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THE Cub Report – It’s Monday, It’s Cub Report Time
Yo, how ya been? Thanks for joining us on BigSquidRC for another Cub Report. Word from the trenches is that the holiday season is off to a good start. No, stellar numbers aren’t going up, but the numbers are at least solid, with most of the people I talked to indicating that sales are up slightly from last year. That seems [...]
ARRMA Senton 4×4 MEGA SCT Review
New from ARRMA is a pair of affordable trucks in their Mega line up. Instead of 2wd, the new trucks are all wheel driven, thus making them easier to drive off-road. We’ve been testing one of the trucks, the Senton 4×4 Mega for several weeks now. With ARRMA’s great reputation and a truck loaded with features, we couldn’t wait to [...]
- 11/24/2017
- 12:53 am
- Car & Truck Reviews
Featured Posts - By: Cubby
ASK Cubby – Gobble, Gobble Edition
“Venom 540 Combo I just recently purchased the Venom 3300kv 80 amp combo. The box it came in says 2s lipo only, but I have been reading reviews and specs online saying it is 3s Lipo compatible. Could you clear this up for me please I would appreciate it thank you. O Rivers” Cubby- Yo Mista Rivers, what’s up? Thanks for [...]
THE Cub Report – Life In The Fast Lane
Hey there rc fans, welcome to THE Cub Report. The rc industry is all ramped up for the holiday season, I hope you are too. While BSRC isn’t about racing in any way, shape, or form, I do talk about it once in a while. I mean, even bashers should keep track of at least a little bit of what’s going [...]
ASK Cubby – This Week With Your Letters
“Wheel Suggestions I have a traxxas 4tec 2.0 on the way. Gonna be running this body, any wheel suggestions would be helpful. Josh S.”Cubby- Well look at that, quite possibly the shortest letter that I have ever received! Thanks for writing in Josh, shoot us your snail mail for a sticker pack. So Josh, your letter was short and your picture was Really [...]
Pro-Line PRO-MT 4×4 Monster Truck Review
A few years ago Pro-Line made huge news by releasing their very first truck, the PRO-2 SCT. Shortly on the heals of the PRO-2 was the PRO-MT, a truck that went on to become a Bash Vehicle Of The Year winner. Always a company to push the limits of technology, Pro-Line made huge news again this year with the announcement [...]
- 11/15/2017
- 7:15 am
- Car & Truck Reviews
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monster truck - By: Cubby
THE Cub Report – Freedom Of Choice
Well hello there friends, thanks for dropping by BigSquidRC. Back in the good old days I would do sort of an “introduction” to the website from time to time for new readers. After all, if there is one thing that rc is good about doing, that is bringing in new people. So for those of you who haven’t been reading [...]
ASK Cubby – Your Letters, My Banter
“3D Printing from the local Hobby Shop Hey Cubby! Do you think hobby shops would invest in 3D printing machines and the software to draw people back? Having someone on-site who could lay down your ideas into software like Blender or AutoCAD and print it on-site would be pretty neat. Even having someone there to reproduce that hard to find broken part would [...]
ARRMA 2018 Typhon BLX Buggy Review
ARRMA has done a great job over the years of keeping their product line updated. Recently, ARRMA started rolling out their 2018 model line-up. Their 8th scale line-up received a bunch of updates including a new battery box, various stronger plastic parts, and new rear wings. The 2018 Typhon received all the latest updates to improve on an already potent [...]
- 11/8/2017
- 12:07 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
Featured Posts - By: Cubby
THE Cub Report- Word UP!
Well hello there friends, welcome to another week of THE Cub Report. As the most hated person in rc, there has gotta be something good in this week’s report, let’s see… First up is the BigSquidRC 1.9″ RTR Scaler Shootout. We are about 99% done with testing, now comes the hard part, putting it all into words. LOL. Oh my gosh, [...]
Dynamite Passport Ultra Force Duo from Horizon Hobby Review
In the bashing world, dual port chargers are extremely popular. A typical basher often times heads out with 2 or more cars, which if you run a lot, creates a lot of battery packs that need charging. A couple months ago we started using the Dynamite Passport Ultra Force Duo from Horizon Hobby. It is a dual port charger with [...]
- 11/6/2017
- 12:35 pm
- Accessory Reviews
Batteries - By: Cubby
ASK Cubby- More Questions, More Of My Malarkey
“PRC QX-4 Hi There, I read your newsletter every day and wonderd if you could do a review of the PRC QX-4 that seems to be made by FS Racing. I’d like this for my boys for Xmas for inside crawling… are there any alternatives? Regards, Marc” Cubby- Yo Marc, aren’t you a lucky guy! I am proclaiming your email as “Letter Of The Month”. [...]
THE Cub Report- Doubling Down
Where are all the posts at? LOL, well, we’ve been out of the office a lot the last few days, so our entire crew is in recovery mode at the moment. No worries though, posting will get back to normal tomorrow. Everyone wants to know, how was the Rocky Mountain Hobby Expo? Well, it was better than expected for consumer foot [...]
LOSI 8IGHT-E Buggy Review from Horizon Hobby
Oh yes, 1/8th scale brushless buggies are gnarly beasts. No matter where we go to bash, there are always nuclear fast 8th scalers running around. One of the leaders in 8th scale is Losi. Their full scoot race rigs are well known for winning national titles and for being some of the best handling machines that money can buy. Over [...]
- 10/30/2017
- 12:26 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
Featured Posts - By: Cubby
ASK Cubby- Ask Me Anything, Except For That
“Just a question or two from me to you Hiya Cubby, My scaling plans involving the TRX 4 and or the Barrage are on hold due to being poor. So instead, I’m dusting off and giving some love to my older RC Cars. I am re purposing my Anza Slash and turning it into an Anza Pro-MT! The Anza and the [...]
