Shepherd tool bag & complete set
Seen during our coverage from this year’s Toy Fair, Shepherd have releases their all new Shepherd tool bag. Available as a single tool bag or as a complete set filled with 15 of the most needed high quality Shepherd tools, which include some new items like allen ball wrenches, socket drivers and screw drivers. Equipped with various elastic loops the 26x21x4ccm bag can store up to 16 tools at once. The bag is made of high quality, long wearing, carbon looking material and sports the Shepherd Logo which is embroidered on the front and back side. All tools are manufactured from the finest material available for increased strength and durability, the blue anodized handle is CNC-machined from high quality aluminium and features a diamond pattern for optimized grip. For easy identification the handles are marked with grooves according to the size of the tip and all tips are manufactured from a special hardened steel.
View the list of tools included in the complete set
Friday, May 13, 2011
Competition Heat Deuce
Competition Heat have released their latest offering, the Deuce. Featuring many upgrades, it includes a high quality Deutsch connector, re-designed cover that will fit nitro engines from .19 to .28 and changes to the 12V heating element improving efficiency and ease of use.
Source: Competition Heat [competitionheat.com]
Monday, May 2, 2011
DE Racing Zip Stix tire organizers
DE Racing have announced their new Zip Stix 1/10th scale tire organizers. These quick and simple to use tools allow you to organize and ID your tires by tread, wear and compound. No more fumbling or guesswork regarding tire sets and no more lost tires. Simply slide the stix through the stack of wheels and zip the retainer down to hold it all together. To release just squeeze the retainer and slide off. Sold in packs of 2 and available in 5 different colours they work with wheels for 2wd Buggy, 4wd Buggy, Stadium Truck and Short Course Trucks.
Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]
Friday, April 29, 2011
Grid RC BalancePro wheel balancer
The new BalancePro from Grid RC is designed for the 1/8 racing purist, that want an ultra accurate high-end wheel balancer. The Grid BalancePro uses a precision ground 4mm balancing-rod that rides on lubricate-free micro ball bearings, that is virtually near-zero friction. The micro ball bearings are ultra sensitive to even the slightest wheel imbalance. Racers can also utilize the three adjustable feet with the aid of a bubble level for further increased accuracy.
View more images of the BalancePro here
Friday, April 29, 2011
CSO blue set up wheels
CSO have released their aluminium easy set up wheel for 1/10 EP and 1/10 GP cars in Tamiya blue. Specially designed so you don’t need to use your wheel nuts to fix the set up wheel, it features an o-ring around the outer circumference to protect your working surface.
Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]
Thursday, April 21, 2011
MR33 Gear diff oil & multi-gauge
MR33, brand of 3-time World Champion Marc Rheinard, have introduced some new items to the growing line of products. Firstly is the line of gear diff oil which comes in 4 different types, A, B, C & D. This temperature resistant and long lasting oil comes in 50ml bottles. Also new is a multi-gauge for measuring ride-height and downstop settings. Made from black anodised aluminium, the measurements are printed onto the surface with the ride height ranging from 2.5mm to 6.0mm in 0.25mm increments, while the droop can be measured from 4.0mm to 7.0mm. All items are available from the completely renewed ToniSport e-shop, which you can find here.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
RB Imperial allen drivers
RB have continued to expand their tool range with the release of three new allen drivers. The new tools are available in imperial .035, .050 and .063 sizes and feature the same easy grip plastic handle and high quality hardened steel tips.
Source: RB [rbproducts.com]
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Much More Mini-Z setup board
Much More have released their new Mini-Z setup board. Made from a clear blue material, it is rigid and will remain flat, making it perfect to help setup your Kyosho Mini-Z or 1/18th scale car. Weighing in at 148 grams and measuring 210mm x 1200mm it sports non slip rubber feet and etched Much More logo.
Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
McPappy Racing Brushless Dyno
Today’s brushless racing introduced new variables, such as mechanical timing, speedo timing, RPM ranges, rotor diameters on top of the rollout variable. The new McPappy Racing DIY Brushless Dyno helps you to make sense of some of that. This dyno platform will allow you to test your motors against a brushless slave motor that provides consistent resistance from test to test. It was designed to accommodate multiple test configurations: direct coupler in between both motors, direct coupler with flywheel in between both motors, offset the motors using 2 pinions, offset the motors using 2 pinions flywheel. The flywheel provides inertia resistance and the brushless slave provides constant resistance. Together they reproduce similar track resistance. The key component to this dyno platform is a huge piece of 1/4″ 6061 aluminum which acts as a giant heat sink. Two large fans and all of that aluminum mass will bring the temperature of the motors and resistors back down to room temperature very quickly. This allows you to run many tests very quickly. To find your most powerful motor and speedo combination is actually quite simple. Your overall goal is to spin the flywheel and slave motor as fast as you can with the least amount of amp draw. The McPappy Racing DIY Brushless Dyno can help you do just that. You will be able to find your strongest motors and most efficient combination of mechanical timing, speedo timing, RPM ranges, and rotor diameters.
Source: McPappy Racing [mcpappyracing.com]
Friday, April 15, 2011
