Whoa, what’s this? A new RC Forklift from RC4WD? That’s right, the RC4WD crew has officially dropped a 1/14 Norsu Hydraulic Forklift RTR in Red. This hydraulic forklift is incredibly scale detailed and designed for serious performance. Take a look at these highlights- * Over 90% of parts made from heavy duty metal * Capable of lifting 3.3 pounds * Fully painted * Weight- [...]
Before answering a few monster truck-related reader e-mails this week, I wanted to give a quick “thank you” to the readers that reached out regarding my post that I’d soon be moving to the Tampa, Florida area, and asked if anyone wanted to race. Well, as it turns out, yes, a lot of you want to race solid axle monster [...]
The crew over at Vanquish Products have announced that their 2.2″ KMC 2.2″ XD229 Machete Wheels are now available in Bronze. The new Bronze coloring and tough KMC Machete styling can help give your next scale build a rugged look. Here are the highlights- * Fully licensed by KMC * Beadlock design * Incredibly scale realistic * Width- 1.2″ * Sold in pairs The Vanquish Products [...]
That’s right folks, March Bash-ness 2020 STARTS NOW! As always, we try to keep things fresh, mix things up a little bit, and keep our readers on their toes. This year is no exception. We have slimmed things down a little bit, but the idea is to keep things moving quickly. This year marks the the 10th annual March Bash-ness [...]
The folks over at Integy are now shipping the 1/10th scaled D90EX Scale Rock Crawler ARTR. The D90EX takes the fully outfitted D90 and adds even more features! Have a look at all the scale goodness that the D90EX delivers- * New Panhard rod front end & multi-link rear suspension * Frame mounted servo * Adjustable height, reinforced upper shock mounts * Alloy oil-filled [...]
Since we have more footage than we know what to do with, welcome to our day 2 coverage from USTE 2020! We had a absolute blast at the Ultimate Scale Truck Expo, and hopefully in the video you can see how cool the event is, and hopefully maybe you’ll make the trip next year! Enjoy the video:Please don’t forget to [...]
New over at Traxxas are Sledgehammer Tires for the Rustler & Stampede 4×4. The new Sledgehammers were designed for extreme traction on a wide variety of off-road terrain. Check out these features- * Larger diameter for increased ground clearance * Open-block tread pattern * Heavy duty wheel design * Pre-glued for your convenience * TSM rated The Traxxas Sledgehammer Tires are street priced at $38 and [...]
Holy freak’n smokes, in the last 7 days, it seems like the entire world has changed. We’ve gone from one lifestyle, to another (self distancing/staying at home), and we don’t really know when things will be “back to normal”. Boy, I would guess that we should be seeing better times a month from now, but who even knows at this [...]
Over at JConcepts they have posted a new Jason’s All Time Favorites – Traxxas SRT Racing Truck video. In the video, JConcepts owner Jason Ruona talks about the good old days of racing 2wd stadium truck and just how the Traxxas SRT stacked up against the competition. If you are new to the hobby, you can learn a lot about [...]
The folks over at Pro-Line have worked up a video for their new Jeep Wrangler JL body. The JL was a huge release for the throngs of Jeep faithful, now thanks to Pro-Line, you can put one on your scale rig. In the video below, you not only get to learn more about the developement of the Pro-Line Jeep JL, [...]
Some columns ago, I wrote about colors. Allow me to quote myself: ”Buying and painting a body is a fair investment of money, so you want it to look good, right? Therefore, chose your colors wisely.” What wisdom! Either read some color theory, read my column, or check out some super heroes and steal their colors for your car. Easy. [...]
New from AKA is the 1/8 version of their Scribble race tires. The new 1/8 Scribble was designed for hardcore buggy racing, here are the highlights- * Superior wear characteristics * Bar style design * New carcass design * Tread design promotes even wear * Perfect for indoor tracks * Also works well on low dust outdoor tracks * Initial release in Clay compound You can hit up [...]
Last weekend I had a chance to get out and do some crawling with the local club Chi-Town RC Crawlers. It was a much-needed break from sitting in front of my laptop working on videos. Knowing that I didn’t have much time to crawl I only charged one battery, a Max Amps 2s 4750 – Graphene lipo shorty pack, one [...]
Over at Tamiya they have announced the re-release of the 2005 Grasshopper in Candy Green. The candy green color is a classic for the Grasshopper and soon you will be able to once again pick up a new Grasshopper in that very popular color choice. Here are more highlights- * Last time released was 2012 * Pre-painted ABS plastic body * Solid rear [...]
Right now the crew over at Max Speed Technology are teasing their new CFX-W J45C Kit. In recent years, MST has really grown in the scale off-road and drift markets. Their upcoming CFX based scale crawler has a classic off-road look and was designed for a high level of trail performance right out of the box. The MST CFX-W J45C has [...]
