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HobbyKing Genesis Offshore Brushless Boat – Fire Video
Seems like we have had a TON of boat news lately as it is the season in the Midwest.. Craig the Crazy Ramp Builder had his new HobbyKing Genesis boat out on the water for the first time last week. Sadly, it did not end well. đSmoke and carnage around the 3:00 mark if you can’t sit through the cool [...]
Pro-Line 1973 Ford Bronco for Axial Wraith
Axial Wraith fans, Pro-Line has something for you! The new Pro-Line 1973 Ford Bronco body for the Axial Waith. Comes with a detailed grill, headlights, and body molding trim. One of the coolest features I think is the separate molded doors, so you can run the Bronco with our without them! Finally a cool new Wraith body! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item [...]
- 5/20/2012
- 11:49 am
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Brian
PROTOform Flex Fit Hats
PROTOform has just put out 2 new FlexFit hats to help cover your head! They come in S-M or L-XL and in white or black with the large PF logo on the front. Curved bill only on these. Head over to the PROTOForm section of Pro-Line’s website for details.
AquaCraft Revolt 30
New from AquaCraft is the Revolt 30 FE Mono. It’s got a mono hull to to help cut through the water. The Revolt is available in a Performance Ready 2.4GHz radio version, and a RX-R model that’s ready for you to ad a receiver and transmitter. Included is a water-cooled 6-pole 1800kv brushless motor, 60A brushless esc, GrimRacer metal 42×55 [...]
Pro-Line Masher Monster Truck Tires
Monster truck bashers unite! Pro-Line has just announced they are bringing back the Masher 3.8″ Monster Truck Tire. The Chevron Style treads are huge for digging into the rough stuff and powering your monster truck through just about anything. They use the Traxxas Style Bead design which will fit a ton of wheel options. They come in the Pro-Line M2 [...]
- 5/19/2012
- 12:34 am
- New Products
Pro-Line - By: Brian
Traxxas Spartan Video
Traxxas has sent a reminder that they still have the fastest RTR boat on the market. The Traxxas Spartan can do 50mph out of the box, all you need to do is add a 6S LiPo. The boat now comes with their new TQi radio. They have also added a new video of the Spartan in action that we have [...]
Tamiya XV-01 Chassis
Tamiya introduces the PRO-spec version of the 4WD XV-01 chassis. The XV stands for Crossover Vehicle. This chassis is meant to be an all-terrain platform for rally cars, on-road vehicles and pick-up style trucks. It has covers to protect the drivetrain and radio gear. The motor is mounted in the front and is belt driven power to the front/rear gear [...]
Tamiya Suzuki Jimny Wheelie
This one had me thinking of our own Adam the Intern and his Suzuki! Tamiya has another classic kit, this time the Suzuki Jimny (SJ30) Wheelie. The Suzuki truck craze was pretty big for a short time, and the Tamiya kit is based on the 2nd generation SJ30 from 1981. It’s a 2WD truck, has a 540 brushed motor, you’ll [...]
Tamiya Wild One Off-Roader Re-Release
While on the subject of scale looking buggies, Tamiya has just announced the re-release of the Wild One Off-Roader. It was originally released in 1985, and the kit is once again being made available. Everything you need is in the kit except you’ll need to supply a radio, battery and some paint. It’s a 1/10th scale 2wd vehicle, and uses [...]
Kyosho Sand Master
Just saw the press release on the Kyosho Sand Master. Talk about amazing timing. All the rage right now is scale buggy’s, and Kyosho shows up with one that’s supposed to be shipping this month. It will be available as a RTR (Ready Set) or as a EZ Build kit, where you need to add your own radio system and [...]
HPI Super 5SC Flux RTR
There has been a few vehicles on our ‘wish list’ for a while now, and this is one of them! It sounds like HPI Racing is getting close to releasing the Super 5SC Flux RTR. This truck gives bashers the chills. Since the release of the HPI Baja, A 1/5th scale 4WD has had people begging for years. Well we [...]
- 5/16/2012
- 11:59 am
- HPI Racing
- By: Brian
HPI Apache C1 Review
THE HPI Apache C1 ReviewWhen HPI mad the announcement and initial showed the first pictures of the HPI Apache C1, the world took notice. It was going to be the size people were looking for, the power people wanted, and the scale looks that seem to be the direction RC is going to. People were excited, pre-orders were being [...]
- 5/16/2012
- 12:56 am
- Car & Truck Reviews
HPI Racing - By: Brian
Animus Hop-Ups and Upgrades
For all you Animus fans, the Helion RC folks have released a TON of hop-ups for their 1/18th scale sc vehicle the Animus 18SC. As you can see from the picture, Wrench has a lot of work ahead of him. The color is orange, if the picture does not show that well. Here is a list of what they have [...]
Pro-Line Traxxas Slash F-150 Raptor SVT Pre-Runner Build
We just saw that Pro-Line posted this awesome Traxxas Slash F-150 Raptor SVT Pre-Runner Build over on their blog! They cover all the parts they used, hop-ups installed and details to bring this piece of art to life! It really makes you realize how much more Pro-Line does besides bodies now a days! They also give a sneak peak of [...]
Bucket of Doom
While doing a little track testing recently I spotted this Bucket of Doom outside. Talk about something you don’t want in your garage! LOL. Maybe they are saving them up for a good size Fourth of July show! We usually have a few puffed packs around the office, but there were some here that were completely round! Just thought I’d [...]
