If you fancy making your HPI Mini-Trophy look a little more original, then this retro replica of Ivan Stewart’s 1997 Toyota Baja truck is just what the doctor ordered! It comes pre-painted in the original color scheme, complete with decals: awesome! Check out the HPI Racing website for more information.
Redcat has quite a bit of stuff worth looking at in their booth at IHobby. These are their still relatively new line of 1/6 scale brushless powered vehicles. All of them are called the Shredder, but are designated by XB for the 4wd buggy, XT for the Stadium Truck, and SC for the Short Course Truck. All [...]
Caster Racing have sent us a very small teaser picture of what looks like a short course truck! We’ve been told that it will be based on their 4wd buggy platform, so option parts will be plentiful. ZOMGWTFBBQ We’re looking forward to the release!Keep an eye on the Caster Racing website for more details.
And we have our first demo give away winner! This lucky fan walked away with a brand new HPI Mini Trophy Truck of his very own. All he had to do was be here and yell louder than every one else. Congrats to Danny B. Our next give away will be during our 3:00 demo today. Drive fast [...]
Here is our first official UN…TUBING! This is one of the new Duratrax Brushless Motors! This is the 17.5T/2250kV motor 540-size sensored motor that is handwound, and features precision ball bearings and neodymium magnets. Enjoy the pics from iHobby 2011 and look for a review in the future! #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-3 img [...]
One of the many new things being shown by Redcat at this year’s IHobby is the Twister Dune Runner buggy. It’s not your typical buggy design with a twin vertical plate chassis and bottom loading battery setup. This guy also features a 3900kv brushless system, paired to a 2.4 GHz radio system. It’s not available yet, the [...]
Our surface drone dropped by the Losi/Horizon booth to check out the 5IVE-T.
And that means we’re GIVING AWAY STUFF! Be here for one of our demos, at 11:00am and then again at 3:00pm for a chance to win a HPI Mini Trophy Truck or the brand spankin’ new Savage Flux XS! Plus we have tons of t-shirts to give away and some other stuff too. Gotta be here to [...]
The tractor pullers of the NR/CTPA (National Radio Control Truck Pulling Association to you noobs) is out here in full force with a huge collection of weed wacker and brushless powered pulling trucks. These things are a sight to see when they’re pulling their loaded down trailer along the dirt runway. They’ll have a full schedule of heats [...]
Our fearless leader Brian during the ARRMA demo at iHobby 2011…
As part of our coverage on iHobby 2011, we are going to try and bring the show to you, by posting up info on some of exhibitors here. If you can’t make it, you can at least see what you’re missing! You know how we feel about Pro-Line… Heck, you know how I feel about Pro-Line Trenchers, and so [...]
As part of our coverage on iHobby 2011, we are going to try and bring the show to you, by posting up info on some of exhibitors here. If you can’t make it, you can at least see what you’re missing! Viper is here showing off all kinds of goodies. Be sure to stop in and check them out [...]
As part of our coverage on iHobby 2011, we are going to try and bring the show to you, by posting up info on some of exhibitors here. If you can’t make it, you can at least see what you’re missing! This is only like…1/3 of the Great Planes booth! We’re talking a HUGE and awesome booth 🙂
If you’ve been thinking about getting into mini and micro scale cars, be sure to check out the new Warrior line of cars. These little guys are fully RTR with a 2.4 GHz radio system, separate ESC with reverse, full time 4wd, a full set of ball bearings, and a ball differential. A LiFe battery and charger is [...]
File this one firmly under the Rumor Mill. A friend of Big Squid RC, who happens to be in the know, just dropped by the IHobby booth and gave us this tidbit about the next Traxxas release. It could hit in the next few weeks, Traxxas is already taking dealer orders for it, and dealers are being told [...]
