The crew over at Traxxas had a great 2018. Not only did Traxxas put out a bunch of awesome new designs, but their incredible Unlimited Desert Racer took home BigSquidRC’s most coveted “Bash Vehicle of the Year” award! To help commemorate 2018, Traxxas has posted a new Best RC Action of 2018 video. The video comes in at just over 2 [...]
With the new Rage 2.0 about to hit stores, Kyosho has posted a new action video. Watch below to see the Kyosho crew take the Rage 2.0 to the beach for some laid-back bashing. The video shows the Rage 2.0 roosting sand, catching air, and generally having a great time blasting around the beach. After watching the video you can hit [...]
“Small scale crawler advise Cubby, Long time reader first time writer. I love crawlers and I love my kids. My two oldest (2 and 4) and I love ‘crawling before bed’ each night. We set up a course in their room and challenge each other. It’s a blast and I love seeing them develop so many practical skills at such a young [...]
New from Xpress is the Execute XM1 Touring Car Kit. The new XM1 is based off the Xpress XQ1 series but comes with a number of high-end features to help keep you at the front of the pack. Here are the highlights- * Titanium turnbuckles * Oil filled big bore shocks * Floating servo mount * Rear gear diff, front spool * Low friction 4wd [...]
You saw the teaser, and a few people did guess. We have gotten our hands on the new Redcat Racing Gen 8 International Scout II! Redcat Racing has set the bar high right out of the gate for 2019 with the International Scout II. With an almost total redesign from the Gen 7, the Gen 8 is packed with some [...]
For all you guys looking for an affordable rock crawler, ECX has officially announced the Temper Gen 2. The new version of the ECX Temper features a number of upgrades over the very popular original, here is the scoop- * Aggressive new look with matching beadlock rings * Hidden battery compartment * LED light bar * True 4-link suspension * Improved suspension articulation and durability * [...]
Being teased now by Team Magic is the SETH Desert Buggy. The SETH is a scale desert style buggy with a beefy roll cage to go along with its scale looking wheel and tire combo. The SETH also sports a powerful 2200kV 6S brushless power system, a genuine Savox 15kg steering servo, 150 amp Hobby Wing ESC, as well as [...]
Are you ready to start upgrading your TRX-4 yet? If so, Traxxas has announced a full line-up of Scale Accessories & Aluminum Upgrades for the TRX-4. No matter which version of the TRX-4 that you own, Traxxas has compiled a large list of upgrades to make your TRX-4 truly your own. From lift-kits, to high power servos, to aluminum suspension [...]
New and hot from JConcepts is a new body for the ARRMA Kraton BLX. The Kraton body is based off a JConcepts Finnisher, a body style that has been used to win multiple large races on various nitro truggies. The new body can be used to give your Kraton an aggressive new look, or you can get one to help [...]
So we have been testing the Spektrum DX5 Rugged for a while now, putting it through some extreme testing! we have thrown it high into the air and let it crash down, we have bashed and smashed it. Spektrum says the radio is water-resistant which means you can get it wet, but it’s not waterproof which means submerged. We wanted [...]
So if you are a member of the Big Squid RC Facebook Group, you may have noticed Jeremy has been posting all sorts of pictures of his new scale garage project he’s been working on. The garage looks amazing, but earlier he sent this image. It’s of a new truck we have been testing for a while now, but because [...]
Coming soon to a hobby shop near you is the Losi Super Rock Rey from Horizon Hobby. A giant 1/6th scaled off-road beast, the Super Rock Rey is one of the most scale realistic bash rigs that Losi has ever released to the market. Plus, it was designed to tackle the gnarliest of off-road terrain. We’ve been wreaking havoc all [...]
Happy New Year to all! As we head into the new year, I want to start it off by making three predictions that I believe will come to fruition by the time 2019 fades. Of course, these are all monster truck related. Let’s get to it. #3 – 1/10 4×4 Truggies are going to get really popular. Ok, so this one isn’t [...]
As is tradition around here, the Big Squid RC crew gathered around and hashed out the 2018 Bash Vehicle of the year. I have to say this year was a rough one! Normally we all make some vehicle picks, and it comes down to 2 pretty quickly, then everyone agrees on an obvious choice, but that was not the case [...]
Every year we here at the Big Squid RC Headquarters gather around a large table and toss out ideas for Bash Vehicle of the year. This year, one of the ideas tossed around was that we should consider other products as well, so we have decided to start a Bash Product of the Year category! Since this was our first [...]
