Hello everyone and welcome to this weeks Everybody’s Scalin’! With the Redcat Racing Gen 8 Scout being released soon I thought why not knock out one of my winter projects and give our Redcat Gen 7 a makeover. Our Gen 7 has takin’ a good beating more than once and it is still in one piece; I know right, that [...]
“Optima paint color? Hey, do you know the brand and color of paint that was used on the Optima that was reviewed on bigsquid? Greg M.” Cubby- Yo hey ya Greg, thanks for writing in. Shoot me or Brian your snail mail so we can ship ya out a bunch of BSRC stickers. Oh yes, the ole’ Kyosho Optima, an old school buggy that [...]
New from ST Racing Concepts is an Aluminum Wheelie Bar Kit for the 2wd Slash, Rustler, and Bandit from Traxxas. The wheelie bar is 7″ in length and was designed for the growing “no-prep” drag racing scene. Here are the highlights- * Single or dual wheel set-ups * Adjustable angle * Adds stability for hard launches * Solid aluminum construction * Uses high quality bearings * [...]
When we heard about the ARRMA Voltage Granite Mega from Horizon Hobby was getting a price drop to $99, it seemed like something we wanted to revisit. We had reviewed the ARRMA Voltage Fazon a while back, but this one is a little different. The Granite comes with Lithium Ion batteries which is something that is still very new for [...]
The folks over at Team Associated have put out a press release about their new 3D Printed Parts. These trick new accessories are available over on the Team Associated Official Shapeways Store. New 3D printed products from Team Associated, Reedy Power, and Factory Team are now up, with many more to follow. Some of the new designs already for sale [...]
Shipping now from TheToyz is a scale realistic Metal Cage/Roof Rack for the Traxxas TRX-4 Defender. The cage is made from metal and sports a realistic black finish. * Easy to install * Comes with mounting hardware * Realistic look Street pricing for the cage is $40 and you can get full details over on the official TheToyz Website. You can read more TheToyz news [...]
New from T-Bone Racing is the T2T Upper Chassis Brace for the Pro-MT 4×4. The Tower-2-Tower brace can be used for extreme bash sessions to increase chassis stability. * Prevents chassis bending * Stabilizes shock towers * Comes with ESC mounting plate * Lifetime TBR warranty Street pricing for the PRO-MT 4×4 Upper Chassis Brace is $29 and it has a part number of #44506. Read [...]
The folks over at MaxAmps have announced a new pair of new 18650 Lithium Ion Cells. Available right now are 2150 and 3450mAh capacities, cells that are perfect for applications like rc cars, flashlights, e-cigs, electric scooters, robotics, car starter packs, etc. The 2150 is a high current design for high amperage output, while the 3450 is designed for maximum [...]
New from JConcepts is a Motor/Rotor Storage Box. The storage box makes it easy to keep track of all your motors and brushless rotors. With space for up to 3 motors, along with 5 different rotors, the JC storage box is a great way to protect your motors while upping your organization game. * Case made from a durable plastic * Comes [...]
With our review of the ARRMA Granite 3S BLX 4×4 1/10 RTR now behind us, I wanted to take part in a little post-review discussion as well as go over my immediate plans for the truck. Oh, and if you haven’t read the review that I wrote, you can find it right here. I’ve been helping with vehicle reviews around here [...]
Recently posted to YouTube by Traxxas is a little video called Dirt Heaven and it features the Unlimited Desert Racer. While the scale looks of the UDR bring it a lot of attention, it also was designed to drive in a scale manner. The video below is a perfect example of just how realistic the UDR looks while being driven. [...]
We all know that scale rock crawlers are hot sellers right now, but then so is just about everything scale related. To help bring more realism to your rc boat, Graupner is now shipping a Version 2 of their GTX-820 Scale Electric Outboard Boat Motor. The unit not only contains a working motor, but more importantly, it has an enclosure [...]
Here we are folks, it is indeed another Fun-day Monday, and here we are for THE Cub Report. I hope that you had a wonderful weekend filled with rc, this week I’ve decided to go over a few big releases that I don’t think I’ve talked about before. So here we go… The first new item I want to go over [...]
Shipping right now from RC4WD are 1.55″ Black Deep Dish Steel Wheels. Of course these are totally on-point for realism and were designed to take the rigors of serious off-road driving. * Made from various types of steel * Uses CNC machined aluminum parts * Comes with a standard 12mm wheel hex * Designed to fit 1.55″ tires * Weight- 1.68oz * Width- 1.10″ * Negative Offset- [...]
Shipping right now from MST RC is the new J3 CMC RTR Scale Crawler. The J3 has a cool scale body that rides on MST’s popular CMX series chassis. Here is more of the scoop- * 242mm wheelbase * 195mm width * Tire diameter- 90mm * Full time shaft driven 4wd * Locked front & rear axles * Water resistant electronics * 4 link suspension * Heavy duty [...]
