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My wife and I have booked a week long northern California trip for this fall, so naturally the first thing to hit my mind was “How can I get my scaler out there safely so I can trail in the mountains?” This is the question that many of us ask when heading to a vacation destination with cool terrain. I blame [...]
To bring more scale realism to your Trail Finder 2 SWD, RC4WD has announced a Rock Hard 4×4 Aluminum Patriot Series Full Width Front Bumper. Of course the bumper is officially licensed and should help your truck stand out from the crowd. The Rock Hard 4×4 bumper has been CNC machined from aluminum and given the black anodized treatment for [...]
There have been several big kit announcements recently, and with them have come a good amount of reader feedback. In response to our blurb about the RR10 Bomber kit, one reader wrote- “The prices of kits are too damn high!”- Neal S. Now look, before saying anything else, Neal is a long time BSRC reader and fan. He’s a good dude [...]
Make your RC4WD truck stand out in a crowd with a PHAT Rear Axle from Boom Racing. The PHAT rear axle fits RC4WD trucks like the Trail Finder 2 and Gelande 2, or can be used in your own custom build. Weighing in at 220 grams, the PHAT axle is a beast and comes with helical bevel gears for increased [...]
The folks at RC4WD recently announced a Delrin Lower Skid Plate for the Axial Wraith. As you can see by the pictures, the skid plate has been precisely machined out of Delrin to ensure a proper fit while still looking like an OEM piece. With the RC4WD skid plate you can attack gnarly sections without having to worry about tearing [...]
Like many of you out there, I have an SCX10 II pre-ordered and am anxiously awaiting the shipping notice. And while waiting on the post man is never a good thing, it does give me a minute to wax poetic about where things stand right now in this corner of the industry. I view the SCX10 II as the jumping off [...]
There is only one company that leads the pack for trick looking aluminum wheels, RC4WD. Their latest set is a 1.9″ sized set of Mickey Thompson Street Comp SC-5s. These are CNC machined from billet aluminum and sport a beadlock design for the off-road crowd. As per the norm at RC4WD, the Mickey’s are extremely detailed for the ultimate in [...]
Looking to add a nice touch of scale realism to your trail rig? If so, check out the new Rear Hitch Carrier from RC4WD. It is made from real metal to give it both an authentic look and feel, plus it is powder coated black to help it be corrosion resistant. The heavy duty steel used for its construction has [...]
Memorial Day Weekend is known for many things; the start of summer, kickoff to BBQ season, and the time when pools open all across the land. For gear heads it means a smorgasbord of racing. The Monaco Grand Prix, Indy 500, and Coke 600 all take place on the same day. Many local tracks (both of the full scale and r/c [...]
New from the good folks over at RC4WD is a 2 Speed Transmission Conversion Kit for the ever popular Trail Finder 2. The kit comes with a steel drive coupling, plus the R3 tranny and servo mounts that you need to make the conversion. The aluminum parts have been CNC machined to ensure an easy install. Street pricing for the kit [...]
Everybody loves a set of high-end wheels. The kicker is, everyone likes a different style of look. That’s why RC4WD has a plethora of different wheel designs. RC4WD’s latest 1.9″ beadlocks are Mickey Thompson Metal Series MM-366s. RC4WD made sure the Mickeys are extremely detailed to give you the authentic look that can set your truck apart in a crowd. [...]
New for the 1.7″ scale scene are officially licensed Falken WildPeak A/T Tires from RC4WD. Great care was taken to faithfully reproduce the WildPeak A/T tread pattern and RC4WD has molded them out of their Advanced X2 SS rubber compound. The super soft compound helps the Falken’s give your truck more traction over rocks, while their tread pattern works well [...]
Want to put a new look on your scale rig? Like how 1.7″ wheels look? If so, then RC4WD has some news for you. New from the good folks at RC4WD are officially licensed 1.7″ Raceline Avenger Wheels. These are now available for pre-order and are CNC machined from high quality aluminum. * Highly detailed * Raceline logo on wheel face * [...]
Add a nice touch of scale realism to your Wraith with the new Teraflex Diff Covers from RC4WD. Officially licensed by Teraflex, the diff covers not only look fantastic, but also offer serious protection for your gears. * CNC machined from aluminum * Width- 1.61″ * Height- 1.7″ * Thickness- 0.52″ * Weight- 0.53oz Street pricing is $22 per cover, they have a part number of [...]
Flat Nasty Off-road Park hosted the Missouri edition of the Recon G6 for the 2nd year in a row and for good reason. Nestled in southern Missouri Flat Nasty features some incredible terrain weather you like to wheel 1:1 crawlers, ATVs and UTVs and even the rock bouncers stop by to huck themselves at Missouri’s southern hills on occasion. Its [...]
