Hop-Up for Better Handling Words: Greg Vogel The Traxxas Slash is, of course, credited with the launch of the popular short course market. The truck brought the fun and excitement of a short course truck to RC drivers of all …

I get a lot of questions about RC vehicles and one of the most common is regarding battery chargers. Most people new to the hobby pick up an awesome RTR with a battery included and are interested in charging the battery faster than the wall chargers that most RTR packages come with. However, it is hard to recommend to someone who just bought a $100.00 RTR, a charger worth about as much as the car they just bought.

1/10-scale electric competition has no doubt been one of my favorite forms of racing since I got into the hobby. Adding a competitive power system to your rig is a must in today’s high stakes racing world. The ZTW Beast …

We wet your appetite with a Team Durango DESC10 kit unboxing photo gallery a little while back where we showed you how nicely the DESC10 comes packaged with many of its components partially assembled. Well we’ve been busy since then …

The Gmade Sawback follows the styling of an early Willy’s Jeep. The simple open cockpit gives the vehicle an open feel with a design that dates back to before safety was a primary concern in motor vehicles. Before the Sawback, the only option we had for modelling a Willy’s Jeep was the laborious task of modifying a 1/6-scale toy. Now Gmade has taken this difficult task and made it simple for the masses to be part of. Get ready to relive those WWII test videos in your own backyard!

The name “Revell” has been associated with plastic model kits for over a half a century. Late 2013 will go down in Wiki-History as the date that they broke out of that mold in impressive fashion. Credit Hobbico’s purchase of Revell in 2007 as the driving force for Revell to roll out a new product line of radio control 1/18-scale radio control vehicles, christened Dromida.

LRP is very well known for their electronic power systems but were you aware that they also produce a line of big block nitro engines? Their range of engines starts at the standard .21 and goes from .28 and .30, all the way up to a massive .32. Putting out 4.34hp, it is truly a beast of an engine. You may be wondering who would need such a monstrous engine with such a huge power output.

Without a doubt Tamiya has a huge following in the RC world. Tamiya has helped introduce this hobby to so many people over the years and if you ask any RCer to rattle of a few names of popular Tamiya …

In recent months I have been all about radio control rally cars. So much so that when it was time for me to purchase a new “real” car, I harassed the people at my local Subaru dealership and eventually drove home in a 2014 Subaru Crosstrek XV. Needless to say, as I was driving off of the lot I gave RC Driver Editor-In-Chief Greg Vogel a call and told him I needed to do a full review of the Tamiya XV. A near perfect “mini me” of my full-sized ride, this scale looking rally racer has it all and then some!

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.

I have a scenario for you. You show up at the track on race day. You pull out your tool box (which looks more like the cart a homeless person would push around) and you get to working on your car. Tools immediately start falling on the floor since there’s zero organization.

Dirt and dust are big enemies to any vehicle and Outerwears has taken a vow to help you fight against the grime. Outerwears offers a variety of impressive filters for uses in all types of industries, RC included. In the …

Keeping Classes for the Masses Words: Matt Maziarz Photos: Walter Sidas The fine folks over at Team Associated are no strangers to success and the latest ready-to-run incarnation of the RC10 buggy looks to keep the streak alive and well. …

Off-road adventurers want pure, uninterrupted fun while on their outdoor excursions so there is no doubt that these drivers often look for the best upgrades to keep their machines solid and operational. Axial’s Wraith-based vehicles are a great way to …

It does not matter whether you are building a new kit fresh out of the box, making a quick repair, or performing all around maintenance on a vehicle; having the right tool, and a quality tool, makes it considerably easier.  The …