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Losi, once a brand for racers only, is now a company known as much for great bash machines as it is for winning national championships. Over the last few months we’ve been driving, jumping, crashing, and generally abusing the Ten-MT Monster Truck, a truck that Losi has produced to help dominate the basher market. The Ten-MT is pure basher with [...]
All you Vaughn Gittin JR fans will be stoked to hear that his edition of the HPI Racing Savage XS Flux is slated to start shipping next month. The Vaughn Gittin HR Savage XS comes with a 3S capable, 4000kV brushless system along with waterproof electronics to keep you bashing regardless of the weather. This “Fun-Haver” edition of the Savage [...]
Here ya go monster truck drivers, JConcepts has officially announced the 1951 Ford Panel Truck Clear Body. Nicknamed “Grandma”, the ’51 Ford can give your monster truck an old school look to make your truck stand out in a crowd. The panel truck body is a direct fit on the SMT10 and has an 11″ length with a 7″ width, [...]
Here is a very cool product from Pro-Line, the Big Hit Servo Saver Kit. Why do you need one? In ultra-demanding applications like rock or monster truck racing, a soft servo saver makes your truck sloppy to drive, but not running one at all can result in broken servos. The P-L Big Hit is designed to give you precise steering [...]
Have you ever thought about converting your Traxxas Slash 4×4 or Stampede 4×4 into a gnarly monster truck? If so, JConcepts has announced a Suspension Conversion Set to do just that. The JConcepts conversion set comes with very trick carbon fiber shock towers, aluminum shock stand-offs, aluminum caster blocks, and body mount adapters. These are used in conjunction with other [...]
It looks like JConcepts is getting ready to throw some excitement into the monster truck wars with their latest teaser. “Rising From The Grave” are the words on this sneak peak, which is a pretty good clue as to what the product will be. For now we are left with these two images, tomorrow the 25th is the day when [...]
While brushed ready to runs have good speed, if you want to really up the adrenaline factor it is all about brushless power. Hence the reason that Dromida has released the Brushless version of their popular 1/18th scale Monster Truck. The Dromida comes with a beefy 5300kV brushless system, realistic chevron monster truck tires, and it was designed to be [...]
After a Sneak Peak at the NRHSA Show, Dromida has now released full details on their upcoming FPV Packs. Both vehicles are BIG news as they will become the first ready to run first person view vehicles to be released from a mainstream hobby grade company. The Dromida FPV packs come in two forms, a Monster Truck (#DIDC0080) and a Rally [...]
Just announced by the crew over at JConcepts are Aluminum Planetary Caps for their Tribute monster truck wheels. The planetary caps are not only stronger than the stock units, but also add a great touch of scale realism. Here are some of their highlights- * 6 hole pattern, mounts with stock hardware * CNC machine aluminum * Anodized in black * Direct fit for [...]
Sure, there are lots of hydroplane videos out there, but the one shown above featuring a 8S Traxxas X-Maxx is something special. In the video a paddle tire equipped X-Maxx just keeps on trucking, making turns, and is able to return to the exact spot that it started. In fact, the video makes hydroplaning look easy. The person who uploaded the [...]
Are you tired of high car prices? How about a 2wd 1/12th scale monster truck for just $89? How does that sit with your wallet? New from Horizon Hobby is the Revolution Forge MT. The Forge MT is one of the most affordable monster trucks on the market, yet it comes with plenty of cool features. * Comes completely pre-assembled * Everything [...]
The big news out of the JConcepts compound today is the 1979 Ford F-250 Supercab clear body. The F-250 has an old school look and should look great when mounted up on your monster truck race machine. The body sports a wheelbase of 12.75″ and a width of 7″, this allows it to be used on a wide variety of [...]
The Dromida line-up of 1/18th scalers has helped to get lots of people into the hobby. The latest truck to be released by Dromida is the Brushless Monster Truck. With a 5300kV brushless system and cool looking monster truck styling, the Dromida is sure to be a hit with consumers. Before we started our standard testing protocol with the Brushless Monster [...]
With monster trucks really taking off this year JConcepts has announced the 1988 Chevy Silverado Body. The Chevy comes in clear ready for your custom paint scheme and is sized to fit trucks like the Tamiya Clod Buster. Here are some of its other features- * Officially licensed by Chevy * Comes with window masks, decal sheet, and protective film * 11″ wheelbase [...]
Being an avid BigSquidRC reader, you probably already know what we are talking about. If not, the good folks over at Hobbico have uploaded a new video to celebrate the ARRMA Nero Big Rock winning the BigSquidRC March Bash-Ness contest. As voted on by you, our faithful readers, the Big Rock took down all comers to be crowned our 2017 [...]
