You are browsing the "miscellaneous" category archive.
Over on the DE Racing Facebook Page they’ve been showing off new colors for their wheels. Traditionally white and yellow have been used for dish wheels, it will be cool to see some new colors options for our buggies and trucks. Shown for both 8th and 10th scales, we should have part numbers and pricing on these in the very [...]
The good folks over at Pro-Line have released two pictures of custom parts they made up just for Ty Tessman to use at the IFMAR Worlds this week in California. Pro-Line has in-house manufacturing capability at their California headquarters, thus making it easy for them to whip up some uber parts for their factory hotshoes. Pictured are custom Pro-Line titanium [...]
When you start hopping up your Thunder Tiger MT-4 G3 the single biggest change you can make to its looks is changing the body. This week we’ll be going over what it takes to put a new body on your big TT. Hit the “Read More” button to see what it takes to mount up a body and wing to the [...]
Every day seems to bring another announcement of a new 2wd 10th scale buggy. Today’s buggy is from Yokomo with their B-Max2 MR Version 2. The version 2 comes with various updates to make it tougher and to handle better. Some of its features and updates include- * Dual pad slipper clutch * Aluminum front brace and rear suspension mount * Steel [...]
The crew over at Hobby Pro USA would like to announce their own edition of the Agama A8 nitro buggy. The Hobby Pro edition of this 4wd nitro powered beast comes with new geometry carbon fiber shock towers and dual height CNC machined rear hubs, making it even better for tracks here in the states. Street price for the Hobby [...]
Tired of a using a plain looking stock radio? The crew over at RC Custom Lab Workz has a neat way of adding some bling to your transmitter. RC Custom Lab Workz are able to apply a variety of hydro dip patterns to your boring radio to make it look totally custom. There are hundreds of different patterns and colors [...]
One of the most cost effective ways to gain performance on any rc car is to install new wheels and tires. This is especially important in todays high powered world of brushless and Lipo. Today there is more juice on tap than ever before making it even harder to put all the power to the ground. The stock tires on [...]
In our last post we talked about classes like 4wd buggy getting popular during indoor season here in America. Another class that people like racing during indoor season is carpet touring car. The crew over at T.O.P. (Tokyo Option Parts) has just announced the Sabre 4wd Mini Touring Car. As you can see from looking at the pictures the Sabre Mini [...]
With each passing day we get a little closer to the indoor racing season here in the northern parts of America. One of the core classes during indoor season is 4wd 10th scale buggy, with them being the fastest class at many tracks. Yokomo has recently announced their latest 4wd 10th scale buggy called the B-Max4 III. The B-Max4 III has [...]
The radio that comes stock with the Thunder Tiger MT-4 G3 works fairly well. It has good range and a decent feel. However, if you are looking to make your MT-4 G3 the best it can be you’ll need to install a higher performance radio system. A better radio will not only make you feel more connected to your truck, [...]
For all you Subaru (and Toyota/Scion) fans out there ABC Hobby has a very nice looking Subaru BRZ clear lexan body. The ABC Subaru body has a lot of detailing and looks just like its full size counterpart. Put this body on the touring car of your choice and you’ll surely turn some heads at your local bash spot or [...]
It is quite common to see someone at the local bash spot getting some cool on-board footage using a GoPro or other type of action camera on their truck. The latest entry into that market comes from Garmin with their VIRB and VIRB Elite cameras. What sets the Garmin VIRBs apart is their ability to record for up to 3 hours [...]
The Thunder Tiger MT-4 G3 has turned into an extremely popular basher truck. Everywhere we’ve gone this summer there seemed to be more MT-4s roaming around than E-Revos or Savage Fluxs. Because they big Thunder Tiger has become so popular we’ve decided to do a series of articles showcasing some tips, tricks, and mods to make it an even better [...]
On Sunday I made the trip about 30 minutes south of the St Louis metro area to Fults Illinois to watch the first scaler competition put on by Make it or Break it RC. The Make it or Break it RC crew had set up a cool rock crawling area, plus they had a hill climb, a mud pit for [...]
The crew over at Tekno RC have announced their updated EB48.2 8th scale buggy. The EB48.2 features a slew of updates while maintaining the same price point as before. The previous Tekno buggy was known for its ability to take abuse, something highly sought after from the bashing crowd, the new version should be even better. Some of the updates [...]
