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Novak Activ8 Vented Ballistic 4XSC
New from Novak is the Activ8/Vented Ballistic 550 4XSC Brushless System- 4.5T (#3185). This new system is designed with the heavy duty 4×4 short course vehicles in mind. It’s sensor based with a big 550 motor to get that 4×4 moving quickly. Novak’s X-Drive and Nova-Brakes software are both included with this system, which is something Novak fans really appreciate, [...]
Viper Black Edition VTX Speed Controller
New from Viper RC is the Viper Black Edition VTX ESC. It’s been upgraded with a stronger BEC, new V-LINK software, and is meant for 2S batteries. The new Black Editions all aluminum case has been redesigned to be smaller and help get rid of the heat without a fan. We like the fanless stuff, one less thing to worry [...]
ARRMA ADX-10 Video
We just caught word of the new ARRMA ADX-10 race buggy. It has steel gears, an oil filled diff, dBoots tires, slipper clutch, and everything else you’ll need to hit the track. It comes RTR and pretty much waterproof as well. Check out the video:Want to see what we thought of the ARRMA Raider? Check our Review Here.
An RC Wedding!
Congratulations go to Kari and Ken on their recent wedding. Ken’s a local rc/crawler guy here in the Illinois area, and when we heard about how his wedding went down, we had to post it! Ken: When the rings were asked for, I turned to the best man for them and he pretended like he didn’t have them. He “checked” [...]
- 7/17/2012
- 11:50 pm
- miscellaneous
- By: Brian
Hobby Town Convention Wrap Up
On our last night at the Hobby Town Convention 2012, many of the manufactures and dealers held some contests (HT Olympics) for the Hobby Town owners to participate in. Everyone had all sorts of different little contests, and the attendee’s could win various prizes. Our event involved taking the new VW Bug from Duratrax, launching it into the air, and [...]
Final Ken Block Photos
There have not been that many good photos of the new HPI Ken Block vehicle except for the ones we posted, and a few people have asked if we had any more. So we dug deep to see if there were any we have not posted yet, and I believe this is the last of them. Enjoy, and look for [...]
ST Racing Concepts – Green Hop Up Parts
The folks from STRC have sent word that will make other hop ups green with envy! The new parts are for the Slash 2WD and Monster Jam trucks. The hop-ups include a Aluminum Pro Racing Battery Strap, Front Body Posts, Slash 2WD LCG Conversion Kit, Rear Motor Guard, Front and Rear Shock Towers, Hub Carriers, 17mm Hex Conversion and [...]
Origin Charger From Firelands / Radient
New from the Radient RC folks is a entry level charger called the Origin. It’s a one button, NiMH/NiCd charger that is meant to keep it as easy as possible. It can handle 1-8 cells and charge from 1 to 4 amps. Radient chargers can be found on the Hobby Town Website. We have reviewed several Radient chargers in the past, [...]
Helion Dominus Hop-Ups
While hanging out in the Helion RC room at the Hobby Town Convention 2012, we got to check out the new hop-up parts coming soon for the Dominus. The parts on the ‘soon’ list are: Slipper Clutch, Aluminum Wheel Hex Set, Center Differential, Aluminum Battery Mounts, Aluminum Rear Hub Carriers, Aluminum Threaded Shocks, and a Universal Drive Shafts for [...]
HPI Summer Rebate Program!
We just got word about the HPI Racing Summer Rebate Program! You can score a rebate check on HPI products purchased between July 14th – August 31st, 2012. You need to pick up one of the qualifying vehicles, send in the receipt and UPC and your good to go. Hit that link or the pic for all the details and [...]
Pro-Line Body Posts and Rally Body
Since getting my first glimpse back at RCX 2012 of the new body posts and screw on caps, we have been patiently waiting. We got to see the posts again, in what we were told was production form, and should be shipping VERY soon. Not only do we want these, so we can stop buying bags of 100 pins every [...]
- 7/13/2012
- 12:27 am
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Brian
Pro-Line LCG Slash Chassis Sneak Peak!
The folks over at Pro-Line continue to amaze us with the hop-up creations! This time around we have a few sneak peak pictures of their new Pro-Line LCG Chassis for the Traxxas Slash 2WD! The LCG stands for Low Center of Gravity. We don’t know if that’s going to be the official name, or if it be something like the [...]
- 7/12/2012
- 11:16 pm
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Brian
Hitting the Road
Looks like the valet FINALLY brought my ride back… I swear it had about 500 miles less when I dropped it off! It’s time to hit the road. Watch for a big write up on the convention later in the week and more posts from the Hobby Town Convention 2012 later today.
Axial at the Hobby Town Convention
A couple of pics from the Axial Racing room. We just did the unboxing of the EXO RTR they had there to show off. #gallery-15 { margin: auto; } #gallery-15 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-15 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-15 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */Get more Hobby Town Convention 2012 news by clicking HERE.
Team Associated at the Hobby Town Convention
A couple of quick shots from the Associated booth including the new SC8.2E and RC8.2E. #gallery-17 { margin: auto; } #gallery-17 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-17 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-17 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */Looking for more posts from the Hobby Town Convention 2012? Click HERE.
- 7/12/2012
- 9:01 am
- Team Associated
- By: Brian
