Newly announced by Max Speed Technology is a RTR version of their CMX based TH1 scale off-road truck. The ready to run version of the TH1 makes it quick and easy to hit the trails. * Wheelbase- 267mm * Width- 195mm * CMX scale off-road chassis * Full time shaft driven 4wd * Solid axles front & rear * 26 turn brushed motor * Waterproof steering servo * [...]
The BigSquidRC Bash Crew has long wanted an rc version of the mighty Ripsaw. Instead of spending around a quarter million dollars on the real thing, you can now get your name on a pre-order list for the all new 1/10th scaled Ripsaw Tank from Pig Studio. The rc version comes with all the attitude and scale looks of the [...]
After a fair bit of teasing, ARRMA has official dropped full details on their massive new 1/7 Mojave 6S BLX 4WD Desert Racer. The new 1/7th scaled Mojave comes with a beefy full time 4wd system, powerful BLX brushless system, and plenty more. Lets have a look at the highlights- * 2050kV BLX brushless motor, 6S BLX ESC * dBoots Fortress tires * [...]
The folks over at Kraken RC have recently posted a teaser for a new vehicle coming soon. How soon you ask? Well the teaser photo says the reveal will be September 10th, 2019, and that’s less than a week away. Kraken RC has put out some very scale looking vehicles, so we can’t wait to see what they are coming [...]
I recently completed a self evaluation at work, and after having been in my present position for more than a year I am certainly doing better than when I started. Pin pointing what exactly I am doing better wasn’t very easy, but one thing I realised was that I have become a fair bit better at judging which details matter, [...]
New from RC4WD are Vehement 1.9″ Internal Beadlock Wheels. The Vehement wheels have a fantastic scale look and were designed to be more than durable enough for your off-road antics. Here are the highlights- * Made from CNC machined billet aluminum * Comes with a standard sized 12mm wheel hex * Wheel Size- 1.9″ * Width- 1.02″ * Weight- 2.69oz The RC4WD Vehement Scale Wheels [...]
New from Tamiya are not one, but four Factory Built vehicles for your bashing enjoyment. The four Factory Built units include the 2016 Blackfoot (57912), the Comical Frog (57913), the Buggyra Fat Fox (57914), and the Volkswagen Beetle Rally (57915). All of the Factory Built vehicles from Tamiya come completely pre-built with electronics installed. The Factory Built vehicles can save [...]
Now being teased by Max Speed Technology (MST) is the J45C scale off-road body. MST has made quite the name for themselves with their esoteric drift and scale off-road gear, their new J45C is nicely styled and is sized to fit trucks with a 313mm wheelbase. While we do not have pricing or a solid release date, we do know that [...]
It’s been a minute since we last talked about my Traxxas TRX-4 Monster Truck project, and I wanted to issue an update! So when I last talked about this truck back in March, I had done up a Bronco body for it and dubbed it High Horse. The problem is that while the body looked good while the truck was static, [...]
The good folks over at Pro-Line have posted a new Shop Talk video that talks about their Removable Hex Wheel line-up. In the video, P-L crew member Paul Willhite talks about all the advantages of using Pro-Line’s heavy duty removable hex wheels, as well as their pre-mounted tire sets. After watching the video, you can use this link to check out [...]
New from the JConcepts crew is an S15 Series Body for the Mugen MBX8 Eco race buggy. The S15 has been highly tuned to help improve handling on your Mugen, here are the highlights- * Cab forward design for increased steering * Shark fin to increase stability * Comes with decal sheet, window masks, and overspray protection * Ample battery and motor room The JConcepts [...]
Recently announced by Kyosho is the return of the original Ultima 1/10 2wd race buggy. The Ultima was a high-end machine back in the day, soon you will be able to add a brand new one to your collection. The re-release of the Ultima does sport a few changes to bring it up to speed with modern power systems. Reinforced gearbox [...]
Hello there party people, if you live in America I hope you have the day off and are getting your BBQ on, if you live outside the states, I hope you had a great weekend of rc bashing. With that said, lets jump right on it… So… I wonder what the “big news” from last week was. Hummmmm… let me think [...]
Here you go scale fanatics, Carisma has just announced a 1986 Subaru Brat RTR. The new off-road Brat has a 313mm wheelbase and comes with Carisma’s highly acclaimed SCA-1E scale off-road chassis. This version of the iconic 1986 Subaru Brat is fully assembled and painted, but does not include any batteries. Here are more highlights- * Body officially licensed by Subaru * [...]
Has anyone seen any RTR 6×6’s lately? It’s going to be an all out crawler war this Christmas with Traxxas coming out with the TRX-6. Fittingly enough I was already working on this weeks post before Traxxas did their “mic drop” and got the crawler world in a feeding frenzy. As soon as we know more info about the Traxxas [...]
