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2016 JMRCA 1/10 EP Off-Road Nationals: Kyosho Dominates
Held on November 4-6, the JMRCA Championships is Japan’s equivalent to our ROAR Nationals, and let’s everyone know who’s on form in Japan. Interestingly, like the IFMAR Worlds last year, the electric...
View ArticlePro-Line Explains Powerstroke Shocks [VIDEO]
Pro-Line is always pushing technology and provides racers and passionate hobby enthusiasts with some of the best products around. In this video, they explain the function and parts of their popular...
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Glow Plugs Dos, Don’ts, Tech, and Tips [PREMIUM EXCLUSIVE]
Our article about Glow Plugs Dos, Don’ts, Tech, and Tips will be in the July issue, but RC Car Action Premium members get to read it first! CLICK HERE to become a member, or click on an image below. RC...
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Custom Trophy Truck – VIDEO [READER’S RIDE]
Juan Turcios built his truck around a custom frame of 1/8-inch thick 5055 aluminum. A friend at TenthScaleLifestyle built a full-metal cage for it. The solid rear axle and and front A-arms are from...
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Under the Hood: Jake Thayer’s TLR 22 4.0
TLR’s racing program is very important with their vehicles seeing top-level competition around the world. Recently they prepared for the release of their new 22 4.0 as it was being tested and about to...
View ArticleGreat Scale Builds at Sherpa Trophy Event [VIDEO]
Check out some of these highly detailed builds in action at the 2016 Sherpa Trophy event in Germany. As you can see, these guys are proud and claim they this is the finest scale event in Germany and...
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Racer Profile: TLR’s Frank Root
Sponsors: TLR, Horizon Hobby, JConcepts, Team Orion, Spektrum, Bradley Fine Line Designs, StickIt1 Graphics, LiveRC.com, Pacific Coast Hobbies Laying down impressive laps with his TLR 22-4 2.0 at the...
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This Toyota Half-Track is All Awesome [READER’S RIDE]
Toyota actually built a prototype half-track and Matthew Kett’s ultra-realistic Axial-based build recreates it amazingly well. It took him 8 months to piece together, starting with an SCX10. He...
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Trick Toyota SCX10 from the Land of the Rising Sun [READER’S RIDE]
Greg Zawatski didn’t re-build his SCX10 right away but after running it stock (as a Jeep JK Unlimited RTR) for two years it was due for a freshening up, and he decided he might as well make some...
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Streeeetch-job ’32 Ford [READERS RIDE]
Scott Lempert tells us the inspiration for this build came from a 1/8-scale Monogram engine kit that was given to him by a friend. The ‘50s-era 312 Y-block motor had the option for a wild direct...
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Kong Gone Wild! – Tamiya Konghead/Wild Willy Hybrid [READER’S RIDE]
Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! When Tamiya announced its G601 chassis Konghead 6×6 Steven Arnold of Tasmania, Australia knew he would have to build the crazy...
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Axial SCX10 Retro-Beauty Canuck Crawler [READER’S RIDE]
Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! François Dion credits his buddy Miguel Bounadere for the spectacular photos taken near his home in Québec, Canada, but the...
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Traxxas E-Maxx-Utility Tow Rig [READER’S RIDE]
Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Mike Eichhorn’s original Traxxas E-Maxx is cool enough to make Reader’s Rides all on its own, but when he told us about the...
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Traxxas TRX-4 Takes Realism to the Xtreme [READER’S RIDE]
Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Glenn Castillo loves the way his TRX-4 drives, so he put his focus on increasing his truck’s looks and scale realism—a feat he...
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Retro Monster Excaliber
Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Matt Mortillo wanted a retro look to his Excaliber build, and to get it, he went to Jamie Weir for help building the chassis to...
View Article5 RC Jet and Rocket Car Videos To Singe Your Eyebrows Off!
Jet-powered RC cars always seem like an awesome idea. They look cool. They sound cool. And when equipped with an afterburner.. well just look at this guy spool up his turbine dragster! We love the...
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TLR 22 Star Wars X-Wing Inspired Buggy [READER’S RIDES]
Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! The 8th installment of the Star Wars franchise: The Last Jedi premiered last week, and and fans around the world are pretty...
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Traxxas Telluride Taken to the Max [READER’S RIDE]
Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! James Giddens started out with a perfectly stock Traxxas Telluride which he drove the wheels off of. As parts wore out, he...
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Losi Baja Rey Full-Cage Trophy Truck [READER’S RIDE]
Reader’s Rides is sponsored by PRO-LINE. Click for the latest gear! Bill Barber has been in the hobby since he was a kid, but this Losi Baja Rey conversion is his first swing at a caged trophy truck....
View ArticleConquering the Cold: RC Snow and Ice Action Videos
Around much of the country, if you want to enjoy outdoor RC fun right now your rigs better be able to handle ice and snow. Turns out many do quite well in the white stuff. Check out these videos of RC...
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