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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Unboxing

Kraken RC Sidewinder X5

Kraken RC Sidewinder X5

There have been numerous conversion kits for HPI’s Baja but none that we’ve been looking more forward to than Kraken RC’s Sidewinder X5 Sand Rail conversion kit. Opening the cool box reveals a multi-piece cage, Lexan panels and mounting hardware. …

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Team Durango DESC10

The new Team Durango kits are making their way hobby shop shelves and we have one of the first DESC10 short course truck kits available. All eyes are certainly on Team Durango right now as they’ve taken a new approach …

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Helion Invictus 10MT 4×4 Brushless

Helion’s Invictus 10MT is a potent 1/10-scale 4×4 monster truck and now a new version of this beast is available. The new Invictus 10MT has a number of upgrades, including the new 3s LiPo-compatible Reaktor 50A ESC and 4 Pole …

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Losi 8IGHT RTR 1/8 4WD Gas Buggy with AVC

Last week we tore into two major gasoline engine powered vehicle releases from Losi, the 8IGHT-T RTR 1/8 4WD Gas Truggy with AVC and the 5IVE MINI WRC. Now we have the Losi 8IGHT RTR Gas Buggy and we’ve unboxed …

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Losi 5IVE MINI WRC

If you demand all the attention when out having fun driving with your RC friends, then this is probably the next machine to make its way into your RC stable. The Losi 5IVE MINI WRC has landed, well, was heaved …

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Losi 8IGHT-T RTR 1/8 4WD Gas Truggy with AVC

It’s finally here and on the Reveal Table at the RC Driver offices; Losi‘s 8IGHT-T 1/8 Scale 4WD GASOLINE Truggy! The buzz about this vehicle has been crazy seeing as it marks the first mass-produced, gas-powered 1/8 scale racing vehicle …

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RC4WD Gelande II Truck Kit with Cruiser Body Set

RC4WD Gelande II Cruiser

Its amazing to think that a 19″x 20″x 10″ size box would initiate an knock-down drag-out brawl in the RC Driver office between Greg and Tony on who would build and review its contents, but RC4WD managed to make that …

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Hitec Lynx 4S 2.4 GHz Transmitter

It has been quite some time since Hitec has released a radio for the surface crowd. Sure they have made a huge name for themselves with some of the best servos you can buy for racing and bashing applications and …

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Helion Verdikt 12SC Short Course Truck

Well this is something different. The crew behind Helion is looking to fill a missing void between small 1/18 machines that are great for indoor use, but can be a handful to drive and 1/10 vehicles that can be a …

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Novarossi Buggy Clutch

The new Novarossi Buggy Clutch is available and we have one on hand to give you a first look at what this 4-shoe clutch has to offer. When RC Driver visited the Novarossi factory for a tour during the summer …

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Axial Yeti XL Monster Buggy RTR

Axial Yeti XL Monster Buggy Rock Racer RTR

Ok Axial, slow it down now, we’re still enjoying the unique fun and excitement of the Yeti and now you go and drop a Yeti XL in our workbench. When are you going to invent more time, Axial, so we …

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Tower Hobbies Cutback

Tower Hobbies Cutback

Tower Hobbies has been serving the hobby community for more years than most of us remember as a mail order company. My second vehicle purchase was from Tower back in 1986 and in the years following, I used Tower’s catalog …

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ARRMA 1/8 KRATON 6S Brushless 4WD RTR Truggy

ARRMA 1/8 KRATON 6S Brushless 4WD RTR Truggy

  Take a look at this massive machine that just arrived on the RC Driver Reveal Bench for review, the ARRMA Kraton. The ARRMA Kraton is a 1/8-scale off-road monster truggy capable of insane speeds that first caught our attention when …

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Vaterra 1/10 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray RTR

Vaterra Corvette Stingray

Vaterra is filling the garage with a wide range of exotic super cars in RC form of course. The newest car to hit the street in their fleet is the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray based on the V100-S chassis. Now …

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Team Associated Qualifier Series Apex Scion FR-S

Team Associated Qualifier Series Apex Scion FR-S

Hitting the street for some fast paced fun with an RC car is sure to get the adrenaline going and Team Associated has just released an awesome on-road car to get the job done. The Apex Scion FR-S is the …

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