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RC4WD Gelande Defender 90

Review: RC4WD Gelande Defender 90

Let me start by saying that the Land Rover Defender 90 (D90) is my favorite off-road vehicle of all time. The timeless design is so simple and clean that not even Land Rover has bothered to really change it in the last 30 years. RC4WD has stayed true to the spirit of the Defender 90, keeping it simple-looking and perfectly scale.

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Tower Hobbies Cutback 4wd Brushless Short Course Truck

Tower Hobbier - Cutback copy

Featuring a 3 mm anodized aluminum chassis, a 4-pole 3600Kv brushless motor and 80A esc the new 4wd Cutback Short Course Truck is ready to impress.  It also features waterproof electronics, a 2.4GHz radio system, threaded large bore shocks sealed …

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HPI D8T Tessmann Edition 1/8 Scale 4WD Truggy Kit

D8T Tessmann Edition 18 Scale 4WD Truggy Kit copy

World Champion Ty Tessmann has gone through the D8T truggy and made it an even more potent threat on the track.  Some of his tweaks include carbon fiber shock towers with new geometry, aluminum hub carriers and caster blocks, longer …

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Hobby Pro / PR RC SB401 4WD 1/10 Buggy

PR Racing - SB401_1 copy

PR Racing and Hobby Pro Distribution has been hard at work developing the SB401 4wd Competition Buggy. The motor can be mounted in the front when using saddle packs or toward the rear when using a shorty pack. It has …

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Super-Size Your Yeti with Axial’s New Yeti XL

Super-Size Your Yeti with Axial's New Yeti XL

Love your Yeti but looking for something a little, oh, bigger? Well check out Axial’s new, steroid-induced Yeti XL, a larger and more powerful version of their 1/10th scale buggy. This behemoth is an almost direct copy of the Yeti. …

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JConcepts Fall Indoor Nationals at RC Excitement October 10 – 12

JConcepts Fall Indoor Nationals at RC Excitement

Our friend Todd Anderson of RC Excitement in Fitchburg MA sent us over the flyer for the JConcepts Fall Indoor Nationals at RC Excitement.  The dates are October 11th – 12th, and there are a bunch of pro drivers already …

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2014 Air Meet & North East Off-Road Championship

Two years ago, one of the biggest RC events ever came to the Northeast, Sanford, Maine, to be exact. It was the Horizon Hobby US Air Meet. This event was primarily focused on RC airplanes as the title suggested but …

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Pro-Line Pro-Spec Shocks

Pro-Line Shocks

It was late in the summer when I attended the 2013 RCM Short Course Nationals in Enfield, Connecticut, and pitted behind me was Gerardo Gonzalez of Pro-Line Racing. Gerardo always has some pretty trick rides to run and this year …

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Thunder Tiger ST4 G3 Action

Thunder Tiger ST4 G3

The Thunder Tiger ST-4 G3 is loosely based off the ST-1, a 1/8-scale stadium truggy, as it shares race-proven suspension components and drivetrain parts. The G3 has a bulky center section like a monster truck and aggressive overall looks. The …

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Vaterra Nissan Silvia S15 V100-C 1/10 RTR

The Nissan Silvia was possibly one of Japan’s finest tuner vehicles available stateside throughout the ‘90s and a dominant force on the circuit. The last variant of the Nissan Silvia sadly wasn’t available in the states, and that is a …

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Team Associated B44.3 Factory Team Kit

Team Associated - B44.3 Factory Team Kit_2

The most significant changes to this version of the B44 are found on the new hard-anodized aluminum chassis, with a new floating motor mount, floating servo mount, and chassis machining help to provide the desired flex symmetry.  A set of four …

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Axial Yeti

Yeti Driver

The new Axial Yeti has hit the RC Driver Reveal Workbench and we snapped a bunch of photos exposing this amazing off-road creation. We’re excited to see that Axial has stepped up and developed a unique vehicle that may seem …

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Vaterra Twin Hammers 4WD Rock Racer Kit

Vaterra - Twin Hammers 4WD Rock Racer Kit_5 copy

The first ever kit from Vaterra, the Twin Hammers 4WD Rock Racer Kit is here.  Needing to be built from the ground up, it comes with plenty of licensed and option parts including Interco TSL SX Super Swamper tires, two-stage …

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Pro-Line Electron 2.4” Off Road Buggy Front Tires

Pro-Line - Electron 2.4” Off Road Buggy Front Tires_2

The Electron features connected tire tread technology to improve traction and wear on even the most abrasive of indoor track conditions. The square center pins laid out between the connected tread provide consistent forward and side bite even when the …

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HPI Racing Trophy 3.5 Buggy RTR

HPI trophy 3.5 Action 3

Most people think of 1/8 scale buggies as high performance race machines meant only for competition. The fact is, 1/8 buggies pack a lot of performance and a very strong package making them ideal for the backyard as well. HPI …

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