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The latest battery charger from the guys over at Dynamite is their huge Prophet Sport Quatro 4 x 100 watt AC/DC. This monster can charge 4 batteries at once, with a maximum charge rate of 8 amps per channel. Some of the other features and specifications include- * 100W charge power per output * Li-Po/Li-Fe & Ni-MH battery types * Charges 1-6S Li-Po, [...]
A very interesting new vehicle from Vaterra RC is their 8th scale Glamis Uno Single Seat Buggy. This is a scale looking, brushless powered RTR, that comes with everything you need to get going right in the box. Some of its other features and specifications include- * WaterProof Electronics * Viscous Torque Vectoring Differential * 4 Wheel Independent Suspension * Durable Extruded Aluminum Chassis * [...]
One of the most intriguing new products from Vaterra is their new 10th scale rock racer called the Twin Hammers RTR. The Twin Hammers doesn’t look like a crawler with tall gearing, it looks like a cross between a crawler and a full speed scale off-road buggy. Some of its features and specifications include- * Everything you need is included in [...]
The new Ten-SCTE 2.0 Kit from Team Losi Racing has just been announced and it hosts a bunch of upgrades to improve performance over the original version. Some of these upgrades include- * 3mm HARD-ANODIZED, 7075 Machined-Aluminum Chassis Plate * Heavy-duty 4mm tie rods with captured ends * HARD-Anodized aluminum threaded shocks * Updated front and rear carbon fiber shock towers * Updated motor and [...]
The all new product line-up from Horizon Hobby is called Vaterra RC. Vaterra is said to be Adventure Driven and their initial product line-up includes 4 electric off-road vehicles and 3 on-road machines. Vaterra is- “It is a shared passion for motorsports and radio control. Extreme performance and extreme places. Cars and trucks that look and drive just like the [...]
The latest from the crew over at Team Losi Racing (TLR) is the Eight 3.0 8th scale nitro buggy. The Eight 3.0 is the latest version of their extremely popular Eight series buggy and comes with multiple upgrades for increased performance. Some of those updates include- * Improved suspension geometry * Gen III radio tray * 16mm shocks and tapered springs * Adjustable aluminum [...]
The folks from Horizon Hobby have started to tease us with a completely brand new product line! They posted a short teaser video, with the text “Adventure Driven” next to a pile of rocks that makes up some sort of logo. There is also a date 1-30-2013, which coincides with the German Toy show in Nuremberg. And yes, we will [...]
New today from the crew over at Blade is their mCP X BL BNF helicopter. The mCP X comes with an all new rotor head, longer blades, and a powerful 6700 kv brushless system. With the mCP X you can bust out inverted flight, rolls, flips, hurricanes and funnels for your flying enjoyment. Some of the other features and specifications [...]
Looking for a beginner friendly airplane to learn the ropes with? The crew over at HobbyZone have recently announced their new Glasair Sportsman RTF. The Glasair was made with the true beginner in mind, it’s easy to fly, easy to fix, and affordable. With a wingspan of 54.6″ the Glasair is no small airplane and is recommend for outdoor use, [...]
Yes, the news you read earlier today about BigSquidRC adding air and boat coverage to all our car/truck coverage was correct. Now all you rc bash-a-holics can get all your rc news in one convenient spot, with just one bookmark. One of the latest park flyers from the guys over at Parkzone is this pretty tough looking UM P-40 Warhawk. I [...]
Want to add that sweet AS3X Artificial Stabilization to a plane you already have? Good news for you, Spektrum has just announced their new AR635 6 channel air receiver that comes with AS3X inside. The artificial stabilization system takes your park flyer, sport aircraft or 3D plane to another level of precision and stability. Some of the features and specifications [...]
In case you didn’t watch our Google + Live show last night, we made a little announcement that we’ll be doing more air and boat coverage from here on out (bashing oriented of course). Look for a full announcement in a couple of days. As part of our expanded air coverage, we’ll start off with a game changer from Parkzone. Their [...]
Are you a rock crawler, basher, or boater? If so the new Spektrum DX4S 4-channel 2.4 GHz sport radio system should be right down your alley. The DX4S comes with pre-set mixes for 4wd steering, on the fly mix rate control, two user defined mixes and ABS. The newest Spektrum operates on DSMR 2.4 GHz and is compatible with all [...]
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) [...]
One of the things we learned while at the iHobby Expo was that our friends over at Sunshine Systems are now distributed by Horizon Hobby. We have been huge fans of the Sunshine Systems LED lighting kits for rc cars since we first saw them about a year ago, with them now being distributed by Horizon they should be much [...]
