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Adam Drake Joins Mugen Seiki

Adam Drake Joins Mugen Seiki

There’s been plenty of speculation as to where Adam Drake would land after parting with longtime sponsor TLR, and word has just come down that The Drake is running for Mugen. Adam was first spotted running a Mugen buggy at the Dirt Nitro Challenge a little more than a week ago, and Mugen has now […]
Hitec Announces News MD10 & S60 Action Cameras

Hitec Announces News MD10 & S60 Action Cameras

Lights, camera, RC action! (Or snowboarding or BMX or surfing or whatever.) Hitec has jumped into the action-cam scene with two new units “designed to capture your world in high definition precision.” The MD10 and S60 are both WiFi-enabled, shoot 1080p and have 4X digital zoom capability, and the S60 gets an LCD display back. […]

FG/JetCat Turbine Big Rig by Jerome Swift

FG/JetCat Turbine Big Rig by Jerome Swift

This amazing Red Bull Racing MAN Jet Truck is based off of an FG 1/5-scale long-wheelbase kit and powered by a P120 JetCat turbine producing 30lbs of thrust at 125,000rpm! Builder Jerome Smith is the proprietor of JS Models and Hobbies, and he used all his professional expertise to assemble a machine. As he tells […]
Tamiya Grasshopper “Snow Hopper” by Jeffrey Transou

Tamiya Grasshopper “Snow Hopper” by Jeffrey Transou

Jeff started with an original vintage Grasshopper that he reinvigorated with a few re-release parts, and then things started to get crazy. The reworked front suspension is part CRP nylon, part custom-designed and water jet-cut aluminum with inboard cantilevered vintage You-G shocks. You-G shocks are also used out back with a custom fifth shock mount. […]

Hitec Lynx 4S Review

Hitec Lynx 4S Review

You’ll find our full review of the Hitec Lynx 4S in the next issue of RC Car Action, but we’ll go ahead and spoil the ending for you: this is an extremely nice radio system. All you have to do is take it out of the box to realize it’s something special. The 4S has the […]
Standard Wheel, Drop Wheel, or Sticks?

Standard Wheel, Drop Wheel, or Sticks?

“Which transmitter configuration do you prefer to drive: standard wheel or drop-wheel?” That’s the question we asked on Facebook, and here’s the results in chart form, as of this morning. We also added “sticks” for those who piped in with their love for driving by thumbs. Click over to our FB page and add your […]

Kev’s Bench: Project Vaterra Twin Hammers Sneak Peek

Kev’s Bench: Project Vaterra Twin Hammers Sneak Peek

I have been a fan of the Vaterra Twin Hammers since it was released and of course I picked one up to play with. With a lot of my projects this one started out with a few mods in mind to make the truck perform a little better it quickly got out of control. I […]
Toy-Towing Ford 4X4: Anthony Santoianni’s Tamiya F-350 High-Lift

Toy-Towing Ford 4X4: Anthony Santoianni’s Tamiya F-350 High-Lift

Here’s a scene we can definitely get into. Road trip to the trail in the F-350, do a little trail riding, a little RC crawling (see the tiny truck between the “big” truck’s wheels?), build a campfire… This Reader’s Ride comes from Anthony Santoianni of Montreal, Canada, and his Tamiya Ford F-350 High Lift is definitely looking […]

Tower of Power: Hitec’s New X1 Pro Charger and ePowerBox Power Supply

Tower of Power: Hitec’s New X1 Pro Charger and ePowerBox Power Supply

Hitec’s 180 watt battery juicer-upper will charge everything in your RC arsenal, including all lithium battery varieties and lead-acid batteries. You can get the X1 by itself, but the hot setup is definitely the combo with the ePowerBox 17amp power supply, which docks with the X1 for a compact footprint and easy hookup (and it […]
Hitec Readying New Lynx 4S Pro 2.4GHz Radio System

Hitec Readying New Lynx 4S Pro 2.4GHz Radio System

Hat-tip to RCNews.de for these pics of Hitec‘s upcoming Lynx 4S frequency-hopping 2.4GHz radio system, which will put the brand back on the pro-pistol map. No official specs yet, but as you can see from the display, the transmitter features a scroll wheel for navigation, telemetry capability, and a backlit display. According to the RCNews.de post […]

From Box to Backyard: How to Make Your RTR Truly “Ready To Run”

From Box to Backyard: How to Make Your RTR Truly “Ready To Run”

Ready-to-run has always been synonymous with “assembled,” but true readiness-for-running varies from manufacturer to manufacturer and model to model.  These days, most RTRs are impressively complete and well built, but there are a few extra steps you can make yourself to be certain your RTR is truly ready to run, and run its best […]
Last Chance to Win Our TGN-Equipped Losi 5IVE-T!

Last Chance to Win Our TGN-Equipped Losi 5IVE-T!

Don’t miss out on your chance to win our Losi 5IVE-T “Skull Crusher” build, complete with go-fast gear from TGN, Losi, Pro-Line, and Hitec. All you have to do to enter the contest is “Like” us on Facebook and fill in a few blanks. Click here or on the image above for your chance to […]
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