Hello all and welcome to this week’s Cub Report. I personally had a weekend that pretty much could not be beaten. I got to watch some of the uber pros at the Futaba Nitro Challenge, watched a ton of F1/AMA MX/FIM MXGP/UFC, and got in some much needed trigger time with the new Pro-Line Ambush Scale Crawler. Yes indeed, life [...]
Like most bashers, even the BigSquidRC crew dabbles in racing from time to time. Over the weekend, one of the biggest nitro races in the Midwest took place, the 2016 Futaba Nitro Challenge. The Futaba Nitro Challenge was held at one of the best outdoor tracks in the country, St Louis Dirtburners, and had right around 250 entries. Racers from [...]
The folks at Boom Racing are proud to announce that they are the hosts for the very first RECON G6 to be held in Asia. That’s right folks, Brian Parker & his crew will be making the trek this November to Hong Kong to put on one of his epic scale off-road events. The scale off-road scene has been blowing [...]
The biggest news that dropped this week was the announcement of the Pro-Line Ambush, a new 1:25 scale RTR crawler. Let’s ignore that Pro-Line is making their own scaler for a minute (that is big news in and of itself) and instead look at the fact that it has a leaf spring suspension. It’s a LEAFER, hell yes! I’ll raise a drink [...]
New and hot from T-Bone is the Version 4 Wheelie Bar for the Traxxas X-Maxx. TBR has fine tuned the wheelie bar to make it better than ever. If you like doing block-long wheelies with your X-Maxx, this item should be a must have. Some of the changes on the V4 include- * Longer rear bumper skid that uses M4 screws [...]
Making big news in the drone world right now is the Blade Inductrix Micro FPV Drone. The Inductrix FPV brings the thrill of FPV racing to a form factor that can be flown practically anywhere. So what’s the scoop? * Comes as a RTF or a BNF (bind-n-fly) * RTF version comes with 4.3″ monitor * Completely integrated 25mW video transmitter * High performance [...]
While tiny in size (and price) the new iSDT SC608 packs a ton of features. First up is an extremely high quality 320×240 2.4″ display. The hi-brightness monitor is capable of up to 262,000 different colors and has up to a 178° visible angle. Next up is power. The SC608 can charge at up to 8 amps and has 6S [...]
New from DRVN Pro is a very trick Front Shock Tower for the Yeti and Score Trophy Truck. The DRVN Pro tower is machined from 6061 aluminum to make it much stronger than the stock plastic part and to give it a sharp appearance. Also of note, it has multiple shock and camber rod mounting positions for maximum tuning flexibility. * [...]
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Want to learn how to fly? Dromida makes it easy with their new Voyager RTF. The Voyager comes preassembled with everything you need to take flight right in the box. The Voyager is also heavy on scale realism with details like wheel pants, panel lines, and wing rib detailing. * Can be flown indoors or out * Elevator, throttle, and rudder [...]
In what might turn out to be the biggest seller this coming Christmas season, Pro-Line recently announced the 1/25th Scale Ambush Scale Crawler. While small, the Ambush is perfectly sized for indoor crawling, something that a lot of people that live in colder climates can appreciate. While we are finishing up our full review of the Ambush, we are posting some [...]
One of the most popular upgrades on a scale crawler is to install aftermarket diff covers. They look good and can help individualize your rig. SSD RC has recently announced a HD Diff Cover for the Wraith/RR10 in Blue. The diff cover has a scale realistic design and has been CNC machined from high quality aluminum. It also sports a [...]
After having recently announced bodies for larger monster trucks, JConcepts has now released details on a body designed to fit trucks like the Traxxas Stampede and HPI Wheely King. The JConcepts 2011 Ford F-250 Super-Duty SuperCab Mini MT Body is officially licensed by Ford and is very nicely styled. Fender flares and a 1:1 headlight & grill treatment help give [...]
Welcome to Bashers Basics, and today’s quick tip, how to mesh your spur gear. This can be one tricky task for beginners who don’t do it right, but there are 2 main things that make the difference between a fun run, and another trip to your local hobby shop. Firstly, make sure that your motor mount screws are secured in as [...]
Now here is something worth watching, the new Going Back To School video from Traxxas. The video is short at just under 2 minutes, but absolutely packed with some epic bashing action. Ever see a monster truck backflip over a football goal post? What about various monster trucks and quads just roaming the halls of a local high school? Or finally, [...]
