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Get your scale look on with an Axial Racing 2015 Ram 2500 Power Wagon body. Molded from tough .040″ polycarbonate, it comes as two pieces making it easy to customize or to be used with the Axial roll cage flat bed set. As per the usual with Axial, the body is highly detailed to ensure you look good out on [...]
If you’ll indulge me for a moment, this week I’m going to stand on the top of Mount Pious and make a righteous decree to all below that kits really are the Greatest Thing®. As I write this I’m knee deep in a new Vaterra Ascender build (the pic above is my freshly painted body) and having a blast so [...]
JConcepts continues to expend their product line-up and their latest product is a new body for the scale/trail crowd. The new Ford Atlas is designed to bring scale looks to Vaterra Ascender and Axial truck owners. The wheel wells were designed to accommodate 1.9″ sized tires and the body was molded from heavy duty polycarbonate to take a beating. * Officially [...]
The folks at RC4WD never fail to impress with their scale realistic products. Their latest is a set of fully licensed Fuel Offroad 1.9″ Maverick Beadlock Wheels. The Fuel wheels are machined from aluminum with incredible attention to detail and come with a black finish to look extra trick. 12mm hexes allow them to fit on a wide variety of [...]
One of the hottest upgrades you can make to your car/truck right now is adding an engine sound module. Adding real life engine sounds to your vehicle can really make your driving experience more fun. Recently the crew at TheToyz added a new Engine Sound Module to their ever growing list of inventory. The sound module that TheToyz stocks has [...]
New from the folks at RC4WD are Fuel Mud Gripper M/T tires. These were made to fit 1.7″ wheels and are molded in RC4WD’s X2 SS super sticky/super soft tire compound. Fully licensed by Fuel Offroad, the Mud Grippers have the great scale appearance that everyone is after now days. The tires are street priced at $25 per pair, they have [...]
Add some bling to your Vaterra Ascender with Chrome Bumpers from SSD RC. A front and a rear bumper are available, with both being CNC machined from aluminum. The bumpers were designed for a great scale look and have been chrome plated to look sharp out on the trail. Each bumper comes with a steel mounting plate and also feature [...]
Back in 2013 and 2014 it seemed like there was some sort of major scaler product or news release every month. We are close to halfway through 2015 and, boy, it sure feels quiet by comparison. Over the last year and a half we’ve seen Axial release the new Yeti and Yeti XL platforms as well as updating the SCX10 and [...]
Boom Racing has just released some “sneak peak” pictures of their upcoming Type G shocks. For all you scale enthusiasts this should be big news, as they are an internal piggyback design that look a whole lot like full sized units. Full details have not been released yet, but you can hit up the official Asiatees Hobbies website to get [...]
One of the latest drift machines to be announced by Yokomo is the Drift Package D1 Version GReddy R35 Spec-D. The car comes with a Nissan GTR body that is loaded with scale detailing, while under the hood is a shaft driven 4wd system. Big foam bumpers are used to soak up hits, while solid axles front and rear make [...]
When we first caught word about RC4WD releasing the 6×6 Beast II Truck Kit, more then a few people were excited! We just got our hands on it, and of course had to post the unboxing pics. It’s always interesting to see how RC4WD is going to package their parts, and this one did not disappoint. Need more details? You [...]
You know how you know you are really into crawling? When you start to experience the phenomenon I like to call “Crawler Vision”, that’s how. Once you are afflicted by this condition, you know you are in deep. In my many travels talking to other hardcore types I can confirm it’s definitely a thing. So what is it? To understand [...]
The 6×6 scene has steadily been growing in popularity. On the trail they can make short work of sections that a normal 4×4 struggles with and they just plain look cool. Just in time for summer, RC4WD has announced a new 6×6, the Beast II Truck Kit. Featuring a Mil-Spec hardbody and loads of scale detailing, the Beast II should [...]
Due to the massive popularity of scale crawlers there is a thriving used marketplace. Thanks to this, many prospective scalers have taken the plunge by buying a pre-owned rig – heck, that’s how I got into it a few years ago. You can certainly find good deals but you also need to be wary of the jokers pawning off “rode [...]
The new Gear Head 1.9 Slot Mag V2 Beadlock Wheels can give your scale build a cool vintage look. CNC machined from aluminum, they come with 12mm hexes to fit a wide variety of different trucks. * Size- 1.9″ * Width- 1.25″ * Offset: -.250″ * Weight (ea.)- 4.4 oz. The wheels are street priced at $129 for a set of 4, their part number [...]
