The R/C hobby has seen a number of tech advances throughout its history, moving from brushed to brushless motors, leaving radio frequency crystals behind, in favor of 2.4GHz radio systems, the use of LiPo batteries, and the arrival of 3D printing. Going beyond these, there have been other, smaller-scale advances that have changed the look […]
I've been juggling a few projects lately, some hobby-related and some not. If you've been looking to start a new R/C project, here are some real-world inspirations that may help jump-start your brain. (Note: I've always been partial to IH Scouts, so you'll find more than a few of them in this post.) For more […]
The R/C hobby is an expensive one to get involved in. You can spend a few hundred dollars on a stock vehicle and few hundred more on hop-ups and performance parts. What if you want to customize your body to something that's more you? That can cost a bit of money as well. Bodies range […]
As I prepare to paint up my first R/C body, I've been getting many ideas out of my head and onto digital paper. Auto design and creating paint schemes for race cars has always been something I've enjoyed, both from the viewing standpoint as well as the act of creation. As I've been working on […]
While I wait for my new, clear Traxxas Slash body to arrive (budget yes, speedy, not so much), I turned my focus to my stock, Greg Adler Pro 2 body that came with my SCT. I had already made a small addition to the truck back in January when I added an Apple logo to […]
