To be honest, when I first started this column I felt I had to show off a little. Get people excited about my paint jobs and painting. Over time I came to realize that my goal was to actually teach and I started to mix things up with paint jobs that I felt would be less discouraging to beginners.

Tamiya Heavy Dump Truck – Gf01 Hop Up: Our picks for performance, durability, and/or appearance upgrades Here are our accessory and hop-up picks for today’s popular vehicles that can boost performance, durability and/or appearance and leave you with a sweet custom ride.

A best bet for bashers of all skill levels, the Dromida Monster Truck makes it easy for everyone to enjoy exciting all-terrain action! Highlights include full-time 4WD, a powerful Torque 370 motor, interference-free 2.4GHz radio control, all-weather electronics, Big Bore …

For a limited time, Team Associated is re-releasing it’s popular ProRally RTR. The ProRally 4WD RTR is a factory assembled AWD (all-wheel-drive) RC car that features a Reedy brushless 550-SL motor, XP water resistant speed control, and high-current T-Plug Connectors. …

If you are serious about becoming a competitive nitro truggy racer, this is the place to start. The Losi® 8IGHT-T Nitro Truggy RTR comes completely assembled and equipped with the brute power of a Dynamite® .28 nitro engine and the …

The Losi 8IGHT Nitro Buggy RTR comes completely assembled and equipped with the power of a Dynamite .21 nitro engine and the response of a Spektrum DSMR radio system. You also get the benefit of a pre-set suspension that shares …

MIP’s new Wraith Axles will no longer feature the double set screw design to clamp onto the through hole but now incorporate a pin set screw for attachment. Along with that improvement they have also changed the drive hubs so …

Available in silver and gun metal, these shock body and reservoir sets (sold separately) add a nice touch of style to the SCX10 II.  The bodies made the shocks operate very smoothly and come with an O-ring to prevent leaks …

Last Flash Sale of the Month with a Bang at AsiaTees! October as the marking of the season ending with a new season about to begin this week’s flash sale has one of the most demanding products in the past months …

The Toyz now offers this cool Seat Belt, Racing Harness Set by JMRC Designs. These are designed for Axial Wraith style seats, but dos not finish the ends out so that people can mount them in different ways.  Made from …

The 1/14 Scale Earth Digger 360L Hydraulic Excavator 360L is even more powerful than its predecessor! Built for those that want reliability, unmatched looks and brute strength for getting that project done. Created with CNC machined metal parts, it’s fully …

You may remember VRX Racing from the September 2014 issue in which I reviewed two of their off-road vehicles. They are fantastic offerings and had many features that reminded me of high end racing vehicles. I did have a problem with the spur gear being exposed as it seemed to be a magnet to small pebbles. Well it’s a year later and VRX Racing has an improved off road platform

My father-in-law used to spend his Friday and Saturday evenings just hanging out at the local hardware store with his friends. They would spend hours just talking shop or sports or whatever other topics would arise. This is a lost luxury these days. We are always in a rush to do this, go there, get that done. One hobby shop in Pasadena, Maryland has unknowingly started to bring back the lost art of face-to-face conversation.

At RC Driver we get to drive a lot of cool vehicles for testing, but there have been times recently where we’ve been jealous of the editors over in our sister magazine’s offices on what they are testing. Lately they’ve been raving over some FPV racing drones coming into the office. We see them testing out new goggles at their desks and flying the racing drones in our parking lot. That of course got our minds working on how we could use FPV in RC cars.

I have had my eye on this Basher brand since HobbyKing started distributing them. The name is so straight to the point, it’s almost like naming your brand “Racer”. That got my interest. So with a name like Basher, their target market is obvious, and their line up of 1/8-scale nitro RCs and Nitro Circus sponsored monster trucks fit the bill. Then comes the BSR Racing subdivision of the Basher family.