Reviews

Pro-Line pretty much shocked the RC community when they released the PRO-2 Short Course truck. This RC accessory giant made the leap into offering car kits and the PRO-2 is a pretty impressive machine for those who want the best of all worlds in a short course truck

Hitec isn’t a name that generally pops up in conversations about surface radio gear, and that’s because they haven’t put any new radios out in a while. I actually used to race with an older Hitec CRX Aggressor radio which was as reliable as they come and customer service was top notch.

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.

In the world of radio control, soldering is one of the most valuable skills a modeler can learn. Being able to install or change connectors, motors or speed controls is a basic necessity in our hobby. Soldering with the wrong tools can lead to frustration or even damage the components you're trying to install.

This version of the Atlantic II tug now include a Tactic TTX491 radio system. Like all Tactic systems, it’s built with SLT (Secure Link Technology), one of the most robust and reliable 2.4GHz protocols available. It’s matched to the Tactic 6-channel …

The HPI Trophy Truggy has been around for a while now, and each revision makes this tough off-roader better than the last. With the nitro version (an electric Flux is also available) many improvements to the electronics have been made, along with many other features like waterproofing all around.

My son, Daniel, and I are always looking to have fun with the latest gear in the radio control hobby. From airplanes to helis and RC cars to even drones, we both enjoy this hobby as a way to spend quality time together. Over the past year, we have been taking a more active interest in RC boating.

In a class as storied and historic as 2WD buggy, it’s been both refreshing and amazing to see so many changes in chassis and transmission developments. Mid motor machines are increasingly popular and the current trend has brought us back to days gone by with most every manufacturer enlisting an alloy chassis as the backbone.

Traxxas spawned the short course craze in 2009 with the introduction of the 2WD Slash. Since that time, every vehicle manufacturer worth its salt has jumped on the SC bandwagon, creating what can arguably be one of the most popular classes in RC. Later that year, Traxxas one-upped its 2WD truck

OK AXIAL slow it down now, we’re still enjoying the unique fun and excitement of the Yeti and you go and drop a Yeti XL in our workbench. When are you going to invent more time Axial, so we can play with all the off-road goodness you have to offer?

With today’s level of RC engineering, it’s hard to take a current design and make it better. Think about it; a manufacturer designs a car that is strictly a racing machine. They put countless hours into it, filling it full of carbon fiber and high-grade aluminum.

I’m an absolute Star Wars buff. One of my favorite scenes in the Revenge of the Sith is when Emperor Palpatine screams “Unlimited Power” as bolts of electricity flow from his fingers into Mace Windu, ultimately sending him to his death.

When you think of a good basher car what do you expect from it? I think most would say they want something fast with race car like handling and obviously something so fast needs to be durable enough to take some abuse. Arrma has made a name for their 1/10-scale vehicles by delivering all of the above.

In the RC Driver office, if you bring in a tool, part, car, bag of chips, it’s all fair game to anyone else in the office. Because of this unwritten rule, time after time I head into Tony’s office to retrieve my calipers. But it’s OK, because I usually stick a battery on his Hitec X4 charger while I’m there.

High tech RTR track racer! 1/8-SCALE ELECTRIC 4WD BUGGY Words: Greg Vogel Photos: Walter Sidas For those of you who follow the magazine, you may have seen the Team Losi Racing 8IGHT-E 3.0 review I wrote in the June 2014 issue. …