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Monster Truck Madness: Building a JConcepts Reactor Monster …

Hey everyone! It’s time to resurrect Monster Truck Madness for a few weeks, as I’ve officially started building a JConcepts Reactor Retro Truck—and let me tell you, I have a lot to say about this truck. A few weeks back, I wrote about my plans for the Reactor build—think of that as a “Part 0” prequel. You can find a link [...]

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The Backyard – A Little Bit of Everything

Happy Friday and welcome to The Backyard! First things first—my JConcepts Reactor has arrived, and I’m already well into the build. I’ll be diving deep into that in a series of upcoming posts, breaking down the build process, setup decisions, and everything that comes with it. But for now, just know that progress is underway… and I’ve got some diffs waiting for [...]

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The Backyard – Bringing Back a Little Madness

Happy Friday and welcome to The Backyard! Well, it finally happened—I’ve got a 13” wheelbase JConcepts Reactor on the way. After a couple weeks of going back and forth (and missing the first batch thanks to a bit too much indecision), I was able to get in on the next round. So now the real fun begins. As you might expect, once it [...]

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The Backyard – Planning a Reactor Build

Greetings all and Happy Friday! With the announcement and release of the JConcepts Reactor, I’ve found myself going back and forth… and then back again… on what exactly I want to do with mine. When I first learned about the Reactor, I had a pretty straightforward plan. I was going to build it as a standard Retro monster truck racer—Clod Buster-sized, 10.75” [...]

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The Backyard: JConcepts Reactor Monster Truck — Deep Dive

Happy Friday and welcome to The Backyard! Settle in, all ye monster truck faithful, because this week I want to spend some time talking about one of the most interesting announcements we’ve seen in a while — the newly revealed JConcepts Reactor Retro Stage II Monster Truck. After years of releasing aftermarket accessories for the solid-axle r/c monster truck world, the folks [...]

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