Coming from Samix and made for the Serpent Cobra GT 2.0 and 3.0 are the version 2 aluminium gear box covers. The braces allow for easier gear mesh adjustment due to giving better visibility of the parts involved, plus they are also light of weight and add visual impact. The parts are available in orange or gun metal anodising.
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Coming from Italian company WRC Racing is a new aluminium main chassis and lower motor pod plate for the F-One formula car. Machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and coming black anodised for wear the chassis offers a second set of front end mounting holes to adjust the car’s wheelbase while the rear pod plate offers a stepped centre pivot hole over the standard countersunk fixing point as found of the kit’s carbon fibre plate. It is understood that this feature will make it easier to built a bind-free rear suspension.
RDRP have introduced a set of titanium shock pins for the Team Associated RC8B3. They are direct replacements for the standard steel parts and come machined from aircraft-grade titanium. Weighing in at only 0.85g per piece the shafts make for lower unsprung masses which results in greater suspension efficiency and thus improved overall performance. On top of this the shafts feature a recess in the button-style head for droop measurement purposes and they are highly corrosion resistant, meaning they not only look better for longer but they also perform at their best in wet track conditions. The pins come in sets of four to equip one full kit and they are usable on all of Team Associated’s 3rd generation 1/8th off-road kits including the RC8B, RC8B3e, RC8T3 and RC8T3e.
HB Racing have issued a new set of images showing the production prototype of the soon-to-be-released D817 1/8th off-road buggy. First information released indicate the buggy will be using a new long wheelbase 3mm aluminium chassis, a fine-adjustment aluminium D-mount, revised rear end upright geometry, universal and CV-style driveshaft compatibility as well as monocoque suspension arms, sintered brake pads and a reinforced and enclosed radio tray. Also included will be a Pro-Line Predator bodyshell and Trifecta wing. With the kit being on show at next week’s International Toy Fair in Nuremberg, Germany we guess HB Racing will soon post more details of the 2016 World Championship winning buggy.
Information about forthcoming Tamiya (re-)release kits is coming in thick and fast these days as the Japanese company is set for more re- and new releases this year. Following some interesting re-releases such as the Bigwig 2017 and Top Force 2017, Tamiya will reportedly also re-issue the Grasshopper II alongside new releases such as the DT-03 based Racing Fighter Chrome entry-level 2WD buggy, the Ferrari F12TdF and the MAN TGS Team Reinert Racing truck. We bring you more information on all kits as soon as they surface.
HRC Distribution have introduced several polarity checking adapter harnesses pre-wired with the most popular power connectors. The adapters check the battery’s polarity once they are plugged in with a red LED warning for reverse polarity while a green LED indicates that everything is ok. The harnesses are available with 4mm or 5mm bullet-type connectors for the battery side and T-type, EC3, Tamiya, Traxxas and XT90 connectors on the charger/ESC end. An integrated balance port allows to use the hardnesses as charger adapters but also to make tube-style connector competition LiPo packs usable with reverse polarity-protected “RTR kit” connectors.
Coming from Reflex Racing are an aluminium main chassis and lower pod plate kit for the Yokomo YRX12 as well as a hard wide bumper and bumper brace kit for the Team Associated TC7.1. Starting with the Yokomo parts, the chassis and lower pod plate were designed for racing on high-bite CRC black carpet and they will increase stability and enhance traction under high-bite conditions. Both parts are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, they come black anodised and with machined silver edge details.
Ahead of its official introduction SWorkz have released more images of the new S35-3 1/8th nitro buggy kit. The latest incarnation of the S35 platform comes with newly designed front arms with the upper wishbones allowing to use carbon fibre inserts to adjust stiffness while a new steering plates makes for an optimised Ackermann geometry. Other changes include new shock towers, a redesigned radio tray, updated rear arms as well as a new 7075 aluminium chassis that allows to attach optional weights to fine-tune the buggy’s weight distribution.
