New from the crew at Sweep Racing is the Sweeper 1/8 buggy tire. The Sweeper uses numerous mini-pins to find traction on mid to high bite surfaces. Rounded side pins are used for a smoother feel around corners and the Sweepers will be available in multiple different rubber compounds. Use this link to get more details over on the Official Sweep [...]
Folks that are heavily involved in the rock crawling community are used to “scale” being of the utmost importance. For most other types of r/c, it’s at best secondary or, usually, an afterthought. When it comes to solid axle monster truck racing, scale isn’t exactly forgotten but it’s also not really at the forefront, either. A friend of mine, Colby Marshall, [...]
New from Tekno RC are a number of Optional Tuning Parts for the mighty NB48 2.0 nitro buggy. The new upgrades include high temp a-arms, mud guards, as well as shock spring sets. #TKR9286/9184 Hard Suspension Arms – Made from a stiff composite intended for use in hot weather conditions, 1mm wider than stock, $14 #TKR6045/6040 Shock Spring Set – Extends original [...]
New from SSD RC are Trail King Aluminum Wide Front Shock Hoops. These heavy duty shock hoops have been CNC machined from aluminum, then anodized in black for a perfect look. * Scale looking design * Tough anodized finish * Wide design leaves more space for engine * Integrated body post mount * Direct fit on Trail King & SCX10 II The SSD RC Trail King [...]
Hola rc fanatics and welcome to another week’s Cub Report. Whether you bash, boat, or crawl, BigSquidRC has you covered. With that said, lets jump right on into it... It isn’t nice to complain about how our team did at Motocross Des Nations this year, yet, I seriously can not help myself. Good Lord, what in the freak is our [...]
Traxxas has just announced that their ultra-popular BIGFOOT No.1 Classic Monster Truck is shipping soon with new Retro Inspired Graphics. The new graphics have a look straight out of the late 1970s back when the 1:1 BIGFOOT was showing the entire world just how crazy a truck could get. The Traxxas BIGFOOT No. 1 With Retro Graphics has street pricing of [...]
New from Pro-Line is a Jeep Gladiator Clear Body promotional video. The Gladiator is fully licensed by Jeep and has the kind of rugged look that will really make your Traxxas X-Maxx stand out in a crowd. In the video below, Pro-Line’s Vance Lund talks about some of the details that went into the Gladiator body, plus there is some [...]
Have you been looking for a high-end front wheel drive on-road car? If so, have a look at the new R11F kit from ARC. The ARC R11F is a 1/10 FWD touring car kit designed from the ground up up for serious performance. Here are the highlights- * Based on ARC’s 4wd R11 kit * Forward motor positioning * Belt driven FWD * 2.25mm [...]
For all you stadium truck drivers out there, JConcepts is releasing a 1995 Ford F-150 RC10T2 Clear Body. A passion project for JConcepts, the F-150 was designed to fit the vintage Team Associated RC10T2, but with a little modification and ingenuity, we are sure you guys can get it to fit other stadium trucks as well. It is great to [...]
What’s going on everyone, this has definitely been an interesting week to say the least and finishing up the RC4WD Trailfinder 2 kit with the 1985 Toyota 4RUNNER body set capped it off. This build took me a long time to complete, had a few electrical issues in the tail end of the build but all is good now! Doing The [...]
Scale trucks are all the rage now days, but most of them are of the crawling/slow variety. For the ever growing bunch of consumers that demand some speed with their scale looks, Kyosho has released the Outlaw Rampage PRO Kit. The Outlaw Rampage is big on the scale detailing, but also caters to the hardcore hobby crowd by coming as [...]
Now being teased by Futaba is the flagship 7PXR radio transmitter. The 2.4GHz 7PXR is the new pinnacle radio for Futaba and features a number of upgrades over the original 7PX. The 7PXR was designed to be more lightweight, with a significantly improved menu system. Special thanks to the folks over at RC Magazine for the 7PXR pictures from the [...]
Well, someone had to go and wake up the sleeping giant that is Traxxas. A few weeks ago Traxxas dropped a bombshell otherwise known as the TRX-6 Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6×6. The pictures alone sparked up a fire of conversation that consumed anything else that was happening in the scale world. So how did Traxxas do with their first [...]
New from JConcepts is a 1982 GMC K10 Clear Body for the 1/16 Traxxas E-Revo. This classic square body GMC is fully licensed and ready to give your 1/16 E-Revo a cool new look. * Officially licensed by General Motors * Direct fit for the Traxxas 1/16 E-Revo * Multiple headlight and grill options * Made from heavy duty polycarbonate * Comes with window masks, [...]
“Outlaw Rampage Pro When will you guys be doing a review on the Kyosho rampage pro? I noticed it was in the servo review, and you did an unboxing, whats going on? Matthew G.” Cubby- Hey ya Matty, shoot me your snail mail for a sticker pack. Also, if you send me your shirt size, I will hook you up with one of [...]
