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The crew over at Team GRID have sent out a press release regarding their 2014 drop down wheel lineup. This year Team GRID will be producing drop down wheels for the Spektrum DX3R/Pro, the Sanwa MT4/MT4 S, and the popular Futaba 4PL/4PLS. The drop down units are CNC machined out of aluminum and install in just minutes. To check [...]
Looking for a big crawling machine? Is 4×4 just not enough for you? If so, the picture above of the Exceed MadTorque 6×6 should get your attention. The MadTorque uses 3 solid axles to put the power to the ground from its three 540 brushed motors and two electronic speed controllers. An aluminum chassis, six oil filled shocks, and multi-link suspension [...]
Now here is an interesting video from the people over at Parrot. The Parrot Jumping Sumo and MiniDrone can do some remarkable things, like jump 4 feet high from a flat floor and drive on your ceiling, all while being controlled via FPV. To see what these unique rc machines can do check out the video below. More information on all [...]
Our friends over at Team SR have let us know they have some new items on the way. The Team SR crew have a full line-up of brushless motors coming soon. Their new motors will come in all popular winds, plus they will have gold plated solder tabs and the sensor mount is flush for those tight installs. Also on the way [...]
With the kick off of the 2014 Dakar Rally just 2 days away, there are a lot of wrenches spinning down in South America getting ready for one of the toughest races on Earth. One of the coolest trucks entered this year is from Robby Gordon. His bright orange Speed Energy, Toyo Tires, Traxxas backed truck looks trick and ready [...]
Pro-line’s Big Give has gotten even bigger for its final day. The Grand Prize, which will be awarded today, is now a Pro-Line PRO-2 SCT truck, a $100 gift certificate, a Pro-Line apparel pack, a Pro-Line pre-painted Ford Raptor body, a Pro-Line car hauler bag, and now the donation to charity that will be made in your name has been [...]
When you bash hard you get all sorts of ugly inside your truck. One way of keeping your expensive electronics clean and happy is with a protector shroud. The crew over at TheToyz have a new fabric protector shroud to keep the inside of your truck debris free. It attaches with Velcro on the sides, while a zipper is used [...]
A nitro truggy is the weapon of choice for many a basher. They are big, they can take a hit, and the noise and smell of nitro add to the realism. The crew over at Tekno have released full information on their new NT48 Nitro Truggy. It’s a big old beast that should be able to bust out fast laps [...]
Our resident pilot 3DBill was hanging out at the Orland Park Illinois Hobby Town store with one of his tri-copters getting some aerial shots of the surroundings snow fall as well as some of the snow bashing that was going on in the parking lot. Enjoy the pics. #gallery-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-5 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-5 img { border: 2px [...]
The crew over at Pit Bull have announced Rock Beast Basher Edition tires for your short course truck. These feature a scale appearance and ZipTrak technology to help keep them from becoming pizza cutters when you smash the gas on 3S. * ZipTrak- inner ribbing to reduce ballooning * Available in 3 different compounds * White sidewall lettering * Stepped lugs for increased lateral [...]
The rc world certainly has a bunch of short course truck fans and today the TORC Off-Road Series announced their 2014 Schedule. The TORC series has certainly gone through changes this off-season, losing Traxxas as the title sponsor, and adding The Armory as new owners, but hopefully the 2014 series will be just as exciting as ever. Check out below [...]
The charitable folks over at Pro-Line have announced their 12 Days of Christmas Big Give. What can you win during Pro-Line’s Big Give? * A brand new Pro-2 SC truck every day from Dec 8th to Dec 19th. * Apparel prize packs that include a hat and t-shirt. * Gift certificates ranging from $50 to $100. * A $1,000 to $2,000 donation in your [...]
Most of you already know Brian, he’s our editor here at the BigSquidRC offices. Recently Brian handed me his personal Futaba 4PLS and his sons Tactic TTX240 and said to “surprise him”. Well here is his surprise, we had them hydro dipped in a Spongebob Squarepants print. Brian is a huge Spongebob fan and we also know how much he [...]
Just a few years ago new Lipo companies were popping up all the time, since then the Lipo frenzy has died down a notch. Lipo is still hot of course and one of the latest companies to arrive on the scene is Tattu. Tattu is focused on putting out high quality packs that will not only make your bash machine [...]