Back when I started racing a kit came out that looked alien, like it was so far into the future Buck Rogers said “man that looks cool!” Tamiya has been bringing back all the “old school” kits and when I ...
Today was a good day. Not a need for an AK, but there was a need to grab some throttle and do some testing on Losi’s sick new 1/5-scale the 5IVE-T. I met up at Revelations Raceway where the track was setup like an Excite ...
Sometimes you come across some You Tube gold. Check out this great video of a Lego Technic genius. It took about 1 month to complete the Tumbler Batmobile build,not to mention the filming/editing. It features a pretty trick ste...
MIP has been releasing innovative products within this hobby for decades; the racing vets will remember their 3-gear RC10 transmission that was a must-have back in the Associated 6-gear days, and the old RC10 4WD conversion is ...
Team Associated has been cranking out a ton of great products this year. The Team’s latest top notch racing machine is the RC12R5.2 FT. The RC12R5.2 Factory Team Kit takes the next evolutionary step in Associated’s ...
To an RC enthusiast venturing into 1/8 scale for the first time, working on the differentials can be intimidating (and, worst case scenario, discouraging). “Can I assemble these and keep them from leaking?”, “Look at this...
To many hobbyists, the fuel we use in our nitro powered cars is just the stuff that makes it go. Similar to the gasoline they put in their full scale cars. Never taking time to understand what it is made of and why it does what...
Everybody has competition. The big brand in RTR’s doesn’t seem to worry, but Redcat has been changing their gameplan to include high-quality products and cheaper prices. The new Kaiju setups up their Monster Truck g...