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Right now is prime-time for rc boating season. To help you get the most out of your DCB M41 Widebody Catamaran, the folks over at Traxxas have put together a new Full Option Build. The Full Option Build shows you a bunch of great upgrades that you can make, to increase both performance and reliability. The M41 full option build [...]
Over at Traxxas they have just posted a How To on doing a 3-Phase Upgrade to their Rustler 4×4 stadium truck. While a stock Rustler 4×4 is a blast, most hobbyists choose to customize their trucks. The crew at Traxxas have loads of upgrades for the Rustler 4×4 that are direct bolt-on parts, making them easy for everyone to install. [...]
Over at Traxxas they have uploaded a new How To on Upgrading the Maxx Monster Truck. Driving a high performance truck like the Maxx is loads of fun. However, as much fun as it is to drive the Maxx, it is even more fun to upgrade. By installing various upgrade parts, it is easy to take your Maxx to another [...]
Over at Traxxas they have just posted a new “how-to” on project building a Brushless Powered TRX-6. Installing a brushless system in the TRX-6 helps to give it more power and speed, making it more suitable for rally-style running, instead of being powered for slow-speed rock crawling. To help you with your build, Traxxas lists all the part numbers that [...]
The folks over at Traxxas have posted about their support of Engineers Week. Traxxas announced that they were proud to join the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) in recognizing February 16-22 as Engineers Week. Engineers Week, also known as EWeek, is used to help inspire young people about the different forms of engineering. Our rc hobby uses a vast [...]
The crew over at Traxxas have posted a How To Pro Build TRX-4 GTS Scale Off-Road Shocks tutorial. As all TRX-4s come with premium, scale-sized GTS shocks with threaded-aluminum bodies, the tutorial shows you how to make them perform to their very best. Using a Traxxas #8262 shock rebuild kit, the TRX crew shows you all the steps needed to [...]
The crew over at Traxxas have released Part II of their 2WD to 4WD Conversion series. This time the guys over at Traxxas provide detailed instructions on installing the electronics on your 4WD conversion, as well as showing you the proper way to set gear mesh. You can use this link to get full details on Part II of the Traxxas [...]
So everyone is taking the vehicle genera they normally work with and trying to come up with a top 3 vehicles you want to find under your tree this year. Since I’m a large scale fan, the task of coming up with what three large scale vehicles you want to find under your tree was up to me. Let me [...]
This year, several members of the BigSquidRC Bash Crew are writing up top 3 lists for the holidays. As Brian walked around the office, he came to me to write up the “Top 3 Small Scaled RC Vehicles For Under Your Christmas Tree”. Small scaled rc vehicles, those 1/14th scale and smaller, are great for indoor driving, and are known [...]
The folks over at Traxxas have posted a How To on converting your 2WD Traxxas Truck Over To A 4×4. Recently Traxxas announced a new Stampede 4×4 kit. The Stampede 4×4 kit can be used to convert your 2WD Traxxas over to 4WD. Traxxas offers their Stampede 4×4 kit with, or without, electronics. You can use the electronics from previous [...]
The crew over at Pro-Line Racing have given away thousands of dollars of prizes, plus thousands to charity, with their Big Give program over the last few years. We are super stoked to see that the Big Give is back for 2019, with huge prizes, as well as some serious cash going to charity. Pro-Line’s Big Give is a chance for [...]
That’s right folks, Axialfest 2019 kicks off tomorrow at the Donner Ski Ranch in Norden, California! For years Axialfest has been the premier off-road scale event held in America, the 2019 event is on course to be the best ever. Axialfest kicks off tomorrow at 1 PM and runs all the way through Sunday. This year Axialfest has a “Game” [...]
Now being teased by Death Metal Garage is the hardcore Draco Chassis. The crew at Death Metal Garage are best known for their scale accessories and their new Draco chassis is perhaps their craziest work yet. And while the Draco is just a one-off show piece at the moment, if enough of you guys want one, you may just able [...]
Just announced by the crew at Bigfoot 4×4 is a Special Giveaway featuring a Special Edition Traxas Bigfoot 4x4x4. The crew at Bigfoot 4×4 are best known for kicking off the monster truck revolution years ago, now days they are also HUGE fans of rc monster trucks. The Bigfoot 4×4 version of the Traxxas Stampede is always a huge seller, [...]
New from Traxxas is a second tutorial on how to turn your Ford Bronco TRX-4 into a mud slinging beast. In the Maximum Mud Bronco Build Part 2, the Traxxas crew cranks up the power with a VXL brushless power system. By clicking on this link, you can watch the Traxxas crew show you how easy it is to install [...]
