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I know I can’t be the only one who is starting to see more and more scale garages and/or shops popping up lately. It’s starting to become an essential tool to have if you are in the Scale Crawler scene. In fact, my very first Everybody’s Scalin’ post was about building a scale garage. Don’t worry this is not a [...]
“Losi Super Rock Rey Hey dawg, When is your SRR review going live bro? Lex H.” Cubby- Wazzzup with you Lex-ster? Thanks for writing in. Ya know, I just love short, to the point, letters. And luckily for you, our SRR review should be going live just about any time now. We are finishing up some loose ends, but expect it in the next few [...]
Hey all, it’s already December and the year is almost over. Time flies, doesn’t it? I had planned on chatting about something else this week, but I feel I need to follow up on last week’s MTM post in which I answered a reader e-mail who was asking me if I knew a way for him to stop blowing out wheels [...]
Happy Monday fellow hobbyists, welcome to BigSquidRC and THE Cub Report. This is my little corner of the internet, glad you are able to join me. So… electronics behemoth Amazon dropped a new race car of-sorts last week. Amazon, a company that started out as an on-line book retailer, has expanded into just about everything, and now they are blazing a [...]
New Bright RC is not a hobby grade RC yet they seem to sneak their way into the hobby grade world for one main reason. It’s not the amazing speed or the durability that I am talking about, it’s those hard bodies! Some of the best looking hard bodies out there, believe it or not, are New Bright RC. So [...]
“First Kit Build Question Hey Cubby, first of all, I love the website and your column. Good, informative stuff, and really has helped me as I’ve gotten into the hobby. My question, though. I’ve been pretty heavily into RC cars for about two years now, but I am only minimally comfortable with wrenching. I think building a kit will be a [...]
As I fired up the laptop to write this week’s MTM post, this e-mail popped up in my inbox. Great timing!Hello Doug, I have a family of SMT10’s currently and would like some input/direction. My personal smt10 has most of the usual upgrades, gears, metal axle housings, metal links, etc… What I am struggling with at this moment in time, is [...]
Hello there, I am Cubby and this is my report. While sometimes I like to go over the latest new car releases, this week I’ll actually be going over some notes on our reviews. So why mess around, lets jump right in! Over the years, the BigSquidRC Bash Crew has done dozens upon dozens of rc car and truck reviews. Back [...]
It is official we can start talking about Christmas! And more importantly what is on your RC Christmas list. It seems every month since January my list keeps getting bigger, as I’m am sure everyone else’s does. There are four must have vehicles that everyone should have at least one of on your list this Christmas. Or, if you are [...]
“Jeffco Parks Ban Hey, Cubby Just wanted to complain to the choir about some news on the other side of the river from ya. Link To Proposed RC Park Ban Hopefully that FB link works, but the Jefferson County Council is looking to ban all RCs from county parks. Rant and Rave. Ryan M.” Cubby- Whatttttt’sss up Ryan? Happy Thanksgiving to you and everyone out there [...]
Greetings all, I hope many of you out there are nearing the end of a short work week as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US. I know that I’m looking forward to a long weekend of turkey and being able to tear down my fleet of trucks and give them the once over after a long Summer [...]
Yo, hey there fellow rc hobbyist, welcome to my Cub Report! It’s darn cool to have each and every one of you here, I hope you enjoy your stay on our website. First up, everybody wants to know what the “next big thing” is gonna be, and well, it looks like that might be shaping up for 1/8th scale rock crawlers [...]
“Gyro-gate Cubby, What in the hell is going on with gyro-gate from the worlds? I have been reading all sorts of crap on my Facebook feed, did the guy that won the worlds really cheat? How many of those guys are already running gyros anyways? Sonny V.” Cubby- So hey there Sonny, it’s been a while since we’ve talked, but thanks for writing in. [...]
Scalers block can get the best of all of us. Just like writers’ block, getting stuck on any project can drive you crazy. Something as simple as where to place a scale item can stop a build in its tracks. Lately I have been torn on what rig to put our RC4WD 1:10 Warn 9.5cti Winch on. As soon as [...]
This past weekend I was rummaging around in my basement, checking out some old boxes of Hot Wheels that I snagged from my parents house (yes, I used to collect HW Treasure Hunt cars) when I came across an old Pro-Line Racing flyer-catalog from 2002. This was like being stuck with a nostalgia-filled syringe. It immediately brought me back to high school [...]
