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From the moment it was announced we have been wanting to get our hands on the Thunder Tiger e-MTA! Well we now have one in our possession, and it was time to get it out of the box! Enjoy the pictures! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in [...]
Round 2 of March Bash-ness 2013 continues now with the right side of the bracket. Sparring in this round are the small dog in the fight and one of the biggest. Arrma’s small in stature, but big in heart Granite is going straight up against, what is arguably, the granddaddy of bashing, the HPI Savage Flux HP. The other matchup [...]
Click to embiggen The first round of March Bash-ness 2013 is over and half the field is heading home with tears in their eyes. We can’t really say that there’s any surprises here as the elite of bashing are winnowed down to eight. The MT4-G3, last year’s runner up advanced and will be facing Traxxas’ crawler/monster truck hybrid thing, the Summit. [...]
Remember tonight is the deadline for round one! Get those votes in by midnight CST Friday! There are some really heated battles going on right now. Lots of the voting is closer then we expected in many of the categories! Should make for a interesting final hour. Click HERE TO GO VOTE!
Click to embiggen This is it. The first round of voting for March Bash-ness 2013 is open. All eight match-ups are here, so make sure you pick a favorite in each one. Voting will close on this first round on Friday, the 22nd at 11:59 pm Central time. There’s a few new faces in the bunch this year, the Vaterra Twin Hammers [...]
We have been looking forward to getting our hands on the new Tactic TTX650 Transmitter, and since we just got it, it seemed like a good time to post some unboxing photos. At first ‘feel’ it seems really solid, with a nice hi-end feel to it. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 [...]
Just wanted to give a quick reminder that the Nominations for the 2013 March Bash-ness will be closing this Saturday March 16th! So if you have not nominated your favorite vehicle, you better get moving! And don’t forget, if you go to our Facebook Page, and click LIKE and SHARE you will be entered to win a Axial EXO!! [...]
That’s right, it’s March! And that can only mean one thing! It’s time for Big Squid RC’s March Bash-Ness!! The only place where the reader votes ACTUALLY count! The winner is chosen after several weeks of voting, and at the end, we give away the winning vehicle! Before the voting can start, we need to get your nominations for the 16 [...]
We have been getting so many people asking us what our thoughts are on the ‘best rc quad’ lately. Mostly they have been looking for answers on the micro or mini quadcopters, so we decided it was time to sit down and get some true answers. We have reviewed all the quads, but as we have found out in the [...]
We showed you unboxing pictures of the new Vaterra Kemora yesterday, today we are posting unboxing pictures of the Vaterra Kalahari. The Kalahari is much like the Kemora because it sits on the same 14th scale Vaterra platform, but differs with its larger tires and desert style body. Like the Kemora, the Kalahari body is exceptionally well done. You can tell [...]
Here they are, the very first unboxing pictures that we’ve ever done on a Vaterra. This is the new Vaterra Kemora, their 14th scale, 4wd, brushless rally car, and we have a bunch of pictures to give you a better idea of what’s inside the box. To start off with, of course there is the car itself. The Kemora blows you [...]
Our own 3DBill stopped by the Hobby Town in Orland Park, IL. and snapped a few pictures of the new Traxxas Nitro Slash. First impressions were decent, though he’s not a nitro guy at all. Apparently he’s waiting for a gas version. I don’t suggest holding your breath on that one. I’m not so sure I like the looks [...]
The latest truck in Team Durango’s line-up for world domination is their DESC410R V2 4wd SCT Kit. Included in the box is the body, wheels, manual, sticker sheet, window masks, and all the parts of the truck. The DESC410R V2 should be not only a lap time killing machine, but also a capable basher, find out how it really stacks [...]
We have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of our Kyosho NeXXt Readyset, lo and behold it has finally hit our doorstep. At a quick glance there are a couple of things that stand out- the body is made out of hard plastic instead of polycarbonate, and it takes 6 screws to remove the body. Our complete review of the Kyosho [...]
This week we were lucky to spend some time with Kevin Hetmanski for our Wednesday Interview column. Many of you know Kevin from his days at Car Action, but these days his life revolves around his job in Horizon Hobby’s Pro Boat division. What’s new with Kevin? What’s new at Pro Boat and Horizon? Let’s find out. BigSquidRC: Several (read- most) [...]
