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What is poppin’ everybody; hope you all had a great week and are ready for some weekend fun! As for me, this week has been very busy. I have been in grind mode between working on the Juicebox Off-Road Park, with the Scalin’ Squids, and doing some other top secret Squid work. AxialFest Badlands is only 20 days away and if [...]
Greetings gang, today I come to you with a hybrid column. A little bit of monster trucks, a little bit of drag cars. I am very caught up in the no-prep drag scene that’s exploded. Last year I built a Traxxas drag Bandit/Slash, but I’ve had eyes on the sweet Losi 22S ever since it was announced earlier this year (and [...]
Raw Speed RC has launched a new rear tire option for No-Prep R/C drag racers; Thickies (#100513). These rear drag racing tires feature a thicker carcass to give you more longevity and less “ballooning” at speed. Available in four individual compounds (Clay, Soft, Super Soft, Soft Long Wear), these tires should let you get plenty of runs under your belt before [...]
After showing off Massimiliamo’s work in my last column, and still suffering nightmares from my own recent debacles, I have felt a need to redeem myself in regards to my hobby skills. No, I am not a great drifter, and yes, I am better with words than with wires, but I am enthusiastic and actually do have some skills that [...]
Its time for the Summer “Take My Money” Awards! We will probably have few more rigs come out this season but for now, these 3 rigs will be a great start to a Summer of fun. ELEMENT RC ENDURO ECTO TRAIL TRUCK RTR PRICE: $389.99 SPECS: Power Source: Electric Terrain: Off-Road Body Style: Truck Scale Size: 1:10 Scale Assembly Level: Ready-To-Run* Length: 462mm (18.19in) Width: 236mm (9.29in) Wheelbase: 325mm (12.8in) Weight: [...]
Folks, it has taken me 3 months of competition but I have FINALLY got the tune-up I like on my Losi LMT. So many of you folks have asked about this via e-mail or via YouTube comments on the Trigger King page that I was getting very frustrated in not having an answer. Well, also the fact it was driving [...]
Long time, no see ya bunch of hooligans! I am Cubby, and I hope you’ve all been well over the last few months. Oh yes, retirement is so much fun, but yet it is so hard to step completely away from the hobby I love so much. Now, shall we get down to business??? 🙂 No-preppers, this week is a HUGE [...]
Where do you find great wine, great food, great cars, great coffee and great soccer and great painters? Barolo and Amarone wines, pizza and pasta, Ferrari and Lamborghini, Illy and Lavazza, Milan and Juventus, Leonardo and Michelangelo? And no, that’s not the ninja turtles, but the painters behind Mona Lisa and the Sistine Chapel. Italy of course. Also from Italy is [...]
The CEN Racing Ford F-450 Dually is an extremely popular rig that is for sure, a first of its kind and looks stunning to boot. 1:10 Rod Shop has taken that extra step in making the CEN Racing Dually even better looking with their mods for the rig. From custom grills to marker lights and even painted door handles, 1:10 [...]
Hey guys, happy Thursday! It’s a race weekend for me and I’m still trying to figure out how to tune the diffs on my Losi LMT. It’s fantastic that it’s highly tunable, but chasing that mythical race winning tune-up has been elusive. What’s caused it to be so tricky is that I’m racing this vehicle in a Spec Class where we have [...]
When you can merge two of your passions into one, the end results are fantastic. After all that is how I got into the scale side of RC, seeing that I could mix my Diorama builds into the world of scale RC I was hooked. Anthony Petrone A.K.A Ant team Driver for ScalerFab took his love for gaming and RC [...]
Hello monster truck faithful and welcome to another week of MTM. I’m excited as this week I get to take in a full scale monster truck show as the Monster Jam tour heads to St. Louis, MO. It’s going to be really nice to take in a full-on stadium show, especially after a year of not being able to attend anything. [...]
Have you ever wondered what an RC company looks like from the inside? Is it like Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory with tons of wild and crazy adventures, or is it like just another boring office with casual Fridays and TPS reports? While on vacation in Southern California I got the opportunity to check out REEFS RC’s main office and really [...]
Hey gang, happy Thursday to you. This week in Monster Truck Madness I want to tackle an e-mail about scale monster jam style obstacles, as well as address a very funny gaffe. My LHS received an order of the Losi LMT’s last week and I am proud to finally join your ranks in wheeling a solid axle monster truck. While it’s [...]
Today, rather than showing off the beginnings of a well painted body, I will lament my use of liquid mask. I have used liquid mask for all my bodies so far, and have been very happy with the result, but, alas, not today. Previously I have applied the mask using a brush, three layers brushed on in alternating directions. Bitty [...]
