Category: Offroad

G-FORCE is a Japanese RC (radio control) hobby brand. Genova is their 1/10 scale 2WD buggy kit, and the “Special Box” edition is a limited overseas release, supervised by RC legend Masami Hirosaka. This Genvoa has a BL 13.5T motor.

If you’ve spent any time in the RC hobby, especially in the world of scale trail trucks, chances are you’ve come across the Tamiya CC-01. First released back in the 1990s, the CC-01 (short for “Cross Country”) was Tamiya’s answer to hobbyists who wanted a realistic off-road machine that wasn’t all about flat-out speed. Decades […]

ORB Racing is a small, niche RC brand specialising in front-wheel-drive (FWD) 1/10 scale off‑road racing buggies, primarily offered as conversion kits rather than complete RTR models.

Offroad tracks are typically made of dirt, gravel, or other rough terrain, and are designed with a variety of obstacles, such as jumps, bumps, and tight corners, to challenge your skills. Before going offroad, it is always recommended that you first check all the screws and nuts and make sure they are properly tightened. A […]

This photo shows a Hotshot with a Hotshot 2 lower arm on one side. They are more or less compatible.

People always wonder if a 550 will work on a standard RC car. In this video we have a Tamiya Hotshot equipped with a 7.4V 550 strong magnet motor. It is longer than a 540 but the Hotshot has enough room for it since there is nothing on the side that contains or covers the […]

The original Kyosho Optima was a rear mounted motor 4wd buggy with a chain drive. It shared the chassis with other models including Javelin and Salute. The Javelin uses a pipe-frame type body. The Salute uses beefier suspension arms, bigger gold shocks, modified motor and full ball bearings similar to that of Turbo Optima. The […]

When you do rock crawling you want to use a locker front and rear, which locks both wheels together so they spin at the same time with the same torque. This is necessary when crawling over rocks! With diff, the wheels won’t spin when encountering big rocks.   Another thing – high torque requires high […]

This book primarily covers hobby-grade electric R/C Stadium Truck, Short Course Truck and Rock Crawler. Information presented is intended for beginners and intermediate users who want to upgrade their cars cost effectively for the purposes of enjoyment and elementary-level racing. This book uses models from the following manufacturers for extensive demonstration: Axial, Yokomo, Tamiya, Himotoracing, […]

This book primarily covers hobby-grade on/off road electric R/C cars (1:10, QD, and Mini-T). Information presented is intended for beginners and intermediate users who want to upgrade their R/C cars cost effectively for the purposes of enjoyment and elementary-level racing. All of our hard copy books are now available via Amazon. Please refer to: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rcpress&i=stripbooks-intl-ship&ref=nb_sb_noss