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This one somehow slipped passed our radar last month. The team at OFNA has come up with an all new 1/10 scale, 4wd truggy for our truggy driving enjoyment. The Hyper 10TT is built for brushless and LiPo power. The drive train is all steel and has three oil filled differentials to get all that horsepower to the ground without [...]
Didn’t see this one coming! Traxxas just announced their new 1/16 Rally VXL! The Rally VXL is based on the 1/16 scale Revo technology and is designed for some serious Gymkhana racing. Keeping up with their standard, it’s completely waterproof, Velineon Brushless powered, 4WD, Comes with the TQ 2.4Ghz radio system, and is ready for some serious 3S LiPo [...]
Welcome to day four of DuraTrax Evader DT week here at the Squid. Today I’m taking out the stock electronics and dropping in some mad power and control. The stock Sprint 2 ESC, a fine system for beginners, gets the boot in favor of a Castle Creations Sidewinder ESC. The Photon 2 brushed motor is taken out and put aside [...]
Team Associated has a brand new ride. The RC10TC6 Factory Team edition is an all new design that has been prepared for brushless power and LiPo batteries right out of the box. The whole thing has been given a makeover but a few of the significant changes include moving the motor 13mm in toward the centerline of the chassis, lowering [...]
We showed you the video a couple days ago and now Losi has put up the official stats on their web site. I’m speaking, of course, about the new Mini SCT. The 1/16 scale, 2wd, short course truck will feature a Xcelorin 4500kv brushless system with 2-3S auto LiPo cutoff, a complete Spektrum 2.4 GHz radio system, all metal gear [...]
The Losi YouTube channel is playing host to a video of a new 1/16 scale short course truck, dubbed the Mini SCT. There isn’t much info provided but from what can be gathered from the video it’s going to be a ready-to-run package with a 4600kv brushless system, 2.4GHz Spektrum radio system, and it will sport a body dolled up [...]
Despite all appearances Kershaw Designs is not just obsessesed with 1/5 scale brushless conversions. They also offer plenty of stuff for other scales. One of their newest products is the Gen 2 Brushless System for 1/10 scale vehicles. The Gen 2 ESC will support up to 3S Lipo or 4 – 9 cell NiMHs. The Gen 2 motors are available [...]
Dan Fischer from Kershaw Designs dropped by the RC Driver Live show today to show off a bunch of new products and custom rigs. The biggest news from the show is Kershaw’s new Baja 5B/5T dedicated brushless chassis. The new chassis is going to be distributed through TGN Distributing. According to Dan it’s going to be a [...]
According to Kershaw Designs, the group at Leopard Hobbies has been the secret manufacturer behind a lot of the big names in brushless systems. Now they are taking all of that experience and putting it into their own line of motors. Leopard Hobbies has a large range of brushless motors for all kinds of applications from up to 1/5 scale [...]
LRP had something for the nitro guys, now something for the electric runners. Two new competition grade ESCs are on the block. The SXX Competition Version 2 Brushless ESC is LRP’s suggestion for 1/12 scale on-road and 2wd off-road while the SXX TC spec Version 2 Brushless ESC is what they recommend for owners of touring cars and 4wd [...]
HPI Europe has a new brushless system that’s been built with all kinds of users in mind. The Flux Reload Brushless ESC is a sensorless, programmable 2S Lipo, 9 cell NiMH capable unit that features three running modes: racing (brake only), reversing, and rock crawling. So it can be used in all kinds of models in all kinds of situations. [...]
Pro Boat has a new boat. The Stiletto 29 is an ARTR tunnel hull that is setup for Bind-N-Drive with a lot of Spektrum radios. It’s got a 1800 Kv brushless outboard motor that uses standard mounting hardware paired to a 60 amp marine ESC that’s LiPo ready, and a fiberglass composite hull for strength and performance. The Stiletto [...]
AquaCraft has revised their highly popular and influential SV27 Brushless (it’s the Traxxas Slash of the boat world…). They added an “R” to the name… … …ha… But that’s not really all that’s new about the SV27R. The already super fast brushless Vee has a new, more powerful motor to make it even faster. And to make sure you [...]
Kershaw Designs has a new motor for 1/5 scale electric conversions. The Revolver XXL is a 1315Kv brushless motor that is built to run with up to 40v of power. And they also dropped some hints that we should be expecting a 10S capable ESC to go with it! The motor is available now for a price of $159.99. Go on [...]
There’s a lot of news coming out of the HPI camp today, but probably the biggest of it all is a new and less expensive version of the Savage Flux! The new Savage Flux 2350 is still built on the same awesomely awesome Savage X chassis that the Flux HP is built on, and it still shares many of the [...]
