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Horizon is bringing back the 1/14 scale line of Carisma cars. As of right now they are distributing the four pictured above, clockwise from top-left: BMW M3 GT2, Mercedes Benz SLR GT, VW Golf GTI, and the Nissan Skyline GT-R R35. There’s a possibility of more coming soon, including the off-road buggy. All of these are fully RTR [...]
So this weekend we (Bill aka Firesprink281) and I were at the local Hobby Town for some parking lot race/bashing fun. As we were walking in, Steve (aka Hobby Town Owner) mentioned that they just got in the new ElectrixRC Circuit trucks, and he had one on the counter. This is the new entry level truck from [...]
And to go along with that new brand Horizon have a new stadium truck to go with it. Electrix RC is going to be a brand targeted at newbies and cheap frugal hobbyists. The first Electrix RC project to be released is the Circuit 1/10 scale stadium truck. The Circuit comes completely RTR with everything included (even the AAs for [...]
Horizon Hobby has some good news for those of you that work. They have announced that they are extending their customer service hours to Saturday. Now you can reach them for help with your Horizon products Monday through Saturday, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central. For all the ways they can help you out, check the support section of [...]
Pro Boat‘s new Miss Geico 29 BL is one cool Cat. This 30″ catamaran RTR is built for speed with a 1500Kv brushless motor, 45 amp speed control, and dual 2S LiPo capability. The Miss Geico is fully licensed to look like the full scale version and features a lot of the details you’d expect to see. It also comes [...]
Horizon Hobby and Spektrum RC want everybody to know about Chinese vendors offering “Spektrum” receivers at cut-rate prices. The only problem is these aren’t the real deal. Horizon says that these counterfeit receivers are made with different components and don’t have the same level of quality control as genuine Spektrum gear. There’s no tips given on how to ID a [...]
Horizon Hobby‘s got a special offer going on right now for those of you that are looking to by a new nitro RTR. If you buy any one of the following Losi nitro vehicles between now and June 30th you’ll also get a free Micro Highroller thrown in for good measure.TEN-T Truggy RTR 8IGHT 2.0 RTR 8IGHT-T 2.0 RTR LST XXL RTR Aftershock Limited [...]
In our effort to help our fellow bashers save some $$, this might be a good deal if for some reason you need a Losi Strike! Over on the Horizon Hobby website, they have the Strike with 2.4ghz receiver (no transmitter) for only $119!!! That’s like getting the strike for about $50 with the purchase of a Spektrum receiver! If [...]
Horizon Hobby is giving away a $250 shopping spree to two lucky people that write a product review on the Horizon web site. You only have until March 31st to get your review in though, so don’t dawdle. The official rules say One valid and complete product review equals one contest entry, but they don’t specify what a complete product [...]
There’s no doubt that rock crawling is huge right now. Losi has made some big innovations with their Mini-Rock Crawler and 2.2″ Class crawler. They have now added another innovative crawler to the family, only this time it’s a little one. Seeing a niche for desktop crawlers, Losi delivered with the 1/24 scale Micro Rock crawler. Don’t let [...]
News on several new “minis” has broken as of late, is there really any interest left in the small scale trucks? Horizon has released info on two very interesting models, first the 1/24th scale Micro Rock Crawler, and secondly, the 1/18th Mini Desert Buggy. The Micro Crawler may just be a bit too micro, I mean, just how many core [...]
See the teaser for Kyosho’s latest and greatest, no not their entry into the SC market, but for their DBX VE? Let’s say you take an 8th scale buggy and shrink it down a bit to use 10th scale speedo’s, motors and a single 2S battery. Then you put on a buggy body that any Trekkie would approve of, [...]
I don’t buy the rc mags. Am I cheap? Maybe so, but normally I fill up on mags for free at trade shows and races. Today, a good friend of mine told me “You gotta see the new issue of RC Driver!”, so off I went looking for it. RC Driver had been pulled off the shelves of my local [...]
G-day mates, and welcome to another sensational edition of The Cub Report. So Horizon has released full info on their entry into the short course market, named the Strike! So what’s the scoop on the Losi Strike? Well, it’s modeled more after a Traxxas Slash than an Associated SC10, featuring a Spektrum radio and a mid-mounted motor. Bashers praise the [...]
Welcome Squid fans, to yet another riveting edition of THE Cub Report! Rc’ers are still talking about ‘The Hack’. So what was ‘The Hack’? Well, it went down at the ROAR electrics nats last weekend in Nebraska. In the first A-main of 2wd Mod Buggy, Maifield and Tebo were running first and second. On the last lap, Tebo pulled a [...]
