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RC4WD Gelande II Cruiser RTR Review
The scale crawling scene is blazing hot right now, to help feed the fire RC4WD is releasing a RTR version of the Gelande II with a Cruiser Body Set. We have been lucky enough to receive an early release unit to bash at our pleasure. Actually, we haven’t been “bashing” it as much as we’ve been using it for what [...]
- 12/27/2016
- 1:45 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
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THE Cub Report- The Year That Was 2016
So here we are folks, another year is in the books. I guess if you are a young fella, the year went by slowly, but for us old farts, it seemed to blow right by. Here is my look back on 2016, yet another wild year in the rc hobby. In industry news… Drones, drones, and more drones. These 4 rotored hornets [...]
ASK Cubby- You Drop The Questions, I Drop The Bombs
“Rc and Big Squid helped save my life. I just received the t-shirt and stickers you guys sent me. Dam Bro u guys hooked me up. Thank you!! What I mean by rc and you guys helped save my life is this: (short version) I’m 43 and I’m from Pennsylvania. Great family good up bringing i accelerated at sports [...]
THE Cub Report – Not Joking Around
Well howdy there pardners, happiest of Mondays to you and I hope you aren’t sitting in an ice box like we are. The weather here has totally gone out the window, something that I wish a lot more southerners would experience. There is 8 inches of snow outside and the high yesterday was zero. The HIGH was ZERO. Conditions like [...]
- 12/19/2016
- 5:51 pm
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Losi TEN-SCBE RTR Buggy Review
In stores now is the Losi TEN-SCBE RTR Buggy With AVC from Horizon Hobby. The SCBE combines nifty scale looks with the DNA of the world renown TEN-SCTE short course truck. Of course scale buggy looks are all the rage, and the SCTE was one of the very rare vehicles that could dominate the ROAR nats just as easily as [...]
- 12/19/2016
- 12:34 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
- By: Cubby
Hitec Power Peak D7 Charger Review
Now days it seems like everybody brings 10 cars to go bashing. When you run 10 cars, you need to charge a lot of battery packs, and charge them quick. To meet this demand, Hitec released the Power Peak D7 Dual Charger. The Power Peak D7 is no joke with 20 amps of charging power available on both channels and [...]
- 12/15/2016
- 10:31 pm
- Accessory Reviews
Batteries - By: Cubby
THE Cub Report, Version- Enough Is Always Too Little
Hello rc fans, welcome to this week’s Cub Report. I trust you are all dialed in for the X-Mas season and that you’ve been a good boy (or girl!) all year to get that special remote control gift under the tree on Christmas morning. While there is a normally a lull in the big rc news from just before Black Friday [...]
Review – TheToyz LED Light Controller
Once primarily known for their large inventory of micro/mini hop-ups, the crew at TheToyz are quickly becoming one of the best resources for scale parts. In recent years TheToyz has vastly expanded their inventory of crawling and drift goodies, now you can find just about anything you need to accessorize your on-road or off-road scale rig on their website. One [...]
- 12/12/2016
- 10:11 am
- Accessory Reviews
- By: Cubby
ASK Cubby – Weird Questions, Wacky Answers
“New to RC Hello, My name is Jae and my kids and I are about to embark into RC truck world for xmas. He is 7 and my daughter is 10 and it has been great doing all the research and figuring out which might be the best and how intricate this really is. Just want to say thanks because your reviews and [...]
THE Cub Report, Version – IFMAR, Wheelies, Anger
So… there was a video that got the internet all riled up last week, one that even I can’t resist but to comment on. Ya, you’ve probably seen it already, it was a video of Josh Cyrul pulling trigger on a 2S powered 1/12th pan car and he makes some controversial remarks about IFMAR. It seems that IFMAR has now [...]
- 12/5/2016
- 10:12 pm
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ASK Cubby – A Weekly Q & A Session
“Which Additional RC To Buy Hello Cubreporter, We’re looking into getting a new (additional) bashing RC for the holidays. We is me and my 2 kids, 9 and 5. We already have 3 Traxxas RCs: an E-Revo altered to look like a Summit, a Stampede converted out of a Telluride and a Rustler which used to be a Bandit. We cannot agree on which [...]
THE Cub Report – All I Want Is… Everything
Hello there friend, you have found yet another edition of THE Cub Report. This week is my annual “What the BSRC Bash Crew wants for Christmas” edition. Yes indeed, each year I shuffle around the office to find out what vehicle all the members of our bash crew would want if price is no object. Why do I do this? [...]
- 11/28/2016
- 7:10 pm
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ASK Cubby- Your Questions, My Turkey Filled Answers
Battery Charging Cub Reporter, When I bought my truck a month ago I thought the RTR charger it came with would work but now I have four batteries and the charger takes FOREVER on just one pack. I want a good charger but it has to be under a hundred dollars, any recommendations? Derek K.” Cubby- Well hello there Derek, Happy Thanksgiving and thanks [...]
THE Cub Report, Version- It’s Becoming A Small World
I am soooo looking forward to a short week, hopefully you are too. Although, I still imagine I’ll be driving (or flying) some sort of rc every single day this week. As I write this Iron Mikeee is charging up packs so we can work on our Tekno MT410 review, one of several new vehicles we’ll be abusing this week. Oh, [...]
ASK Cubby- Your Weekly Questions, My Weakly Answers
“Arm day Cubby?? Cubby what’s up my Bro. Thanks for posting my question. Totally wicked man. I’m just wondering what you meant by “Is it arm day”. ? I might be way off here but do you mean lifting weights? Hey and what do I need to do to get a t-shirt?? Thanks Cubby. Joey B.” Cubby- Yo Joey, what’s up? For [...]
