Tips and Tricks

Stay tuned for tips and tricks from the owners of Big Boys Toys & Hobbies, Jeremy & Melissa Truxillo.

Make your R/C body stronger

3/14/2013 | 0 Comments | posted by Melissa & Jeremy Truxillo

Here is a little tip on how to stop your R/C bodies from cracking or breaking. You can also use this method to repair a cracked body. If you bash, you can do the whole body if you’d like. If you race, you will probably only want to do certain sections to save weight.

 First you will need Shoe goo which we have at Big Boy Toys and Hobbies. It sells for $6.99. Second you will need dry wall tape found at any big box hardware store, I like the thin kind.

Step 1 -Take your body and place some dry wall tape where you would like to make the body stronger.

Step 2 - Take the Shoe goo and you finger and rub it over the dry wall tape. When you are happy about the way it looks, let it dry.

Now you are ready to bash/race with a much stronger body. The shoe goo will come off your hand after in dries in a few minutes.

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Charging your ECX or ProBoat RTR

1/05/2013 | 0 Comments | posted by Melissa & Jeremy Truxillo

For all of our customers who picked up the new waterproof ECX vehicles or Proboat RTR boats that come with the quick charger in the box, this video is for you. It gives you tips on how to charge your battery with the included charger and first time use. Worth the watch!

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Saito Engines and Fuel

11/29/2011 | 0 Comments | posted by Melissa & Jeremy Truxillo

In this video we will discuss Saito 4 stroke engines and the fuel they require. 

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Reprogram a Traxxas ESC

11/29/2011 | 0 Comments | posted by Melissa & Jeremy Truxillo

In this video we will teach you how to reprogram your Traxxas electronic speed control (ESC).  Some times if your model starts to do strange things you can reprogram your ESC to fix the issue. 

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Soldering EC3 Plugs

11/29/2011 | 0 Comments | posted by Melissa & Jeremy Truxillo
In this video I will teach you how to solder EC3 Plugs.  The same techniques can be used for the larger EC5 plugs. 
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Soldering Deans

11/29/2011 | 0 Comments | posted by Melissa & Jeremy Truxillo

In this video we will teach you how to properly solder Deans Plugs. 

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Get the most speed out of your RC boat

9/20/2011 | 0 Comments | posted by Melissa & Jeremy Truxillo

In this video we explain how to increase the speed of your RC boat.  We used the ProBoat Blackjack 26 brushless boat as an example but many of these tips can be used on any boat.

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Binding a Spektrum Radio to a UMX heli

9/20/2011 | 0 Comments | posted by Melissa & Jeremy Truxillo

In this video we show you how to bind your Spektrum or JR 2.4 radio system to a UMX (ultra micro) heli.  The same procedure can be used for Parkzone, Hobbyzone and E-Flite UMX planes as well.

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Solder Traxxas Plugs

9/20/2011 | 0 Comments | posted by Melissa & Jeremy Truxillo

In this video we will show you the proper way to solder Traxxas connectors. 

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VXL Profiles

8/09/2011 | 0 Comments | posted by Melissa & Jeremy Truxillo
In this video we go over how to change between the different modes on a Traxxas speed control.  The same procedure is used for both Traxxas XL5 and VXL ESC's.


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