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 [...]
It feels like Traxxas week around here, as the news just keeps coming. We don’t have any ‘official’ word on this yet, but someone sent us a photo of a Limited Edition Snap-on TRX-4! Years ago there were some very cool Limited Edition Slash vehicles I would of loved to get my hands on, so I’m guessing these might go [...]
We know the Traxxas TRX-4 RTR is a capable rig, we have seen TONS of them both on the trails and in comps. Now you have the choice to build it from the ground up which is an awesome way to learn everything there is to know about the truck for if and when you need to work on it. [...]
A new Traxxas TRX-4 Sport Kit is coming! We dubbed it the Adventure Kit around the office because it comes with some sweet accessories, but it’s officially the ‘Sport Kit’. We don’t have all the details, but it looks like it will come as a completely un-assembled kit with a clear body and cool accessories like the fuel tanks, [...]
Tekno RC fans that own the EB410 or ET410, if you are looking to squeeze out even a little more performance or durability, you may be in luck. Take a look at the new Shock Cap Bushings and Shock Standoffs for the EB410 and ET410 Standoff Features * Reduced shock cap wear. * Extended length shock tower mounting posts. * Made from high-quality steel. * [...]
The folks over at Reedy have just announced the Radon 2 Brushed Motor. The Radon series has been a popular line up in the brushed world, so there should be a lot of happy people to see this next release. This time around there are 3 versions to meet demand with a 17-turn, 15-turn, and 19-turn. Another new feature are [...]
My birthday was this past week, February 27th to be exact, and while that’s fine and all, the date is important to me for another reason. On February 27th, 1999, the St. Louis Arena was demolished, which means that last Wednesday was the 20th anniversary. The Arena, called “The Old Barn” or “Checkerdome” by many locals, held many awesome childhood [...]
I have the POWER!!!! What’s up everybody, so when me and Boss Man Brian sat down to finalize the USTE 19 trip we ran in to a little problem. How were we going to get batteries down there? I said just ship them but that was a no go. Then Brian said what about taking them on the plane? Umm [...]
We got our hands on the official pictures and a video of the Traxxas TRX-4 1979 K5 Chevy Blazer. Uhm, wow! Seriously, there is not much else you can say about the body, but wow. Scale fans are going to be drooling for days with the chromed out bumper, those door handles are awesome, the replica Rally Wheels look incredibly [...]
Is there a monster truck build you have been looking to do, but you don’t want to pick up a some trashed/used Stampede off Craigslist? Maybe You already own a few trashed Stampede’s (looking around, I can see at least 3 here in the office) and you want to transfer the working electronics on over? Well have we got the [...]
The folks over at Traxxas have put up a couple of really cool articles on a new built they are doing, to help show how and make the Ultimate Trail Truck using the TRX-4. I’m not sure how many parts it’s going to be, but they have posted the first two so far, and the truck is looking amazing [...]
We don’t post a lot of air news very often, but this F-4 Phanton II from Horizon Hobby really caught my eye. The scale looks on this thing are crazy. If someone asked me, I would of bet all day this was a model, and not something that could actually take to the air and fly. This model is [...]
