The ARRMA Typhon has been arguably the best “Bashing Buggy” ever produced. To make it even better for 2019, the folks over at ARRMA have given the mighty Typhon a number of updates to make it tougher, and more fun to drive, than ever before. Here are the highlights- * Waterproof electronics featuring a 6S BLX185 ESC w/ IC5 connector * Powerful [...]
The folks over at ARRMA have been teasing their 2019 line-up for several weeks, now we can post full details! First up is the 2019 edition of the Kraton 6S BLX RTR Monster Truck. The Kraton receives a number of updates to improve durability, ease of use, and drive-ability. * New 2.4GHz Spektrum STX2 radio system * New aluminum chassis center brace * [...]
Round two starts now, and holy cow did it get serious quick! There are some insane match ups this round, match ups that some people think should of been the finals. It’s going to be crazy! This is round 2 of the Bash Bracket, we are going to ping pong one more time with a bash bracket and a scale bracket, [...]
One of the easiest ways to adjust the handling on your car is by changing its camber. New from Arrowmax RC is a Black & Gold 1/10 Ultra Camber Gauge. Made from CNC machined aluminum, the ultra camber gauge makes it easy to check, or adjust, the camber on your car. * CNC machined from aluminum * Anodized black and gold finish * [...]
Recently announced by Hobbytech RC is the CRX Survival 1/10 scale rock crawler kit. The CRX Survival was nicely scaled and was designed from the ground up to be highly capable out on the trail. Here are some highlights- * 2 speed transmission * Black 1.9″ Climber 121 wheels * Realistic solid axles * Threaded aluminum shocks * Easy access transmission * 4-link suspension * Chassis mounted [...]
Shipping right now from RC4WD is a 2S-6S LiPo to USB Charge Adapter. Have you ever been way back on the trail and need to charge your phone? The RC4WD adapter makes it easy to use the battery inside your scale crawler to power a USB charge port for your phone. * Input voltage range – 6-26 volts DC * Output [...]
Last week I started the transformation of a Traxxas TRX-4 Sport to an old school monster truck. (P.S. if you missed my post last week, now would be a good time to check it out). In that post I never actually mentioned what body I was going to use, but if you took a hint from the title of the [...]
Over the last few weeks Pro-Line has announced several all new Drag Racing products. From Hoosier racing slicks, to some very cool bodies, Pro-Line is giving drag racers a number of cool new options. To help promote their new drag racing products, the Pro-Line crew shot a new video. Watch below to see P-L team members Vance and Paul show off [...]
The folks over at Traxxas have posted a new Downhill Shredding video to their YouTube channel. The video features the Rustler 4×4 VXL going big on a bicycle downhill course. The Rustler 4×4 VXL has serious brushless power which allows it to get massive airtime over jumps. Watch the video below to see just how big it can go, plus [...]
Hello out there all you rc fanatics, thanks for making the click over to BigSquidRC for THE Cub Report. Last week I talked about the “Bashing” side of our March Bashness contest, this week I will be talking about Scale Crawler side. Needless to say, I think our 2019 March Bashness features a better overall group of trucks than in [...]
Getting ready to jump into one of the most competitive classes in all of rc racing is the new Schumacher Cougar Laydown Buggy Kit. The Laydown was designed with all the latest buggy technology and was made to be lower and faster than previous designs. * Ultra-low center of gravity, fast, versatile platform * Works well on a wide variety of grip [...]
For all you off-road carpet racers out there, Pro-Line has announced new Prism 2.0 and Wedge series tires. For the rear of your 1/10th scaled buggy, Pro-Line has introduced the Prism 2.0. The 2.0 has received numerous updates to make it better than ever. More ultra-sharp pins are used to increase grip, while a lower profile carcass helps to improve [...]
New and shipping soon from XRay is the GTX8 1/8 nitro on-road kit. The GTX8 is based off of the XRay XB8 nitro buggy, but has been re-designed for serious on-road performance. Here are the highlights- * New larger capacity diffs * Reduced caster front upper arms * Harder lower arms * All new chassis fits hard or soft radio trays * Narrow rear suspension [...]
Hello to all of our podcast fans! Welcome to another Big Squid RC 2019 podcast! We recently had James Knight from Knight Customs on, and it was a great episode, and I think we all learned a ton about the 3d side of the custom market, so it seemed like something we should revisit. Knight Customs really has some [...]
The other half of March Bash-ness 2019 has now officially started! Now remember, this is round 1 for the SCALE Bracket. We had so many great vehicles suggested for both the bash side and the scale side, we decided to go with a full 16 for each. We started with the bash bracket, and now it’s time for round 1 [...]
