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Event Coverage – Axial Iron Mountain Depot RECON G6
The Axial Iron Mountain Depot RECON G6 was held this past weekend in St. Louis, MO, and it was quite the event. It set the attendance record for the traveling tour (i.e. not Axialfest) with a staggering 143 day / 97 night entries, and 9 states were represented So how did the event actually go? What exactly is an “Iron [...]
Event Coverage - Mega Truck Mud Race @ Axial Iron Mountain D…
Ever since I held a scale mud bog last year, the wheels have been turning in my head to do a mud racing series with purpose built trucks. Once I started building a Mega Truck I knew it was going to be “when” versus “if”. When I found out that the Axial RECON G6 series was descending upon my hometown [...]
- 4/14/2014
- 7:43 pm
- Events
RC Monster Truck
scale rc - By: Doug
Everybody’s Scalin’ For the Weekend – All Aboard the G-Train
It’s a RECON G6 weekend here in St. Louis! While you can get the event details right here there is one very important change to note. The actual G6 event (and mud race) on Saturday will take place right down the road from the listed spot on the website. The new location is Sports Center Park in St. Peters, MO. [...]
- 4/11/2014
- 3:56 pm
- Axial
RC Rock Crawling
scale rc - By: Doug
Review - Axial SCX10 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited C/R Edition RT…
Scale 4×4’s are white hot right now, and one of the trucks leading the charge is the Axial SCX10. The latest version to come down the pike is the sweet looking Casey Currie themed Jeep Wrangler Unlimited C/R Edition. Is this RTR JK worth your hard earned duckets? Click the “Read More” to find out.
- 4/9/2014
- 6:56 pm
- Axial
Car & Truck Reviews
Featured Posts - By: Doug
Unboxing - Axial SCX10 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited C/R Edition …
Axial’s latest SCX10 has hit the Big Squid offices, the RTR Jeep Wrangler Unlimited C/R Edition. You can checkout the shots below to see what lies underneath when you dig into the box. Two things really jumped out at us: – The gigantic tires. This is the first rig to include Axial’s new ultra scale 1.9 BF Goodrich KRAWLER T/A’s (in [...]
- 4/7/2014
- 7:54 am
- Axial
New Products
Unboxing - By: Doug
Everybody’s Sand Railin’ For the Weekend
The Vaterra Glamis Fear is the first straight up bash machine that I’ve owned in forever and it’s been a breath of fresh air. I have a ton of fun with my fleet of scalers but sometimes you just wanna go to the dirt pile and rip, ya know? In addition to wanting an off-road machine for myself, I have [...]
The Spotter’s Guide to Axial SCX10 Models
The Axial SCX10 is a very popular truck; probably the most popular scaling rig of all time. It’s available in many different “flavors” and at press time there are currently six versions on the market. The differences aren’t all cosmetic as some have different wheelbases, tires, lights, etc. It can make a newbie’s head spin. Here’s a handy guide to [...]
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - RC4WD Gelande 2 Impres…
I had been eying one of RC4WD‘s uber scale kits for quite some time so a few weeks ago I finally took the plunge on a Gelande 2. I’ve now had the time to give it a proper beating and see what it’s really made of. Is the beauty merely skin deep? Click “Read More” below to find out what [...]
Axial RECON G6 – Big Squid RC Driver’s Challenge Stage
One of the cool things about Axial Recon G6 competition is that each event encourages local club participation by way of driver challenges. A G6 driver’s challenge can consist of almost anything; it may be as simple as a tough obstacle or something as crazy as building a raft to float their rig down a creek. I remember when I [...]
Upgrading Your RTR Axial SCX10: Stage 3
Click here to read Part 1 of this series or click here for Part 2. The servo that comes with the RTR Axial SCX10 isn’t bad for a stock unit, but the combination of running aluminum steering links (you upgraded, right?!) coupled with bigger and heavier tires/wheels make a servo upgrade a high priority. The factory unit is also decidedly NOT [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ For the Weekend – Ramble On
It’s been a very busy week over here so forgive me for being a bit scatterbrained! TGIF indeed. As the pic above shows, I received my RC4WD Gelande 2 and have started the build. Thus far I’ve been very impressed with the kit. Everything was laid out in well marked screw bags or packed neatly in foam (many of the pieces [...]
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - Gimme a Scale SCT, PLS…
When I got started in the hobby (a little over 20 years ago) all’s I ever wanted to do was race. I remember when I first found out that hobby grade r/c cars existed. I had a sweet new Nikko Black Thunder that I was all about, so when my dad heard from a friend there was a local “radio [...]
Interview with Axial RECON G6 Series Founder Brian Parker
The 2014 Axial RECON G6 event series is underway! Here at Big Squid HQ we are preparing for the “Iron Mountain Depot RECON G6” taking place April 12th in O’fallon, MO (click here for full event rules, details, and registration) and I was recently able to catch up with series founder and “course master” Brian Parker (everyone knows him as [...]
- 3/11/2014
- 5:59 pm
- Axial
Interviews
scale rc - By: Doug
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - I Fought Gelande and G…
Happy Friday! I hope everyone out there is in as good a mood as I am. The weather is FINALLY turning around, my beloved St. Louis Blues just landed a star goalie (Ryan Miller), my favorite band just released an awesome new record (Drive-by Truckers), my favorite game has a sequel coming out in a couple days (Dark Souls) and [...]
- 3/7/2014
- 3:11 pm
- RC Rock Crawling
RC4WD
scale rc - By: Doug
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Upgrading Your RTR Axial SCX10: Stage 2
If you read Part 1 of this guide (CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT) you may remember that for the Part 2 portion of “Upgrading Your RTR Axial SCX10″ I planned on limiting the budget to $100. Well, in the grand tradition of every single r/c project I’ve been apart of…we are going over budget! Besides, if your rig isn’t [...]
