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Kershaw Designs shows off a bunch of new stuff
Dan Fischer from Kershaw Designs dropped by the RC Driver Live show today to show off a bunch of new products and custom rigs. The biggest news from the show is Kershaw’s new Baja 5B/5T dedicated brushless chassis. The new chassis is going to be distributed through TGN Distributing. According to Dan it’s going to be a [...]
Leaked: Losi Mini Rock Crawler Pro Race Roller
Another new product’s existance has been leaked through an early advertisement. This time it seems that the Losi Mini Rock Crawler is getting a professional make-over and being named the Mini Rock Crawler Pro. There isn’t much detail in the advertisement but a few of the new features include a carbon fiber TVP chassis set, a full complement of hard [...]
Baja 5B body skins from Thunder Designs/TGN
If you’ve ever taken on the massive undertaking that is painting a 1/5 scale body then you know just how time (and paint) consuming it can be. Well Thunder Designs, by way of TGN Distributing, has made decorating your HPI Baja 5B body as easy as peel-n-stick with their Swoop Design and Militant body skins. Both designs are available [...]
Thunder Power RC TP610C-ACDC multi-chemistry charger
Thunder Power RC is a company that knows all about our electricity needs. Now they’ve added another charger to fulfill those needs. The TP610C-ACDC is a multi-chemistry, AC/DC charger capable of filling up 1-14 cell NiMHs/NiCds, 2-6S LiPo/LiFe/LiIon, and 6-24 volt lead acid batteries at up to 10 amps. This charger also features a built in balancer with JST-XH connectors. [...]
R/C Around the Web - Arguing on the internet is like... edit…
Photo of the Week:Land Rover Defender by canadajack2 Contest: August 2010 Photo Contest – Open theme, read the rules. Prize is a copy of the XXX Main Truck_X2 Resurgence DVD, which – by the way – we have reviewed here. Rock the Vote: Voting is opened for the July 2010 Photo Contest. Internet Debate: Superchargers and diesel for 2 stroke engines, some [...]
RPM rear skid plate for Baja 5B/5T
RPM has taken a keen interest in your rear end it seems. That is, if you drive a Baja 5B or 5T. The latest new product fresh out of their molds is a rear skid plate for said Baja 5Ts and 5bs. This new bolt-on skid plate is intended to provide additional protection for all those aftermarket exhaust pipes that [...]
Venom Drive ForceTrucks, entry level toys for children
Start ’em off young. Venom knows that maxim and has brought about a way for you to do just that. Their new line of Drive Force Trucks are toy grade, 1/18 scale, short course style trucks made for children 6 and older. They feature fully independent suspension and rubber tires. The truck requires 4 AAA batteries and the small pistol [...]
Venom Sport Charge, budget charger for thrifty people
We all spend a lot of time drooling over the latest, greatest, and most awesome gear on the market. But the reality is that we don’t always need the highest techiest stuff. The basics are usually enough for most people. Venom Group has a new charger for those that just need the basics. The Sport Charge is an AC powered, [...]
R/C Around the Web – Short and to the point… edition
Photo of the Week:by Dark Flashy Forum Thread: What is bashing? – If you really want to know what bashing is, check out our YouTube channel. Shameless Self Promotion: Unboxing the HPI Mini Trophy Truck – We got it first, because we’re awesome like that. Shopping Around: Futaba Free Receiver deal when you buy a qualifying radio system. Video of the Week:
Leopard Hobbies stepping out from the shadows
According to Kershaw Designs, the group at Leopard Hobbies has been the secret manufacturer behind a lot of the big names in brushless systems. Now they are taking all of that experience and putting it into their own line of motors. Leopard Hobbies has a large range of brushless motors for all kinds of applications from up to 1/5 scale [...]
CEN Matrix5-SC now available
CEN Racing has heard the call and answered it. That call was for a 1/5 scale short course truck. The Matrix5-SC is built on their Matrix5-B buggy platform that has been around for a long time and has attracted quite a following. The Matrix5-SC, just like it’s siblings, offers full-time 4wd, big bore oil filled shocks, and [...]
LRP Pulsar Touch Competition is more than just a charger
LRP is known for developing great new technologies. The new Pulsar Touch Competition charger is no exception, it is capable of everything you’d expect of a modern charger, plus a ton more. It’ll do 1-4 cell LiPos and LiFes plus 1-8 cell NiMHs and NiCds at up to 12 amps, along with an automatic cycling mode for all battery types, [...]
Losi Micro Rally Car
Kyosho has had the micro on-road scene pretty well locked up since the very beginnings of the class. Losi, it seems, is keen to lock up the micro off-road scene. They’ve done a fairly good job of offering performance minded vehicles in tiny packages. Another job that Losi has been fairly good at is taking one platform [...]
Losi Micro SCT
So the Losi Strike is considered the Dodo bird of the short course class. We all know that they need to release a new chassis to be competitive in the class. A cottage industry has popped up around converting the XXX-T to short course trucks and we all thought that Losi would follow that lead and release a [...]
Tamiya revises the TRF801XT into a total performance package
The Tamiya TRF801XT is, by all accounts, a fine model automobile. Apparently Tamiya wasn’t happy enough with it though. So they went back to the drawing board and then to the track, then back to the drawing board, then the track again, and so on and so forth until they had a truck that performed better than their previous attempt. [...]
