We've been getting a lot of new stuff in lately and here's some shots of the new Mini-Z bodies from Kyosho. Two new Nissan Silvia Formula D bodies and two new Subaru Impreza WRC2008 test cars.  All four of these new auto scales are for the MA-010 AWD chassis, but as with most mini-z bodies you can usually make them work on other mini-z chassis with a little modification.

I wanted to showcase the new Team Losi Miro HighRoller in action with the stock battery setup and a Losi lipo battery from the micro desert truck. Check out the video and let us know what you think!

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You’re never too young or old to enjoy racing. One of our valued customers Mr. Lapshan enjoys racing his new team car at his local race track on Wednesday nights.  He had just a few words of enjoyment “Hey Frank, Great Job!! I won the B Main the first time out. Kudos."

 

To all our customer who just like to have fun racing….Keep it fun and you'll always be happy.

The new XMods 2009 Dodge Challenger is back in stock! We were wiped out of our first run of them in less than 24 hours after adding them to the site...

I've also done a nice little intro video for the Challenger, check out!  

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If you've been wanting to switch up the look of your 1:16 Mini Slash but you don't really dig the stuff that's available, now you can do whatever you want!

We now have the the clear lexan mini slash shell and the ProGraphix semi clear shell in stock.

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It's finally here! The much anticipated 2009/2010 Dodge Challenger Starter Kit! We've only got a few of these at the moment, so get yours while you can.

Click on the photo to check out the video.

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Losi’s 1/10 Xcelorin Sensored Brushless Systems provide a distinct advantage in situations where the supplied power must be controlled and precise. These sensored brushless systems are also ideal for instances in which starting torque is crucial or where a substantial amount of initial torque is required, such as in racing or rock crawling. The feature packed Xcelorin Sensored Electronic Speed Control holds nothing back when it comes to performance. With the included computer software interface the Sensored ESC can be set and turned to any application, condition and driving style to give you an advantage over the competition. An advantage of the Xcelorin ESC is the ability to use the Quick Programming Card to make select setting changes without the need of a computer whether it be track side or far from civilization.

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Radio Controlled rock crawling has really taken off in the past couple of years and with it, a few different variations have evolved.  It all started with guys trying to put together rock crawlers from older monster truck kits like the Tamiya TLT and the Clod buster because no one made a “rock crawler” kit.

As the crawling scene really started to blow up, the large companies took notice and you started to see rock crawler kits and aftermarket parts (i.e. tires, wheels, etc…) hit the market in a big way. Now you have the 2.2 and 1.9 (wheel size) crawlers making up the largest segment of the crawler market, and I’ve settled on the 1.9 size.

I’ve been a scale model and R.C. enthusiast off and on since the age of twelve, and I’m not going to tell you how old I am now so let’s just say I’ve been doing this a long time.  It was RC Crawling that got me back into the RC game, and I started out with a 2.2 Axial/Tamiya, TLT Axled, Frankenstein monster of sorts a friend of mine picked up for me on eBay as a Birthday gift. The truck has morphed from a 2.2 comp crawler to a 2.2 “scaler”  and now has been stripped of its axles for a custom 1.9 scale truck build.

The true to life detail and scale realism of the 1.9 Trail trucks is really what drew me into the category and I guess it’s a large enough market for companies like Axial to produce trucks like the SCX10 and Pro-line to produce their line of scale bodies and accessories. I guess you could say the 1.9 scale truck has been around (and in my heart) for a long time, way longer than the 2.2 class. If you look at the Tamiya F-350 and Toyota Hilux truck, the Hilux has been around since the early 1980’s and they just re-released their 1.9 CC-01 Jeep Wrangler kit!  Leave it up to Tamiya to be WAY ahead of the class.

You really can’t beat getting together with your scale truck buddies, enjoying a few cold beverages and hitting the trail. I guess you could say I’m pretty stoked about the 1.9 scale truck class as a whole (I own three) and I’m very excited to see where the future will take this area of the hobby.

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