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Nobody does out-of-the-box scale detail like the folks at Carisma. From on-road beauties to off-road beasts, you’ll find tiny touches of realism sprinkled into every model they produce. For fans of early 2000’s rally cars, Carisma has re-released its popular 2006 Subaru Impreza WRC Clear Body Kit. This durable polycarbonate body shell is designed to fit most 1/10-scale on-road touring cars [...]
Are you rockin’ an original Carisma Scale Adventure SCA-1E and want to reduce torque twist? If so, Carisma has released the SCA-1E 2.1 ATT Transmission Conversion Kit, bringing the latest SCA-1E transmission tech to Carisma’s first-generation crawler. This transmission upgrade set includes just about everything you need to help eliminate torque twist on your classic SCA-1E. Depending on your model’s wheelbase, [...]
Carisma Scale Adventure has announced the release of its second-generation 1/10-scale shock upgrade for the SCA-1E. Their appropriately-named PROSHOCKS-2 (#16270) aims to offer adjustability and performance at a relatively low cost. PROSHOCKS-2 are 90mm in length, offer various tuning options, and feature aluminum bodies for a premium finish. Each Carisma PROSHOCKS-2 set includes all the parts you’ll need to assemble four R/C [...]
Carisma RC recently hooked us up with some rigs to play around with and see what we think. Tim and Cubby got the 1981 4-Door Range Rover Classic and I got the SCA-1E LWB 1976 Ford F-150. I have been keeping a close eye on the Carisma Ford F-150 since it was released since I love me some Fords from [...]
Let me start off this holiday weekend edition of Scalin’ by sending my well wishes to all of you Texas and Louisiana readers. I also wanted to give a big “Hello” to my friend Howard from Houston, TX. He owns a HobbyTown USA and, while it sounds like they were spared from the flooding, I just want to let you [...]
The guys over at Carisma wanted us to let you know they are having a sale on their GT10DT. We reviewed the GT10DT about a year ago and it proved that it could take some serious bashing. It comes with brushless power, 4 wheel drive, and is waterproof for bashing on those rainy (or snowy!!) days. If you are looking [...]
The fine folks over at Falcon Hobby Supply have a special running right now. By using the code “BigSquid12” over on their website, you can save an instant 12% off your order. Why should you use Falcon Hobby Supply? For a few reasons actually, they are a supporter of your favorite website (hint, hint, BigSquidRC), they stock loads of surface [...]
One of the many new exhibitors at iHobby was The Jeric Group. While Bill Jeric has been a force in the hobby for many years, this was the first time he had a booth to help promote the Carisma, Tuning Haus, and Prime R/C products that he distributes. Of special interest to us was the Carisma M10SC and Subaru rally [...]
Saw our friends over at Carisma threw a little video together of their RC vehicles taking the Ice Bucket Challenge. It’s a great way to show off their water proofing at the very least! Enjoy the video.Click Here to visit the official Carisma website, or Click Here to visit the Falcon Hobby website where you can order one of [...]
THE Carisma M40S Volkswagen Golf 24 ReviewNow days it just isn’t enough to put out a solid car, it has to perform well and look exactly like its full scale equivalent. Today we’ll be taking a close look at the Carisma M40S Volkswagen Golf 24, an affordable ready-to-run that promises the precise scale looks everyone is after, as well a [...]
We got our hands on the new M40S Volkswagen Golf 24 from Cariama. It is a 1/10th scale 4wd RTR, and with a street price of $169, we are really looking forward to see how it does! #gallery-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-5 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-5 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-5 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */Click [...]
All you Carisma fans will be happy to hear that 3 new models are now available here in the states. The first new model is the M40S Volkswagen Golf 24. This is a 1/10th scale 4wd RTR that comes on the durable M40S platform. Some of its features and specifications include- * Street price $169 * Wheelbase- 10″ * Length- 14.7″ * Track width- 7.2″ * [...]
Since we reviewed the Carisma M40DT it has become one of our “go to” bash machines. Recently we were out driving the Carisma but ended up running out of daylight, needless to say that was an absolute bummer. Why should the fun stop at sundown? The good folks over at Carisma make a nifty LED Light Kit made specifically for the [...]
We talk about it every day around the office, parts support. Bashers are notoriously hard on trucks, breaking parts isn’t the exception to the rule, it is expected. Today Carisma has announced their new on-line store. Carisma’s new on-line store is intended to supplement local hobby shops by offering another source of parts support for all you Carisma owners. If your [...]
THE Carisma M40DT Desert Truck Brushless RTR ReviewIs there a hotter class than 4wd Short Course Truck right now? It seems that when we go bashing they are everywhere, and for good reason, they look good and can typically take a pretty hard beating. One of the newest trucks to enter the category is the Carisma M40DT Desert Truck. The [...]
