The Big Squid RC Podcast

Welcome to Episode number 20 of the Big Squid RC Podcast. We have another great show for you, as we had a chance to sit down with Mike Mayberry from Hitec. There is a little bit of everything in this one, lots of good Hitec information on the company as well as upcoming products. Thanks again to Mike Mayberry from Hitec for his time, and for sitting down and giving our listeners some great insight into the company. Make sure to click that link, and head over to the Hitec page and show them some support for helping us out. Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on BigSquidRC. Thanks again for listening! Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a new episode! Give us a thumbs up, or hit like or whatever your system lets you do to show your support. Feel free to let us know what you think. We want to make sure you are enjoying the shows and the more subscribers we have, the more we know we are on the right path.

Welcome to Episode number 19 of the Big Squid RC Podcast. This show, Tim had a chance to sit down and chat with Jim Campbell from Tekin. They talk about how Tekin has changed over the years, what may or may not be the next big thing, and how we should all be taking much better advantage of the settings and technology available to us. Give it a listen, it's a great show! Thanks again to the Jim from Tekin for his time and answering some of the tough questions for the listeners! Make sure to visit the official Tekin page and show your support! Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on BigSquidRC. Thanks again for listening! Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a new episode! Give us a thumbs up, or hit like or whatever your system lets you do to show your support. Feel free to let us know what you think. We want to make sure you are enjoying the shows and the more subscribers we have, the more we know we are on the right path.

Welcome to Episode number 18 of the Big Squid RC Podcast. This show, Tim gets a chance to sit down and chat with F.C. and Matt from Redcat Racing, and they fill us in on what they have been up to since the last time we talked, stuff like the crazy SixtyFour Lowrider that blew people's minds, as well as all sorts of other things they have been working on. Thanks again to the crew of Redcat Racing for their time and support. Make sure to visit their page and get those orders in for the SIXTYFOUR Lowrider! It's going to be a hot one! Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on BigSquidRC. Thanks again for listening! Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a new episode! Give us a thumbs up, or hit like or whatever your system lets you do to show your support. Feel free to let us know what you think. We want to make sure you are enjoying the shows and the more subscribers we have, the more we know we are on the right path.

When it was announced that Horizon Hobby had acquired Pro-Line Racing, the entire rc world did a double take. The forums were blowing up, and there were a ton of questions on everyone's mind. We had the awesome opportunity today to chat with Chris Dickerson from Horizon Hobby and Todd Mattson from Pro-Line Racing about the acquisition, and hopefully we asked some questions that you were looking for answers on. Special thanks to Chris and Todd for taking time out of their busy schedules to chat with us. You can visit the official Pro-Line Racing Site at that link, or go visit the Horizon Hobby Website here. Read more about the acquisition at this link on BigSquidRC. Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on BigSquidRC. Thanks again for listening! Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a new episode! Give us a thumbs up, or hit like or whatever your system lets you do to show your support. Feel free to let us know what you think. We want to make sure you are enjoying the shows and the more subscribers we have, the more we know we are on the right path. For those that want to see us in action, please enjoy the video below. Are you someone we should talk to next, or maybe you know someone? Drop us an email and let us know who we should chat with.

It's been a while since we had a new podcast for you, everyone is blaming 2020 right? On today's podcast we had a chance to talk with Mike George of CarryALL RC, and as always it's a great listen to get a little glimpse into the RC industry, and see what it takes to make one of these companies tick. Enjoy! Special thanks to Mike for giving some time out of his busy schedule. Please head over to the official CarryAll RC website to get more info about some of their awesome products mentioned, and please show your support. Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on BigSquidRC. Thanks again for listening! Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a new episode! Give us a thumbs up, or hit like or whatever your system lets you do to show your support. Feel free to let us know what you think. We want to make sure you are enjoying the shows and the more subscribers we have, the more we know we are on the right path. Are you someone we should talk to next, or maybe you know someone? Drop us an email and let us know who we should chat with.

The first Big Squid RC Podcast of 2020 is here! On today's podcast we'd like to welcome Rob and Melisa from Kraken RC. There is some great insight into the Kraken RC business, how it started, their Stryker Indegogo Project, and more! Please enjoy. Special thanks to Rob and Melissa for giving us an evening during their busy schedule. Please head over to the official KRAKEN RC official website to get more info about some of their awesome products mentioned and show your support. Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on BigSquidRC. Thanks again for listening! Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a new episode! Give us a thumbs up, or hit like or whatever your system lets you do to show your support. Feel free to let us know what you think. We want to make sure you are enjoying the shows and the more subscribers we have, the more we know we are on the right path.

On today's podcast we'd like to welcome Jason Ruona, the owner of JConcepts. It's a great listen, and interesting to hear some of his takes on the many genre's that exist in the RC world, and all the ways JConcepts covers all the corners. Jason talks about how he got his start in RC, and where JConcepts is going in the future. Enjoy! Special thanks to Jason for giving us an evening of his time to get the podcast done. Please head over to the JConcepts official website to get more info about some of the products mentioned and show your support. Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on BigSquidRC. It's been too long since our last podcast, and believe me, we are doing our best to fix that. Thanks again for listening! Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a new episode! Give us a thumbs up, or hit like or whatever your system lets you do to show your support. Feel free to let us know what you think. We want to make sure you are enjoying the shows and the more subscribers we have, the more we know we are on the right path.

Hello to all of our podcast fans! Welcome to another Big Squid RC 2019 podcast! Episode 13 has Tim and I sitting down with Chris Dickerson, President of Horizon Hobby along with Steve Petrotto Director of Marketing. We got to sit down with Chris and Steve at this years Horizon Hobby RC Fest and chat about all things Horizon Hobby, from ARRMA and Axial to Losi, Drones and more! We didn't have the best microphone set up since we were live at the event and had some air conditioner noise happening. We did our best to eliminate some of that digitally, but we sound a little robotic as the result. Sorry about that. Please enjoy! Special thanks to Chris and Steve for taking time out of their insanely busy schedules to sit down with us and answer a ton of questions. To get more Horizon Hobby info, hit that webpage. Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on BigSquidRC. Thanks again for listening! Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a new episode! Give us a thumbs up, or hit like or whatever your system lets you do to show your support. Feel free to let us know what you think. We want to make sure you are enjoying the shows and the more subscribers we have, the more we know we are on the right path. Pictured in the group photo from left to right: Jacob Ambrose, Steven Petrotto, Brian, Chris Dickerson, Kim Payne

Greetings to all of our podcast fans! Welcome to another Big Squid RC 2019 podcast! This latest episode is a chat with Greg Sopa from Horizon Hobby. He joins us to talk about the upcoming Horizon Hobby RC Fest event. For those that are wondering what goes on there, what you can do and experience, Greg does a great job of laying it all out. It sounds like it's going to be another awesome event you don't want to miss. Big Squid RC will be there to help run the Long Jump and Sumo events. To get more details click the here for the Horizon Hobby RC Fest 2019 page. Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on BigSquidRC. Thanks again for listening! Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a new episode! Give us a thumbs up, or hit like or whatever your system lets you do to show your support. Feel free to let us know what you think. We want to make sure you are enjoying the shows and the more subscribers we have, the more we know we are on the right path.

Hello to all of our podcast fans! Welcome to another Big Squid RC 2019 podcast! We recently had James Knight from Knight Customs on, and it was a great episode, and I think we all learned a ton about the 3d side of the custom market, so it seemed like something we should revisit. Knight Customs really has some incredible parts to customize your rc vehicles with the use of 3D printed parts. It's amazing how much stuff they have, from light racks to sweet looking interiors, there is a little something for everyone over there. Sit back, relax and enjoy another podcast James from Knight Customs. Thanks again to James Knight of Knight Customs for his time and support. Make sure to visit his official page, and check out all the cool custom stuff they have! Hopefully we can bring you some product spotlights in the near future. Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on BigSquidRC. Thanks again for listening! Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a new episode! Give us a thumbs up, or hit like or whatever your system lets you do to show your support. Feel free to let us know what you think. We want to make sure you are enjoying the shows and the more subscribers we have, the more we know we are on the right path.

Greetings Podcast Fans! Welcome to the first Big Squid RC podcast of 2019! We have some great guests lined up already this year, so lets get things rolling. On Today's episode we have James Knight from Knight Customs! Knight Customs offers some amazing ways to customize your rc vehicles with the use of 3D printed parts. If you are looking to step up that custom scale game, you are going to want to see the stuff James has going on over there! From bumpers and light racks to crazy cool interiors, there is a little something for everyone over there. Enjoy the podcast and some great insight on Knight Customs. Thanks again to James Knight of Knight Customs for his time and support. Make sure to visit his page, and check out all the cool custom stuff they have! Hopefully we can bring you some product spotlights in the near future. Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on BigSquidRC. Thanks again for listening! Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a new episode! Give us a thumbs up, or hit like or whatever your system lets you do to show your support. Feel free to let us know what you think. We want to make sure you are enjoying the shows and the more subscribers we have, the more we know we are on the right path.

Greetings Podcast Fans! Wow.. are the podcasts going to be more regular now? Well... fingers crossed. On Today's episode we have F.C. Brigham, Matt Jackson, and Alaric Egli from Redcat Racing joining us! It's always great to get multiple representatives from a company on to hear everyone's thoughts, as well as hear answers from the actual the people doing the design, not just the people running the show. The crew from Redcat sat down with us to give us some history and insight on the company as well as talk about their current vehicle lineup and the very much anticipated GEN 8! We hope you enjoy the podcast. Thanks again to the crew of Redcat Racing for their time and support. Make sure to visit their page, and keep an eye out for those GEN 8 orders! Big shout out to our girl Ashlie for getting the great pic with F.C. at SEMA this year. Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on BigSquidRC. Thanks again for listening! Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a new episode! Give us a thumbs up, or hit like or whatever your system lets you do to show your support. Feel free to let us know what you think. We want to make sure you are enjoying the shows and the more subscribers we have, the more we know we are on the right path.

Greetings podcast listeners! We had a bit of a break but now we are back! We actually have two new episodes already finished, so watch for the next one to follow soon. Today's episode, we had the opportunity to speak with Sheref Hafez from Reef's RC. Sheref talks about how he got into the hobby, what motivated him to start an RC company, and also a little about some of the Reef's RC product line for those unfamiliar with it. We hope you enjoy this latest episode. Special thanks to Sheref from Reef's RC for his time and story of how and why he got into RC world. Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on BigSquidRC. Thanks again for listening, please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a new episode! Hit the like button, or whatever your listener has. Let us know what you think. We want to make sure you are enjoying the shows and the more subscribers we have, the more we know we are on the right path.

Greetings podcast listeners! Today's episode, we had the pleasure to speak with Peter Gray from Carisma. Episode number 7 is a break from the norm for us clocking in at an amazing hour and twenty four minutes. (1h:24m!) This one might take a few car rides to listen to the whole thing, but it was great to have peter talk about Carisma Scale Adventure, general RC stuff, the Carisma brand, 24th scale stuff, and everything in between. Special thanks to Peter from Carisma for giving us much of his valuable time to chat about all things RC, Carisma, and Carisma Scale Adventure! Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on BigSquidRC. Hopefully you made it through the whole pod. Thanks again for listening, please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a new episode! We are still looking for that sweet spot on time, let us know what you think. We want to make sure you are enjoying the shows and the more subscribers we have, the more we know we are on the right path.

Greetings podcast listeners! Everyone in the industry has had questions about the Horizon Hobby buyout of Hobbico, and I mean EVERYONE. Hobby shop owners, manufacturers, even your average basher, wants to know what's happening to some of their favorite brands. We recently had the honor of being invited to sit down with Joe Ambrose, the CEO and President of Horizon Hobby, and ask him a bunch of questions that we had and knew that our readers had. When we were finished with the interview, we left with some great answers to our questions as well as learning a little more about the true passion Joe has for the RC industry. For the regular listeners of the podcast, this episode features Big Squid RC's Brian Smolik and Tim Mohr doing the question asking, while Tim Gluth did the intro and Editing. This all happened while we were down in Champaign IL during the 2018 Horizon RC Fest. We know not everyone wants to listen to a podcast, we were hoping to have the transcript for this up at the same time, but it's taking a little longer to make that happen. As soon as we have that done, we will let everyone know. We can't thank Joe and Horizon Hobby enough for the amazing opportunity to sit down and chat, and hopefully answer some questions people had about what's been going on. Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on BigSquidRC. Thanks again for listening, please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a new episode! We want to make sure you are enjoying the shows and the more subscribers we have, the more we know we are on the right path.

Episode 5 is here! This episode features Matt Wallace from Pro-Line Racing. We have known Matt for quite a while now, and it's always great to chat with him and get his view of how things are going in the hobby. Matt has been with Pro-Line for about as long as we can remember, and he has always been a huge part of the innovation side of things while pushing Pro-Line forward with their amazing new products. Thanks again to Matt from Pro-Line Racing for taking the time to chat with us and give...

Episode 4 is ready to enter your eardrums, and we are glad you are here! This show features Joshua Barker, PR and Marketing Manager of MaxAmps, arguably one of the best known LiPO battery companies in the world. Joshua and Tim discuss all sorts of LiPO and battery myths, future tech, and general MaxAmps info. If you are curious about the world of LiPO this pod's for you. Thanks to Joshua from MaxAmps for participating in Episode 4 of the podcast. Click Here to see all of our Podcasts on...

Welcome to episode 3 of the Big Squid RC Podcast! This time around we have the pleasure of talking with Tom Allen, the vice president of RC4WD. RC4WD has been crushing it for years, and when it comes to the scale scene, there isn't really anyone doing it better. Tom gives some insight into the company, the products, and hopefully answers anything you may of always wanted to know about RC4WD. Most of the Big Squid RC crew has an RC4WD vehicle in their stable of vehicles, many of them stock,...

Welcome to episode number 2 of the Big Squid RC Podcast! This episode Tim chats with Patrick del Castillo from Castle Creations and discusses all things brushless. It does not matter if you are a air guy or a surface guy, experiencing a Castle system in your model is a must do! If you are in the bashing scene, the racing scene, or just about anything else that involves an electric motor, that (usually) green can will always bring a smile to your face. Please enjoy this second episode as...

Holy cow we have a podcast! We are excited that our first guest is Derek Wagner from Horizon Hobby! Derek offered some great info and insight with us and our readers / listeners covering all sorts of Horizon brands from ECX and Losi to Vaterra plus everything in between! Tim Gluth did a great job of putting the podcast together, and we are looking forward to many more. We have been kicking around the idea for a while, but finally people have convinced us to make it happen! We have a bunch of...