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Among the bashing community short course trucks are a favorite, especially 4 wheel drives. They have a great combination of scale looks, toughness, and drivability that are great for bashyard bashing. We’ve had the opportunity to thrash the latest SCT from ARRMA, the 4wd Senton BLX, for several weeks now. Did it live up to the ARRMA name? How does [...]
The latest esc announced for the 8th scale market is the Hobbywing EzRun Max8. Designed for heavy duty 8th scale applications, the Max8 is waterproof and rated for a maximum cell count of 6S LiPo. * Continuous current- 150 amps * Motor limit- 2400kV on 6S * Comes with cooling fan * Size- 59.8(L) x 48(W) x 36.8(H) The Max8 has a part number of [...]
Last week Dromida officially announced their new Speed Series 1/18th Scale Brushless trucks and buggies. This week they have released a video of them in action. Check out the video above to learn about some of their key features (more power, waterproof, 2.4GHz radio) and to see them in action. The brushless Dromida’s are shown driving in a variety of [...]
Everybody loves the 18th scale line-up from Dromida, they are known for being great handling little machines that can take good beating. One thing they are not known for is power. Their stock brushed power systems are perfect for noobies, but for the power hungry they were a bit on the slow side. For you guys looking for more yank, Dromida [...]
New from SWORKz is the S350 FOX8e RTR brushless buggy. The FOX8e is an 8th scale buggy, one of the favorite platforms for going big at the local bash spot. The FOX8e uses a pivot ball steering system for accurate feedback to the driver and comes completely assembled for your convenience. Big bore shocks come standard to soak up gnarly [...]
Not only is Asiatees Hobbies running a special of 10% off their motors, but they have also posted up a short article to help you figure out the right type of motor for you. Asiatees stocks lots of different brushless motors from companies like HobbyWing and Leopard Hobby, hit up This Link to find out more. Take a chance on a [...]
Go faster than the rules allow with the new Fleta ZX Sting brushless motors from Muchmore Racing. You see, the Sting series motors come with balanced NdFeB Neodymium magnets along with short stack stators to give them 30% more power than “legal” stock class motors. Grade 5 bearings keep the rotor spinning freely, while a Flow-Max II body design helps [...]
Look at what’s new from Team C Racing, the Ready To Run TR02 V2 Buggy. Powered by a Absima Thrust brushless motor, the TR02 V2 comes fully assembled and ready to bash. Some of its other features include- * Pre-printed black body and black wheels * 8mm longer chassis * Comes with Absima A10 V2 brushless ESC * T style connector comes standard * [...]
Castle Creations has announced a new Power Up Program where you can trade in your working stock brushed power system for special pricing on a new high powered Castle brushless system. The Power Up Program will be available for a limited time and you can hit up This Link for all the details over on the official Castle website. Find more [...]
With the 10th scale ARRMA RC vehicles becoming legendary among the basher crowd, ARRMA decided to take it up a notch and start producing 8th scalers. We’ve been bash/crash/thrash testing the Typhon BLX 8th Scale Buggy for weeks to see if it lived up to the ARRMA reputation for speed, durability, and handling. How does the Typhon stack up? Is [...]
RC Gear Shop is a new line of affordable gear from Tower Hobbies. One of the items in the RC Gear Shop line-up is a 2150kV Brushless Power System intended for 8th scalers. We’ve been bashing the living daylights out of one to find out how it stacks up against the competition. Does it have plenty of power? Does it [...]
To build the “ultimate” rc vehicle you have to use top-shelf electronics, the HSB-9360TH from Hitec has been hailed as one of the best servos they have ever produced. The 9360 (and its sibling red case servos) is high-end from the ground up, designed to be the best-of-the-best. From its Steve Neu designed brushless motor, to its titanium gear set, [...]
Kyosho is always pushing the boundaries when it comes to new tech and thinking outside the box. They have introduced their new Vantage 2 line of brushless motors in 21.5, 17.5, 13.5, 8.5, 7.5 and 6.5 sizes so there has got to be a size in here for pretty much any 1/10 scale. So big deal you say everyone has [...]
Get out on the water with the new Atomik Barbwire XL. The Barbwire XL comes with a powerful brushless system, but its best feature has to be its innovative self-righting ballast driven hull system. With the self-righting system you can drive harder without having to worry so much about crashing. The new larger size of the XL also increases its [...]
Recently we posted the teaser shot and some renders of the new vehicles, but now it looks like Durango has let loose with some actual photos. For electric fans the new vehicles are a DEX8 buggy (#TD102038) and DEX8T truggy (#TD102039). For you nitro guys, there is a new DNX8 buggy (#TD102040) and the DNX8T truggy (#TD102041). For all the [...]
