The folks from Horizon Hobby were hanging out at the Mint 400 is Las Vegas and had the opportunity to launch the Losi Super Baja Rey over a Monster Energy truck. It was a huge jump with some massive air and distance and a nice backflip for flair. Even nailed the landing straight to pavement. Check out the video here:Head [...]
Coming to a hobby shop near you soon is the Kyosho 1/20 Majesty 600 RC Boat. Kyosho is best known for winning 1/8 off-road world championships, but they are also extremely passionate about their rc boating. Their latest boat, the Majesty 600, is loaded with modern features to make sure that you have a great boating experience, here are the [...]
It’s that magical time again where the ice is FINALLY thawing and hints of green are starting to show in the grass. As I write this, it’s actually 60 degrees here in St. Louis (ok, it’s also stormy as heck, but I won’t complain about the temp!). I’m getting the itch to do some sort of Spring project! Despite all these [...]
That’s right folks, the most anticipated reader voting contest on the planet, MARCH BASH-NESS 2019 Nominations are now open! For those new readers that haven’t been around for March Bash-ness, this is the start of our 9th annual March Bash-ness competition! This is where our readers get to nominate and vote for who they think is the best of the [...]
After a few weeks of teasing, Tamiya has released full details on their new Volvo Globetrotter FH16 6×4 Timber Truck. The Volvo is highly scale realistic and comes loaded with features, here is the scoop. * 1/14 assembly kit * Plethora of metal parts * Remote gear changes * Comes with 35 turn TR mighty-tuned motor * Width- 194mm, length- 733mm * 3 speed transmission * Highly [...]
Recently posted by Traxxas is a Best of the Traxxas Underground video. The Traxxas Underground crew had a great 2018 putting out loads of cool videos, we can’t wait to see what sort of crazy antics that they will come up with this year! The video below has tons of action and crash footage from the Traxxas Underground. If you dig [...]
Shipping right now from RC4WD are 1.7″ Falken Wildpeak M/T tires. The Falken Wilkpeak’s are highly regarded in the full scale world, now thanks to RC4WD you can bolt a set on your rc crawling rig. Here are some highlights- * Molded in RC4WD’s exclusive X2S³ rubber compound * Designed to fit 1.7″ sized wheels * Width- 1.14″ * Diameter- 3.74″ * Weight- 1.62oz Street pricing [...]
Well hey there rc fans, glad to have ya here at BigSquidRC. I am Cubby, and after a week “off”, I am back and ready for another fun filled week in rc. Here we go… First up I gotta talk about BigSquidRC’s March Bashness! As you long term readers know, March Bashness is one of our biggest “events” of the year, [...]
New from the folks at Traction Hobby is a teaser video for their upcoming Founder II 1/8 Scale Rock Crawler. The 1/8th scaled Founder II is expected to start shipping later this Spring and is loaded with scale features. Take a look at just some of the highlights- * 1.2mm steel C-channel chassis * Brass weighting at front (185 grams) & rear [...]
Recently posted by JConcepts is a new Stinky Pinky 3 replica car build. The JConcepts crew took one of their popular 1967 Chevy Chevelle bodies and painted it up to look just like “Disco Dean” Karns Stinky Pinky 3 street drag car. Karns is known from the Discover Channel series “Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings” and has long been a [...]
I had the pleasure of meeting the President of Pit Bull Tires, Michael Green. And I can honestly say he is a really cool guy. We talked about tiny trucks and also some civil war history, which is one of my favorite historical subjects. He then sent me home with some awesome stuff that I couldn’t wait to check out. I [...]
So a while back Jeremy built this Awesome Baywatch Truck using the RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB. While he was down at the Ultimate Scale Truck Expo (USTE) he got a chance to hit the trails with the truck, and it looks beautiful! Check out the video below.Hit the official RC4WD page for more products or read more RC4WD News [...]
New from Performa Racing comes the P1 Radical 690 Modified 2100 KV 1/8 motor. It’s designed with 1/8 buggy racing in mind, but also good for short course and on-road vehicles that need some serious power. Some of the highlight features include: * Performa Radical Housing – Machined aluminum can with maximum cooling for lowest running temperatures. * 100% sensored mode advanced [...]
“Where do the cars go? Sup Cubby, You guys get a lot of review cars, what do you do with all of them when you are done? Do you have a warehouse full? Do you sell them? Can I have some? Let me know if you need a shipping address. Keep up the great work! You guys rock! Julio Cubby- Hey Julio, send me your [...]
Ford Raptor fans rejoice! Horizon Hobby has announced the new Losi Ford Raptor Baja Rey. Besides the new licensed body, it sounds like there are plenty of changes coming from with this new edition. On the outside it’s going to have a molded hood scoop and grill, front and rear lights and authentic Black Rhino Alpine wheels. On the inside [...]
