Radio Control and Slot Car Blog

Happy Independence Day and enjoy a safe 4th of July.

After much awaited anticipation, RCSLOT is happy to announce the launch of our new website:
HobbyZip.com - Hobby Videos
We need your help to grow the HobbyZip community. Upload a video today and share it with friends, clubs, racers, pilots, and more.
HobbyZip has been created to become the ultimate source for Hobby Videos. From R/C racing, […]

RCSLOT is giving away some Golden Horizon AX10 parts on RCC! The giveaway started today and ends March 14th. The RCSLOT Giveaway is for GHH04034, which is a pair of aluminum AX10 steering knuckles. Be sure to check out the RCSLOT Crawler Shop for a great selection of RC Rock Crawler parts and accessories and […]

This is in addition to the previous post about LiPo batteries. You may be wondering what the higher voltages found with LiPo batteries will do. When comparing LiPo to NiMh or NiCd batteries you will notice that higher voltages are readily available. With NiMh cells you would need 18 cells wired in series to achieve […]

LiPo Batteries are pound for pound the longest lasting best performing batteries you can use for RC applications. LiPo batteries can often deliver twice the capacity at nearly half the weight of conventional cells. Lithium Polymer Batteries were introduced several years ago to the RC industry but many hobbyists still do not understand or use […]

The first meeting of the SCRC, aka Suburban Chicago Rock Crawlers, was held Saturday 2-2-08 at HobbyTown USA located in Naperville IL. The group is comprised of RC Rock Crawling enthusiasts from the Chicago suburbs and outlying areas of Northeast IL. SCRC will start it’s first indoor 2.2 comp series February 16th at HobbyTown USA […]

First let’s start off with a list of required parts:
(click text to see product)
Axial AX10 Scorpion Kit
Spektrum DX3 Radio RX/TX
Novak Goat Brushless Crawler System Motor & ESC
HiTec 5955TG Servo
Intellect 1400 2/3A Batteries
Deans Battery Connectors
Novak Micro Battery Bars
Dynamite Black Aluminum Servo Horn
Also be sure to check out our Axial […]

This is in response to Big Red’s post seen below. First I would recommend visiting rccrawler.com to educate yourself a little more on the basics of RC Crawling.
Click on the pictures in this post to open the product page.
For beginners to RC Rock Crawling I would recommend the Axial AX10 Scorpion.

The AX10 is perfect for […]