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Who is Precirotate? They are a manufacture out of Taiwan looking to expand their reach. Precirotate goes by “PR” for short, and they have just sent out a press release on their latest product, the Proken S1 10th scale buggy. Not a bad looking machine, here are some of its specs and features- * Wheelbase- 275mm * Width- 248mm * 3 gear transmission * [...]
New from Traxxas is the Traxxas Bandit Mitchell DeJong Edition! Thew new special edition is based on the Bandit XL-5 with new graphics, Alias tires, a 12t 550 motor, a 7-Cell NIMH, and Waterproof electronics. No street price officially listed, but our guess is to be around $200. It’s nice to finally get a PR that does not have ‘short [...]
A couple of weeks ago we posted the “A New Uprising” TEASER from Kyosho. News has come out that it was for their new 1/7th scale Scorpion 2wd buggy. This isn’t simply a re-release of their early 80’s hit, but instead an entirely updated version with modern suspension components, etc. The new Scorpion comes as a 2.4GHz RTR, it is [...]
We had a post recently in our rumor mill category about Team Durango coming out with some RTR editions, well that rumor has been confirmed with some details today! First up is the DEX210 ‘Race Ready’ RTR 2WD Buggy. It comes complete with a Speed Passion ESC and brushless 13.5 sensored motor! #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: [...]
We haven’t seen a good teaser for a while, well, not until today when Kyosho America posted this teaser picture. Is it a bird? Is it is plane? Is it Superman? Whatever it might be, it looks scale, and scale is HOT right now. We will post more information when it becomes available, until then here is the LINK to [...]
Have you wasted far too much of your life gluing up 8th scale buggy tires? Yes, me too. To our rescue comes Phin Design with their new 1/8th buggy tire gluing jig. This new tire jig takes all the work out of gluing buggy tires, check out THIS video to see just how easy it is. Street price is $38 [...]
For all you buggy fanatics, Kyosho has just announced their new 10th scale EP 2wd Ultima RB6. Some key points of the new Kyosho buggy are- Rear or Mid engine design 7075 aluminum chassis All new transmission 13mm longer wheelbase Ball diff Expect to see the new RB6 on American shores in late September, just in time for indoor season. Full retail price is $630, and [...]
One of the biggest names in the entire world of rc is Jared Tebo. For all you Tebo fans out there, Kyosho America has just announced a new Tebo Edition of their Lazer ZX-5 Mini-Z Buggy. Features of the new Kyosho Tebo buggy include- Full time shaft drive 4wd Oil filled shocks 2.4GHz Radio gear FET Speed control amp Lazer Mini Z buggy body in [...]
Looks like OFNA is ready to release the RTR Hyper SS. It’s a 1/8 scale nitro buggy, with all sorts of newly designed features like the C-Hubs, front and rear suspension, radio tray and more. It features 17mm shocks, a oil filled and sealed center diff, and composite front and rear chassis braces. #gallery-9 { margin: auto; } #gallery-9 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: [...]
Hot news out of the UK today is the announcement of Schumacher’s new Cougar SVR 2wd buggy. While Schumacher isn’t as big in the states as they used to be, they are still quite dominant in Europe, and they continue to put out high quality products. The new Cougar SVR was specifically designed for low bite dirt surfaces. It includes an [...]
Hey there mini bash fans, RPM has listened to the call of the wild for all the Mini 8ight fans out there and have created Front and Rear A-Arms. These tiny beauties are almost twice as thick as stock and come backed by the legendary RPM Nylon blend that we here at Big Squid are HUGE fans of! Head on [...]
Team Durango has announced that the DEX210 1/10th Scale 2WD Buggy and the DESC410R 1/10th Scale 4WD EP Short Course Truck are now shipping! No more teaser pics, and no more waiting. Both are in Kit from, so electronics, radios, motors, and tires are up to you to finish them off and build. The DESC410R short course kit will [...]
The Kyosho DBX VE 2.0 Review In my last review I mentioned that I didn’t mind handing over my R/C cars to just about anyone. This time, it wasn’t because I was worried about the car. I just plain forgot to offer because I was having too much fun with it? So what is a 1:10th scale buggy with 1:8th scale [...]
The review of the Kyosho DBX VE 2.0 buggy has begun but until it’s done, this unboxing should hold you over. I know it isn’t a short course but on paper, the closest thing I want to compare this to on “features for the price” is the Traxxas Slash 4×4. Given that, at $369.99 street it appears it’ll be a [...]
A video of the new Kyosho Sandmaster buggy has been released. Perhaps the Euro vibe makes a little more sense across the pond. The most exciting thing to me is this was accompanied by an announcement that it will be released as a RTR as well as “EZ-Build” . The “EZ-Build” is being pushed as a kit that a father and son can assemble [...]
