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2021 in the Hobby was a good year. Events around the country had massive turn outs, and the number of releases was more than enough to keep everyone busy. So, lets look back at our year and remember the good time because that’s all that matters! ULTIMATE SCALE TRUCK EXPO 2021What has become the Daytona 500 for scale events, USTE kicks [...]
Welcome to Juiceburg, the tiny world for the smaller scale rigs now has its name! the lay out started in my basement about two years ago. Back then it was only the two large mountains, unpainted and was used for quick testing of 1:10 rigs. The surge of 1:24 and 1:18 scale we have been receiving made me rethink about [...]
Our Gmade Buffalo pickup is complete and has been rocking out on the trails all week. The Gmade Buffalo kits are in my top 5 of favorite kits to build, instructions are clear and well laid out and the quality of parts is top notch. The scale driveline of the motor and transmission leave you with room to add a [...]
My newfound love for the 1:18 scale, thanks to FMS Models, has exploded into the workshop. Over the last few months, I have been working on the tiny town for the 1:18 and 1:24 scale rigs to drive on. Even though the tiny town still does not have an official name, there has been a lot of progress made in [...]
From the mad scientist of Area 51 Design Works comes the Element RC Enduro Knightrunner 4×4 ready to run. Element RC has made a name for themselves, and has proven they won’t be going away anytime soon. With prior releases such as the Gatekeeper, Ecto, Sendero, and the Trailrunner, Element RC is looking to keep that momentum moving in the [...]
Looks like the CEN Racing Ford F-450 Dually has gotten a wicked make over. The Updated F-450 KG1 Wheel Edition has a few more goodies that the last one. starting with the obvious, the two new color options you will be able to pick from are Red Candy Apple and Silver Mercury. The Red Candy Apple truck comes with the [...]
I have been waiting along time for this Everybody’s Scalin’ post. Let me refresh your memory really quick, a while a go we got the Super Scale 2020 Suspension kit to install on our Traxxas TRX4. It seemed every time I would make some progress on the build, something would come up and it would have to be put on [...]
Hello everyone and sorry for the absence, with so much going on at Big Squid RC, I haven’t had the time to get much writing done, until now. In a way the worlds have aligned, I am now able to give the Squid my full attention. That means more videos, more articles, and faster turn around time on builds and [...]
The Operation 11 Charlie event put on by TT4C and hosted by Crawler Canyon RC Park was a huge success from start to finish. When we were asked if we could come to the event, we immediately said yes! Crawler Canyon RC Park is one of our local spots and ran by some very close friends of Big Squid RC, [...]
Element RC has hit a home run with their latest release, the ENDURO KIGHTRUNNER 4×4. Teaming up with Knight Customs, Element RC has made a remarkable scale trail truck that resembles its 1.1 counterpart. I think we can all agree on what the KnightRunner looks like, yup that’s right, it’s a VW Bug! All jokes aside, the KnightRunner is packed [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to this weeks Everybody”s Scalin’! The shop is back up and in running order, never fails to get destroyed days before leaving for an event, then stays that way for a week or two after. After the clean up the first rig to hit the bench was our Cen Racing Ford F-450 Dually. As for the [...]
Hello everybody and sorry for the delay. We had so much fun at Axialfest Badlands it has been hard for me to get back into the swing of things. So, while I get the shop back in order for some wicked projects, check out our adventure at this years Axialfest badlands! #gallery-27 { margin: auto; } #gallery-27 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-27 img [...]
After we got our Cen Racing Ford F-450 Dually back from 1:10 Rod Shop I did not think I could get much cooler. But Cen Racing has sent us over a massive amount of hop ups for the rig, so now will perform as well as it looks!Right off the bat there are a few parts that will be installed [...]
What is poppin’ everybody; hope you all had a great week and are ready for some weekend fun! As for me, this week has been very busy. I have been in grind mode between working on the Juicebox Off-Road Park, with the Scalin’ Squids, and doing some other top secret Squid work. AxialFest Badlands is only 20 days away and if [...]
Its time for the Summer “Take My Money” Awards! We will probably have few more rigs come out this season but for now, these 3 rigs will be a great start to a Summer of fun. ELEMENT RC ENDURO ECTO TRAIL TRUCK RTR PRICE: $389.99 SPECS: Power Source: Electric Terrain: Off-Road Body Style: Truck Scale Size: 1:10 Scale Assembly Level: Ready-To-Run* Length: 462mm (18.19in) Width: 236mm (9.29in) Wheelbase: 325mm (12.8in) Weight: [...]
