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Good day, monster truck gang! Last weekend one of the biggest events on the r/c monster truck racing calendar went down- the Solid Axle Showdown in Richmond, VA. So big, in fact, that it made local news! Super cool to see the hobby in the mainstream like this! There were a plethora of amazing rigs. Whenever one of these kinds of races [...]
Last week I gave a signal boost to several of the solid axle monster truck communities’ small, specialized companies. It seemed to resonate with a good number of folks, so I’m back with a part 2!So Cal Monster Trucks The folks at SCMT offer various products for the solid axle community, but their flagship offering is the Warpath chassis and the [...]
The FMS Model 1:18 Toyota Land Cruiser LC80 packs a big punch in the tiny truck world. Maxing out on all the scale fronts, the LC80 even gives the larger rigs a run for their money. Starting with the licensed Toyota hard body and a full interior the LC80 looks stunning and can mimic its 1:1 version with the right [...]
Greetings all, I’m taking a brief reprieve from the oppressive midwestern Summer heat to bring some monster truck goodness to ya’ll this week. We are in a bit of a lull as to big new releases in this segment of the hobby, as most of the teases and announcements are reserved for early Fall and the various large r/c monster truck [...]
Hey everyone, how’s it going? I’ve got some fun news- your boy is going to be heading up the review of the ARRMA Outcast Extreme Bash RTR! Interesting fact- I’ve never pulled trigger on any version of the Outcast. I’ve seen ’em in person multiple times since the original release of the truck, but I’ve never driven one. In fact, this will [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to this weeks Everybody”s Scalin’! The shop is back up and in running order, never fails to get destroyed days before leaving for an event, then stays that way for a week or two after. After the clean up the first rig to hit the bench was our Cen Racing Ford F-450 Dually. As for the [...]
Hey all, Monster Truck Madness is taking an off week, as over the weekend the race I was to attend was rained out, therefore scuttling my subject matter plans. I used the rain-out to finally get my Losi 22S Drag Car Roller a’movin’, though. Before getting to what I put in it, I have to say that the Losi is extremely impressive. [...]
Hello everybody and sorry for the delay. We had so much fun at Axialfest Badlands it has been hard for me to get back into the swing of things. So, while I get the shop back in order for some wicked projects, check out our adventure at this years Axialfest badlands! #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-3 img [...]
One of the most special things about the r/c solid axle monster truck scene is how the full scale motorsport is so closely associated and embedded within the 1/10 scale version. Some of the biggest events of the r/c monster truck calendar take place at the homes of some of the biggest names in the sport. Bigfoot and Grave Digger [...]
It is well known that a low center of gravity improves crawling performance, by making a car less prone to tipping over. A forward weight bias improves climbing ability for the very same reason, and that’s why manufacturers compete to have the motor mounted as far forward, and as far down as possible. A wider car also makes it less [...]
As I see it, there’s three different roads to chose between when upgrading an Axial SCX10-3: scale looks, performance or durability. Some upgrades tick not one, but two boxes, other upgrades will be an improvement in one area, and an actual detriment in another. Example on the former: aluminum wheels look good, and also add weight down low, hence improving [...]
Greetings and an early Happy 4th to our American readers! The above pic was shot back in July 2017 when me and some buddies attempted to recreate Dennis Anderson’s “Mr. Destruction” wall of steel stunt in r/c form. We used an Axial SMT10 and a bunch of plastic cars, and it was a blast. I’d link video of it, but [...]
Bullying can be a hard thing to tackle. First it might take a while just to recognize what is going on, another while to realize that it is an ongoing, systematic abuse, and then yet some more time to reach the decision to stand up for the victim. Or in this case: victims. Being a newcomer in an established group makes [...]
Hey gang, happy Thursday! It’s slow around the office as pretty much everyone is making the trek to Axialfest. And you know what that means? I can slip something non-r/c related onto the site without repercussion from boss man, who is probably out setting up a trail section in Indiana with no internet service! This week I wanted to take a trip [...]
I painted my very first polycarbonate body in 1992, using two pots of paint and a brush. A Kyosho Ferrari F40, state of the art. Red body, red spoiler, black windows. Back then precut window masks weren’t invented, so the method was slightly different. First, a thin (1mm) black masking tape was applied on the outside, marking windows and body [...]
