The guys over at Serpent have announced an updated Version 2.0 of their popular 811 8th scale nitro buggy. Most of the updates have been done to gain steering and to give a more responsive rear end. Some of the updates include- * Longer rear arms * Bigger rear shocks * Re-located rear shocks * Lexan mud guards on rear arms * Nylon mud scrapers [...]
Hola amigo’s, and welcome to yet another way-super-uber edition of your favorite Monday morning rc column. First… sadly I must say I learned about the passing of Jim Rupard on Saturday. Jim was a staple of oval racing here in the Midwest and a HOF guy to pit next to. I was lucky enough to spend a week out in [...]
Remember our Pro-Line Short Course Kit contest, where the winner could pick if they wanted the body clear, or if they were brave enough to let one of our guys paint it for them? Well lucky for the winner, Manny grabbed the body before Cubby could get his hands and crayons on it! Here are a few shots of the [...]
Team Associated posted up this funky ‘spy shot’ of what looks like a possible short course buggy (SCB) coming soon from AE? It’s hard to tell exactly, it’s blurry, and has some wacky ‘photo editing’ done to it. We scaled it up, and tried to ‘fix’ it as best as we could for you. If we hear anything else, [...]
Week 6! That’s right, after a short break, we are back! We figured everyone was getting tired of posting a comment every day, so we thought we’d give you a few days rest. If you have not heard, we are giving away a Dozen Mystery Vehicles! One a Week for the next 12 weeks! The vehicles may by nitro or [...]
The world of driving rc cars from the FPV (first person view) is getting larger every single day, in fact, many industry insiders will tell you FPV is the future of our hobby. If you haven’t gotten your feet wet in the FPV scene yet HobbyKing has introduced a new wheel and pedal kit to make it easier to get [...]
Have you just won the lotto and want to buy the world’s most expensive Traxxas E-Revo? While in my local Best Buy electronics store last night, Cubby and I had a salesperson look up “Traxxas” in their computer system just to see if we could buy one. It turns out that yes you can buy several different Traxxas vehicles directly from [...]
Our friends from Mindwedge have released a new Monster Minis Extreme Off-Road Racing game trailer. Just like before there are some good shots of the giant Squiddy, and I think you can still see the Big Squid RC truck as well. It’s a PC racing game that plays like Mario Kart mixed with some Off Road action. Several RC companies [...]
The crew over at Kyosho have been very busy this year coming up with all sorts of new and unique products. The latest looks to be MP9 Mini-Z’s that are signature editions of 2010 IFMAR 8th Scale World Champ Cody King and 2000 IFMAR 8th Scale World Champ Yuichi Kanai. Not much is know about these new buggies, but we [...]
When you want to beef something up and do NOT want it to break you put RPM parts on it. Today the crew over at RPM have announced their first hop-ups for the Axial EXO Terra Buggy, super tough front and rear a-arms. Some features of the new a-arms are- * Yield increased ground clearance * Less slop than the stock arms * [...]
Hello, I was wondering if the Radient Ascend charger will somehow charge AA size NIMH batteries. I have 8 AA nimh batteries { single, not a battery pack } and would like to know if the ascend can handle this { maybe with an adapter of some sort? } Thanks!! Jim P. Cubby– Ahoy thar Jimmy P, what ye be doin? [...]
One of the best reasons to own a Durango 210 series vehicle is the vast amount of hop-up parts available for them. Exotek Racing is one of the aftermarket companies that have been strong supporters of the Durango line and they have just announced another round of option parts. First up is a new carbon fiber rear shock tower for the [...]
For those of you following the online series from MaxAmps. The third episode of MaxAmps Battery Boss is now up and available for viewing. I think in the next episode they need to show how Austin gets IN the car. 🙂Looking for more MaxAmps news here on BigSquid? CLICK HERE.
This one gets my vote for best looking body of 2012- the Pro-Line Chevy Silverado HD clear body for the Traxxas Slash and Slash 4×4. If you are looking to go for that uber scale lifted truck look with your Slash, Pro-Line’s new Silverado HD will work perfectly. Pro-Line’s extended body mounts are required, street price is $37, and you [...]
Here’s yet another incredible body from Pro-Line, their Bulldog clear body for the Traxxas Stampede. The Bulldog design yields increased front down-force thus helping to keep the nose of your truck down during speed runs, and giving more front end bite in high speed corners. Street price is $25, and you can get more information at THIS link on Pro-Line’s [...]
