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While brushed ready to runs have good speed, if you want to really up the adrenaline factor it is all about brushless power. Hence the reason that Dromida has released the Brushless version of their popular 1/18th scale Monster Truck. The Dromida comes with a beefy 5300kV brushless system, realistic chevron monster truck tires, and it was designed to be [...]
After a Sneak Peak at the NRHSA Show, Dromida has now released full details on their upcoming FPV Packs. Both vehicles are BIG news as they will become the first ready to run first person view vehicles to be released from a mainstream hobby grade company. The Dromida FPV packs come in two forms, a Monster Truck (#DIDC0080) and a Rally [...]
Turning heads at the NRHSA Show in Vegas this week is a pair of new trucks from HRP Distributing. First up is the Rage RC R10ST. The R10ST is a 1/10th scaled stadium truck that comes as an RTR. Its biggest news is that it comes stock in a mid-motor configuration for better handling and to protect the motor when driving. [...]
Wow, some HUGE news out of the Hobbico booth out at the NRHSA Show today. Dromida has just announced a pair of new FPV Surface Vehicles! FPV is scolding hot in the quadcopter segment, Dromida is getting ready to help it take off in the surface world too. Dromida has announced a Monster Truck FPV Pack as well as a Rally [...]
The Dromida line-up of 1/18th scalers has helped to get lots of people into the hobby. The latest truck to be released by Dromida is the Brushless Monster Truck. With a 5300kV brushless system and cool looking monster truck styling, the Dromida is sure to be a hit with consumers. Before we started our standard testing protocol with the Brushless Monster [...]
The folks over at Dromida have announced that their new 1/18 Brushless Monster Truck is now shipping. The Monster Truck comes loaded with a powerful 5300kV brushless system and is capable of over 30 mph speeds. It also comes with a rugged 4wd drivetrain and big bore shocks to soak up gnarly jumps. The Brushless Monster Truck is priced at [...]
Being teased now by Tamiya is the Konghead 6×6. The Konghead is a big, burly, off-road machine that comes as a build it yourself kit. To deliver power to all 6 wheels, the Konghead uses a G6-01 chassis with gear drive system. 6 wheel double wishbone suspension is used to soak up bumps, while its 113mm chevron style tires (almost [...]
Coming in late April is a Brushless version of the Dromida 1/18th Monster Truck. The truck is a RTR that comes with a potent 5300kV brushless system to give you plenty of pulse quickening power. Realistic chevron style tires are mated to a 4wd drivetrain to help put all that power to the ground. Here are some of its highlights- * [...]
New from Axial Racing is a pair of 1/18th Scale off-roaders. The two models are the Yeti Jr. and the Yeti Jr. SCORE Trophy Truck. Both come as ready to runs and both are only available on the official Axial website. A small Tactic transmitter is used for control, while a all-in-one programmable Tactic ESC/receiver is used for control. A [...]
New from Dromida is a video featuring their 1/18th Monster Truck. The video shows off the truck in a scale setting- hitting jumps and crush’n cars. We reviewed the truck a few weeks ago and had an absolute blast driving it, but we think it looks like even more fun when run on a small scale monster truck style course! Check [...]
A few weeks ago the folks at Dromida announced a revised line-up of brushed 1/18th scale off-roaders. The Monster Truck received the biggest changes with all new wheels, tires, and more of a scale authentic looking body. Since then we’ve been driving all three of the new offerings- the Monster Truck, Buggy, and Short Course Truck to see if they [...]
Designed to be fun yet affordable, Dromida has 3 revised 1/18th scale off-roaders headed to a hobby shop near you. The Monster Truck gets a new scale inspired body and tires, while the Short Course Truck and Buggy also get a new look. Before we started out review of the 3 minis, we took pictures of the first time we took [...]
Here it is folks, the highly anticipated Drone Racers from Kyosho. During the teasing phase very little was known about them, now we have full details and they are quite different from a typical race drone. Perhaps the biggest difference between the Drone Racers and a “normal” race quad is that they use a Pistol style radio. This makes it easy [...]
Adding to their extensive line-up of 18th scalers, Helion has just announced the Animus 18DT. The 18DT is modeled after a modern day Dakar race truck and is aimed right at the bashing market. LED lights come standard on the 18DT and it is powered by a 370 brushed motor with 1100mAh NiMH battery. Some of its other features include- * [...]
While Dromida is best known for their 1/18th scale off-road machines, a few months ago they announced a line-up of on-road cars. Over the last few weeks we have been thrashing the daylights out of the Dromida Brushless Rally Car to find out what it was made out of. Does the car have plenty of power? Can you drive it [...]
