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Flyzone Inum Unboxing
Too cold to fly outside? Flyzone sent us their new answer: the 2 Channel (throttle and rudder) Inum. Built for the purpose of indoor flight, this plane should be fun to review. That will be coming soon, but in the meantime here are some unboxing pics! For more Flyzone fun on BigSquidRC, set your finger (or mouse) Right Here. Who loves a good ol’ Friday Mystery Link? [...]
- 1/9/2015
- 4:33 pm
- Flyzone
RC Airplane
Unboxing - By: Big Squid Staff
Everybody’s Scalin’ For the Weekend – Playing with Toys
Boy, that announcement from RC4WD about their action figures sure prompted a wave of comments, emails and office discussion with people trying to make their own point about when “enough is enough” on the scale realism thing. Here’s my take. While I’ve been an r/c hobbyist for around 20 years now (I’m 30), I’ve been a scale modeler for even longer. [...]
GPM Upgrades For The Axial Yeti from Asiatees Hobbies
The Axial Yeti has become not only a big hit with bashers, but also with the aftermarket. Some of the latest Aluminum Upgrades to hit the market for the Yeti come from GPM. With upgrades ranging from front knuckles to rear chassis links, the GPM parts can add the bling and durability you are looking for. The upgrades comes in [...]
Fly and Shoot Video and Pics with the ORA FPV Quadcopter
Hot off the press and featured at CES (Consumer Electronics Show), Hobbico is hitting the air with a 370 size FPV Quadcopter called the ORA. Featuring full FPV with a 1080p included HD Camera, a 7in touchscreen on the transmitter, this quadcopter will do waypoint flight, return to home, and give you excellent video and footage. The quadcopter also touts the following features: • Generous [...]
- 1/9/2015
- 12:22 pm
- Hobbico
New Products - By: Big Squid Staff
OFNA 1/8th Hyper SSTe Brushless Truggy
If you are a hardcore basher you just have to love truggies. With their big tires and huge power they can pretty much jump over/plow through anything. Ofna has a RTR Brushless truggy called the Hyper SSTe. This beast comes standard with a 2000kV brushless motor, a Savox steering servo, and a 2.4GHz radio system. Big bore shocks and a [...]
- 1/9/2015
- 11:47 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Killerbody RC Scale Engine Inserts
With perfect scale authenticity being a high priority now days, Killerbody RC has announced Scale Engine Inserts. These are formed from polycarbonate and can give your drifter/on-road project what appears to be a real engine under the hood. The engine inserts are attached with double sided tape and come in either transverse or vertical engine styles. For those of you [...]
- 1/9/2015
- 10:46 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
T-Bone Racing XV Series Front Bumper for the ECX Torment 4×4
The new XV Series of bumpers from T-Bone Racing are designed to be as tough as ever while having a more scale appropriate look for your truck. One of the latest XV series bumpers to be announced by TBR is for the ECX 4wd Torment. This XV Series front bumper is made from ultra-tough nylon, has three pre-drilled LED holes, [...]
- 1/9/2015
- 7:58 am
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Tactic TTX300 Transmitter Unboxing
We recently started testing the new Tactic TTX300 3 Channel Transmitter. This is meant to be a budget friendly upgrade over stock RTR radios. We will let you know what we think about it soon, but for now enjoy the unboxing pictures. The part number for the TTX300 is #TACJ0300, it has a street price of $49. Click This Link [...]
Teamsaxo 6 wheel Innovative F1-Future
With Formula 1 being one of the most popular on-road classes this winter, we are starting to see more and more unique cars for the class. One of the latest comes from Teamsaxo with their Tyrrell inspired Innovative F1-Future. The IFF is designed with two sets of front wheels for a unique look and to give it plenty of steering [...]
- 1/8/2015
- 5:36 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Thunder Tiger Robotix Super Hornet X650 Unboxing
HRP Distribution delivers again shortly after the Ghost+ RTF with another exclusive unboxing: the Super Hornet X650. This kit is HUGE, and the only things missing are Flight Controller, Receiver, and Battery! See all my unboxing pictures below, and see the kit built very soon!
- 1/8/2015
- 4:36 pm
- rc helicopter
Unboxing - By: Big Squid Staff
AKA EVO Chain Link Tires
For all you guys looking to go fast on high-bite tracks, AKA has just announced EVO Chain Link Tires. The EVO Chain Links are available for 1/10th buggies as well as stadium trucks and are the latest installment in AKA’s EVO line. The interlocking tread pattern on the Chain Links create more support for the tire’s carcass, giving them more [...]
Losi Micro Rally X Unboxing
Got our hands on the Losi Micro Rally X and thought we should bring you some unboxing photos before the testing phase begins. We try to do that in case we ended up with a lot more pieces over the testing process. A couple of things to point out, the new charger to help elimnate long charge times in their [...]
ASK Cubby, 01.08.2015, Version- Hooray For Email
“ARRMA Kraton Review Hello. Sorry to bother you, but I noticed that you guys did a Mini-Review of the ARRMA Kraton which i enjoyed reading and i was wondering if you guys plan on doing a full review of the truck anytime soon? You guys have the best reviews around so it would be awesome to get a more detailed review [...]
Video – Ghetto Wraith Rod with Sense ESS Engine Sound System
You’ve probably already seen pictures of Danny Huynh’s unique rat/skeleton creations on various social media sites, but now he has released a video featuring the Sense ESS Engine Sound System. The video below not only shows how well the Sense engine sound module works, but also just how cool Danny’s Ghetto Wraith Rod is. If you are looking to pick up [...]
Pro-Line PRO-MT to PRO-ST Stadium Truck Conversion
Is the old school stadium truck on the comeback? Perhaps so, Associated just announced the T5M and now Pro-Line Racing did a post on their blog on how to convert their BigSquidRC Bash Vehicle of the Year PRO-MT over to a PRO-ST. This Link takes you over to the post on the Pro-Line blog where they explain exactly what it [...]
