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Finally there is news on the HPI Venture FJ! Despite being announced last month, under the hood had been shrouded in mystery. Thanks to our story on Monday, it’s a mystery no longer. Apparently I was not the only one excited for the reveal as we broke single day traffic records here on BSRC. Yes, that’s right. The Venture now holds [...]
Coming soon from Tamiya is the Ferrari 458 Challenge TT02D Drift Spec. The Ferrari comes as an easy to build kit and uses Tamiya’s popular TT02 chassis in a drift configuration. * Comes with 24mm drift spec tires * Includes LED lights * Updated marking stickers * Lightweight polycarbonate body * CVA oil dampers * Full bearing set * Comes with sport tuned motor and ESC The Ferrari [...]
Solid axle monster truck racing has been making a comeback as of late. Between racing modded out Clods and Axial hybrids, the scene just keeps getting bigger and bigger, thanks in part to some new aftermarket support from various companies. One of the companies helping out that scene is Pro-Line with their Brawler wheels and Destroyer tires. Their latest is [...]
New from the good folks over at Pro-Line is the 1966 Ford F-100 Clear Body. The F-100 is fully licensed by Ford and Pro-Line has once again done a fantastic job of making the body look exactly like it should. The body has all the proper proportions and scale details to make your scale rig look truly authentic. Made to [...]
New from JConcepts is a 1984 Ford F-150 Clear Body. The F-150 has a classic look that can help set your truck apart in a crowd. Designed to fit scale trucks from Vaterra and Axial, the F-150 is fully licensed by Ford and sports numerous scale details. * Made to fit 12.5″ wheelbase trucks * 1:1 headlight and grill treatment * Comes covered [...]
Like most of the world, the BigSquidRC Bash Crew is biting at the bit to get our hands on the hot new HPI Venture FJ Crusier. To make our waiting even harder, HPI has just released a new video showing the Venture FJ getting in some Southern California snow action. Watch the video above to see how cool the FJ [...]
Hey look, we finally get to post an under body picture of the new HPI FJ Venture! The Venture FJ has some nice attention to detail under its hood with a metal frame and hidden servo design. We will be posting full details soon, until then study these pictures closely as HPI looks to have a serious contender in the [...]
Show your buddies what’s up on your next trail excursion by upgrading your RC4WD Trail Finder 2 SWB with a Rock Hard 4×4 Multi Carrier. The carrier has a great scale look and is perfect for holding your spare tire and other scale accessories. Made from steel and aluminum, this fully licensed Rock Hard 4×4 piece has been hand welded [...]
Add a nice touch of scale realism to your Gelande II Cruiser Truck Kit with a fully licensed Tough Armor Front Bumper from RC4WD. The bumper has a tough scale appearance and is made from heavy duty steel and aluminum. For added realism, the bumper has been hand welded and powder coated in black. * Corrosion resistant * Comes with built-in [...]
New from RC4WD is the Chevrolet Blazer Hard Body Complete Set. As the name states, it comes with a Blazer hard body, plus one of their highly detailed interiors. The injection molded plastic body comes in grey, the interior comes in black, and it does come with some chrome parts. For even more scale realism, the hood opens via metal [...]
To show off their new 1.9 BFGoodrich Baja T/A KR2 tires, Pro-Line has put out a new video. Watch it above to see the KR2s in action, plus learn more about how they were designed to give your rig maximum performance out on the trail. The 1.9″ KR2s are street priced at $29, they have a part number of #10118-14, and [...]
Whoa, now here is one hot looking truck, the new Vaterra 1972 Chevy C10. The Vaterra crew has once again knocked it out of the park with this dropped ’72 C10. Painted in black, the C10 will bring some serious attitude to your next bash. And thanks to its 4wd V100-S chassis, you can bash it extremely hard with very [...]
Are you getting those winter time blues? Trigger time is the perfect cure, but can be tough to get with a foot of snow outside. One good option for indoor driving during the winter is the Mini-Z line-up from Kyosho. The latest release in Kyosho’s Mini-Z line-up is a Metallic Blue w/ GT Rear Wing version of their Nissan Fairlady [...]
Scale realism isn’t just the latest rage for off-roaders, it extends to on-road cars as well. Kyosho made waves a few weeks ago when they first announced the Fazer 1970 Dodge Charger. The old school Charger is loaded with the scale realism that people are after, plus it comes with the innovative dDrive Orion brushless system. After we cracked the box [...]
Happy New Year! With the first day of 2016 upon us I figured I’d put on my tinfoil had and make a couple predictions for what we’ll see in the world of scaling over the next 365 days. Before looking ahead, last year I made several predictions for 2015- that a scale short course truck would come out (while technically a “Trophy Truck”, this was [...]
