Boss Hoss: Catching Air With The All-New Traxxas Hoss 4x4 VXL; Royal Blood: Team Associated’s RC10 B6.2D Carries On The Bloodline of Champions; Monster Fun: Wheel Time With The Entry Level Maverick Phantom XT; Track Basher!Tekno’s New ET410.2 1/10 Truggy; Reader’s Rides In-Depth: Soviet-Era ZiL-130; Countertop RC’s Ultimate Scale Logging Truck; Smooth Rolling: Bearing Cleaning and Maintenance With RPM’s Bearing Blaster;  Profile: Gerardo Gonzalez: Q&A With the Product Innovator at Pro-Line Racing; Ultra Power UP6+: Smart Battery Charger;  CarryAll RC Xtra-1: Base Model Backpack

M is for Mighty, Retro-Action!, Driftwell, Crawl Everything, The People’s Car, Custom Crawler Panels, Built It & They Will Display, Powerhobby RC Aluminum Multi-Function Shock Pliers, Bittydesign Vinyl Paint Stencil

Special Project: Baja Buster, Special Project: The Survivor, Next Gen, Small Package, Big Fun, Like A Cat Out Of Hell, Stuck Screws, Rack ’Em Up, RC Pullin’, Spektrum S150 Smart Charger, CowRC Udder Butter Multipurpose Grease – New Formula

FEATURED VEHICLES: The Next Big Thing, Battle Hardened, Short Course Starter, Ready To Rumble, Puttin’ In Work, Kit Building Tips, Solid Axle Monsters, Pure Passion, TEST BENCH: Reefs RC 300:IS Comp Spec Servo Winch, RC Car Action Small Parts Tray, DEPARTMENTS: Starting Line, Gearbox, Readers Rides, Tailpipe

FEATURED VEHICLES: The World’s Fastest RTR, Launch Box, Special Project: Fantastic Voyage, Delivering Monster Fun, All In The Details, Special Project: Classic Custom Clods, FEATURED: Suspension 101: Ride Height & Camber, DIY: Down N’ Dirty, TEST BENCH: Traxxas EZ-Peak Dual NiMH / LiPo 2-Channel Battery Charger, Pit Bull RC Temco Super Mega XL 2.2 Truck Tires, DEPARTMENTS: Starting Line, Gearbox, Readers Rides, Tailpipe

FEATURED VEHICLES: Rollin’ In My 5.0, Lifelong Obsessions Start Here, Solid As A Rock, Special Project: FMS Trail Warrior, Special Project: Santa Cruizin’, Let’s Go Muddin’, Special Project: Slow White, Thunder Wagon, Drift Supreme: The Drift-Ready Kyosho Mini-Z AWD Toyota GR Supra TRD, FEATURED: Event: Getting Medieval, From Dream To Reality, DIY: Heads Up!, Profi le: Chief Head Hunter, Buying Your First RC, TEST BENCH: Hexfly Pro-X4, Quad-Channel, Smart Battery Charger, Reef’s RC 1100 Smart Brushless Servo

FEATURED VEHICLES: Riding High, In-Depth Drives: The Rally Build Part 3, 40 Years In The Making, Retro Reminiscent, Special Project: Island Willys, Special Project: Period Correct, FEATURED: Celebrating Pro-Line’s 40 Year Legacy, Heavy Metal Upgrades, TEST BENCH, Gens Ace Adventure 3600mAh 11.4V 3S LiHV Battery, DEPARTMENTS: Starting Line, Gearbox, Readers Rides, Tailpipe

FEATURED VEHICLES: Heavy Hauler, In-Depth Drives: The Rally Build Part 2, Off The Line, The Rust Bucket
RC4WD Trail Finder 2 Chevrolet Blazer RTR, All-Terrain Workhorse, Special Project: Power Rat
An Axial SCX10 III Basecamp Turned Scale Rat Rod Power Wagon, FEATURED: Event Coverage: Haul & Crawl, How To: Making the Connection, Profi le: The Importance Of Perseverance, TEST BENCH: GensAce IMARS III PRO Smart Battery Charger, Traxxas LiPo Cell Voltage Checker / Balancer

FEATURED VEHICLES: Light'Em Up!, In-Depth Drives: The Rally Build, Overland Ready, Resto-Basher, Ground Breaker, Special Project: Unlimited Creativity, FEATURED: Event Coverage: Monster Sized Action, How To: Precision Cuts, Profile: No Days Off, A Twisting Road to Fate, DEPARTMENTS: Starting Line, Gearbox, Readers Rides, TEST BENCH: Spektrum Smart ESC Programmer V2, Scosche PowerUp 32K Portable Power Station

FEATURED VEHICLES: Dirt Slinger, Six Appeal, Cutting The Fat, Heavy Metal Basher, Doin’ Work, The Real Deal, Special Project: Built For Adventure, FEATURED: Horizon Hobby RC Fest, School of Rock Crawling, Restoration Research, TEST BENCH: Reef’s RC 99:Micro Digital Micro Servo, Bauer Modular Toolbox System, DEPARTMENTS: Starting Line, Gearbox, Readers Rides, Tailpipe

ON THE LEFT: Axial SCX6 Jeep JLU Wrangler, FEATURED: Special Event Coverage! RCX 2022, Ready, Set, Mini Z!, LED-ing the Way!, The Vixen, Living Large, This Buggy Means Business, Water Basher, Neon Ride, Special Project: The Devil Is In The Details

ON THE LEFT: Traxxas Sledge 6S, FEATURED VEHICLES: An Unstoppable Machine, Decked Out, Diggin’ It, Hardbody, Punishing the Pavement, As Real As It Gets, Special Project: The Foundation. DEPARTMENTS: Starting Line, Gearbox, Reader’s Rides, Tailpipe. FEATURED: Turning Up The Heat, Tuning Your Transmitter, So Fresh & So Clean. TEST BENCH: Powerhobby MX53 Internal Spool Brushless Servo Winch, Reef’s RC BLK 900 Smart Programmable Servo

ON THE LEFT: Traxxas Rock N Roll colored X-Maxx 8S.  FEATURED VEHICLES: Ready to Rock; Rebels! Blast’ em!; Never Outclassed; Mini Crawler; Battle Bug; Special Project: The Funbringer; DEPARTMENTS: Starting Line; Gearbox; Reader’s Rides; Tailpipe; FEATURED: Sizzling Under The Socal Sun; Profi le:Tiny Truck Nerd; How To:LiPo Storage Basics; TEST BENCH: Hobbywing XR10 Stock Spec 2S ESC; Traxxas Drag Race Start Light.

HITTIN' THE SWITCHES: CRUISING THE STREETS IN REDCAT’S ’79 CHEVY MONTE CARLO LOWRIDER; FEATURED VEHICLES: Elbows Out: The Traxxas Maxx Gets Even Wider With Widemaxx; Return To Glory: Dancing In The Dirt With The Tamiya Astute 2022; In-depth Drives: The Buggy Build Part 3: Hitting The Track With The TLR 22 DC 5.0 Elite; On A Mission: Arrma Fireteam 6S BLX 4WD Brushless 1/7 Speed Assault Vehicle;  It’s All About The 2-Speed Baby! Traxxas Jato 3.3 The Fastest Brand New RTR Nitro Stadium Truck You Could Get; Special Project: The Concept: An In-Depth Look At Mechanic After Hours’ Axial SCX10 III-Based Concept 1991 Toyota 4Runner TRD; FEATURED: Track Artist: Q&A With RC Racetrack Designer, Pawel Ntkovca; How To: Keep It Clean: Brushless Motor Maintenance Basics; TEST BENCH: PROTOform Better Edge Sanding Drum; Spektrum S6245 High Speed / Torque Servo
with TLR 22 5.0 Direct Mount

REIGN SUPREME: TRAXXAS TOYOTA GR SUPRA GT4 DELIVERS RACE READY THRILLS; Other Featured Vehicles:  Something Special: Presenting Tamiya’s M-06 Lotus Europa; In-Depth Drives: The Buggy Build Part 2: Decking out the TLR 22 DC 5.0 Elite; Gettin’ Savage: Big-Time Nitro Action with the HPI Savage X 4.6 GT-6 Big Block; Special Project: Slightly Altered: Recreating A 1993 RCCA Reader’s Ride Tamiya Clod Buster; FEATURED: Rich & Loud: Q&A With NitroGang Founder & Nitro RC YouTuber, Dmitriy Bykovsky; Pushing Weight: Maximizing the Potential of the Axial SCX24 With Heavy Metal Upgrades; Off Roading In Any Scale: Visit to Xtreme 4x4 and Hobby Center; TEST BENCH: Tamiya Limited Edition Modeler’s Side Cutters; Tamiya Non-Scratch Long Nose Pliers; Predator 3500 Watt Super Quiet Inverter Generator

ON THE COVER: Surfin’ Dirt :Taking A Nostalgic Ride In The Blockhead Motors Edition Tamiya Wild One Off-Roader; OTHER FEATURED VEHICLES: Monster Thrills: Ripping It Up With The Nitro Powered Traxxas Revo 3.3; Four Wheel Fun: Axial’s New 4-Wheel Steering Capra 1.9 4WS Unlimited Trail Buggy; In-Depth Drives: The Buggy Build
Building Team Losi’s 22 DC 5.0 Elite 2WD Buggy; Special Project: Project Marlin: Custom Modified RC4WD Trail Finder 2; FEATURES: RC vs F1
The Arrma Limitless Drag Races The NSX And Red Bull RB7 F1 Car; I Have The Power! Upgrade Your Traxxas RC With The Traxxas Power-Up Program; TEST BENCH: Spektrum 7.4V 5000mAh 100C Smart Race Shorty Hardcase LiPo Battery; Spektrum RC SR2100 DSMR Micro Race Antenna-less Receiver; Tamiya RC Aluminum Adjustable Servo Horn

BEYOND LIMITS! Special Project: Ludicrous Speed! Applying 8S Power To The Arrma Limitless All-Road Speed Bash Roller; FEATURED VEHICLES:  Fired Up & Ready To Roll!: We Get Behind The Wheel Of The Powerful Traxxas Nitro Slash; Let The Good Times Bounce: Tamiya’s Iconic Hotshot Goes Comical; Gapping the Competition: Losi’s Ready to Race 22S Camaro; FEATURES: Making the (Up)Grade: Essential Upgrades For Your RTR Kit; Crawling Carnival: RC Crawling and Camping at 2021 Pro-Line By The Fire; Creating Memories: Q&A With Greg Sopa, Director of Customer Experience for Horizon Hobby; TEST BENCH: Spektrum DX5 Pro 2021 5-Channel; 2.4GHz DSMR Transmitter

2022 Annual Gear Guide, with over 500 Products;  Also in this issue: 2021’s Reader’s Rides Of The Year; FEATURED VEHICLES: Clever Girl: Romping Around In A Custom Jurassic Park Themed Traxxas TRX-4 Jeep Wrangler; Straddling The Line: Building Tamiya’s Beginner Friendly First Try R/C Kit; On Target: Redcat Racing’s TC8 Marksman RC Scale Crawler; Back In Time: Custom Built Eaglemoss DeLorean Time Machine and RC4WD’s 1987 Toyota Xtra Cab; All Hail The King: Blasting Through Dirt In The Losi Super Baja Rey 2.0; Quantum Monster Maverick’s Quantum MT RTR; FEATURES: Conquering The Creek: Crawling Fun At Beat The Creek 2021;  DIY: Patina Project: RC Patina Guy Shows Us A Quick And Easy Step-By-Step (Kid-Friendly) Method To Add Patina To Your RC; DIY: Keeping It Tidy: Tools & Chemicals for Cleaning your RC Kit; I Have The Power: Jackery 290 Portable Power Station; TEST BENCH:  Spektrum Smart S2200 G2 Charger; CowRC:  Cow-Formal Waterproof Electronics Coating

FEATURED VEHICLES: Beast Mode On! The 1/5-Scale Kraton 4x4 8S BLX Brushless Speed Monster Truck RTR; Rally Special: Hitting The Road In Tamiya’s 1998 Ford Escort Custom; Scaling New Heights: Axial’s SCX10 III Early Ford Bronco Takes RTR Scale Details To Another Level; FEATURES: Rattle Can Hero: Hands On With The All-New Line Of Traxxas ProGraphix Custom RC Paint; What is USTE? Enjoying Good Times At The
Ultimate Scale Truck Expo; Living To The Fullest: Q&A With Randall Davis, Product Developer for Horizon Hobby; Doll House Truck 101: There’s Scale and Then There’s Scale.: Let’s Talk About Doll House Builds; TEST BENCH: Pro-Line Racing 1/10 PRO-Series 32P Transmission; CowRC Hide Wipes


Featured On The Cover: Going Nuts! Our First Look At Tamiya’s All-New Super Avante & The TD-4 Chassis; Other Featured Vehicles: Crusin’: On The Boulevard In The Traxxas Factory Five ’33 Hot Rod Coupe; A Whirlwind of Fun: Testing ARRMA’s Vorteks 4x4 BLX Stadium Truck; Bouncing Rocks: Hammering On Axial’s RBX10 Ryft 4WD; Special Project: Project Sherpa Custom Team Garage Hack: Sherpa Class 2 Crawler; FEATURES: Achievement Unlocked: Tamiya Championship Series Makes Its Return To A Racetrack Near You; Dedicated Q&A With Fred Mendel, Marketing Manager For Tamiya America; Trick Tools: Useful & Clever Tools To Keep At Your RC Workbench; Treal Hobby’s Axial Ryft Upgrades; TEST BENCH: CowRC Jet Blaster; CowRC MOO-Kleen Part & Chassis Wash

FEATURED VEHICLES: Return Of A Legend! The Adventure Continues In The
Traxxas TRX-4 2021 Ford Bronco; Adventure Awaits:  Venturing Out In Tamiya’s
Unimog 406 CC02 Crawler; Super Soaker: Pro Boat Blackjack 42 Brushless 8S Catamaran; Small Package, Big Fun: Losi Mini-B Brushed RTR 2WD Buggy; Ready to Drag: Pulling Up To The Line With The All-New Traxxas Drag Slash Chevy C10; FEATURES: 2021 Charlie Barnes Memorial Race: Paying Tribute To A Trailblazer In The SoCal Racing Scene; Reclaiming Your Wheels: Removing Old Tires to Save Some Cash; RC Life: Q&A With Eric Epp, Product Developer For Pro-Line Racing and PROTOform; TEST BENCH: Tamiya RC Car Maintenance Stand; Traxxas Stingray Clipless Body Mounting System

COVER: Felony Speed Blasting The Rust Off A Barn Find Arrma Felony 6S BLX; 
FEATURE: What Is Axialfest? All the Action From Trail-Trucking’s Woodstock; 
FEATURED VEHICLES: Special Project: Traxxas TRX4 Baywatch Baewatch: Bouncing Fun Under The Sun; Special Project: Vintage Speed: Building a Tamiya TT-02RR USVTA Spec Racer; Tribute Build: Scale Rat’s RC4WD Trail Finder 2 / JS Scale Suzuki Samurai; FEATURES: Amped Up: Performance Cycling your LiPo Battery; JJ Customs: A Hobby Shop Born in a Garage; TEST BENCH: Spektrum Smart S1400 G2 Charger; PROTOform VTA 26mm Front and 31mm Rear Pre-Mounted Tires

Stingray! Blasting Off In The All-New Traxxas 4-Tec 3.0; Quattro Bomb: Tamiya’s 1991 Audi V8 DTM Racer; Special Project: Rock It Don’t Stop It ChuckworksRC SCT3 X Pro-Line Racing Mid-Motor Slash; Hammer Down: Kickin’ Up Dirt With The Losi Lasernut U4 2.2; FEATURES:  Going for Broke! Racing The 2021 Xact 10K Challenge For $10,000 In Payout Cash!; The Treal Deal: Treal Has Its Eyes On Upgrading Your RC Truck; Solid vs Portal: Debating The Merits Of Axial’s SCX10 III Solid Axle Conversion Kit; TEST BENCH: Spektrum DX5 Rugged 5-Channel
DSMR Transmitter with SR515 Receiver; PROTOform Body Grip Tool for RC Body Painting

Bigger & Badder: RPM R/C Products & RCWERKZ Put The Monster In This X-Maxx Monster Truck!; Special Project: Bigfoot TRX4x4x4: A Custom Built Traxxas TRX4 Bigfoot Monster Truck; Midnight Monster: Restomodding The Tamiya Midnight
Pumpkin “Black Edition”; Small and Mighty: Checking out Axial’s
1/18 scale Yeti Jr. Can-Am Maverick; Wet + Wild Travis Pastrana’s P1 Offshore Invitational Powered By Traxxas; Losi Motorsports Tour: Run Your Losi At Your Local Track; DIY: Simple Lids: Tips & Tricks for an Easy DIY Paintjob; Patina Power Wagon
Adding Realistic Patina to A Clear Lexan Body; Reedy 1416-C2L Dual AC/DC: Competition Balance Charger

ON THE RISE: Getting A Close Up Look At The Axial SCX10 III Jeep JT Gladiator; Also Featuring: Kicking Up Rocks: The Traxxas Rustler 4X4 VXL Upgraded; Peace & Love: Hitchhiking In The Tamiya Volkswagen Type 2 (T1) Flower Power (M-05); Spec Class Overkill: Building Yokomo’s BD10 For USGT; Man On A Mission: Q&A With Richard Trujillo, Senior Product
Developer for Horizon Hobby; Go Fast Bits: An Easy Guide To Gaining Speed; Pro-Line Pro-Spec Scaler Shocks; Ultra Power UP240AC Duo 240W Dual Channel Multi-Chemistry Charger

FEATURED VEHICLES:  Big Hoss: We Max Out The Traxxas Hoss 4x4 VXL With Every Factory Upgrade Part We Could Get Our Hands On!;  Mad Wheelie Machine: Tamiya MudMad Boasts Surprising Versatility In A Compact Size;  Business In The Front, Party In The Back: Kyosho Fazer Mk2 1969 Chevy El Camino is Part Pickup Truck, Part Muscle Car, and All Badass!; Special Project: Call It The Boss: A Ground Up Custom 1954 Ford F100 COE Tow Rig;  FEATURES: Making Dreams Come True: A Visit To Revelation Raceway; I’m On The List:  Q&A With Bobby Phillips, The Founder Of RCSignup; DIY: Get Low: Installing the Traxxas Slash 4x4 Low-CG Conversion Kit; TEST BENCH: Traxxas Shock Oil Set with Carousel; Team Associated FT Ball Cup Wrench

Delorean Time Machine: Special Project: Up Close With A Custom Built & 3D Printed Back To The Future Delorean;  Bronco Sport: Piecing Together A Traxxas TRX4 1979 Ford Bronco; Herbie Short Course Bug: A Pro-Line Racing Modified Traxxas Slash 2WD; Fired Up! Reigniting My Excitement For The Tamiya Hotshot; FEATURE: Back to 1986: A Peek Into RC Car Action’s First Issue; Micro Vintage: NRC Projects Celebrates Iconic RC Buggies As Small-Scale Replicas; DIY: Suspension 101: Droop Measuring & Adjusting Suspension Droop; TEST BENCH: Cow RC Magnetic Screw Catcher Work Mat; MR33 Racing Circle Droop Gauge with Droop Blocks

TAMIYA TC-01: A First Look At Tamiya’s Latest Racer, The TC-01 Chassis: Formula E Gen2 Car;  A First Timer’s Look At The Traxxas Slash 4x4; Special Project: BUG Hauler: A Custom Built Winnebago Hauler & The BUG; Apple Of Our Eye: 
Customized Tamiya Comical Hornet; Profile: Brandon Barnes: The Creator Behind Fresh Squeezed RC; The Monster Returns: A Long-term Review Of The
Redcat Kaiju 1/8 Monster Truck; DIY: The Right Start: Properly Setting Up Your RTR Ensures That You Get The Best Performance & Uninterrupted Run Times Out Of Your RC Vehicle; TEST BENCH: Tekin RS SPEC Gen3 1/10 Spec ESC, Tekin T-120 Lo-Pro Servo, Tekin G4 Spec-R 17.5T Brushless Motor

Rollin’ In My SixtyFour: An Exclusive In-Depth First Look At Redcat’s Innovative RC Lowrider; Hard Charger: Kicking Up Dirt With Traxxas Rustler 4x4 VXL; Wheelie Good Fun: Poppin’ Wheelies With Tamiya’s Comical Avante; Mighty Mini Monster: Traxxas 1/16 E-Revo VXL’s Brushless Power And Racing DNA Make For An Unstoppable Force; Special Project: HOONagain: Fresh Squeezed RC’s Full-Custom Kyosho Fazer Mk2 Hoonigan Hoonitruck; DIY: Mesh & Play Differential Shimming Basics; Profile: Lowriding High with Jevries: Custom-Builder Jevries Inspired The Redcat Sixtyfour And Helped Bring It To Reality; Living The Dream: A Visit To HobbyTown Westminster; TEST BENCH: Pro-Line 2.8” Trencher HP All-Terrain Belted Tires;  Pro-Line RC Detail + Shine Spray

This December issue includes the 2021 Gear Guide and Product Catalogs from Top RC Providers; FEATURED VEHICLES: Controlled Chaos! Terraforming Terrain
With The Traxxas X-Maxx; Back In Black: Tamiya VQS Remains Faithful To Its Vanquish Roots; Special Project: Hoon Worthy
Fresh Squeezed RC’s Full-Custom Kyosho Fazer Mk2 Hoonigan ShartKart; Running Of The Bull: Traxxas Stampede XL-5 RTR; Form Over Function: Tamiya’s The Hornet Customized And Slammed; Quantum Leap: Maverick’s New Quantum Flux XT; FEATURES: On The Line: Pro-Line Interviews RC Drag Talk’s Tyler Zavadil; Ready, Spec, Go!: Traxxas 4TEC Spec Racing at Cedar Valley RC: DIY: Bearings: Continuing the Momentum:
In-depth Bearing Info, Cleaning, and Maintenance; Profile: Matt Brase: Q&A With The Man Behind MR Custom Painting;  Support Your Local Hobby Shop: The Fun House: 
A Visit To Dan’s RC Hobby House; CATALOGS: Traxxas, Tamyia, Redcat, Reefs RC, Pro-Line, Oxidean Marine; GEAR GUIDE: Outerwares, Sullivan Products, Pit Bull RC, CarryAll RC, LandWave Products,  Morgan Fuels, Venom, RC4wd, RPM, Tamiya, VG Racing, VP Fuels, WingTote; TEST BENCH: Pro-Line
Active Backpack; Tamiya Ratcheting Screwdriver Pro; Tamiya HG Tweezers with Grip Type Tip

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