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Hello, I am Iron Mike and welcome to a new weekly boat column on BigSquidRC, Prop Wash. Most boat pilots have swamped out, turned into a submarine. Whatever term you use, water in a boat is not good. Most boat hulls have the capability of being taped shut. This will keep out most spray and splash, but what if you truly [...]
In the not-so-distant past, it was a pain to get a quality waterproof servo. You had to either fork over a king’s ransom or try to do it yourself (usually with messy adhesive plastic). Thankfully, that isn’t the case anymore as manufacturers are finally starting to pump out affordable gear for those of us that want to play in the [...]
If you are anything like us, you grew up building Revell models. Now, Hobbico has announced that the famed Revell brand has a new line-up of entry level 1/18th scale vehicles called Dromida. Dromida is a hobby grade entry level line that makes it easy and affordable for new hobbyists to get their feet wet in rc. They are affordable [...]
The Losi XXX platform just keeps on rolling with the latest version being the new Tough Country XXX-SCT Brushless truck. The legendary XXX platform is the backbone of the truck, while a Dynamite 2S 3000 mah Lipo battery and Dynamite 4 pole 3300kv brushless system provide the power. Some of its key features include- * Waterproof speed controller and servo * Spektrum [...]
The crew over at HobbyTech have just announced their new Xtronic Series of waterproof servo’s. Now you can get a variety of high performance servo’s that aren’t afraid to get wet during a hardcore bashing session or trail drive. The Xtronic Series includes the XT W03 (3kg torque, plastic gear), XT W06MG (6kg, metal gear, low profile), XT W09MG (9kg, metal [...]
Horizon has announced that their updated ECX line-up will be hitting hobby shops this summer. Some of the updates include- * New bodies/colors * Spektrum DX2E 2.4GHz transmitters * Waterproof Spektrum SR201 receivers * Waterproof Dynamite 15T Tazer ESC * Heavy duty drive-shafts * Dynamite 15 turn motors for the Ruckus and Torment * Dynamite 20 turn motors for the Boost and Circuit The ECX’s are some [...]
Last fall the popular ECX Torment SCT received some updates and now it looks like those updates are being applied to the rest of the ECX line-up. As you can see in the pictures, the Ruckus, Boost, and Circuit are sporting hot new looks and upgrades under the hood. Spektrum transmitters make sure the signal doesn’t get lost, waterproofing keeps [...]
Looks like the folks from Dynamite are keeping us bashers in mind with the new Dynamite Fuze 70A Brushless Waterproof ESC. It’s designed to fit more 1/10th scale vehicles, is Lipo (up to 3s) and NiMH compatable, and is programmable via the Dynamite Fuze programming card. Part number is DYN4850 on the ESC and DYN3745 on the programming card. Street price [...]
No doubt HPI has sold zillions of vehicles from their 5th scale Baja line-up of buggies and trucks. And no doubt they’ve been great fun to drive as well as solid bashers. However, some bashers like to drive their HPI Baja’s in the wet as well as the dry. Unfortunately the stock servo’s were not sealed to keep water out. [...]
Oh snap! You know we love waterproof stuff around here. It looks like the guys over at Hitec have some more fuel for our fire with a pair of new waterproof servos! The HS-646WP and HS-5646WP both feature metal gears, dual ball bearings, 3-pole cored ferrite motors, 2S lipo capability, and most importantly, the industry’s first IP67-Rated [...]
Waterproofing is the next big thing, thanks Traxxas. But this post is about HPI, specifically their new version of the Blitz RTR with all new, waterproof electronics. The waterproof components include the SC-15WP brushed ESC and SF-10W servo. There’s also a waterproof radio box to protect the newly included 2.4 GHz receiver. Beyond the electronics, other changes include the new [...]
Hitec quite possibly wins the best product demonstration of the IHobby Expo. Their new(ish) waterproof servos, the HS-5646WP and HS-5086WP, were operating during the entire run of the show completely submerged. The HS-5646WP is capable of nearly 100 oz/in of torque at a speed of .26 sec/60°, while the HS-5086WP is able to do about 40 oz/in at .18 sec/60º. [...]
