Recently we busted out our camera and took some pictures while cracking open the box on our Team Durango DEX8T test unit. The DEX8T is the new 1/8th scale truggy from Durango and comes as a kit, but comes with some sub-assemblies pre-built to speed up the build process. We had a great time building the Durango DEX8 buggy a [...]
RC4WD has done it again, they are releasing yet another set of very trick looking Aluminum Wheels. This particular set is sized for 1.9″ tires and are modeled after Fuel Offroad Trophy Beadlock Wheels. Of course they are officially licensed by Fuel Offroad and are CNC machined from high quality billet aluminum. * OD- 1.9″ * Width- 1.1″ * Negative offset- 0.4″ * [...]
So if you keep up on RC Drift at all you see some strange stuff floating around the internets. People doing all sorts of weird things that they swear is the hot setup. Even in the racing world every club has a mad scientist who is always doing something a little weird just to keep themselves interested. This thing that [...]
Want to talk about prime bashing machines? Then lets talk about brushless 4wd monster trucks, arguably the premier weapon of choice by backyard bashers across the globe. Today we’ll be talking a good close look at the entry from ECX into that class, the Ruckus Brushless 4wd with AVC from Horizon Hobby. Can it bash with the best of them? [...]
“Young Newbs Hey Cubby, If all these RC companies want to get folks into the market and STAY in the market, then why don’t they offer radios that fit smaller hands? Say smaller hands for a kid? Start em young and get em hooked! Thanks, Adam S.” Cubby- Hey now Adam, congrats on make’n the big time. Shoot us your snail mail so [...]
The folks over at Schumacher have announced new 6 Spoke Wheels for Short Course Vehicles. They come with 12mm wheel hexes which allow them to fit a plethora of vehicles and are highly detailed to look good on your truck. The wheels are available in either white (#U4732) or black (#U4733) and you can hit up This Link to get [...]
With the new EIGHT-T E 3.0 the TLR staff set out to make it truly oriented for electric racing. The TLR’s 4mm 7075 chassis is all new and allows for multiple mounting positions of your ESC and battery for optimal weight distribution. Suspension settings have also been optimized for its electric power plant. * Aluminum rear bearing inserts and [...]
Get organized with the new 1/10th Scale Tire Sticks from JConcepts. Why do you need them? If you have loose tires laying all over your garage, tire sticks can be a great way to clean things up. Plus, they can be a sano way of keeping like sets together, and they make it easy to grab the right tires when [...]
After teasing the S104 EVO Pro for several months, SWORKz has released some details on their latest high-end 4wd 10th scale race machine. What’s new on the EVO? * New big bore shocks and suspension geometry * Comes with center diff which can be easily switched to a slipper clutch * Stronger a-arms * New carbon fiber shock towers * Comes with X-System tranny * Aluminum [...]
At the Toy Fair in Germany this spring Tamiya made some waves by announcing a “Custom Lift” style Volkswagen Amarok. Now Tamiya has announced an Amarok on their CC01 Chassis that has more of a scale appearance. The tires and wheels on the new version look much more like what you would find on a production Amarok and it is [...]
Now being teased by the crew over at Dromida is their upcoming UAV called the Vista. The Vista comes with four rotors and will be pre-built and ready to fly out of the box. It is rumored to be coming as two different versions, a base model priced below $80 and an FPV version priced under $140. More details are [...]
3DBill here, and we got our hands on the Multi RC HMB 235 Mini Quad / FPV racer. We have been told that it can take a lot of abuse and come back for more. That’s usually a challenge that we like to hear. FPV Quad Racing is very hot right now, and if you are actually racing, you know you [...]
This year marks the 10 year anniversary for Axial Racing and with Axialfest looming in the near future as a celebration for all things Axial we thought why not celebrate the scale movement that this company all but created with a special Wraith Spawn build. We aren’t just going to build up the vanilla truck and tell you about it. (We [...]
A good way to get on the water in an affordable way this summer is the Stealthwake 23 by Pro Boat. It keeps costs down by using a 540 sized brushed motor but still has plenty of power to have fun out on the water. * Comes with Dynamite 7.4V 2400mAh NiMH and charger * Durable ABS deep-v hull * Dynamite 60 amp [...]
All you quad/drone fans should be stoked to hear that AsiaTees Hobbies is now stocking Emax Multirotor Products. The line-up of products from Emax ranges from motors, to ESCs, to frames, and now you can get them at AsiaTees. Being an innovative and progressive company, Emax stays on top of the latest multirotor trends to put out all the products [...]
