Red RC » Eoghain O Briain

February 4, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – RB Products

RB have their new line of Xtrem engines on show with a simplified naming structure and reduced number of motors. In the buggy line up there is the new BX, a 5+2 port .21 engine with a 14.5mm crankshaft and CNC machined piston. The BXR is the high end version of this motor with balanced and lightened crankshaft and ceramic main bearing. For on road there is the CX which is a 9+2 .21 port engine again with 14.5mm crankshaft and CNC machined piston. It is also available as an R version with 2 additional lubrication holes, ceramic bearing and lightened balanced crankshaft. Finally for 1/10 touring there is the TX which has 3 ports and an 11.9mm crankshaft and the R version has the extra lubrication holes in the liner as well as the additional R benefits of the other engines.

Click here for more information and photos

February 4, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – KM Racing

KM Racing/Novarossi factory driver Dario Balestri took us through his new prototype 1/10th 200mm chassis, based on the H-K1. The overall idea for the new car was to reduce weight and car features new front and rear blocks, new POM plastic pulleys, a lot of lightened parts throughout and a new narrower chassis with the option of titanium drive shafts and wheel axles to be available. The bearings in the middles shaft holder and gearbox shaft are now set into plastic inserts for vibration reduction. There is a new radio plate with adjustable flex through 2 screws on the front and on the rear of the plate depending on where you want the flex and the RX battery is now mounted on the exhaust side for perfect balance. Final updates include a new fuel cap and a new side belt tensioner.

View more pictures here

February 4, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – Arrowmax

Arrowmax have their own stand here at the fair this year and they are showing the most bling items accessories at the show. We have written about it before but seeing their aluminium and carbon fibre setup board in person you can see the quality of finish on this very unique product. Also on show was their prototype car stand with machined aluminum sides and carbon top surface. The final dimensions of the stand is likely to change but the materials will stay the same.

View more images here

February 4, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – Xceed

Xceed have a number of new items on their stand including a new range of starter boxes for 1/8th & 1/10th on road and 1/8th off road. These extremely compact units feature an aluminium case and single motor, belt driven starter wheel and can take twin 2S LiPos. Xceed too have a new line up of servos with metal gear servos and full or partial metal cases. They also are showing their new super lightweight carbon fibre setup boards with honeycomb internals.

Click here for more information and photos

February 4, 2012

Toy Fair 2012 – Robitronic

Robitronic have shown of their new line up of servos under the ‘Highest’ name. They say that the price and quality is somewhere in the middle between the Savox and KO brands and fall under two categories called Speed and Torque. All have full or partial metal casings and the car versions are aimed towards the 1/8th offroad category. Robitronic also have new competition LiPos including a 6000mAh 2S 70C, 6000mAh 2S 50C, 5500mAh 3S 60C and a 5000mAh 70C saddle pack.

Click here for more information and photos

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.

Click here for more information and photos

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.

Click here for more photos

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.

Click here for more information and photos