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Photo of the Week:By Stuart Knappstein Build Log: Camel Trophy Defender 110 build. Charted: Scale truck and crawler tires comparison chart. Review: Thunder T610 charger reviewed @ Ultimate RC Shopping Around: Lots of Labor Day Sales out there. Story Time: What’s your worst run away story? Video of the Week:RC Swagger Wagon parody
Photo of the Week:Traxxas Slash by mstens.NERD!: Or too awesome for words: PC World – The RC Nerf Tank. It’s all a matter of perspective. Scammed: Don’t trust anybody you meet on the internet. This is why I never trade over the net and always get used stuff only through eBay with PayPal, there’s at least some buyer protection [...]
Photo of the Week:Bridge Crossing by Pah co chu puk If you’ve found a great link, photo, or video out there in the last week, feel free to drop us a line about it to brian AT bigsquidrc.com. Put “Around the Web” in the subject line to help us sort it from all the hundreds of other emails we get. Giveaway: [...]
Photo of the Week: Traxxas Slash 4X4 PE by forum member PontiacGT201 So Brian found where Cubby hid the closet key and I’m free now, so here’s my version of the Around The Web. Build Log: Freeze’s Savage Flux “Frostbyte II” Review Roundup:HPI Mini Trophy Truck Review here @ Big Squid. RCTrax MiniQLO Rock Crawler @ MyRCBox.com Duratrax Evader DT @ Ultimate RCVideo of the Week:
Jeff seems to be MIA this morning, so I’ll whip something up. Forgive me if it’s not up to his usual quality post! Cubby probably locked him in a closet or something! (again) Event: This weekend is one of the bigger RC Drag Racing events at the Lynwood RC Dragway! I’ll be there on Sunday to cover some of the racing [...]
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 [...]
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:
Photo of the week: Savage Flux tackling a sand hill at a recent hill climb event. By B&B Kristinsson. Article: RC Car Action – 5 Most Important RC Vehicles of All Time – A few good choices, some debatable inclusions and curious MIAs, but an interesting look at what they believe has driven the industry from the beginning. Build Fix Log: Creeping Death [...]
Photo of the week:Remote controlled Peterbilt 379 2ND2N1 built out of Legos, by bricksonwheels. Check out the full photo set. Build Log: 1/6 Dragon Jeep Conversion Review Roundup:Duratrax Evader DT @ Big Squid RC Losi Mini Desert Buggy @ RC Universe Team Associated RC8T Championship Edition Truggy Project – Part 2 – The Build @ My RC Box (Part 1 intro here)Video of [...]
Photo of the Week:The picture is from Nic Case, the guy who owns the worlds fastest RC record, and this is his latest project car for 2010. He’s working directly with the Team Associated designers this time around. He will be testing this new streamliner on August 15th at the Heartland Park Dragway. It’s powered by a 1521 Neu motor, [...]
Photo of the Week:Sorry, I just think it’s too awesome. New rule, no more Big Squid original pics as photo of the week. It’s been a light week around the web. Build-Off: Drift car build-off at Scale 4×4 RC. 1. Build your scale drifter. 2. Do a build log. 3. Enter it in the contest. 4. ??? 5. Profit! Contest: July [...]
Photo of the Week:Jumps by mikeTYKEallen (re)Build log: TMaxx 2.5 Engine/Truck rebuild – Good rundown of how to break down and fix up an old engine. Shopping Around: Lots of summer deals online. Free Shipping @ Tamiya, 15% off @ Pro-Line, 10% off @ Voodoo Modifieds. This Weekend: I’m at the ROAR Off-Road Fuel Nats handing out stickers. Video of the Week: I’m having [...]
Photo of the week:by mole2k on Flickr, posted to the Radio Controlled Hobbies group Contest: Win a Fly-Sky FS-GT2 2.4Ghz entry-level radio set Friendly Reminder: Sunday is Father’s day. Call your dad. Self Promotion: Be sure to check out our LiPo Charger Shootout cause you know you need a new charger. Don’t you want the best? Shopping Around/Cool Link Combo [...]
Photo of the Week: Wyoming’s Brushless Levant Beetle Action Shotsby Wyoming, plenty more on the Tamiya Crawler Forums Build Log: VMG Bronco Concept Cool Link: 1/8th RC Historic Model Cars Forum Thread: Know your R/C History – Anyone see an R/C older than this one? late 60’s early 70’s Dynamic Models Next Weekend: Leighton Dillard Memorial Race @ Trackseekers, Flowood, MS – [...]
Pic of the Week: This week, with the LargeScaleRC.com 5th Scale Power Jam happening, I was in a bit of a giant scale rc mood, and that picture is just insane. I have been to a few 1/4 scale rc plane events, and they are a blast to watch, but it’s like flying a full size plane, from [...]
