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Have you heard the news? If not, Axial Racing is now making a Monster Truck. The SMT10 Grave Digger is new from Axial and ready for serious bashing action. What is the scoop on the new SMT10 Grave Digger? * 1/10th scale 4wd RTR * SMT10 tube chassis * Composite AR60 OCP-Axles * Heavy duty steering links * Heavy duty c-hubs * 4 link rear suspension * [...]
Announced earlier this week, the new 2.2″ Destroyer Off-Road Tires from Pro-Line look like a perfect upgrade for your monster truck. To show off how gnarly they are, Pro-Line has released the short video above. Click on the video to see the Destroyer 2.2s in action and to learn more about what sets them apart from the crowd. The Destroyers [...]
Ready to put some truly high performance tires that have a great scale look on your monster truck? That is where the new 2.2″ sized Pro-Line Destroyers can come in handy. The new 2.2″ Destroyers are molded in P-L’s soft M3 compound rubber and come stock with soft white foam inserts for maximum performance. For looks, the Destroyers are dialed [...]
Without doubt, the most highly touted and anticipated car of 2016 is the ARRMA Nero monster truck. A series of teasers about its new “rc brain/smart diff” kept the rc world wondering just how radical the latest vehicle from ARRMA was going to be. Once announced, the Nero did not disappoint, it was pure radical from nose to tail. The [...]
One of the newest trucks in the Team Redcat line-up at Redcat Racing is the TR-MT8E BE6S Monster Truck. So what’s the scoop on the BE6S? Well, it is essentially a highly upgraded version of the MT8E, a truck we reviewed last fall and really liked. The BE6S is an 8th scale MT that comes RTR, making it fast and [...]
Now shipping from the good folks over at Carisma are the 1/24th scaled GT24TR Truggy and GT24T Monster Truck. Both trucks are high performance small scalers designed for maximum fun. What are some of their features? * 8,000kV brushless motor * High performance rubber tires * 2.4GHz CTX8000 transmitter * 500mAh 1S 3.7V LiPo with USB charger * Full bearing set * Gear diffs * Slipper clutch * [...]
The ARRMA Nero is about ready to take over the bashing world. The non-smart diff version is already shipping, while the uber edition with the remote lockable diffs will start hitting consumer hands any time now. Today we are posting up some unboxing photos so you can see exactly what it looks like to crack open the box on a [...]
About a month ago we posted a teaser from Tamiya of the 2016 Blackfoot Re-Release. Now full details, along with a slew of pictures, have been released. The 2016 version of the Blackfoot retains much of its heritage but does sport some minor upgrades to bring it up to speed. The body on the re-release comes from the Blackfoot III and [...]
Do you have a way overpowered brushless 1/8 Monster Truck or Truggy? Is your truck so fast that it is simply impossible to drive full throttle? Do your current tires balloon so badly that they resemble the extra large pie at your local pizza joint when pinned wfo? For consumers like you, Sweep Racing has developed Road Crusher Belted Monster [...]
In case you didn’t get the memo, Team Redcat trucks are a higher-end product from the crew at Redcat Racing. Last fall we tested their 1/8th scale Team Redcat MT and were very impressed. Now there is a 1/10th scale Team Redcat Monster Truck called the TR-MT10E. Like the 1/8th scale truck, it comes as a RTR with a potent [...]
Looks like ARRMA is at it again with a new 1/8 vehicle! This beast is the ARRMA Nero BLX Monster Truck. ARRMA and Hobbico have been teasing their RCBrain site, and this vehicle looks like it will be the first to have the RCBrain Differentials. These new diffs allow you to choose the type of mode you want them in [...]
First teased a few months ago, more information is now available for Team Magic’s 1/10th scale monster truck. The truck is called the E5 and is a brushless powered 4wd beast. Waterproof electronics come standard so the fun never stops and its ESC can handle up to 3S LiPo. Some of its other highlights include- * 4400kV brushless motor * 2.4GHz 3 [...]
In a recent announcement, Traxxas has been named the Title Sponsor of the Monster Truck Destruction Tour. That is great news for our hobby because of the mainstream attention that it will receive. Plus, that means that we will soon be seeing a full scale X-Maxx, Skully, and Craniac competing in the monster truck arena. To get more of the [...]
A couple of years ago at the Nuremburg Toy Fair, Serpent had teased a 1/8th scale monster truck. That particular truck never materialized, but this week at the Beijing Hobby Show they teased another. This one is a 1/8th scale MT called the E-Monster Truck and is expected to be released as a RTR. This would be pretty huge news [...]
Pro-Line has long been a leading producer of Monster Truck Bodies and Wheels/Tires. During the Monster Jam world finals this year, Pro-Line was a sponsor of the monster truck rc event that took place during the party in the pits. Check out the video above to see some of the high flying action from the event, both full scale and [...]
