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THE Cub Report – Kashmir
Hello friends, coming to you live from the greater St Louis metro area, this is me, and this is THE Cub Report. No, there isn’t anything huge on the agenda for this week, but here are a couple notes. Save the dates- April 7th for our scale crawling event in Crystal City Missouri, as well as June 1-3 for Horizon Hobby’s [...]
Video – How To Upgrade Your X-Maxx With Pro-Line
The good folks over at Pro-Line have posted a new video showing how easy it is to Upgrade your Traxxas X-Maxx. In the video shown below, you’ll see Pro-Line install a number of their upgrades, all of which were designed to improve performance, as well as style. The video is a great watch for any X-Maxx owner and you can Click [...]
Video – Hobbico 500
Recently posted by Hobbico is a promotional video titled Hobbico 500. The Hobbico 500 video is a fun look at rc racing featuring Yeti Jr rock racers. The Hobbico crew uses the video to show just how fun it can be to gather with your friends and race. While some people take rc racing very seriously, rc racing is even [...]
GMade GOM Rock Buggy RTR
Coming soon from GMade is the RTR version of the GOM Rock Buggy. The RTR comes completely pre-built but ships with a clear body so you can put your own paint scheme on the rig. * T21A 2.4GHz radio system, 3 channel receiver * 35 turn, 540 sized brushed motor * High torque steering servo * Full tube chassis * Front biased weight distribution * Chassis [...]
- 2/19/2018
- 10:23 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Now As A Kit – Traxxas TRX-4
Many people prefer to build a kit. When you build a truck from parts, not only can you make sure everything is assembled properly, but you can also make changes and upgrades as you build. That’s why the folks at Traxxas have announced that their immensely popular TRX-4 will soon be available in Kit Form. Here is the scoop- * Easy [...]
- 2/19/2018
- 9:39 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Crawler Canyon Park Visit
The weather around Chicago has not been the best in the past few weeks. Sub-zero temps and this past weekend has dumped a lot of snow on us. So, what do you do when you have a itchy trigger finger? Well I went to a local indoor crawler comp to find out if I could scratch my itch. I traveled to [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – Gearing Up For Fun
In case you missed it, earlier this week we posted about a big scale event that we are hosting in tandem with the STL R/C Freaks. The crew has been kicking around the idea of this since late-Fall and now that the details are in the wild, we can talk a little more about it. We had actually talked quite a bit [...]
RC4WD Super Duty V Snow Plow
Do you want to get extreme with your snow plowing? If so, have a look at the new Super Duty V Snow Plow from the good guys over at RC4WD. The Super Duty has the scale looks that you need, plus you can do all sorts of cool stuff with it when using servos to angle the blades. Here are [...]
- 2/16/2018
- 2:48 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Upcoming BigSquidRC Podcasts Featuring Tim Gluth
That’s right folks, BigSquidRC is getting a podcast! BigSquidRC is teaming up with RC Newb’s Tim Gluth to bring you a series of in-depth podcasts with various industry insiders. Tim Gluth has what we consider to be the best podcast in rc. You can sample some of his previous episodes By Clicking This Link. Gluth is up to 50 episodes over [...]
WRC Racing NTX 1.2 Nitro Touring Car
Available now from WRC Racing is the NTX 1.2 nitro touring car. The NTX is a 1/10th scaled touring style car that is powered by your choice of nitro engines. Here is some of the scoop- * Carbon steering block extensions * New reinforced belts * New drive shafts * Aluminum belt supports * Flanged wheel nuts * Width- 195-200mm * Aerodynamic front bumper * Rear diffuser * Includes [...]
- 2/16/2018
- 12:39 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
DE Racing Speedline Front Wheels For Losi & Tekno
Recently announced by DE Racing is a new set of Speedline Front Wheels. These were designed to fit the Losi 22-4 and the Tekno EB410. Available in yellow, white, or black, the Speedline wheels are a lightweight design for improved performance. The DE Racing wheels come in sets of four with street pricing of $15. Hit This Link for more details, [...]
- 2/16/2018
- 10:38 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Traxxas TRX-4 Bronco Info and details with video!
Traxxas has finally released all the details and a video we have been waiting for since the first time they mentioned the TRX-4 Bronco kit a while back. We are happy to see there will be a RTR version of the Ford Bronco Ranger XLT truck with a retail price of $479.99 I have a feeling we are going to [...]
- 2/15/2018
- 9:55 pm
- New Products
- By: Brian
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ASK Cubby – Your Emails, My Malarkey
“Traxxas Bronco Hi Cubby, How are you? Me, I’m not doing so good. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep. I have fallen in love and it’s not my wife. Every time I see the sunset paint job and those curves Cubby… those curves,I get all sweaty and my chest flutters, my heart just falls into my boots. I will leave my wife [...]
Team Associated ProSC10 AE & ProSC10 RJ/Rockstar RTRs
Have you been looking for a brushless RTR short course truck? If so, Team Associated has announced a pair of new RTRs. New from Associated is the ProSC10 RTR with either AE or RJ/Rockstar livery. What’s the scoop? * Available as either a RTR or a RTR LiPo combo * Based off the ROAR championship winning 2wd SC10 * 3300kV Reedy brushless motor * [...]
- 2/15/2018
- 4:58 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
ARRMA Typhon – Speed DNA Video
Recently posted by ARRMA is a new video for the 2018 Typhon 6S BLX buggy. In the video shown below, you can see the Typhon launching off jumps and sliding around corners. The video also has some excellent slow-motion footage of the Typhon roosting massive rocks. If you are looking for more details on the Typhon, use This Link to [...]
