Rotten Apple RC

04/18/2025

Here's a video detailing my TamiyaUSA King Hauler Day Cab build!

I built my first Tamiya King Hauler as an off-road day cab rig, and in this video I discuss the build and show clips from its first shakedown trail run!Link ...

04/17/2025

TamiyaUSA King Hauler day cab off-road build complete…for now!

03/20/2025

I'm launching my YouTube channel with a review of the Vanquish Products H10 Optic Kit!

I'm kicking off my new YouTube channel with a review of the Vanquish Products H10 Optic Kit! This is a monster trail buggy!The H10 Optic Kit and everything e...

02/14/2025

A small block nitro engine for the RC10GT!

Attention nitro fans! 💨

Power your RC10GT and other vintage nitro platforms with this exclusive Team Associated small block nitro engine supplied by Team Associated with a full line of parts support.  This small block engine features a side exhaust, rotary carb, and standard threaded crankshaft (non SG Shaft).

More info here: https://60years.associatedelectrics.com/15s-engine-w-rotary-carb-and-side-exhaust/

🏁

01/23/2025

Some random thoughts from someone looking to get back into off-road racing for the first time in years!

Happy Friday all and welcome to my little slice of the Internet, The Backyard. Over the last two weeks, I’ve been looking at returning to what originally got me into the hobby 30 years ago, off-road racing. It’s been awhile since I’ve been in to it. I spent the last 10 years seriously racing s...

01/02/2025

Happy to be back with JConcepts Inc, BigSquidRC, and Team Losi Racing again for 2025!

First two rc projects of the year- a Sutton Motorsports & Machine JAWS Evo mod 4x4 pulling truck and RH Designs Mini Rod pulling tractor!

11/21/2024

My full review of the new CEN Racing Sicario is up on BigSquidRC! It was a lot of fun hooking the dually to the Busch Sled and doing some legit bogging with it!

11/21/2024

My BigSquidRC review of the new CEN Racing Sicario! This truck was a great excuse to break out my Eliminator sled!

Don't forget to check out the unboxing on ! Thinking about picking up the new Sicario? This review should cover everything you need...

10/11/2024

I’m back!

Hello dear reader, it’s your old pal Doug. You may remember me from posting under the Everybody’s Scalin’ For the Weekend blog years ago, or more recently (up until a month ago) the weekly Monster Truck Madness post! At the end of August, I said my goodbye. It took me about a week of twiddling...

09/01/2024

I finished up my Rotten Apple Axial Racing SCX6 (at least the first batch of mods)! Thanks J.B. Scale Graphics for the decals! The JConcepts Inc Landmine tires are super grippy!

08/30/2024

Rotten Apple SCX6 body underway! Hit with a first layer of Spaztik Candy Apple Green, shaded/squiggled by airbrushed Pro-Line Metallic Smoke, then backing coat of Duratrax Lime Pearl, white to pop, and then black to seal.

08/30/2024

My last weekly post on BigSquidRC- it's been a great 11 years! I hope to pop back in now and then to help with vehicle reviews, but otherwise I plan to post here! Thanks for following!

Hey everyone and Happy Thursday! This post is a bittersweet one, as it’s going to be my last regular weekly blog for the site. For the past 11 years I’ve written a weekly blog post for BSRC. Whether it was under the “Everybody’s Scalin’ For the Weekend” or “Monster Truck Madness” tit...