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RC Gear Shop Adds LED Light Strips to Lineup

RC Gear Shop Adds LED Light Strips to Lineup

Aw man, what are you gonna do with these things? Undercar lighting for sure, or instant light bars…or even pit lighting. Use your imagination, you’re sure to come up with some (wait for it) bright ideas. Get it? Because they’re lights. In addition to single-color strips, you can get the adhesive-backed lights in a multi-color […]
Add a Realistic Driver to Your Ride [How-To]

Add a Realistic Driver to Your Ride [How-To]

Driverless scale rigs look fine when posed on the trail, but when they’re under power and there’s no one in the bucket, it looks like The Invisible Man is trying to make a getaway. In this how-to, James Knight shows you how to put a realistic driver behind the wheel and complete your rig’s off-road-ready […]

Transmitter Beauty Contest!

Transmitter Beauty Contest!

New or old, “sport” or pro–what are the best-looking radios ever to grace a drivers’ stand? Tell us in the comments here or on Facebook. Choose any transmitter ever–the pic below is just for inspiration.
“Dude Perfect” Guys Get Down With Traxxas for RC Bowling, Fishing, Rally

“Dude Perfect” Guys Get Down With Traxxas for RC Bowling, Fishing, Rally

The trick-shot champs from monster YouTube channel “Dude Perfect” put Traxxas Slash trucks, Rally cars and Spartan boats to the test for three RC-powered challenges that include knocking down bowling pins and dragging lures to catch fish (must be some fast fish). It’s safe to say these guys need to work on their driving skills, […]

Pro-Line Now Has Pre-Painted & Trimmed Ford Raptors for Stampede & Short-Course

Pro-Line Now Has Pre-Painted & Trimmed Ford Raptors for Stampede & Short-Course

If painting and trimming bodies isn’t your thing, well, join the club. Good news, you can put away those paints and stash your scissors, because Pro-Line now has trimmed and painted versions of their Ford Raptor SVT shells for Traxxas Stampede and 1/10 short-course trucks. Just drill post holes and you’re ready for officially-licensed, Ford-flavored […]
Hobby King’s BAT1 Land Yacht: We Want to Try One [VIDEO]

Hobby King’s BAT1 Land Yacht: We Want to Try One [VIDEO]

Name any type of full-size vehicle, and you don’t have to look too hard to find a mainstream RC version you can buy. Unless you’re talking “land yachts”…you don’t see those every day. Hobby King has that niche covered with the BAT 1. It’s as simple as RC gets, with wind power providing the motivating […]

Castle Creations Mamba Micro X Packs Big Power in Small Package

Castle Creations Mamba Micro X Packs Big Power in Small Package

Minis can be a blast especially when space for action is limited. Castle knows how much fun it can be and have brought power to those who won’t settle for mediocre. The Castle Mamba Micro X lays down a small footprint making ti perfectly suited for  1/18-scale size, and its “mighty-mite” 0808 brushless motors complete […]
Pit Bull 2.2″ Rock Beast II Tires [Review]

Pit Bull 2.2″ Rock Beast II Tires [Review]

Pit Bull is a well known company in the full-size automotive world, and the company produces tires for off-road vehicles including ATVs and UTVs, 4X4s and even pullers. RC tires are the newest direction for the brand, and the 1/10 scale rubber is designed by the same engineers that get the full-size treads just right. […]

REDs Racing Goes On-Road With New M7WCS V2.1

REDs Racing Goes On-Road With New M7WCS V2.1

The M7WCS V2.1 is the latest engine to come from the gang at REDs Racing. It’s a .21 size engine and ready to push a 1/8-scale on-road car up to speed in a hurry. Special attention has been paid to the engine’s front crankcase bearing which is an area where engines can lose power and […]
Tekno Updates Their Nitro Buggy With New NB48.3

Tekno Updates Their Nitro Buggy With New NB48.3

The NB48.3 is the latest in a line of new vehicles from Tekno RC. The engineers at Tekno have spent a lot of time optimizing the NB48.3 to be the best that it can be in the 1/8-scale nitro buggy category. There’s a long list of features and they include precision ground brake discs, swept […]

Project Old School Update

Project Old School Update

It’s been a slow go for my old school monster truck due to a recent move. All the parts have been sitting in boxes for a few months and I was finally able to free them and start building again. Here’s a little bit of an update of what is going on with this project. […]
Tamiya Mountaineer Survivor by Kyle Taylor [Reader’s Ride]

Tamiya Mountaineer Survivor by Kyle Taylor [Reader’s Ride]

Kyle Taylor sent us pictures of his Tamiya Mountaineer which he bought and built way back in 1993. The truck looks pretty mint for being old enough to legally buy a beer! (You know — if RC trucks could drink beer…or buy stuff.) It even still has the original RS-750-SH motor and transmission. Kyle upgraded […]
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