What’s up Squidders? Evol here with a little bit of review action for you would-be drifters on a budget. Prior to being asked to take a look at this car I had never even heard of HSP. This end of the market was never one that attracted me when I was younger because I have always been a “buy it [...]
New from XRay is the 2016 Edition of the X1 Formula Car Kit. The ’16 X1 isn’t an all new design, instead it uses a number of improvements to make for a better handling car. The primary updates on the ’16 edition include- * Floating servo design * Floating steering arm * New rear wing * New central mount plate * All new side tubes * [...]
2wd buggy season is in full swing right now. Yesterday TLR announced the new 22 3.0, Schumacher announced a special edition of the KF2, and now today Team Associated is introducing their RC10B5M Champions Edition to the world. What makes the Champions Edition RC10B5M so special? * Limited production run * Comes with both 3 and 4 gear transmissions * Comes with both [...]
Today LRP has announced an entirely new product line called Antix. The Antix line is aimed right at the bashing crowd and will start off with a line of LiPo Batteries that are high on performance while being easy on the wallet. Read below for the entire press release- “As of today, there is one more brand in the world. [...]
Newly updated is the Schumacher Courgar KF2 Special Edition 2wd buggy. While the “regular” KF2 was pretty trick, the SE version comes with all 3 motor positions in just one box. It also features a new chassis, new body, 3 belts to fit the different motor arrangements, a carbon fiber top deck, and battery mounting hardware. The part number for the [...]
Want a radio with a drop down wheel? Want a radio that can be easily switched for a lefty? Want a radio that comes with 3 different grips to fit your hand perfectly? Want a radio with adjustable wheel tension and the wheel can be adjusted fore-aft? Want a radio with 10 model memory? Then, to top it off, you [...]
“Going large Hi, I’ve got a Halix and my son’s got a Yeti. Now we want to go large. I know you’ll review the X-Maxx soon but the question is are you going to compare it to the Yeti XL and maybe a few others? We’d love to see that shoot-out. Cheers, Gary” Cubby- Ya know what Gary, I think a whole [...]
New from Elanview is the Cicada Brushless Drone With FPV Camera. The Cicada is flown FPV from your smart device and comes loaded with a Wi-Fi enabled 1080P/16MP high-def camera. The camera has electronic image stabilization and rests on anti-vibration rubber grommets to produce sharper images. * Take off or return to home via slide of a button * 3-axis gyro with [...]
Hot, new, and ready for indoor season, is the TLR 22 3.0 MM 1/10 2wd buggy. Technology advances at a rapid pace in the 2wd buggy class so the 3.0 comes with upgrades like a wider chassis, a new motor location, and revised suspension. The 3.0 version also comes with the option parts needed to build an uber-level machine right [...]
As we are working on the review of the Axial Yeti Score Trophy Truck, we figured it would be a good idea to post the unboxing (aka before bashing) pictures so everyone can see it before we put it through the bashing ringer. First impression out of the box, it just seems bigger. Not sure why, haven’t even set it [...]
Looking for a really fast, yet moderately sized, rc boat? The crew over at Helion RC have just announced the potent Rivos BL. Yes indeed, the Rivos gets an injection of brushless power to get its speed, and your heart rate, pumped up. An ABS hull helps to make the Rivos BL durable and it comes RTR to save you [...]
RC4WD has some new Tough Armor Steel Side Sliders for your Vaterra Ascender. As the names implies, the sliders are made from heavy duty steel tubing to look more realistic than the stock pieces and to be tough as nails while out on the trail. * Hand welded * Powder coated black * Width- 2.56″ * Length- 5.43″ * Weight- 5.15 oz The sliders have [...]
New from Ofna is the nitro burning Ultra LX3 RTR Buggy. The Ultra LX3 is an 8th scale 4wd bash machine that comes nitro powered for the power, sound, and smell that many hobbyists enjoy. * 2.4GHz radio system * Digital steering servo * 3mm hard coated aluminum chassis * CVA driveshafts up front * New stone guards * Polished aluminum pipe * 3 shoe clutch * 4mm [...]
New from Heli-Max is the FORM 500 Utility Drone. What is a utility drone? It is a quadcopter that can do just about anything. The FORM 500 can be flown with a camera, or it can be flown just for fun. Some of its features include- * Comes with Tactic TTX810TS radio * Has a lifting capacity of 2.2 lbs * Comes with [...]
Whats up gang, Evol here back from a pretty crazy weekend. I’m from the Kansas City area and this weekend our boys in blue (That’s the Kansas City Royals) won the 2015 World Series. The celebration in Kansas City following the game was enormous. It completely shut down the city. The amazing part, no cars torched or buildings vandalized. Only [...]
