“Council of purchase Hi, who better than you can recommend buying a model? I want to buy my first model Buggy RTR 1/8. Robust, fast, fun. Without much setup to do for an inexperienced person. What you can recommend? Thanks. Luca” Cubby- Ciao Luca (his email address was from Italy), thanks for the email and for reading ASK Cubby. So… you are looking to get [...]
New from ECX RC is a Red version of the 1/18th Torment and an Orange version of the 1/18th Ruckus. Both hit the street priced at just $99 and come with a brushed 380 motor and 6 cell 900mAh NiMH battery pack. Everything needed to get up and going comes right in the box, while an ECX 2.4GHz radio system [...]
Get your Lynx 4S up to date with the latest Firmware Update from Hitec. The v1.03 update includes- * Allows the LED to be turned off * Displays a warning message when changing mix type * Allows you to select a screen type for each model * Allows you to use a different LED color for each model * Fixes update error bug * Saves setup [...]
Coming soon from Tamiya is a special release of their Toyota FJ Cruiser that comes with a Black Pre-Painted Body. The pre-painted body helps ensure a sharp looking vehicle while saving the hobbyist time. Under the hood is the CC01 cross country chassis with independent front and 4 link rear suspension. The Toyota should have a street price around $319, it [...]
Show the world you are a scaler with the new Eat, Sleep, Scale t-shirts from RC4WD. The shirts are available for both men and women and come in a wide variety of different sizes. On front is the Eat, Sleep, Scale slogan, while on the rear it features the RC4WD logo. Also, they are keeping it real by using [...]
While people love driving their HPI Baja 5Bs, they also love to hop them up. We see them all the time with outrageous engines spanking out massive power. For the guys that drag race their 5Bs, keeping their front end on the ground can become a major concern, hence the reason that BigDaddy Custom RC has announced a new Custom [...]
It’s HERE, the 2 Speed Conversion Kit for the Axial Yeti! Now you can have the best of both words, a low gear for crawling over treacherous rocks, and a high gear for WFO bashing action. The kit comes with everything needed to make the conversion (minus a servo that you will need to supply) and comes with an even [...]
What is the latest product from the folks at FireBrand RC? That would be their Short Course X Wheels pre-mounted with BlackHawk Short Course Xtreme Tires. These feature a chevron style design for not only a cool look, but to also give plenty of traction on loose surfaces. The wheels feature a 12mm hex that fits on a bunch of [...]
Without doubt, a brand on the rise is Tekno RC. With products built for performance as well as punishment, expect to keep seeing more and more of them at your local bash spot. Their latest release is the NT48.3 Nitro Truggy Kit. Big, burly, and ready to tear up the track, the NT48.3 has a bunch of new features to [...]
That’s right, we have a winner in the $1000 Pro-Line Racing Big Bash Video Contest! I cannot express how difficult it was to come up with the winner, and these top three. We had almost 60 submissions, and they were all great! We can’t thank everyone enough who entered their videos, and we plan on doing something special for all [...]
Feel the power with the new Vortex Pro XLW series motors from Team Orion. What sets the XLWs apart? They are a slightly smaller diameter thus allowing them to be mounted lower, giving your car/buggy/truck a lower center of gravity. As the old saying goes, jump for the show, corner for the dough, and a lower center of gravity really [...]
Have a bunch of big LiPos that you need to charge? The folks at G-Force can help you out with that with their new G8 Duo Charger. The G8 Duo has dual outputs to charge two packs at one time and it boasts up to a 30 amp charge rate to get those packs done fast. Some of its other [...]
New from JConcepts is the HF2 SCT Body. What makes the HF2 so special? Well, it was made especially for mid-motored short course trucks and features the latest in JConcepts Hi-Flow styling. JConcepts slammed the roof to lower the center of gravity while a wide variety of vent options help eliminate parachute effect. The part number for the HF2 is #0282, [...]
We recently got our hands on a UDI Lark Quadcopter with FVP from HRP – Hobby Recreation Products and are looking forward to putting it to the test. Initial reactions to taking it out of the box, it’s a very interesting setup as it’s very light for it’s large sizet. Not so sure we are going to dig the USB charging [...]
Back in the day, you were pretty cool if you had a rollbar with a big row of Hella lights on top of your Toyota. Now days, you can be pretty cool again by adding one of RC4WD’s Steel Tube Rollbars to your Trail Finder 2 Mojave. These are indeed made out of good old fashioned steel and come with [...]
