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The BigSquidRC staff had a great time covering the 2012 HobbyTown USA National Convention in Lincoln Nebraska. Here are a few of my random pictures from the show, we are really stoked to get back there again next year. Thank you to all the HobbyTown USA staffers that made our stay so enjoyable. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: [...]
Today a few of us are in Nebraska at the 2012 Hobby Town National Convention. Last night we did a quick talk where we introduced the Sharpie Pro-Line Dominus to a room full of excited show goers. Today we have a few meetings with a couple of the big name players here at the show, and will do our best [...]
As you all know by now we also do articles for the official Hobby Town online magazine called Hobby Outlook. Well the June Hobby Outlook has gone just gone live. Our article this month was on basic Basher Maintenance. Simple and quick things you can do to keep your ride in good basher health. Nothing crazy or difficult, just quick [...]
As some of you know, we work with the Hobby Town folks for their Hobby Outlook online magazine. This issue we did a piece on Getting Ready for Winter Bashing. A lot of us are gearing up for some serious snow fun, and if you have a vehicle that did not come prepared for the wet and snow, we offer [...]
The Radient folks have a new charger that is going to be a Hobby Town exclusive. It’s called the Radient Ascend, and can charge NiCd/NiMH as well as LiPO and LiFe. It’s an upgrade from the Radient Primal as this one can charge at 6 Amps. It can charge 1-8 NiMH cells and 2-3 LiPo cells. It also has a [...]
Hobby Town has a new exclusive charger coming its way in the form of the Radient Primal Charger. The fact is that LiPos rock, and NiMH…not so much. If you wanna charge LiPos however, you need to have a LiPo charger. LiPo chargers cost coin though. The Primal fixes almost all of those issues. 4.0A [...]
Everyone loves to bash with some style… If you need a couple pointers, be sure to check out Hobby Outlook this month! Our own Brian “Bad Boy Basher” has an excellent 4 page article covering exactly what it takes to bash big, and bash in style. Check it out, then head down to your local Hobby Town [...]
Fans and shoppers of Hobby Town will be glad to see they have a new exclusive version of the HPI E-Firestorm 10HT avaliable. This version comes with all the standard features of the 10HT like a brushed motor, full ball bearings, and all metal diffs. However, this verison now comes with the upgraded 2.4GHz radio system and waterproof [...]
Weekend after weekend, it seems like there’s something going on at our Local HobbyTown Store! You have a little time for this one, but May 28th 2011, from 11am – 3pm they will have FREE Mini-Z racing! Our friend Greg from the Chicago Mini RC Club will be providing the about 20 Mini-Z RC cars to try and drive, and [...]
The latest issue of HobbyTown‘s Hobby Outlook digital magazine has just been published and we have, once again, contributed an article of awesome utility. We show you how to assemble an all in one portable charging box. Inside the easy to carry case you will find two chargers, a power distribution panel, and 12 volt battery to power [...]
Once again our local Hobby Town is having an amazing sale this Friday and Saturday! They have a 25% off coupon anything in the store! If it’s not in the store, and special order, you get 15% off!! If you were thinking about picking up a new vehicle, with 25% off, NOW is the time! Click the image [...]
This coming Saturday at our local HobbyTown USA – Orland Park they are having a Kyosho Mini Z event to help celebrate the arrival of a TON of Mini Z stuff! The event will be happening Saturday, October 9th, from 11am to 6pm. There will be FREE racing and prizes! Stop by the store, check it out, [...]
Our local Hobby Town is having an amazing sale this Friday and Saturday! It’s their 5th year anniversary, and to celebrate they have a 25% off coupon anything in the store! Plus spend $100 and get a $20 hobby cash coupon! That’s insane! If you have been waiting for any reason to go buy something RC, now is [...]
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 [...]
So this is pretty cool! Or local Hobby Town is one of a handful of shops around the country testing out a new online ordering system. The system allows you to order online, and have it shipped to you, or pick it up at the hobby shop. This program has just been launched, so I’m sure things are [...]
