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New and super affordable ($129) from the folks at ECX is the 1/10 AMP MT. While it is named a “monster truck”, it more looks like a stadium style truck and we recently got a chance to shoot some pictures while pulling our test unit out of the box. Inside the box you’ll find the truck (of course), the new style [...]
ECX made some big news when they announced their AMP line-up of vehicles. Why is that? Because the AMP line brings hobby grade 10th scale to an extremely low price point. How low? $129, which should fit into just about anyone’s budget. While we finish our full review of the AMP Desert Buggy, please take a look at the unboxing pictures [...]
Our HPI Racing Jumpshot MT showed up at the office, so it’s time for unboxing photos! During the unboxing we didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary, which is a good thing. No leaking shocks, no loose screws. As you can see it comes with every wall plug for every country you may decide to visit. We are monster truck [...]
We recently got our hands on a UDI Lark Quadcopter with FVP from HRP – Hobby Recreation Products and are looking forward to putting it to the test. Initial reactions to taking it out of the box, it’s a very interesting setup as it’s very light for it’s large sizet. Not so sure we are going to dig the USB charging [...]
It seemed appropriate to end #ForceFriday by saving the best for last. The Star Wars BB-8 Droid by Sphero was blowing up the internet late Thursday as the press embargo was lifted finally allowing us to show off all the cool new Star Wars toys. This little droid is pretty darn awesome. While we ‘know’ how the head stays on, [...]
With a couple of more months left in the boating season we are starting in on our review of the Pro Boat Stealthwake 23. The Stealthwake comes in at an affordable $179, putting it easily in the budget for the average hobbyist. It is powered by a water cooled 550 brushed motor and comes with a 2.4GHz pistol style radio. Take [...]
There is no doubt that the vast majority of bash vehicles were designed to be used off-road, but end up being pavement burners. We see it every day, trucks (and buggies) of all sorts being driven around the local parking lot, many handling like a hay-wagon because they were not set-up properly. We decided to do an article on how to [...]
What does it look like when opening the box on the new Pro Boat Voracity-E 36? Well, to show everyone out in rc land what comes in the box we took a bunch of pictures while unboxing our test unit. The Voracity-E is certainly a beast, it is physically quite a large boat and comes with a brutish 6S LiPo [...]
We got our hands on an HPI Racing Crawler King 1973 Ford Bronco Edition! Personally we were huge fans of the Wheelie King back in the day because it was just a fun little basher. Will the Crawler King be a fun crawler? While we aren’t expecting to win any comps, we are hoping it can take a decent bashing [...]
A few months ago we Did An Article on how to put Spektrum’s AVC Electronic Stability Control in a typical bash vehicle like the Traxxas 2wd Slash VXL, but what good is AVC if it isn’t set-up properly? Today we’ll be going over some tips on how to dial in the AVC Stability Control on your car. * Before you even [...]
We got our hands on the new Blade Chroma Camera Drone from Horizon Hobby, and have already started testing for the review. Out of the box, they have done a lot of stuff right. The battery sizes are impressive in both the quadcopter AND the transmitter. The flying crew here have been chomping at the bit to get their hands [...]
Hey guys, this past weekend I had a blast at the IRCHA Jamboree 2015 (Coverage post in the works), but what is funny is a contest Horizon Hobby was running giving away the Spektrum AR7210BX flybarless unit and receiver featuring the new SAFE (Sensor Assisted Flight Envelope) before its October release. It’s only funny since of the 6 available, I received one of them [...]
New and improved from Castle Creations is the Mamba Monster X electronic speed controller. We recently received one to bash/test, so we got out the camera to take pictures while we unboxed it. As you can see by the pictures, the Mamba X is different than previous 1/8th models from Castle. A big red “X” on top shows that it [...]
After receiving the latest version of the ARRMA Fury BLX to hit the states we had crack the box open as soon as possible. Yes, of course we grabbed a camera before doing so, but all of us were pretty stoked to see the new 60 mph+ version of the Fury. Take a peek below to see exactly what it looks [...]
We’ve been working on our review of the ECX 4WD Brushless Circuit Stadium Truck with AVC for several weeks now. Before the full review goes live we wanted to post some unboxing pictures so you can see exactly what it looks like when the box is cracked open. As you can see by the pictures, everything is included with the Circuit. [...]
