Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2023 i RC Car Action

It’s not often that Redcat releases a new crawler, so when they do, it’s worth paying attention. The company’s latest scale trail crawler wears a licensed International Harvester Scout 800A body on top of the brand-new Gen9 chassis. We’re excited to take a look at this new machine and see what it brings to the already-crowded RC crawler table. As evidenced by its massively popular RC lowrider line, Redcat has made a concerted effort the past few years to design and engineer innovative new vehicles from the ground up, and this latest crawler is no exception. The Gen9 showcases Redcat’s ingenuity and obsession with detail by including features such as a two-speed transmission, newly designed portal axles, precision suspension geometry with zero bump steer, new high-grip tires, high-torque steering servo,…

We absolutely love our RCs, and we’re willing to bet that you do, too. We enjoy driving them, working on them and just plain looking at them. What’s a better way of showing them off than to mount them to a light-up wall rack in your home? As promised in the previous issue of RCCA, RC Girl guides us on how to build a light-up RC car display using RC Pro Rack’s RC vehicle wall-mounted racks. RC Girl specializes in sharing video reviews, tips and tricks, unboxings, and tutorials on her YouTube channel, and in this article she shows us how to build a really cool RC display rack. For a full video on the display shown here, visit RC Girl’s YouTube at: youtu. be/91eSUOj2m0w. The wall racks featured in…

Collecting cool and interesting-looking cars is a big part of the RC hobby. Having something that is fast is certainly fun, but ultimately, I’m also driven by the looks. I can’t always drive my RC vehicles, but when they look good, I can always admire them. This is where Kyosho’s lineup of Fazer Mk2 RTR on-road vehicles really ticks the boxes. Their Ultra Scale Body lineup features some of the most impressively detailed bodies I’ve ever seen, painted and decaled to perfection right from the factory. I was lucky enough to get my hands on the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat model to take it out for a spin and some beauty shots. Let’s dive in and take a closer look at this great-looking RTR kit. BUILT FOR THE STREETS…

RC vehicle customization comes in many different forms. In most cases, these customizations and modifications are intended to increase the performance potential of the vehicle. Upgraded motors, electronics and suspension parts are popular options that can up a car or truck’s speed and handling characteristics. Another form of RC customization places attention on a vehicle’s looks for incredible scale realism. Custom paint jobs, licensed scale parts, creative crafting and 3D-printed accessories are often used to achieve this goal. Most of the vehicles that are modified for enhanced scale looks that we see fall into the crawler, big rig, military, drift and lowrider RC categories. These forms of RC tend to be less about speed and more about style. BUILT TOUGH There is another RC vehicle type we love seeing that…

Stripped hardware can be a really frustrating issue when wrenching on your RC car. It’s never a good thing, and it usually happens when you least expect it. Luckily, there are several solutions available for removing those pesky stripped screws and rounded locknuts. It’s just a matter of deciding which ones work best for you. In this article we are going to review a few of those solutions to find out just how well they work, which we hope helps you decide what may work best for you in the future. ABOUT THE TOOLS Before we get into individual methods, let’s talk a little about the tools for the job. For most screw extractions you will need some kind of micro screw extraction kit. The kit we decided on is…

SPEKTRUM S150 SMART CHARGER FEATURES The Spektrum S150 Smart Charger is a simple, compact smart battery charger for use with Spektrum and other compatible RC batteries. The S150 features a one-button interface and easy-to-read LCD charge indicator that makes the charging process extremely simple and easy to follow. By simply plugging the battery into the built-in IC3 connector port, the S150 recognizes the battery chemistry and starts the charging process. The S150 can charge 2S to 4S LiPo, LiHV, LiFe, and LiIon packs 300mAh and larger, both with and without Spektrum’s Smart technology, along with 2-to 12-cell NiMH Spektrum Smart battery packs. A built-in balance port sits alongside the IC3 connector port for use with non-smart lithium batteries. The charger can provide up to 50 watts or 5A of charge…

The NRCTPA (National Radio-Controlled Tractor Pulling Association) celebrated its 33rd annual World Championships not long ago. This annual event has been held every Columbus Day weekend in Montpelier, Ohio, since 1992. The NRCTPA has two divisions, solid axle monster truck racing and dirt truck and tractor pulling. Both events are held simultaneously in individual atriums at the hotel venue. Let’s take a look at the truck and tractor pulling events. This event includes 25 different classes. These classes can be split into three areas of pulling. The first comprises what are called the Legacy classes. These classes remain from the initial roots of the competition starting in the early ’80s, and include Sportsman, Open I and Unlimited. Next up are the Classic classes. These replicate the current 1:1-scale pulling that…

Those familiar with Tamiya’s GF-01 wheelie-happy, four-wheel-drive chassis will tell you that it’s a really fun and sometimes silly vehicle to drive. Combining the GF-01 chassis with the classic looks of the iconic Toyota Land Cruiser 40 (FJ40) makes it a combo that is really hard to top. We at RCCA love to customize our RCs, and this FJ40 is no different. With the right hop-up parts and the help of a creative friend, this pickup truck was destined to be one cool ride. This isn’t our first article about the GF-01 chassis Tamiya Toyota Land Cruiser 40, and it’s unlikely to be our last. The very fun to build and customize Tamiya truck is affordable and addicting. Avid RCCA readers may recall that we featured a customized and slammed…

If you’ve noticed that more and more smaller-scale RC vehicles have been popping up lately, you’re not alone. We’ve noticed the trend too and are both intrigued and delighted by it. Up until only recently, the majority of small-scale RC cars and trucks have been relegated to the toy aisle of hobby shops and have been for the most part ignored by RC enthusiasts, most likely due to their lack of performance and upgradability. That is, until now. Popular RC brands such as Axial have been hard at work at turning small-scale RC vehicles into some of the most fun and performance-packed hobby-grade RCs to date. Don’t mistake this latest generation of small-scale RCs for the toy-grade models that have come before. When we say small-scale, we’re talking vehicles scaled…

FEATURES CowRC’s Udder Butter is a uniquely formulated multipurpose grease meant for use in all kinds of RC applications. Most multipurpose greases do “just ok” in most situations, but Udder Butter is designed to excel as an all-around multitasker. Udder Budder is water-resistant, with medium tackiness, making it perfect for use on differential gears, inside servos, and for use in wheel bearings. CowRC formulated the newest version of Udder Butter to be even better than the previous formula, which is already highly regarded as one of the best greases around. We opted to pick up a large 8-oz. tub of the stuff, though CowRC also offers a convenient 2.5-oz. syringe for more precise grease applications. Designed to withstand water, reduce wear, prevent corrosion, and reduce excess friction, Udder Butter is…