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It’s a great day to be a fan of R/C lowriders. Redcat has introduced another new model into its lowrider family. The SixtyFive Hopping Lowrider features scale 13" wheels, 5.2" whitewall tires, and a detailed body that features injection-molded chrome accent pieces. The body of the SixtyFive uses magnetic mounts to secure it to the chassis, eliminating the need to fiddle [...]
The crew over at Team Yokomo have announced the 3.0 Version of their popular 1/10 Super Off-road SO Buggy Kit. The SO3.0 has been revised for increased performance on high-bite surfaces like carpet and clay. Check out these highlights- * Long wheelbase aluminum main chassis * Low center of gravity graphite shock towers * Low center of gravity aluminum motor mounts * Aluminum servo [...]
The good folks over at HPI Racing are now teasing a new Venture Series scale rock crawler. The original HPI Venture was one of the earliest RTR rock crawlers and blew everyone away with its scale realistic look and features. Now HPI is teasing a new Venture and all we’ve got to go on is a teaser image. The new [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to a special Monday edition of The Backyard. After taking last week off for the Thanksgiving holiday, I figured it would be nice to double up this week, so The Backyard will run Friday as well. In the spirit of Cubby and the looooooong running and mostly-retired Cub Report, today I wanted to talk about the state of [...]
New over at Mon-Tech Racing is a 1/12th Scaled SC-63 LMH Clear Body. The SC-63 is the third LMH reduced-scale body released by Mon-Tech and is highly detailed for scale realism. Designed to fit 1/12th scaled pan cars, the SC-63 will be available in normal or lightweight versions depending your on your needs. A rear wing with hardware is provided, [...]