With monster trucks really taking off this year JConcepts has announced the 1988 Chevy Silverado Body. The Chevy comes in clear ready for your custom paint scheme and is sized to fit trucks like the Tamiya Clod Buster. Here are some of its other features- * Officially licensed by Chevy * Comes with window masks, decal sheet, and protective film * 11″ wheelbase [...]
Recently announced by the crew at JConcepts is a pair of new Aero Front Wings for the Team Associated B64/B64D. The wings will be available in narrow (#0176) or in wide (#0177) and are formed from polycarbonate. The front wings can give your B64 more front down-force and can be used as another tool for tuning your buggy for various [...]
Starting to ship in June is the Tower Hobbies Ryan STA. The Ryan STA comes as an ARF (almost ready to fly) and has a wingspan of 53″. This Golden Age airplane was designed to excel at aerobatic maneuvers like loops, rolls and stall turns. Here are some of its key features- * Hand-laid fiberglass cowl, wheel pants and fairings * Sturdy [...]
For all you owners of a Pro-Line Toyota Hilux SR5 body, the crew at RC Nerds have all sorts of scale goodies for you. To help put your scale realism through the roof, RC Nerds have door panels, a center console, and various dash pieces for your rig. The items are 3D Printed through the Shapeways store and are made [...]
Being an avid BigSquidRC reader, you probably already know what we are talking about. If not, the good folks over at Hobbico have uploaded a new video to celebrate the ARRMA Nero Big Rock winning the BigSquidRC March Bash-Ness contest. As voted on by you, our faithful readers, the Big Rock took down all comers to be crowned our 2017 [...]
For all you on-road fanatics, XRay has announced the all new GTX8 Nitro On-Road Kit. The GTX8 is a 1/8th scale on-road car that comes as a high-end kit. Based off of XRay’s XB8 buggy, the GTX8 is designed for racing in the GT class that has taken off in several parts of the world. Here are some of its [...]
Shipping right now from HRC Distribution are the latest Team Magic Pre-Mounted Monster Truck Tires. These feature a street tread design for increased grip on hard surfaces and were designed to fit on the Team Magic E5/E5 HX monster trucks. The tires have conveniently been pre-glued to save you time and trouble, plus they come on cool looking black wheels. [...]
Just announced by RC4WD is a new licensing partner, TCI Automotive. The crews from RC4WD and TCI have gotten together to produce the R4 Ultimate Scale Transmission. The R4 transmission is fully licensed by TCI and has been CNC machined from billet aluminum. It is a single speed unit that is a heavy duty design to take the worst you [...]
The new MST RMX2.0 S has arrived stateside. This chassis takes some inspiration from the Yokomo yd-2 with a sealed gearbox and “backwards” mounted motor orientation (the spur is mounted on the left hand side of the chassis). Like MST’s FXX, the RMX2.0 S uses a ladder frame chassis for rigidity. Super-G in sunny California has already built and given [...]
Over the weekend I attended the annual BIGFOOT 4×4 Open House in Pacific, MO and helped to put on an r/c monster truck race with my Trigger King friends. There were a lot of cool looking r/c’s and full scale rigs, but the vehicle that has everyone in the solid axle community buzzing is the replica BIGFOOT Ranger that was [...]
Coming soon to a hobby shop near you is the JConcepts F2 Clear Body for the Team Associated B64/B64D. The F2 is an aggressive cab forward design that is formed to help give your buggy enhanced steering rotation and better handling characteristics over large jumps. * Comes with two Aero wings * Blended body and wing * Comes in clear with a protective [...]
Shipping now from HRC Racing is a pair of aluminum Rock Crawling Bumpers with LED Lighting. The bumpers have a nice scale appearance and are made to fit trucks like the SCX10. Both are made from aluminum and come with a black finish, plus they both come with 2 LED lights for those late night trail drives. The rear bumper [...]
Are you a 1/8th scale GT racer? If so, Kyosho is about to make your day with the Inferno GT3. The GT3 is a perfect choice for racing the GT class. It is based off the MP9 TKI4 off-road buggy but has been adapted to rule your local on-road track. Here is the scoop- * Made from precision, high quality parts * [...]
Coming soon from Serpent is the Cobra SRX8E 1/8 electric buggy kit. The SRX8E was designed by Billy Easton and is Serpent’s new high-end racing e-buggy. Based off the nitro SRX8, the SRX8E can use standard packs or can easily be converted to a saddle pack configuration. Here are some of its other highlights- * Medium down-force body * Machined aluminum c-hubs * [...]
Have you been thinking about picking up one of the new Traxxas Ford GT on-road cars? If so, have a look at the video above to watch the Ford GT busting out laps on a real track. From watching the video you’ll get a sense for how fast the GT is, as well as seeing how scale realistic that it [...]
