BIG news for all you Team Associated fans, they have just announced the RC10B6 and RC10B6D buggies! A lot of people have been patiently waiting for the 6 series to arrive, now it is nearly here in two different forms! So what’s the scoop? * The 6D is intended for dirt use, while the 6 was designed for higher bite surfaces * [...]
For you guys that love the smell of nitro in the morning, Kyosho has recently announced the Inferno Neo ST 2.0 w/ KT-331P Radio. Kyosho’s latest readyset truggy comes fully assembled and sports one of the nicest RTR radios that you will find, the KT-331P. The radio is of course a 2.4GHz unit, but also sports a nice little LCD [...]
“X-MAXX Trouble Cub Report, After having run my new X-MAXX for a little under 2 weeks, I have concluded that it breaks ALL THE TIME. Am I doing it wrong? What is your advice for keeping one together? Love your column and read it every week, Bud W.” Cubby- Well hello to you Bud and props for hitting the big time. You know the drill, [...]
Coming soon from Tamiya is the Expert Built edition of the Mercedes-Benz G 320 Cabrio. The Mercedes comes with a nicely detailed body and is RTR right out of the box, making it that much easier to get your bash-on. Some of the highlights on the Tamiya include- * Pre-painted polycarbonate body in silver and matte black * 4wd shaft-driven MF-01X chassis * [...]
Hey gang Evol here to scratch that drift itch. It looks like Yokomo is at it again with a new drift chassis to follow up the competition drifter YD-4. This little gem was spied at the FEMCA RC DRIFT event recently at the Yatabe Arena in Japan. The YD-2 is purpose built from the ground up as a RWD drift [...]
Just announced by Tamiya is the XB Plasma Edge II buggy. This is a 1/10th scaler that has been “expert built” and is ready to bash out of the box. Riding on a TT-02B chassis, the Plasma Edge II should make for a nice backyard basher or first vehicle. Some of its features include- * Shaft driven 4wd * Pre-painted body * Finespec [...]
Whoa, what’s this from Losi? A solid rear axle scale desert truck? Yes indeed, Losi has just announced the 1/10 Baja Rey 4WD Desert Truck w/ AVC. The Baja Rey will be bringing some serious scale appearance and performance to a bash spot near you. What’s the scoop on the Baja Rey? * Solid rear axle with 4-link suspension * Baja inspired, [...]
The BigSquidRC Bash Crew are big fans of Pro-Line’s Blockade Tires. They work incredibly well on hard pack or dusty surfaces, plus, they wear a very long time. The P-L crew recently announced that they are now making Blockades in 1/10th 2.2″ 4WD Buggy Fronts. They will be available in M3 or M4 compound with pricing right at $20 per [...]
Before the big announcement tomorrow, the crew at Losi are teasing their latest creation. Obviously it is a realistic style truck, but what scale? Will it have a solid rear axle? Will it be brushless powered? Stay tuned until tomorrow to find out. Until then, Right Here is the link to the official Losi website to check out all their [...]
Some of the fastest, craziest, racing in the rc world is found in 1/8th scale on-road. 4wd 8th scalers are insanely fast, plus they can handle like they are on rails. Designed to win at any level of racing, the new 2016 XB8 from XRay is a great example of a high-end 8th scale nitro on-roader. Some of the updates [...]
Coming soon to a hobby shop near you are a bunch of New Tires from Duratrax. Ranging from crawler, to short course, to buggy tires, several new tread designs are on the way, as well some hot looking new wheels. Pictured in this post are some of the new crawler wheels/tires that we have been testing. The Deep Wood CR and [...]
Is the sleeping giant starting to awaken? Earlier in the week Team Associated posted pics of their upcoming laydown transmission, now they have teased a new B6 and B6D buggy, and possibly even a Formula One on-road car. The B6 and B6D appeared briefly on Associated’s official website, while AE’s Rick Hohwart recently posted a picture of a prototype F1 [...]
The latest teaser from Hobbico really has our minds wandering. They put out the question, “What if an rc car had a brain?”. That got us to thinking, what would happen if a new Dromida or ARRMA came with a brain inside? Could it do homework? Could it fix dinner? Could it cure cancer? For now there are no more [...]
Keep the chassis pristine on your 1/10th buggy or stadium truck with a new Chassis Protector from Pro-Line Racing. Chassis protectors also help keep dirt out of screw heads and can look pretty trick when installed. The Pro-Line chassis protectors are made from extra thick 0.5mm material and are available in clear, with a team design, or in black. A [...]
The crew at FireBrand RC are known for putting out different, radical products. Their latest release is a new take on classic off-road bodies called the CREEPR. To save you time, the CREEPR comes pre-painted in black and was designed to fit a wide variety of different trucks (and cars!). To give it your own look the CREEPR comes with [...]
