Stopping by the Schumacher booth at the Nuremberg Toy Fair we were able to meet us with a good friend of Big Squid, Mr. Robin Schumacher. We have known Robin for a few years now, and it’s always good talking with him. He showed us the new Cougar SV2, check out that top deck! Also the new onroad Mi4 CXL. [...]
A few pics from the Axial and Robitronic booth at the Nuremberg Toy Fair. I believe Robitronic are the official distributors of Axial in Austria. The highlight here is the recently discovered Axial Ridgecrest. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */Catch all of our [...]
New from Traxxas is the 1/16th scale Grave Digger! We spotted it here at the Nuremberg Toy Fair. Looks like it’s going to ship brushed with the Titan 12T, but knowing Traxxas, a VXL version is probably not far behind.You can see it will have the green highlight parts just like it’s big brother. Catch all of our fair [...]
Here are some pics from the RB booth at the Nuremberg Toy Fair. Some interesting items, their new electric prototype buggy that was under glass. Looks pretty sleek, but hard to tell what’s under there. For the nitro guys, check out their new tuned pipe with no springs or rubber coupler! The pipes lock in together with a twist. Their [...]
Every so often a product is announced that makes a big impression, big enough that I just can’t keep from opening my big mouth. In the past I’ve done “special reports” on the Traxxas Slash 4×4 and on the Traxxas XO-1, both of which were huge news when announced, huge enough to be put in that exclusive [...]
HPI Racing is having an amazing Nuremberg show! Check out this awesome 10th anniversary Special Edition Savage X Dodge Charger! Bashers all over the world just said ‘Yes please!’ This Special Edition is going to be limited to 1000 pieces per region. So 1000 in the Americas, 1000 in Asia, and 1000 in Europe! The chassis is individually numbered, and [...]
So a first look at the Axial Ridgecrest. There is almost no info around on this except that it’s going to be a AX10 model. Axial hasn’t done much with the AX10 for a while, so this may be a cool thing! I Know I really loved mine! Hopefully we will hear some news out of Nuremberg about it. There [...]
We told you there would be more to give away. So lets do another ST Racing Concepts contest!! This contest is for the following: 1 STRC Slash 2WD LCG Conversion Kit! You also get a set of STRC stickers as well as a set of Big Squid RC Stickers. The LCG Conversion kit is a awesome upgrade to your Slash [...]
Losi… Thank You! I know a lot of folks said this is how it should have been released the first time around. I’m glad to see they’ve finally released them. The Micro SCT and Rally are now 2.4ghz and brushless. They are still going with the 4.8v nimh to hit the $149 price point. Not only will the [...]
Bruiser Tamiya Toyota 4×4 Bruiser on the Comeback Trail Come on Guys, Tell me more. 1295.00 msrp? Are they on crack? The Kellets Cubby– Yo Yo Yo, MTV Raps, and thanks for the email. More info on the Tamiya Bruiser– well… for those that haven’t heard of it before its considered one of the most bad ass 4×4’s in rc history, with the originals [...]
Have a need for a giant electric rc? HPI Racing just announced at the Nuremberg show the HPI Super 5SC Flux. So if you want to run everyone over at a high rate of speed, this 5th scale short course will be just the thing! #gallery-13 { margin: auto; } #gallery-13 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-13 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-13 [...]
Building on the Mini Trophy Truck line, HPI Racing has posted the first picture of the Coyote DB at the Nuremberg 2012 show. This Desert Buggy looks like it’s going to be 1/12th scale, and share a lot in common with the MTT. We will update with details if there is anything unique. Check the official HPI Racing site in [...]
HPI Racing seems to be ruling the Nuremberg show this year with all sorts of new releases. This one the HPI Savage Flux XS SS. I suddenly feel we need a ‘say it, don’t spray it’ category. Anyway, there are not a lot of details, but it sounds like this is going to be more of a kit version. [...]
The Team Associated SC10 4X4 is already an awesome race winning machine, so the Factory Team version promises to be spectacular.The stock truck isn’t a poorly equipped RC, but associated have managed to cram the Factory Team version full of sexy useful hopups. The list is huge, but the most noteable stuff is a Variable Torque slipper clutch, Big Bore [...]
Being both a fan of all things RC as well as artificial intelligence and robotics, this video is impressive on a lot of levels. they call it a Swarm of Nano Quadrotors.I for one welcome our robot overlords. We will be playing real life Galaga very soon! Someone get me a ship that shoots nerf balls at these things!
