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February 3, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – LRP / Sanwa

LRP released most of their new products before the fair but did show their S8 Rebel TX which has fully adjustable race suspension, the extra powerful LRP Z.28R Sport engine, VTEC Kamikaze truggy tires and a cab-forward competition body shell. It comes with a metal gear steering servo and big bore oil filled shocks. They have also introduced their new S10 Twister truck which is fully ball-raced, and has a slipper clutch and fully adjustable suspension geometry. Other items on display are the company’s new flagship competition brushless modified motor, the X20, the new LRP 20A power supply and an upgrade kit that turns your SXX speedo into a modified and stock speed controller. Finally on the battery front there is new range of competition LiPos with a higher C rating as well as higher capacity for longer run times.

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February 3, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – Gens Ace

Gens Ace showed us their new IMars DC charger, a small flat charger that can handle up to 6S batteries at 3.9A and 2S at 12A as well as discharge at 1A. There is a USB for upgrading the software, a balancer port for the included balancer board and a port for the optional temp sensor and the whole thing is controlled through 4 buttons on the top face. Also new from Gens Ace is the Mars brushless motor with adjustable timing and they are available in 3.5T to 21.5T. Finally they have some LiPo stick packs in 40C and 50C at 5000mAh and a 25C 4800mAh saddle pack with a 5300mAh 65C 2S stick pack also on display.

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February 3, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – AKA

Joel Johnson from AKA showed us around the new releases from the American company, with a focus on updating the truggy line of tires. Making its debut here is the all new Impact pattern for truggy, a popular tire for them in buggy, they expect this to be the go to tire in the truck class. The iBeam, Cityblock and Gridiron truggy tires all have been updated with the thread being more compressed onto the running surface making for smaller but more densely packed pins, giving them the Evo title. The idea is to decrease the wear and the update will also make the car more lively to drive.

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February 3, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – Bliss Engines

We were taken into a quiet room and shown the new line of competition .21 engines from Salvatore Schepis called Bliss. Available as a 5 port version called F5 Buggy and a 7 port circuit motor called F7 Onroad with lightened and balanced crankshaft, the main new element of this engine is the CLC system. This patented design use a conical shim, similar to that used for mounting a flywheel, which allows for a quick and easy adjustment, or removal, of the carburetor by simply loosening two screws from the top. We can expect a release in March/April with a .12 on road engine to follow in the future.

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February 3, 2012

Roche RC Rapide F103/F104 conversion kit

Roche RC has released the Rapide, a F103/F104 conversion kit. The wheel base is based on the F104 as 270mm, with a selectable width of 187mm (F104) and 200mm (F103). With a newly designed motor mount set, the width between the left & right mount is wider than the Tamiya original by 5mm meaning the main drive shaft bearing is closer to the wheel adaptor. At the back there is a simple design with adjustable “U Plate” rear suspension and there are different thickness “U Plate” to setup for different track condition. A narrow main chassis design makes it more stable with faster corner speed and moreover the chassis is compatible with Tamiya F104 bodies.

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February 3, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – Various

Pro-Line are present at the Hoeco stand and have on display their new Bulldog body shells for the Durango DEX210 and DEX410. Used by factory driver Hupo Honigl at the recent Reedy Invitational race, the cab forward design offers racers a stylish and high performance new body option for both cars. Also seen on the Hoeco stand is the Volksmotor that we wrote about last week, a 9 port Novarossi on road .21 engine with a sub 200 euro price.

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February 2, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – Team C

Team C Racing are making a big push into to the market with new European and American distributors and on their stand they were showing off their new product lines. First up is the new TC02 Evo 2wd rear motor buggy, which features a 8mm longer chassis than its predecessor and comes with a neat look cab forward body shell. The car is not yet finished is fitted with a prototype rear drive train.

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February 2, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – HobbyTech

HobbyTech have introduced the latest version of their Spirit buggy, the 2.0. Mostly a option upgrade, it comes as standard with machined aluminium shock towers in place of the original carbon ones for extra strength. There is new bladders for inside the shock absorbers which are reinforced and less likely to leak and there are also new shock pistons with 5×1.3mm holes and blank versions to allow you to create your own. There is also improved plastics and new front (2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 & 2.6mm) and rear (2.3mm, 2.4mm, 2.5mm, 2.6mm & 2.7mm) anti-roll bars. Finally the car comes with a new cab forward body shell.

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