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Giant Horizon Hobby RC Fest 2018 Gallery!
Last weekend, over the three days of Horizon Hobby’s RC Fest, we saw some incredible things. Perhaps the biggest was the coming together of the best of Horizon Hobby, with the best from their long time rivals, Hobbico. At first it was a bit shocking to see a Tower Hobbies banner sitting inside the Horizon Hobby “booth”, but we had [...]
PROTOform Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
After a week of teasing, we can now see PROTOform’s new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 bright and clear. To say that the new ZR1 looks cool is a massive understatement, Cubby can’t wait to get one for his USGT car, while Brian can’t wait to put one on his 4-Tec 2.0. * Fully licensed by Chevrolet * Designed and approved for USGT [...]
- 6/8/2018
- 8:33 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
New TRX-4 Wheels & Tires From Traxxas
Shipping now from Traxxas are new licensed Method 105 Race Wheels and Aluminum Beadlock Rings for the TRX-4 scale crawler. New 1.9″ Wheel and Tire Combinations #8177 – Chrome Wheels with Canyon Trail Tires #8272 – TRX-4 Wheels with Canyon Trail Tires #8273 – Tactical Wheels with Canyon Trail Tires #8270 – Canyon Trail Tires with Foam Inserts #8175 – Chrome Wheels with Center caps #8268 [...]
EVERYBODY’S SCALIN’ – BARN FIND!
It’s that time of year again, garage sale season. Being a scaler or just in the RC hobby in general garage sale season can be extremely beneficial for ones collection. Now, everybody’s heard stories of people finding old 1.1 classic cars in barns for dirt cheap. Garage sales are no different, you can find some pretty amazing stuff at an [...]
- 6/8/2018
- 5:17 pm
- Everybody's Scalin'
- By: Jeremy Griffith
RC4WD Marlin Crawler Roll Bar for the Mojave Hard Body
Now shipping from RC4WD is a fully licensed Marlin Crawler Roll Bar for their Mojave body. This roll bar is made from ABS injection molded plastic to reduce weight, as well as to save you some cash. Here are its specifications- * Realistic black color * Weighs just 1.41oz * Length- 5.9″ * Height- 3.63″ * Can also be used on a wide variety of [...]
- 6/8/2018
- 5:14 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Tamiya Land Rover Defender 90
Here ya go Tamiya fans and collectors, here is their new Land Rover Defender 90! The new Land Rover has been teased for a few weeks, but thanks to Tamiya Blog, we have some real pictures to post along with a limited number of details. * Highly detailed, scale realistic polycarbonate body * 1/10 CC-01 4wd off-road chassis * Front double wishbone, rear [...]
- 6/8/2018
- 12:23 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
Tamiya Citroen 2CV Charleston
Looking for something unique to build this summer? If so, have a look at the Citroen 2CV Charleston from Tamiya. The body on this classic Citroen is a highly detailed unit molded from polycarbonate. Underneath the car rides on Tamiya’s easy to build M-05 front wheel drive chassis. * 1/10 front wheel drive kit * Headlights and side mirrors are separately molded [...]
Inside The Hangar At Horizon Hobby’s RC Fest 2018
Going inside the hangar at RC Fest’s Eli Field is a real treat for any hobbyist. Why is that? Because that is where they show off all the cool new products! This year the hangar at Eli Field was more filled than ever with nearly every imaginable rc product. As spectators first walked into the hangar they were greeted by a [...]
Bashing, Racing, And Crawling Action At Horizon’s RC Fest
We must give a huge hand to all the folks at Horizon Hobby for making the 2018 edition of RC Fest their biggest and best yet. Horizon put on a bunch of different events to not only get more drivers to attend, but to also give spectators plenty to watch all day long. Here are just some of the events [...]
ASK Cubby- You Write In, I Make Up Stuff
“Please do more Shootouts! Hi Cubby, I love the Shootout reviews yall did a few yrs back for the 2WD SCT, I bought my Torment 2WD mostly because of it. It’s a great truck! I’m thinking of buying the new Easter egg color Torment 4×4 coming out in June. Any plans on doing an updated SC Shootout review for 2018? Also, a [...]
FCC Proposes $2,861,128 Penalty Against Hobbyking
The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a penalty of $2,861,128 against HobbyKing for marketing non-compliant radio frequency devices. Specifically, the devices in question are audio/video transmitters intended for use in FPV/unmmanned systems. As we all know, the FCC takes its job very seriously to ensure that our radio gear does not interfere, or become detrimental, to others. We will post [...]
3 New LiPo Batteries From Reedy
Just announced by Reedy are three new LiPo Batteries. All three LiPos are small in size with two of the packs designed for use in small scale vehicles, while the third was designed for use in nitro starter boxes. * Reedy Wolfpack HV-LiPo 2100mAh 30C 7.6V #27330 * Reedy Wolfpack LiPo 1600mAh 30C 7.4V #27331 * Reedy LiPo Pro SB 2100mAh 20C 14.8V [...]
Big Squid Podcast - Episode 5 - Matt Wallace - Pro-Line Raci…
Episode 5 is here! This episode features Matt Wallace from Pro-Line Racing. We have known Matt for quite a while now, and it’s always great to chat with him and get his view of how things are going in the hobby. Matt has been with Pro-Line for about as long as we can remember, and he has always been a huge [...]
Tamiya Neo Fighter Buggy In Green Metallic
Coming soon to a hobby shop near you is the Tamiya Neo Fighter Buggy in Green Metallic. The latest version of the Neo Fighter comes with a pre-painted/pre-cut green metallic body to give it a special look. * Comes on the easy to drive DT-03 chassis * Fluorescent green wheels * Length- 400mm * Easy to build kit * White plastic shocks The Neo Fighter is [...]
Traxxas TRX-4 Sport
Here we go folks, another hot release just in time for summer! Just announced by Traxxas is the TRX-4 Sport. The Sport was designed for increased trail capability, while also sporting a lower price point. Here is more of the scoop- * Shipping to dealers in mid-June * Street pricing of just $359 * Part number- #82024-4 * Lightweight pickup truck body * Unique bumpers, [...]
- 6/6/2018
- 7:14 pm
- New Products
- By: Tim Mohr
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