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Holy cow we have a podcast! We are excited that our first guest is Derek Wagner from Horizon Hobby! Derek offered some great info and insight with us and our readers / listeners covering all sorts of Horizon brands from ECX and Losi to Vaterra plus everything in between! Tim Gluth did a great job of putting the podcast together, [...]
The folks over at Horizon Hobby have sent out a press release letting everyone know that their Scale & Speed Savings Event has been such a success that they are now extending it. The Scale and Speed saving event now runs through March 30th, thus giving everyone more time to save some cash on select Losi and Vaterra trucks. The Scale [...]
What, another hot looking truck from Vaterra? Yes, indeed, the latest release from Vaterra is a 1972 Chevy C10 Pickup Truck. The smoking hot C10 sports a fully licensed Chevy body, as well as LED lighting up front. With the on-road segment starting to gain some steam, we can’t wait to grab a couple of these for street bashing this [...]
Is that tax refund just weeks away? Needing a new bash machine or scale crawler? Just announced by Horizon Hobby is their Scale & Speed Sales Event. During the Scale & Speed event you can save some cash on that new crawler, monster truck, or buggy that you’ve been looking at. Now through February 28th, you can save $40 via [...]
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 [...]
Last night we posted a new teaser from Vaterra. Today we get to post full details on the new 1968 Ford F-100 Ascender BND. The ’68 Ford comes pre-built but does not include a radio as it is a Bind-N-Drive. Working LED lights also come standard, here are some of its other highlights- * Fully licensed body * Era correct, two-tone paint [...]
What does Vaterra have up their sleeves? Well, the teaser picture shown above does give away some clues. Working headlights are shown in the picture, and with it being a Vaterra product, it is likely to be a new scale crawler. Start placing your bets now on exactly what it is, but hurry, as it will be fully announced tomorrow. To [...]
Perfectly in time for the approaching holiday season, Horizon Hobby has announced their Scale And Save event. The scale and save event can save you up to $30 on a new Horizon Hobby crawler. Some of the Losi trucks that are in the event include the Night Crawler 2.0, Rock Rey, and Baja Rey. For ECX they include the Barrage [...]
Here ya go Vaterra Ascender K10 fans, Pro-Line has a new body for you. Fresh out of the molds at Pro-Line is the 1979 F-150 Clear Body. The P-L crew put some serious detailing into the F-150 to help make your Ascender more scale realistic than ever. * Fully licensed by Ford * Cool classic look * Made from genuine GE Lexan * Made [...]
Attention Vaterra Ascender owners, SSD now has Heavy Brass Knuckles for your rig. The knuckles have been CNC machined from brass to help put more weight down low on your Ascender for better performance out on the rocks. * Finished in a grey gun metal color * Fits larger 11mm bearings * Fits stock Ascender c-hubs as well as SSD c-hubs * Each knuckles [...]
Going on this weekend is the 2017 Ultimate Scale Truck Expo in Williston Florida. The folks from both Vaterra and Losi are set up with a booth to show off their scale oriented vehicles, as well as to hang out with drivers and take in all the event has to offer. The USTE has 7 different scale courses to drive [...]
Answering questions around here is normally within the domain of Cubby, but it’s been awhile since I’ve answered any directly through the site and I recently had a good one tossed my way, so here goes: Big Squid, I am ready to get into scaling and have narrowed my choices down to (not in any particular order): · Vaterra Ascender Kit · [...]
Scale rock crawlers just might be the hottest product segment on the market right now. There are a number of reasons for that- they look good, they run forever, and they are loads of fun. A couple of years ago Vaterra introduced the Ascender, a scale crawling platform that was designed from the ground up to outperform everything else on [...]
For all you Vaterra Twin Hammers owners, Integy has announced a new Machined Battery Tray. The Integy battery mounting set comes with a carbon fiber main plate, a pair of quick release straps, and alloy mounting braces. To help customize the tray to your Twin Hammers, the alloy parts are available in blue, green, grey, orange, red, purple, or silver. [...]
To help bomb-proof the driveline in your Vaterra Ascender, MIP has announced a new X-Duty C-Drive Kit. The MIP kit replaces all the stock plastic center driveshaft parts with heavy duty metal, giving you ease of mind when pounding the throttle in tight situations. * Durable X-Duty design * Made from heat treated, high grade alloy steel * All metal * Spline drive [...]
