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In the last year, the Spektrum DX5 Rugged has become “the radio” to have for both bashers and rock crawlers. Why? Because the DX5 Rugged is the only radio on the market designed specifically for hardcore off-road use. Now, the folks at Spektrum have announced that the Rugged will be available in a special edition Orange. The bright orange of [...]
Just a few weeks ago Pro-Line once again put on their By The Fire scale crawling event. By The Fire has always been one of the biggest scale crawling events in the world, their 2019 event had even more activities, even more rock crawling, and even more scale goodness. The video below is right around 5 minutes in length and does [...]
Coming to a hobby shop near you is a 1977 Dodge Ramcharger Clear Body from Pro-Line. The Dodge is a classic off-road beast, now you can get a highly detailed version of the Ramcharger with a detachable camper shell for your scale rock crawler. Here are the highlights- * Removable camper shell * Fully licensed, highly realistic design * Free downloadable 3D printable [...]
New for all you scale and off-roader drivers out there is the D956WP Waterproof Servo from Hitec. The new 956 is IP-67 rated and is based off Hitec’s high successful 954. Here are the highlights- * Truly waterproof and dust resistant * Durable steel gears with hardened steel output shaft * 4.8 ~ 8.4 volt DC input power * 25-tooth output spline * Diamond cut [...]
For all you car audio fanatics out there, RC4WD has announced a new CCHand 1/10 Scale RC Subwoofer. The unit is highly realistic with a pair of subs molded into the front and steel plating in the rear to emulate the look of an amplifier and porting. * Plastic subwoofer enclosure * Stainless steel decorative plating * Weight- 1.72oz * Length- 2.91″ * Height- 1.4″ Street [...]
New from Performa Racing is the Radical Limited Red Rock Edition Crawler Combo. This brushless combo set comes with a waterproof ESC and motor to give you an upgrade in power when off-roading. * Comes with special “Limited Red Rock Edition” Radical crawling motor * Includes new Radical Crawler speed controller * New sensor technology with Crawler Special staggered pole rotor * Ultra-smooth throttle [...]
New from MST (Max Speed Technology) is the MPA Portal Axle Set. Portal style axles are all the rage right now, and for good reason, their extra ground clearance can come in quite handy while rock crawling. * 14mm increase in ground clearance * Upgraded and reinforced CVD axle * Full bearing set * Can be used on front or rear * All metal gears * [...]
New for your scale rock crawler is a Late Model Scale Interior from Pro-Line. The late model interior was designed to fit rock crawling bodies and has amazing scale detailing. Here are the highlights- * Bucket style seats, scale cup holders * Perfect fit for P-L’s Ford Raptor Crawler Body (3509-00 & 3516-00) * Comes in clear awaiting your custom paint job * Includes [...]
Coming soon from Tekin is the BXR scale rock crawler ESC. The Tekin BXR electronic speed controller was designed specifically for all you rock crawlers out there. Have a look at the BXR’s feature list- * Brushed only design * 3rd channel input for on-the-fly drag brake adjustments * Active drag brake technology * Small footprint, easy to install * Element proof design * One touch [...]
Recently the folks over at Traxxas posted the latest installment in their Moab Ascent TRX-4 video series. Moab is a spectacular place to go rock crawling, watch the video below to see four custom painted TRX-4 scale crawlers exploring the beautiful red rocks of Utah. To get more information on the Traxxas TRX-4 Scale Rock Crawler simply hit the link, [...]
New from Pit Bull RC are Pit Bull Braven Berserker scale off-road tires. The Berserkers are not only awesome looking, but were designed for serious traction while out on those hardcore trail runs. Here are some of the highlights- * Designed to fit 1.55″ wheels * Molded in Pit Bull’s ultra-sticky Alien rubber compound * Staggered tread pattern * Generous amounts of siping * Loads [...]
It never fails that after I submit my weekly Scalin’ on a Friday morning, some kind of news breaks later in the day. Seems there is a lot of that going on lately. The “Traxxas Scaler” now has a name, the TRX-4, as well as proper photos showing a pre-production model doing its thing in the wild. The Land Rover Defender body looks [...]
Mark your calendar now for the 2017 edition of Pro-Line’s By The Fire Scale Adventure. Last year’s event was a huge success, this year’s will be even bigger and gnarlier. By The Fire is a scale event scheduled for May 6th and will take place at Horesman’s Center Park in Apple Valley, CA (just Northeast of Los Angeles). Scalers from [...]
Hola scalin’ faithful. Welcome to 2017, a year of great promise. Sorry, perhaps it’s blinding optimism, but I don’t subscribe to thought that seems to permeate with many that “it’s only gonna get worse”. Don’t have time for that! Hey, so this week I want to talk about 4 wheel steering (4WS). 4WS was mainly a monster truck thing until competition [...]
The time has come for my big fall project, and oh, what a glorious build it shall be. The first RC4WD Trail Finder 2 that I got my hands on was the red RTR rig we used for the review. It’s since been beaten on pretty good by way of numerous product reviews and general usage. She’s in good shape for the [...]
