Race day brings out so many emotions in everybody. Excitement, nervousness, anxiousness, joy and even sadness. It’s exciting to see how your car will handle after weeks of preparation and tuning. Nervousness of the unknown, whether it be how you’re going to place, will your car make it through the race, or will you have a mechanical failure. Anxiously waiting [...]
“Connectors Hey Cubby, I just ended up trading for a Losi SCTE and it came with a brushless system, but no connector on the esc. There are a lot of different connectors on the market, which one should I use? Barnes” Cubby- Waazzzupppp Barnes? Thanks for writing in buddy, shoot me your snail mail for a BigSquidRC sticker pack. And yes, there are a lot [...]
New from RC4WD is an extremely scale looking ARB Licensed Diff Cover for the Traxxas TRX-4 scale crawler. These fully licensed ARB units are anodized in black for a perfect scale appearance. * Made from CNC machined billet aluminum * Smooth black anodized finish * Weight- 0.48oz * Width- 1.38″ * Length- 1.50″ Street pricing for one of the covers is $21, it has a part [...]
Here you go Dodge fanatics, have a look at the new Plum Crazy Purple 2015 Dodge SRT Challenger Hellcat from the good folks over at Kyosho. Not only does the Hellcat have that awesome purple paint, but it also receives a newly updated chassis. * New chassis reduces parts and is stiffer than previous design * New chassis material for improved [...]
Just announced by XRay is the 2019 XB2C competition buggy kit. The “C” version of the XB2 was designed to be a premium, professional, high level competition rc car, more than ready to take on your local indoor track. Here are the highlights- * All new mult-function rear hubs for more traction * Super low profile shocks and shock towers * New spur [...]
New from Kyosho is the Rage 2.0 readyset. The BigSquidRC Bash Crew were big fans of the original, but the 2.0 is all new from the ground up for improved performance. Here are the highlights- * New, more realistic body * New, more realistic tires with improved grip * Factory finished readyset * Lightweight, simplified chassis design * Slipper clutch * Gear diffs front and rear * [...]
Just posted by Tamiya is an action video for their new Comical Grasshopper. The Comical Grasshopper is all about fun and you can watch the video below to see it driving. The video has an old-school Tamiya feel to it, featuring retro music and light paced driving, which is perfect for the Comical Grasshopper. The new Tamiya is expected to start [...]
New from Hitec is the D85MG Micro Servo. The D85MG offers advanced programming options and was designed for smooth and decisive movement. Here are more highlights- * Double metal gears * Soft-start circuitry * 1 million cycle-life potentiometer * 4096 high-resolution, 12-bit DAC, 32-bit digital circuitry * 24 tooth output gear * Operating voltage- 4.8 to 6 volts DC * Speed- 0.17 ~ 0.13 * Torque- 50 ~ [...]
All across America, racers are gearing up for the high-bite winter indoor race season. To help keep your stadium truck at the front of the pack, JConcepts has announced 2.2″ Octagon Stadium Truck Tires. The Octagons were designed to give you extreme grip on high-bite tracks, here are the highlights- * Lightweight carcass * Standard 2.2″ ST sizing * Available in three popular [...]
Shipping now from Voltage Hobbies is a heavy duty Rear Skid Plate for the Tekno MT410 stunt truck. The skid plate from Voltage Hobbies was designed for a perfect fit, all the while protecting one of the most worn areas on the truck, the very rear of the chassis. Here are the highlights- * Made from laser cut 6061 aluminum * 2.2mm [...]
All you large scale fans will be stoked to see the arrival of the new 5IVE-T 2.0 from Losi. The original 5IVE-T was in incredible truck, but the version 2.0 brings even more bashing goodness to the plate. A 32cc Zenoah engine is used to give the 2.0 loads of power to go along with numerous other improvements. Here are [...]
The latest video from the crew at the Traxxas Underground features all the makings for an epic video- a tall building, an rc car, and some parachutes. Watch below to see the Underground crew launch a Slash off the top of their building, but thanks to a pair of parachutes, the truck ends up landing safely below. After watching the video [...]
For all you Traxxas TRX-4 Bronco owners, Exclusive RC is now teasing a new Scale Interior for you. The TRX-4 Bronco Scale Interior that Exclusive RC is teasing looks pretty incredible, with a dash that can be lit up, as well as very nicely done seats, center console, etc. Better still, no mods are needed to bolt in the scale [...]
Just announced by SSD are 1.9″ Black Stock Steel Wheels. These wheels have a great scale realistic look and come with a 12mm hex to fit a huge variety of different trucks. * Standard 1.9″ size, fits all tire brands * Standard 12mm hex, machined alumnium hub * D-hole stamped steel wheel * Durable black finish * Just 6 screws per wheel for tire mounting * [...]
New for the ever growing brushless ESC market is the Fleta Pro V2 1S from Muchmore Racing. The second version of the Fleta Pro features an all aluminum case to help keep temps down, as well as for a trick look. Here are more highlights- * Full aluminium case for improved heat dissipation * Internal switch system * Compact, lightweight design to fit [...]
