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New RC Chat! RC Bashing, RC Drag Racing, RC whatever!
While a lot of people enjoy our forum area, we have had a few requests for us to open up a place to hang out and chat. We bring you the Big Squid RC Chat! You will need to be registered with the forum to be able to use this new feature. So far, people have really been enjoying [...]
Aquacraft Alligator Tours Nitro Powered RTR Airboat
Ok, check this out! New from Aquacraft comes this cool looking Alligator Tours Nitro RTR Airboat! How cool would this thing look running in your lake or pond? Sure.. anyone can just run one of those ‘normal’ looking boats around.. but this thing would be awesome! It would be cool to put a little person in there [...]
Team Checkpoint 7.4v 4900mah LiPo Car Battery
These new Team CheckPoint 7.4v 4900mah LiPo battery packs are ROAR legal, and should be available about now. They come wired and ready to go! Check the NEW Product Forum for the full release.
Duratrax Cliff Climber 1-14th scale RC Rock Crawler
The Duratrax Cliff Climber is coming soon! If you are into the growing RC Rock Crawling scene, you are going to be excited about this one! Dual Motor and Dual battery ESC comes installed with twin 380 motors! To top that off, it has 4 wheel steering! How cool is that?! The full press release is [...]
5th Scale HPI Baja 5B Barrel Roll now on HobbyZip
Since I know there are more then a few people out there that have trouble viewing the HiDef videos, I will start posting them over on HobbyZip.com since just about anyone can see the stuff there. This is the 1/5th Scale RC HPI Baja 5B doing an awesome barrel roll video. Enjoy!
HiDef Video Test: HPI Baja 5B Barrel Roll!
Pro Driver, Tim Mohr, and I were out one morning testing the new HPI Baja 5B. We were also testing out the new HD Camera. The footage isn’t at full HD Def, or it would be too big to download, but I think it’s pretty good. You’ll need a codec (or quicktime) to play it. To [...]
Pro-Line Attacks!
Besides all the great tires, rims and car bodies, Pro-Line Racing seems to always come out with something else cool. This time it’s the Attack heli canopy for the Mini Titan. They also have one that fits the TRex 450 Heli! So if your a RC Helicopter person, you are gonna want to pick these [...]
Acer Racing Calendar coming soon!
I figure that would get your attention! Usually I post the normal Acer Racing logo whenever they have an announcement, but since this one is for their upcoming calendar, I thought I would do something special. The calendar is now up for pre-ordering at $18, and ships in September. I hope each picture has [...]
Schumacher USA Speed Passion GT LPF ESC (ASAP?)
New from Schumacher USA is the Speed Passion GT LPF ESC. If you are wondering what all the letters stand for, it’s officially the Speed Passion Gran Turismo Low Profile Electronic Speed Control. My guess is, they would have to ship it in a very large box if they kept that name, so they went [...]
Outerwears Shock Covers for RC Buggies and Truggies
Outerwears Performance Products is now offering ultimate shock protection for Big Bore shocks! They are available in solid colors and now their new designs as shown. I have been looking to pick up some Outerwears stuff for my new HPI 5B. Hopefully they have the cool designs in the jumbo size as well! 🙂
Fan Picture Update – RC Rock Crawling and Monster Trucks
Here are some of the latest Fan Pictures for the Big Squid RC Contest! Looks like our Rock Crawler fan base is growing since most of the pictures this update look like crawlers. Remember, the sooner you enter, the more chances you have to win! Thanks to everyone that has sent in pictures so far! [...]
Berwyn Bash Pictures – May 08. With Savage XL Compare
I finally had a chance to process the Berwyn Bash pictures. There are some decent shots there, it was cool to see all the Big Squid RC stickers! Someone had a sweet electric Savage conversion setup that was really cool. There are some pictures of that next to the new HPI Savage XL. We also put in [...]
Temporary Event Calendar
Just a FYI, we got a temporary event calendar working. It’s not exactly what we wanted.. but hopefully it helps for the few days it will be used.
Events: RC Drag Racing, RC Monster Truck Bashes, and more!
While doing our server and software updates, it looks like we broke are event manager! While we work on getting it fixed and up and running, I wanted to remind everyone about some upcoming events! If RC Drag Racing is your thing, then the Lynwood RC Drag Way is where you want to be this weekend! It’s the [...]
Parma Faskolor F-1 Gravity Feed Airbrush Kit
Painter? Want to be? Parma has just released this new F-1 Gravity Feed Airbrush Kit. It works well with low or high pressure for all types of pains and is excellent for tight detail to broad coverage. One of these days, I might try my hand at some airbrush action. The people that can do [...]
