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Hey gang, happy New Year’s Eve edition of MTM! Last week I talked about three things I selfishly “wanted” to see in 2021 from the r/c monster truck hobby. This week I’m going to talk about three things that I actually think will happen. I think the first thing we should note is that the hobby had a fantastic year in [...]
Hey gang, happy holidays! I wanna wind down the last two weeks of 2020 with two lists- this week things I WANT to see in this segment of the hobby in 2021, and next week some actual predictions of what I think WILL happen. Both are quite different! So, without further adieu, here are 3 things I’d personally love to see [...]
Christmas has come to the Scale shop a little early this year thanks to DSM Off-Road! DSM Off-Road sent over a few goodies along with some new items for the Element Gatekeeper. So, grab your favorite holiday snack, and sit back while I tell you this Everybody’s Scalin’ Christmas Tales.I have always liked the Kinetic Recovery Gear from DSM Off-Road [...]
Hey gang and happy holidays! You know, for those of us that do rattle can paint jobs there is often a misconception that you are limited in palette by the available cans of paint versus the crazy amount of stuff out there for airbrushes, where it’s common to mix paints and pigments and create all sorts of crazy stuff. You can still [...]
Hey gang, it’s that time of year again to give (or receive!) the gift of r/c! This section of the internet focuses pretty much on the hardcore monster truck crowd, so I’m going to dial it back a notch and give a recommendation for the total noob in your life this holiday season. Many hobbyists, especially those who are younger, start [...]
December is upon us and you know what that means, new RC season! For those who still have not decided on what to put on their Christmas list I have a few suggestions that might help. And After the Year we have had I think everyone needs to treat them selves to some RC goodies. Weather it is a new [...]
With the Losi LMT about to be released to the masses in early 2021, methinks that that, combined with (hopefully) large gatherings being allowed again by the time weather starts to warm, we are headed towards a banner year for solid axle monster truck racing. I feel like whether it’s this platform or the Trigger King YouTube channel, I’m pretty in [...]
Hey guys, been a minute since I’ve done a no prep update for the Traxxas Bandit/Slash conversion, but I finally do have one! I just received my freshly painted lid from Sutton Motorsports. As usual, Travis did a great job! This is a JConcepts Chevy Nova II (the one piece version) painted up in black and green, similar to my Rotten Apple [...]
Hello everyone hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Last night while laying on the couch in a paralyzed state due to the amount of food I consumed I was watching some videos on YouTube and stumbled across two channels that grabbed my attention. The first video comes from Obier RC, the film is very cinematic and well shot. The TRX-4 [...]
Last week I asked for Losi LMT-related questions and as usual, you all delivered. Many folks asked similar questions so I picked two of them to answer below. Oh, and before we get going, Happy Thanksgiving to all of our US readers! Doug, Question in response to your column on the LMT (and all your other coverage, which was great!). Fair to say [...]
Happy Friday everyone, the crew in the scale shop are in Servo heaven after receiving a shipment from Hitec. And just in time if I may add, with a few current projects getting close to finishing we have been needing some servos. First up is the Hitec HS-646WP, there is a reason we got four of them. A few weeks ago [...]
Hey gang, sorry for the late column this week. After two intense weeks of putting the LMT through it’s paces and shooting a bunch of video and writing the review, I’ve been in major catch-up mode ever since. It’s been really interesting seeing the reaction to this vehicle. Most of it has been positive, but of course you do have some [...]
Hello everyone and thanks for checking out this week’s Everybody’s Scalin’! If you’re on the Big Squid RC Facebook group or follow me on Instagram @everybodysscalin, you have most likely seen some of the NECA Back To The Future figures I have acquired so far. One thing I will say is each Marty figure I have now I bought at [...]
Hello everyone and do I have a wicked fan spotlight for you today! Normally the fan spotlight is a rig of some kind but this one is a scale garage that holds all the right keys for a Everybody’s Scalin’ spotlight. Out of Mississippi comes Daniel Baggett A.K.A Mississippi RC Addict with this beautifully built scale shop. I have been [...]
One of the most fun things about full size monster trucks is the sometimes extremely wild personas they take on by way of 3D fiberglass bodies. Ever since the Snake-Bite monster truck debuted in the early 90’s with a snake head replacing the front the clip of a pickup truck, complete with fangs, 3D bodies have become popular. And yes, I [...]
