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We’re on day three of DuraTrax Evader DT week. Today I’m installing one of the best all around hop-ups you can get for your Evader DT, the full ball bearing set (part DTXC1096). These ball bearings will not just make your ride more durable, they’ll also make it run faster and last longer on the battery. Ball bearings are an [...]
It’s the second day of DuraTrax Evader DT week. Yesterday I installed some of DuraTrax’s high-end hard anodized shocks. Today I tackle the blue anodized aluminum front bulk head (part DTXC6807), the blue anodized aluminum transmission brace (part DTXC9640), and the Evader graphite chassis (part DTXC6999). If you aren’t a fan of blue, all of the aluminum [...]
It’s a special time here at Big Squid. We’ve seen how much people want the DuraTrax Evader DT, over the last month it’s been one of the most read reviews we have on the site. So to help out all of you that are buying this awesome and nearly indestructible truck we’ve decided to do a feature a [...]
Despite all appearances Kershaw Designs is not just obsessesed with 1/5 scale brushless conversions. They also offer plenty of stuff for other scales. One of their newest products is the Gen 2 Brushless System for 1/10 scale vehicles. The Gen 2 ESC will support up to 3S Lipo or 4 – 9 cell NiMHs. The Gen 2 motors are available [...]
Those lovely gents at Pro-Line have some more paraphernalia for you Jeep addicts. The Jeep Comanche light truck is finally getting it’s just deserts and has been faithfully reproduced in crystal clear polycarbonate. Two versions are available, one specifically for the Axial SCX10 Trail Honcho and one for every other 12.3″ wheelbase rock crawler. Both versions of the body are [...]
Pro-Line is all about the scalers now-a-days. Licensed bodies, detailed interiors and floor pans, and all that jazz. The Axial Trail Honcho is a kit that is very popular with scale builders and as such Pro-Line has taken to making a lot of their scaler products compatible with it. Their PL-C Floor Pan is now available for the Trail Honcho [...]
Dan Fischer from Kershaw Designs dropped by the RC Driver Live show today to show off a bunch of new products and custom rigs. The biggest news from the show is Kershaw’s new Baja 5B/5T dedicated brushless chassis. The new chassis is going to be distributed through TGN Distributing. According to Dan it’s going to be a [...]
RPM has taken a keen interest in your rear end it seems. That is, if you drive a Baja 5B or 5T. The latest new product fresh out of their molds is a rear skid plate for said Baja 5Ts and 5bs. This new bolt-on skid plate is intended to provide additional protection for all those aftermarket exhaust pipes that [...]
According to Kershaw Designs, the group at Leopard Hobbies has been the secret manufacturer behind a lot of the big names in brushless systems. Now they are taking all of that experience and putting it into their own line of motors. Leopard Hobbies has a large range of brushless motors for all kinds of applications from up to 1/5 scale [...]
Racers are an insatiable bunch. You give them a sweet ride like the Blitz and they want a high-end race version. So you give them the Blitz ESE, which is ready to tear up tracks and win races all over the world and they want more hop-ups for it. So what is HPI to do? Release more hop-ups of course. [...]
RC4WD is perhaps best known for their small scale off-road tires. Dick Cepek Tires is perhaps best know for their full scale off-road tires. So it only makes sense that one would hook up with the other in an effort to introduce more small scale tires that look like full scale tires. RC4WD now has license to take Dick Cepek [...]
So you got a brand new Blitz, the body is pristine, the tires are shining, and the chassis is unscratched. You wish it could stay like that forever right? But you know the first time you run it all that new car sheen is going to be worn off and you can’t handle that. So HPI is stepping in [...]
If you have a Traxxas Slash 4×4 in need of some serious aluminum hop-up parts, GH Racing has you covered! Here’s a list of what you can see in the gallery below. Front and Rear suspension arms, steering block, front and rear shock towers, C Hubs, Rear Hub (with different toes available) , and Front [...]
It used to be, back in the day, that licensed bodies were where it was at. Now it’s licensed tires that are all the rage. Pro-Line has a new officially licensed tire from Interco. And that tire is the legendary Super Swamper. The Pro-Line Interco TSL SX Super Swamper replica is a 1.9″ tire made for the crawling world, it’s [...]
Have you been thinking that your crawler just isn’t scale enough yet? Pro-Line has some stuff that may help you get the look you want. A couple new body accessories will add to the realistic look of your ride. The PL-C Interior for 1/10 crawlers is a direct fit for Pro-Line’s ’92 Jeep Cherokee body, but it can be made [...]
