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Last week was a big one for new releases thanks to the Nuremburg Toy Fair. Held in Germany, many of our industry’s top manufacturers were in attendance to show off new products for 2020. Nuremburg has long been one of the biggest trade shows held in our industry, lets have a look at some of the bigger announcements. Kyosho had been [...]
“Insert Question Here Hi Cubby, I have a tire insert question. What kind should I be running inside my tires????? I drive an E-Revo with Trenchers, would I even notice a difference by going to harder foams? Gary S.” Cubby- Hello there Gary, as always, thanks for writing in. Snail mail for a sticker pack bro. OK, so I will try and boil down [...]
I like to believe that I don’t often rant in this column, but today, please allow me. What’s up with MST’s pricing model? It makes no sense what so ever. On one end, we have the budget kits of the RMX 2.0S and the soon to be released FXX 2.0S. The RMX has a fair price of around 200 dollars for [...]
If you are reading this column, there is a good chance you own an r/c monster truck (or 10!). Probably good odds that if you are in the m/t fraternity, you own at least one 1/10 or 1/8 scale rig. Whether it’s a solid axle or independent suspension truck, there is one common truth – an 8 dollar black Kimbrough servo [...]
Hello fellow rc enthusiast, my name is Cubby and welcome to BigSquidRC. This week in THE Cub Report I will be going over the hottest new releases from last week. So, just what were they??? During my early years in rc, Team Associated ruled the roost. The guys over at AE were always leading the pack in new technology, as well [...]
Depending on perspective, this column is either ten days late, or three days late. Suffice to say, that moving countries tends to put hobby matters quite far down on the to-do list. Making sure kids and some four hundred pounds of luggage gets on and off the plane, does not leave a lot of room for RC related matters. Nor [...]
This next Fan Spotlight is a prime example of, if you want something bad enough and you put your mind to it you can build anything. The Jeep Brute that Dion Jay Rosser A.K.A MrCommaD has built has all the field of dream factors. MrCommaD had always wanted a Jeep Brute but given the hefty price tag he hadn’t had [...]
“National Hobby Month Cubby, I have been following Big Squid RC for years now. The information I’ve found here has been invaluable. In your last Cub Report you mentioned that January is National Hobby Month. So imagine my surprise when I walk into the break room at work and see one of our communication boards asking us to write down what our [...]
We aren’t even out of January yet and RC4WD has already put out what will probably be the most interesting product release of the year for me, the RC4WD Intimidator Pulling Sled. It’s been 30 years since the legendary Hobbico MaxTrax Eliminator Pulling Sled was released and FINALLY r/c truck and tractor pullers have an option for getting into this niche [...]
Well hello there fellow rc hobbyists, thanks for visiting BigSquidRC. Here at Big Squid, we are all about bashing and promoting the hobby. What was the biggest news from last week? One of the biggest news points just went live, HRP Distributing has announced that they just picked up Team Corally. If you are a long time hobbyist, then you know [...]
If you haven’t heard by now RC4WD has partnered up with BFGoodrich and has released some killer new tires. You can have your pick from 1.9 BFG All-Terrain K02, BFG Mud-Terrain T/A KM2 1.9, BFG T/A KX 1.7, and BFG Mud Terrain T/A KM2 1.55. Call it serendipity, because I was on the hunt for some scale tires for the RC4WD Blazer [...]
“What is a good radio for letting others drive? I purchased myself a fly sky gt5 so I could drive multiple cars, but now I kinda want a radio that works with it to let other people drive. Should I get a more expensive one, or get 2 or 3 cheaper ones? Matthew G.” Cubby- Hola there Matty, thanks for taking the time [...]
Me being me, I’ve gone back and forth over the last couple months on whether to pull the trigger on one of those “new” limited edition black Tamiya Clod Busters. Daddy needs to build another retro monster truck! With the kit coming in under $300, the price is appealing. However, I’ve managed to resist thus far though and probably won’t be [...]
Well hello there fellow rc fanatic, thanks for joining us at BigSquidRC. As the roaring 20’s kick into action, the rc world seems stoked for a good run in the 2020’s. What’s up first this week? Lets find out shall we???… First up is… National Hobby Month! The folks over at the HMA (the Hobby Manufacturers Association) worked up January as [...]
There are 42 days until The 4TH Annual Ultimate Scale Truck Expo and USTE20 is already looking to keep its tradition of getting bigger and better with every year. Last year was the first time Big Squid RC attended the Ultimate Scale Truck Expo. Before I left last year I wanted to secure a spot for USTE20 and not only [...]
