Well hello there friends, welcome to another week of THE Cub Report. As the most hated person in rc, there has gotta be something good in this week’s report, let’s see… First up is the BigSquidRC 1.9″ RTR Scaler Shootout. We are about 99% done with testing, now comes the hard part, putting it all into words. LOL. Oh my gosh, [...]
Just posted by Thunder Tiger is a new promotional video for their Bushmaster 8E buggy. While there isn’t any actual “extreme” driving in the video, it does show off some of the speed of the Bushmaster, plus it has some good on-board shots that bring you right into the action. To get more details about the Bushmaster 8E you can hit [...]
Recently announced by the good guys over at ST Racing Concepts are Aluminum Differential Covers for the increasingly popular Traxxas TRX-4. Do you want colors? STRC is offering the diff covers anodized in five different colors to match your build. With the diff covers being CNC machined from a high quality aluminum, they are tougher than stock and also help [...]
With the new Venture FJ getting ready to take over trails across the globe, HPI has released another video showing off its off-road capabilities. This time the HPI crew, including our buddy HPI Frank, took off on a mountain to show off what the Venture can do in extremely harsh conditions. The video shows the Venture doing some serious trailing, [...]
In the bashing world, dual port chargers are extremely popular. A typical basher often times heads out with 2 or more cars, which if you run a lot, creates a lot of battery packs that need charging. A couple months ago we started using the Dynamite Passport Ultra Force Duo from Horizon Hobby. It is a dual port charger with [...]
Looking to step up your game with the TLR 22 4.0? Look no further than the Elite Light Weight Clear Body from Proline. Save some weight, and race in style with this brand new body with a low slung design and sweeping lines that are sure to turn some heads! Buy it at This Link. See more Losi news at This Link.
All new from ARRMA is a Voltage Series of 1/10th scale bash vehicles. The Voltage series is not only ultra-affordable, but they also break some new ground with innovative Li-Ion batteries. Street priced at an extremely low $139, the Voltage series is sure to land under a whole lot of Christmas trees this holiday season. As we pulled the Fazon Voltage [...]
Shipping right now to a hobby shop near you is the ARRMA Senton 4×4 Mega SCT. The Mega series Senton brings a lot to the basing plate. 4wd is standard, as is a rugged chassis and 12 turn 550 sized brushed motor. At just a $239 price point, the Mega series Senton is undoubtedly a great value. While we pulled our [...]
Traxxas made a big splash this week with several big announcements pertaining to the TRX-4 platform. The first, and most “visual”, of the announcements was that a Bronco shell will be available. No word on the wheelbase of the body, but it will most likely be the same as the Defender, right under 13″. It’ll come in red and sunset. Hopefully [...]
Jason and his crew over at JConcepts just might be the kings of conversion kits. Their latest is a Conversion Kit to turn the Associated RC10F6 Formula 1 car into an LMP machine. Not only does the kit make it simple to turn your AE F1 car into an LMP machine, but it is also made from high-quality parts for [...]
Whoa, now here is a way to put some serious scale realism in your Mojave II Four Door! Take a look at the new Complete Metal Interior from RC4WD. The metal interior is ultra-detailed and can help take your truck from run-of-the-mill to serious scaler. * Made from stainless steel & ABS plastic * Metal parts are powder coated in black * Hand [...]
New from Dynamite is the Prophet Sport Mini 50 Watt battery charger. This affordable little charger is AC powered and can charge up to a 4S LiPo. Its small size makes it easy to take just about anywhere, while handy LED indicators display charge status. Here are some of its other highlights- * 50 watts of total charge power * Max charge [...]
“PRC QX-4 Hi There, I read your newsletter every day and wonderd if you could do a review of the PRC QX-4 that seems to be made by FS Racing. I’d like this for my boys for Xmas for inside crawling… are there any alternatives? Regards, Marc” Cubby- Yo Marc, aren’t you a lucky guy! I am proclaiming your email as “Letter Of The Month”. [...]
Expanding on their new Scale Adventure line-up, Carisma has announced the SCA-1E Lynx ORV. The Lynx is designed to look like the ultimate zombie chase mobile and comes on Carisma’s highly capable SCA-1E scale crawler platform. The ORV in its name stands for “outbreak response vehicle”, rugged and ready to defeat the zombie hordes. The Lynx comes in ready to run [...]
Announced at SEMA by CEN Racing is the REEPER American Force Edition monster truck. The biggest news on the new REEPER is its American Force SS8 wheels and Fury Country Hunter M/T tires. These help give the REEPER a genuine lifted truck look. Here are some of its other highlights- * 150 amp Hobbywing ESC * 1450kV brushless motor * 25mm big bore [...]
