Radio control toys such as cars, trucks, boats, and planes – and, of course, drones – have been a favorite form of indoor and outdoor play for decades now. Over five decades, to be exact. As the RC hobby site, RC Roundup relates for us, “[T]he first remote-controlled...
Breaking Down and Reviewing The 4×4 Traxxas Slash The 4X4 Traxxas Slash VXL 1/10 scale Short-Course Truck is destined to be a classic. We realize that there are many RC trucks out there, and some of the absolute best happen to be other Traxxas models. But the...
In the world of movies and Hollywood, some films have a short shelf life, while others tend to live on for decades. And then there are those who many feel should have died an early death but somehow managed to come back and are still more popular than ever. The...
Jeremy is going to be ten years old this week and he’s been asking his parents for a “real” RC car since last Christmas. He outgrew his little remote control “kiddie” cars years ago and has been dreaming of having his very own, “big kid” RC car ever since. Dad is...
There is something old and traditional about fathers and sons spending time together “doing things.” And in a world full of screens, devices, and assorted electronic diversions, intentionally taking time to engage in hands-on, “analog” activities can be both...
There was a time long, long ago in a galaxy not that far away, when a kid’s birthday party was a folding card table, a homemade cake (thank you, Betty Crocker!), and some ice cream, all set up in the backyard. Sometimes there were balloons, more often, there...
