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December 6, 2016

Tamiya Bigwig 2017 – Coming soon

Following first rumours French Tamiya distributors T2M have now officially announced the release of the 2017 Bigwig for January 2017. The 1/10th 4WD buggy was originally released back in 1986 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Tamiya’s radio controlled car section and it will soon make a return to the store shelves, collector’s cabinets and racing tracks. As usual with Tamiya’s re-releases the kit will be a near 100 percent replica of the original model with the 2017 featuring some improvements and changes such as a GT-Tuned 25T brushed motor as well as slight moulding changes to the speed controller and battery compartment to better suit today’s electronic speed controllers and battery packs. Also included will be a new decal sheet with slight updates to the original sponsor logos. Full information along with images of the actual kit should become available shortly.

Source: Tamiya Blog [tamiyablog.com]

December 6, 2016

Tamiya M-05 Mazda2 Demio M-chassis kit

The latest addition to Tamiya’s M-chassis range is the M-05-based Mazda2 Demio. Resembling Japan’s car of the year 2014/15 the kit utilises a front-driven M-05 chassis and it includes the highly detailed 4th generation Mazda2 Demio bodyshell. A comprehensive decal sheet including grille, head and tail lights as well as window details is also included as are replica wheels and high-grip treated tyres. The kit will become available in Spring 2017.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

December 6, 2016

3DRC B6 -2mm rear gearbox brace

Made for Team Associated’s B6 series of buggies is 3DRC’s new -2mm rear gearbox brace. The 3-D-printed part is of an updated design, based on a stock-part modification carried out by European high-class AE drivers, that lowers the standard camber link mount by 2mm, resulting in different roll centre settings that can be beneficial especially in high-grip carpet conditions. The brace comes including a set of shims that allows to easily revert to the standard setting and it is available through the brand’s Shapeways store.

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December 6, 2016

Hudy C1 pre-mounted touring car carpet tyres

Hudy have introduced their all-new C1 1/10th touring car carpet tyres. A specially developed rubber compound ensues high quality, a long life and maximum performance on high-grip carpet tracks. The tyres are pre-glued using a fully-robotic automatic glueing line for the highest possible precision and very true running tyre and they come in sets of four including suitable inserts and mounted on Hudy’s white disc wheels.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

December 6, 2016

Team Magic B8ER ARR 1/8th electric buggy kit

Team Magic have introduced the new B8ER ARR 1/8th E-buggy kit. The intermediate-level buggy comes as pre-assembled “roller” without electronics, motor or RC equipment but with a pre-painted bodyshell and HRC BullDog tyres. Other features include aluminium parts such as the main chassis plate, shock towers and steering plate as well as alloy chassis stiffeners, motor mount and shock absorbers. The suspension geometry is widely adjustable and the kit also sports CVD-type driveshafts, three gear differentials and sealed ball bearings.

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December 6, 2016

Xray T4’17 2mm aluminium & aluminium flex chassis

Xray T4'17 2mm aluminium & aluminium flex chassis

Xray have introduced two new aluminium chassis for the T4 2017 touring car kit. First up is a standard aluminium chassis made from 2mm 7075-T6 material and sporting a full-face design. The black anodised main plate improves traction, stability and steering over the standard carbon fibre plate when used in medium to high-bite conditions.

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December 6, 2016

T-Works RC8B3 aluminium axle shafts

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Coming from T-Works and made for the Team Associated RC8B3 and RC8B3E are aluminium front and rear axle shafts. They are machined from high-quality aluminium and hard-anodised for wear. Multiple cross pin holes allow to switch to a new pair of holes once the currently used ones start to wear out. The axle shafts come in pairs and include suitable grub screws.

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

December 6, 2016

RC Prostyle LiPo battery packs

RC Prostyle from Spain have introduced their latest competition LiPo battery range. The line-up includes two 5800mAh/110C and 5300mAh/110C Stock Spec standard-size packs, a 6000mAh/110C, 6400mAh/110C and 7500mAh/120C standard pack as well as two 5000mAh/110C and a 4500mAh/100C shorty-size batteries. All are made using high-quality low internal resistance cells for maximum performance in both modified and stock racing.

Source: RC Prostyle [rcprostyle.com]