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Axialfest 2018: Scale Off-Road’s Ultimate Event

Wow, Axialfest 2018 was awesome! I’ve covered this event three years in a row and somehow the gang at Axial find ways to make it better every year; this year was no exception. The amount of entries also increase; this year there were 200 entries more than 2017 and which put the total count close to […]

Asphalt-Burning Bronco Slash GT [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! 3D-printed scale accessories for crawlers are pretty common these days, but Daniel Porter wanted something a little different. He bought himself a printer and started by revamping drag car wings and diffusers he had previously built in styrene and aluminum, but he also wanted […]

Axial Jeep Beach Bomber [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Would you believe this nicely decked out Axial SCX10 II Jeep Wrangler Unlimited was Peter Lundberg’s very first foray into trail and scale? He had a vision of the look he wanted and he did his research before deciding on the SCX10 II. But […]

Rat Wraith Reborn! [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Way back in 2015 we first featured Aaron Bailey’s metal-body Rat Wraith 1.9, but he has reinvented the truck so we figured it was worth another look. It’s got a new set of body panels, new paint, plus new custom bumpers and sliders […]

RC Reviews: AARMA GRANITE 4X4

Even the most affordable hobby-grade trucks aren’t what you’d call “cheap,” and that goes double if you want to make the leap to a 4WD machine. And so, we’re pretty intrigued by Arrma’s new Granite 4X4. For less than $250, Arrma lets you hit the dirt with an all-new design that includes all the running […]

Axial Yeti with B.J. Baldwin’s Trophy Truck colors [READER’S RIDES]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Karel de Koning’s Axial Yeti XL comes to us all the way from The Netherlands, but it was inspired by B.J. Baldwin’s Monster Energy-sponsored Trophy Truck, and most of the upgrades follow that theme—starting with the racing livery. He painted the wheels Monster […]

Crawford Performance Drift Barbarian [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! A drifting monster truck? Michael Iacono had his Pro-Line F-250 body wrapped with the 2016 livery of pro drifter Justin Pawlak to give it a little extra performance mojo, and he assures us that yes—it can drift with the help of Axial aluminum knuckles […]

Team Associated RC8.2e Rigged for Night Ops [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Mike Dufort says it took him a year—and close to $6000—to upgrade every piece of his stock Team Associated RC8.2e to the best components he could find. The result is a wild creation he calls “Nightrage.” He installed a full set of LED lighting […]

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MST Bronco Big Oly Tribute [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Jeremy Kilburn has a fondness for winged trucks. He got an original Tamiya Blazing Blazer way back in 1988 as a kid, which he still owns today — and drives once a year just to blow the dust off. He decided he wanted a […]

Traxxas Classic Ford Short Course [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! A good concept can transform virtually any truck into something unique and fun. Take Dan Lopez’s Traxxas Slash. He wanted to blend a short course vibe with classic ‘60s styling courtesy of Pro-Line’s 1966 Ford F100 body. He chopped the bed off to better […]

Slash-based Dodge Ram gets Viper treatment [READER’S RIDE]

Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Daniel tells us he’s done several relatively stock Slash builds, including a wicked Yenko Nova drag Slash we showed not too long ago. For his latest he wanted to go with an aftermarket mid-motor 2WD chassis setup. He did some research and decided on […]