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New Report on Estimated Size of R/C Industry
The Hobby Manufacturers Association has announced the impending release of their second report on the size of the U.S. hobby industry. And the numbers look to be decent and growing despite a weak economy. The report was assembled from survey responses taken during the Fall of 2009 and tracks actual sales for that year and estimated sales for 2010. The [...]
LRP’s Radical Cooling Set is Totally Tubular, Brah!
Overheating much? LRP might have a solution for you with their new Radical Cooling Set. The set includes a heatsink that is secured to pretty much any typical brushless 1/10 scale motor (540 size) with screw clamps and a small fan that plugs directly into any spare slot on your receiver. LRP claims that they’ve seen drops of up to [...]
For Novak, High Torque is More Better
Novak just doesn’t know when to stop adding products to their Ballistic line. Now their Ballistic 550 is available in a high torque version that is super-ideal for short course 4x4s. What makes this one different from their other 550 Ballistics that are also ideal for short course 4x4s? Well, this one includes a 14mm Tuning Rotor as a stock [...]
Great Plane’s Best RC Sale coming back this year
Great Planes is bringing back their America’s Best R/C Sale for 2011. Last year’s sale saw a ton of great deals on products all across the R/C spectrum, and this year is sure to be no different. Great Planes is promising savings of up to $50 on more than 100 products from their various brands, which includes DuraTrax, Tactic, Futaba, [...]
R/C Around the Web - Some things matter more than others... …
Photo of the Week:by Jun Robato Important Reminder!: Friday, April 22, is the Chaz Cheney Benefit Race, more info at the RJD Hobbies website and the RC Universe forums. Crowd source: Online hobby shops and sellers you love and hate. Forum Thread: Dumbest R/C part you’ve ever lost In the News: “Big” R/C makes the CBS News website. Video of the Week:Savage Flux Jumping
Mi4CX now even more tunable
Schumacher has decided that their super sedan, the Mi4CX, just wasn’t tunable enough. To rectify that situation, they’ve created a couple new chassis to offer up that missing bit of tunability. The new soft weave carbon fiber chassis has been under development for several months and has been tested in many big races to make sure it’s up to par. [...]
AJS Machines front bumper mount for SCX10
AJS Machine has a shiny, new front bumper mount for Axial’s SCX10 chassis. It’s machined out of tough, 6061 aluminum and offers up an opportunity to add plenty more rigidity to the front end of your SCX. The bumper mount, being a bumper mount, is made to accept the stock front bumper from the Trail Honcho or Dingo kits, but [...]
- 4/13/2011
- 8:47 pm
- AJS Machine
New Products - By: Jeff
JConcepts Truth V2
The Truth is still out there, and now there’s a better version of it. JConcepts‘ new Truth V2 may share it’s name with the first Truth body, but that’s where the similarities end as the V2 is a completely new design. Though it does take a few design cues from the original, such as the roof scoop, fan treatment, and [...]
- 4/12/2011
- 7:55 pm
- JConcepts
New Products - By: Jeff
RC on TV: Rob Dyrdek’s fantasy involves Traxxas Slashes
Fans of Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory got to see his crew spend some wheel time with a few Traxxas Slashes. In the episode Rob decided to try his hand at racing full size short course trucks, which he described as “short track baja trucks.” To prepare for that, he picked up a bunch of Slashes for him and his friends, [...]
Novak Epoxy dipped 550 stators for short course 4×4
Novak is expanding their line of epoxy dipped stators for their Ballistic line of brushless motors. The newest release is specifically for their short course 4×4 focused Ballistic 550. This new stator comes in a 4.5T wind for all the power the 4x4s need. For the uninitiated, epoxy dipping makes motors more durable and have a longer life when used [...]
Losi Multipro 80W AC/DC Multi-chemistry Charger
Losi has had their own line of NiMH and LiPo batteries for quite a while now, but they’ve been missing their own way to fill them up with go juice. Well, they’ve finally rectified that problem with the new Multipro 80w AC/DC Multi-chemistry charger. This new charger appears to pack all kinds of great features for charging NiMH, various Lithium, [...]
- 4/11/2011
- 1:52 pm
- Losi
New Products - By: Jeff
R/C Around the Web - Day late and many, many... oh so many..…
Photo of the Week:by warren_van Around the Web is a day late because I passed out early Friday night before putting it in the editor’s queue. I’ve just started my first non-r/c related project in a long time. I decided my old computer case is just too far gone, so I bought a new one and am doing some mods to make [...]
DE Racing Trinidad wheels, now for Durango DESC410R
By all accounts, the Durango DESC410R is a dominating truck. The DE Racing gang have decided it’s just not quite dominating enough though. In addition to the great scale look and reinforcing ribbing you’ll find on all of DE’s short course wheels, these DESC410R specific wheels also include a 2.5mm offset. According to DE Racing the extra 5mm of track [...]
Video: AquaCraft Motley Crew FE Cat
We gave you the low-down on the AquaCraft Mötley Crüe Motley Crew FE Catamaran last week, now AquaCraft has uploaded a video of the bad-boy in action. The vid also goes into some details as to what the boat is made of, and I have to say I like the look of those black anodized parts. I might have to [...]
Tamiya wants you at the Long Beach Grand Prix
If you’ve ever wondered why Tamiya hasn’t shown up at any of the US R/C shows like RCX or IHobby, it’s probably because they are sinking all their money into this little shin-dig. Next weekend, April 15 – 17, is the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, and Tamiya is going to be there in full force with the Tamiya [...]
