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DuraTrax is jumping into the brushless biz after testing the waters with their first ESC, the DE10. Now they are introducing a new budget brushless combo in the Element Sport. The Element combo is intended for those with RTR 1/10 scale buggies, stadium trucks, and short course trucks. The combo includes the Element Sport ESC, which has been developed by [...]
It’s a few months late, but so what, right? The Reedy 526-S super simple charger is now shipping out to retailers. For those that missed the initial announcement and are too lazy to click that link above, the 526-S is a simple and to the point LiPo and LiFe compatible charger with a built in balancer, AC/DC input, 2S-6S charge [...]
Reedy‘s latest line of super LiPos, first announced back in January, are now available in great quantities for the 2011 season. The line includes a 2S 5500 mAh, a 1-cell 5500, and a 2s 5200 saddle pack. Each pack is protected by a molded hard case and includes the standard 4mm sockets. A pair of connecters is included and the [...]
Rogue Element Components is back in action after some time away from the CNC machine. And to celebrate, Chris is rereleasing one of his most sought after and requested creations, the Styrene Bed Kit for the Tamiya Hilux. The kit is precision machined out of 2.5mm solid styrene, and includes all kinds of great details, which will make your scale [...]
If you’re still stuck in the stone ages with non-2.4 GHz radio gear, and you’re constantly having problems with glitching, Racers Edge might have a cheap solution for you. Their new Glitch Buster Power Capacitor is intended to help smooth out those power dips that could cause glitching. The capacitor is prewired and plugs into any free channel on your [...]
Overheating much? LRP might have a solution for you with their new Radical Cooling Set. The set includes a heatsink that is secured to pretty much any typical brushless 1/10 scale motor (540 size) with screw clamps and a small fan that plugs directly into any spare slot on your receiver. LRP claims that they’ve seen drops of up to [...]
AJS Machine has a shiny, new front bumper mount for Axial’s SCX10 chassis. It’s machined out of tough, 6061 aluminum and offers up an opportunity to add plenty more rigidity to the front end of your SCX. The bumper mount, being a bumper mount, is made to accept the stock front bumper from the Trail Honcho or Dingo kits, but [...]
Losi has had their own line of NiMH and LiPo batteries for quite a while now, but they’ve been missing their own way to fill them up with go juice. Well, they’ve finally rectified that problem with the new Multipro 80w AC/DC Multi-chemistry charger. This new charger appears to pack all kinds of great features for charging NiMH, various Lithium, [...]
Radiopost has been teasing their TS401 radio for a little while now in the print rags and other places. Now they’ve sent out the official PR on it. The TS401 is a 4 channel, 2.4 GHz radio built on a proprietary chipset. One of it’s cooler features is a large, full color screen that swivels down for storage. It also [...]
The cool cats at VG Racing were living it up at their first RCX showing. And one of their big, new items is this metal roll cage for the Team Associated SC10. It’s so new, in fact, that they had just received their shipment of them a couple days ago and haven’t had a chance to put them up on [...]
Spektrum has another new radio for entry level enthusiasts. The DXC3 is a 3 channel, 2.4 GHz radio built on Spektrum’s DSM2 tech. Among the features of the DXC3 include 20 model memory, assignable switches, programmable channel mixing, four-way steering mixing, and all the various other things you should expect in a modern radio like trims, servo reversing, and exponentials. [...]
Have a new Stampede 4×4? Tired of it getting loaded down with crap? Sure you are. JConcepts may have a solution with their new Stampede 4×4 over-tray. The over-tray is designed to have a tight fit around the entire chassis, helping to keep all the dirt and debris out. It’s formed out of clear polycarbonate, ready to be painted to [...]
Speed Power is bringing a couple new LiPos to the market, and they are packed full of capacity. Both batteries are 2S, hard cased, and said to have a 65C discharge rate. Where they differ is in their capacities, one is a 6200 mAh while the other is 6500. These things should provide plenty of runtime for any vehicle out [...]
So now Team Associated has come to their senses and released their RC Cheat Sheets smart phone app for Android based phones. It shares all the same features as the iPhone version, but now it works on phones that don’t require you to wear black turtleneck shirts and thick framed glasses. Some of those features include setup sheets for most [...]
Novak’s popular sportsman class ESC, the GTB 2 Sportsman, is now available in combos with their Ballistic brushless motors. The GTB 2 has all kinds of great features, but it more notable for what it’s missing, namely timing adjustments and a pc data port, making it ideal for spec class racing. Some of the things it does include are drag [...]
