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Speed Passion RS2 RTR stadium truck
Speed Passion’s other RTR is a old skool, 2wd stadium truck. Like their other RTR, the RS2 comes with a brushless system and 2.4 GHz Carrera 2 radio in the box. It also features some heavy duty telescoping drive shafts, full ball bearings, and a fully adjustable wheelie bar out back. Again they’re targetting a Christmas-time launch and a target [...]
MaxAmps showing the new 6500mAh 4S 150c brick in person
Brandon Wilcox stopped by the booth today to show off the production version of MaxAmps new, massive 6500mAh, 4S, 150C brick LiPo battery. Beyond just the high specs he also mentioned that they’re going to a higher quality vinyl wrap for the packs that should last longer and not fade. Be sure to check out the MaxAmps web site for all [...]
Speed Passion RS1 brushless RTR
Speed Passion is introducing a couple new RTRs here at IHobby. This one, the RS1 Touring Car, is a 1/10 scale 4wd sport compact that comes out of the box with a brushless system and the 2.4 GHz Carrera 2 phaser radio. It’s got some nice features, like metal diffs, oil filled shocks, and full ball bearings. They are expecting to [...]
Speed Passion Revetton, programmable by iPhone
This is probably the coolest new tech from the IHobby show this year. Speed Passion is preparing a new brushless ESC called the Revetton. The awesome thing about it is that it is programmable wirelessly from any Bluetooth capable smart phone. All the major phones will have software available including the iPhone (and other iOS devices), Android phones, and Windows [...]
Futaba 4PL close up
Futaba was showing off their new 4PL radio system at IHobby. It’s a 4-channel, 2.4 GHz radio aimed at the budget market. Like the other radios in the PL line it is based on Futaba’s FHSS technology, so it is not compatible with the higher-end FASST based PK line. It does feature a very deep menu system, displayed on a [...]
- 10/21/2010
- 11:11 pm
- Futaba
ihobby 2010 - By: Jeff
Traxxas 1/16 Rally VXL in Ken Block livery?
Here’s a quick shot we got on the sly of what appears to be a Ken Block inspired Traxxas 1/16 Rally VXL. There was nothing official being talked about this car, but the grapevine tells us that this is going to be an officially licensed product with all the details of pro full scale Rally driver Ken Block’s ride. [...]
Parma Ford F150 Raptor SVT body for Slash
The Ford Raptor SVT is a hot ticket in the R/C world, and now Parma is introducing their own take on the truck for the Traxxas Slash. You can expect to find a full complement of decals, window masks, and all the usual stuff that comes with bodies. Also on display were a few of their new paint masks and [...]
- 10/21/2010
- 10:35 pm
- ihobby 2010
Parma - By: Jeff
Brown Engineering – Scooby Horton II chassis
Here’s something else that you can only see at our booth. The new Scooby Horton II chassis from Brown Engineering is for the super cool Robitronic Scalpel 1/18 scale pan car. The chassis is made for 4 cell NiMH packs but can also fit a Thunderpower 1350 1S LiPo. The chassis features flex plates and damper tubes that are available [...]
Pics from our first bash demo of IHobby.
Here’s some photos from our first Bashing Demo of the show. Come this weekend to watch some top pro drivers tear it up and also have a chance to win one of many prizes including a Traxxas Slash 4×4. You gotta be here to win though, so get to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago for the IHobby [...]
- 10/21/2010
- 11:44 am
- Big Squid RC
ihobby 2010 - By: Jeff
Traxxas 1/16 Summit VXL
A bit of smaller big news from the Traxxas booth is the new 1/16 Summit VXL. This little bad boy is based on the Mini E-Revo platform and is setup for 1 or 2 battery operation. As with all Traxxas cars it’s fully RTR and comes with a single 7-cell battery. According to the guys at Traxxas it’s ready to [...]
- 10/21/2010
- 11:21 am
- ihobby 2010
Traxxas - By: Jeff
Traxxas Stampede 4×4 VXL
Traxxas is showing off a lot of new stuff at IHobby this year, the new Stampede 4×4 VXL is probably the biggest news so far. It’s an all new chassis and built for power with a brushless VXL system already installed. A 7-cell NiMH will be included and as with all VXL stuff it will be LiPo ready. We got the [...]
- 10/21/2010
- 10:44 am
- ihobby 2010
Traxxas - By: Jeff
Exclusive: MaxAmps 24v Power Supply
New from the guys at MaxAmps, 12v and 24v power supplies. Both are capable of a massive 47 amp, 1150 watt output for all those super chargers out on the market now. The power supply runs off 100 – 240v AC. List price for the 12v is $89.9, while the 24v is listed at $179.99. Check out the MaxAmps web site [...]
- 10/21/2010
- 9:52 am
- ihobby 2010
Max Amps - By: Jeff
More behind the scenes at IHobby 2010
Brian and Bill glaring at the guy with the camera The beginnings of our booth, prior to all the awesome big screens and stuff. Note the Traxxas Hauler behind us. They totally wanted to be next to our booth because we're so awesome. Some of the stuff you'll be seeing in our complete, from the floor, coverage of IHobby 2010. There’s [...]
- 10/20/2010
- 9:15 pm
- Big Squid RC
ihobby 2010 - By: Jeff
Testing out the live cam from our IHobby booth.
We’ll start going live with multiple cameras in the next couple days. Check out the show page for a chat room and all that jazz.
Parma body for 1/18 scale carpet racers
Parma knows carpet. It’s pretty much all they do. So of course this new body from the gang is made for carpet racing. Made to fit 1/18 scale cars, but made with all the features of it’s larger 1/10 scale counterparts, the Mini Mohawk Sedan is said to have improved downforce from front to rear, improved rotation through corners, and [...]
