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Recently we received one of Maverick’s new Strada DT desert trucks for review. Much like the Strada RX that we unboxed a few days ago, the DT version comes as a ready to run with a powerful brushless power system. The Strada DT was designed to look like a hardcore off-road rig, in person, it certainly looks the part. While we [...]
Vaterra has been big on scale realism since the brand was first introduced at the Nuremburg Toy Fair in 2013. Their latest offering, the 1968 Ford F-100 Ascender, continues in that tradition. With loads of scale detailing and arguably the most capable chassis on the market, the F-100 is sure to become a force in the scale crawling world. We have [...]
Remember Maverick RC? We sure do, they are HPI Racing’s basher line-up in Europe. The Maverick line-up is still new to folks here in the states, but HPI hopes to change all that in 2018. Expect to see HPI, and their various North American distributors, making a big push on the Maverick line-up in the coming year. Recently we received one [...]
While on-road in general has been a bit slow lately, there are cars being released to help boost the segment. A great example of that is the HPI Racing Ken Block ’65 Ford Mustang Hoonicorn. The Hoonicorn is an absolute beast in the full scale world, best known for the crazy videos that it was driven in by rally car [...]
Are a true monster truck fan? Around the office we argue every day what is a “real” monster truck. Iron Mikeee always says it isn’t a monster truck if it doesn’t have solid axles, while some of our other crew members disagree. If you are the type of guy that needs solid axles, the Kyosho Mad Crusher VE just might be [...]
All new from ARRMA is a Voltage Series of 1/10th scale bash vehicles. The Voltage series is not only ultra-affordable, but they also break some new ground with innovative Li-Ion batteries. Street priced at an extremely low $139, the Voltage series is sure to land under a whole lot of Christmas trees this holiday season. As we pulled the Fazon Voltage [...]
Shipping right now to a hobby shop near you is the ARRMA Senton 4×4 Mega SCT. The Mega series Senton brings a lot to the basing plate. 4wd is standard, as is a rugged chassis and 12 turn 550 sized brushed motor. At just a $239 price point, the Mega series Senton is undoubtedly a great value. While we pulled our [...]
Just a couple of weeks ago, Pro-Line first announced the PRO-MT 4×4 to the world. Needless to say, it has created an enormous buzz among the bashing community. Bashers, just like racers, are always looking for a better machine to drive and Pro-Line has gone above and beyond to make the PRO-MT 4×4 the ultimate bashing machine. Is it? You [...]
Over the last several years, ARRMA has developed a great reputation in the rc business. Since their very beginning they have put out some pretty epic bash vehicles, now they are doing a great job of keeping their product line-up fresh by updating older platforms and introducing more new ones. The latest ARRMA buggy to hit the market is the 2018 [...]
The Thunder Tiger 1/12 Toyota Hilux RTR has just been released to the public at large, and we’ve scored one to wheel hard for a review. While we are still a few weeks away from rendering a final verdict, here’s a brief unboxing video to show what you’ll find when opening up the little ‘Yota.
Here it is folks, the 2018 ARRMA Talion BLX Truggy. The ’18 version of the Talion is lean, mean, and was designed to be a gnarly machine of bash destruction. After opening the box, here are a few notes we jotted down. Wow, now that is a low body. The body is so low that the tires nearly sit higher than it [...]
Shipping soon is the Carisma SCA-1E Coyote scale crawler. The Coyote is a huge new release from Carisma and is bound to make its mark on the scale crawler scene. To show you what comes inside the box, Ivan Carisma himself unboxes one of the very first production units. Watch the video below to see what comes inside the box, [...]
A couple of months ago the Pro Boat crew announced a gnarly new hydroplane called the UL-19. The boat sports a serious brushless system and a fiberglass hull that is able to put all that power to the water. When we cracked our test unit out of the box we took a bunch of pictures to show you what is inside. [...]
Traxxas made news a week ago with their announcement of a 4-Tec 2.0 RTR sans body. Available with either a VXL brushless system or an affordable Titan brushed motor, the latest offering by Traxxas makes it easier, and more affordable, to get into the on-road game. Please feel free to have a look below at our unboxing pictures of the VXL [...]
There are several high-end radios on the market, but one of the most unique is the Graupner X-8E. Why is it unique? Well, for several reasons. The X-8E comes its own hard-case right in the box, it sports a high-end 3.5″ touch sensitive display, and the fact that it even comes with a large 5000mAh LiPo battery makes it special. [...]
