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Gmade started teasing their Sawback Sports a few weeks ago, now they have released full details. The Sports edition of the Sawback comes with a plethora of scale details. A highly detailed lexan body is used on the Sports, while a roll cage, light buckets, and rear view mirrors add to the look. The interior is also highly detailed sporting authentic [...]
For all you hardcore scale enthusiasts, Rogue Element Components has announced they are doing one final run of Alloy Scale Lug Nuts. The Rogue Scale Lug Nuts are known for their incredible scale appearance and fit on Tamiya & Axial M4x.7 axle threads. Like previous production runs, they come with a special wrench to get them on and off. This [...]
The folks over at Asiatees Hobbies dropped us a note about a sale they are having on Boom Racing High Mass Aluminum Beadlock Wheels. For a limited time Asiatees is lowering the price of the High Mass Beadlock wheels by 40%. The wheels come in a variety of styles and colors, simply hit up This Link over on Asiatee’s website [...]
Sure, you could hit the trail with stock wheels, but showing up with super scale realistic wheels is way cooler. For you guys looking for upgrade wheels, SSD has announced 2.2″ 10 Hole Steel Beadlocks. These come in two colors, black or silver, and have the scale realism everyone is after. * Fits on 12mm hex and are compatible with Vanquish [...]
For the rock crawling crowd, Tamiya has announced a limited edition version of a Toyota FJ Cruiser that will come on their CR01 chassis. Their CR01 is a 4wd platform that comes with 4 link suspension and gear diffs that are lockable by simply turning a screw. Some of the other features of the FJ CR01 include- * Comes as a [...]
Gmade is known for several things, one of which is their wheel and tire line-up. Their latest wheels are GT02 Beadlocks. These are designed to fit most popular 2.2″ tires and are a true internal beadlock design with no gluing required. The GT02s come in black and have a scale realistic design to look good out on the trail. The [...]
New from SSD RC are Titanium Steering Links for Axial’s Wraith and AX10. Titanium is both light and strong (not to mention trick) and SSD’s link can help beef up the steering on your Axial. Each steering link kit comes with a steering and drag link along with durable plastic rod ends with metal balls. The part number for the [...]
Want to upgrade from the stock plastic shocks on your Vaterra Ascender? The folks at Vaterra have you dialed with their new Aluminum Coilover Shocks. Their new shocks use aluminum bodies and caps to take the worst your trail can throw at them while giving your truck some much needed bling. Dual stage springs add to the scale appearance and [...]
Nothing sets off a full size or rc truck like a hot set of wheels. Some of the latest to hit the market are High Mass Aluminum Beadlock Wheels from Boom Racing. Available in 1.9 & 2.2 sizes and in a wide variety of styles and colors, the Boom Racing wheels are highly detailed and made to withstand serious bashing. [...]
The folks over at RC4WD have announced a new limited edition version of the Gelande II D90 that comes with multiple accessories to give it even more scale realism. Anchored by an aluminum ladder chassis, licensed parts from Warn, Rock Krawler, and ARB give this truck amazing looks while being fully capable on the trail. Some of its highlights include- * [...]
It is big and it is packed with scale realism, it is the new 7T GL 6×6 from Team Integy. On the outside the Integy team tried to knock it out of the park with an aluminum body modeled after the German MAN KAT1. The body is loaded with scale details like adjustable side mirrors, front skid plate, working rear [...]
Nothing beats more tires and pure size for getting over tough obstacles out on the trail (or for impressing your friends). Hence the reason Exceed RC has introduced the new Mad Torque 8×8 Crawler. The big 8×8 is considered a 1/8th scale machine and comes in at whopping 38″ long. Four high performance 540 brushed motors are used to provide [...]
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! It’s been pretty slow around these parts due to the holidays (I’m also at the mercy of the USPS waiting on parts for 3 different trucks) so to bide some time here is a big gallery showcasing some of my favorite shots from 2014. I had a very busy year taking parts [...]
As 2014 draws to a close, I think it’s time for a bit of reflection. This was the year when the budding scale movement of 2012 and 2013 officially turned into a raging fire across all of r/c land. It’s not just scale crawlers either. Many bashing vehicles have now fallen in line with the trend and at the very [...]
I’ve never run an e-mail in this spot before, but reader “Pfuture” sent me a few questions that I thought would be better served to answer/rant here. Hello Doug, One suggestion I have would be doing a guide for new scalers going on rides if you haven’t made one already. I don’t mean to sound bitter, scaling is one of my favorite [...]
