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As the scale shootout gets closer, the new vehicles are starting to roll in. Just got our hands on the Redcat Everest Gen7 Pro! So far, the initial reaction, we are genuinely surprised by the way it feels in our hands. The Gen7 feels like a solid truck! There are lots of great little details like the tilt body holder, [...]
Now slated to start shipping in early October, Redcat has released a new video showing the Everest Gen7 in action. From water, to rock crawling, to general off-roading, the video below gives you a nice look at the Everest Gen7, as well as its general capabilities. Furthermore, at just over 1 minute in length, you can have a good look [...]
New from Boom Racing is the Defender D110 Pickup ARTR. The D110 is aimed right at the scale crawling market and comes loaded with scale detailing. Some of its highlights include a multi-link suspension and a chassis mounted servo. Here are more details- * Comes with unpainted Team Raffee body & pre-assembled Boom Racing ARTR chassis * 1.9″ beadlock wheels * PHAT [...]
Here ya go folks, a video for all of you that have wanted to see the new Carisma Coyote in action. The Video Shown Below does a great job of showing the off-road capabilities of the Coyote, plus how well it is waterproofed. Along with the video, more features and specifications have also been announced. Here is the scoop on [...]
Now here is some big news, Carisma has announced the first two trucks in their new Scale Adventure line-up. The folks at Carisma have always been big into scale realism, and after looking at their new trucks, it certainly looks like they hit the mark with these. The black truck shown above is the SCA-1E Coyote RTR scale crawler. The Coyote [...]
Coming soon from CAL RC is the SC01 rock crawler. The SC01 is being marketed as a high-end crawler for those people out there that aren’t looking for compromises in quality or performance. Here are some of its features- * Compact axles * Small diameter driveshafts * Stiff aluminum chassis * High performance oil shocks * Precision transmission with aluminum case * Hand assembled in California The [...]
Just announced by RC4WD is the Gelande II LWB D110 RTR. The latest G2 based machine comes in ready to run form to make it quick and easy to hit the trail. Its long wheelbase chassis is said to be very capable in the rough and like all RC4WD products, it is loaded with scale detailing from bumper to bumper. [...]
Coming soon from Traction Hobby is the 1/8th scale Cragsman Scale Crawler. The Cragsman comes with a newly developed chassis for better trail capability and licensed Pro Comp off-road tires. Some of its other highlights include- * Wheelbase- 374mm * Metal axles * 2.2″ wheels * 2 speed gearbox * Locked diffs * Stainless steel links * Steel driveshafts * Aluminum shocks * 45 degrees of steering angle * Chassis [...]
Is Carisma going to release a new Scale Crawler? We don’t know for sure. What we do know is that they have a new website titled “Carisma Scale Adventure” and we can’t wait to see what they have waiting for us. If you don’t know a whole lot about Carisma, for years they were a leader in scale realism, before [...]
Have you been wanting to pick up an awesome new scale crawler? If so, check out the new RC4WD Gelande II RTR With Green Defender D90 Body. The G2 D90 just plain oozes scale realism and is quite capable right out of the box. Here are some of its highlights- * 1.9″ beadlock stamped steel wheels * Locked diffs, cast metal axles * [...]
Coming soon from RC4WD is the Gelande II RTR With Defender D90 Body. The G2 Defender D90 RTR features the best in scale realism with the convenience of being a ready to run. On top sits an extremely detailed hard plastic body. The body is so detailed that it even mimics the full scale version down to its rivets. Under the [...]
Scale crawling gets bigger every day. What was once a small niche, is suddenly the hottest product segment in rc. And while hardcore scalers demand a kit to alter and modify as they build, a lot of the new people entering the scale movement come from the ready to run world, or simply don’t have the time to build a [...]
We don’t have to tell you guys just how rapidly the scale movement has taken off. In just a few years scale crawling has gone from obscurity to the point where nearly everyone has at least one crawler in their garage. A couple of months ago Traxxas decided to jump into the scene with their TRX-4 Scale & Trail Crawler, [...]
Here’s what we’ve all been waiting for, the Traxxas TRX-4 Scale & Trail Crawler!!! The amount of buzz surrounding the TRX-4 is enormous, now with our unboxing pictures you too can have a look at its packaging and detailed photos of everything that comes in its box. How did the unboxing go? It went well. The TRX-4 comes with a protective [...]
Here ya go folks, a 4K Video of the Traxxas TRX-4 Scale And Trail Crawler in action. The video shown above is extremely well done and does a great job of showing how cool looking, and capable, the TRX-4 is when driven in its native element. The TRX-4 is shown driving over various types of terrain and boy does it [...]
