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February 2, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – Agama

Daniel Vega is once again manning the Agama stand, which is part of their German distributors BSR. On show is the Agama A8 truggy, which is based of the A8 Evo buggy and which is your usual truggy conversions with longer chassis and longer arms. As with the buggy the truggy’s wishbones are able to be used on both the left and right side and on all the new cars the right front and the left rear wishbones feature reverse threads where the lower shock absorber ball is mounted to the wishbone so that the screw will no longer come loose.

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February 2, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – Novarossi

Novarossi have been showing off their patented main bearing for their engines, which will come in the new Keep-On .12 and .21. The bearing features a narrower centre ring compared to the outer ring and this not only reduces rotating mass for better acceleration but it also reduces back flow to the carburetor by having the outer run wrap around material on the inside of the crankcase preventing the fuel from getting past. The bearing will be eventually available with ceramic or steel balls and while it is only now available in the on road engines, with more testing it may become available for the offroad engines too.

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February 2, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – Xray

Xray have only some small updates to their gas on road cars which is new here at the fair. The NT1 2012 spec car features a new revised radio plate with a different front to help give more flex and in turn give more steering. The other update is to the chassis plate which has been machined below the engine blocks and engine to lower the engine to help improve the car’s centre of gravity.

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February 2, 2012

Paolo Morganti signs to Team Titan

Team Titan have announced that top US Serpent racer Paolo Morganti has signed to use Team Titan products for 2012, racing with Blitz bodies. Paolo had this to say about the deal:

I am happy to join team TiTAN and use Blitz high performance bodies. During the Novarossi Challenge I tried them and chose for the R18 on this super high speed track and it give me great performance helping me to take TQ and 1st. I am looking forward to using these bodies in the coming races.

Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]

February 2, 2012

Spektrum DX2E transmitter

The DX2E from Spektrum is the perfect answer for any surface enthusiast looking for their first upgrade into the world of 2.4GHz technology. Powered by Spektrum 2.4GHz technology, the DX2E offers class-leading signal assurance at a wallet-friendly and budget conscious price point. Until now, those wanting the reassurance and convenience of 2.4GHz technology have been unable to benefit from Spektrum technology at this price point meaning that they’d either have to settle for something else or spend more. Now though with the DX2E, Spektrum have redressed the balance, making their marine-compatible patented surface DSM signal transmission available for the first time at this price-point driven end of the market.

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February 2, 2012

Losi micro BL 2.4ghz Rally car & SCT

Losi have introduced their updated 1/24th Scale RTR 4WD Short Course Truck and 4WD rally car. With their 8750Kv brushless system, both cars are super fast and you can run it practically anywhere, inside or out. And when running it with friends, you won’t run into interference problems as the newly included Spektrum 2.4GHz DSM radio system offers a bulletproof interference free link.

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February 2, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – Kyosho

Kyosho have given updates to a lot of their competition line up adding option parts as standard to all their high end electric cars. The RB5 SP2 WC 2wd buggy is based on the car used by the team in Finland and comes supplied with big bore shocks, X-gear springs, a new large slipper system and new updated plastics. Other improvements include the one piece front wheel axle/hex and an updated bodyshell and wing called the Trident. The 4wd Lazer ZX-5 FS2 SP gets the same treatment with improved plastics, big bore shocks and X-gear springs and also has chassis modified to better accept LiPo packs. The Ultima SCR SP is another car to get the same shock and springs, slipper and improved plastics.

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February 1, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – Team Orion

Team Orion have a range of completely new .21 buggy engines, comprising of 3 motors, as well as a fourth for truggy. The new line all use the CRF technology and are available in one standard and two factory versions. All include the new crankcase which has been designed to improve strength with all the internals improved upon. The piston and liner have been updated with the piston having been machined from a different material to improve the quality, which together with the updated crankshaft timing help to improve the fuel mileage of the engine. The standard line is noticeable by the silver crankcase and will come in a 3 port version, while the 2 tuned engines have a black crankcase and come in 3 and 5 port versions and include ceramic bearings and hand finished internals. All the improvements to the manufacturing process have improved the cost of the engine which is being passed onto the customer. Finally in the engine line the .12 will get a new aluminium carburetor and we were told that the .21 on road engine will finally become available this year as a 7 port motor.

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