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In industry news, HRP Distributing has announced they are ending distribution of JQ Products. Read the official press release below- “For Immediate Release – HRP to End Distribution of JQ Products SALT LAKE CITY – FEBRUARY 26, 2014 – HRP Distributing has announced that it has ended its North American distribution agreement with JQ Products, effective immediately. HRP will begin liquidating all [...]
Since getting our hands on some of the recent Carisma vehicles, and telling you about them, we have received weekly emails and Facebook messages asking people can buy them, and when they are coming to the US. Well, that question (that we have had the answer for little while now, but couldn’t share) is that YES they are indeed coming [...]
Looks like the Toy Fair news from Nuremberg is starting to come in. Check out the new LaTrax Teton powered by Traxxas. It’s an 1/18th scale 4WD Monster Truck, comes RTR with a 2.4Ghz Radio, is waterproof, with part number #76054. Retail price should be $149. We can’t help but notice it looks like a mini Traxxas Telluride. Even [...]
The folks over at Novak recently announced a change in ownership, now they have announced that they will become exclusively distributed by Hobbico/Great Planes in North and South America. Hit up This Link to visit the official Novak website, and check out the official announcement below. “We are proud to announce that Novak R/C has partnered with Hobbico/Great Planes to exclusively [...]
Novak Electronics has gone through some changes recently. Now they have a new name, Novak R/C Inc, and some different people in ownership positions. Check out the press release below for the full scoop, and click Here to visit the Novak website. “Effective January 1, 2014, Novak Electronics, Inc. will be operating under a new entity named Novak R/C, Inc. Bob [...]
LRP over in Europe announced 3 new additions to their S10 Blast line-up today, an MT 2 monster truck, a BX 2 buggy, and a TX 2 stadium type truck. These look like cool basher vehicles (see the gallery below) so we gave the folks over at LRP America a ring to see what the chances are of these machines [...]
In industry news, we just saw a press release that says Horizon Hobby is being sold to an investor group led by Joe Ambrose. (Horizon’s Chief Executive Officer). The investors in the new endevor are Armory Capital LLC, and Mill City Capital L.P. We have reached out to a few people for comment on this, but odds are [...]
Back in September LRP opened up a new facility in Southern California. Their long term distribution deal with Associated had ended so LRP America was formed. Here in America we are used to only seeing LRP electronic speed controllers, but they have a much more vast product line that includes cars, trucks and buggies. Now it sounds like us Yanks [...]
If you are into motocross, or really any sport that requires a helmet, then you already know who Troy Lee Designs is. For those of you that don’t, they paint the coolest custom helmets on planet Earth, they have a full line-up of motocross gear, and they have a fairly successful motocross team. Yesterday TLD announced a new partnership with Horizon [...]
The TORC off-road racing series has new owners, The Armory, an advertising agency/production company based out of California. As you know, the BigSquidRC Bash Crew are huge fans of the TORC series. We first started attending TORC events in Joliet Illinois several years ago. The first year Route 66 Raceways was almost empty but last year it was nearly filled to [...]
Formula 1 has not only taken off on the full scale side of things here in the states, but the racing of rc 10th scale F1 cars has too. For those guys driving/racing rc F1 cars there is a new company specializing in parts for them, Tuning Haus. The man behind Tuning Haus is former Losi head man, Bill Jeric. [...]
A lot happened while we were away covering the iHobby Expo, here are some of the more notable announcements. PROTOform announced their latest on-road body, the G6-T. The G6-T is a 10th scale oval body with a part number of #1236-30 and a street price of $25. The press release body is shown with an A1A Car Wash paint scheme, it [...]
Our surprise Unboxing of the Pro-Line Pro-2 Truck was received extremely well, and had tons of email and comments pouring in, asking questions as well as giving praise for Pro-Line’s first jump into the full on vehicle kit world. The overwhelming enthusiasm towards the release seemed to warrant a follow up, so we contacted our friend Matt Wallace at Pro-Line [...]
So I opened up the old email box this evening and I had several emails asking if I knew what was up with the Vaterra Twin Hammers being recalled. I thought the first letter was just someone messing around, but then after the third similar email I decided to do a little contacting myself! After a few phone calls, a [...]
Team Associated has imported and worked with German company LRP for years. That has now ended and LRP America will be servicing America starting the first of September. Read the full press release from LRP below- “Lake Forest, CA & Schorndorf, Germany, July 24, 2013 – Top radio control brands, Associated Electrics, Inc. and LRP electronic GmbH, announced jointly today that Associated [...]
