Being teased now by DE Racing are new Street Outlaw Tires. Very little information has been released on these, but we do know they were designed for the ever growing Slash/no-prep drag racing scene, and that they are at a 1.7/2.5” bead size. With other companies like Pro-Line and JConcepts heavily pushing no-prep gear, if you have not built [...]
After some teasing, PROTOform has officially dropped the all new Chevrolet Corvette C7 Pro-Mod Clear Body. With local no-prep drag racing scenes blowing up across the country, PROTOform is releasing one of the coolest Pro-Mod bodies that we’ve seen. Here are some highlights- * Designed for the Traxxas Slash 2wd * 1 piece design * Modern Pro-Mod styling w/ narrow front end * Fully [...]
A little bit ago Traxxas sent us the new TRX-4 Sport with TRAXX, and if you haven’t seen our unboxing go check it out! I was skeptical at first about the new version of the TRX-4, I honestly thought they just put the TRAXX set on the Sport and called it good. As you can tell in our unboxing I [...]
Over at Tamiya they have uploaded a new promotional video for their upcoming Monster Beetle Trail Edition. The latest Monster Beetle is expected to start shipping in September and it even comes with high-clearance, portal style axles. After watching the video, use this link to get full details on the Tamiya Monster Beetle Trail Edition. Street pricing is right around $289 [...]
After showing off some new Monster Truck Tires a couple of weeks ago, Duratrax has now dropped a pair of Soldering Stations. The higher-end unit is the Duratrax Trakpower TK-955, which is a digital unit at the $109 price point. The second unit is the Duratrax Trakpower TK-950 which is priced at just $79. Both units have more than enough [...]
“Arrma Infraction Cubby, Hey buddy, is BigSquidRC doing a review on the ARRMA Infraction? Have you driven one? What do you think? How do you like the new Limitless? What tires do you recommend for the Infraction? Is an upgrade power system needed for the Infraction? Best Regards, Rusty B.” Cubby- Awwww yes, here we are, another edition of ASK Cubby. Thanks for taking the [...]
Recently we got our hands on the new CEN Racing Solid Axle Monster Trucks We got a red HL150 and bright orange Ford B50, and while Doug did a proper photo unboxing, Jeremy and I decided we need to test our ‘Time To Bash’ category for the reviews. The rules were simple, we had to grab the box, unbox it, put [...]
The good folks over at RC4WD have announced a Cowboy Front Grill w/IPF Lights for the Traxxas TRX-4 Blazer. The Cowboy front grill is sure to add plenty of attitude to your TRX-4 Blazer and is highly scale realistic. Hand welded from stainless steel, it should be one tough customer out on the trail. Here are some highlights- * Silver anodized [...]
Shipping right now from Onyx is the 350 AC/DC 2 x 100 Battery Charger. The Onyx 350 comes as a tower style dual port charger that can charge at up to 12 amps! Here are more highlights- * Dual port 100 watt charger * Works with LiPo/LiFe/LiIon/LiHV/NiMH/NiCd/Pb * Built-in balancing ports * Max cell count 6S LiPo, 15 cells NiMH * Fast charge and storage [...]
Are you ready to build a 6×6? If so, have a look at the new Defender D130 6×6 ARTR Chassis with Scale Engine from Team Raffee. This beast of a truck comes with full time 6 wheel drive, perfect for deep mud and gnarly hills. The Team Raffee Defender D130 6×6 ARTR is shipping right now with street pricing of $399. Read [...]
Shipping now from RC4WD are Level 8 Bully Pro 6 1.9″ Wheels. Level 8 is a hot brand on the 1:1 scene, now you can buy a set for your 1.9″ scale rig. * New partnership between RC4WD and Level 8 * Extreme off-road design * True to scale looks * Durable CNC billet aluminum construction * Miniature scale hex bolts * Laser etched Level 8 [...]
Last week this column had the pleasure of grazing the pastures of drift heaven, being amazed by the divine skills of Vivian Grobler as manifested in his beautiful BMW M3. This week, we are back in the realms of mortal men, with me standing as prime example of one of their kind. Not that you will see any pictures of [...]
The crew at PROTOform are stoked to get back to their roots and are teasing a new No Prep Drag Racing Body. As the no prep/Slash drag scene takes off across America, the manufacturers are responding. Soon you will be able to pick up this gorgeous drag body from PROTOform to run on your Traxxas Slash no prep drag car. We [...]
What in the world, is this actually Tuesday? Yup, it is Tuesday and here is YOUR day late Cub Report. So…. what happened Monday? Well, the BigSquidRC Corporate World Headquarters were overrun with a tv crew from (redacted). A few weeks ago I had mentioned how BSRC’s owner Brian Smolik was going to be featured on a reality tv show. Yesterday [...]
Last year Tamiya made waves by dropping their Comical Grasshopper. The Comical version of the legendary Grasshopper proved to be loads of fun, and durable as well. Over the last several months, Tamiya has been teasing a Comical Frog. This lighthearted take on the Frog shrinks the wheelbase, but really ups the fun factor. * Detailed polycarbonate body * Molded driver figure * [...]
