The folks over at Kyosho recently announced a new 1/24th scaled Suzuki Jimny 4wd Mini-Z. Perfect for indoor scale crawling, the Jimny comes with a number of features to enhance your off-road experience. Watch the video below to see the Jimny navigate a tight, yet scale realistic, indoor course. With solid axles and a multi-link suspension, the Mini-Z Jimny is [...]
New from Losi is a History of Stadium Trucks video that features Gil Losi Jr.. The video talks about how the original stadium trucks were derived from monster trucks, and how the class has done over the years. Better still, at the very end of the video we get to see a short teaser for an upcoming Losi stadium truck. To [...]
The crew over at STL Large Scale RC have announced their 2020 No-Prep 1/5 Drag Race Event. This event is designed for all you 1/5 gas Baja racers, but also allows for a variety of other vehicles to race as well. If you are part of a drag race club that runs 1/5th gas, this is the kind of event [...]
New from Tamiya is an action video for their upcoming 1/24th scaled MudMad. The MudMad comes on Tamiya’s super-compact SW-01 chassis. This particular chassis allows for steering while pulling wheelie (super fun!) as well as front roll-overs. Watch the video to see these tricks, and more, from the tiny MudMad. After the video, you can use this link to get full [...]
Greetings everyone- it’s ya monster truck boy, Doug! I’m fresh off an MT racing weekend where I did very little actual racing. Instead, I spent the day driving around a brand new Axial SMT10 Grave Digger, sharing the remote with as many of my MT-obsessed buddies as I could, to get some collective impressions. The original Axial SMT10 came with a [...]
Here we are folks, another beautiful week in the rc hobby. Thanks for making the jump over to BigSquidRC, one of the best rc news/reviews sites on the web (but that is JMO, LOL). For this week I’ll start off with… Back during my “heyday” of rc, Team Associated was known as the technology leader, but in recent years that was [...]
New from Vanquish are Incision KMC 1.9″ Panzer Wheels in clear and black. Officially licensed by Incision, these have the scale realism you desire, with all the trail worthiness that you require. Here are the highlights- * Only 5 screws for rapid tire changes * Strong, lightweight design * Grade 5 stainless steel hardware * Internal clamp ring beadlock mounting system * Detailed center cap [...]
New from RC4WD are 150 Years of BFGoodrich Limited Edition Mojave & Cruiser RTR scale crawlers. Both rigs have limited edition livery and are more than ready for your next scale adventure. Here are the highlights- * Custom designed for True to Scale looks * R3 single speed transmission * Realistic aluminum ladder chassis * Yota II cast scale axles * Realistic transfer case * Suspension [...]
Have you ever participated in a high-end scale crawling event? If not, you should really check out Pro-Line’s 2020 By The Fire scale crawling event. This year’s theme is “The Carnival” and includes a plethora of carnival themed challenges and activities. * When – May 15-16 * Where – Apple Valley, CA * 800 expected participants * Must pre-register * Loads of raffles and prizes * [...]
A week ago, just about everytning I own was in boxes and bags, neatly stuffed away in the attic. A couple of days later, just about everything I own was all over the place, in a humongous mess that I had to wade through to get into the kitchen. Today, things are a bit more organized, and I can see [...]
What’s up everybody, last week the plague hit my home, so I didn’t get time to put out a post. With The Ultimate Scale Truck Expo only 14 Days away and only having 6 more days to finish up the builds it has been crunch time. Out of the 4 rigs we are bringing, the RC4WD Trailfinder 2 Blazer still [...]
New from Hitec is the RDX2 Mini AC Balance Charger. The twin channel RDX2 Mini has a combined 100 watts of power and can charge packs up to 4S LiPo. Here are the highlights- * Max Charge Rate – 5 amps per channel * Dimensions – 3.5 x 3.9 x 5.0″ * 10 battery memory profiles * AGM & cold charge modes * Built in [...]
The first Big Squid RC Podcast of 2020 is here! On today’s podcast we’d like to welcome Rob and Melisa from Kraken RC. There is some great insight into the Kraken RC business, how it started, their Stryker Indegogo Project, and more! Please enjoy.https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.bigsquidrc.com/podcasts/BSRC-2020-2-06-Kraken-RC-Rob-and-Melissa.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:02:37 — 86.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe: RSS Special thanks to Rob [...]
“Skool bus body Mr. Cubby hope u can help me out. I’m a school bus driver and i am looking for a school bus body all over the net and was not able to find one. Since you are the rc man i was hoping you can use u your connections to find out where I could find [...]
Coming soon to a hobby shop near you are N2O Resto-Mod 26mm Sedan Wheels from RPM. The N2O (Nitrous Oxide) Resto-Mod wheels have classic styling to go on your favorite on-road muscle car. * Designed for the Kyosho Fazer Mk2 (Chevelle, Charger, Camaro and Hellcat) * Wheel offset is +4.7mm (standard on Kyosho Fazer Mk2 models) * 64mm diameter tires are recommended * Available [...]
