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Reedy jumped into the brushless racing ESC market with the release of the Blackbox 410R. The success of this ESC has pushed the company forward to release a more budget-minded, ‘basher’ ESC – the SC800-BL. …

Axial has been offering most of their RTR’s in kit form shortly after their release, so it’s no big surprise to see that you’ll be able to get their gi-normous Yeti XL as a buildable …

I’ve been racing 1/5 scale since 2008 and I can tell you that the engine department of these vehicles has seen little change. Sure there’s more power, different pipes and even different cooling heads, the …

Schelle Racing has released an upgraded D Arm Mount for the Team Associated B5M and, soon to be released, T5M. This D Mount is CNC machined from aluminum and helps strengthen this area of the …

The Build – Part 11 The final step in our Team C TM4 build is installing the wheels/tires and body. Build Notes: You’ll be using CA glue to mount the tires to the wheels. CA …

The Build – Part 10 You need to supply your own electronics with the Team C TM4, so we’ll be dropping in some old favorites; Savox, Hobbywing and Racer’s Edge. We’ll be keeping everything in …

The Build – Part 9 The Team C TM4 comes with a great set of threaded aluminum shocks. They feature a bottom load cartridge, multiple pistons and bleeder caps for easy building. Build Notes: We’ll …

The Build – Part 8 In Part 8 of the Team C TM4 build we’ll be assembling and installing the rear suspension. Pretty straightforward. Build Notes: There were a few manual mistakes that I found, …

The Build – Part 7 The next step in the Team C TM4 build is assembling and attaching the front suspension. Build Notes: Pay close attention to the left and right parts used in each …

When you think of 1:10 scale 4WD buggies, your mind probably heads right for big dogs like Team Associated, TLR, Kyosho and maybe even XRay. Team C may not be a household name, but their …