Reviews

Review –  iMax X200 Touch Screen Balance Charger

Review – iMax X200 Touch Screen Balance Charger

Even if you are not familiar with the name iMax you have probably used something they have manufactured.  You see, iMax is one of the leading manufacturers of chargers and other accessories and sells their products [...]

eXtreme Standz

eXtreme Standz

I recently acquired one of these stands designed for holding RC bodies for painting. It’s like an extra set of helping hands. When I first saw them a while back I admit I wasn’t all that [...]

RC Driver Quick Video Review: MaxAmps.com Soldering Iron

RC Driver Quick Video Review: MaxAmps.com Soldering Iron

Need a soldering iron for the pits or your workbench and don’t want to lay out a ton of cash? MaxAmps.com may have the iron you need. Here is a quick review of their new 100W [...]

EXCLUSIVE – We have the Proken S1

EXCLUSIVE – We have the Proken S1

The UPS man made me VERY happy today.  When I arrived home after running some errands a box was sitting on my back step.  When I opened it up I was VERY happy, and surprised to see the [...]

First Look – Tekno RC EB48 1/8 E-Buggy

First Look – Tekno RC EB48 1/8 E-Buggy

Nearly five years ago, a relatively unknown company burst onto the scene with a kit that converted 1/8-scale nitro buggies into 1/8-scale brushless electric buggies. This company almost singlehandedly created an entirely new genre of RC [...]

Review – Revolution Design Racing Products – Top Quality Tools

Review – Revolution Design Racing Products – Top Quality Tools

When I first got involved in this great hobby well over 20-years ago there were no tools specific to working on radio controlled cars and trucks.  Boy oh boy have times changed.  Today there are precision [...]

Review: Savox SB-2270SG and SB-2271SG Brushless Digital Servos

Review: Savox SB-2270SG and SB-2271SG Brushless Digital Servos

In preparation for the 2012 Short Course Nationals, I decided to do something a little different and race-prep a pair of Losi SC trucks for the event. I have a Losi XXX-SCT RTR from a previous [...]

Review: DRC Engineering Aurora SK Modified Conversion

Review: DRC Engineering Aurora SK Modified Conversion

It is funny how one thing can lead to another. When I was a kid I remember going to Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut and Riverside Speedway in Agawam, Massachusetts to watch the open wheeled [...]

Review – MIP Bypass1 Shock Valve Kit for the TLR 22

Review – MIP Bypass1 Shock Valve Kit for the TLR 22

I’ve been around this hobby for over 20-years now.  In that time I have seen a great many products, intended to revolutionize the standard oil-filled shock/suspension and guaranteed to improve performance come and go.  MIP has [...]

ProTek TruTorque RC Tools

ProTek TruTorque RC Tools

I’m fairly sure that my experiences as a ‘newbie’ to our hobby many years ago were not measurably different than someone starting out today – I bought a kit, opened it up, saw that there were [...]