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ARRMA Granite Winner!
We have a winner in the ARRMA Granite 3S BLX Giveaway! Now before I tell you who won… just kidding, if I start thanking everyone now, you people will just skip to the winner list anyway so lets start drawing names and see who wins what. All the winners were chosen by numbers picked from the random number generator that [...]
Product Spotlight CChand TRX-4 Upgrades from RC4WD
We recently got our hands on a box load of CChand upgrade parts for the Traxxas TRX-4 from RC4WD. These were the first CChand parts we have had a chance to use and try on our own vehicles. We added the parts to several of our TRX-4s. Keep reading to get our thoughts on these hop-up parts. All the parts are [...]
- 12/19/2018
- 5:03 pm
- Accessory Reviews
- By: Brian
ARRMA GRANITE 3S BLX GIVEAWAY
It’s that time of the year, and we feel like giving! A huge thank you to Horizon Hobby and ARRMA for making this happen. We are giving away a brand new ARRMA GRANITE 4X4 3S BLX Monster Truck! You have seen the unboxing, read the review, and even the post review thoughts! Now you have a chance to win a brand new [...]
Pro-Line PRO-Fusion SC 4×4 Video
Recently Pro-Line Racing teased their new PRO-Fusion SC 4×4 kit, and today we have an awesome video of it in action! It’s cool to see them swapping out wheels and bodies to basically give you a whole different feeling and looking truck! It looks like it’s going to be a real beast, and we can’t wait to get our hands [...]
Big Squid Podcast – Episode 9 – Redcat Racing
Greetings Podcast Fans! Wow.. are the podcasts going to be more regular now? Well… fingers crossed. On Today’s episode we have F.C. Brigham, Matt Jackson, and Alaric Egli from Redcat Racing joining us! It’s always great to get multiple representatives from a company on to hear everyone’s thoughts, as well as hear answers from the actual the people doing the [...]
- 11/29/2018
- 8:33 am
- Big Squid RC
podcast - By: Brian
Big Squid Podcast – Episode 8 – Reef’s RC
Greetings podcast listeners! We had a bit of a break but now we are back! We actually have two new episodes already finished, so watch for the next one to follow soon. Today’s episode, we had the opportunity to speak with Sheref Hafez from Reef’s RC. Sheref talks about how he got into the hobby, what motivated him to start [...]
ARRMA Voltage Granite Mega Review
When we heard about the ARRMA Voltage Granite Mega from Horizon Hobby was getting a price drop to $99, it seemed like something we wanted to revisit. We had reviewed the ARRMA Voltage Fazon a while back, but this one is a little different. The Granite comes with Lithium Ion batteries which is something that is still very new for [...]
- 11/8/2018
- 10:36 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
- By: Brian
Traxxas and SEMA 10 Year Anniversary
It’s hard to believe Traxxas has been doing the SEMA show in Vegas for 10 years! If you are unfamiliar with SEMA, it’s basically every car guys fantasy everything all dropped in Vegas. This show is so huge, most people can’t walk and see everything in the 4 days that it goes on. If you are luck enough to be attending [...]
MIP 41 Tooth 1Mod Spur Gear for Losi Tenacity
New from MIP is this 41 Tooth 1Mod Spur gear that fits all Losi Tenacity vehicles. * 41 Tooth will change overall gearing and helps increase bottom end punch * The Spur is machined and not molded so its super precise and quiets down the drivetrain tremendously The spur gears are available now [...]
RC4WD Rancho Diff Covers for TRX-4 and Axial SCX10-II
The latest licensed scale accessories from RC4WD are these sweet looking Rancho Diff Covers. They will be available for both the TRAXXAS TRX-4 and the Axial SCX10-II trucks. Both will retail for about $29 each. Details below: C4WD Rancho Diff Cover for Axial AR44 (SCX10-II) Z-S1907 SPECS CNC Machined Billet Aluminum Red Anodized Finish Width: 1.18in / 30.0mm Length: 1.22in / 31.5mm Height: 0.64in / 16.2mm RC4WD Rancho Diff [...]
- 10/26/2018
- 10:37 am
- New Products
- By: Brian
Redcat Racing GEN8 SCOUT Pre-Release
The folks from Redcat Racing have decided to beat the leaks and release a video and images of their new GEN8 Scout! News from the Redcat crew mention that this will be their first 100% designed and developed in the USA vehicle! This is huge news. The last few Redcat vehicles have been getting better and better, and we [...]
- 10/26/2018
- 12:05 am
- New Products
- By: Brian
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Losi Teaser – Something New Soon!
Our friends at Losi have recently released the first teaser for their latest new vehicle! We are under a pretty lengthy NDA on this one, but have had them in our hands for a few days now, and wow! Afraid we can’t say more without my phone ringing… and believe me I don’t want that call. LOL. There will [...]
Check Out Our Latest Scale RC Video (Traxxas and Axial)
This last weekend a bunch of the Big Squid RC Crew were hanging out at Jeremy’s Juicebox Off-Road park, and while we were there, Jeremy shot a little video footage. The video stars the Traxxas TRX-4 Bronco and the Axial SCX10 II Blazer. We had a blast shooting the footage, and Jeremy did a awesome job piecing it all together. [...]
Unboxing the Tamiya Comical Grasshopper
We just got our hands on the new Tamiya Comical Grasshopper Kit! We have been looking forward to giving this latest kit a try as it looks so different from a regular Tamiya build. You can hit up the Tamiya Comical Grasshopper official product page on their website or get more Tamiya RC News here on BigSquidRC. Enjoy the unboxing photos [...]
ARRMA Voltage Price Drop and Second Look $99!
We were recently informed about the ARRMA Voltage line getting a big price drop to $99, and at a sub one hundred dollar price, we thought maybe we should talk another look at these vehicles. This past week we hit JuiceBox Off-Road Park for a little fun, and wow did we have a blast! We’ll do a full write up [...]
- 10/16/2018
- 7:11 am
- Industry News
- By: Brian
