Although heavily based on the 911 Turbo, the GT2 looked quite radical for the mid-1990s. It was, after all, a road-legal racecar! The 911 Turbo was already menacing by appearance, but the GT2 took things up a notch by means …
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Waaa It Costs Too Much!
This has to be one of the coolest points in our hobby. Never have we had so many scale offerings to choose from. Axial, Tamiya, Vaterra, HPI and many other companies are working with full-scale vehicle manufacturers on items ranging from bodies to accessories to bring realistic replicas of full-scale products to our scaled-down RC world.
Read More »The Slash 1/8 E-Buggy Project
If you just sit back and take a good look at the RC hobby, it’s amazing how many vehicles are offered and then backed up by a seemingly infinite number of option parts. Traxxas is a company with a large selection of vehicle offerings and the majority of those are supported by after market manufacturers. With so much going on around the TRX offerings, it’s no wonder that Traxxas vehicles are often selected to build projects with.
Read More »Honda Civic SiR (EG6) – TT02D Drift Spec from Tamiya
This exciting drift spec TT-02 assembly kit recreates the Honda Civic SiR (EG6). The EG was known as the “Sport Civic” in Japan, and was the fifth generation of the famous car. It had a vibrant look, said-to-be inspired by …
Read More »NSX on TT-02 Chassis from Tamiya
This Radio Control assembly kit model recreates the NEXT GENERATION NSX supercar. The full-size car is a highly technical and utterly thrilling supercar. With weight-saving construction, a hybrid powertrain that has three electric motors and a mid-mounted twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 …
Read More »Spec-Ial Xray?
Hi Tony. Does XRay have a 2015 1/8 E-Buggy or is the XB8E, which was released a year ago, their so-called 2015 Specs Buggy???
Read More »Starting Over with Parma’s 72 Muscle
I have had a lot going on lately. The wife and I just purchased our first house together and meanwhile Parma is pumping out muscle car bodies for short course chassis faster than I can keep up. I’ve been trying to mix it up and throw other types of RC bodies in the mix, so I am just now getting to the 72 Muscle Baja, and they have already come out with two more, the 66 and 68 Muscle Baja.
Read More »Rescue 17 Fireboat with Tactic TTX491 transmitter and TR625 receiver from AquaCraft
This scale Fireboat from AquaCraft is loaded with some sweet features that are sure to please. A high-volume pump on the forward water cannon lets you shoot a jet of water up to 10 feet (3.0 meters)! A powerful high-torque …
Read More »Mini 8ight-T Big Bore Motor Mount from Exotek Racing
The adjustable ‘Big Bore’ motor mount with fan bar for the Losi Mini 8ight-T, Mini 8ight Rally and Mini 8ight features longer motor screw slotting in order to allow the installation of larger motors up to 29mm in diameter. Included …
Read More »Dial In Your Trim
Many of us have upgraded from a basic ready-to-run radio system, to an aftermarket system with lots of bells and whistles. Some of us simply installed a shiny new servo for better steering power and control. One of the most overlooked areas is the steering settings in the radio and the basic servo linkages.
Read More »Super Summit Comes Out Of Retirement!
This month’s Backyard may be a little more serious than usual but I wanted to share how I was able to use our hobby for something more than just fun. It really doesn’t take much to convince me to go play with my toy trucks. This past July, however, I had an opportunity to not only play but to support and help bring attention to the Nathan Chris Baker Foundation here in Eldersburg, Maryland.
Read More »It’s Back! The RC10 Classic – Limited Release
From Team Associated – “After literally circling the globe, with a layover in Europe and major negotiating (aka begging) by our Sales Manager for the opportunity to buy these back, a small quantity of the RC10 Classic kits have returned …
Read More »Dromida 1/18 Brushed Short Course Truck, Monster Truck and Buggy
These three new released from Dromida are based on the 4.18 platform are well priced and have nice features. These fully equipped, ready-to-run 4wd vehicles feature a Torque 370 motor, waterproof electronics, interference-free 2.4GHz control, full-time 4WD, Big Bore oil …
Read More »Check Out The September Rebate Savings at Castle Creations
The brushless experts over at Castle Creations want to put some hard earned cash back in your pocket with their September Savings Event Rebate Program.
Read More »Team Associated RC8B3 1/8 Nitro Buggy Review
The wait was worth it! Photos by Walter Sidas It’s no secret that Team Associated fans all over have been eagerly awaiting a new 1/8 competition off-road buggy from the multiple World and National title holding manufacturer. The versions …
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