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SOR RC Products Vinyl Graphics
Are you one of the many with a brand new Axial Bomber? Want to ditch the standard livery and go with something unique? Give the folks at SOR-RC Graphics (aka Stuck on Racing) a ring and let them help you out! While we had them whip up some custom Big Squid RC graphics, they also have ready made designs available for the truck. The [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – My Struggle With Beadlocks
Gonna be fast and loose this week as I’ve got a lot of irons in the fire and wanted to update all ye faithful as to what you can find on this portion of the interwebs very soon. From the pic above you can see what I’ve been doing at my desk all morning – assembling some 2.2 Pro-Line Denali wheels with [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – Stompers, the Original Scaler
Whenever there is discussion as to what was the first “real” scaler, there is always playful argument. Some say it was the SCX10 since it brought it to mainstream. Others bring up Tamiya’s legendary (and legendarily expensive) Bruiser. Those vehicles are fine and all, but I think the first true scaler was something else. Something a lot smaller. Heck, it [...]
- 2/12/2016
- 11:20 pm
- Everybody's Scalin'
scale rc - By: Doug
Everybody’s Scalin’ – Endurance Racing & Ford Bodies
As winter keeps on keepin’ on, it’s nice to look ahead to warmer weather, sunny skies, and the start of scaling season. While it’s true that technically there is no “off-season” for the avid trailsman, it sure is a lot more enjoyable when the temperature is bearable. One of the first big events of 2016 is also approaching – the [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – Discussing the Venture FJ
Finally there is news on the HPI Venture FJ! Despite being announced last month, under the hood had been shrouded in mystery. Thanks to our story on Monday, it’s a mystery no longer. Apparently I was not the only one excited for the reveal as we broke single day traffic records here on BSRC. Yes, that’s right. The Venture now holds [...]
- 1/29/2016
- 6:46 pm
- Everybody's Scalin'
HPI Racing - By: Doug
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Everybody’s Scalin’ – I Want Your Body
Did you folks see the new RC4WD Chevy Blazer body that was announced last week? Yowza. For a company that is renowned for their ultra detailed products, they’ve truly outdone themselves. It’s a great segway into my topic this week – it’s fully detailed bodies or no body for me anymore. I know, I know, in the past I’ve championed Lexan bodies [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – The Bad Apple
Every club has them. You know. The guy that either is at best annoying yet tolerable; at worst can ruin your group completely. These people are a cancer. The r/c world has largely stereotyped this character as the long standing, insufferable racer. And while it’s true that I’ve dealt with many a racer like this, it’s more the case that ANY [...]
Traxxas and Bigfoot 4×4 Teaming Up?
Being our resident monster truck fanatic here at Squid HQ, the first part of the year is always most exciting to me. January – March is officially “Monster Truck Season” as that’s when all the various circuits are running indoors at stadiums and arena each weekend. As such, this time of year is also when the teams debut their new paint [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – Night Moves
Awhile back I had a conversation with a scaler buddy that seemed completely bewildered and confused when I explained to him how hard it was for me to do what seemed like a basic thing to him – building a kit or tearing down a rig after heavy use. “But Doug, you’ve been doing this for 20 years and it takes you [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – Tin Foil Hatting for 2016
Happy New Year! With the first day of 2016 upon us I figured I’d put on my tinfoil had and make a couple predictions for what we’ll see in the world of scaling over the next 365 days. Before looking ahead, last year I made several predictions for 2015- that a scale short course truck would come out (while technically a “Trophy Truck”, this was [...]
Everybody's Scalin' - Merry Christmas and a Year's End Galle…
Merry Christmas everyone! I sincerely hope that there was a lot of r/c goodness under the tree this year. If there wasn’t, well, it probably wasn’t a manufacturer’s fault; there has been an insane amount of stuff released this last year. I’d have to say that 2015 was probably my favorite year of being involved in the hobby. Lots of trigger [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – The Wheels In the Sky Keep Turnin’
With all the new scale crawling news that has been seemingly breaking each week since mid October (more on the Venture FJ next week as at the time of this writing Thursday there wasn’t much info available), some of the other stuff going on can fall through the cracks. One of said news pieces is the monster truck wheel from [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – The New Scaler from MST
The next big release in the scaling world is about to happen, this time from a very unlikely source – MST (Max Speed Technology). Launching next week, the MST CMX is the companies first foray into the genre and is being offered in several different kits with various body options. You can look at this article to see the array (hooray Unimog!). While they are new [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ – A Word About Illegal Copycats
Hey folks, I’ve been a bit long winded the last few weeks so I’ll keep it relatively short today. A couple weeks back I wrote about how expensive doesn’t necessarily mean overpriced, and in that I very briefly touched on the subject of illegal knockoff trucks. Well, as (un)luck would have it, just this past week I saw a “new” scaler [...]
Everybody's Scalin' - Stocking Stuffer Ideas For The Scaler …
Happy Black Friday to all! Holiday shopping season is officially underway, and you know, hobbyists, particularly scalers, can be a tough lot to buy for. Why? Because we buy it all ourselves! With that said we still do like to get gifts from other people from time to time, so here is an ecclectic mix of products that any scaler should [...]
