2013 Hobbico eFest Highlight Video
Hobbico just posted a great video covering highlights from the eFest 2013 show. If you watch closely, you will even see a small cameo by yours truly.Click this link for all of the Big Squid RC eFest News.
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Hobbico just posted a great video covering highlights from the eFest 2013 show. If you watch closely, you will even see a small cameo by yours truly.Click this link for all of the Big Squid RC eFest News.
Of course the main attraction at eFest was the airplanes. We have gathered up some of the pictures we took last weekend to give our readers a glimpse at some of the planes that were on display. They came in all shapes and sizes, some very basic, some very complex, some very slow, some insanely fast. Click the “read more” [...]
Pictured above with the BSRC crew is Kevin Hisel, a man you might recognize from that big thick Tower Hobbies catalog you get every few months. Kevin is VP at Tower and was one of the many industry people that made eFest a very special event. eFest was a great place to actually talk with the people that have made [...]
To give you a better feel for eFest 2013 here are some random pictures from the event. eFest had a great turn-out this year, from industry people, to all the people flying, to Higher Plane Productions beautiful spokes-model Svetlana O’Hara, it was the people that made eFest 2013 such a success. Enjoy all the pictures in the gallery below, and [...]
Hobbico is the title sponsor of the eFest 2013 event and it certainly shows. We had a great time touring their booth which has all kinds of great flying gear on display. There was plenty of new Futaba, OS Motors, Thunder Tiger, Heli-Max, and Tactic gear out for show goers to check out. From the most esoteric of high-end gear, [...]
The folks over at TrakPower have four new receiver packs to keep the servos on your nitro or gas machine working for a long time. These Lipo & LiFe packs not only provide long times, but also plenty of voltage for those high-end servos of yours. * Generous capacities result in extended run times * Available in flat and hump configurations * All [...]
New from Duratrax today is their upgraded Evader EXT2.4. The Evader has been a great bash-mobile for years, and now it’s better than ever. Some of its features and specifications include- * Duratrax 2.4GHz signal security * Waterproof * 1 year Stress-Tech warranty * Powerful Photon Speed 2 motor supplies impressive acceleration and top end. * Compatible with 6-7 cell NiCd/NiMH and 2S LiPo batteries. * [...]
The crew over at Hobbico have just released a promo video for eFest 2013. eFest is one of the largest indoor fly-ins in the world, and this year it is being held on February 9th and 10th in the epicenter of the rc universe, Champaign Illinois. Check out the video, and if you’ve never been to a huge indoor flying [...]
If you’ve been holding back on picking up a new Heli-Max helicopter, now might be the time to snatch one up. Announced today were rebates on three of their popular models- * MD-530 TX-R: Pictured above, this is an “intermediate” level heli that comes set-up to use your own transmitter and sports a $30 rebate which brings the price down to [...]
Hobbico has announced the last of their December Deal specials at BestRC.com. The new deals last from now till December 30th and they have specials on products from Tactic, Axial, Duratrax, OS Engines, and Futaba. Hit up THIS LINK to view all the deals. TGIF, how can you resist clicking a BigSquidRC Mystery Link?
Still looking to score some deals on RC stuff? Check out the Hobby Dealer Cyber Monday SALE – CLICK HERE! They have all sorts of deals on radios, chargers, vehicles, tools, you name it! Don’t forget some of the Black Friday 2012 Sales we have posted are still good till today. What are you waiting for, get [...]
Have you been waiting for the right time to pick up that new Duratrax, Axial, or ARRMA vehicle? Maybe you have been saving your pennies for a new Futaba Radio, or a new plane or boat? BestRC has just announced their Fall Sale, and there are some really good prices happening here! ARRMA RTR’s with battery and charger for only $159! [...]
While Hobbico does not have a booth at iHobby this year, they do have many of their premier brands represented right here in our BigSquidRC.com booth. We invite everyone to drop by and take a look at some of the latest and greatest from Axial, Thunder Tiger, Duratrax, ARRMA, and Durango. We have both of the gnarly new Thunder Tiger [...]
In one of the extra large suites was our good friends from Champaign Illinois based Hobbico. You might recognize them better as Great Planes Distribution and Tower Hobbies. Hobbico had many products from their vast product lines on display from names such as ARRMA, Duratrax, and Axial. They didn’t debut any new surface product at the convention, but it was [...]
Unfortunately, Hobbico didn’t have any beans to spill to us as far as new or upcoming products, but they still have a very large presence at RCX, showing off a ton of their relatively new products like the DuraTrax VW Baja Bug (which we recently reviewed), and all of their recently acquired Team Durango products. Check out some more pics [...]