Are you in need of a new charger? If so, LRP has just announced the Pulsar Sport AC/DC. Being an AC/DC unit, it comes with an internal power supply for use off of AC power or it can be powered by 12 volts DC. The Pulsar Sport charges a variety of different batteries, including the new LiHV cells, plus it [...]
With more people jumping into the scale crawling world every day, we have decided to do a series of hop-up articles for new people to the genre. We are taking a very popular starter truck, an RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB RTR, and making some easy mods. These will be mods that are common for the scale scene and are [...]
R/C trailing can be a wildly different experience depending on what area you’re running in. There could be intense technical rock crawling or none whatsoever. Mud and trees or sun and sand. When exploring a new spot, this sort of mystery is part of the experience. It’s weird how my tastes have changed over the years. I used to be all [...]
Hey everyone, the crew at PPR Reptile Radio Grips is having a sale. Right now you can snatch up one of their uber radio wheel grips for only $6.99 when you mention BigSquidRC. That’s right, just hit up the official PPR Reptile Wheel Grip website, mention BigSquidRC while ordering, and you instantly save some cash! The grips come in a [...]
The good folks over at Graupner have put out a press release about their MC-28 and MC-26 air transmitters. Both units are loaded with high end features at very affordable pricing. For example, the MC-26 is priced at just $499 yet comes with 16 channels, 120 model memory, Hall sensor quad bearing gimbals, an aluminum carry case, a gyro equipped [...]
Now through August 2kd the folks at rcMart are having their Summer Sale. The sale includes 60 select items, plus a store-wide credit rebate program. On top of that, rcMart is also doing a Facebook Giveaway. To check out the sale items and to get full details, simply use This Link to make the jump over to rcMart’s website. Kick off [...]
Coming soon from RC4WD are Goodyear Wrangler MT/R scale tires. The Goodyears will be available in two sizes fitting 1.9″ and 1.7″ wheels. These fully licensed tires feature a scale realistic tread design that will look great on a wide variety of different builds. * Molded in RC4WD’s advanced X2 SSS rubber compound * Diameter- 4.75″ (1.9) and 4.19″ (1.7) * Width- 1.62″ [...]
“Radio destruction Cubby, What is your take on the radio that got destroyed on the stand during the 1/8 nationals? Owen D.” Cubby- Well hello there Owen and thanks for taking the time to shoot me an email. OK, for those of you that didn’t see it on social media, Ryan Maifield lost his temper at the ROAR 1/8th scale nitro nats a couple weeks [...]
Shipping now from MFR (Metal Fab By Reed) are Brass Portal Covers for the Traxxas TRX-4. The portal covers are made from a much heavier material than stock, brass, which can improve weight distribution for better performance out on the trail. A pair of the stock covers weigh in at around 0.2 oz, while the MFR brass units come in [...]
New and hot from ECX is the Barrage Doomsday monster truck. The Doomsday sports a gnarly post apocalyptic look which is ready to take over your local bashing area. Labeled as 1/12th scale in size, the Doomsday rides on 1.9″ wheels and monster truck tires which ready to go anywhere you dare to venture. Here are some of its highlights- * [...]
With the release date of Redcat Racing’s Everest Gen7 scale crawler getting closer every day, people have really been wanting to see what it looks like in action. No worries, the Redcat crew has just posted a new video to show you what it looks like out on the trail. Watch the short teaser video above to get a good [...]
Have you ever wanted to start flying rc airplanes? If so, the new T-28 Trojan from HobbyZone was designed to help you teach yourself how to fly. The T-28 comes pre-built, making it easy to hit the skies as quickly as possible, and it comes with Horizon Hobby’s SAFE technology which makes it extra easy to fly. Better still, it [...]
Up your scale game with a new Chubby 3 Ton Scissor Jack from RC4WD. This scale jack is fully functional and engineer to give realistic height adjustments. Made from billet aluminum and steel, the unit is built to last and comes powder coated for an authentic look. * Width- 0.64″ * Length- 4.57″ * Height- 3.97″ * Weight- 3.09oz The scissor jack is shipping right [...]
Are you looking to install some hop-ups on your new Traxxas TRX-4? You are? So are a whole lot of other people. New from Yeah Racing is a Aluminum Front Bumper and Aluminum Rear Bumper for the TRX-4. Both bumpers feature a scale appearance and are made from a durable aluminum alloy. The front bumper (#YA-0548) comes with a spot [...]
Just announced by RC4WD are a pair of new Interco Ground Hawg II tires. The new Intercos will be available in the ever popular 1.9″ size as well as in a 1.55″. Fully licensed by Interco, the Ground Hawg IIs have a great scale appearance with a tread pattern that is ready for serious off-road action. Both sets are molded [...]
