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A few weeks ago I mentioned doing a fan spotlight. Once a month or so I will pick someone who has scale or custom build. The amount of fabricating and out of the box thinking that goes into any custom build is amazing. A lot of trial and error, but the end result is worth it. Eli Saa and his [...]
Coming soon from Spektrum are a pair of new servos for your bashing enjoyment. Both servos are high-end brushless powered units designed for serious performance in 550 to 700 class helicopter applications (or in other uses). In fact, the new 6360 has a transit speed of just 0.04, check out more specifications below- Spektrum H6350 Speed: 0.062 sec/60° @ 8.4V Torque: 416.4 oz-in [...]
Available now from Traxxas is a Land Rover Defender Adventure Edition Body. The Adventure Edition Body comes in bright orange to really make your TRX-4 stand out while cruising the trails and is covered with scale detailing. * Pre-cut and pre-painted for your convenience * Comes ready to mount to the 324mm wheelbase TRX-4 * Spare tire mount * Side mirrors * Highly detailed scale [...]
Hey ya go bashers, Pro-Line has just announced a special Ambush edition of their PRO-MT 4×4. The Ambush MT 4×4 sports the rugged and spirited PRO-MT 4×4 chassis, with Pro-Line’s Ambush body & Ridge-Line Trail Cage up top for a trick look. Designed from the ground up to be the most extreme 10th scale monster truck ever created, the Ambush [...]
Introduction Before we get into the nuts and bolts of this product, I want to give a little bit of background on why I strongly believe in it by telling a story of how I got to know the people that put it together. Entry into FPV (First Person View) is daunting. Three years ago, when I started my journey, it [...]
“Get Racing Hey Cubby, After your foray back into racing and seeing how ROAR rules work, Let’s say you all at BSRC got the wind up and decided to create a new RC governing body. What would you stand for and how would take on the might of ROAR? Cheers, Kyle C.” Cubby- Yo hey ya Kyle, long time now hear, but glad to hear [...]
Just posted by Traxxas is a new video promoting RC Boats. The Traxxas Underground crew recently visited rising NHRA superstar Alex Laughlin, at which point they decided to go out and see what kind of fun they could have with some Traxxas rc products. The video comes in at just over 4 minutes long, and in typical Traxxas fashion, is [...]
Coming soon from Tamiya is the Gazoo Racing Toyota Yaris WRC. On the outside is a nicely scaled Gazoo Racing body, while underneath is a TT-02 chassis. The TT-02 is well known for being easy to build and drive, and with its 4wd system, should work well on this WRC edition Yaris. Pricing for the car is $176 and it [...]
Available right now from RC4WD is the Armageddon Hydraulic Dump Truck. The Armageddon is a beastly 8×8 that was designed for rugged performance, as well as top level scale realism. Here is more of the scoop- * Powerful rc hydraulic dump truck * 1/14th in scale * Fully assembled and ready to work * Massive power through a 1000KV high speed brushless system. * Hard [...]
New and cool from RPM is the new color option of Pink! The RPM crew carefully worked on the perfect shade of vibrant pink to make your truck stand out in a crowd. The brilliant pink is great for custom builds, or for building a truck for that special lady friend of yours. The first pink parts to roll out of [...]
Now shipping from TheToyz is a new Aluminum Soldering Jig. The jig is made from CNC machined aluminum and is sized to solder connectors like Deans, XT60, XT90, and bullet connectors ranging from 2 to 8mm. Soldering connectors can be a challenge, now with TheToyz soldering jig, soldering up battery connectors can be a breeze. Street pricing for the jig is [...]
The legendary Horizon Hobby Airmeet is coming up on August 18th and 19th in Donauwörth-Genderkingen, Germany. The festival is celebrating its 10 year anniversary. You will get to see some great RC action in the air and on the ground from Saturday morning till Sunday afternoon including a spectacular night flight show. Big Squid RC will be there hosting the [...]
One of the first questions an Axial SMT10 owner asks themselves after upgrading the power plant is “How should I gear this?” There are a several ways to approach the question, depending on your battery cell count, tire selection and intended use. For the premise of this post, I’m going to assume that you are running bigger-than-stock Clod sized tires, aka [...]
After a really cool teaser video, the crew at RC4WD have fully announced the 1/10th scaled BendPak XPR-9S Two-Post Auto Lift. The BendPak looks remarkably like its full sized counterpart and is sure to get some massive attention in your rc garage. * CNC machined lift towers, lift arms, & lift base * Steel lift screws * Lift capacity of 22lbs * Time for [...]
Recently uploaded to YouTube by Traxxas is a new video titled All-Terrain Excitement For Around $200. The video features the 2wd Slash, a truck that has brought tons of new people to our hobby, as well as providing insane amounts of fun for our seasoned hobbyists. Watch the short video below to see the Slash get in some skate park [...]