King Cobra Racing Models & Distribution is the world's largest importer and distributor of large-scale petrol driven R/C cars. We have been supplying 1/5th and 1/6th scale model cars to retailers throughout the United Kingdom - and occasionally those further afield - for over 20 years!

We provide a full complement of spares to back-up our range of R/C cars, trucks, helicopters and crawlers, including dozens of after-market hop-ups and chromed alloy parts to add some "bling" to the standard kits.

Click the supplier logos below to see the products we stock or take a look at the latest items we can supply the R/C trade.

New Leopard 4WD Buggy from FG

The new 4WD Competition Buggy from FG is being shown for the first time at the Nurenburg Show today.

The "Competition 4WD Leopard 2010" (as it is called) shows the new FG commitment to large scale 4WD racing, and should give them a competetive car to race with this season.

Dimensionally the new car is overall bigger than the existing 4WD Baja Buggy (that was...

Posted by Bob on 4 Feb 2010 > Read the full article...

Next Truck Fest February 27th Rawtenstall

The next UK Truck Fest will be on Saturday 27th February 2010 at the Longholme Methodist Church Hall just behind Rossendale Models shop.

The Ribble Model Truck Club also have a meeting at Blackpool this weekend on Saturday 16th January that is worth suppoprting if you are able to get to it.

The second meeting of 2010 is back at the Longholme Church Hall immeadiately be...

Posted by Bob on 13 Jan 2010 > Read the full article...

New Gaui 425 Kit - Only £59.99 RRP (inc VAT)

The new Gaui 425 kit has just arrived with a sensational selling price in the UK of just £59.99!

For anyone that does not know the Gaui range of helicopters, the Hurricane 425 is their "500" class helicopter that uses the 425mm size main blades ( like the Hirrobo Lepton and T-Rex 500) - so this is a good size model.

Gaui quality is superb, so it seems u...

Posted by Bob on 3 Feb 2010 > Read the full article...