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Coming soon, very soon, from Traxxas is a 1/10th 2WD Bigfoot Monster Truck. This should be huge news to all you Bigfoot fans out there. The Traxxas Bigfoot has a fully licensed/scale realistic body that comes on the proven Stampede platform. Power is provided by a Titan 12 turn brushed motor and a 7 cell NiMH. * 2 different paint schemes * [...]
2 speed transmissions can work great when trail driving or rock crawling. A “Granny low” first gear helps put the perfect amount of power to the ground during tricky sections, while a taller second gear comes in handy when the trail opens up. To hook up all you SCX10 II owners, SDD has just announced a new 2 Speed Transmission [...]
Just announced by Kyosho are a pair of new motorcycles in their “Hanging On Racer” series. The first bike is a 1991 Honda NSR500 with the second being a 1992 S.R.T. SUZUKI RGV-Γ. Both bikes will come as kits and feature a rider that sways side-to-side as the bike leans into corners. Scale detailing is high on both bikes, as [...]
Need to save some space in that tight install of yours? Spektrum has announced a new Antenna-Less SR2100 Micro Receiver. The SR2100 has an extremely small footprint, plus there is no need to worry about how to route the antenna. Some of the highlights on the SR2100 include- * 3 channel receiver * Uses DSMR protocol * Fast 5.5ms frame rate * Uses Reliakote [...]
After some teasing a couple of weeks ago, full details have been announced by Kyosho on their re-release of the Turbo Scorpion. The old schooler will come as a kit and sports a few revisions over the original to help it handle today’s power systems. Here is the scoop- * Scorpion-style wheels in a larger 2.2″ size * 12mm oil shocks * 20mm [...]
Coming soon from ST Racing Concepts is a new 1/4″ Insert Universal Tool Handle. The tool handle matches the rest of STRC’s nut drivers and will be available in a bunch of different colors. For strength and durability, the handle has been CNC machined from high quality aluminum. The tip is designed for 1/4″ bits and has a part number [...]
Now shipping for the F1 wars this winter is the VBC Racing Lightning FXM. The designers at VBC set out to make a more versatile, durable, and easier to drive formula one car, the FXM is the result. A completely re-designed rear pod heads the list of changes. * 7075 rear wing support * New rear axle mount with shim based ride [...]
On road racers be warned! Team Associated has just announced its new TC 7.1 FT kit! An evolution too the TC 7.0, it has a narrower chassis, lower center of gravity, a new one piece motor mount, and many more new features that will shave off those pesky little seconds off your lap time! Check out all the details at this [...]
It is officially 1/8th on-road day here at BigSquidRC. After having posted the new HB Racing and Serpent 1/8th on-road cars, here we are with the HoBao Racing Hyper VT. The Hyper VT was teased back in July, but now full details have been announced. The 1/8th on-road Hyper VT comes in both nitro and brushless RTR forms. The Nitro Version [...]
Can I tell you a little something about Brian our Editor in Chief? Like a moth to a flame, he is attracted to bling. In fact, a lot of hobbyists are all about fancy aluminum parts. If you are a bling-fanatic, Integy recently announced the CF310 Trail Roller Scale Crawler. From nose to tail, the CF310 is full of aluminum [...]
The folks over at Asiatees Hobbies and at rcMart have just released pictures of the new Orlandoo Hunter Jeep Rubicon Micro Crawler. The Orlandoo Jeep comes in at a tiny 1/35th scale, but is aimed at a blazing hot market right now, micro crawling. With micro crawling getting ready to explode this winter, the Orlandoo Jeep should make a great [...]
What, two 1/8th nitro on-road cars in one day? That has to be a new record at BigSquidRC. Earlier today we posted about the new HB Racing RGT8, now we have the pleasure of helping to announce the Viper 977 EVO 2 from Serpent to the world. You may already be familiar with the 977 from Serpent, it has been [...]
Designed to compete in the 1/8th scale Nitro GT Class, HB Racing has announced their very first nitro GT car, the 1/8 RGT8. The RGT8 is based off of HB’s extremely capable D815 nitro buggy platform, creating a car that should be great for bashing or high speed runs. What are some of its highlights? * 2 speed transmission * Lightweight diff [...]
New from Dromida is the affordable HoverShot FPV Camera Drone. The HoverShot is small in size (a diagonal size of 120 mm) but is big on features. A 720p video camera comes standard and the transmitter comes with a universal mobile phone holder, making it easy to fly via FPV. * Fully assembled with everything in the box needed to fly * [...]
For you guys getting ready to bolt some crazy power into your Losi Mini 8IGHT series vehicle, Exotek has just announced a new Big Bore Motor Mount. The Big Bore Mount allows you to bolt in motors up to 29mm in diameter and comes with a bar for mounting a cooling fan. The mount fits not just the Mini 8IGHT-T, [...]
