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Coming soon from Tamiya is a Mercedes AMG GT3 on-road car. The nicely detailed Mercedes body sits on top of Tamiya’s popular TT-02 chassis and comes as an easy to build kit. * 1/10 shaft driven 4wd * Gear diffs * Plastic friction shocks * Comes with TBLE-02S ESC and brushed motor * Plastic bushings * Molded rear wing and side mirrors * Scale inspired 12 spoke [...]
The Porsche 911 GT2 has a classic look that many people lust after. For all you Porsche lovers out there, Tamiya has announced a 911 GT2 that comes on their TA02SW chassis. The highly detailed body should look incredible doing burnouts in your cul-de-sac, while its short wheelbase chassis adds even more realism. * Shaft driven 4wd, tub chassis * Ball diff [...]
New from FireBrand RC are UFO-RS Wheels pre-mounted with Carpet Muncher rubber tires. The wheels come in Smoker’s Chrome and feature 12mm hexes with a 3mm off-set. The tires are soft rubber for maximum grip when driving on-road. The wheels/tires are priced at $40 and all the finer details can be found at This Link on FireBrand’s official website. Hit Up [...]
For all you nitro on-road fanatics, Serpent has posted full details on their new Natrix 748-WC. The Natrix is a 200mm wide 1/10th scale nitro touring car that is made to set blistering laps on outdoor tracks. Some of its new key features include- * V2 gear diffs, easier to build and maintain * Lightweight 2-speed gearbox * Longer big bore shocks * Larger [...]
New for all you 1/8 GT class racers is the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Clear Body from PROTOform. The Corvette fits popular 325mm 1/8 GT on-road cars like the Seiki MGT7 and Serpent Cobra GT. With a great scale look, the Corvette was designed to look good while helping your car nail down fast lap times. Pricing for the body is $50 [...]
Yokomo recently won the touring car IFMAR world championship and soon they’ll be releasing the car that pulled it off, the BD8. Expected to start shipping at the end of October, the BD8 will give you the chance to race what the world champ Ronald Völker drives. The BD8 uses high-end materials from nose to tail. Belt drive is used on [...]
Shown recently at the Tokyo hobby show was a Mazda Demio from Tamiya. The Demio might not be well known here in the states, but in Japan it was car of the year. The Tamiya version uses a highly detailed polycarbonate body to give it a proper look and uses Tamiya’s M-05 front wheel drive chassis underneath. Other features include [...]
Just announced by the crew over at Mugen is the MTX-6R. The MTX-6R is a 1/10th scale 200mm nitro kit for high-end racing, or going ridiculously fast around your cul-de-sac. Some of the highlights on the new MTX-6R include- * New chassis that is easy to mount center weights on * New thicker bulkhead brace * New front bumper mounting holes * Short carbon [...]
On road racers be warned! Team Associated has just announced its new TC 7.1 FT kit! An evolution too the TC 7.0, it has a narrower chassis, lower center of gravity, a new one piece motor mount, and many more new features that will shave off those pesky little seconds off your lap time! Check out all the details at this [...]
It is officially 1/8th on-road day here at BigSquidRC. After having posted the new HB Racing and Serpent 1/8th on-road cars, here we are with the HoBao Racing Hyper VT. The Hyper VT was teased back in July, but now full details have been announced. The 1/8th on-road Hyper VT comes in both nitro and brushless RTR forms. The Nitro Version [...]
What, two 1/8th nitro on-road cars in one day? That has to be a new record at BigSquidRC. Earlier today we posted about the new HB Racing RGT8, now we have the pleasure of helping to announce the Viper 977 EVO 2 from Serpent to the world. You may already be familiar with the 977 from Serpent, it has been [...]
Designed to compete in the 1/8th scale Nitro GT Class, HB Racing has announced their very first nitro GT car, the 1/8 RGT8. The RGT8 is based off of HB’s extremely capable D815 nitro buggy platform, creating a car that should be great for bashing or high speed runs. What are some of its highlights? * 2 speed transmission * Lightweight diff [...]
With some indoor carpet tracks seeing a resurgence in the Pro-10 class, PROTOform has announced the Swift-235 Clear Body. The Swift was designed to fit 1/10th scale 235mm pan cars. It has an ultra-low design with a style that mimics modern full scale LMP cars. The Swift is also versatile, being equally suited for racing indoors on carpet or outdoors [...]
Coming soon from Tamiya is the Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo. II Team Zakspeed Diebels Alt. Yes, that might be the longest name ever for an rc car, but it represents the successful race car that Mercedes campaign way back in the early 90s in Germany. At the very least it should make for a fun 4wd 1/10 kit to put [...]
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 [...]
