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Are you a fan of Cali Off-Road products? If so, have a look at the latest wheels from RC4WD. The RC4WD Cali Off-Road Distorted 1.9″ Aluminum Wheels have incredible scale realism, right down to the smallest details. Here are the highlights- * Unique jet engine blade-like spoke design * First Cali Off-Road licensed product from RC4WD * Realistic center hub-cap * Laser-etched logo that [...]
While it may be a warm September where you are, winter is just around the corner. For years Kyosho has offered up the snow loving Blizzard, but now they’ve updated it for a 2.0 Readyset version. What’s the scoop on the Kyosho Blizzard 2.0? * New electronic speed controllers * Completely pre-assembled Readyset * You can raise/lower blade from transmitter * Pre-painted body * Comes [...]
After a few years on hiatus, the Hurricane 900VE Readyset is ready for a return from Kyosho. The 900VE is a large catamaran that packs a new Kyosho Speed House brushless system. Here are the highlights and updates- * New Kyosho Speed House 40 x 68mm water-cooled, 1250kV brushless motor * New 3S Speed House 120 amp water cooled ESC * High torque [...]
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 [...]
Over the weekend the BigSquidRC Bash Crew traveled to beautiful Denver, Colorado for the 2018 edition of the Rocky Mountain Hobby Expo. Coming out to support the event was the crew from Horizon Hobby. The Horizon crew had one of the largest booths at the show, thus giving them plenty of room to show off their extensive line of rc [...]
New for all you boat fanatics is the Pro Boat Aerotrooper Brushless Air Boat. The crew at Pro Boat have released some incredibly cool products over the last couple of years, their new Aerotrooper looks like another home run! Loaded with scale detailing, the Aerotrooper also packs a punch with an aggressive 90 amp ESC/2080kV 480 brushless outrunner power combo. [...]
This is what Chevy fans have been waiting for, the Axial SCX10 II 1969 Chevrolet Blazer. Hitting a scale home run with the beautifully detailed 1969 Chevrolet Blazer body. Not only does the 1969 Blazer look fantastic but preforms like the find tuned machine it was meant to be. We put the Axial 1969 Blazer through tough and extreme punishment. [...]
Coming soon from Horizon Hobby is the Dromida Ocular 120 FPV Drone. The Ocular uses optical flow technology, along with altitude hold, to give even first time flyers the confidence they need to get up and flying. Coming in at 120mm in size, the Ocular is small enough to be used indoors, yet large enough for outdoor flight. Here [...]
Do you want to get extreme with your snow plowing? If so, have a look at the new Super Duty V Snow Plow from the good guys over at RC4WD. The Super Duty has the scale looks that you need, plus you can do all sorts of cool stuff with it when using servos to angle the blades. Here are [...]
Shipping now from RC4WD is their Super Duty Snow Plow. The super duty is available in either red or yellow and is street priced at just $99. Watch the video below to see not only how lifelike their snow plows can be, but the video also gives you a good look at how much articulation, as well as how much [...]
With the weather turning to nuclear winter blast furnace, us RC folk are struggling to keep the trigger finger warm enough to lay down the power. While you could source a ready made transmitter warming hut thing, it’s going to cost you. Instead, reclaim some political sign garbage from a street corner near you and get to work! This guide will [...]
Hello and welcome back to Bashers Basics. We all know that the process of painting your first RC body is always quite daunting, but don’t fear, Bashers Basics is here! In this tutorial I am going to just do a simple paint job, a solid metallic blue, which will look great on my hypothetical SLASH 4X4. Firstly I select my [...]
The second FPV quad that I have ever owned is the Blade Vortex 250 BNF Basic. The Blade version of this quad is no longer made but you can get the same quad without a receiver still. I have yet to review this quad for Big Squid. I figured I should tell you why. Honestly, the reason is because I [...]
This year when Tim, Cubby, and I made a day trip out to Toledo, OH for Weak Signals. I met quite a few different distributors that I had never met before. One of these distributors was Detroit Multi-rotor. I was drawn to this particular booth because it was the only one that I could find that was selling quad kits [...]
Now being teased by Kyosho are a pair of new Mad Crusher monster trucks. The new Mad Crushers are 1/8th scale in size and will be available with either nitro or brushless power systems. Here are some of their highlights- * Ultra scale 80’s style body * Body has chrome plated plastic grill, bumpers, mirrors, wiper blades * LED ready body * Pre-built readyset * [...]
