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CLIPLESS AND CLEAN It’s not every day that I test out a component of a completed kit rather than a tool or an optional part, but the new Clipless Body Mounting system from Traxxas really caught my eye. Part of the Traxxass Corvette Stingray 4-Tec 3.0, this new innovative system allows for cleanly mounting the […]

Hot rods are capable of conjuring up a number of images in the mind of car enthusiasts. Thoughts of John Milner cruising the streets of 1962-era Modesto, California in American Graffiti is what I initially think of. I also picture any number of 80’s rock band ZZ Top’s music videos featuring their hot rod, the […]

This is a list of the upgrade parts we installed in our Rustler 4×4 VXL. These items are available at traxxas.com. High-Torque 330 Blue Servo P/N: 2250 MSRP: $80 Driveshafts, Rear, Steel-Spline Constant-Velocity (2) P/N: 6852R MSRP: $80 Driveshafts, Front, Steel-Spline Constant-Velocity (2) P/N: 6851R MSRP: $80 Heavy Duty Chassis Brace P/N: 6730 Note: Fits […]

If you’re looking to reuse the tires or wheels off your RC vehicle but think you can’t because they’re glued to one another, think again. Acetone dissolves CA “super” glues and that’s what is most likely bonding your tires to your wheels. There are several methods, one simply involves submerging the wheel and tire in […]

The Tamiya MudMad is one of those vehicles that give us fits trying to describe to you guys. On the one hand, it is deceptively simple in concept. Just looking at the whimsically styled tiny 4x4with its super short wheelbase and oversized tires gives you a pretty good expectation of what it’s made to do. […]

Small scale RC is near and dear to my heart. It was about 20 years ago when I wrote my first ever RC article on a 1/18 scale on-road vehicle of the time, and my love for smaller RC cars was solidified. So, when our editor asked me to check out Axial’s Yeti Jr. Can-Am […]