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That’s right folks, Kyosho is getting ready to celebrate their 60th Anniversary! Based out of Japan, Kyosho has long been a leader in the rc hobby. From high-end world beating race buggies, to highly scale realistic bash machines, Kyosho has been pushing the envelope of the rc hobby since day 1. Here is the announcement- “On October 10, 2023, Kyosho will celebrate [...]
Over at AMain they have announced that they have acquired HobbyTown. AMain has been handling some of Hobbytown’s web business for several years and now they have announced they have acquired the company. Here is the press release- “AMain Hobbies is announcing an agreement in principle to the acquisition of HobbyTown, the largest hobby, specialty toy/game, and STEM retail chain in [...]
Huge racing news coming from Horizon Hobby! Horizon has officially acquired Team Trinity. Team Trinity has been at the top of the game in the racing scene for years, see the exert from the press release below. Champaign, Illinois — Horizon Hobby, LLC (“Horizon Hobby”) has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Trinity Corp, LLC. (“Trinity Racing”), [...]
Over at MotionRC USA they have announced that they are now stocking the scale crawler line-up from Hobby Plus RC. Hobby Plus has a wide range of small scale crawlers that have really taken off here in the states. MotionRC USA now makes it easier than ever for you to get your hands on one. Here is the press release- Motion [...]
Looking for the next must have for any RC fan? All Around RC has come out with Scale car covers, sizes ranging from small to large. The car covers have an elastic band, form fitting any rig you cover. Other than looking super scale in a scale shop, or hiding your next top-secret build, the covers help keep rigs clean [...]
The crew over at Hitec have announced that they have signed David Ronnefalk to their factory team. Ronnefalk has long been one of the top race drivers in our hobby and is perhaps best known for his World Championship win in 2016. Here is the official press release- “Hitec is thrilled to announce the addition of David Ronnefalk as our Flagship [...]
The good folks over at Hitec are now celebrating their 50th Anniversary! For half a century the crew at Hitec has been manufacturing high quality electronics ranging from LEDs in their early days, to high-end servos and drones in recent years. All the staffers here at BigSquidRC would like to congratulate Hitec for all their hard work over the last [...]
Here we go folks, a new car company is ready to jump into the market in 2023. Now being teased by Sparko Racing is a Nitro 1/8th Competition Buggy. Right now things are still in the early stages, but from talking with the people from Sparko Racing, they are totally pumped on putting out some pretty revolutionary products for 2023, [...]
The folks from Horizon Hobby have created a new social media site called RCNation. They separated the new platform into a Air/Flying and a Surface/Driving side. If you are going to check it out, use the links above or after you have signed up, you can use our referral code 127650. At this time, I don’t think that gets [...]
The folks over at Team Garage Hack are having a huge Customer Appreciation deal with a serious deep discount! If you have been on the fence about ordering from them, or if you need some more parts now is the time! Customers who spend $75 or more can score their TGH-HH V1.1 E.B.R. Edition Wheels at 50% off. You need [...]
We all know FMS has been doing some amazing things in the scale market lately, and now they would like to hear from you! They have created a new survey to hear from the rc market and their fans about their interests, and where FMS should be focusing their resources. There are some really good questions in the survey. This [...]
The crew over at Horizon Hobby have announced an Integrated Partnership with Front Row Motorsports. This three race partnership is great for showing NASCAR fans more about Horizon Hobby and the rc hobby. Here is the full press release- MOORESVILLE, N.C. (February 7, 2022) — Horizon Hobby is teaming up with Front Row Motorsports with a three-race partnership with Daytona 500 [...]
That’s right folks, one of the biggest bashing events held on planet Earth takes place September 11th & 12th thanks to Horizon Hobby. The 2021 Edition of RC Fest takes place next weekend in Monticello, Illinois. RC Fest is an event that celebrates the rc hobby by having two days of rc fun. With loads of different events and things [...]
Our good friends over at Horizon Hobby have announced a new Special Shipping Offer for members of the military. That’s right military rc’ers, now you can get discounted shipping on all your orders from Horizon Hobby’s website. Here is the official announcement- Military Shipping Discount Program “Horizon Hobby is proud to offer special shipping discounts for Military members of the RC [...]
In our wonderful hobby of rc, many of us are huge fans of motocross, and that includes the good folks over at Traxxas. In fact, the crew at Traxxas has just announced that a moto event they are sponsoring, the Nitro Circus Pit Bike Triple Crown will be on TV This Weekend. That’s right folks, not only will you be [...]
