Reviews

Tamiya has been on the forefront of the RC world for many years. Over the years they have released a stable of FWD vehicles, Minis, and F1s with extreme scale realism. I can recall my …

HPI has been very involved in the scale RC racing that has been going on lately. With a HUGE selection of realistic bodies, spoked wheels and treaded tires, a few ‘fun’ segments of the RC …

Axial Racing has placed itself as one of the leading companies in rock crawling. Just recently they released the SCX10 Trail Truck kit, a crawler aimed at the scale rock crawling audience. The immediate success …

My first drive of a Robitronics Scalpel was back in late 2009 when I tested a bone stock 4-cell Pro kit. On carpet with foam tires, this little rocket was fast, nimble and a whole …

My first experience with ABC Hobby and the “Genetic” Mini was about 3 or 4 years ago. I had attended a 1:1 scale import car show for, of course, the cars, but also because HPI …

Large-scale RC cars have been slowly growing in popularity over the past couple years. With events like Bajafest, Dunetoberfest, and 5th Scale Power Jam, there are plenty of places for you to race the vehicle …

One of the most popular racing classes at my local track is the RCGT class. The beauty of this class is the scale realism and, no matter how you paint the bodies, you can tell …

VITAL STATS MANUFACTURER: Hitec PRODUCT: HS-7950TH Torque Servo, HS-7940TH Speed Servo FITS: Electric and Nitro Vehicles PRICE: $149.99 (each) THE GOODS Hitec has recently released two new high-end digital servos, the HS-7940TH (High Voltage Speed) …

When I started playing with RC cars back in, um, well, a long time ago, my buddy and I actually owned a pair of the Diggers. They were fun cars that we beat up on …

Tamiya has recently released a race-spec version of the M-05 chassis, designated the M-05 Pro. The new M-Chassis includes quite a few of Tamiya’s aftermarket option parts and, as with all of Tamiya’s Mini cars, …