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A few weeks ago, we got our hands on the new Diecast Masters America Western Star 49X 2020 Dump Truck. It has been a blast playing with the Western Star in JuiceBox Off-Road Park. The Western Star dances on the edge of hobby grade and toy grade RC, so is the Western Star worth the money? Let’s find out in [...]
The construction genre of the RC world is a interesting one. The attention to detail and scale realism is amazing as you can see in the Diecast Masters America’s newest truck, the Western Star 49X. It has all the detail and then some. It’s much bigger than their previous vehicles, and it looks great. If you are thinking about [...]
Shipping right now from Diecast Masters is a 1/16th scaled Western Star 4900 2020 Dump Truck. Their latest rc dump truck has incredible scale realism and was designed for serious duty around your scale worksite. These guys seem like they are on a real roll lately! A few details: 2.4GHZ radio, Dump Bed goes up and down, functioning head lights, tail [...]
Freshly updated by Kyosho is their 1/50 Komatsu HD785-7 Dump Truck. This tiny truck is part of Kyosho’s table top construction machine series and has been updated to be better than ever. Have a look at some of its highlights- * High and low speeds * Pre-assembled, no building required * IRC infrared control system * Truck is 210mm in length (8.27″) The Kyosho Komatsu [...]
Available right now from RC4WD is the Armageddon Hydraulic Dump Truck. The Armageddon is a beastly 8×8 that was designed for rugged performance, as well as top level scale realism. Here is more of the scoop- * Powerful rc hydraulic dump truck * 1/14th in scale * Fully assembled and ready to work * Massive power through a 1000KV high speed brushless system. * Hard [...]
Coming to a hobby shop near you is the Mercedes Benz Arocs 6×4 Tipper Truck from Tamiya. The Mercedes dump truck is big on scale realism and comes in kit form. Here are some of its details- * Realistic bed * Aluminum side channels on chassis * Metal leaf spring suspension * Front mounted motor * 3 speed transmission, radio controlled * Rear two axles are [...]
Shipping now is the 1/14th Earth Hauler 797F Hydraulic Mining Truck from RC4WD. While the Earth Hauler comes in at 1/14th scale in size, it is still an enormous beast. It comes in at 40 inches in length and weighs in at a whopping 22 lbs, and better still, absolutely dwarfs a normal 1/10th scale truck. All that size and [...]
Tamiya is in full-on re-release mode with their latest being the Metal Dump Truck. This limited edition kit gives the dump truck a fresh new look based on American heavy metal rock music. All black body parts, along with metal plated chassis parts and new stickers, help give it a rock’n new look. * 4wd GF-01 chassis * Centrally located motor * [...]
If you are looking for some serious scale realism in a hefty work machine, RC4WD has announced their Armageddon Hydraulic Dump Truck. The dump truck is a serious piece of machinery with loads of scale accurate metal parts and a real working bed. Styled after a European dump truck, the Armageddon has a highly detailed hard plastic body for the [...]
For those looking for the ultimate in scale realism (and have thick wallets), check out the new Full Metal 8×8 Armageddon Hydraulic Dump Truck from RC4WD. The truck has a list of features a mile long, but to boil it down, it is a 1/14 scale 8 wheel drive truck with a working bed. The Armageddon was designed to not [...]
Freshly announced by Tamiya is the Heavy Dump Truck. No, there isn’t a Dump Truck class at your local track, but it sure looks like fun for the backyard. The Heavy Dump Truck comes on a 4×4 GF-01 Tamiya chassis and its highly detailed body is made from ABS plastic, not from polycarbonate. * Width- 270mm * Length- 350mm * Height- 210mm * Mid [...]
Scale realism is great for our hobby and one of the leaders in putting out scale looking product is RC4WD. Their latest product, the 14th Scale 4×8 Armageddon Hydraulic Dump Truck, is an outstanding example of just how cool scale appearance can be. The Armageddon is styled after a European dump truck and is engineered to be tough as nails. [...]
