January 6, 2017

Muchmore luxury black aluminium parts tray 3

Coming from Muchmore is the luxury aluminium parts tray 3. The tray is machined from high-quality aluminium and at 130x170mm it is about 20 percent larger than the previous one. While it features three different machined pockets to hold small parts, it also sports several gauges for screw diameter and length measurement, it can hold bullet-type connectors during soldering and has a magnetic tray to hold body clips. On top of this a 10mm slot on the upper side can hold a mobile phone, making the tray even more versatile. The tray comes black anodised, with silver chamfered edges and laser-etched markings.

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January 6, 2017

Tamiya TRF102 Black Edition formula chassis kit

Tamiya’s TRF102 1/10th formula chassis is soon also available in a Black Edition with dark anodised aluminium parts over the standard blue ones. The car is based on a carbon fibre chassis with T-bar rear suspension design for improved bump track handling compared to link-type cars, it comes with a big bore centre shock, a single roll damper and it will hit stores by February.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]


January 6, 2017

110% Racing carbon fibre shock pod

Coming from 110% Racing is the carbon fibre shock pod. Based on the original design the carbon fibre version is even lighter than before and has a wider footprint, making it more stable for a more secure stand on the pit table. It accommodates both 1/10th and 1/8th scale shocks and it is quick and easy to assemble and disassemble for storage.

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January 6, 2017

TLR 5ive-B aluminium dual steering servo tray

Team Losi Racing have introduced an aluminium servo tray for the 5ive-B large scale gas buggy. Machined from aluminium and coming hard-anodised for wear, the servo mount offers improved rigidity while allowing to run a dual steering servo setup for optimised steering control. Included with the tray comes suitable mounting hardware.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]


January 5, 2017

HRC Racing TSW wire protection sleeves

HRC Racing make wire protection easy with the introduction of two new Team Secret Weapon wire protection sleeves. Made from sturdy fabric material the sleeves are available in two sizes; as 13mm diameter variant for 10AWG to 16AWG power cables and in a smaller 6mm variant for servo and receiver leads. The black colour sleeves come in coils of 100cm and they not only protect wires from being cut and scuffed cut but they also add a dark and stealthy factory look without having to swap or blacken coloured wires.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]


January 5, 2017

Muchmore Impact Linear FD2 6500mAh 4S LiPo battery

Available soon from Muchmore is the Impact Linear FD2 6500mA 14.8V 4S LiPo battery pack. Built from high-performance 100C cells the battery offers a high capacity and it is ideal for demanding 1/8th electric buggy and truggy racing. The hardcase pack measures 138x47x47.5mm, it weighs in at 545g and comes pre-wired with 10AWG wires, a genuine Deans connector, and an XH-type balancer port.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]


January 5, 2017

Exotek RB6.6 aluminium laydown bulkhead

Exotek have introduced an aluminium rear bulkhead for laydown converted Kyosho RB6.6 buggies. A heavy duty 1-piece design and high-quality 7075 aluminium material mean improved durability and less chances to strip a ball stud mounting hole in hard crashes. The part matches the stock geometry and includes mounting points for the RB6.6 sway bars and at 10g the bulkhead is also about 1.5g lighter than the stock nylon part.

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