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Futaba Servo Specials At Tower Hobbies
Going on now through December 22, Tower Hobbies is running a special on select Futaba Servos. During the special event you’ll be able to save some cash on some of your favorite Futaba servos. All in all, Tower Hobbies has special pricing on over 20 different Futaba servos, hit up This Link to check out all the savings. Read More about [...]
Yokomo YD-2SX Drift Car
Just announced by Yokomo is the YD-2SX drift car. The YD-2SX comes in kit form and is a rear wheel driven drift machine. Check out some of its highlights- * Aluminum front bulkhead * Carbon fiber chassis and rear tower * High motor mount offers seven different mounting positions * New toe inserts on suspension mounts * Gear differential * New steering assembly The YD-2SX is slated [...]
- 12/13/2017
- 10:48 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Holiday Sale At Graupner USA
The good folks over at Graupner have announced a Holiday Sale. During the Holiday Sale you’ll be able to save some cash on all sorts of sweet rc gear. From surface, to air, to boats, Graupner has loads of trucks, airplanes, and boats in stock. Better still, Graupner is perhaps best known for their high quality electronics like transmitters, ESCs, [...]
New T-Shirt From Acer Racing
The crew over at Acer Racing have announced a new T-Shirt. The new Acer shirt is available is sizes XS through XXL and is made from 100% cotton. Sporting a cool, edgy design, the logo is made from metallic silver. Pricing for the Acer shirt is just $9. Hit up This Link for more details. Give This Link a click to [...]
RC4WD Rear Mud Flaps For The Traxxas TRX-4
Have you started to modify your Traxxas TRX-4 yet? If you are a true hobbyist, you were probably lucky to get out of the hobby shop without buying the first mod! Just announced for all you TRX-4 fanatics are Rear Mud Flaps from RC4WD. Sporting a scale authentic look, the RC4WD mud flaps can make a great scale accessory for your [...]
- 12/11/2017
- 10:39 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Pro-Line 1946 Dodge Power Wagon Video
The new ’46 Dodge Power Wagon from Pro-Line is really getting people talking. The Power Wagon is turning heads and taking names with its incredible detailing and tough, old-school look. The P-L crew is stoked about the Power Wagon too. Watch the video below as they show off all its features, plus the video has action footage of the Power [...]
THE Cub Report- Shoot It Out
Hello to one and all, welcome to another Cub Report. Last week was a huge one here at BigSquidRC as our 1.9″ RTR scale crawler shootout finally went live. Needless to say, reaction across the web was rather epic. Ya, ya, I’ve been forwarded the threads and various email chains, our shootout brought out a lot of emotion in people, which [...]
Graupner Accessory Face Plates For The MZ-12
The folks over at Graupner have some really trick gear. Better still, they are also good about making trick accessories for their equipment. Just announced by Graupner is five different Accessories Face Plates that fit the MZ-12 and MZ-12 Pro. The face plates are great for customizing your radio and are available in carbon, wood, gold, red, and silver. Each [...]
- 12/11/2017
- 5:07 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Video – Flitt Flying Selfie Camera: Raw Performance
Have you heard about the Flitt Fying Selfie Camera? If not, have a look at the video below to see just how cool it can be. In the video, the Flitt is used so a golfer can check out his form, but it can be used for hundreds of other uses too. If you are big on shooting selfies, the [...]
4K Video – ARRMA 2018 Range Showreel
Recently uploaded by ARRMA is a video called “2018 Showreel”. The video shows a wide variety of new vehicles from ARRMA going big and getting dirty. Brought to you in glorious 4K resolution, the video does an awesome job of showing just how hardcore the crew is at ARRMA, as well as how gnarly their products can perform down at [...]
Destiny Racing RX-10SR Touring Car
Recently announced by Destiny Racing is the RX-10SR touring car. Their previous car, the RX10S, was known as a fierce competition machine, the RX-10SR sports numerous improvements to help you lower your lap-times. * Updated carbon fiber chassis * Lower aluminum bulkheads * New one piece 7075 aluminium servo mount * New carbon fiber shock towers * 3 different suspension mounts to vary width of [...]
2018 XRay XB8 Nitro Buggy
The crew over at XRay have really been making a push lately, their latest new car announcement is the 2018 version of the XB8. The ’18 XB8 is ready for the nitro off-road wars coming up in the spring, here are some of its upgrades over the previous model- * New chassis designed with more space between wheels & side guards * [...]
- 12/11/2017
- 12:32 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Mugen MBX8 Nitro Buggy
It isn’t that often when Mugen introduces a new buggy, so the MBX8 is pretty big news in the 1/8th racing scene. Mugen states that the new MBX8 was designed to be more lightweight, for increased durability, better acceleration, and longer run-times. Here is the breakdown on some of its new gear- * New chassis for improved handling * High Traction Differentials [...]
- 12/11/2017
- 9:12 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Spektrum iX12 12-Channel DSMX Air Transmitter
New for all you pilots out there is the iX12 from Spektrum. The iX12 sports a whopping 12 channels, this makes it quite versatile, allow it to be used in a huge variety of different applications. Spektrum touts the iX12 as the “first truly Intelligent Radio” and it indeed sports a ton of next-gen features. Here are some of its [...]
- 12/8/2017
- 3:43 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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Everybody’s Scalin’ – RC4WD Marlin Crawler Impressions
I’ve been really wanting to talk about the RC4WD Marlin Crawler Trail Finder 2, but had to wait until after the shootout went live. I can now discuss it in full! The most impressive vehicle to me was actually the Marlin. No, it didn’t outperform many of the trucks it was doing battle with, but it managed to hang with ’em. [...]
