While My Batteries Charge RC Podcast

Packing a lot into this podcast, including an off-topic ending...not sure how I ended up there.  I just bought a new John Deere 1025r tractor with front-end loader and backhoe so I can continually change my backyard RC playground. I'm trying to go big for 2021, but this will also mean some changes to the format of the CCxRC channel. I won't have the money to constantly buy every new RC to review. Instead, I'll be working on some custom RCs that I already have most of the parts for.  Hopefully I can keep costs down, but make CCxRC more entertaining than ever.  

The first year of podcasting is in the books! Here's to 2021! My CCxRC brand has now been making what I call "RC Entertainment For The Masses" for 7 years.  Boy did that go quick and I can't believe how much I have learned during those 7 years. I get to talking about that after a pretty lengthy detour about why I didn't do more podcasts at the end of December, which morphed into videos I still need to do (which goes into Venom and Spektrum talk), then I tangent to the LMT coming soon, the LMT and then get back on track about where I wanted to go....down memory lane.  

Thanks for tuning in. Lots to come in the new year. 

I had the opportunity to interview ARRMA's founder Jason Dearden and he dropped a few little bombshells about what we can expect from the company in 2021! I was curious if the Mojave was still his favorite ARRMA since there had been a few new releases and refreshes in 2020 and his answer caught me by surprise. Apparently, his favorite ARRMA vehicle isn't release yet.

That sets the bar pretty high for some awesome releases from them in 2021. We touch on a lot in this podcast from COVIDs impact on manufacturing, while also really driving a spike in sales. Navigating through product releases and problems that can arise. I really do respect that he is on the frontlines in the groups trying to listen and helps us solve problems. You'll hear how they respond and the amount of work they go through to try to improve things. It's not as simple as we think. Let me know what you think in the comments down below. Here's to 2021!

Boy oh boy is this an overpacked podcast. In this episode I try to talk about too many things to come up with a good title. I jump from talking about the Redcat Kaiju and Gen8 V2, to winning monster truck races, then racing 2wd buggy at Coastal RC, the end of RC Conspiracies as we know it, the RC Amigos Sleigh Smash, and new products from JConcepts.  Here are links I said I'd give in the episode. 

Visit Bitgo Hobby: https://bit.ly/bitgohobby

Redcat Gen8 V2: https://bit.ly/Gen8V2

Redcat Kaiju: https://bit.ly/RC-Kaiju

RC Amigos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rc_amigos/

Coastal RC Indoor Speedway: https://coastalrcspeedway.com/

TRL 22 5.0 AC 2WD Buggy: https://bit.ly/TLR22-5AC

Losi LMT RTR Grave Digger or Son-uva Digger:  https://bit.ly/LosiLMT

JCONCEPTS USA-1 Build

USA-1 K10 edition body: https://bit.ly/1970USA-1

Rollbar: https://bit.ly/USA1-Rollbar

Lightbar: https://bit.ly/USA1-lightbar

Regulator Axles: https://bit.ly/Regulator-Axles

Regulator Chassis: https://bit.ly/JC_Regulator

Regulator BTA Steering: https://bit.ly/JC_ServoMt

Man, this is a ramble fest of things going on. From thoughts on my Clod Buster, to the LMT, the APEP chassis, and more. You all know I love my RC monster trucks, but I also just started running a TLR 22 5.0 AC and am having a blast with it. You'll have to listen for all the details. 

Losi has gone and created a Monster! The Losi LMT 1/10 scale solid axle 4x4 monster truck. Not only is it a Monster Truck, but it's also created monster hysteria and started a Facebook selloff of older solid axle trucks. Just calm down everyone. I mean, is it the best solid axle ever offered as an RTR? Yes. Is it priced really well for what it offers as a solid axle RTR? Yes to that to. Will it be a competitive race truck right out of the box? Yes.  Is it crazy durable out of the box? YES!....ok...I guess you can start going CRAZY. 

In all seriousness, this is a really solid platform and one of the most fun "out-of-the-box" RCs that I've ever played with. It will make you a kid again. If you are into monster trucks, you will want to own one of these Losi LMTs. Call up your local hobby shops and put your name on one of their pre-orders. 

If you don't have a local hobby shop and want to support me and my content, you can use the affiliate links below.  

LOSI LMT

Losi LMT RTR Grave Digger or Son-uva Digger:  https://bit.ly/LosiLMT

Losi LMT Roller: https://bit.ly/LMTroller

Recommended Batteries

Spektrum 2s 5000mAh 100C: https://bit.ly/SPMX50002S100H5

Spektrum 3s 5000mAh 100C: https://bit.ly/SPMX50003S100H5ic5

Battery & Charger Bundle

Smart Powerstage Bundle 3s - https://bit.ly/SPMXPS3

Smart Powerstage Bundle 2s - https://bit.ly/SPMXPS2s

Chargers

Smart S2100 AC Charger, 2X100W - https://bit.ly/s2100SPKTRM

Smart S150 AC/DC Charger, 1x50 - https://bit.ly/s150SPKTRM

SPMXSE1130 Firma 130A Brushless Smart - https://bit.ly/SPMXSE1130

Firma Brushless Motor, 3150Kv, 4mm Bullet - https://bit.ly/FIRMA3150kv

Servo Options

Spektrum S6280 Ultra High Torque Servo - https://bit.ly/SPKTRMs6280

Spektrum S614 Waterproof Metal Gear Surface Servo, 23T - https://bit.ly/spktrms614

Kevin Hetmanski and I had the opportunity to go to Digger's Dungeon to work on the Losi LMT video. We share some stories from that, but also about his influence on the LMT design as well. Kevin has been in the RC Monster Truck game for a long time and has a lot of experience with building and designing them.

You can order them here:

👉Losi LMT RTRGrave Digger or Son-uva Digger: https://bit.ly/LosiLMT

👉Losi LMT Roller: https://bit.ly/LMTroller

Recommended Batteries

👉Spektrum 2s 5000mAh 100C: https://bit.ly/SPMX50002S100H5

👉Spektrum 3s 5000mAh 100C: https://bit.ly/SPMX50003S100H5ic5

Battery & Charger Bundle

👉Smart Powerstage Bundle 3s - https://bit.ly/SPMXPS3

👉Smart Powerstage Bundle 2s - https://bit.ly/SPMXPS2s Chargers

👉Smart S2100 AC Charger, 2X100W - https://bit.ly/s2100SPKTRM

👉Smart S150 AC/DC Charger, 1x50 - https://bit.ly/s150SPKTRM

I just got back from a weekend of RC monster truck racing at RC Madness in Enfield, CT. The event was slated to be the RCMTCNY World Challenge, but had to be changed because one of the organizers from came down with Covid. JConcepts and Freestyle RC stepped up to host an alternative event at the same location so that people could still come and race. It turned out to be a really fun event and the course they came up with was really cool.  

I'm really excited to share Operation 11 Charlie with you. I met Javier through the RC community here on YouTube and absolutely love what he is doing to help Veterans through the RC hobby - like a form of therapy. The best part is, we can all be involved. Through his new non-profit, Operation 11 Charlie uses your donations to give Veterans a new hobby to focus their attention on and be a part of a new community.

He takes his donations to the next level and make sure that they have what they need to not only run the RCs, but also work on them–from batteries and chargers to some of the tools they will need. You can help Operation 11 Charlie by contacting Javier through his website.

Listen to the podcast to learn more.

11 Charlie RC Website: http://11charlie.com/

11 Charlie RC YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq6NsdGkf5ArOo3_EVHykUA

Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/operation_11charlie/

Thanks for tuning in for another While My Batteries Charge Podcast. Today we have a very interesting interview with Kevin Hetmanski that only scratches the surface of his history in the RC Hobby. 

Settle in for a great conversation and be sure to check out his hobby shop, Hetmanski Hobbies.

Here are some links to his stuff. 

Website: https://hetmanskihobbies.com/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HetmanskiHobbies/ 

Shapeway Store: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/hetmanski-hobbies

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLB3P56XhrgfQj84_GKYqzQ