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Scale realism has taken over the rc world. Evidence of this can not only be seen in the rock crawling world, but also on-road. A great example of this is the Kyosho 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6. The Kyosho Chevelle comes with one of the best looking bodies that we’ve seen from Kyosho, plus it sits on the very basher-friendly [...]
Are all you ARRMA ARRMY members ready for a second new car of the day? Here ya go ARRMA fans, they have just dropped the 1/7 Limitless speed/bash roller. The Limitless is a large scaled on-road car that comes as a roller so that you can install your own electronics. Here are the highlights- * Body Length- 20.71″ * Body Width- 10.79″ * [...]
The folks over at ARRMA RC have been teasing a couple of new vehicles for a while, and today we get to see them in action! The first of the two All Road vehicles is the Infraction 6s BLX Street Basher. It’s a 1/7 Scale All Road vehicle, and it has us excited for sure! It boasts a top speed [...]
The folks over at Traxxas know everyone that owns an RC vehicle is going to have to work on it at some point. To get the job done you are going to need tools, so they might as well be Traxxas Premium Tools. Want to know our thoughts on them? Keep reading… We have been working with the new [...]
To say that we have REALLY been wanting to get our hands on the new Cross RC FR4 Demon RTR would be an understatement. First impressions out of the box, wow.. that suspension! Someone will probably call me out on this, but this may be the softest RTR suspension we have ever felt out of the box. It’s silky [...]
Here ya go Axial Racing fans, they have just dropped the 1/24th scaled SCX24 Deadbolt. The SCX24 is Axial Racing’s first foray into the 24th scaled market, have a look at some of these features- * Comes completely pre-built as an RTR * 3-link front and 4-link rear suspension * Rugged steel C-channel frame rails * Fully licensed Nitto Trail Grappler M/T tires * Licensed [...]
We have been wanting to get our hands on the 1/5 Scale Redcat Racing Clawback truck for a while now, and that time has finally come. While I’m sure many of you would say we are nuts, there are a few of us at the Big Squid RC HQ that believe large scale crawling/trailing is going to start growing and [...]
Coming soon from ECX is the 1/10th scaled Brutus Monster Truck. The Brutus has a nicely scaled body that looks just like the full sized Brutus. Soon you will be able to drive the rc version in your own backyard! The Brutus comes on ECX’s highly capable 2wd 1/10 off-road chassis and comes pre-built for your bashing pleasure. Waterproof electronics, [...]
That’s right folks, Cross RC is now in the Ready To Run Scale Crawler game with the FR4 Demon RTR. Cross RC has come a long ways in the last two years, going from relative unknown, to a company putting out some of the coolest rock crawlers in the industry. Here are the highlights on their first RTR- * Fully assembled [...]
The embargo has been lifted with the announcement of the new Traxxas Traxx! Out of the box, the build quality looks awesome. The instructions do not look too difficult to follow, and by the time you read this, they have already been installed and are in testing. We can’t wait to report back with our thoughts and some video action! [...]
What the heck is this? We recently got a box in the mail from Traxxas, and the only heads up was we got a tracking number a few days before. We had no idea what was coming, or what was in the box. We shut off comments on this post to keep it spoiler free for those who want [...]
Unless you have been living under a rock, you should know the ARRMA Kraton won the BASH bracket for March Bash-ness 2019! Also, if you are a OG reader of Big Squid RC, you will know that it has been a long running tradition to giveaway the winning vehicles, and with the wonderful support of Horizon Hobby and ARRMA, we [...]
After thousands of votes, tons of brackets and plenty of upsets, the finals in the March Bash-ness 2019 bracket have taken place and we have our champions! On the bash side, the ARRMA Kraton pulls off a repeat with back to back wins being the previous 2018 champion as well! ARRMA should be pretty happy with their track record, this [...]
Released just a few weeks ago, the Losi Ford Raptor Baja Rey King Shocks Edition RTR from Horizon Hobby has created quite a stir in the bashing community. The Ford Raptor has one of the most detailed bodies that we’ve seen from Losi, plus it comes on the highly capable Baja Rey platform. We’ve been pushing our test truck to [...]
It’s seems like forever since we have done a giveaway so we thought, lets get one in before March Bash-ness ends! With the amazing support from Hitec we are giving away a RDX1 Pro Charger and a D954-SW Servo! We are also going to throw some Big Squid RC swag to the winners as well! Since we believe in spreading the love, [...]
