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If you haven’t heard by now RC4WD has partnered up with BFGoodrich and has released some killer new tires. You can have your pick from 1.9 BFG All-Terrain K02, BFG Mud-Terrain T/A KM2 1.9, BFG T/A KX 1.7, and BFG Mud Terrain T/A KM2 1.55. Call it serendipity, because I was on the hunt for some scale tires for the RC4WD Blazer [...]
The good folks over at Cross RC are teasing a new VR4 scale rock crawler. The VR4 comes on the Demon platform, and like previous Cross RC trucks, is expected to have 3 different levels of kit at release time. * Four LED highlights with lenses * Daytime running lights * 313mm wheelbase * Updated nylon wheels We will post more details as they become [...]
There are 42 days until The 4TH Annual Ultimate Scale Truck Expo and USTE20 is already looking to keep its tradition of getting bigger and better with every year. Last year was the first time Big Squid RC attended the Ultimate Scale Truck Expo. Before I left last year I wanted to secure a spot for USTE20 and not only [...]
The smaller scale seems to be gaining popularity lately and with companies like Axial, RC4WD and Carisma having several available to choose from, it’s helping these little giants gain traction. I will tell you this, when I saw the smaller scale starting to make its way into a world dominated by 1:10 I was not interested one bit. To me [...]
The scale crawler world has more than its fair share of small businesses for you to shop from. But what happens when a small RC company starts to grow and become a household name in the crawler hobby? ScalerFab is perfect example of a small company putting in the work while still being hungry enough to go the distance. The [...]
After a fair bit of teasing, Redcat Racing has just dropped full details on their new 1/10 GEN8 International Scout II AXE Edition Brushless RTR Scale Crawler. The Scout II comes stock with a powerful Hobbywing sensored AXE brushless system that features Bluetooth capability. And that’s just a start, look at all these additional features- * Fully licensed International Harvester Scout [...]
Its black Friday and most people are thinking about who has the best deals. Then you got me, and all I can think about is, “what does Redcat Racing have up their sleeves?” First, it was a new logo and by the way, Redcat Racing, it looks killer. Then, a couple of weeks ago we started to see some posts [...]
Carisma RC recently hooked us up with some rigs to play around with and see what we think. Tim and Cubby got the 1981 4-Door Range Rover Classic and I got the SCA-1E LWB 1976 Ford F-150. I have been keeping a close eye on the Carisma Ford F-150 since it was released since I love me some Fords from [...]
While I was out of commission for my last injury I had a lot of down time, literally because I couldn’t walk or stand for too long, lol. That time gave me the opportunity to build the Big Squid RC scale cabin for Juicebox Off-road Park. Unlike Chase’s Hardware store that is built out of thin wood the cabin is [...]
New from Axial Racing is the RTR Version of the Capra 1.9″ Unlimited Trail Buggy. The RTR version comes fully assembled and painted to get you on the trail as quickly as possible. Here are the highlights- * DIG function transmission * Fully licensed Currie F9 portal style axles * All metal gears * Stainless steel pivot balls * Realistic tube chassis * Licensed Nitto Trail [...]
Over the last half decade, Capo Racing has come into the limelight with impressive realism on their 1/8th sized scale crawlers. Now open for pre-order is their latest release, the 2020 CD15827 JKMAX. The 2020 version of the JKMAX promises loads of scale realism, with serious off-road driving capabilities. You can use this link to get your own Capo Racing [...]
Axial Racing has not let up on the scale skinny pedal all year and has released another rig! The new Axial Racing SCX10 II Ford F-100 RTR is taking the RTR body game to another level with a four-piece bed and the super scale hinge pin body mounts. The 1955 Ford F-100 is a much-needed scale body in an 1/10 [...]
Apparently, I don’t watch enough tv and have been missing out on a cool show called Truck Night in America. But one of the local Crawler courses, Crawler Canyon, and pretty much everyone else has seen it and Crawler Canyon put on a scale version of the show. After going back and forth on what rig to use for this [...]
The crew at Carisma have been putting out highly scale realistic cars for decades. Ivan and his crew have always gone a bit above and beyond to ensure their products not only performed well, but also looked immaculate. Case in point is Carisma’s new 1981 Range Rover scale crawler. The Range Rover sports a classic off-road look with a seriously [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s special edition of Everybody’s Scalin’ – Unboxing the Axial Racing Capra 1.9 Unlimited Trail Buggy Builders Kit. Don’t worry, I’m not going to show you 15 pictures of bags. Crawling comps have started to become more popular and Axial Racing has stepped in to make sure you have a worthy rig for crawler glory! [...]
