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Venom Gambler Brushless Edition SC Truck
Looks like the Venom Gambler is already getting a upgrade option before it’s even been released! We just spotted the Venom Gambler Brushless versions on their page. They will cost about $60 more than the normal version, but these come with a 3300kv brushless motor and 80 amp waterproof esc! Glad to see someone else jumping on the waterproof bandwagon! We [...]
Tim Mohr Record Long Jump Video
So Cubby mentioned the long jump bash event we were at this weekend! Special thanks to Craig for building that amazing ramp! It was incredible! The event had a bunch of great people with all sorts of vehicles.. I’ll save that write up for the video covering the event coming soon.. this post is all about Tim! Tim has been [...]
AquaCraft Rio 51Z RTR RC Boat Video
While we don’t post a lot of RC boat information, this new AquaCraft Rio 51Z video is sweet!My favorite part comes around the 24 second mark with the on-board water cam! SWEET! Check out Aquacraft’s site for info!
MaxAmps Guessing Game?
Just got a email from MaxAmps about some crazy contest…. Headline: You have never seen anything like this before! Press Release: MaxAmps.com is releasing a new product this week that we guarantee you have never seen before. The first person to guess what it is wins a brand new Traxxas Slash 4X4. Send your guesses to austin@maxamps.com before the release date [...]
Pro-Line Caliber SC Tire Review from Cubby!
Wow, Cubby is on a roll lately! He’s added another article to the RC Reviews section! His latest review is for the Pro-Line Caliber SC Tires! If your a racer in need of some traction, your going to want to check this out. Click the image or here for the review!
DE Racing Hub Nutz
I recently just heard about these Hub Nutz from DE Racing . With ‘scale look’ being all the rage these days, they look like they nailed it for the short course guys looking for a more realistic wheel look. They are molded over a steel nut with nylon, are sold in sets of [...]
RSS Feed Issue
Thanks to everyone who wrote in about the broken RSS feed with the images! We got a TON of email this morning letting us know it was broke. I’m glad to see we have so many followers on the RSS feed! Thank you all for reading, and for the heads up. Feel free to let us know if we break [...]
ASK Cub Reporter, Version 07.22.2010- A Weekly Q & A Session
Aha, here we are for yet another week of the ever so scrumptious letters from you, our precious (and ornery) readers. ========== Hi Cubby When reading your review of the HPI Blitz you mentioned scrubbing jumps. Can you describe what that is? Morgan W. Ellis Cubby– Yo Morgan, thanks for reading. As far as your question goes, let me start with a bit of [...]
Venom Group Speed Charger
Need a quick charger for those AA and AAA batteries? Venom has a new Speed Charger that should do the trick. It’s got a micro-processor to peak charger each cell automatically. It does NiCd and NiMh cells, and has a temperature sensor in case of overheating. It has a output of 1000mAh with 2 AA’s or 500mAh [...]
RC Vehicle Storage Bins
Here’s one for the Tips For Bashers section that I have been meaning to add for a while. Then someone sent me an email saying we should write a ‘tip’ about this, and I thought.. yea, I need to get it done. So this tip is all about storage of your RC vehicles. Around the Big Squid RC office [...]
GH Racing Slash 4×4 Hop Up Parts
If you have a Traxxas Slash 4×4 in need of some serious aluminum hop-up parts, GH Racing has you covered! Here’s a list of what you can see in the gallery below. Front and Rear suspension arms, steering block, front and rear shock towers, C Hubs, Rear Hub (with different toes available) , and Front [...]
Axial 2.2 VWS Beadlock Wheels for the XR10
The Axial XR10 is going to be all the rage in the crawling scene here real soon, and to keep the ball rolling Axial is releasing some cool looking 2.2 VWS Beadlock Wheels to go along with it. I really dig the orange and carbon fiber look! They are compatable with the Vanquish Products wheel [...]
Axial Hard Line Body
This new body from Axial looks pretty slick! I can see this thing catching on in the rc rock crawling scene for sure. It meets all U.S.R.C.C.A. minimum requirements, it’s designed for competition, has a rounded roof line (yeah! no more VW’s!) and is made from .040 polycarbonate plastic. Check out Axial’s site for more info! Axial Hardline Body gallery [...]
Read Big Squid RC News on Big Squid RC!
So it has recently come to our attention that there are a few websites ripping off our hard work here on Big Squid RC. This makes us sad. We work very hard to bring you daily RC news, videos and reviews. We are disappointed that we need to take measures to keep people from using our bandwidth and stories for [...]
Futaba FASST – Second Receiver Offer
For those of you thinking about picking up a new Futaba FASST system, now is the time! Now through July 31, 2010, you will get a second receiver (R617FS or R603FS) depending on the radio that you buy. That’s like a extra $100 gift! You only have till the end of the month, so you better hurry! Hit the Futaba [...]
