RC Car Action December 2017

FEATURES

32 | Weird & Wild!
RC’s craziest customs and factory freaks
By the RC Car Action team

52 | Axis vs. Allies in 1/24 Scale
VsTank M4A3 Sherman & Tiger 1 Panzer
By Peter Vieira

60 | Project/King of Crushers 2.0
Round 2 for the ultimate solid-axle comp monster build
By Kevin Hetmanski

72 | Paint Project/Hot Rod Bod
We show you how to get the most out of this detailed masterpiece
By Kevin Hetmanski

78 | Classic Plastic/Tamiya Bigwig
Tamiya’s 10th-anniversary classic is still weird and wild 31 years later
By Peter Vieira
PERFORMANCE TESTS

46 | Traxxas 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor
Ford’s fiercest F-150 gets the Traxxas Slash treatment
By Kevin Hetmanski

66 | ECX/Horizon Hobby Barrage Doomsday
Trail-taming tech meets warrior-of-the-wasteland styling for dystopian-future fun
By Peter Vieira

TEST BENCH

92 | Spektrum/Horizon Hobby DX5R DSMR Transmitter & SR6000T Receiver
94 | Hitec X2 High Power
96 | Tactic TTX200 SLT 2.4GHz Radio System

DEPARTMENTS

10 | Starting Line
12 | Readers’ Rides
16 | Pit Tips
21 | Tech Center
2 | New & Hot
84 | Race Watch
98 | Tailpipe