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ERNST ULTIMATE HOBBY STAND

Happy day in the Big Squid Shop! We recently received the ERNST Ultimate Hobby Stand and have some time to check it out to see what it has to offer. As long as I have been in the hobby, I have only recently started utilizing the help of pit mats and pit stands so when the Ultimate Hobby Stand from [...]

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EVERYBODY'S SCALIN' - RC4WD TF2 LWB BACK TO THE TRAILS TRUCK…

It has been a while since we have revisited the RC4WD Trailfinder 2 Back to The Trails Truck.  Since getting the rig over the summer, the truck has had a few adventures. It’s made a trip to Kentucky, Horizon Fest, and USTE 2022. But with that much travel and wheel time on any rig will start to show no matter [...]

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EVERYBODY’S SCALIN’ – BEAT THE CREEK 2022!

Mark your calendars for May 14th-15th. Big Squid RC will be invading Maysville Kentucky for the 7th annual Beat The Creek! For a few years now I have been trying to get to this event. As life would have it, something would come up and make it so I couldn’t attend. Not this year, along with myself the Scalin’ Squids [...]

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EVERYBODY'S SCALIN' - BOWHOUSE RC N2R Steering Rack for Elem…

The Element RC Knightrunner is back in the shop for its next round of BowHouse RC mods. This time around we installed the N2R Steering Rack for Element Enduro IFS v2, along with N2R Aluminum Steering Bell Cranks for Element Enduro IFS, and Bump Stops for Element Enduro IFS. If you are interested in doing the steering rack, I would [...]

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EVERYBODY’S SCALIN’ – TIRES AND FOAMS FOR THE DODGE!

Farm Truck 2 has been a killer rig so far. From its maiden voyage at USTE 2022, to the miles it has driven in Juicebox Off-Road Park, the truck still drives like its brand new. Haven’t even had any bugs to work out, but when you use a GCM Racing Cmax 2 Chassis, Holmes Hobbies Crawlmaster, and a REEFS RC [...]

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SCALERFAB RETRO SERIES BUMPERS FOR THE AXIAL SCX10 III BRONC…

From the Majestic shop of ScalerFab comes a beautiful set of Retro front and rear bumpers for the Axial Racing SCX10 iii Bronco.  Our Bronco has not had an easy life since we received it. But after all the abuse it has taken, the rig is holding up strong with only cosmetic damage. Now that the little Squid has basically [...]

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EVERYBODY'S SCALIN' - FRIXION RC 1" BRAVEN IRONSIDE SCALE TI…

Frixion RC has popped up out of thin air it seems, carrying an impressive catalog of scale and performance hop ups. We got our hands on a set of 1” Braven Ironside Scale tires with the Alien Kompound from Frixion RC. The tires look great, so we pulled in our FMS Model Toyota Land Cruiser into the scale shop and [...]

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EVERYBODY'S SCALIN' - ULTIMATE SCALE TRUCK EXPO 2022 ROUND O…

Hello everyone and thanks for checking out this week’s Everybody’s Scalin’. last week we attended the sixth annual ULTIMATE SCALE TRUCK EXPO in Williston Florida.  This was our 4th year attending and the event keeps getting bigger and better every year. So, while we work on getting the Shop back in order, take a look at the first round of [...]

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EVERYBODY’S SCALIN’ – FMS MODEL CHEVY K10 WEATHERING!

Hello everyone, and welcome to this week’s Everybody’s Scalin’. With only a week until the Ultimate Scale Truck Expo we have been wrapping up our builds and getting ready to hit the road. While I was weathering the bed for Farm Truck 2, I looked over at the FMS Models Chevy K10 and figured it could use some aging. Now [...]

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EVERYBODY'S SCALIN' BOWHOUSE RC AND THE ELEMENT RC KNIGHTRUN…

The Element Knightrunner is back on the scale shop loaded down with some upgrades from BowHouse RC. So far, our Knight runner has had the Knight Custom’s 3D printed interior and front wheel wells. Adding those parts make the Knightrunner body pop on a on the scale chart. Now that we have the look we want, it’s time for some [...]

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FAN SPOTLIGHT- CARNAGE!

A while ago I was watching one of REFFS RC live streams from a Hobby Town USA in Kennesaw GA. In that stream there was a build on the counter that caught my eye right away.  After some back and forth I was put in contact with the builder, Brandon McCullough is the master mind behind this wicked rig he [...]

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EVERYBODY’S SCALIN’ – CEN F-450 KAOS MODS!

Hello everyone and thanks for checking out this week’s Everybody’s Scalin’.  As the Ultimate Scale Truck Expo draws closer, we are currently wrapping up the projects and almost ready to hit the road! The Cen F-450 is one of the rigs that will be making the trip to the sunshine state with us this year. It’s safe to say that [...]

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ULTIMATE SCALE TRUCK EXPO FEBRUARY 18TH-20TH!!!!!

Time to get your Doll House rigs ready Scalin’ Squids because The Ultimate Scale Truck Expo is right around the corner! USTE 2022 will be our 4th year attending, and our 3rd year as a proud sponsor of the best scale event in the country, if not the world.  Ok, I may be biased on the subject but with good [...]

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EVERYBODY'S SCALIN' - AXIAL RACING SCX10 III EARLY FORD BRON…

The Axial Racing SCX10 III Early Ford Bronco was my favorite releases from Axial last year. For a RTR rig it has a ton of scale features including, straight axels instead of the portals, front and rear lights, an interior that has depth to it, and a scale motor. Ever since Axial came out with the SCX10 III I have [...]

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EVERYBODY’S SCALIN’ – LOOK BACK AT 2021!

2021 in the Hobby was a good year. Events around the country had massive turn outs, and the number of releases was more than enough to keep everyone busy. So, lets look back at our year and remember the good time because that’s all that matters!   ULTIMATE SCALE TRUCK EXPO 2021What has become the Daytona 500 for scale events, USTE kicks [...]

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