Active Hobby Products have expanded their range of option parts for the Tamiya TA07 Pro touring car. First up is a new aluminium transversal chassis stiffener. The CNC-machined and blue or black anodised part connects the outer chassis rails and thus makes for an overall increased chassis stiffness. The part weighs in at a lightweight 8.5g and it is a direct fit.
Hudy have introduced their all-new adjustable ride height gauge for 1/10th scale buggies. Offering a common design, the gauge has an adjustment range of 14mm up to 20mm with laser-etched markings highlighting the 1mm increments for precise adjustment of the vehicle’s ground clearance. The CNC-machined tool is made from black anodised aluminium for wear and looks.
Source: Hudy [hudy.net]
Coming from Samix and made for the Axial SCX10 II trail truck are brass centre driveshafts. The set compromised of outer brass couplers, weighing in at 79g, and the inner brass sliders, with a weight of 49g, with both adding valuable weight that can be beneficial to improve climb performance while adding rigidity and durability. The parts can be mixed and matched with the standard composite plastics in order to achieve the desired overall weight or weight distribution.
VRP have released their updated 2018 version gullwing front shock tower for the Team Associated B6. With the growing trend towards carpet and turf tracks the tower was re-designed to feature a double bevelled edge design that is less prone to dig into the track surface. Made from American-grade 7075 aluminium, the shock stay is strong yet only weighs 9.6g. The tower comes black anodised and with silver edge details.
JQRacing have briefly introduced their forthcoming Grey Edition eCar 1/8th electric buggy kit. The vehicles utilises the Black Edition front and rear assemblies attached to the White Edition eCar chassis. The only different on the chassis is the stronger front centre dogbone, thicker than the original steel dogbone. The kit is set for a release by the end of the month and available for pre-order now.
Xray have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming X10’18 200mm pan car kit. No details are available yet but we expecting them to surface right in time for the release.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Coming from Tekno are CVA-style driveshafts for the EB48.4 and NB48.4 1/8th scale off-road buggies. The .4 CVAs have been redesigned with an oversized ball joint to reduce wear, resulting in improved consistency. The stock universal driveshafts excel in bumpy conditions but on smoother tracks, CVAs are usually going to yield faster corner speeds, quicker acceleration and reduce weight transfer allowing the driver to grab more throttle earlier in the corner. The new CVA parts must be used together as a complete set of driveshafts, stub axles, CV rebuild kit, and 15x21x4 bearings – all of which are available separately – and are compatible with the EB48.4 and NB48.4 buggies.
Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]
German Hitec distributors Multiplex have introduced the HBS-9381TH full metal case servo. High voltage compatible and coming with ultra-durable titanium gears the servo pulls a constant 34kg-cm of torque regardless of the input voltage while at 7.4V input it offers down to 0.14s of transit time. The standard size servo features a powerful brushless motor, dual ball bearings, a full aluminium case and it is usable for a wide range of applications.
