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THE Cub Report – The Epitome Of A Dichotomy
Heyyyyyyy there! Thanks for clicking over to BigSquidRC and THE Cub Report. As we close another week in the world of rc, we certainly have a HUGE one to look forward to. Shall we get right down to it? Of course my friends… What’s the biggest news this week? That would be a yet-to-be-announced vehicle from the crew at Losi. The [...]
THE Cub Report – Kiss’n The Ring
Well hola there fellow rc enthusiast, I am Cubby, and welcome to my report. Each week I take a look at the world of rc, and sometimes like this week, talk about some of the cool stuff coming down the road for all us rc folks. Why wait any longer, lets dive right in…..… So, the Biggest Product Announcement of the [...]
Product Spotlight – Force RC Epidemic Monster Truck
Recently the crew over at Force RC announced the Epidemic 1/8 Monster Truck. The Epidemic sports a classic 8th scale chassis layout, which has long been known to work great for bashing, plus it comes with a fiery brushless power system. Our BigSquidRC Bash Crew recently had the chance to get in some time with the Force RC Epidemic, keep [...]
- 10/15/2018
- 12:25 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
- By: Cubby
ASK Cubby – Your Weekly Questions, My Weakly Answers
“Small Hey Cubby, What’s up man? I am ready to buy my first real rc car and I want a monster truck. The problem is that I don’t have much space, like less than 20 foot by 20 foot in my backyard. Can you recommend a good monster truck that isn’t too expensive that is still fun in smaller spaces? Beckford J.” Cubby- Well [...]
THE Cub Report – No Sleep Till Denver
So hello there fellow rc enthusiasts, today is Monday, and this is THE Cub Report. Hey, did you see that Cross RC SU4 scale crawler? I mean, how couldn’t you have seen it? LOL. Wow! You long time readers know how I’ve been preaching “save rc with realism” forever, but I never even dreamt about our vehicles getting to that level [...]
ASK Cubby – Whoops, I Did It Again/Interesting Name Day
“Doubts on batteries Dear Sir, My name is Flavio C. and I live in Brazil. I intend to buy a Traxxas XO-1 here in Brazil. The stores here sell LIPO batteries from Zippy, Gens Ace and Turnigy. Which brands above are the best ones? For Traxxas XO-1 do you suggest 2s 6000mAh or 3s 5000mAh or another configuration? Best Regards, Flavio C.” Cubby- Wazzzzzzzuppppppp Flavio? Dang, [...]
THE Cub Report – Naughty By Nature
Hey there fellow rc enthusiast, I am Cubby and this is my report, thanks for joining me. Once a week I take a look back to talk about the major announcements and releases from the previous week, shall we jump right in??? First up, the grapevine has been going like fire about a big industry deal. The dealio will bring a [...]
ASK Cubby - You Supply The Questions, I Supply The Wrong Ans…
“ARRMA Teaser Cubby, Come on bro, fill me in, what is the new ARRMA? I know you know, come on man, hook me up! Pace R.” Cubby- Yo, hey there Pace, long time no talk! Glad to see ya around though, shoot me your snail mail for a sticker pack. What is the new ARRMA? Thankfully ASK Cubby lands on a Thursday, so I don’t [...]
THE Cub Report – Country Road, Take Me Home…
It’s been one heck of a year so far hasn’t it? Personally, and professionally, 2018 will go down as the wildest year that I’ve ever seen, and I think a lot of people in our industry can say the same thing. Yet, here we are, and here is this week’s Cub Report. Well how about that, the Denver show is blowing [...]
Traxxas Slash 4×4 Brushed XL-5 Review
Recently released by Traxxas is a new affordable Slash 4×4 Brushed XL-5 short course truck. The previous versions have been extremely well received by the bashing public, and they have also built up a great reputation for the platform. Over the last few weeks we’ve been able to test the new brushed Slash 4×4 to not only see how fast [...]
- 9/19/2018
- 10:56 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
- By: Cubby
THE Cub Report – Lamborghini Shih Tzu
Hello there rc fanatics, thanks for joining us on BigSquidRC. I am Cubby and this is my Cub Report, which can vary a bunch, but this week I am going to go over some of the big releases from last week. Here we go... Ya know, there was a LOT of cool gear announced last week, but my personal favorite has [...]
ASK Cubby- Readers Write In, I Go On Vacation
“Connectors Hey Cubby, I just ended up trading for a Losi SCTE and it came with a brushless system, but no connector on the esc. There are a lot of different connectors on the market, which one should I use? Barnes” Cubby- Waazzzupppp Barnes? Thanks for writing in buddy, shoot me your snail mail for a BigSquidRC sticker pack. And yes, there are a lot [...]
THE Cub Report – Kick’n It Jackie Chan
Well hey there, thanks for finding us. Why not strap in for yet another funtabulous edition of THE Cub Report? Hey, I promise not to talk too much about the Rocky Mountain Hobby Expo this week, but there is some pretty huge news for the event. Traxxas is IN! That is great to hear as they will be bringing it Traxxas [...]
Product Spotlight - Pro-Line PowerStroke HD Shock Shafts for…
The Traxxas X-Maxx burst onto the scene with its huge size and monster truck attitude not all that long ago. While the X-Maxx is a solid basher, we are always looking for ways to beef up our test fleet. This is where we enter the crew from Pro-Line. They set out to design the ultimate upgrade shock shafts for the [...]
- 9/7/2018
- 6:38 pm
- Hop-Ups Reviews
- By: Cubby
ASK Cubby – Readers Write In, I Dodge The Questions
First off, myself and the rest of the BigSquid crew would like to send out well wishes to all our rc friends that were affected by the earthquake in Hokkaido Japan. There are a LOT of rc companies in that area, we hope you are all safe and well! “More Rants Sold by B6 to buy a B6.1, but the price scared [...]
