Former world champion Yuichi Kanai recently posted pictures of the new Futaba T7XC stick radio on his social media. While not much is known about the T7XC, it is the newest high-end stick radio from Futaba and was designed for use at the highest levels of competition. The 7XC appears to use the same operating system and screen as the [...]
Get serious traction with the new Slide Lock 1/8th buggy tires from Pro-Line. The Slide Locks were designed to give your buggy more grip on smooth, low traction surfaces. Small, tightly packed pins are used to give you more traction when very little is available. Here are some highlights- * All new design * Tightly packed small pins with deep siping * Design [...]
Now here are some trick looking new shocks from Pro-Line! Get ready scalers, the P-L crew has just announced their Pro-Spec Scaler Shocks. Not only do the scaler shocks look incredibly cool, but they were engineered to be ultra-smooth. Here are their highlights- * Pre-assembled, just add oil * CNC machined parts for a precision fit * Smoothest shocks Pro-Line has ever produced * [...]
The crew over at RC4WD have just officially announced Toyota as their latest Licensing Pardner. What this means to you is that you’ll probably start seeing more Toyota scale products coming from RC4WD, we can’t wait! Along with the licensing announcement, RC4WD is releasing a 2001 Toyota Tacoma 4 Door Body to fit the Trail Finder 2 LWB. The Tacoma is [...]
Here ya go Axial fans, it hasn’t taken long for them to announce their first truck since becoming a Horizon Hobby company, and it is the SCX10 II Deadbolt RTR. That’s right folks, the Deadbolt is better than ever, with more attitude and scale looks. Here are the highlights- * Rugged Deadbolt looks on the SCX10 II chassis * Narrow stance, bulging [...]
In scale crawling, every detail matters. To give your Traxxas TRX-4 or Axial SCX10 II even more scale appeal, SSD has just announced Steel Scale Driveshafts. The scale driveshafts are some of the coolest looking that we’ve seen, yet are made from a hardened steel to improve your rig’s durability. * Made from CNC machined, hardened steel * Scale realistic design * Comes [...]
New for all you VTA racers is a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 body from PROTOform. The Camaro is fully licensed by General Motors and is highly detailed to give you an authentic look. Here are some of its highlights- * Iconic look * Deep set grill and headlights * Side louvers and triple-lens tail lights * One piece design * Fits 190mm touring cars or [...]
Coming in May from Team Associated is the MT28 RTR Monster Truck. The 1/28th scaled MT28 packs big fun into a small package. A 2.4GHz transmitter comes standard, while the large rubber tires (for the scale) help the MT28 climb over tough obstacles. * Integrated battery charger * Under 1 hour charge time * Everything needed to drive comes in the box * [...]
Just announced by FireBrand RC is their Crawler Accessories 2 set. This scale crawler accessories set comes with- two fire extinguishers, one gas can, a Party-tanker, a rifle, a shovel, one RPG launcher, as well as fasteners. The FireBrand set makes it easy to add cool pieces of scale realism to your rig. * Great scale accessories for off-road or on-road [...]
New from Pro-Line is a series of Shop Talk Videos. Their first episode is titled “Scale Accessories” and goes over how easy it is to install various Pro-Line scale gear to your rig. Watch below to see Pro-Line’s Paul Willhite go over various Pro-Line bodies, cages, as well as their scale accessories. After watching the video, you can hit This Link [...]
Now THIS is how you do a video. That’s right folks, if you are into the bash scene, this might be the best video you’ll see all year. Attached below is the new Traxxas World’s Biggest RC MegaRamp Stunt Session Video available in up to 4K definition. The Traxxas crew set their E-Revo and X-Maxx loose at Camp Woodward and [...]
Going on now is the 2018 Spektrum Trade-Up Program. This program allows you to save some cash on a new Spektrum transmitter when trading in an older unit. After a qualifying trade-in, you can save up to $40 on the purchase of your next radio. Want all the finer details? That’s easy, just hit This Link to make the jump over [...]
New from Vanquish Products are Currie Enterprises Portal F9 Axles for the SCX10II. These portals can give your rig more ground clearance and are direct replacements for Axial AR44 axles. * 13mm increase in ground clearance, equivalent to over 1″ taller tires * Adjustable gear reduction * Available in black or clear * Comes with Vanquish AR44 machined gear set * Chromoly spool * Complete Fast [...]
It seems like everyone is going to be at Horizon Hobby RC Fest this year! The BigSquidRC Bash Crew will be there hosting a legit bashing area, Brian Parker is going to be there to set off some killer scale crawling action, plus there are going to be a lot of other cool things to do. Like what you may [...]
Once again we find it troubling to post more industry news of this nature, but Kyosho has announced new ownership. Kyosho has long been a leader in the rc car industry. Various Kyosho cars and trucks have brought thousands upon thousands of new people into our hobby, while their high-end racing program has been dominate in 1/8th buggy over the [...]
