Air Age Store

FEATURED VEHICLES

TRAILBLAZING ADVENTURE
Traxxas’ Mighty Miniature TRX-4M Land Rover Defender

MINIATURE EVOLUTION
Building Tamiya’s New MB-01 Fiat Abarth 1000
TCR Berlina Corse On-Road Kit

OVERLAND BOUND
On the Trail With the Element RC Knightrunner
Enduro Trail Truck

HAMMER DOWN
Conquer the Off-Road With Losi’s Hammer Rey
U4 4X4 Rock Racer Brushless RTR

SPECIAL PROJECT: ON THE WARPATH
A Closer Look at Trever Adamo’s SoCal Monster Truck Warpath

RUGGED COMPANION
ROCHobby Atlas 4x4 Off-Road Truck RS
FEATURES

PROFILE: ALL IN THE DETAILS
Elevating RC Car Magic With AMPro Engineering’s Alberto Massarotto

DON’T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT
Essential Tools & Gear Packing Tips for RC Outings

TEST BENCH

Eartec UltraLITE HD 2-Person Headset System
Eartec E-Pak 10-Port Multi-charger Learn More

FEATURED VEHICLES
32 › Special Project:
Bigfoot TRX4x4x4
A Custom Built Traxxas TRX4
Bigfoot Monster Truck
40 › Midnight Monster
Restomodding The Tamiya Midnight
Pumpkin “Black Edition”
50 › Bigger & Badder
RPM R/C Products & RCWERKZ Put The
Monster In This X-Maxx Monster Truck
60 › Small and Mighty
Checking out Axial’s
1/18 scale Yeti Jr. Can-Am Maverick

FEATURES
48 › Wet + Wild
Travis Pastrana’s P1 Offshore Invitational Powered By Traxxas
58 › Losi Motorsports Tour
Run Your Losi At Your Local Track
66 › DIY: Simple Lids
Tips & Tricks for an Easy DIY Paintjob
74 › Patina Power Wagon
Adding Realistic Patina to A Clear Lexan Body

TEST BENCH
72 › Reedy 1416-C2L Dual AC/DC
Competition Balance Charger

DEPARTMENTS
06 › Starting Line
10 › Gearbox
14 › Reader’s Rides
24 › TDC
30 › Pit Tips
80 › Tailpipe Learn More

FEATURED VEHICLES
32 ›Kicking Up Rocks
The Traxxas Rustler 4X4 VXL Upgraded
42 ›Peace & Love
Hitchhiking In The Tamiya Volkswagen
Type 2 (T1) Flower Power (M-05)
52 › Double Trouble
A Close Up Look At A Pair Of
Axial SCX10 III Jeep JT Gladiators
74 › Spec Class Overkill
Building Yokomo’s BD10 For USGT
FEATURES

50 › Man On A Mission
Q&A With Richard Trujillo, Senior Product
Developer for Horizon Hobby
64 ›Go Fast Bits
An Easy Guide To Gaining Speed
TEST BENCH
70 ›Pro-Line Pro-Spec Scaler Shocks
72 › Ultra Power UP240AC Duo 240W Dual
Channel Multi-Chemistry Charger

DEPARTMENTS
06 › Starting Line
10 ›Gearbox
14 ›Reader’s Rides
24 ›TDC
30 ›Pit Tips
82 ›Tailpipe Learn More

FEATURED VEHICLES
32 ›Big Hoss
We Max Out The Traxxas Hoss 4x4 VXL
With Every Factory Upgrade Part We Could
Get Our Hands On
44 › Mad Wheelie Machine
Tamiya MudMad Boasts Surprising
Versatility In A Compact Size
54 ›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!
74 › Special Project: Call It The Boss
A Ground Up Custom
1954 Ford F100 COE Tow Rig
FEATURES

40 › Making Dreams Come True
A Visit To Revelation Raceway
50 ›I’m On The List
Q&A With Bobby Phillips,
The Founder Of RCSignup.
62 › DIY: Get Low
Installing the Traxxas Slash 4x4
Low-CG Conversion Kit
TEST BENCH
70 ›Traxxas Shock Oil Set with Carousel
72 ›Team Associated FT Ball Cup Wrench

DEPARTMENTS
06 › Starting Line
10 ›Gearbox
14›Reader’s Rides
24 ›TDC
30 ›Pit Tips
82 ›Tailpipe Learn More

FEATURED VEHICLES
28›Bronco Sport
Piecing Together A
Traxxas TRX4 1979 Ford Bronco
44› Special Project: This Is Heavy
Brett Turnage's 3D Printed
DeLorean Time Machine
58› Herbie Short Course Bug
A Pro-Line Racing Modified
Traxxas Slash 2WD
74› Fired Up!
Reigniting My Excitement For
The Tamiya Hotshot
FEATURES

35›Back to 1986
A Peek Into RC Car Action's First Issue
52 › Micro Vintage
NRC Projects Celebrates Iconic
RC Buggies As Small-Scale Replicas
64› DIY: Suspension 101: Droop
Measuring & Adjusting Suspension Droop

DEPARTMENTS
06› Starting Line
10›Gearbox
14›Reader's Rides
22 ›TDC
26›Pit Tips
80›Tailpipe

TEST BENCH
70›Cow RC Magnetic Screw Catcher Work Mat
72 › MR33 Racing Circle Droop Gauge with Droop Blocks Learn More

FEATURED VEHICLES

30 › Swept Away
Checking out Tamiya’s
Formula E Gen2 Car [TC-01]

42 › First Take
A First Timer’s Look At
The Traxxas Slash 4x4

62 › Special Project: BUG Hauler
A Custom Built
Winnebago Hauler & The BUG

76 › Apple Of Our Eye
Customized Tamiya Comical Hornet

DEPARTMENTS
06 › Starting Line
09 › Gearbox
14 › Reader’s Rides 22 › TDC
28 › Pit Tips
82 › Tailpipe


FEATURES
40 › Profile:
Brandon Barnes
The Creator Behind Fresh Squeezed RC
50 › The Monster Returns
A Long-term Review Of The
Redcat Kaiju 1/8 Monster Truck
56 › 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
70 › Tekin RS SPEC Gen3 1/10 Spec ESC
72 › Tekin T-120 Lo-Pro Servo
74 › Tekin G4 Spec-R 17.5T Brushless Motor Learn More

FEATURED VEHICLES

24 › Hard Charger
Kicking Up Dirt With
Traxxas Rustler 4x4 VXL

38 › Rollin' In My SixtyFour
An Exclusive In-Depth First Look At
Redcat's Innovative RC Lowrider

56 › Wheelie Good Fun
Poppin' Wheelies With
Tamiya's Comical Avante

64 › Mighty Mini Monster
Traxxas 1/16 E-Revo VXL's Brushless
Power And Racing DNA Make For
An Unstoppable Force


74 › Special Project: HOONagain
Fresh Squeezed RC's Full-Custom
Kyosho Fazer Mk2 Hoonigan Hoonitruck


DEPARTMENTS

06 › Starting Line
10 › Gearbox
14 › Reader's Rides
82 › Tailpipe


FEATURES

32 › DIY: Mesh & Play
Differential Shimming Basics

48 › Profile:
Lowriding High with Jevries
Custom-Builder Jevries Inspired
The Redcat Sixtyfour And Helped
Bring It To Reality

80 › Living The Dream
A Visit To HobbyTown Westminster


TEST BENCH
70 › Pro-Line 2.8” Trencher HP
All-Terrain Belted Tires

72 › Pro-Line RC Detail + Shine Spray Learn More