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Kyosho 1/24 Mini-Z buggies!

It looks like Kyosho has been working hard recently! These new four wheel drive 1/24th scale Mini-Z Buggies are scale lookalikes of their 1/10th scale counterparts, and come with or without a 2.4ghz radio to allow current Mini-Z owners to use their own radios. Both buggies run on AA’s, are four wheel drive and have oil filled shocks too. Kyosho also include [...]

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Team Associated SC10 4×4 RTR!

It looks like Team Associated has just made their new SC10 4×4 a RTR! The SC10 4×4 RTR will come in three different paint schemes (Pro Comp, Lucas Oil, Rockstar Makita) and pack some serious power under the hood. The Reedy 550SL 3500kv brushless motor and new water-resistant XP SC700 speed controller should make this thing haul. [...]

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Losi 22 2WD Buggy Now Avaliable as a Brushless RTR!

Losi will be bringing their acclaimed 22 2WD 1/10 scale buggy to the masses in a brushless RTR form sometime in the near future! The 22 RTR will ship with a 13.5 turn ROAR legal sensored brushless motor, lipo ready ESC, and a Spektrum DX3E radio system. It will also come in one of two color schemes! [...]

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HPI Updates RS4

HPI decided another update to their popular RS4 was necessary, so here we have the new RS4 3 Evo+.  The new 3 Ev0+ is a fully RTR nitro sedan with a gunmetal anodized aluminum chassis, orange anodized aluminum parts, a waterproof SF-10W steering servo, and a TF-40 2.4 GHz radio.  Other new additions to make the RTR even more RTR [...]

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XTM Rail now Nitrofied

The unique XTM Rail 1/8 scale buggy has made the jump from clean, quiet, pleasant brushless power to noisy, smelly, obnoxious nitro power.  The new XTM Nitro Rail is a factory assembled RTR ride with a .28 size engine.  Other features include full ball-bearings, dual vented disc brakes, sealed differentials, heavy duty drive train with front CVDs, and more.  To [...]

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HPI applies waterproof coating to Blitz RTR

Waterproofing is the next big thing, thanks Traxxas.  But this post is about HPI, specifically their new version of the Blitz RTR with all new, waterproof electronics.  The waterproof components include the SC-15WP brushed ESC and SF-10W servo.  There’s also a waterproof radio box to protect the newly included 2.4 GHz receiver.  Beyond the electronics, other changes include the new [...]

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Trophy Buggy Flux pops up in Europe

HPI Europe is showing off their new brushless electric version of the euro only Trophy 3.5.  Just like the nitro version, this electric copy utilizes a 4mm 6061 aluminum chassis, aluminum shock towers, extra-long shocks, and more.  Where the Trophy Buggy Flux differs is in the power system.  The buggy is packing a 4s ready Flux Rage speed control matched [...]

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Thunder Tiger’s Tomahawk VX is a sharp looking ride…

You know, I think we’ve posted more news from Thunder Tiger in the past month than any other time in this site’s history.  That’s a pretty good sign that TT is getting on the ball and coming up with some great new releases.  Their newest one is a nitro powered, 1/10 scale sedan that goes by the name of Tomahawk [...]

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HPI Desert Trophy

Here’s HPI‘s latest, the Desert Trophy.  Now if it looks familiar to you, you’d be right.  It’s a Mini-Trophy with a new, and pretty, Yokohama livery.  But what’s different besides the paint job you ask?  Well, there’s the… … Um… No that’s not new, but what about the… … Hmm… Nope, that’s not new either. So I guess it is just the paint job.  But it’s a [...]

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Thunder Tiger KT8 RTR review

So you’ve been bashing and thrashing monster trucks, short course, or 1/8 buggies and truggies, but you’ve grown tired of them and are looking for something different.  Thunder Tiger may have what you’re looking for in their new 1/8 scale Go Kart, the KT8.  It’s packed with a brushless system for high speeds, but is it durable enough to live [...]

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Unboxing the Thunder Tiger KT8 Brushless Racing Kart

Thunder Tiger sent along one of their new KT8 Racing Karts for us to review. We first saw this thing back at IHobby 2010, in the Great Planes booth, and now we have our hands on it for review.  But it’s going to take a little time for that review to get written, so here’s some unboxing pics for [...]

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AE SC10RS RTR

Abbreviations abound in Team Associated‘s latest release, the SC10RS RTR.  The RS stands for Race Spec, which means AE has taken all kinds of race winning parts and slapped them on the RTR version to make it more competitive out of the box.  But that’s not all, the A Team is taking cues from other names in the industry and [...]

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Updated HPI Firestorm 10T

Last month, at RCX, we got a look at HPI‘s updated E-Firestorm Flux, and now they’ve decided to give the once over to the nitro version, the Firestorm 10T.  It still shares the same name as the original, but now it’s been updated with HPI’s 2.4 GHz radio, a sealed radio box, two new graphical designs for the body, new [...]

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Savage X 4.6

Unboxing the HPI Savage X 4.6

We just got the new HPI RTR Savage X 4.6, and of course we had to do an unboxing before we go beat up on it! Glad to see the 2.4Ghz radio as well as a ton of batteries for the radio, receiver and starter! We are looking forward to some nitro monster truck action! Enjoy the pics! #gallery-21 { margin: auto; } #gallery-21 [...]

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More of HPI’s E-Firestorm Flux

HPI Racing‘s recently announced E-Firestorm Flux was on display, front and center, at the RC Expo.  Here’s a few more pics of it from the show floor showing the water proof radio box and Flux Brushless system. #gallery-25 { margin: auto; } #gallery-25 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-25 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-25 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */

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