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The construction genre of the RC world is a interesting one. The attention to detail and scale realism is amazing as you can see in the Diecast Masters America’s newest truck, the Western Star 49X. It has all the detail and then some. It’s much bigger than their previous vehicles, and it looks great. If you are thinking about [...]
Shipping right now from Diecast Masters is a 1/16th scaled Western Star 4900 2020 Dump Truck. Their latest rc dump truck has incredible scale realism and was designed for serious duty around your scale worksite. These guys seem like they are on a real roll lately! A few details: 2.4GHZ radio, Dump Bed goes up and down, functioning head lights, tail [...]
New from Kyosho Egg is a 1/16th scaled Jeep Wrangler, as well as the 1/18th scaled Metal Racer. Both are part of Kyosho’s Egg line-up that is geared more towards kids than the hobby market, but both clearly have a great scale off-road look. The Jeep Wrangler is fully licensed, while the Metal Racer has a tough, rock-racer style look. [...]
Welcome to Day 1 of the Ultimate Scale Truck Expo 2020! USTE 2020 was once again an awesome event, and if you ever have a chance to go, you should really try and attend! We have a ton of footage to share with you, with more videos coming soon, but for now, enjoy DAY 1! Please don’t forget to like/share/subscribe and all [...]
This year, several members of the BigSquidRC Bash Crew are writing up top 3 lists for the holidays. As Brian walked around the office, he came to me to write up the “Top 3 Small Scaled RC Vehicles For Under Your Christmas Tree”. Small scaled rc vehicles, those 1/14th scale and smaller, are great for indoor driving, and are known [...]
To show off Two New Colors for the 1/16 E-Revo VXL, the folks at Traxxas have uploaded a new video. The video is called Go-Anywhere 50+MPH Fun and it does a great job of showing you just how fun the 1/16 E-Revo can be. With big jumps and serious roost, the Traxxas 1/16 E-Revo can bring extreme rc fun to [...]
Recently uploaded by Traxxas is a video for the new 1/16 Summit. The new Summit sports a grossly over-sized (heck ya!) 550 motor to give you boatloads of torque with tons of power. The video below shows the truck in action, sliding around corners, climbing over rocks, as well as showing off its lighting system. The new Summit is expected to [...]
There is no doubting that the original Traxxas Summit is a legend in the bashing world. From its burly size, to its ability to get over just about anything, the Summit has been putting smiles on driver’s faces for years. Now Traxxas has announced a new 1/16 Summit. This version of the Summit is much smaller than the original 1/10th, [...]
Want to try something new this winter? Have you tried a hobby grade tank before? Coming soon from Tamiya is the US M1A2 Abrams Full Option Kit. The M1A2 Abrams has been reproduced in absolutely stunning detail by Tamiya. Not only does the Tamiya look awesome, but it is also loaded with features. Here is the scoop- * Sound module w/ [...]
Many people forget about just how fun it is to drive an rc tank. One of the latest (and coolest!) to hit the market is the Jagdpanzer IV/70(V) Lang Full Option Kit from Tamiya. This German tank comes in at 1/16th in scale, making it fairly large in size. Two FET speed controllers control a pair of 380 brushed motors [...]
Sometimes you can get burnt out jumping your monster truck off your roof, when that happens why not shoot some stuff up? Taigen has a new version of their 1/16th Sherman Tank that should help you work out some frustration. Their latest version is a Sherman M4A3 75mm turet that comes airsoft equipped and is completely RTR. Taigen also beefed [...]
For all you guys that like to get in some tank action, Tamiya has announced a 1/16th scale JGSDF Type 10 full option kit. The Type 10 is a Japanese tank designed for mountain warfare that first went into service in 2012. The full scale Type 10 is known for its modular armor and a 120mm main gun, from the [...]
THE Carisma GT16MT Brushless 4wd RTR ReviewNope, you can’t buy Carisma here in the states. However, you never know when they might get picked up, so to stay “ahead of the curve” we are busting out some reviews of their products. Today we’ll be taking a closer look at the GT16MT, a 1/16th scale, 4wd, RTR, off-road truck. The first [...]
Carisma might not be available here in the states (yet!), but they sure have a cool looking bash line-up. Today we’ll show you what it looks like to pull a brand new Carisma GT16MT out of the box. The pictures below don’t really show the scale of the GT16MT but it is a big “mini”. The GT16MT dwarfs an Associated RC18T [...]
We got our hands on the new Traxxas 1/16 scale Grave Digger, but I’m not sure if this is a unboxing or a un-packing. Our new Grave Digger was just begging to be let out of it’s home when it arrived. The truck with the radio barely fits, to the point of it’s more a releasing. The truck sticks it’s [...]
