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Soldering How To

Posted on Monday, September 13th, 2010 | in How To | 2 Comments

In this hobby sooner or later you are going to have to do some soldering – especially if you are into electric vehicles. You may need to do some repairs that require wire replacement or want to change out existing wires for a heavier gauge. A proper soldering job will give you a better electrical connection and a joint that isn’t going to fall apart during a race. Read on »»

HPI Blitz ESE Kit Build

Posted on Sunday, September 12th, 2010 | in News | 4 Comments

Just off the heels of the Factory Team RC10 B4.1 Buggy build is another build I’ve been looking forward to: the HPI Blitz ESE kit. Check out the ESE unboxing video. This is my second kit build. By my count there were 524 parts not including the decals with 72 parts left over so therefore the truck is made up of 452 parts! (I’m sure I miscounted a part or two so this is a rough number ;) ) Read on »»

What Kind Of Battery To Get

Posted on Saturday, September 11th, 2010 | in Electric RC | 18 Comments

If you are anything like me when you first got into RC you realized there were a lot of choices. Big decisions like what kind of vehicle to get and smaller ones like what kind of tires to use. For me no decision came easily and one I made a few mistakes with was what type of battery to get. Certainly you have to decide on some of the larger decisions like whether to get a Lipo, NiMh, or Nicad. Then you have to decide what brand you want to get, certainly that is something we will touch on in a different post. What we are aiming to help you figure out is what exactly is the difference between batteries. Read on »»

First Build Ever Associated B41 Kit

Posted on Friday, September 10th, 2010 | in News | 6 Comments

So I’ve just put together my first kit build ever – the Team Factory RC10B4.1 buggy. I’ve done the RTR thing in the past and though it was awesome to be able get up and running with barely any effort it always left me wondering what it would have been like to build one up from its parts. Well, the short answer is: it was freakin’ awesome! Read on »»

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