Traxxas Jato 3.3 Nitro 2.4 RTR Truck

The Traxxas Jato 3.3 Nitro 2WD RTR Stadium Truck goes beyond ordinary 2WD racing trucks, delivering unexpected features and innovation that raise the bar for performance.

Traxxas E-Maxx Mamba Monster RTR RC Electric Truck w/Radio Package Deal

The all-new Traxxas E-Maxx Brushless Edition is packed with ground-breaking power and monster amounts of torque to produce scorching top speeds of 65+ mph.

Traxxas E-Revo 2.4GHz Brushless Electric RC Monster Truck RTR 5608

Power-hungry electric monster truck racers can purchase the ground-breaking E-Revo complete with a factory-installed and programmed Castle Creations Mamba Monster system.

OTHS is Going out of Busiess

I am sad to say that Olde Towne Hobby Shoppe has closed its doors for good as of April 30th, 2008. Unfortunately it was just not possible to stay in business any longer. To those of you that supported the store over the years, a heartfelt thank you goes out to you.

As they say in the Navy, Farewell and Following Seas.

E-Flite Blade CP+ Repair

If you want to know how to take a pile of junk like this....

And turn it into this......

then check out all the pics and instructions on my Flickr.com page.

Mini-Z Racing at OTHS in Manassas, VA

Well, after some remodelling we've not got a dedicated space in the store for the Mini-Z track. The timing bridge is up and running and there is also room to expand the track for racing. Check it out here below.....

HPI Rally car with 2-Speed Transmission

This is the funniest thing. I've got this cool project car - an old HPI Rally car with a 10-turn Speed Gem motor and a 2-speed transmission. There's nothing like hearing an electric car hit second speed. I've got pictures of it here and later tonight I'll get a video up on youtube.com with the car in action.

Mini-Z Racing at OTHS in Manassas, VA

Greetings all. A while back I told you about the Mini-Z racing coming to the shop here. Well, I'm happy to announce that we are just about ready. The track and lap counting system are here and we're working out the bugs in the system now. Please reply here if you're interested, or can call me at 703-369-1197 or email me at brian@manassashobby.com . I'm real excited to get this going so I hope to hear back from you all soon

New Hydrogren Fuel Cell Powered R/C Car

I saw this yesterday online and I just HAD to share it with you. This is the coolest thing I've seen in a while. A company called Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies has developed a power pack for a 1/10 Scale Electric R/C car that fits perfectly into the Tamiya TT-01 chassis. Check out the full review and videos of the car in action here at http://www.horizonfuelcell.com/rc.htm .

Electric Micro Heli Comparison

Today we’re going to review three different hobby-grade micro helicopters. They are the E-flite Blade CX2, the Heli-Max AXE EZ and the IMEX micro helis. Though these three have very different looks to them, they have many similarities under the hood. Let’s take a look. Here’s a quick chart for you to start with:

And for those that have a hard time finding parts, here’s a quick little chart to help out in those times of need…


As you can see, there’s not too much difference between these micro helis. The biggest difference is in the Blade CX2 – you get a 2.4GHz radio system, vice an FM system. The AXE EZ however, comes with the training gear. All three are priced under $200, so you really can’t go wrong with any one of these. This is a great way to learn to fly a helicopter for anyone.