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July 17, 2020

Awesomatix A12 1/12th scale pan car – Coming in 2020

Awesomatix have released another teaser image of their forthcoming new A12 1/12th scale pan car that is set for a release this year. First prototypes made public appearances at the IFMAR Worlds in the UK this January with the company having used the recent months to finalise the design of their first-ever 1/12th scale on-road kit. Official details on the kit’s specifications and features are not available at the moment with the car’s drawings also hiding key areas but we await more details closer to the official presentation.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

July 16, 2020

RC Maker A800FX Tweak Stick

RC Maker have announced the release of their new Tweak Stick tool for the use with the Awesomatix A800FX front-wheel drive touring car. Featuring a full carbon fibre construction, it is lightweight and disassembles for easy transportation. The tweak stick aids to pin the car down onto a flat surface with a single hand, whilst tightening the top deck screws with your other hand. Due to Awesomatix’s unique design not having shock towers, the tweak stick utilises extension plates which exert even pressure onto the bulkheads left and right, front and rear. The design locates the extensions onto the bulkhead using locating lugs, which makes it quick, easy and accurate to use. Thick O-rings simply locate the extensions in place, which can be adjusted in distance to your desire. Using the tweak stick doesn’t require removal of anything, as it clears all parts of the car and all spur gear sizes.

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June 29, 2020

Vigor touring car tungsten balance weights

Coming from Vigor are three new tungsten balance weights for some of the most popular electric touring cars. The range includes a 15g 3×19.5mm weight for the Yokomo BD10, a 13g 34.5x17mm weight for the Xray T4 series as well as a 10g 33.5×15.5mm weight for the Awesomatix A800MMX. All are machined of heavy tungsten material, meaning they are heavier than comparable brass weights, ensuring a more efficient chassis balancing. The weights are attached using super-thin double-sided tape. Also new is a universal 15g 5x6x26mm centre weight that can be attached in the motor mount area.

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June 19, 2020

T-Works A800FX titanium ball studs & screw sets

Coming from T-Works and made for the Awesomatix A800FX front-wheel drive touring car are a titanium ball stud set as well as three new screw kits. The ball stud set includes 25 high-quality ball studs machined from 64 grade titanium for a low weight and exceptional stability. The balls come polished for smooth suspension action and improved looks and using them not only scrubs weight but also adds corrosion resistance when running in wet track conditions. Also Available are a 77-piece mixed titanium and black anodised aluminium screw kit, a 97-piece all-titanium screw set as well as a 97-piece gold-colour steel screw kit. Both the mixed and full titanium set include UFO head screws for cool looks and they help to reduce the overall weight of the car while the gold-colour steel screws mainly add bling.

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June 15, 2020

T-Works A800MMX & FX titanium top deck screw

T-Works have introduced their new titanium top deck screw for the Awesomatix A800MMX and FX kits. The specially designed bolt is a direct replacement for the standard item, however it is of a lower weight with the natural titanium finish making for a more aesthetic appearance of the car when using titanium screws throughout. The top deck screws are machined from high-quality 64 grade material and they come in sets of three.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

June 12, 2020

RC Maker A800MMX brass & carbon AFEP

Coming from RC Maker and made for the Awesomatix A800MMX touring car are two adjustable floating electronics plate sets. They were designed to placing the weight down low, in the best position, whilst having absolutely no impact on the flex of the car. With both brass and carbon options, as well as an even heavier brass plate option, drivers have all the tuning options they could ever want to achieve the desired balance. The AFEP system can also be shimmed out from the motor-mount to further increase the tuning adjustability. The standard brass set will weigh in at 23g with the optional 25g plate making it 35g in total. As for the carbon fibre variant, it will weigh in at 12g. Both also allow the easy removal of the electronics plate from the car for maintenance and cleaning purposes.

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June 11, 2020

MR33 Awesomatix multi tool

Available now is MR33’s new Awesomatix multi tool that allows for convenient building, setup and maintenance of the A800’s diff, driveshafts and dampers. The two-piece aluminium tool can be used to open and close the gear differential, taking the double joint drive shafts apart, and it has a clever depth probe to properly adjust the P63 piston inside the AT41-2 damper vane. Owners can also open and close the standard AT-40-1 damper caps with the tool in a very comfortable way. The tool is made of aluminium, it comes black anodised and with machined silver edge details and white laser-engraved logos.

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May 23, 2020

Rebellion-RC A800 MMCX narrow main chassis

RC-Carbonstore have introduced the new Rebellion-RC narrow carbon fibre main chassis kit for the Awesomatix A800 MMCX mid-motor touring car. Due to the use of much harder carbon fibre material compared to the stock main plate, the designers were able to create a chassis that is 8mm narrower than the stock plate, without sacrificing overall stiffness and flex characteristics, which results in a lot less chassis scrubbing during hard cornering. To further gain advantages of the new narrow design, the old short lower arms mounting positions were removed in favour of a streamlined design that further adds ground clearance during cornering or while riding curbs. In addition to making the chassis slimmer, the main plate also features a 4.5mm more forward battery and a 2.5mm more forward servo position in order to gain smoother corner apex steering while getting a more stable rear end under acceleration. The slimmer chassis design also allowed to reposition the anti-roll bars without having to change anything to the wires or mounts. Other new features include slightly enlarged motor cutouts that allow for easier ESC wire routing underneath the motor can while also preventing the motor from touching the chassis. In order to optimise overall flex, the under-spool and under-diff cutouts were reshaped while additional mounting positions for Rebellion-RC’s new MMCX weight set allow easy mounting of the floating receiver and fan mount plate as well as the forthcoming new Y-stiffener. The chassis is rounded out by mounting positions for Rebellion-RC’s signature under-battery rubber dots, a 0.3×45 degree lower chamfer for looks and durability and it is available in 2.0mm, 2.2mm and 2.5mm thickness.

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