Tag Archives: 1/5 scale

It is pretty cool to see the return of the Losi DBXL-E 2.0 4WD Brushless Desert Buggy. This is not just an old DBXL-E with new trim schemes slapped on them. Losi went back to the drawing board and updated …

It was one of those days. There was a ton of work to do on our schedule and, well, it just felt like a go have fun day instead. A quick look around the shop and it was clear that …

  Here’s a release that is making everyone go wild, the Losi Desert Buggy XL-E: 1/5th 4wd Electric RTR from Horizon Hobby. The new DBXL-E is a large scale off-road machine that comes from the factory complete with it’s own Dynamite …

Why drive around in circles looking for the finish line when you can drive straight to it?  The Quicksilver 1/5 Scale Gas Powered Dragster from Primal RC is over 5’ long and uses a powerful 30.5cc engine, graphite main chassis …

Lugging around a heavy 1/5 scale vehicle is an arduous task to say the least.  To help hake this easier MIP has designed a simple double hook toe strap so you can easily pull your vehicle as opposed to carry …

The large-scale segment of our hobby is getting bigger and Losi is doing their part to keep the momentum going. Their first entry, the 5IVE-T, hit big and hit hard and had plenty of hobbyists checking under couch cushions for lost change. Unfortunately it also hit outside of many RC budgets.

MIP is looking to take the large-scale community by storm. Recently they announced the release of a super new clutch kit, and now they’ve added a whole new shock kit to the mix. The 32mm Big Bore Shock Kit is …

HPI is going big once again with the addition of the gorgeous 5R to their 1/5 scale stable. This on-roader is based on HPI’s Baja 5 platform, but has been tweaked for on-road action. The first thing that catches you …

One of the most overlooked parts on any 1/5 scale vehicle is the clutch system. It’s been the same design forever, mainly because it’s just ‘worked’. MIP, however, has noticed a gap in this upgrade market and designed a completely …

No servo on the market has been able to fully live up to the expectations of today’s 1/5-scale community or the performance demands of vehicles like the Losi® 5IVE-T. Servo fade, weak holding power and the crowbar effect are just …

Here it is: one of the hot items for the 2013 Holiday Season, err, winter season, then race season and bashing season, maybe football season, better than duck season or wabbit season, probably not allowed at the Four Seasons; basically …

Earlier this year, I built an 1/5 scale HPI Baja based gasoline powered asphalt burner that was featured on the pages of RC Driver magazine’s September 2013 issue. Within a few weeks of the magazine spread I received a phone …