If you've been waiting to take the skies and join the R/C quadcopter craze, wait no longer. A solid option for basic flight, aerial photography and video is the Phantom lineup from DJI. For a limited time (through 8/3/17), you can snag a refurbished DJI Phantom 3 Standard at Newegg.com for only $349.00. This feature-rich radio-controlled […]
An entry-level R/C trail truck kit that packs in everything but the kitchen sink. I’ve been on the lookout for new projects and avenues to explore within the hobby, with one specific model re-appearing time-after-time. The popular ECX Barrage 1.9 trail truck hit the hobby scene late last year and since then, it has hopped […]
There are days when I regret letting go of my Traxxas Slash 4x4. While I’ve experienced other areas of the hobby since that first vehicle purchase, the raw speed and fun which that vehicle brought to the table is something which I look back on, fondly. Days like today also leave me with a twinge […]
Hobbico and Futaba have announced their participation in the upcoming MultiGP RIOT International Open, which will take place August 9th through the 13th (2017) in Muncie, Indiana. Held at the AMA National Headquarters, this five-day event will be a spectacle of flight and FPV as multi-rotor pilots and R/C enthusiasts from around the world are […]
While my personal experience with Carisma’s brand of radio-controlled cars and off-road machines has revolved around their small-scale, GT24 lineup, they also offer an array of impressive ready-to-run (RTR) packages and kits. One model in particular, their performance-focused 4XS buggy, has undergone some changes for 2017. After being introduced in 2015, this 1/10-scale R/C buggy […]
