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Convert Your Pull-Start Engine to Shaft-Start With a Sullivan Tiger Drive [How-To]

Convert Your Pull-Start Engine to Shaft-Start With a Sullivan Tiger Drive [How-To]

As nitro-engine starting systems go, pull-starters are definitely the least desirable option. On the plus side, they’re cheap; on the down side, well, everything else. They aren’t reliable, they’re not comfortable to use, and if you’ve ever taken one apart, you know what a hassle it can be to get the spring-genie back into the […]
Axial SCX10-based CJ Willys Crawler by Warren Fisher [Readers Ride]

Axial SCX10-based CJ Willys Crawler by Warren Fisher [Readers Ride]

Warren Fisher documents this impressive Jeep project on the Scale Builders Guide forum, giving us all a great look into what went into this amazing build. Starting with an Axial SCX10 1.9, he added a host of custom details, including scratchbuilt body panels and handmade safety harnesses for the driver figure. There is a custom-built […]

Traxxas Announces New Trucks, Dual iD Charger & Stability System

Traxxas Announces New Trucks, Dual iD Charger & Stability System

Traxxas just revealed a bunch of new products at the dealers-only NRHSA show in Las Vegas, and now the gear is officially announced at Traxxas.com. The Crainiac and Skully trucks are hard to miss, and are easily the wildest-looking trucks to ever wear a Traxxas logo. Each will be offered in two color schemes (blue […]
Basher Goes Rally With New 1/10 scale RZ-4 RTR

Basher Goes Rally With New 1/10 scale RZ-4 RTR

Basher’s ever-expanding lineup now includes a 190mm rally car, which looks like a nicely equipped ride and is loaded with plenty of machined aluminum bits. The belt-drive car is available in kit ($120), ARTR ($213), and RTR ($233) versions, and is built on an aluminum chassis with aluminum shock towers–there’s something you don’t see often in […]

What’s the Weirdest-Looking RC Car?

What’s the Weirdest-Looking RC Car?

..or truck, or whatever, past or present. Let us know in the comments or hit us up on Facebook and Twitter. We’ll collect a bunch of your pics and share them in an RC weird-off. Go! These three are just here to get your weird-car juices flowing–what else is out there that makes you go […]
Airtronics’ New M12S is 30% Faster than the M12

Airtronics’ New M12S is 30% Faster than the M12

The legendary M-series radios just keep getting faster. Airtronics claims 30% quicker response time for the upcoming M12S, which should hit stores in late May or early June. Additional features include a customizable brake trigger, an adjustable offset wheel bracket, and weight-saving LiFe battery. Software-wise, there’s too much to list–just check out the PR below. […]

Axial SCX10 C/R Edition by Richard Derry [Reader’s Ride]

Axial SCX10 C/R Edition by Richard Derry [Reader’s Ride]

Richard Derry sent us pix of his modified Axial SCX10 C/R Edition Jeep, which has been treated to a host of RC4WD goodies, including hex axle extenders, their Warn 9.5cti winch mounted to a JK Rampage Recovery front bumper, and 1.9 Onyx wheels wrapped with 1.9 Interco IROK tires. Other styling improvements include a Knight […]
LaTrax Teton Fully Optioned [Weekend Project]

LaTrax Teton Fully Optioned [Weekend Project]

I got to spend a little quality time at the bench this weekend with a LaTrax Teton, last spotted in our May 2014 issue. The inexpensive 1/18 scale fun runner is fine out of the box, but LaTrax offers a gang of hop-ups to trick it out, so trick it out I did. Take a […]

2015 Pro-Line April Fools Classic: Gillespie Jr. Sweeps With Team Associated

2015 Pro-Line April Fools Classic: Gillespie Jr. Sweeps With Team Associated

Another April Fools Classic comes to an end with tons of action, new friends and close racing. In the premiere classes it was Team Associated’s Rob Gillespie Jr. who put his home track knowledge to use and took out some big heavy hitters on his way to winning Mod Stadium Truck, Mod 2WD buggy and […]

Rob Gillespie Jr. on the move in 2WD buggy.

2015 Pro-Line April Fools Classic: Qualifying Wraps Up.

Qualifying is over for the 2015 Pro-Line April Fools Classic, with finals scheduled for Sunday. It was close and exciting, but in the premiere mod classes it was flipping and flopping to see who would come out on top, with the top dogs all battling to grab much needed points for the overall TQ. The […]
HB's Dre Moller with his custom creation in front of Intermountain RC Raceway

2015 Pro-Line April Fools Classic: Drew Moller’s Custom 2WD Buggy

The Pro-Line April Fools Classic is visited by some of the fastest factory drivers and sometimes you get to see some pretty cool stuff. One 2WD buggy that’s been looking fast on the track, is HB/HPI Racing’s Drew Moller’s custom made 2WD buggy. With no HB/HPI Racing 2WD in production, Moller decided to take things […]
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