Our friends at Horizon Hobby are showing off a lot of new products here at iHobby 2014. Perhaps the biggest news from their booth is that Horizon is now distributing Anki Drive Products to hobby shops. You may have heard of the name Anki Drive before, they make some very innovative phone controlled battle cars that you may have already seen [...]
Today we got a chance to drop by the Thunder Power RC booth at iHobby 2014. The big news in their booth was new HV Series LiPo batteries and their Avance accessory line-up. Thunder Power is best known for their high-end LiPo batteries and their new HV series cells are designed for more capacity, higher output voltage, and longer cycle life. [...]
The BigSquidRC Bash Crew just got done with our first big unveil of iHobby 2014, the Pro-Line Pro-MT 2wd monster truck. We had a nice crowd gathered around our booth who could not wait to see it before anyone else on the planet. What is the scoop on the Pro-MT? Based off the impressive Pro-Line PRO-2 chassis, this 1/10th scale 2wd [...]
Yep, it’s the 3rd comic for SquidInk! I didn’t have exactly this call, but I have had several that were VERY close. It’s amazing the amount of people who are hearing about quadcopters (drones), and even more amazing the people that want to fly them! Enjoy! Looking for previous comics? Click Here to see all of them to date.
We would like to cordially invite you to visit our booth at iHobby Expo 2014. The show kicks off tomorrow morning in Schaumburg Illinois and we are located near the rc demo track in booth #1527. Thursday and Friday morning are for industry people only, but Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon are for consumers. When visiting our booth you can pick [...]
Ever since it was seen at the Nuremburg Toy Fair in January, the ARRMA Kraton BLX Monster Truck has been creating a lot of buzz. The Kraton is not only ARRMA RC’s first 4wd, but also their first 1/8th scale machine, hence the reason bashers are biting at the bit to hear how it performs. #gallery-7 { margin: auto; } #gallery-7 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: [...]
So it is iHobby week, and Cubby has already covered his reasons why you should be going to Schaumburg, Illinois this weekend. I promise not to be a broken record, but Wait, there’s more! Last year’s iHobby was my first time attending; both as a patron and as a hobby shop employee. I am hoping this year is just as good as last [...]
“ASK Cubby Hey Cubby, Whazzap! I thought you went to work for Traxxas. Anyho, my question is: are there any affordable 4wd monster trucks out there? Not everyone can buy a Summit, y’know… Steve G.” Cubby- Yo what up Stevie? Guess what? I have just proclaimed yours as “Letter of the Month”! Shoot us your snail mail and shirt size so we can hook [...]
The TrakPower crew has announced a new high-zoot Digital Solder Station. As you can see in the picture, the TK955 comes with an easy to read digital display which shows selected temperature, heating status and alerts. * 5 yr limited warranty on control unit, 1 yr on iron * Comes with iron stand & sponge * Power- 60 watts * Includes chisel and [...]
The S.Bus line of servos from Futaba have a reputation for being some of the smoothest, fastest, and most durable servos that money can buy. Now Futaba has announced three new S.Bus2 HV Programmable servos for your bashing pleasure. These are brushless servos that are fully programmable to suit your specific needs. Some of their highlights include- * All are water [...]
With scale realism being of the utmost importance now days, AquaCraft’s new Atlantic II Tugboat brings it in force. The closer you look at the pictures the more amazed you are with its fine scale detailing. The Atlantic II is powered by a 550 size electric motor and comes with a 30 amp ESC. When run on recommended batteries (3S 2200mAh), [...]
So we got an email with a link to a dropbox folder, and a brief text. There are a LOT of Axial Yeti XL rumors floating around recently, and since whoever sent it to us probably sent it to 20 other sites, figured we better post it quick. Enjoy:
Soon we will be posting some new job listings for positions at Big Squid RC, but we need this one sooner than later. We need a video guy! (or gal) Someone that can not just shoot video, but edit and create awesome stuff! We could REALLY use someone for this week’s iHobby Expo! So if you are in the Chicago [...]
To make your on-board shots better than ever the folks over at GoPro have announced 3 new cameras. The most affordable GoPro ever, the new Hero comes with a price point of only $129. The Hero comes with a rugged/waterproof housing and can shoot 1080p at 30 fps or in 720p at 60 fps. On the upper end side of things, [...]
Tower Hobbies has a new RTR short course truck called the Cutback. The Cutback is aimed right at the bashing market with waterproof electronics, an affordable price point, and durable construction. Some of the highlights of the Cutback include- * 1/10 scale 4-wheel drive * 3mm aluminum chassis * Waterproof electronics * High torque digital metal gear servo * 80 amp brushless ESC * 4 pole [...]
