Innholdsfortegnelse for May 2023 i RC Car Action

AT A GLANCE TYPE Crawler SCALE 1/10 DRIVETRAIN 4WD POWER Electric BUILD RTR PRICE $549.99 The Ford F-Series pickup truck is an unmistakable classic, easily recognizable by its iconic silhouette. With a high-riding profile, boxy shape, and nostalgic design, the F-Series has been a beloved staple since its introduction in 1948. Ford’s early success with the F-Series is a testament to the enduring appeal of this legendary vehicle. For 75 years and counting, Ford has produced 14 generations of F-Series pickups. The iconic F-150 now lives on in RC form thanks to the radio-control experts at Traxxas. The TRX-4 Ford F-150 High Trail Edition RC pickup truck is the latest release from the company and offers the opportunity to add a piece of automotive history to your collection. For fans of Ford…

AT A GLANCE TYPE Buggy SCALE ⅛ DRIVETRAIN 4WD POWERElectric BUILD RTR PRICE $629.99 Arrma’s Typhon 6S 4WD BLX buggy has long been a favorite among RC enthusiasts for its power and high-performance capabilities. Some drivers have gone beyond the realm of casual bashing and modified the Typhon for competitive off-road racing. Understanding the need for a high-performance platform for racing enthusiasts, Arrma teamed up with RC racing experts TLR to collaborate on this latest release, the TLR Tuned Typhon 6S 4WD BLX. Before we take a deeper dive and see how the TLR team upgraded this ready-to-run (RTR) buggy to go up against some of the world’s best competition buggies, let’s learn a bit more about TLR. For more than three decades, TLR, which stands for Team Losi Racing, has been…

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1. Pit Bull RC Pure Gold Soft Case LiPo Battery Introducing Pit Bull RC’s all-new “Pure Gold” LiPo battery lineup, with built-in LED Battery Life Indicator (BLI), an on-board LED indictor built into each battery for quick and easy power status updates while on the go! Each battery is manufactured for extreme performance with any RC vehicle—from scale trucks to drag racing to high-speed bashing, Pure Gold batteries are built to take the abuse. Available with a variety of battery connectors and adapters to fit virtually any need. Power up and stay in front of the pack with Pure Gold batteries. Most packs come with two connectors and/or adapters. MSRP: From $46.65 pitbullrc.com 2. Racers Edge Universal Servo Extension The Racers Edge servo extensions boast JR-style male plugs and Futaba-style…

The late-’80s family of Tamiya Avante-based vehicles are some of our all-time favorite RC off-road buggies. The legendary buggy line began in 1988 with the launch of Avante, which was followed up later the same year with Vanquish (re-released in 2020 by Tamiya as the VQS), continued in 1989 with the Egress, and culminated in 1990 with the Avante 2001. Their over-engineered design and advanced single-driver cockpit look made them challenging to build, fun to drive, pleasing to the eye and addictive to collect. With the exception of the Avante 2001, each of the aforementioned kits has been re-released by Tamiya over the decades. Avante quickly became a fan favorite due to its innovative design and impressive performance capabilities. Taking advantage of the experience and know-how garnered by the Tamiya…

AT A GLANCE TYPE On-road SCALE 1/28 DRIVETRAIN RWD POWER Electric BUILD RTR PRICE $179.99 In the world of RC, there’s really something for everybody. Whether you’re into the go-fast bashers or the dedicated racers, the large scale and the small, you can find just about anything that suits your tastes. For me personally, I have become more and more of a collector these days and really appreciate the uniqueness a kit can offer, especially when it’s something a little different. With that in mind I was stoked when the Kyosho AMG GT3 Mini-Z ReadySet came into my hands. I’ve appreciated these tiny kits since their inception, so I was all for taking a closer look into what the Kyosho Mini-Z offers in the year 2023. DESIGN & QUALITY These small-scale kits…

FEATURES Almost 20 years ago, WD-40 released their “No-Mess” pen. It was a convenient way to deliver the tried-and-true product in a more precise fashion, opening up its uses to a multitude of jobs that the spray can just wasn’t quite suited for. Fast forward to 2023, and the RCCA crew was able to get its hands on WD-40’s latest innovation, the WD-40 Precision Pen. This prototype product isn’t yet available for purchase at the time of writing but is slated for release sometime in 2023. What makes the Precision Pen better than the original “No-Mess” product is its more rugged pen body as well as a more precise applicator tip. Combine that with contractor-grade top cap and you’ve got yourself a winning product. The Precision Pen is nice and…

It’s no secret that sub-1/10-scale vehicles are gaining popularity as of late, with plenty of enthusiasts diverting their attention from larger RCs to these mighty miniatures. Unlike toy-grade RCs of the past, these new-generation small-scale RCs are incredibly capable and drive much like their big brothers. A company that has been preaching the positive points of 1/24-scale RC crawlers from early on is Little Uglies RC. The brand offers everything you need to modify and upgrade your Axial SCX24 crawler and then some. In fact, the company offers so many different parts that you can in fact build a Little Uglies RC 1/24-scale crawler using all aftermarket parts. That’s impressive if you ask us. We are so impressed with their offerings, in fact, that we went ahead and gathered every…

A NEW WAY TO SUBMIT YOUR RIDE! We now have an easy new way to submit your Readers Rides to RC Car Action online. Just go to Rccaraction.com/readers-ride-entry-form/ to fill in your vehicle’s info and upload your pix directly to us! As a bonus, it will generate a shareable link that you can send to your friends or share on social media to show off your ride to everyone! ROCKY YOTA JOSEPHROCHA « ADELANTO, CA Simply put, Joseph tells us that, “I wanted to build a Toyota race inspired livery SR5 truck to look like a weekend crawler.” And so he did. This Axial SCX10 II features plenty of upgrades including a Rock Pirates Interceptor chassis, plenty of Pro-Line parts including an SR5 body, custom paint, Castle Creations electronics, Vanquish…

Recently, while going through a few kits in my collection, I started to look over details of each build, ultimately thinking about wire management. I figured, why not go over some of the tricks that I’ve used in my builds over the years? These tips range from how I trim and solder motor wiring to routing servo and ESC wires, and overall wire management that makes as little a mess as possible. With that in mind, this article will briefly go over a few tips and tricks to help you manage the wiring in your own kits to get a nice, clean result. MOTOR WIRING This is by far one of the most important parts of wiring a build. When it comes to pre-supplied, pre-soldered brushed motors, I usually leave…

Who in their right mind goes from Florida to Pennsylvania in the middle of January? This guy. Why would I leave the Sunshine State to risk battling snow, ice, and cold? For an event called Cabin Fever, that’s why. Every year, for the past 26 years in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, an event called Cabin Fever has occurred in mid-January. The premise for this event is to showcase all kinds of cool stuff that will help cure the cabin fever you get in the wintertime while being cooped up inside. This show also has a 1/14 Semi and Heavy Equipment portion to it, which is why I was there. However, I soon discovered that’s not the only aspect to this event. They have model steam trains, hit and miss engines, steam engines,…

AT A GLANCE TYPE On-road SCALE 1/10 DRIVETRAIN 4WD POWER Electric BUILD RTR PRICE $649.99 When it comes to monster-sized trucks and heart-stopping stunts, nothing beats the jaw-dropping action of Monster Jam. With giant trucks soaring through the air and performing death-defying maneuvers, it’s a spectacle that you have to see to believe. But now you can bring that same rush of adrenaline home with Losi’s 1/10-scale King Sling 4WD solid-axle monster truck. Based on Losi’s venerable LMT platform, the scaled replica of the crowd favorite, King Sling, is ready for your very own backyard jam. Equipped with a four-wheel-drive drivetrain, the LMT can traverse any terrain and overcome any obstacle that you have the courage to take on. The model is an RTR kit, which means that it requires no assembly—just…