Again, the news is filled with so much trouble in regards to Multirotors/Quadcopters/Drones. Brian just saw someone follow highway traffic, a man in the Illinois suburbs is being investigated by the FAA for rule violations when doing a quadcopter video of Christmas lights, and a government employee has now crashed on his boss’s White House lawn. Ideally I’d love to send [...]
The Losi TEN-SCTE has long been a favorite among both bashers and the race crowd. Now Losi has announced an extra-trick version sporting livery from Troy Lee Designs. If you’ve never heard of TLD before, they are known for doing the coolest helmet paint jobs on the planet and producing some of the finest motocross gear you can buy. The TLD [...]
While walking by the RAM Electonics booth at E-Fest last weekend, we saw something really cool, the HoverJet Quadcopter from HDRC. The HoverJet was designed to make it easier to tell which way is “forward” than a typical quadcopter, along with having a scale realistic look. We saw the guys in the RAM booth flying the HoverJet, it looked very stable [...]
The new Jackal Trophy Truck from Thunder Tiger was designed for both performance and a scale realistic look. A four link suspension is used on the Solid Axle rear end to soak up bumps and jumps. An independent suspension is used up front while a 3900kV brushless motor provides the power. Also standard is a Cougar GP2 2.4GHz radio system [...]
New from Blade Helicopters, I received my new 180CFX Bind-N-Fly Basic (requires Radio and Charger) to take to the skies (or at least a gym) with. Check out the beauty in this design in the unboxing pictures below! Wishing for more Blade Helicopter news? Send your mouse Right Here!
Just announced from Tamiya is the Honda City Turbo. With a unique look and old school swagger, the City Turbo is sure to turn some heads are your local bash spot. The Honda City Turbo sits on Tamiya’s WR-02C chassis and comes in kit form. The part number is #58611 and you can hit up This Link to visit the Tamiya [...]
ECX has given the 4WD Ruckus and 4WD Circuit two very important upgrades- Brushless Power and AVC stability control. Both trucks receive 4 pole Dynamite 3300kV brushless motors and Dynamite 8.4V 3300mAh NiMH batteries for power. Waterproof electronics come standard and both trucks are equipped with Spektrum DX2E radio systems. The Brushless 4wd Circuit has a part number of #ECX03017, the [...]
While most quads are designed to either learn to fly with or to take videos, the Ninja 400MR from JR is made for “Holy Cow!” performance. The Ninja is an aerobatic 3D quadcopter that is capable of high speeds and crazy air maneuvers. Its fixed pitch propellers were designed to reverse direction quickly, giving it agility that most other quads [...]
The G3 line of bashers have become quite legendary, that’s why our ears perked up when Thunder Tiger announced their new K-Rock MT4 G5. The G5 is a big nasty 1/8 scale monster truck that comes stock with an On-Board Sound System. Of course brushless power is under the hood provided by a 2000kV motor and BLC-150C ESC. A Cougar [...]
New from Losi are Gasoline Powered versions of their 1/8th scale 8IGHT-T truggy and 8IGHT buggy. Both models come with a powerful Dynamite 5.1cc gasoline and AVC stability control. To make starting even easier, a Losi starter box comes with both units. A Spektrum 2.4GHz radio is supplied, while waterproof electronics are great for the bashing crowd. The part number for [...]
OK kids gather round cuz it’s story time. Back in the early days when RC drift was in its infancy, guys were cutting down ABS pipe and using them for tires on converted touring car chassis to get their slide on. I myself started on a RC10 TC3. Man it was a great car, super tough and with a front [...]
New from SSD RC are Titanium Steering Links for Axial’s Wraith and AX10. Titanium is both light and strong (not to mention trick) and SSD’s link can help beef up the steering on your Axial. Each steering link kit comes with a steering and drag link along with durable plastic rod ends with metal balls. The part number for the [...]
Ever go sliding down the road on your lid at 50+ mph? Yup, us too, and that type of thing can ruin a body real quick. The guys at T-Bone Racing have come up with Body Fins to protect the roof of your Axial Yeti. The Body fins are made from durable nylon and will go a long ways towards [...]
While most of the BSRC Bash Crew are surface fanatics, we can’t wait for the E-Fest indoor airplane festival to roll around every year. The event is top notch and gives us a chance to learn about the air side of the hobby, plus the chance to watch some of the greatest pilots on Earth show what rc aircraft are [...]
Tower Hobbies is known as “America’s Hobby Shop” for good reason, for decades they’ve been selling hobby products to consumers from coast to coast. To show off some of their newest products the folks from Tower had a big booth at E-Fest 2015. For all the surface fans (like the BSRC Bash Crew) Tower had their new Cutback short course truck [...]
