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Monster Truck Madness- Updating the SMT10
The shot above is a screen grab from an Axial Facebook post they put online on a few days ago. They asked for suggestions, should they bring back the SMT10 platform. I figure instead of submitting a comment, why not just devote this week’s MTM to the topic? I’ve been building and racing SMT10s in monster truck competition for 4 years [...]
PR Racing S1 V3R Evo Buggy Kit
New from PR Racing is the S1 V3R Evo Buggy Kit. The V3R Evo has been revised to make it smoother and easier to drive fast. A new 2.5mm thick chassis is now shorter in length and other changes have been made to help lower the rear roll center. Here are the highlights- * New Ackermann geometry * New CNC machined rear [...]
- 5/21/2019
- 3:06 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Team Magic E6 V-Gen Monster Truck
Just announced by Team Magic is the freshly upgraded E6 V-Gen Monster Truck. The “V” in V-Gen stands for victory, while the “V” also stands for the Roman number 5, with this being the 5th generation of the E6. And while smaller updates have been the norm in the past, the E6 V-Gen comes with a bunch of hardcore upgrades [...]
- 5/21/2019
- 11:54 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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Mugen MBX8 Eco Team Edition Buggy Kit
Shipping soon from Mugen is the MBX8 Eco Team Edition Buggy Kit. The Team Edition MBX8 Eco comes with a bunch of revisions to help improve durability, as well as to help make the buggy easy to drive fast. Here are the highlights- * Wide offset wheel hubs * E2146 inline front uprights * -3mm front upright arms * +15mm adjustable wing mount * New [...]
Video – Pro-Line Tire & Wheel Upgrades for ARRMA & Traxxas
New from Pro-Line is a video for their ARRMA & Traxxas Tire & Wheel Upgrades. Watch the video below to see the Pro-Line crew send-it with a PRO-MT, as well as with ARRMA and Traxxas 1/10 monster trucks. Pro-Line has long been making the very best tires you can buy, watch the video to see how you can use Pro-Line [...]
- 5/21/2019
- 10:46 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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SSD RC & RPP Hobby Tease New Pro Scale Chassis Kit
Here ya go hardcore scale crawling fans, SSD RC along with RPP Hobby are now teasing a Pro Scale Chassis Builders Kit. SSD has long been known for making some rather esoteric upgrades for the rock crawling scene, soon you will be able to start your build with one of their high-end chassis. Also, as seen in the teaser images, [...]
- 5/20/2019
- 6:17 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
ARRMA Kraton 4S Unboxing with Video
A lot of people have been looking forward to the ARRMA Kraton 4S from Horizon Hobby since it’s big brother has a serious reputation. Everyone wants to know if it’s still a insane bash vehicle, just a bit smaller. Well, we are just about done with the review, lets start off with the unboxing photo’s and video for your viewing [...]
THE Cub Report – Running On Empty
Hello there rc world, it’s another week in our wonderful hobby, thanks for joining us. Last week held a few surprises on the release front, lets dive right in... The “biggest” news from last week was Axial Racing dropping a new 24th scaler. For some of the old school Axial faithful, well, they were hoping for something bigger, or well, pretty [...]
Tamiya Audi A4 Quattro Touring Car Kit
Coming soon from Tamiya is the Audi A4 Quattro Touring Car Kit. The Audi includes a highly scale realistic polycarbonate body on Tamiya’s easy to build TT-01 E chassis. * Extra scale molded parts like side mirrors & rear wing * Extensive decal set * Realistic 18 spoke wheels * Shaft driven 4wd chassis * Wide range of upgrade parts * Length- 454mm, width- 186mm The [...]
King Kong RC 1/12th Q157 Mud Monster Truck
Shipping now from King Kong RC is the Q157 Mud Monster Truck. The 1/12th scaled Q157 is modeled after the old Soviet ZIS-150 and comes in kit form for your building pleasure. Numerous scale details are easy to see and a highly detailed ABS plastic body comes standard. * Realistic steel ladder frame chassis * Doors and hood open * Heavy duty metal [...]
- 5/20/2019
- 12:34 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Video – Traxxas Custom Built Drag Racing Slash
With the no-prep Traxxas Slash drag racing scene totally blowing up right now, the folks at Traxxas have posted a new video. Their latest video is titled “Project Drag Slash/Custom Build” and features the 2wd Traxxas Slash short course truck. Across the country hobbyists have been converting their Slash short course trucks into drag cars, the video below goes in-depth [...]
RC4WD Vigilante Roll Bar for the Desert Runner Hero
Recently announced by RC4WD is the Vigilante Roll Bar for the Desert Runner Hero scale off-road truck. The Vigilante has a tough off-road look that makes it a great upgrade for your scale rig. Here are the highlights- * Made from hand welded, heavy duty steel tubing * Durable black powder-coated finish * Comes with spare tire holder * Weight- 11.44oz * Length- 7.52″ * Width- [...]
- 5/17/2019
- 10:25 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
EVERYBODY’S SCALIN’ – WHAT SIZE RIG DO YOU WEAR?
What’s going on Squid nation! I have been working on my scale off-road park that last few weeks trying to get it ready for Saturday’s summer opener. Made some new trails and rebuilt some old ones as well. But the new Axial Racing 1:24 Deadbolt got me thinking. Pros and cons of smaller scale and bigger scale rigs. 1:24: Now these little [...]
Carisma Aluminum Wheels & Scale Tires for the Range Rover Cl…
Shipping soon from the good folks at Carisma are Beadlock Aluminum Wheels and Scale Tires for Range Rover scale crawlers. Both units were designed for true scale realism, perfect for your next, or last, Range Rover build. * CNC machined aluminum 3 spoke wheels * True beadlock design * Easy to add weight to wheels * True scale soft compound 95mm tires * Perfect for [...]
- 5/17/2019
- 2:46 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
HoBao Teases New Off-Road Truck
HoBao was a big name during the nitro revolution that occurred in our hobby about a decade ago. In recent years, HoBao is perhaps best known for their DC-1 scale rock crawler. However, Hobao is now teasing a new Off-Road Truck that definitely has some scale look to it. The latest teaser from HoBao shows off what looks to be [...]
