The crew at Pro-Line have announced another awesome scale product with their 1965 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 Clear Body. This highly realistic body is sized to fit the 12.8″ wheelbase of the Traxxas Land Rover Defender and Tactical Unit, thus giving you a great scale option for a replacement body. * Exacting scale details * Officially licensed by Toyota * Made from lightweight [...]
Shipping soon from Pro-Line is a Pre-Cut Flo-Tek Fusion Bash Armor Body. This is big news for bashers as P-L’s Bash Armor body material has quickly gained the reputation as being the toughest stuff to ever hit the rc body market. Check out some of the body’s features and specifications- * Most aerodynamically advanced SC race body Pro-Line has ever produced * [...]
That’s right folks, the giant on-line retailer Amazon has announced the all new AWS DeepRacer! What exactly is the AWS DeepRacer? Well, it is not a traditional rc car like we are used to, instead the DeepRacer is aimed at young developers. The DeepRacer is Fully Autonomous and is the perfect way for aspiring developers to hit the ground [...]
Coming to a track near you is the 2019 edition of XRay’s XT2C competition stadium truck. The “C” version of the XT2 was developed especially for high-grip indoor tracks made from carpet or Astro turf. Here are some of the features and specifications- * Front motor, laydown transmission layout * Narrower gear box * New aluminum rear suspension holders * Improved gear differential * New [...]
New Bright RC is not a hobby grade RC yet they seem to sneak their way into the hobby grade world for one main reason. It’s not the amazing speed or the durability that I am talking about, it’s those hard bodies! Some of the best looking hard bodies out there, believe it or not, are New Bright RC. So [...]
Here you go crawling fans, Pro-Line has just announced a new Chevy Colorado ZR2 Clear Body. The 2019 ZR2 is a lightweight, one piece, polycarbonate unit that has a great modern scale look. Here are some of the highlights- * Fully licensed by Chevy * Incredible scale appearance * Lightweight design for LCG & improved performance * Comes with decal set, window masks, & [...]
“First Kit Build Question Hey Cubby, first of all, I love the website and your column. Good, informative stuff, and really has helped me as I’ve gotten into the hobby. My question, though. I’ve been pretty heavily into RC cars for about two years now, but I am only minimally comfortable with wrenching. I think building a kit will be a [...]
Coming soon to our friends over in Europe are a number of Special Releases from Traxxas. While these might not be available here in America, we know that has never stopped you eager collector types before. Again, these look like Europe only releases, don’t go trying to get your local shop to order you one, because they might not make [...]
Yesterday the crew from HRC Distribution announced the first products in their new Roapex tire line-up, today they are announcing two more! New for all you 1/8th scale buggy drivers are the Roller and the Paddle. Both are designed to give your buggy more traction while out driving, here are the highlights- * Tires made from a soft rubber compound for [...]
New from MST (Max Speed Technology) is the JP1 CFX-W scale rock crawler kit. The big news on the JP1 is that it comes stock with portal style axles for maximum ground clearance. Here are more highlights- * Front & rear portal axles * Aluminum 4-link suspension * Realistic steel frame rails * TC80 aluminum shock set * Dual pad slipper clutch * Planetary gearbox * All [...]
Greetings Podcast Fans! Wow.. are the podcasts going to be more regular now? Well… fingers crossed. On Today’s episode we have F.C. Brigham, Matt Jackson, and Alaric Egli from Redcat Racing joining us! It’s always great to get multiple representatives from a company on to hear everyone’s thoughts, as well as hear answers from the actual the people doing the [...]
Don’t know which tires are the best for your truck and driving style? When you are new to the hobby, there is a lot to learn. Watch the video below starring Pro-Line’s Gerardo Gonzalez to find out exactly which tire is best for your particular driving style and terrain. In the video Gerardo goes over each of Pro-Line’s high traction [...]
Just announced by Pro-Line are 8 of their most popular race tires in S4 Super Soft compound. The S4 compound has incredible grip, yet is capable of making the end of long nitro main events. Here is the list of the tires that get the S4 upgrade- 1/8 Truggy * Hole Shot VTR 4.0″ Off-Road 1:8 Truck, Part #9033-204 S4, $35 * Buck [...]
What’s up everyone, Jeremy here. So last week I was doing some shopping at RC4WD.com. Nothing big, just needed a new windshield for the farm truck build. As I was checking out a little box popped up saying for 5 dollars more I could get a mystery bag. Um, YES PLEASE!!! So, when I seen that beautiful RC4WD package on [...]
Just announced by HPI Racing is a new Version 2.0 of their popular Jumpshot MT and ST off-road trucks. The V2 trucks come with a number of upgrades to make them even better at backyard bashing, here are some of the details- * Aggressive new look * Tougher drive-train gears * Upgraded suspension and steering parts * Larger battery box- easy to fit [...]
