New from JConcepts are Carbon Fiber Shock Towers for the Team Associated B74 race buggy. The shock towers are 4mm thick for extra durability and look incredibly trick. Here are the highlights- * Reinforcement ribs for added strength * Stronger and more rigid than stock * Beveled leading edge * Carbon fiber front shock tower, #2516, $21 * Carbon fiber rear shock tower, #2517, $26 Use [...]
For all you touring car race fans out there, Schumacher has just dropped the Mi7. The Mi7 is a high-end end race machine made from the finest of materials. Here are just some of its highlights- * All new from the ground up design * Great for mod or stock, carpet or asphalt * Double wishbone suspension * Ultra-low center of gravity design * First [...]
Since 1999 Kyosho has been producing the RC Surfer. This unusual rc watercraft has brought countless hours of fun to rc enthusiasts over the years. The RC Surfer Version 4 has a number of updates to make it better than ever. Here are the highlights- * Reinforced stainless shaft rudder * 2 new graphic designs for surfboards * Auto-recovery mechanism * Works well on [...]
For all you new Element RC Enduro owners out there, MIP has announced an X-Duty Center Drive Kit. This extra heavy duty drive kit is great for replacing the stock plastic units and was designed to handle for the worst that you can throw at it. * Scale look * 35° of articulation * Heat treated steel components * Black [...]
In late June, Yokomo released a new steering servo, the SP-03D, and it might be the most interesting release in RC drift for a quite some time. For a starter, it looks trick and Hayato Yoshinami used it when he won the 2019 World Drift Championships. If you spend most of your time crawling or bashing, the specs won’t look [...]
New from the crew at Sweep Racing is the Sweeper 1/8 buggy tire. The Sweeper uses numerous mini-pins to find traction on mid to high bite surfaces. Rounded side pins are used for a smoother feel around corners and the Sweepers will be available in multiple different rubber compounds. Use this link to get more details over on the Official Sweep [...]
Folks that are heavily involved in the rock crawling community are used to “scale” being of the utmost importance. For most other types of r/c, it’s at best secondary or, usually, an afterthought. When it comes to solid axle monster truck racing, scale isn’t exactly forgotten but it’s also not really at the forefront, either. A friend of mine, Colby Marshall, [...]
New from Tekno RC are a number of Optional Tuning Parts for the mighty NB48 2.0 nitro buggy. The new upgrades include high temp a-arms, mud guards, as well as shock spring sets. #TKR9286/9184 Hard Suspension Arms – Made from a stiff composite intended for use in hot weather conditions, 1mm wider than stock, $14 #TKR6045/6040 Shock Spring Set – Extends original [...]
New from SSD RC are Trail King Aluminum Wide Front Shock Hoops. These heavy duty shock hoops have been CNC machined from aluminum, then anodized in black for a perfect look. * Scale looking design * Tough anodized finish * Wide design leaves more space for engine * Integrated body post mount * Direct fit on Trail King & SCX10 II The SSD RC Trail King [...]
Hola rc fanatics and welcome to another week’s Cub Report. Whether you bash, boat, or crawl, BigSquidRC has you covered. With that said, lets jump right on into it... It isn’t nice to complain about how our team did at Motocross Des Nations this year, yet, I seriously can not help myself. Good Lord, what in the freak is our [...]
Traxxas has just announced that their ultra-popular BIGFOOT No.1 Classic Monster Truck is shipping soon with new Retro Inspired Graphics. The new graphics have a look straight out of the late 1970s back when the 1:1 BIGFOOT was showing the entire world just how crazy a truck could get. The Traxxas BIGFOOT No. 1 With Retro Graphics has street pricing of [...]
New from Pro-Line is a Jeep Gladiator Clear Body promotional video. The Gladiator is fully licensed by Jeep and has the kind of rugged look that will really make your Traxxas X-Maxx stand out in a crowd. In the video below, Pro-Line’s Vance Lund talks about some of the details that went into the Gladiator body, plus there is some [...]
Have you been looking for a high-end front wheel drive on-road car? If so, have a look at the new R11F kit from ARC. The ARC R11F is a 1/10 FWD touring car kit designed from the ground up up for serious performance. Here are the highlights- * Based on ARC’s 4wd R11 kit * Forward motor positioning * Belt driven FWD * 2.25mm [...]
For all you stadium truck drivers out there, JConcepts is releasing a 1995 Ford F-150 RC10T2 Clear Body. A passion project for JConcepts, the F-150 was designed to fit the vintage Team Associated RC10T2, but with a little modification and ingenuity, we are sure you guys can get it to fit other stadium trucks as well. It is great to [...]
What’s going on everyone, this has definitely been an interesting week to say the least and finishing up the RC4WD Trailfinder 2 kit with the 1985 Toyota 4RUNNER body set capped it off. This build took me a long time to complete, had a few electrical issues in the tail end of the build but all is good now! Doing The [...]
