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Thursday, March 28, 2024

RCD Staff

Mamba Micro X Speed Controller Review

Sometime in 2004, when mini vehicles like the Losi Mini T were taking the industry by storm, Castle Creations released their first surface brushless electronic speed control, the Mamba 25. Designed for 1/18 vehicles, this ESC with the selection of green colored brushless motors from Castle revolutionized power systems. Since then they have released the Mamba Micro Pro and Sidewinder Micro as well as a wide selection of systems for 1/10, 1/8 and even 1/5-scale vehicles.

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5 Easy Tips For Better Radio Gear Performance

5 Easy RC Radio System Tips

Hello tech fans! In the world of RC driving there are few things that are more important than the connection you and your RC vehicle have via your transmitter and receiver, properly called the radio system. The receiver is installed in the vehicle and you hold the transmitter. These devices working in unison are a radio system.

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Pro Boat Stealthwake 23 Review

When looking into getting a radio control boat, things like style, performance and reliability are the keys to a fun and enjoyable experience. This is where the Pro Boat team has delivered in a big way. The Stealthwake 23 is your opportunity to have some serious fun with a boat that is the perfect compromise of high performance with a very attractive price point. As soon as I got a glimpse at the Stealthwake, I was dying to get to the water as soon as possible to rip it through my local pond.

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Kyosho 2015 Dodge Challenger Srt Hellcat Fazer Vei Hop Up

Kyosho 2015 Dodge Challenger Srt Hellcat Fazer Vei 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.

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Tamiya Grand Hauler Hop Up

Tamiya Grand Hauler 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.

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Fury Mega & Blx Review

When I think of Arrma, rugged, fast, and brutal are a few of the first words that pop into my mind. Short course trucks are nothing new in the hobby but the Arrma Fury line of trucks are some of the most unique on the market with their monocoque chassis design and extra beefy components. Arrma has recently revised their Fury lineup

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How To Protect Your Waterproof RC Car or Truck

You like the water? This month, the tech talks will take us into one the most loved areas of RC, waterproof RC! These days, it's not at all uncommon to find videos on the internet of RC cars being driven completely into, over, across, and through water, mud and all sorts of muck.

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3 Upgrade Ideas – Traxxas E-Revo

Traxxas E-revo

Traxxas E-Revo 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.

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LST XXL2-E Review

Let's go through the checklist of what today’s 4WD 1/8 monster truck enthusiast expects, not demands, from a truck that they intend to purchase. One, the truck must be big; well the new Losi LST XXL2-E fits that bill, its platform can even be considered oversized.

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Start Airbrushing Now

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.

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3 Upgrade Ideas – Tamiya Heavy Dump Truck GF-01

Tamiya-Heavy-Dump-Truck

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.

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VRX Racing Truck Review

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

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Please Loiter

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.

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BZ-444 RTR Review

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.

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Primal RC: Quicksilver, 1/5 scale gas powered dragster

Primal RC was launched in 2016 by RC enthusiasts. Our goals is to provide amazing quality large scale radio controlled vehicles that will provide our customers with endless hours of fun. We cater to the true RC enthusiasts that want bigger and better vehicles without breaking the bank.

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