FreqEskinz dropped us a line to let us know that they are currently offering custom vinyl wraps for Axials newest scale darling the RR10 Bomber. The Bomber is a great looking truck but who wants to run it stock looking like everyone elses? FreqEskinz can fix you up with a pre-made design or a fully custom livery to give your [...]
Want to upgrade your Dromida Vista, Vista FPV, Ominus, or Ominus FPV? Of course you do! That’s why the folks over at RPM have announced Landing Gear for the popular Dromida quads. The RPM landing gear raises your quad higher off the ground, helping to eliminate blade strikes in tall grass and protecting your camera gear from damage. The landing [...]
Looking for a set of 1.55″ wheels for your scale rig? If so, take a look at these new Steel D Hole units from SSD RC. The wheels feature a traditional steel wheel look and have 12mm hexes to fit a wide variety of trucks. An internal beadlock design keeps the tires planted to rims and they are available in [...]
Looking for a bash to attend this spring? If so, there are a couple coming up. The BigSquidRC crew will be holding a Chicago Bash in April (more details coming soon!), while the RC Freaks Of St Louis will be holding a big bash on March 20th. The RC Freaks Spring Bash will be held at Springdale Park in Fenton Missouri [...]
Add a neat piece of scale detailing to your Gelande II with RC4WD’s new Tough Armor Side Sliders. The sliders are an officially licensed product by Tough Armor and are made from hand welded, heavy duty steel tubing. A black powder coated finish helps to fight corrosion while giving your G2 a great scale look. The sliders are priced [...]
If you do a quick Google search for “FPV racing drone”, you will almost certainly be instantly overwhelmed with potential choices. As FPV racing and drones in general explode in popularity, there are new products hitting the market every second. When I set out to build my first high-end FPV racing/freestyle quadcopter, and I mean REALLY build it from the [...]
New from Novak is the affordable Hammer/NX4 Brushless Combo. This combo comes with Novak’s sensored Hammer ESC and 3900kV NX4 brushless motor. Being a sensor based system, it can give your car ultra smooth response and is made to fit most popular 10th scale applications. Some of the Hammer/NX4 specifications include- * 3S maximum cell count * Water resistant sealed case * Reverse [...]
So it was my bad, I thought it would be a good idea to check out the ROAR 1/10th carpet nats over the weekend. Sure, the event was held in at a primo track. Sure it had a bunch of big name factory shoes in attendance. Sure there was all sorts of high-tech rc goodness there. But what it was [...]
All during the month of March, ST Racing Concepts is having a Conversion Kit Sale. Each week STRC will have substantially reduced pricing on a different conversion kit. The kits fit various Traxxas and Axial vehicles and you can get all the details by heading over to the official STRC Website. Hit This Link to read more STRC news on Big [...]
I know, I know, you’re probably scoffing at the title and just peeking in to see what meaningless babble I have for this week. To be honest I have not been babbling much at all. I had my wisdom teeth out recently and it is no joke. A week long Oxycodone bender with a lot of couch time playing video [...]
If you aren’t moving forward then you are either standing still or going backwards. Here at Big Squid we like to think we are always moving ahead. At the very least we certainly try. Scale trucks have always been sort of an oddity around here when it comes review time. When driven in comparison to your standard track/basher vehicle they are [...]
Just announced by Venom is a line-up of FPV Race Batteries. These Lithium based packs were designed for high voltage output to make sure your quad gets maximum power for more speed. 6 different sizes will be available to work with the most popular race quad configurations. The packs in the line-up include- 3S 1000mAh 50C 4S 1000mAh 50C 3S 1300mAh 50C 4S 1300mAh [...]
New from Tiger Motor comes the F40 2300v FPV Series Motor. These motors were designed specifically for FPV racing and are built to take a punch. They utilize a steel shaft and unique structural design to help prevent deformation and breakage upon crashing. The motors also provide excellent heat dissipation. A must for power-hungry mini quads. Here’s a few specs:KV: 2300 Configuration: 12N14P Stator Diameter: 22mm Stator [...]
All you Traxxas X-Maxx owners know that the stock rear bumper leaves a lot to be desired. The X-Maxx likes to wheelie and often times the rear bumper will catch, sending your expensive new toy into an awkward front flip that can break parts. To fix this problem, T-Bone Racing has come up with a new Rear Bumper Wheelie Bar [...]
New from Ares is the feature packed X:Bolt 250 Race Quad. As you can see by the pictures, it uses a very trick carbon fiber frame that was designed for lots of speed. For electronics, the X:Bolt comes with high performance 2250kV brushless motors, 18 amp ESCs, a 32 bit controller, a 600tvl camera with a 100° field-of-view, and a [...]
