Team Associated products from authorized Horizon Hobby dealers, or from the Horizon Hobby website. This is some fantastic news for all you Team Associated drivers, as well as for Horizon Hobby dealers. Happy Friday to you! Take a chance by [...]
New and hot from FireBrand RC are CrownJewel-DSR wheels pre-mounted with Sickle-R drift tires. The classically styled wheels are shod with low traction ABS plastic drift tires. If you are looking to bolt some serious attitude on your drift machine, these would make a nice choice. * 12mm wheel hex * Finished in gold satin with chrome accents * 3mm offset on two [...]
Are you tired of breaking rear arms on your Team Associated B6/B6D? If so, RPM has some good news for you. Just announced are RPM Rear A-arms for the B6 and B6D buggies. The RPM units are much more durable than the stock arms. This can help you bash harder or to finish more races. * 4.75g lighter per arm than [...]
This week ASK Cubby is going to be different. Over on our Facebook Group, Dan posted a link to an article titled “A Critical Look: Traxxas’ Connector Crisis”, and it sounds I am supposed to respond to it. So it here goes… First off, the article is really long. And by long, I mean longer than a paragraph. That is too [...]
Do you plan on racing the Le Mans Prototype class at your local on-road track this winter? If so, have a look at the new L1 “Layla” LMP Clear Body from Jason and the crew at JConcepts. The L1 was designed to fit popular cars like the Associated RC10F6, as well as those like it from XRay and Yokomo. * Original [...]
Coming in late October from Hobbico is the Flitt Flying Camera With Optical Flow. The Flitt was designed to fly, shoot, then share, and it can fit in your pocket! Here are its highlights- * Portable, slim design with folding legs * Ultra-fast 30 second start up time * 4 settings of different photo burst modes * 1.3MP high def camera that shoot 720P [...]
Looking to gain an edge on your competition? If so, using the proper foam inserts in your scale rig or crawler can make a world of difference. To help you get maximum performance out of your tires, Pit Bull has announced Dirty Richard Single Stage Foams. These high performance inserts are available in firm, medium, or a soft density. Pit [...]
Just announce by SWORKz is the S35-T Pro Nitro Truggy. The S35-T Pro is based off of SWORKz latest nitro buggy and comes in kit form. Here are some highlights of this nitro powered track machine- * Pro shock towers made from 7075 aluminum * Longer BBS shock system w/ emulsion style caps * Lightened 7075 chassis * Front & rear universals * Heavy duty [...]
Light up those night trail drives with the new Jeep LED Light Bars from HRC Racing. There are three different bars ranging from 4 to 6 lights featuring grill covers with the Jeep name on them. These are expected to start shipping next month and were designed to fit on the roof of 1/10th scale crawlers. HRC8723J4 – 4x White LED HRC8723J5 [...]
Have you put some big tires on your Traxxas TRX-4 and are now having clearance problems? The folks at MIP are here to save the day. MIP has a new Wide Track Kit made just for the portal axles on the TRX-4. With the kit you’ll gain 8mm in total width, giving your big new tires the extra room they [...]
The Futaba 7PX is getting super close to shipping here in the states. It is slated for an early October release date, a time that many Futaba fans are anxiously awaiting. We’ve gotten our chance to use the 7PX already and were really impressed. Its ergonomics are typical Futaba, meaning top shelf, and we found its menu system to be [...]
Just announced is the “Snoop Nose” Chevy Race Truck Body from JConcepts. The video below features Fred Reep and Dan Wyatt at the 4-link nationals in Lancaster, Ohio where they talk about how cool the new body is and some of the factors that went into its design. If you are looking for a new monster truck body for your [...]
Attention Losi Rock Rey & Baja Rey owners, SSD has a trick new part for you. New from SSD is an Aluminum Front Bulkhead for the Rock & Baja Rey. The bulkhead not only looks super trick, but is also CNC machined from aluminum for the ultimate in durability. * Grey anodizing * Direct fit, easy to install * Large pinion bearings- 11 [...]
Now slated to start shipping in early October, Redcat has released a new video showing the Everest Gen7 in action. From water, to rock crawling, to general off-roading, the video below gives you a nice look at the Everest Gen7, as well as its general capabilities. Furthermore, at just over 1 minute in length, you can have a good look [...]