Gmade is known for several things, one of which is their wheel and tire line-up. Their latest wheels are GT02 Beadlocks. These are designed to fit most popular 2.2″ tires and are a true internal beadlock design with no gluing required. The GT02s come in black and have a scale realistic design to look good out on the trail. The [...]
There are plenty of good reasons to buy an 18th scaler, but most people buy them because they are so affordable and typically hard to break. Dromida has sold boatloads (literally) of 18th scalers over the last couple of years and recently we got a chance to test out their new DB4.18 Desert Buggy. Is the DB4.18 a good noobie [...]
Flipping a boat in the middle of a lake can take hours to recover, which needless to say is not any fun. That’s why the lastest from Pro Boat, the Recoil 17″ Deep V, comes with a Self-righting feature. If you find yourself upside down with the Recoil, just hit the gas and it self-rights itself and you are instantly [...]
Some of the latest and greatest in tire design comes from JConcepts with their Diamond Bar 2.2″ 2wd Buggy Front Tires. As you can see by their interesting tread design, the Diamond Bars are specifically made for consistent traction, not to dig-in or be edgy on high-bite surfaces. The Diamond Bars will be available in three different compounds and come [...]
Low profiles servos are smaller and lighter than “normal” size, but can make for an easier install while still offering plenty of performance. The latest servo from Spektrum is a low profile unit called the S6270. The S6270 is blazing fast with a transit speed of .05 at 8.4 volts. It is no slouch at torque either with 174 oz-in [...]
In an rc world that now revolves around scale realism, it is not just about how scale your wheels are, or just the accuracy of your windshield wipers, it is about the all around package, even the sound coming out of your truck. To be truly scale realistic, your ride has to have it all, from the scale wheel nuts [...]
The latest product from our friends at Dynamite RC is the Passport Ultra Force Touch Battery Charger. Featuring an easy to use touch screen interface, the Ultra Force was designed to charge a wide variety of batteries at fast charge rates. The maximum charge rate on the Ultra Force is 15 amps and it can discharge at up to 5 [...]
Like the smell of nitro in the morning? Can’t live without a car sporting a “Digital Zebra” paint job? If you answered yes to both of those questions then HPI Racing has you dialed with their new Ken Block Fiesta ST RX43 WR8 3.0. The latest version of the WR8 comes with a Nitro Star G3.0 engine and world famous [...]
MIP has a new 7075 Aluminum 3-gear transmission set-up for you guys using stock class motors in your Associated B5M. Named the MIP Box, it comes with a transmission case, motor plate, and gear cover. The MIP Box is 50% lighter than the stock tranny case and has less drag. More importantly, because of its aluminum construction it acts as [...]
The folks at Hobbico have announced a new GPS & Speed Meter for your bashing enjoyment. The Pro Series Big 5 monitors GPS, speed, altitude, distance and time. Easily hooked up to your PC to show data logging, it can even plot your path on Google Maps. The Big 5 can be used for recording top speed or can be [...]
The latest charger from Hitec is the X4 Advanced Single Cell. The new X4 is set up to charge four AA or AAA cells and is Bluetooth compatible with your Apple or Android device. The X4 allows you to monitor the battery charger via your cell phone or tablet, a feature that can come in pretty handy. Some of the [...]
All you 5th scale drivers will be happy to know that Castle Creations was showing the new Mamba XLe ESC at the Nuremburg Toy Fair. The XLe is the latest and greatest in 5th speed controllers which comes with a 20 amp BEC and is rated for up to 8S LiPo. An official release date for the XLe has not [...]
There were lots of hot new items in the HPI Racing booth at the Nuremburg Toy Fair this year, here are three more that we have not mentioned yet. The Fatlace Subaru BRZ RS4 Sport 3 Drift car was getting a lot of attention. This Fatlace edition Subaru drifter (#114356) comes on the new RS Sport 3 chassis and is expected [...]
If you are serious about your video, the folks at TTRobotix were showing off some neat items in their booth at the Nuremburg Toy Fair. First up was their new Aspire-Cam camera car. The Aspire Cam utilizes a Thunder Tiger MT4 series base platform then adds a 3 axis gimbal for buttery smooth video. When the action heads underwater, TTRobotix was showing [...]
I don’t know how you could not notice, but the big news last week was the Nuremburg Toy Fair in Germany. Our homeskillet Igor was there to get all the scoops so here is a brief (ya right) rundown of the show… Attendance- The Toy Fair once again proved they are the “Biggest” show in rc with rampant support from manufacturers [...]
