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Here ya go 1/5th scale fanatics, the Losi Desert Buggy XL-E has been announced. The XL-E is a massive RTR brushless 1/5th scaled buggy that should do a good job of dominating your local bash spot. Loaded with scale detailing, the beast comes with officially licensed Maxxis tires and an LED light bar for night driving. Here are some of [...]
ECX is a brand name that bashers are very familiar with thanks to their reputation for putting out tough vehicles at low price points. They are now looking to make a splash in the scale crawler market with their RTR 1/12 Barrage from Horizon Hobby. In a time where small scale crawlers are red hot, the Barrage is something of an in-between [...]
Intro: The Traxxas Aton, made by bashers, for bashers. I know what you’re thinking- Traxxas made a drone besides the Alias? Why yes they did. Come join me while I break it down and build it back up again, just like any good basher would do. From: Traxxas Direct Link: Traxxas Aton Review By: Andrew Schaefer Photos By: Andrew Schaefer Specs: RTF, BNF, ARF, or Kit: RTF Age: 14+ Battery: 11.1v 3000Mah [...]
First there was the Traxxas X-Maxx monster truck, then came the 8S Upgrade Kit, now there is the full RTR version of the Traxxas 8S X-Maxx. The newest version of the X-Maxx comes with a load of upgrades over the original, upgrades that are intended to make it faster, stronger, and an overall better bash machine. We’ve been running pack [...]
Castle Creations made big news a few months ago when they announced their first ever line-up of sensored brushless motors. Sensored motors have long been the norm in racing, but have yet to catch on with the bashing crowd because of reliability and power issues. To find out if the new Castle motors are truly capable of withstanding the daily [...]
While the Traxxas X-Maxx is a beast right out of the box, its power system doesn’t have the insane yank of something like the E-Revo on 6S. To give the X-Maxx more power, Traxxas has released a 8S Upgrade Kit. The upgrade kit comes with everything needed to allow your X-Maxx to handle 30+ volts worth of input power. What [...]
Tekno RC, known best for their 1/8 racing rigs, has decided to make a big splash in the bashing market with the MT410 Monster Truck. The MT410 represents the first bash offering from Tekno and is marketed to be one of the toughest, best handling, monster trucks to ever hit the market. After weeks of bashing, thrashing, and jumping off [...]
We would like to congratulate ARRMA RC and Hobbico on their Nero Monster Truck winning our coveted Bash Vehicle of the Year for 2016! There were a ton of great vehicles released in 2016, but the ARRMA Nero edged out the competition with its durability, intense power system, and Smart Diff technology. The Nero proved it can take a serious [...]
Hey rock racer fans, Losi has just announced the Rock Rey RTR. The Rock Rey’s platform may look familiar to you as it is based off the Baja Rey off-road truck. Sizing for the Rock Rey comes in at 1/10th scale and it comes pre-built and ready to rumble. A sturdy 4wd drive-train helps the Rock Rey climb over tough [...]
The scale crawling scene is blazing hot right now, to help feed the fire RC4WD is releasing a RTR version of the Gelande II with a Cruiser Body Set. We have been lucky enough to receive an early release unit to bash at our pleasure. Actually, we haven’t been “bashing” it as much as we’ve been using it for what [...]
By now you have probably watched all the top videos from the Pro-Line Racing Wipeout Video CONTEST a few times, but we wanted to take a moment to congratulate the winners! Again, a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone that submitted videos, and a GIGANTIC THANK YOU to Pro-Line Racing for helping make this contest possible! We couldn’t do it without [...]
We are big fans of RC4WD’s venerable Trail Finder 2. In the never ending crawler wars, it’s long been the king of super scale trucks. But hey, who’s happy with “right out of the box”? In an attempt to try and take it up a notch we recently got our hands on a Scale V8 Engine and R4 Ultimate Scale [...]
We are working with our newest Sponsor, Force RC, to help give away this awesome custom Rat Rod vehicle they have built! This thing looks incredible! Seriously, imagine pulling up to the bash spot or track with this vehicle! We are going to be very jealous of whoever wins this one! Keep reading to see how to enter as well [...]
Everybody knows the Bigfoot Monster Truck, it is iconic in the world of trucks and off-roading. For some people, especially those that grew up in the ’70s, the truck even holds special meaning, like the first time you went to a monster truck rally with your family, or remembering it blew your mind as you watched it leap over cars [...]
3DBill here checking out a new ALL-IN-ONE RTF Camera Drone from Autel called the X-Star Premium. This quadcopter / multi-rotor / camera drone, whatever you want to call it, claims to do about everything a new pilot or videographer starting with quads can ask for. Does it deliver? Does it do all the stuff we want? Keep reading to find [...]
