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Welcome Evan!
So I just wanted to take a quick moment and welcome Evan to the Big Squid RC Clan! Evan joined up with us recently after clicking the JOIN THE BSRC TEAM banner and writing us. He’s been doing a great job, and I wanted to make sure people recognized that we added another member to the team! The site [...]
Unboxing the Traxxas Stampede 4×4 VXL
Following close behind to our a Monster Mutt Unboxing, we bring you the Traxxas Stampede 4×4 VXL unboxing! This is the first time we have had a Traxxas Stampede 4×4 around the office, so are all pretty excited to get our hands on it, poke it a little, and see what it can do! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: [...]
Thunder Tiger KT8 Kart
We first broke the news on the Thunder Tiger kart back at iHobby, but now it looks like it’s about to start shipping! The Thunder Tiger KT8 Kart is a 1/8th scale kart with a lot of cool features all packed under that kart body. Standard micro-sized electronics, click rubber tires, rear wheel drive with a rear mounting motor [...]
Upcoming Benefit Race at RJDHobbies
Hey all, we just heard about a benefit race being held over at RJDHobbies and Raceway for one of their family members. The race date is April 22, 2011. Were all about supporting hobby shops and their families so head on over to their website for the info, and if you are in the central Illinois area, think about checking [...]
Unboxing the Traxxas Monster Mutt
We just picked up the Traxxas Monster Mutt! We really wanted to review one of the new Monster Jam vehicles, and it’s hard to not want the one with the floppy ears! We just started testing it this weekend, and something that really surprised me, just about everyone who saw it said ‘Hey, where is the tail?’ I’m not sure [...]
RC In Verizon Commercial
So we had another RC On TV sighting! This time in a Verizon commercial! The guy is got his new super smart phone hooked up and broadcasting video. He connects it to his RC Helicopter, then fly’s it over his house that has a big sign saying ‘party at 8:00, be there!’ or something like that. Once again.. very cool [...]
Pro-Line Caliber 2.0 SC Tire Gets Wide
Looks like Pro-Line has decided to get off the diet and pack on some inches! We got this sneak peak of the new Caliber 2.0 SC tires, and they are getting big! Looks like more traction for everybody! There wasn’t much other info with the sneak peek, so we’ll have to wait for some official numbers. Check out the Pro-Line [...]
Happy April Fools’ Day!
Hey everybody, Happy April Fool’s Day! Apparently not everyone celebrates this day the way we do, because man did we get the emails! We have been doing a April Fools’ day day for many years now, and every year we get a few people off guard, but this year was special. Maybe because we have just grown so much [...]
March Bash-ness Contest Winner!
So I’m sure you all heard about the March Bash-ness craziness we have had going on, and Jeff mentioned we were going to give away a vehicle from whatever company was crowned the winner from your votes! Well, we grabbed all the people who commented, tossed them into a huge spreadsheet, mixed them up, then used a random number generator [...]
Viper RC VTX 10 and 10R Info
We met some of the guys from Viper RC back at iHobby, and again at RCX. We just got a little PR from them about their new VTX 10/10R electronic speed control. Built for 1/10th and 1/12 scale vehicles, the VTX 10 is a sensored system, has a dynamic drag brake and timing boost, SBEC for up to 7.0V, battery [...]
Oh the Excitement!!
I have to admit the excitement of the final March-Bashness round is killing us! Myself, Jeff, Cubby, Evan, Wrench, Adam and the rest of the gang are sitting here watching the screens and counting down till midnight! I can’t thank you all enough for casting your votes! The kind words about how we ran it, (not just asking for votes [...]
Ken Block – Traxxas E-Revo . Not For You!
Our friends from Traxxas just released these pictures of the special edition (read 1 of 1) Ken Block E-Revo. It’s got his signature paint, green beadlock rims, huge Chevron tires, custom hubs and Exo-Carbon wing! This was made special for Ken and is a one-off. Enjoy the pics, I dig those HUGE beadlocks! #gallery-7 { margin: auto; } #gallery-7 .gallery-item { float: [...]
HobbyKing Gets Store Fronts?
Ok, put this in the ‘we didn’t see that coming’ category. But it looks like mega online retailer HobbyKing.com is going to be opening up stores! Here’s a quote from their head guy Anthony Hand: “In an ever increasing effort to drive more value into the R/C market HobbyKing has begun piloting retail store franchises in select regions around [...]
Traxxas Ken Block Gymkhana Fiesta Unboxing Photos
So we got our hands on the Traxxas Ken Block 1/16th scale Gymkhana Fiesta edition, and of-course we had to do the un-boxing before the formal review right? Bill Wrench snapped up these pics before we were heading out for some serious drifting action! #gallery-9 { margin: auto; } #gallery-9 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-9 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-9 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* [...]
Venom Has Three New LiPos
New from Venom are a couple of new lipo batteries. I think a lot of people have been waiting for this first one. It’s a 15C 2S 250mah 7.4v LiPO for the Losi Micro 1/24 Scale Rally and SC trucks. I know more than a few people looking to upgrade their Losi Micro batteries and this will be just [...]
- 3/24/2011
- 12:57 pm
- Venom Group
- By: Brian
