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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 [...]
Just announced by Dromida are 3 revised off-roaders for their 18th scale line-up. The updated vehicles include a Monster Truck, Short Course Truck, and a Buggy. All three comes as ready to runs and have everything needed to start bashing right in the box. * Full time 4wd * High traction tires * 370 sized brushed motor * Waterproof electronics * Gear diffs * Big bore [...]
The 1/18th scale vehicles from Dromida have been great sellers since they were first introduced. The line-up included two trucks and one buggy, all of which were durable, fun vehicles to drive. To branch out a bit, Dromida recently announced a pair of new on-road cars, a touring car and a rally version. While we unboxed our Brushless RTR Rally Car [...]
After the announcement of their touring car and buggy, Team Associated has released details on the 1/18th scale Rival Monster Truck. The Rival looks a whole lot like the 18th scale Associated RC18MT that was so much fun back in the mid 2000s, now it is back with updated RTR electronics. Speaking of electronics, it comes with a Reedy ESC/receiver [...]
Coming soon from the mighty Team Associated is the 1/18th scale Reflex RTR Buggy. The Reflex looks to sport the original 4wd shaft system from the AE 18th scalers but comes with a choice of new colors and sports an Associated XP radio and Reedy ESC/receiver combo. * Super 370 motor * Fluid filled shocks * Comes with 6 cell NiMH battery & [...]
Remember the 18th scale class? Remember how affordable, durable, and easy on the wallet they were? Well, Team Associated has just announced their latest 18th scaler, the Apex Touring RTR. The Apex Touring is designed for on-road use with a road car body, wheels, and tires. It features 4wd and an easy to drive brushed power system. * Ball diffs front [...]
