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ASK Cub Reporter, 03.28.2013, Version- You Throw the Questio…
I have been looking at the Turnigy Trooper and I have seen that you did a review on it. I know that BigSquid is very educated in RC and I asked many others these questions but haven’t gotten any educated answers. So, 1) Are there any parts from other more name brand trucks that will also fit [...]
THE Cub Report, 03.25.2013, Version- The Grand Poobah Of RC
I am sure some of you guys stayed up late, crazy late, to watch the F1 Grand Prix from Malaysia Satruday night. Of course I watched it live, all the while texting fellow F1’ers and watching the fast moving F1 G+ feed while NBCSHD held a commercial-fest every 5 laps or so. What a pity that watching F1 in America [...]
Review - Duratrax Equalizer Pre-Mounted 8th Scale Buggy Tire…
THE Duratrax Equalizer Pre-Mounted 8th Scale Buggy Tire ReviewIn the last 5 years there has been an explosion in the 8th scale buggy tire market. One of the more affordable choices comes from Duratrax, where they have a complete line of reasonably priced tires and pre-mounts. We’ve been bashing and thrashing two sets of Duratrax Equalizer Pre-Mounts (one in C3 [...]
- 3/22/2013
- 11:02 am
- Accessory Reviews
Duratrax - By: Cubby
ASK Cub Reporter, 03.22.2013, Version- You Ask Legit Questio…
Hi I have an hip e savage and I want to convert it to brush less and I was wondering if the radient reaktor 3500 kV combo would work? Ryan G. Cubby– Yo to the yo Ryan G, thanks for the email and shoot Brian your snail mail so we can hook ya up with a BigSquidRC sticker pack. So you have [...]
THE Cub Report, 03.18.2013, Version- Life Is Always Better I…
Happy Monday morning everyone, and welcome to another week in rc. Thankfully the F1 season kicked off last weekend. After qualifying it looked like yet another run-away year for the Red Bull team, but when it was all said and done my favorite robot Kimi Raikkonen was standing on top of the podium. The Ferrari team also gave me some [...]
ASK Cub Reporter, 03.14.2013, Version- Oh Ya! Your Questions…
Hey cubby, where do you come up with the titles for the cub report? Max R. Cubby– Hey Max, your email has “hit the big-time” so shoot your snail mail info to Brian for a free BSRC sticker pack. So… where do the titles for THE Cub Report come from? When I first started doing the CR about a half decade ago [...]
Review- TrakPower MS Series 10.5 Turn Brushless Racing Syste…
THE TrakPower MS Series 10.5 Turn Brushless Racing System ReviewYou don’t see a lot of sensored 10.5 brushless systems being used by hardcore bashers. Why? Because they typically don’t have the yank needed for the bashing crowd. Today we’ll be taking an in depth look at the latest sensored system from TrakPower, their MS Series 10.5, to see if it [...]
- 3/14/2013
- 9:57 am
- Accessory Reviews
Reviews
TrakPower - By: Cubby
THE Cub Report, 03.11.2013, Version- Paint it Black
Hello everyone, welcome to THE Cub Report, and I hope all you guys have a great week filled with trigger time. First up- we are still looking for an account rep (or two, or three). The job involves being a kick a$$ guy (or gal) and taking care of our advertisers. If you know what’s up in the hobby shoot Brian [...]
ASK Cub Reporter, 03.07.2013, Version- More Questions, Less …
i have to say, the scale winch by integy looks freakin awesome! i really want one but i dont have a crawler, so, my question is, do you think it will fit on the my stampede? maybe with a little modding? i really want one but i dont want to drop the cash and it not fit. Mason Cubby– Hey what’s [...]
THE Cub Report, 03.04.2013, Version- Living All KCCO
Hey gang it’s Monday morning and time to bust out another work week. Wherever you are I hope you kick ass and the week flies by. First up is some actual rc news, and relatively big news at that. We reported a few months ago about the Thunder Tiger eMTA. If you are a core basher you already know what it [...]
Review- Venom Medion Dual 10 amp Battery Charger with Speake…
THE Venom Medion Dual 10 amp Battery Charger ReviewThe battery charger wars have been raging hard lately and one of the hottest new chargers on the market is the Venom Medion Dual 10 amp. The Medion comes not only with all the “standard” features that a high end charger would include, but it “one-ups” the pack by having built in [...]
- 3/2/2013
- 10:32 am
- Accessory Reviews
Venom Group - By: Cubby
ASK Cub Reporter, 02.28.1013, Version- Your Honest Questions…
“Scale” short course comments As a long time – 30 years – RC enthusiast and racer, I feel that you guys are way off the mark with your “scale” comments lately regarding short course. The class will never grow if we don’t move it more and more towards performance. We cannot go back to Slashes and hard “realistic” [...]
THE Cub Report, 02.25.2013, Version- THE Fig Leaf Edition
Happy Monday everyone and welcome to another week in the wonderful world of hobby grade rc. Whether you work at a manufacture or an LHS, or you are simply a hardcore enthusiast, I hope you have a great week. Brian’s favorite Supercross rider (lol), James “Bubba” Stewart, took the win last night (Saturday) in Hotlanta. Using his proven recipe of “holeshot [...]
Vaterra Kalahari 14th Scale 4wd Desert Raider Review
THE Vaterra Kalahari 14th Scale 4wd Desert Raider ReviewVaterra is the newest name in the rc game and today we’ll be taking a closer look at their Kalahari 14th Scale Desert Raider. The Kalahari comes with detailed scale looks, a brushless power system, and Spektrum 2.4 GHz radio gear, all the makings of a great bash machine. How does the [...]
- 2/22/2013
- 11:43 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
Horizon - By: Cubby
ASK Cub Reporter, 02.22.2013, Version- A Day Late But Better…
Hello, sorry I didnt know who else to ask, so maybe you know. Will the carisma M10DT volkswagon beetle desert edition come to the U.S? I sure hope so, it really looks sick.Thanks for your time, oh I love your website. JA Sugar Cubby– Hey what’s up Sugar? The Carisma crew has introduced a bunch of new trucks lately, all of them look [...]
