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O.S. Engine – 12XZ Speed Spec III
New from O.S. Engines is the 12XZ Speed Spec III engine. The guys over at O.S. keep squeezing every little ounce of power out of these things! The outer head is 1mm shorter and sits 6mm lower over the crankcase for a lower center o gravity. The crankshaft has DLC coating and pressed-in Tungsten weights with a ceramic bearing. [...]
MaxAmps Soldering Iron Review
MaxAmps Soldering Iron ReviewHaving a decent soldering iron is an essential part of the RC hobby. At some point you are going to need to solder a connector, or something, so you should probably get a good one. Is the new soldering iron from MaxAmps the one to get? Keep reading to find out..
- 1/1/2013
- 1:29 pm
- Max Amps
Other Reviews - By: Brian
Big Squid RC 2012 Bash Vehicle of the Year!
Around the end of November a buzz starts to happen around the office. People start chatting, discussing, then arguing about what vehicles should be considered for our “BASH VEHICLE of the YEAR” award. This years decision was EXTREMELY close. Last years winner, the Thunder Tiger MT4 was a little easier to settle on, but this year there were two standouts. [...]
Team Black Sheep (TBS) Playing with Police
We do NOT condone this, nor do we recommend messing with any type of officials of any kind. Heck, we only had maybe 2 police incidents this year, which is way better than previous years! All that being said, this was one of those videos (even though it may be wrong) that made me laugh. Those TBS Discovery guys are [...]
Onyx Brushless Systems
The folks from Duratrax have sent word for people looking to upgrade to brushless systems to consider making the jump to Onyx. Onyx Brushless Systems are available in 1/10th scale and 1/8 scale versions with several KV’s in each size. They even have 4 pole versions, and also a programming card that makes dialing in your system easy to do [...]
- 12/31/2012
- 11:54 am
- Duratrax
New Products
Onyx - By: Brian
Huge Review Page Update!
We just updated our Review Page with a TON of previous posts! For those that don’t check daily, our review page is a great place to catch up on our thoughts of what’s worth your hard earned money! Thinking about buying a new short course, quad, or charger? We have you covered! This update consisted of the following reviews: Traxxas [...]
Traxxas XO-1 Happenings From the Rumor Mill
File this deep in the Rumor Mill box, but we have heard that Traxxas was recently doing some driving and filming of some down hill speed run action featuring the XO-1. Our informant mentions a group of guys in a Traxxas ‘wrapped’ Hummer (maybe) were up north of us running vehicles down some huge mountain side. When our ‘guy’ stopped [...]
Traxxas Nitro Slash Unboxing Pictures
Our own 3DBill stopped by the Hobby Town in Orland Park, IL. and snapped a few pictures of the new Traxxas Nitro Slash. First impressions were decent, though he’s not a nitro guy at all. Apparently he’s waiting for a gas version. I don’t suggest holding your breath on that one. I’m not so sure I like the looks [...]
Traxxas QR-1 Quad Review
Traxxas QR-1 Quad-Rotor ReviewAdding yet another quad to the quadcopter craze, we take a look at the Traxxas QR-1 Quad-Rotor. It seems like we have been flying quads more than driving vehicles lately, but it has been a nice change. So how does the first flyer from Traxxas hold up against the other recent releases? Keep reading to find out..
- 12/27/2012
- 12:58 pm
- Featured Posts
Other Reviews
Traxxas - By: Brian
Big Squid RC Live – Show #5
Update: Live show is over, the replay is available above or on our YouTube channel. Here it is, us, live! Just like we are in real life! On tonight’s show we’ll be talking about the new Castle Sidewinder and Mamba Monster ESC updates. Plus whatever else we think of, maybe that OFNA GT-V2e 1/8th onroad supercar thing. It’s been a slow [...]
Big Squid RC Live Reminder – Tonight at 9PM CST!
A quick reminder that the BigSquidRC Live show starts at 9pm CST tonight. So if you are online, or thinking about grabbing some dinner, make sure you are back here at your PC soon! Something crazy always happens during these shows, you might as well be here to catch it live right?! Want to check out the BigSquidRC Google Plus page? [...]
GH Racing – Boxing Day Sale
Just got word that GH Racing is having a Boxing Day Sale! I don’t know all the details, it’s some sort of Canadian thing, but what I do know is that we get 30% off because of it! WOO HOO! Head over to the GH Racing front page for details. Want to see what other GH Racing news? Click HERE [...]
Updated Merry Christmas From the RC Industry
Sadly, I believe we deleted a few, and there are several that showed up in our snail mail box that I’m afraid we are too lazy to scan in, but here is some holiday cheer from the RC industry that has been sent our way. Enjoy! #gallery-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-5 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-5 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-5 [...]
- 12/25/2012
- 5:54 pm
- Big Squid RC
- By: Brian
Merry Christmas!
From our family to all of yours, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Hopefully everyone finds at least one RC related item under their tree, and gets in some bash time over their holiday break. If you aren’t sure about what to give someone for the holiday, consider something RC related. Think of the kids face, or [...]
Castle Creations Sidewinder3 and Mamba Monster 2 Info
A while back we posted that Castle Creations would be upgrading their Sidewinder and Mamba Monster line to waterproof versions. Well the Sidewinder3 and Mamba Monster 2 have been officially detailed and are ready to go. We aren’t sure what took Castle so long for their in house product line to catch up to their OEM line, since that’s has [...]
- 12/22/2012
- 10:52 pm
- Castle Creations
New Products - By: Brian
