“On vehicle for delivery.” The most beautiful words anyone can see on a UPS tracking status screen, especially when on that truck is my HPI Savage Flux XS!!! Sure, I was hoping to get it a little sooner than some of the other guys out there, but the universe often works against us here at Big Squid. [...]
Talk about a bashing vehicle! Just saw some info on the HPI Racing 1/8th scale brushless Trophy Flux Truggy! Comes RTR, with a 2.4, and sounds like it’s basically built for jumping on 4S Lipo! That we like! Also looks like a good amount of bling. This might be a Europe only vehcile, we’ll have to see if it makes [...]
Just a quick note, it looks like Axial will soon have a KIT version of the Wraith! According to Tower Hobbies it will be shipping late October, and it sounds like it will be minus a radio, and build it yourself. There were no other details yet, but for those that like to build their stuff, you are about to [...]
Wow! File this under ‘we didn’t see this coming!!’ Losi has just announced the Losi 5IVE-T!! It’s a 1/5th scale 4WD off-road racing truck. Comes with 1/4 scale servo’s, Spektrum radio equipment, and has a drivetrain based on the 8IGHT platform! It has a 2-stroke 26CC gas engine, 5mm CNC chassis, large-bore shocks with 7mm shafts, 800cc fuel tank, huge [...]
Oooh! I’ve been waiting quite a while for this… It’s time to unbox the HPI E10 Drift Monster Energy/Falken Tire Ford Mustang RTR! Avid readers of Evan’s 5:00 will know I’ve been looking for a reason to get into the RC drift scene, and this is it. For those of you lucky enough to make it out to BASH-A-PALOOZA 2011, [...]
Hello Brian, First, I have a suggestion: I just read the 4WD Short Course Shootout and 3 trucks is not so much for a shootout. You already mentioned the Losi SCTE and Associated SC10 4×4 are not in stores now. Maybe you could get all trucks out again when they are in stores and do a 4WD Short Course Shootout Reloaded or [...]
Looks like Pro-Line has some Badlands on the way? They don’t say what they are.. but they do look a little familiar. 🙂
The peeps over at Team Durango have a couple new hop ups for some of their vehicles. If you’re looking for some new kicks on your DESC410R short course truck, check out these new white wheels! Identical to the stock rims in a white color, these will bolt right onto the standard 15mm hexes. If you rock [...]
Reedy has a couple new WolfPack lipos now available if you’re looking for some new batteries. Each feature a molded hard case, Deans Ultra plugs, and a JST-XH balance tap. The 6500mAh 2S 25C and 3900mAh 3S 35C pack are both available now for around $100. Blaze on over to Reedy for more info!
It’s shootout time! That’s right.. the story we have been teasing you with for a couple of weeks now is finally here! This time around we decided to test three RTR 4X4 Short Course Trucks! Sure you can read reviews, but nothing tells it like it is till you compare them head to head! In our shootout we feature the [...]
Funny how the meltdown emails come in every week when I dare mention anything about motocross. Yup, I spam motocross pretty hard in every Cub Report, and I do it not only because I can, but because there are many direct ties between that sport and ours. With that said… Something huge is going on this coming weekend. Traxxas, [...]
We have been able to do this with a Traxxas Stampede.. but didn’t think it would be so doable with such a large vehicle. Reader Daniel L. Sent in this video of him pulling off a front flip to back flip and landing it with his HPI Flux. That poor drive train.. lolNice jump Daniel! Keep up the sweet bashing!
Wow, this is something we could use around here with all the batteries we seem to go through! New from Hitec is the X4 AC Plus four channel multi-charger with AC Power supply. It has four-pourt computer controlled capability with a built in 22 amp power supply. Each port can handle up to a 6S Lipo pack or 15 NiCd/NiMH [...]
Looks like you Associated SC10 4×4 fans are in luck. RPM just announced they are shipping Front A-Arms for your truck. As always, RPM has beefed them up to make them super durable. They come in black, and cost about $10 a pair. Visit the RPM RC site for more details.
It’s a holiday weekend, and you know what that means? It means Pro-Line stuff is on sale! The guys over at PL have been doing the the holiday sale thing pretty regularly. Always nice to be able to save some money.. so we have more to spend on the burgers and hot dots! 🙂 Head over to the Pro-Line website and [...]
