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Hey everyone, it’s Thanksgiving here in the States so I want to give a hearty “Happy Thanksgiving” to everyone out there! I just hit my 9 year anniversary writing weekly for Big Squid, and I wanted to say thanks to all of you for reading, many of whom I’ve become friends with. It never stops being wild to me that you [...]
Are you having enough fun for April Fools day yet? If not, the folks over at Tower Hobbies are not kidding about taking up to 25% off for April Fools. Tower Hobbies has long been America’s on-line hobby shop of choice, today only you can save some serious cash on your hobby supplies. To get full details, use this link to [...]
Another one of the big names at this year’s Rocky Mountain Hobby Expo was Tower Hobbies. Tower has long been known as America’s premier mail order/on-line business for the rc hobby and we were stoked to check out their large booth. Inside the Tower booth we found loads of goodies for today’s hobbyist. From entry level ARRMA bash trucks, to [...]
BigSquidRC has learned that Horizon Hobby has filed an official bid to buy Hobbico. The bid of just under 19 million dollars was filed earlier today. The closing of the sale is slated for April 6th. Click Here to read more industry news on BigSquidRC.
The entire crew at BigSquidRC has very sad hearts over the following news. We have received the official press release from Hobbico Announcing Their Bankruptcy. Most people already know that Hobbico has been having a rough go at it lately, we are posting the press release to give you the most accurate information possible. As we learn more, we [...]
Going on now through December 22, Tower Hobbies is running a special on select Futaba Servos. During the special event you’ll be able to save some cash on some of your favorite Futaba servos. All in all, Tower Hobbies has special pricing on over 20 different Futaba servos, hit up This Link to check out all the savings. Read More about [...]
Just announced by the folks at Tower Hobbies is the Piper Cherokee EP ARF. The Piper is an American classic, the new Tower Hobbies’ version is nicely detailed and ready to give you hours of flying fun. * Easy access battery hatch * Pre-applied No Coast Design trim scheme * Wooden construction * 6 to 8 hour assembly time * Tricycle landing gear * Fiberglass wheel [...]
Coming in September to Tower Hobbies is the Phoenix Model A-26 ARF. The A-26 is an extremely scale detailed recreation of one of WWII’s most famous light bombers. It has a giant wingspan of over 90 inches and can be used with electric or glow powerplants. * One piece canopy * Two piece wings for easy transport * Metal suspension struts * Made to [...]
Starting to ship in June is the Tower Hobbies Ryan STA. The Ryan STA comes as an ARF (almost ready to fly) and has a wingspan of 53″. This Golden Age airplane was designed to excel at aerobatic maneuvers like loops, rolls and stall turns. Here are some of its key features- * Hand-laid fiberglass cowl, wheel pants and fairings * Sturdy [...]
Another company making a huge showing at the 2017 Weak Signals show in Toledo was our good friends at Hobbico. The Hobbico crew had a giant booth sporting all of their latest air products. On the drone side of things they were showing off the very popular RISE Vusion House Racer, as well as the RISE RXS255 race machine. There [...]
Recently announced by the folks over at Tower Hobbies is the Uproar V2 GP/EP ARF airplane. The new version of the Uproar sports upgrades from famous rc pilot Gary Wright and will be on display for the first time this weekend at the Weak Signals show in Toledo Ohio. Here are some of its features- * Can be used with glow [...]
Coming soon from Tower Hobbies is a pair of P-51D Mustangs. Both versions are 40″ in wingspan and come receiver ready, making them fast and easy to get up in the air. Each is priced at $119 and are true icons of American aviation. * Scale detailing like molded exhaust stacks, panel lines, machine guns, instrument panel and painted pilot bust * [...]
New for the 3D flying market is the TechOne No Gravity. It sports an affordable price point of $129 and was designed to make cool tricks easy. Above you’ll find a video that Hobbico has posted to help promote the TechOne. It shows the airplane in action pulling off cool stunt after cool stunt. Enjoy the video above and you [...]
Looking for a smoking hot deal? Just want to save some cash? If so, Black Friday is the day! Here are some of the Black Friday Special Deals that are being offered across the web by various rc companies. Did we miss any good ones? Leave a comment below. Hobbico Hobbico has updated their Black Friday sale on a few different vehicles [...]
If you have been thinking about getting into flying, Tower Hobbies has announced the Sport GP/EP ARF. The Sport can be used for sport aerobatics or simply as a go-to everyday machine. Large parts of it are pre-assembled and the Sport can be used with either glow or electric power systems. * Prehinged ailerons, elevator and rudders * Generous hardware package * Semi-symmetrical [...]
