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Here it is folks, live and in the flesh, the HPI Mini Trophy Truck! I think it’s safe to say this is probably the most anticipated RC truck in a long time! Everywhere you go, people are talking about it, so it’s our honor to bring you this exclusive first unboxing. First off, the packaging is amazing! Whoever designed [...]
Holy Cow! Two unboxing stories in the same week! People around the office are bouncing off the walls with all the vehicles we have to review soon! I Love it! So we recently talked about the new HPI Racing E-Firestorm 10 HT being a Hobby Town (hence the HT) exclusive! Thanks to our local Hobby Town, we have one in [...]
Yes, we got our hands on a new DuraTrax Evader DT! While it does not come as dirty as the last time we saw it, it does look pretty good! We snapped a bunch of pictures while it was still fresh and shinny before we start [...]
In the ‘better late than never’ category, we finally got our hands on the HPI Blitz ESE! Many of us in the office are huge fans of the original HPI Blitz, so we have been looking forward to this for a while. Whenever I see the UPS guy walking in the door [...]
So the Team Associated SC18 recently started shipping, and we thought we would share some pictures and a video with everyone to check out. Enjoy! Check out Team Associated for more information.
So we just got our Traxxas 2010 Platinum Slash Edition in house! It looks like our friends at Traxxas are the first to listen to Cubby’s advice, and start treating some of their RC cars like REAL cars. Notice they call this the 4×4 Slash 2010 Platinum Edition on the box! Does that mean there will [...]
Recently we talked about the Castle Creations Mamba Max Pro shipping, well here’s a quick picture of what you get. If you had one on order, sorry to ruin the surprise… uhmm Surprise! Check the official Castle Creations page for more details.
Since we know how much you guys love the unboxing pictures, and since we just got our HPI Racing Blitz Short Course Truck, guess what time it is! You guessed it, it’s unboxing picture time! The paint job is pretty sweet right out of the box. The orange is [...]
What seems like one of the most anticipated buggy releases in a long time, the Hot Bodies Ve8 buggy has arrived for it’s unboxing ceremony! Here are some of the first photo’s of what you can look forward to when yours arrives! Wow, a true kit! Haven’t seen one of these [...]
OH MY! What a day this turned out to be, and what a great way to end the year! I was getting some work done at the office when there was a knock on the door, a big box with HPI on the side was handed over as my jaw dropped. If there would of been video, I [...]
I’m not 100% sure we can claim FIRST on this, but if not, it will be pretty darn close to first! Our HPI Savage XL arrived today! I snapped a few pictures as I opened it and took it out. First thoughts: WOW! It’s BIG! The motor looks MASSIVE. HPI Racing is [...]
Hey All, with the recent announcement from Schumacher about their speed controllers, I thought I better get to work on the interview with Shawn Palmer! It’s good and long with lots of details! Enjoy! Make sure to hit the title/jump for the full interview! 1. The news officially dropped today about Schumacher’s brushless system. It’s already a crowded BL marketplace. All [...]
Since we have been covering more RC drag racing lately, we have been getting questions about how to get started in the drag racing scene. Many questions are “where did you get the King Squid?” and “how do I get one?” Well, those are the questions I am going to answer here. It’s going to be a pretty short project, [...]
(We have a newer ramp design, which you can read about at this link.) When we set out to build a ramp, we had a few restrictions:The ramp has to be portable (has to fit in our trucks). The ramp has to be adjustable (height and ramp curve). The ramp has to be sturdy. Time to bash: Can be built in a weekend.
