Shipping now from RC4WD are Level 8 Bully Pro 6 1.9″ Wheels. Level 8 is a hot brand on the 1:1 scene, now you can buy a set for your 1.9″ scale rig. * New partnership between RC4WD and Level 8 * Extreme off-road design * True to scale looks * Durable CNC billet aluminum construction * Miniature scale hex bolts * Laser etched Level 8 [...]
Last week this column had the pleasure of grazing the pastures of drift heaven, being amazed by the divine skills of Vivian Grobler as manifested in his beautiful BMW M3. This week, we are back in the realms of mortal men, with me standing as prime example of one of their kind. Not that you will see any pictures of [...]
The crew at PROTOform are stoked to get back to their roots and are teasing a new No Prep Drag Racing Body. As the no prep/Slash drag scene takes off across America, the manufacturers are responding. Soon you will be able to pick up this gorgeous drag body from PROTOform to run on your Traxxas Slash no prep drag car. We [...]
What in the world, is this actually Tuesday? Yup, it is Tuesday and here is YOUR day late Cub Report. So…. what happened Monday? Well, the BigSquidRC Corporate World Headquarters were overrun with a tv crew from (redacted). A few weeks ago I had mentioned how BSRC’s owner Brian Smolik was going to be featured on a reality tv show. Yesterday [...]
Last year Tamiya made waves by dropping their Comical Grasshopper. The Comical version of the legendary Grasshopper proved to be loads of fun, and durable as well. Over the last several months, Tamiya has been teasing a Comical Frog. This lighthearted take on the Frog shrinks the wheelbase, but really ups the fun factor. * Detailed polycarbonate body * Molded driver figure * [...]
To promote their new off-road Traxx, the good folks over at Traxxas have posted a new video. The Pacific Coast Crawling Video does a great job of showing how well the Traxxas Traxx work over a variety of difficult terrain. The Traxx set for the TRX-4 scale rock crawler is available right now and perfect for your next trail run. After [...]
Hey folks, this week in MTM I’m finally ready to do my mini-review of the Pro-Line Decimator 2.6″ Solid Axle Monster Truck Tire. Link: Pro-Line Decimator Monster Truck Tires Part #: 10162-02 Height: 5.64″ (143mm) Width: 3.42″ (87mm) Pro-Line Racing kicked off the revitalization of the solid axle r/c monster truck movement back in 2015 with the release of the Destroyer tire. At the time, [...]
New from the T-Bone Racing crew are Side Rail Rock Sliders for the Traxxas TRX-4. TBR has long been putting out hardcore upgrades for the bashing scene, their new rock sliders should be up for the worst you can find out on the trail. * Direct fit for the Traxxas TRX-4 * Increases glide ability in tight areas * Lifetime TBR warranty * Reduces [...]
The crew over at JConcepts have been busy campers this summer attending rc events across the nation, as well as coming up with uber new rc products. The latest hot product to drop from JConcepts is a fully licensed 1982 GMC K10 12.3″ WB clear body. The GMC K10 body was designed to fit scale rock crawlers with a 12.3″ [...]
Here ya go scale fanatics, Cross RC has dropped some teaser pics of their upcoming KR4 Demon. Cross RC has taken the scale world by storm with high-end kits and jaw dropping scale realism. The latest from Cross is the KR4 Demon kit, and while we don’t have many details, you can see by the pictures that it will be [...]
Let’s jump right into the Pro-Line Racing 1977 Dodge Ramcharger body update! As much as I would have loved to be with Boss Man Brian for the Pro-Line Racing Unboxing Video I had a lot of scale off-road park issues to deal with. So, once I picked up the body it was a little over-whelming. Unlike most lexan bodies, the [...]
Guess who just announced fully Belted 3.8″ Trencher HP monster truck tires? Yes, that would be Pro-Line and they have just posted a new promotional video to get your blood pumping for the weekend! Watch below to see just how extreme you can get with their incredible 3.8″ Trencher HP pre-mounts. Available pre-mounted on high-tech Raid removable hex wheels, the [...]
New from Atticus and the rest of the crew over at RPM, are Front Lower A-Arms for the Losi Rock Rey. RPM has been making upgrade a-arms for decades, their Losi Rock Rey units were designed to handle the worst you can throw at them. * 11 grams lighter than stock * Sold in pairs * Increased bellcrank clearance * American made The RPM Losi [...]
This review has been a long time coming folks. No, we aren’t talking about how we got a new set of Pro-Line Trencher HP 2.8″ Monster Truck Tires a few weeks ago and have been trying to burn their rubber off ever since. We are talking about how our hobby has long been waiting for monster truck tires that do [...]
“Where Are Belted Badlands??? Cubby, Pro-Line just released 3.8″ belted Trenchers, but where are the Badlands? I want belted Badlands right now! I needdddd to give them my money!!!!! Robin B.” Cubby- Ummmm, well, hello to you too Robin! Thanks for writing in, like always, your snail mail will get ya one of our super cool sticker packs. In fact, our sticker packs have [...]
