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May 20, 2021

JConcepts Small Finish Line racing bag

From JConcepts, the Small Finish Line racing bag is a compact, multi-purpose equipment bag that can be used for about any RC needs. The design and proportions allow you to store and transfer just about any combination of compact RC equipment desired. There is enough room for 1/10th, 1/16th, 1/24th scale vehicles or touring cars as well as room for radio gear, tools, tires, or various other RC gear. This racing bag has a heavy covering of woven technical appearing fabric sewn over to create the glamorous geometry. JConcepts imagery and logos embroidered on each side of the bag for authenticity, impact, and brand loyalty. The front-load Velcro® design combined with composite inner liner allow for easy access to all drawers individually. The two composite drawers with divider make the inner workings of the JConcepts racing bag nothing short of spectacular for the organised minded racer.

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May 14, 2021

JConcepts Axial SCX24 bodies

JConcepts have released a trio of new bodyshells for the Axial SCX24 starting with this 1970’s Chevy K10. The 1970 shell is powerful, and the square body shape is a shout-out to simpler times when a hard day’s work was a bedful of goodness. For the 1970, a lot of the glamour rested in the front grille and headlight package as well as the layered and sculpted rear tail gate and taillight section. These details are found on the included decal sheet along with many emblems and trim packages to complete your body in several popular looks from that generation. A chiseled front-end is gently swept back from the centre. Fenders wells are round with raised edging making them ideal for several different 1/24th scale tires on the market.

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May 10, 2021

JConcepts Reflex in Aqua A2 compound

JConcepts have announced the release of their popular Reflex 1/8th buggy tyres in Aqua A2 compound. The Reflex tire is designed to bridge a gap between the popular Triple Dees tire and Ellipse. It has square angled pins that are stacked vertically to flex and fold evenly across the tire. Typically a stacked tread will wear less and provide more forward bite while the aligned space helps rotation in the turns and gives a snappy release to square up quickly.

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May 7, 2021

JConcepts aluminium 12mm hex wheel adaptors

The Tribute wheels have been a hit on and off the track for RC monster truck racers. One of the key features of the wheels involves having replaceable adaptors which can alter the vehicle width. For the high-power crowd, JConcepts is proud to offer the 18mm and 11mm offset adaptors as a machined aluminium option. With the aluminium adaptors, racers can now power up and race worry free with the mid-track width available by JConcepts. The precision machined hexes are light weight, feature black anodising with laser engraved offset markings. The hex adaptors bolt-up with existing hardware from the #3377 wheels in a 6-lug pattern and include flanged nylon insert lock nuts for bolt-on security. Go fast, be durable and look the part with JConcepts.

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May 7, 2021

JConcepts RC10 Protector body shell

JConcepts have introduced the Protector body shell for the original RC10 buggy. As the name suggests, the new body shares some styling cues from the original days of the RC10 and one of the most popular kit bodies of all-time. This is a CAD design body shell but definitely has its roots set in the 1980’s with rear biased cab, large rear transmission over-hanging section and large rear windows. Never has an RC10 body fit around the tub chassis with careful considerations to the angles, height, and transitions. Certainly, one of the most retro bodies in the JConcepts fleet, the Protector has very simple side-pods and efficiently covers the aluminium tub chassis. Multiple side windows, including the vintage back window, stand out as class leading details. The front nose piece of the body is feathered on the sides and chamfered to fit between the shock tower and slides just inside and on top of the nose brace tubes. A small, flared section near the front provides clearance around the button head screws on the sides of the tub chassis and zip right back onto alignment with the front of the chassis.

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April 26, 2021

JConcepts hex driver wrench set

JConcepts releases a wrench set contained in a slim unit with a 7-piece assortment of magnetic tip attachments. The blue anodised handle with grippy silver highlighting sports an injection moulded end cap inscribed with JC for authenticity. The slight ‘football’ shaped handle has some classic JConcepts ‘Fin’ machined details and teardrop milling sections combining appearance and functionality. The design of the speed tips is unique, featuring spring steel adaptors on the hex wrenches and steel machined tips with titanium nitrate coating. The hex wrenches come in the popular sizes such as 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 and feature a ball-end version of the 2.0 and 2.5 for those tough to reach locations or tricky angle applications. The nut driver tips are entirely 1 piece spring steel units in the useful 5.5 and 7.0mm sizes to fit a huge variety of applications. Each wrench tip is laser etched with tool size and JConcepts.net logo for identification. A bonus with the wrench set is the injection moulded storage base for vertical pit bench storage to keep each size handy and available when needed. A simple pull of the required tool off the holder can be performed in seconds and placed into the handle where the magnet takes a hold of the steel and snaps into place. The entire assembly fits into a translucent storage case with pre-cut hard density foam to protect handle and tool caddy.

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April 13, 2021

JConcepts Fuzz Bite & Pin Swag carpet tires

JConcepts have introduced two new carpet tires, the Fuzz Bite and the Pin Swag. The Fuzz Bite lands on a low-profile carcass carried over from tires such as the Twin Pin. The low stance provides quick transition at high-speed and minimises side-wall deflection and roll. The pin is specially built in a reverse ‘water tower’ shape planting the larger base at the bottom and narrowing at the top for precision. The pins are placed in a radius and repeated about for a healthy nest of pins to dig deep into matting in office carpet or tight knit CRC carpeting. The alternating rows of pins provides side-bite, and the tightness gives forward traction. The arrangement of the pins promotes good wear characteristics and traction longevity. The Fuzz Bite incorporates a small radial rib on the outside with angular cross to give consistent cornering but also forward mid-corner launch grip. Available in for the rear as well as in 2wd and 4wd front varieties.

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April 8, 2021

JConcepts curved pliers, side cutter & shock shaft tool

From JConcepts their new curved pliers are very handy to the organised minded racer looking to have a lot of functions in a single tool. The 5-piece design consists of the dual pinching jaws, aluminium handles and steel centre pivot screw. The curved plier ends are machined in steel, chamfered to reduce weight, and have inner grips to get ahold of just about any small part in RC. In the grip area resides an opening where round objects can be gripped and pinched where further work can be done. Near the pivot, an inner cutter is built-in so side cutting can be performed to detach small plastic from parts trees or simply cutting soft metals, solder, or other low resistance materials. Past the pivot, the JConcepts pliers have the handy 4.0 and 3.0 diameters which are for pinching shock shafts during builds or re-builds without unnecessarily marking important surfaces.

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