The folks over at rcMart wanted us to let you know that there have been some design changes on the Xpresso K1 since it was first announced. Xpress has done a bunch of updates to the Xpresso for better handling and to make the car easier to adjust. Some of the updates include- * The steering links have been moved behind [...]
Hola rc world, time to get another week in the wonderful world of rc started. This week I have a couple things on the agenda… Hey, did ya know that we are holding our first big bash of the year this Sunday? If you did, great, you actually do read the site, if not, now ya do. The event is called [...]
When out on the trail, a nice winch can come in quite handy, not to mention that they can look pretty trick too. If you are shopping for a new scale winch, the good folks over at SSD RC recently announced the Ox Power Winch. There are a number of things that make the Ox cool- * Hardened steel gears * CNC [...]
While touring car might not be the hottest class at your local track right now, it still holds a lot of prestige at big events. The latest high-end touring car to be announced is the Schumacher Mi6. The Mi6 was designed to continue Schumacher’s tradition of winning with sound design and high grade construction materials. The scoop on the Mi6 [...]
One of the most beautiful things about the scale segment of the hobby is how much super-niche aftermarket stuff you can find from small vendors. It really is outrageous, what-with all the custom stuff available. Need a complete aftermarket tube chassis for an RC4WD Trail Finder 2? Yep, you can find someone who sells them. Need a custom stinger bumper that [...]
New from Seriously Pro Racing comes the long awaited SP Racing F3 EVO Flight Controller. This mini-quad flight controller was designed to give awesome flight performance in a stackable race-ready package. It has the latest sensors, race timing & logging technology backed by excellent connectivity options at a wallet-friendly price. The hardware was designed by the lead developer of Cleanflight to be [...]
For all you Subaru fans, just announced by Tamiya is the ’99 Impreza Monte-Carlo. The Impreza comes on Tamiya’s easy to build and fun to drive TT-02 4wd kit chassis. Some of its features include- * Plastic friction shocks * Rally block tires * Realistic polycarbonate body * TBLE-02S ESC and 540 brushed torque tuned motor * Plastic bushings * Plastic molded wing parts and side [...]
Pro-Line’s latest scale tire is a replica of one of the most popular 1:1 pieces of off-road rubber on the market today, the BFGoodrich Baja T/A KR2. It’s available in both 1.9″ and 2.2″ sizes, but we had an Axial Bomber laying around the office in need of shoes so we went with 2.2″ for this review. Does the mini version [...]
Pro-Line has long been a leading producer of Monster Truck Bodies and Wheels/Tires. During the Monster Jam world finals this year, Pro-Line was a sponsor of the monster truck rc event that took place during the party in the pits. Check out the video above to see some of the high flying action from the event, both full scale and [...]
In what was a truly epic final battle, the Losi 5IVE-T from Horizon Hobby pulled off a win over the Traxxas X-MAXX in the final round of voting from our readers. Watching the votes pour in on the last day was crazy. The lead changed hands several times throughout the day as Traxxas and Losi fans were out in full [...]
Rogue Element Components is well known for putting out some of the sickest scale parts on the market, now they have turned their attention to a popular RC4WD product. New from REC is a Realism Kit for the RC4WD V8 Scale Engine. The realism kit takes the V8 engine to a whole new level of cool and should turn some [...]
For the past few years, vintage cars have been making a big comeback. Perhaps one of the most beloved buggies from the 1980s was the Kyosho Optima. It was known for being a fierce competitor on the track, as well as being the very first 4wd race buggy for a whole lot of drivers. A few months ago Kyosho decided [...]
“March Bashness Cubby, I have been voting all along this year’s March Bashness, who do you want to win? Charles B.” Cubby- Yo hey ya Charley… thanks for the email and guess what? I am naming yours as “Letter of the Month”. You know what that means right??? Shoot me your snail mail and sizing info for a quite uber BigSquidRC t-shirt. So who do [...]
Work on your car in style with the new Aero Car Stand from JConcepts. The Aero is molded from a black matte plastic for sturdy support and comes with cushion pads to keep your truck from sliding around. It was also designed to leave a small footprint on your work space and has pockets in the top to hold small [...]
The good folks over at RC4WD do a great job of giving the public lots of options on how to customize their off-road trucks. They have been especially good at offering a plethora of different wheels, with their latest being 1.9″ Rugged Beadlocks. The Rugged 1.9s are CNC machined from billet aluminum and have a very nice scale look that [...]
