New from Team Durango is their DIMEC20 +8mm chassis chassis and +8mm DEX210 Cab Forward Body. The new chassis is not only longer to be more stable in the rough, but also made out of a stiffer material the works better in higher temperatures. Part number for the chassis is #TD320220, has a street price of $35, and they are [...]
For all you high-end 10th scale nitro on-road guys, the crew over at Kyosho have introduced their new V-One R4 SP. The SP features several updates over the previous design including- * New main chassis * New 1 piece aluminum engine mount * Updated diff housings * New 2kd gear mount * Nickel coated shock shafts * Hardened steel diff gears * Tuning springs for front and [...]
Pro-Line Racing has been the biggest, hottest, and most trusted name in rc bodies, wheels, and tires for 30 years. There are a lot of rumors out there about Pro-Line expanding their product line-up into some significant new territories, so we lined up an interview with Gerardo Gonzalez, one of Pro-Line’s research and development guru’s. I went around the office [...]
Team Associated has just added another 4×4 short course truck to their product line-up, the Qualifier Series ProLite 4×4 RTR. This new Qualifier series truck is designed to be FUN above all else and a more affordable way to get into the wonderful hobby of rc. That sounds Great to us! Some of the primary features of the new Associated ProLite [...]
Our favorite tires for track use are Pro-Line Blockades. Blockades give fantastic traction and wear a long time, what’s not to like? Recently, Pro-line has announced their extremely popular Blockade 8th scale buggy tires are now available in MX (blue groove) compound. Pro-Line’s MX compound is specifically designed for hot outdoor blue groove outdoor tracks where premature wear can become [...]
Do you like to go huge with your Traxxas Slash/Stampede/Rustler/Bandit? If so Billet Works Designs has an all new Extreme Basher Chassis Conversion for your rig. This is a short wheel-based and body-less design that is made to take the extreme beatings that you dish out. Some of the other features are- * G10 lower chassis * Delrin TVP sides * New shock [...]
There is only one leader in the tire game and that is Pro-Line. Part of being a leader is making tweaks to an already good design to make it even better. Such is the case with Pro-Line’s new Suburbs 2.0 SC short course truck tires. The Suburbs were already a very popular high bite/blue groove tire, the 2.0 version is [...]
THE Dynamite Passport Ultra Duo 200 watts x 2 Balancing Battery Charger ReviewAt BigSquidRC we are all about going balls out with everything we do, and that even extends to charging batteries. We hate waiting for batteries to charge, so we charge at the fastest safe rate that we can. Certain members of our staff also hate lugging around a [...]
For those of you who don’t catch our reviews when they get posted to the front page, our REVIEW SECTION has had a huge update! We have recently added the following reviews: Durango DESC210 RTR Short Course Truck, Atomik Metal Mulisha Brian Deegan 1/18 Short Course, Durango DEX210 RTR Buggy, TrakPower 2S 5400 Saddle Pack, Duratrax 835B 1/8 Nitro Buggy, a ton of ST Racing Concepts [...]
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The crew over at Team Associated have also announced a new combo with their world champion RC10B4.1 buggy. The new RTR combo features a Reedy Lipo battery and charger in addition to being 2.4 GHz and brushless. Some of the primary features are- * Built on the 4 time World Champion RC10B4 platform * Comes with XP 2.4GHz radio system with SHV1504MG [...]
The guys over at Team Associated have just announced a new combo with their tried and true RC10T4.1. The new RTR combo comes with not only a 2.4 GHz radio system and brushless power system, but also with a Reedy Lipo battery and charger. Some of the primary features are- * Built on the 7-time World Champion RC10T4 platform * Comes with [...]
The crew over at Traxxas have just announced their first true self queen display chassis. For you hardcore drag car lovers, Traxxas is now selling just a bare chassis of their funny car to make it more affordable to have one on display in your house, dorm or office. The chassis is fully assembled, but does not include a body. [...]
Hello everyone out there in rc land, welcome to another Cub Report and I hope you all have a kick ass week. We’ve got another busy week here at BigSquidRC. We’ll be giving away yet another new rc at 10pm CST tonight, so get your entry in now. This weeks entry has to do with whether or not you listen [...]
We were amazed the other night while watching the Monster Energy Cup live on SpeedTV. One of the commercials run during the broadcast was from Kobalt Tools and it featured a hobby grade helicopter as well as a Axial EXO Terra Buggy. Kobalt was advertising their new Double-Drive Screwdriver and it was cool to see them using hobby grade rc’s [...]
