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It’s the 2019 March Bash-ness FINALS! Is there going to be a repeat from 2018 in the bash bracket? Is the ARRMA Kraton going to knock out the Losi Super Baja Rey? Last year the SBR was pretty new, not a lot of people had their hands on it still, and didn’t know how much of a basher it truly [...]
It’s March Bash-ness 2019 FINAL FOUR! To keep things moving along, we are voting for both the BASH bracket and SCALE bracket this round! Just like the basketball versions, about everyone’s bracket has been pretty busted lol. We have had some exciting match ups so far, and there were a bunch of surprises with what vehicles made it into the [...]
Welcome to March Bash-ness 2019 round 2 for the SCALE Bracket. We started with 16 crawlers, and the compitition was fierce. Round one had one of the closest voting battles ever with the Cross RC SP4 squeaking ahead of the RC4WD Desert Runner Hero by 7 votes! We were refreshing the page like every minute watching the votes go back [...]
Round two starts now, and holy cow did it get serious quick! There are some insane match ups this round, match ups that some people think should of been the finals. It’s going to be crazy! This is round 2 of the Bash Bracket, we are going to ping pong one more time with a bash bracket and a scale bracket, [...]
The other half of March Bash-ness 2019 has now officially started! Now remember, this is round 1 for the SCALE Bracket. We had so many great vehicles suggested for both the bash side and the scale side, we decided to go with a full 16 for each. We started with the bash bracket, and now it’s time for round 1 [...]
It has begun! March Bash-ness 2019 has officially started! Before you start voting, let us explain a few things. This is round 1 for the Bash Bracket. We had so many great vehicles suggested for both the bash side and the scale side, we decided to go with a full 16 for each. To make it a little easier on [...]
Axial Racing and Horizon Hobby was kind enough to hook us up with the new Axial Wraith 1.9″ RTR, and in person it’s a real stunner. Those smaller tires give it a much more scale look, at least for what’s hot right now, and the black version looks great. Opening up that hood to reveal the V8 molded receiver case [...]
That’s right folks, the most anticipated reader voting contest on the planet, MARCH BASH-NESS 2019 Nominations are now open! For those new readers that haven’t been around for March Bash-ness, this is the start of our 9th annual March Bash-ness competition! This is where our readers get to nominate and vote for who they think is the best of the [...]
We got our hands on the new Axial Racing Can-Am Maverick X3 Yeti Jr 1/18 UTV! It’s time to get this thing out of the box, take some pics and start the testing! With a $149 price point, and the current hot trend of UTV vehicles, this could be great timing for Axial and Horizon Hobby for this release. You [...]
We got our hands on the new Vaterra 1972 Chevy Suburban Ascender-S Scale Crawler from Horizon Hobby, and immediately wanted to do the unboxing. We did a video version this time around, so you will have to let us know if you enjoy the videos to go along with the photos. I’m not sure the camera does the color [...]
You saw the teaser, and a few people did guess. We have gotten our hands on the new Redcat Racing Gen 8 International Scout II! Redcat Racing has set the bar high right out of the gate for 2019 with the International Scout II. With an almost total redesign from the Gen 7, the Gen 8 is packed with some [...]
New and better than ever, is the Kyosho Rage 2.0. The Rage was originally designed as a backyard bash machine that didn’t break the bank, the latest version comes with a slew of upgrades that address looks, as well as durability and performance. As we pulled our test unit out of the box, we took a bunch of pictures to show [...]
We have had a lot of people ask about the GMADE BOM and the question was recently asked in ‘Ask Cubby’, “when we are going to review the BOM?”. Well, we finally got our hands on the Gmade GS02 Bom Ultimate Trail Truck! After owning a few of Gmades Komodo’s they have never let me down. When I saw the [...]
How’s it going everyone, Jeremy here and do we have a treat for all of you! The good folks at CROSS RC have sent us the new DEMON SP4 1/10 scale off-road Pickup Truck model. Just like the Demon SG4 the Demon SP4 is loaded with scale details like a plate at an all you can eat buffet! Looking at [...]
The all new Spektrum DX5 Rugged is one of the hottest radios to be released in years. Designed for not only the scale/rock crawling crowd, the DX5 Rugged just might be the best backyard basher radio ever created. Sporting a number of new innovative features, there is no other radio on the market like the new Spektrum. As we pulled our [...]
