Recently announced from Tamiya is their Raybrig Honda NSX Concept-GT car. This 1/10th scale features a highly detailed NSX Concept-GT body like the one used in the full scale ’14 Japanese Super GT Series. Under the hood is a shaft driven 4wd TB-04 chassis. The TB-04 comes with sealed gear differentials, double wishbone suspension, and horizontally mounted inboard front shocks. [...]
We always love pointing out seeing RC vehicles on television. It’s like free advertising for the hobby! This latest sighting was in the new Capital One BuyPower card. It allows you to earn points towards getting a full size Chevy, Buick, GMC, or Cadillac. The commercial follows a few different people, but one of them is a guy who starts [...]
Street Jam has released a new OTA-R31 variant for RC drifters, the OTA-R31RS! This is the version to get if you’re new to RC drift or looking for a high CS (countersteer) capable chassis. Full disclosure, I’ve run a highly modified OTA-R31 for the last 3 years. I love this chassis for it’s easily tuned CS, front mid-motor design, capable [...]
Hello one and all, I certainly hope you are all having a most enjoyable time for Labor Day. I have been putting in a lot of trigger time lately, so while you are reading this I’ll be at my favorite riding spot yanking some 1:1 throttle and hopefully catching some big air with buddies. On the subject of trigger time… You may [...]
Drag brake is one of the most important and subjective things you’ll deal with when getting into scale crawling. Some guys like a ton, some none at all. So what is it? Simply put, drag brake is the amount of stopping power applied when there is no throttle input on the transmitter. It’s measured in percentage. 20% DB means that when [...]
The folks over at AsiaTees Hobbies wanted us to give you a heads up that they are running a Labor Day Sale. The sale includes 10% Off any order (excluding some kits) and runs through September 5th. AsiaTees is known for stocking loads of aluminum hop-up goodies, you can see everything they stock, plus get more details on the sale, [...]
Does your local track have a stock class that requires a spec battery? If so, the crew over at Muchmore Racing has a new LiPo Battery for you. Their new Stock Spec LiPo is a 2S 7.4 volt pack that features 5400mAh of capacity. High quality cells are used to provide plenty of voltage, while a hard case gives it [...]
Big gnarly monster trucks are the kings of the bashing hill. They have big tires, big tires, and generally smash over anything (car/truck/buggy) that gets in their path. The ARRMA Kraton was announced months ago at the Nuremburg Toy Fair. Since then they’ve been finishing the truck up and now it is about ready to drop on US shores. What makes [...]
Maybe you are looking for something a little different. Maybe you are simply a Miku fan. Maybe you need a Kyosho Good Smile ’14 Sandmaster Miku in your rc garage. Based on the Kyosho Sandmaster, this collaboration with Good Smile features wild livery and Miku behind the drivers seat. It comes as a Readyset, fully assembled and ready for some hot [...]
Keeping with their current trend, Parma has delivered another awesome looking muscle car body! Their 69 was great, and now those looking for a change can pick up their new 71 Muscle Baja Short Course body. It has plenty of wheel clearance and it will fit most 1/10th scale short course vehicles, and even some of the rally cars with [...]
Ever want to check a brushless motor to see if it was any good? The folks over at GForce have a new brushless motor analyzer that does just that. With the GForce you can check a motor’s sensor, its kV, and its amp draw. It also has a built in timing test so you can accurately set your motor’s timing. [...]
The Estes Proto-X was one of our favorite recent product releases. I’m not kidding when I say everyone at Big Squid owns at least one, and most of us have 2 or 3! If you haven’t picked up one of these awesome micro-quadcopters, now you have no excuse! They are available in 6 colors, comes completely RTF, and part [...]
With indoor carpet season just around the corner, XRay has announced their new 2015 X12 pan car kit. The ’15 edition of the X12 comes with plenty of updates to keep you at the front of the pack. An all new chassis leads the list, but numerous others make the X12 easier to drive, easier to work on, and more [...]
“Hello Bigsquid!! what would be a good beginner brushless sct? shadab k (via G+)” Cubby- Yo to the yo Shadab, thanks for the question over on our BSRC G+ page. Hit the “contact us” link at the top of the page to inquire about getting your free sticker pack. Hummmmm….. so what would I consider to be the “best” brushless short course truck for [...]
All you short course truck drivers have two new tire choices for your truck. Duratrax has announced they are bringing their Six Pack and Picket tread patterns to the SCT world. We’ve been fans of the Six Pack tire design since we first tried them. They look cool and have good traction on a wide variety of surfaces. The new Six [...]
