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The F1 class continues to take off and now 3Racing is introducing their new F113 Formula Kit. The new F113 is the first of 3Racing’s cars to be released under their “Factory Racing Products” label, meaning it is made from the best materials to be a high-end racing kit. Premier grade imported carbon fiber, 7075 aluminum, and PTFE coated shocks [...]
The crew over at Punch It Racing have just released a couple of teaser pictures for their upcoming battery charger, the Powercenter DuoTouch. Their new charger boasts some pretty forward thinking features such as- * 7″ full color touch screen * 10 amps per channel max charge rate * AC/DC * On-board balancing * Built in Wifi * Built in Bluetooth * Built in speaker * Built in [...]
Carisma Racing has been a force to be reckoned with in the UK micro racing scene and they have just announced their latest and greatest, the GTB Belt Driven 16 Scale Buggy. This electric off-roader should be a blast in small areas such as a carpet off-road track, and is loaded with features. Belt drive is new for the GTB, [...]
New from the crew over at Intech is their BR-6 8th Scale electric off-road buggy. On the new BR-6 you get features like uber carbon fiber shock towers, big bore shocks, sway bars, adjustable turnbuckles, and all the other goodies that help you bust out fast laps at the local track. There is no word on pricing or a release date, [...]
Quadcopters are all the rage lately and one of the hottest new releases is the DJI Innovations Phantom. The Phantom is a “mid-sized” quad who’s claim to fame is it’s integrated flight control system that includes GPS. This type of control system allows the Phantom to do many things, including the ability to use GPS satellites to maintain a specific [...]
Want to transform your Associated T4 into one of the fastest (and trickest) trucks at your track or bash spot? The crew over at X Factory have announced their new X-60CF carbon fiber conversion kit. This new kit takes your T4 from run of the mill to factory level in performance, and looks the part as well. The mid-motored X-60CF [...]
One of the newest entries into the battery charger wars is from IMAXRC. Their new charger, the X200, features a high quality touch screen and balance charge capabilities. Some of the other features and specifications include- * 4.3″ inch Touch Screen TFT display * iM.OS system * 32 bit processor * Multiple language interface * IBP adapter board- for Deans, Tamiya, EC3, and other connectors * [...]
Playing a little catch up this weekend, and shipping out T-Shirt orders as well as stickers and T-Shirts Cubby has been giving away in his ASK Cubby column. There are also all the ones we have been giving away at our Big Squid RC Live chats. Also, I believe after this we are all caught up. So if you were [...]
Hot on the heels of their announcement of the new Zoom 8th Scale Buggy, the guys over at Edam have now announced the short course version called the Zoom SC. Based on the Zoom buggy, the Zoom SC also features belt drive, making it one of the few 8th scale off road vehicles to do so. Some of the other [...]
The crew over at Axial has just announced their new affiliation with the Ultra 4/King of the Hammers 2013 event. The King of the Hammers event sounds like one of the toughest races on Earth, which should make for a good fit for Axial. Check out below for part of the official press release- “Axial R/C Inc., A subsidiary of Hobbico [...]
A Facebook page has recently been created to encourage people to learn more about bone marrow donation. Our buddy Stephen Bess over at RCCA magazine has Leukemia and may need a bone marrow transplant. Because of this, there has been a Facebook page created called Bone Marrow for Bess. This is basically a Facebook page that encourages people to learn [...]
There is nothing more fun after a fresh snowfall than heading outside for some snow bashing. JQ Products has just posted a neat video featuring their new THE RTR 8th scale nitro buggy and two boys getting their bash on outside in the white fluffy stuff. The video shows that the rc hobby really is great fun- anytime, anywhere and [...]
The crew over at Open Hobby have shown a rendering of a DC power supply for their upcoming Zenith EX battery charger. The power supply is made to dock in an upright position right next to the Zenith, using a small footprint to leave plenty of space on your table to wrench on. Output for this switched mode power supply [...]
There is nothing quite like the over-the-top power and speed of an electric 8th scale buggy. Hong Nor now has an electric version of their X3 Sabre 8th scale buggy. The X3e has been designed to take a beating and be quick around the track as well. Some of the features and specs include- * Lightweight diffs, front, rear and center * [...]
Taiwanese car manufacture Edam has just released information on their new belt driven 8th scale electric off-road buggy called the Zoom. Going with belt drive is quite a departure from the traditional shaft drive, making the Zoom a radically different design than what is on the market right now. Some of the other features and specs include- * Adjustable wheelbase for [...]
