Get wild and crazy on the water with Pro Boat’s new Self-Righting React 9 Deep-V RTR. That’s right, no more need to bring your fishing poles when you go boating as the React 9 flips itself right over when upside down. Some of the other features on the React 9 include- * 180 sized brushed motor * 2.4GHz marine radio * 1S 650mAh [...]
Get improved on-road traction and a cool new look with Pro-Line’s new Road Rage 2.8″ Pre-Mounted Tires. The Road Rage tread design gives loads of traction on various types of pavement and they are pre-mounted on tough F-11 wheels to save you time and trouble. * Fits 1/10th stadium trucks, monster trucks, and Pro-Touring trucks * Low profile design * Molded from Pro-Line’s [...]
New and super affordable ($129) from the folks at ECX is the 1/10 AMP MT. While it is named a “monster truck”, it more looks like a stadium style truck and we recently got a chance to shoot some pictures while pulling our test unit out of the box. Inside the box you’ll find the truck (of course), the new style [...]
Have a truck with 2.2″ wheels and are looking for more traction? If so, the new 2.2″ Trencher T from Pro-Line is perfect for you. These are made to fit all those 2.2″ wheels you have on your trucks (like an Associated T4, Losi XXX-T, etc) and come with the legendary Trencher tread design for great traction (and long wear) [...]
Hitting a hobby shop near you is the HPI Racing 2015 Ken Block WR8 Flux, WR8 3.0 Nitro, and Micro RS4. All three feature Ken’s new “Intergalactic” livery on a Ford Fiesta ST RX43 body. Now you can have Ken’s latest look while doing crazy stunts around your neighborhood cul-de-sac. The part number for the WR8 Flux is #115383, the [...]
To help promote the release of their new 2015 Dodge SRT Challenger Hellcat the folks at Kyosho have put out a short video to show the car in action. Check out the video above for some good old fashioned on-road driving and to see what the Hellcat is truly capable of. The Hellcat comes as a Readyset with one of [...]
Get your short course truck ready for some serious on-road bashing with the new Chevy Silverado Pro-Touring Body from Pro-Line. The Pro-Touring fits a wide variety of short course trucks like the Pro-Line PRO-2 SC, the Traxxs Slash, Slash 4X4, & 1/10 Rally, the Associated SC10, the Kyosho Ultima, the HPI Blitz, and the Losi XXX-SCT & Ten-SCTE. The hot [...]
If you are looking for true high speed performance right out of the box, the 36″ Deep-V class is a great place to find it. A few months ago Horizon Hobby announced their entry into the class, the Voracity-E RTR, and since then we’ve had plenty of time to put it through the wringer. Is the Voracity-E fast? Can it [...]
Aquacraft is spicing up their Rio EP Offshore Superboat by adding a Tactic TTX300 transmitter. The Tactic is known as a Solid Performer and should help the Rio be even easier to drive out on the water. The TTX300 equipped version of the Rio sports a new part number of #AQUB1801 with a street price of $159. To get more [...]
Coming soon to a HobbyTown USA near you is the Helion Animus 18MT. The 18MT marks the latest addition to the successful Animus line of 1/18th scaled vehicles from Helion and should make for a nice little basher with its monster truck style body and tires. Some of the highlights of the 18MT include- * All weather electronics * Brushed 370 motor * [...]
New from Kyosho is the V-One R4 Evo 1/10th nitro touring car. The Evo is a refinement on previous models for improved track performance and durability. A new main chassis and top deck help improve mechanical grip, while a new aerodynamic front bumper yields better steering. Some of the other features on the Evo include- * New clutch bell * High-strength sintered [...]
Shipping now is the first motorcycle to hit the ECX RC line-up, the 1/14th scale Outburst. The Outburst is on the most affordable side of the rc spectrum at just a $39 street price, so you have to wonder a few things. How easy it is to drive? Does it break easily? Is it fast? We’ve been driving the tires [...]
ECX made some big news when they announced their AMP line-up of vehicles. Why is that? Because the AMP line brings hobby grade 10th scale to an extremely low price point. How low? $129, which should fit into just about anyone’s budget. While we finish our full review of the AMP Desert Buggy, please take a look at the unboxing pictures [...]
Hello you bashers, hola members of the rc industry, yes, it’s time for this week’s Cub Report. So many tasty things to talk about this week, where shall I start… How about those IFMAR Worlds in Japan? Wow, what a long event, it finally got over late last week, surely to the rejoice of the American drivers. Sure, the Americans [...]
The world conquering Estes Proto-X was incredibly small, but the new Estes Proto-N is so much smaller that it makes the X look like a giant. In fact, the Proto-N is one of the World’s smallest drones, making it easy to fly in even very small areas. It is also so small that it is easily stored in a compartment [...]
