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Hey everyone! It’s time to resurrect Monster Truck Madness for a few weeks, as I’ve officially started building a JConcepts Reactor Retro Truck—and let me tell you, I have a lot to say about this truck. A few weeks back, I wrote about my plans for the Reactor build—think of that as a “Part 0” prequel. You can find a link [...]
Happy Friday and welcome to The Backyard! First things first—my JConcepts Reactor has arrived, and I’m already well into the build. I’ll be diving deep into that in a series of upcoming posts, breaking down the build process, setup decisions, and everything that comes with it. But for now, just know that progress is underway… and I’ve got some diffs waiting for [...]
Greetings all and Happy Friday! With the announcement and release of the JConcepts Reactor, I’ve found myself going back and forth… and then back again… on what exactly I want to do with mine. When I first learned about the Reactor, I had a pretty straightforward plan. I was going to build it as a standard Retro monster truck racer—Clod Buster-sized, 10.75” [...]
Happy Friday and welcome to The Backyard! Settle in, all ye monster truck faithful, because this week I want to spend some time talking about one of the most interesting announcements we’ve seen in a while — the newly revealed JConcepts Reactor Retro Stage II Monster Truck. After years of releasing aftermarket accessories for the solid-axle r/c monster truck world, the folks [...]
Greetings all and welcome to The Backyard! A couple weeks back I took part in the annual BIGFOOT 4×4 Open House r/c race, and it came up on me so fast that I didn’t really write about any of my own personal r/c monster trucks that I competed with! I raced my Rotten Ol’ Apple Retro Clod Buster and my Rotten Apple [...]
Hello everyone and Happy Thursday! It’s ya boy Doug here for another edition of MTM. Yes, I said last week would be the last regular of edition of MTM, but given I have irons still in the fire I figured I’ll keep it up through the end of August before discussing “what’s next”. P.S.- to give any long time readers out [...]
Now shipping from JConcepts is a 1/10 1985 Ford Aerostar Clear Body for the LMT/SMT10. This classic blast from the past can give your rig a unique look for your next big monster truck event. Check out these highlights- * Officially licensed by Ford to JConcepts * Scale inspired body, cab, and window design * Width – 7.00” * Wheelbase – 12.50″ to 13.00” * [...]
Now shipping from JConcepts is a 1990 Chevy S10 SCX24 Clear Body. Sized to fit 1/24th scaler crawlers like the SCX24, this classic Chevy is the perfect upgrade for your micro crawler. Here are the highlights- * Officially licensed by Chevrolet to JConcepts * Single cab, recessed side windows * Square body styling with genuine appearance * Recessed bed for body mounting options * Tailgate [...]
Available right now from JConcepts is RM2 Ghost, Friction And Noise Reducing Gear Grease. The new RM2 Gear Grease is perfect for use on plastic transmission gears, either when new, or when doing a rebuild. Here are the highlights- * High quality grease * Thick consistency * Enough for several builds or re-builds * Clean and simple container for application and storage The JConcepts RM2 [...]
Greetings all and Happy Thursday! The International Monster Truck Museum and Hall of Fame in Butler, IN held it’s annual induction ceremony over the past weekend. This is one of the most important events on the full scale monster truck calendar. JConcepts is a proud sponsor of the HOF, and they usually tease a new r/c monster truck product while in [...]
Recently uploaded by JConcepts is a video for their new S15 1/8th Truck Body. The S15 is the latest and greatest in 1/8 truggy body technology and uses the new style “behind the front shock tower” styling. Designed to fit truggies like the MBX8T, RC8T4, 8ight-XT, D8T, or NT48 2.0, this S15 is ready to win at any level of [...]
Over at JConcepts they have posted a new video showing How to Wrap a Monster Truck Body. The video runs for over 45 minutes and gives you in depth information on how to wrap their 1993 Ford F-250 Tribute Wheels BIGFOOT Body using the supplied stickers and wheel discs. Using the included body wrap on the Tribute Wheels BIGFOOT Body [...]
Shipping now from JConcepts are 2.2″ Pin Swag 4WD Front Tires. The Pin Swags are perfect for high-bite carpet or turf racing and are also available pre-mounted. Here are more highlights- * JConcepts original design, details, and materials * Low profile, wide-body carcass layout * Pin and Swag combo pin / lug arrangement * Hefty base pin with crisp ends * Dense layout to help [...]
Now shipping from JConcepts are Drop Step 2.2″ Buggy Rear Tires. The new Drop Steps have a vintage look and are molded from JConcepts’ pink rubber compound, which is known to work well on carpet or turf tracks. Here are the highlights- * Designed to work on many artificial conditions * JConcepts fit, finish and design * 3D, double-step, large-height pin-size * Semi-circle protrusions [...]
Over at JConcepts they recently announced a new 2023 Racing Team Hat. This stylish hat is perfect for the track, the trail, or the mall. Here are the highlights- * Racing Team hat in heather gray * Trendy fabric and colors * Snap-back and flat bill * Embroidered 2023 Race Team logo * Durable bill, black in color * Vent holes for circulation * Snap-back, one size [...]
