It's time to revisit an old friend. My Redcat Gen9 Scout 800A hasn't seen much action since its initial review shakedown, so I figured it's high time to take that rig out of the garage and give it some TLC. While the bulk of this transformation started more than a year ago, I'll admit that […]
I'm going to let you in on a little secret: I'm not a "spur of the moment" guy. I'm a planner, sometimes excessively, and sometimes to my detriment. Having said that, when I found out about an R/C crawling event that was taking place less than 24 hours after reading about its details, I was […]
What happens when an R/C brand known for making beautiful scale radio-controlled cars and trucks makes a run at a polycarbonate-bodied rig? Well, you get the FCX10 Chevy K5 Blazer from FMS. A blend of scale detail and trail-ready performance that packs in more features than one might know what to do with, this 1/10-scale […]
It's time to check out another area of the R/C hobby…drifting! Since the release of the Traxxas 4-Tec Drift, and even a little bit before that, I've been intrigued by the radio-controlled drift scene. As luck would have it, Redcat launched a fantastic sale that includes both their RDS Competition Spec Drift RTR and the […]
It's upgrade time for my FMS FCX10 K5 Blazer. FairRC sent me a few items to check out: Batrazzi Precipice 1.9" Beadlock Tires, Batrazzi 1.9" Customizable Beadlock Wheels, Batrazzi 1.9" Beadlock Rings, and an FMS FCX10 Interior. Quick sales pitch: For a limited time (through August 31, 2024), you can get 2 pairs of Batrazzi […]
