There are good servos, then there are Great servos. The HPS-CB700 from Futaba was designed to be the best of the best. With stellar specifications and a rock solid pedigree, the CB700 promises outstanding performance for your 1/10 or 1/8th scaled vehicle. We’ve been able to test the Futaba for a couple months now, scroll on down to see just [...]
Me being me, I’ve gone back and forth over the last couple months on whether to pull the trigger on one of those “new” limited edition black Tamiya Clod Busters. Daddy needs to build another retro monster truck! With the kit coming in under $300, the price is appealing. However, I’ve managed to resist thus far though and probably won’t be [...]
With scale realism being all the rage in our hobby, Pro-Line has released a video for their new Interco TrXus M/T 1.9″ Rock Crawling Tires. The video below does a great job of showing how scale realist the new Interco tires are on camera, as well as telling you more about the TrXus M/T in general. Pro-Line’s Gerardo Gonzalez narrators [...]
Attention hardcore bashers, Associated Electrics have announced a new monster truck! That’s right, AE has just dropped the Rival MT10. The MT10 is a 1/10th scaled 4wd monster truck that comes as a brushless RTR, or as a RTR combo with LiPo battery & charger. Here are the highlights- * Reedy 3300kV brushless motor * 3S Reedy ESC with t-style plug * Licensed [...]
The good folks over at Cross RC are teasing a new VR4 scale rock crawler. The VR4 comes on the Demon platform, and like previous Cross RC trucks, is expected to have 3 different levels of kit at release time. * Four LED highlights with lenses * Daytime running lights * 313mm wheelbase * Updated nylon wheels We will post more details as they become [...]
New from Traxxas is a Stampede 4×4 VXL Dirt Jump Paradise Video. The Stampede 4×4 has been a backyard bashing beast for many years, watch below to see the latest VXL brushless powered version send-it over a huge series of dirt jumps. With plush suspension, massive power, and serious durability, the Stampede 4×4 VXL has always been a backyard bashing [...]
Well hello there fellow rc fanatic, thanks for joining us at BigSquidRC. As the roaring 20’s kick into action, the rc world seems stoked for a good run in the 2020’s. What’s up first this week? Lets find out shall we???… First up is… National Hobby Month! The folks over at the HMA (the Hobby Manufacturers Association) worked up January as [...]
Shipping soon from Pit Bull RC are new Alien Compound 1.55 PBX A/T Scale Tires. The 1.55 sized PBX A/T tires have the scale realism that you are looking for, with all the trail performance that you demand. Here are the highlights- * Miniaturized version of Pit Bull’s new 1:1 all terrain tire * 3.5″ tall x 1.08″ wide * Six ribs, 5 [...]
Coming soon from Maclan Racing is the MR8.3 1/8 competition brushless motor. The MR8.3 has been slimmed down for racing and has the latest in brushless motor technology. Here are the highlights- * 4.5mm shorter than previous version * 25 grams lighter than previous version * Redesigned stator and rotor for smoother power delivery * Increased efficiency over previous design * Dual sensor ports * Error [...]
The crew over at Traxxas have released Part II of their 2WD to 4WD Conversion series. This time the guys over at Traxxas provide detailed instructions on installing the electronics on your 4WD conversion, as well as showing you the proper way to set gear mesh. You can use this link to get full details on Part II of the Traxxas [...]
For our lucky readers over in Japan, Hitec has dropped the X4 Square Battery Charger. The X4 Square is an incredibly simple four channel charger that has 50 watts of power on tap for each channel. Not currently available here in the states, the X4 Square handles 2 to 4S LiPo packs and has a maximum charge rate of 5 [...]
Over at Yeah Racing they are teasing a new Steering Enhancement Thumb Steering Lever. With more people using a camera while driving, and even more than that driving in hardcore off-road areas, one-handed driving has become quite common. Currently, only the Spektrum DX5 Rugged comes stock with a thumb-steering lever. However, Yeah Racing saw the need for a high-quality one-handed [...]
There are 42 days until The 4TH Annual Ultimate Scale Truck Expo and USTE20 is already looking to keep its tradition of getting bigger and better with every year. Last year was the first time Big Squid RC attended the Ultimate Scale Truck Expo. Before I left last year I wanted to secure a spot for USTE20 and not only [...]
To help make battery charging safer and easier than ever before, Spektrum has announced four new SMART Bundles. Each bundle comes with a SMART battery charger and SMART LiPo battery, the every latest in technology from Spektrum. Here are the highlights- * Integrated microchip stores unique parameters for each battery * SMART discharge automatically discharges to a safe voltage * SMART LiPo batteries [...]
For this week’s column, I have the pleasure of featuring a build by Vivian Grobler, the man behind SRC Sideways RC. Vivian is an absolute top notch builder, and the well deserved winner of Best Body at the D1-10 Drift World Championship 2019. You might remember his winning BMW M3 E92 from this column, if not, you’re in for a [...]
