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It’s one of my favorite Fridays of the year- the kickoff to Labor Day Weekend! That means fall is about to arrive, complete with football, apple cider, and habitable temperatures. So with that in mind, let’s do something a little different. I had a fun conversation with friends awhile back where we were discussing- “If there was a Mt. Rushmore of [...]
Pro-Line is a name synonymous with winning races. However, in recent years, they have expanded their scope. First came their short course truck, then a buggy conversion, then the incredible PRO-MT that was named our vehicle of the year. Now they have expanded their horizon even further with the 1/25 Ambush RTR Scale Crawler. The Ambush is full of scale [...]
Now here is some big news for the competition rock crawling scene, Two New Comp Rigs from RC4WD. First up is the Bully II MOA RTR. That’s right, soon you’ll be able to buy a RTR hardcore crawler that is ready to kick butt and take names right out of the box. The Bully II MOA has a carbon fiber [...]
A body is everything in r/c these days, especially when it comes to an RTR. Compared to, oh I dunno, say 15 years ago when almost everything came with a generically striped & painted unlicensed lid, today’s stuff is downright mind blowing. Manufacturers all across the board, whether makers of touring cars, off-road buggies, or (of-course) scalers, are all trying to [...]
For all you scale and rock crawling enthusiasts, TFL Racing has announced a pretty cool item- a Front Motor Crawler Chassis. The highlight of the truck is a very trick front motor mount that gives the truck more of a full scale look than many of the other offerings on the market. It also comes with a high-tech carbon fiber [...]
When it comes to uber-scale, RC4WD is known as the leader in the hobby. They recently updated a vehicle that in many ways is their flagship rig; the Trail Finder 2. Can this leaf spring equipped ‘Yota take a beating? Let’s find out. From: RC4WD Direct Link: Trail Finder 2 RTR Unboxing Pictures: BSRC RC4WD Trail Finder 2 RTR Unboxing Review By: Doug Welker Pictures By: [...]
If you aren’t moving forward then you are either standing still or going backwards. Here at Big Squid we like to think we are always moving ahead. At the very least we certainly try. Scale trucks have always been sort of an oddity around here when it comes review time. When driven in comparison to your standard track/basher vehicle they are [...]
While brushless has completely taken over the bashing world, there is still a place where the controlled power of brushed motors still rules, in crawling. New from Axial Racing are a pair of Rebuildable Brushed Motors. Axial is offering 35 and 55 turn units to give your off-road rig precise power while out on the trail. * Balanced commutator * Brushes can [...]
Ever want to set up a crawling course on your kitchen table and invite the crew over for some driving? Well now you can with the tiny 1/24th Scale ECX Temper. With a length of just 6.5″ the 1/24th Temper is so small that you can set up a rock crawling course virtually anywhere. Everything you need to get driving [...]
Go big or go home, that is the American way. New from RC4WD is the 1/4 Scale Killer Krawler 2 Kit. The Killer Krawler 2 has a length of 29.5″, a width of 23.6″, and weighs in at over 11 lbs. With size like that, it should make short work of your local rock crawler course, or easily run over [...]
Featuring a LED light bar, LED rock lights, and waterproof electronics, the new Losi Nightcrawler 2.0 is ready for just about anything you can throw at it. Some of the highlights of the 2.0 version include- * Heavy duty 21t worm-drive * Optimized for crawling LiPo compatible ESC * 35 turn brushed crawling motor * High torque servo * Zero Ackerman steering * New battery tray [...]
For the rock crawling crowd, Tamiya has announced a limited edition version of a Toyota FJ Cruiser that will come on their CR01 chassis. Their CR01 is a 4wd platform that comes with 4 link suspension and gear diffs that are lockable by simply turning a screw. Some of the other features of the FJ CR01 include- * Comes as a [...]
Coming soon from Gmade is the Sawback Sport 1/10 off-road truck. This sporty version of the Sawback comes with bigger tires, a roll cage, lights, and even more scale detailing than the original. The Sport is expected to start hitting hobby shops in February and we’ll post more details as they become available. Until then you can hit up the [...]
It is big and it is packed with scale realism, it is the new 7T GL 6×6 from Team Integy. On the outside the Integy team tried to knock it out of the park with an aluminum body modeled after the German MAN KAT1. The body is loaded with scale details like adjustable side mirrors, front skid plate, working rear [...]
Nothing beats more tires and pure size for getting over tough obstacles out on the trail (or for impressing your friends). Hence the reason Exceed RC has introduced the new Mad Torque 8×8 Crawler. The big 8×8 is considered a 1/8th scale machine and comes in at whopping 38″ long. Four high performance 540 brushed motors are used to provide [...]
