# Monday, April 27, 2009

The 10th Anniversary Mini-Z. Limited to 1000 units, this ARR chassis comes in a unique jet black finish and special red anodization on the ball diff and disc damper. These red-anodized parts are reserved only for this special edition MR02 and will not be available separately.  We have the largest allocation of these limited production chassis sets in the US. 

Be sure to check out the sweet video review Frank did on the product page...



Posted by: John Shanklin, Operations Manager

posted on Monday, April 27, 2009 8:32:03 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Begin Message Broadcast Alpha 729-98774-6754G: It is the mission of AtomicMods, to assimilate all sentient beings into our collective recreational activities. You are to proceed immediately to http://www.atomicmods.com/ and secure Micro RC products for immediate implantation.

Mini-Z implants are small and quite painless, however for greater compliance, consider Axial SCX10 or Tamiya CR01 structure grafts. 3Racing Winches are also acceptable to the collective and useful for, well, winching. Mayhem Engineering 1.9 Seven Aluminum rotational discs are very pleasurable, and brushless neurological enhancements increase reaction times by 82.9%.

Comply now to avoid long lines at the surgical bays.

Posted by: Rob, Chief Executive Speedologist, A.K.A. "The ModFather"

posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 11:26:06 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Monday, April 20, 2009

Well it’s official. I’m addicted to an R.C. shortcourse Truck.  A few months ago some of my so called friends purchased Traxxas Slash trucks, and after watching the off-road carnage ensue, one of them said “you wanna try it? It’s free..”    (The first one is always free right?)   BAM! I’m addicted.

A few days later I’m in the hobby shop coughing up a couple of Benjamins for a new addition to an already overflowing hobby room.   On the way home it hits me that I’m going to have to explain this new addition to the wife at some point.  Luckily, her reaction was, “That thing is sweet!”    Cool, I’m not divorced!

All kidding aside, the Slash is a fun and tough piece of equipment.  Unfortunately it’s not in our lineup since are into smaller scale stuff, but its little brother will be!  We will be carrying the 1:16 scale Slash and eRevo from Traxxas pretty soon. The new 1:16 Slash will be a little different from its big brother (brushless and 4x4) so watch out!  I’ve already got the shakes just thinking about it. Maybe I need some rehab?


Posted by: Jay Huskey, Production and Development

posted on Monday, April 20, 2009 3:27:19 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Friday, April 17, 2009

With the new shop we put in new smokin fast PCs for everyone along with dual widescreen monitors suspended on swanky monitor arms. The arms are kind of scary in that they look an awful lot like terminator arms, but they free up valuable counter space and only occasionally attack the users. This will allow us to be more effective at getting your orders out and answering your questions faster. One more reason why we are the best Micro RC store on the web. At least that is what we told Rob.

Rob had a spot of trouble installing the new dual monitor arms, but managed to get it done sustaining only minor injuries.

Posted by: Skynet Operative 77684R12

posted on Friday, April 17, 2009 2:20:35 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Thursday, April 16, 2009

I know you don't stop thinking about your favorite RC after you put it on the shelf.  You probably go to work and/or school thinking about it.  Now when you sit down at your computer, you can keep a car in the palm of your hand!

Introducing Road Mice:  The first fully licensed optical wireless computer mouse. 
See them in the store here...

Posted by: John Shanklin, Operations Manager

posted on Thursday, April 16, 2009 3:38:28 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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This is John livin' the dream... Kicking back, and watching the latest AtomicMods.com video on YouTube. Visit the AtomicMods.com Youtube Channel and have a little of the dream for yourself.

Posted by: Rob, Chief Executive Speedoligist, A.K.A. "The ModFather"

posted on Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:46:19 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Monday, March 23, 2009
We were honored to have a special guest last week.  Dave Clary, the mastermind behind the Fantom Racing motor dyno software, stopped by to see the new shop.  His software played a big part in getting our Mini-Z motor comparison data on the website, so we were stoked to have him on location.  During our visit, we talked a little RC, worked on the dyno a bit, and of course...drank some coffee.  He helped us work out a kink or two with the dyno and software, so we hope to add some new Mini-Z motors and clean up some old data. 


Robert "Frank" Rocha with Dave Clary (seated)

Posted by: John Shanklin, Operations Manager
posted on Monday, March 23, 2009 4:14:11 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Thursday, March 19, 2009

We still have loads of organization to do, but we are up and running in our new space.  It's awesome.

 
Posted by: John Shanklin, Operations Manager
posted on Thursday, March 19, 2009 10:33:30 AM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
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# Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Here's a photo of our NEW phone system, and you can see the old junkie one in the background!!

 If you've tried to call us and we've put you on hold and you ended up getting dropped, that's a result of us not being familiar with our new phone systems. Please understand we work on RC Cars, not phones, so we're trying to get more comfortable with the new systems. Some of us are more familiar with it then others so we'll be having a tutorial lesson soon here at the shop so we can at least transfer a phone call and not hang up on you in the process.

I promise we'll get it down. Sooner or later!!!

Posted By: Maurice "MO" Villarreal, Customer Service Specialist

posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:14:24 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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# Monday, February 16, 2009
We had some fun with the new GT-Rs the other day.  Not only are these cars some of the fastest on Earth, but they make for great photography.  We started with stock wheels and got both colors as they come out of the box. 




Then Jay ran off with the silver GT-R.  When it returned, the stock wheels were replaced by Atomic's new Aluminum wheels for the Mini-Z AWD.  He also removed the springs to give it the slammed look that makes it photograph even nicer:


As with any Mini-Z, I'm not sure how long Kyosho plans to keep this car in production.  So I would recommend picking it up if you have the means.

Posted by: John Shanklin, Operations Manager
posted on Monday, February 16, 2009 4:20:44 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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