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Just a short video we shot of the Vaterra Ascender running the 1985 Chevy Blazer body. The truck looks great, and did a good job of getting itself around Juice Box Park. Enjoy the video, and please make sure to like, subscribe, comment, hit the bell, all that stuff, we really appreciate the support!Use this link to get more details [...]
For the past few summers, hobbyists from across the globe have come to Monticello, Illinois for Horizon Hobby’s RC Fest. RC Fest has always been a celebration of the remote control community, and this year for 2019, it was definitely larger and better than ever before. For the 2019 edition of RC Fest, Horizon Hobby added more hands-on activities, plus another [...]
Juicebox Off-Road Park is open for the season! Some of you know I have a scale crawler course in my back yard. Last years Summer Opener was going to be hard to top, I mean come on, how do you top a scale Metallica concert. I really loved the Jurassic park trail from last years Axial Fest and wanted to [...]
We got our hands on the new Vaterra 1972 Chevy Suburban Ascender-S Scale Crawler from Horizon Hobby, and immediately wanted to do the unboxing. We did a video version this time around, so you will have to let us know if you enjoy the videos to go along with the photos. I’m not sure the camera does the color [...]
Over the weekend the BigSquidRC Bash Crew traveled to beautiful Denver, Colorado for the 2018 edition of the Rocky Mountain Hobby Expo. Coming out to support the event was the crew from Horizon Hobby. The Horizon crew had one of the largest booths at the show, thus giving them plenty of room to show off their extensive line of rc [...]
What’s going on everybody! Theres’ couple things I want to go over in this weeks Everybody Scalin’. First and for most we Just received a new Axial SCX 10 II 1969 Chevrolet Blazer from Axial Racing. We have some pretty big plans in the scale shop for this little beauty. For starters, the new hardtop Axial released for the 1969 [...]
Just announced by Vaterra is the affordable new 1972 Chevy Suburban Ascender-S Scale Crawler! The Suburban is a beast of a machine with a length of over 19 inches, and it is sure to turn heads on the trail with its fully licensed vintage Suburban body. Here are the highlights- * Body fully licensed by Chevy * Extended Ascender-S stamped steel ladder [...]
Here you go scale fans, have a look at the new Vaterra 1972 Chevy Camaro SS! The 1972 Camaro SS has been faithfully reproduced by Vaterra to give you serious scale realism on a chassis that is absolutely perfect for bashing. Here are the details- * Officially licensed by Chevy * Authentic grill & bumpers * Stock LED front and rear lighting * Shaft [...]
Out in Vegas as the NRHSA show, Vaterra is showing off an affordable new Ascender Scale Crawler. Not only does their new vehicle come at an impressive $279 price point, but it also comes with a Fully Licensed Chevy Suburban Body. A few small changes have been done to Vaterra’s latest scale crawler to make it more affordable than previous [...]
The newest truck to be released in Horizon Hobby’s Vaterra line is a 1968 Ford F-100 Ascender. With bold scale looks sitting on the ultra-capable Ascender platform, the F-100 should make for a great trail rig. How well does it hold up under hard bashing? Is it easy to set-up as a bind and drive? How well can it rock [...]
Vaterra fans, we have news that the Vaterra Ascender line is getting a price drop. As many of you know, we have been fans of the Ascender line for a while, and as bashers, we can for sure appreciate a price drop! All 3 models in the Ascender line are getting the price drop, the Bronco, K-10 Pickup and the [...]
That’s right folks, after a spring filled with buzz, Horizon Hobby’s RC Fest is nearly here! This Friday is opening day for RC Fest 2018 and people are driving/flying in from all over the globe to attend. This year RC Fest returns to Eli Field in Monticello, Illinois and runs June 1-3. Big changes abound at this year’s RC Fest, with [...]
We are down to the final four! This is a VERY important round because it’s going to crown a winner for the basher side and a winner for the crawler side. It’s been very exciting watching things unfold. The leads in round three jumped back and forth several times leaving us on the edge of our seats to see who [...]
We are down to eight vehicles. Four on the basher side, and four on the crawler side. The last round proved pretty interesting as a few upsets broke more than a few of the Big Squid RC crew brackets. There are several vehicles in the top 8 nobody expected to get this far. Again, every year we are surprised by [...]
Welcome to Round 2 of the March Bash-ness 2018 brackets! We warned you that we had planned a twist, and as you can see it’s a good one! We took all the winners from the sweet 16 bracket in round one, and put them on the left side. On the right side, we have added 8 scale/crawler vehicles! We had a [...]
