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How To: Mount a Body

How To: Mount a Body

Since the beginning of my hobby career, I’ve always spent way too much time on the task of mounting bodies. Over the years, I’ve come up with a number of tips and techniques that have made the job easier, but it never fails …

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Tamiya Wild One

Tamiya Wild One

So many of us who became addicted to this hobby in the 80’s, did so because of a Tamiya vehicle. Mine was the Monster Beetle, but I know several others who got hooked on the Tamiya Wild One. The buggy was sold …

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Tekin Redline GEN3 Brushless Motors

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Tekin’s third generation motors are re-engineered resulting in a smaller, lighter and faster sensored motors. GEN3 21.5T, 17.5T and 13.5T are available in an RPM version as well as the standard versions.  The GEN3 modified group of motors are custom tuned with rotor …

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ECX 1/24 Torment & Ruckus RTRs

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These new minis from ECX feature a 4WD drivetrain, 2.4GHZ radio system, 4.8V 220mAh micro battery pack with USB charger 2-in-1 receiver/ESC combo and much more.  Both he Torment and Ruckus come in two cool eye catching paint schemes that …

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MIP 1/5 Scale Tow Strap

MIP - 1-5 Scale Tow Strap copy

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 …

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Servo Talks

How To: Servo Talks

  Control of the throttle and steering of an RC car are crucial to anyone’s enjoyment of the hobby, whether they are a racer or not. This month we’re going to take a closer look at some of the different options you can find in today’s servo …

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Airtronics M12 2.4GHz Telemetry Capable Radio

Review: Airtronics M12 2.4GHz Telemetry Capable Radio

Back in the day when I started racing, the transmitters were pretty simple. There were no digital readouts or hidden antennas and if someone was on your channel, you had to run back to the pits to change the frequency crystals in your car and radio. Dials were limited to EPAs and Dual Rates and, if you had the big bucks and could afford it, you had an awesome black antenna. Not only were the transmitters much simpler, but the drivers were much thinner too (from all the running around)!

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