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Unboxing The Kyosho Mad Crusher VE
Are a true monster truck fan? Around the office we argue every day what is a “real” monster truck. Iron Mikeee always says it isn’t a monster truck if it doesn’t have solid axles, while some of our other crew members disagree. If you are the type of guy that needs solid axles, the Kyosho Mad Crusher VE just might be [...]
ProGraphix Bodies And Hardened Steel Gears From Traxxas
Coming soon from Traxxas are new ProGraphix Bodies and Hardened Steel Pinion Gears. For ProGraphix bodies, Traxxas is releasing a number of highly colorful bodies that can help your truck stand out in a crowd. The bodies are pre-cut and pre-painted, ready to bolt on to your vehicle. The new ProGraphix units include Hawaiian series bodies for the Slash, Bandit, Stampede, [...]
- 11/16/2017
- 10:05 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Kyosho TF7.7 Touring Car
New from Kyosho is the TF7.7 touring car. The TF7.7 is a high-end on-road race machine that comes in kit form. Based off the previous TF7, the latest version comes with multiple upgrades to make it faster than ever. * Short big bore shocks * Rigid center stiffener * Aluminum 2 height motor mount * 2 belt 4wd system * Interchangeable bulkheads * Large diameter belt [...]
- 11/15/2017
- 5:58 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Traxxas 4K Video – World’s Biggest X-Maxx
Recently posted by Traxxas is a video titled World’s Biggest X-Maxx. The video not only shows action footage of the rc X-Maxx, but also of the full sized competition version. Included in the video are various action shots of the rc X-Maxx catching air on a full sized monster truck course. It sure looks like a lot of fun to [...]
RC4WD Mojave II Four Door Conversion
Are you becoming a master at modifying hard plastic bodies? If so, RC4WD has announced the Mojave II Four Door Conversion Kit. The kit makes it easy to convert your 2 door Mojave into a longer 4 door version. * Made from injection molded plastic * Height- 5.2″ * Width- 6.93″ * Length- 4.88″ * Weight- 3.1oz Street pricing for the conversion is $38, it has [...]
- 11/15/2017
- 1:20 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
HPI Racing Ken Block ’65 Ford Mustang Hoonicorn RTR
First announced back in early ’16, the HPI Racing Ken Block ’65 Ford Mustang Hoonicorn RTR is close to shipping. Estimates right now put it at a January release and we can not wait to get our hands on one. The Hoonicorn is an outrageous car in person, the HPI version is bound to be awesome as well. On the outside [...]
- 11/15/2017
- 1:20 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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Pro-Line PRO-MT 4×4 Monster Truck Review
A few years ago Pro-Line made huge news by releasing their very first truck, the PRO-2 SCT. Shortly on the heals of the PRO-2 was the PRO-MT, a truck that went on to become a Bash Vehicle Of The Year winner. Always a company to push the limits of technology, Pro-Line made huge news again this year with the announcement [...]
- 11/15/2017
- 7:15 am
- Car & Truck Reviews
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Bashers Basics — How to Paint A RC Body
Hello and welcome back to Bashers Basics. We all know that the process of painting your first RC body is always quite daunting, but don’t fear, Bashers Basics is here! In this tutorial I am going to just do a simple paint job, a solid metallic blue, which will look great on my hypothetical SLASH 4X4. Firstly I select my [...]
Video – Dirt & Dust With The Pro-Line PRO-MT 4×4
With the PRO-MT 4×4 starting to take over bash spots across the globe, Pro-Line has released a new action video. The video, shown below, is filled with smoke, high-speed bashing, gnarly crashes, and giant airtime, all featuring the new PRO-MT 4×4. Also, be sure to watch all the way to end as the Pro-Line crew also included a number of [...]
RC4WD Dark Blue Gelande II D110 Body Set
Just announced by RC4WD is a Dark Blue edition of their Gelande II D110 Body Set. The dark blue version is made from injection molded plastic for the ultimate in scale detailing, while being highly durable out on the trail. Here are some of its other highlights- * Clear molded windows * Dark blue painted main body, white details * Comes with dash [...]
- 11/14/2017
- 8:27 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
THE Cub Report – Freedom Of Choice
Well hello there friends, thanks for dropping by BigSquidRC. Back in the good old days I would do sort of an “introduction” to the website from time to time for new readers. After all, if there is one thing that rc is good about doing, that is bringing in new people. So for those of you who haven’t been reading [...]
Video – ARRMAgeddon 2017 Highlights
A couple of weeks ago the folks at Hobbico put on a really cool bash event called ARRMAgeddon. ARRMAgeddon was a bash held just for ARRMA vehicles with several different events. ARRMAgeddon took place in Springfield, Illinois at Falcon Hobbies where they had all the new 2018 model ARRMAs on display. While the weather turned cold the day of the [...]
Video – Graupner mz 12 PRO Introduction
To help introduce their mz 12 PRO air transmitter to the world, Graupner has posted a new video. Watch the video below to learn more about the affordably priced mz 12 PRO. The video goes into many of the features of the mz 12 PRO and how easy it is to use with your airplane, drone, or surface vehicle. From [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – Spintires: Mudrunner
It’s a super exciting time for scaling. Axial just announced an updated version of the SCX10.2. Vaterra just announced a sweet Ford truggy version of the Ascender. The RC4WD Marlin is hitting stores. We just completed our 1.9 Scaler Shoot-out. There’s a lot going on, folks. Before getting into the topic at hand, I just wanted to mention that I will [...]
- 11/11/2017
- 2:28 pm
- Everybody's Scalin'
- By: Doug
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New North American Distributors For HPI Racing
Whoa, now here is some big news, HPI Racing has just announced new distribution channels for the North American market. The new HPI distributors in North America include HRP Distributing, along with Hi-Performance Distribution (for Canada), and Swift Distributing. Here is the official press release- “HPI Racing Welcomes New North American Distributors Today, we are pleased to announce new partnerships with four [...]
