October 7, 2015

Avid B5-series titanium steering system screws

Avid B5-series titanium steering system screws

New from Avid and made for Team Associated’s 5th generation 1/10th off-road vehicles are the titanium steering system screws. The fasteners are shouldered to remove the slop out of the steering rack while also dropping 3g of weight. Also the kit screws measure in at 2.91mm where Avid’s titanium shouldered screws come in at 2.99mm for a much tighter bearing fit. The screws are machined from billet 6Al-4V titanium, each package includes two 3-12mm and two 3-22mm fasteners and they fit the B5, B5M, T5M, and SC5M.

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October 6, 2015

Tresrey HT-1 1/10th 4WD touring car kit

Tresrey HT-1 1/10th 4WD touring car kit

Coming soon from Japanese company Tresrey is the HT-1 1/10th 4WD touring car kit. The car is based on a carbon fibre double deck chassis, it features purple anodised front and rear shock towers as well as gun metal anodised aluminium suspension and layshaft mounts. Also part of the package are an aluminium floating steering servo mount as well as a rail-type steering assembly. More details should become available in time for the release.

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October 6, 2015

Hitec D-series 32-bit high-performance servos

Hitec D-series 32-bit high-performance servos

New from Hitec come the D-series 32-bit high-performance digital servos for a range of 1/8th and 1/10th scale applications. Combining high-resolution and ultra-response technology with a 32-bit MCU and 12-bit ADC for programmability and flexibility, these servos are meant to deliver significantly smoother movement. The speedy, powerful line operates on a wide 4.8 to 8.4 voltage range, allowing use with any common battery chemistry without the need for adapters or regulators. The dual ball-raced coreless motor servos come in several specifications, as are the titanium gear D-980TW (0.14s/44kg-cm), D-950TW (0.14s/35kg-cm), D-945TW (0.10s/23kg-cm), and D-940TW (0.06s/16.5kg-cm). Also available are the metal geared D-645MW (0.17s/13kg-cm) and the D-625MW (0.13s/10kg-cm). All sport industry standard dimensions with the 9-series servo featuring a heatsink middle case while the 6-series servo sporting a plain mid section.

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October 6, 2015

Radtec narrow 4mm turnbuckle wrench

Radtec narrow 4mm turnbuckle wrench

Coming from Radtec is a narrow 4mm turnbuckle wrench. Machined from spring steel and sporting laser-etched markings for easy identification the wrench comes in handy especially when adjusting the camber links on pan cars as the narrow design does not interfere with the ball cups and inner camber arms.

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October 6, 2015

NSquared Bocomolich tyre additive

NSquared Bocomolich tyre additive

NSquared have released their new Bocomolich tyre sauce. Containing special chemicals and additives the traction compound will enhance grip, durability and handling of the tyres with the product coming in metal cans with a dauber cap for secure storage and easy application.

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October 6, 2015

Hiro Seiko T4’16 & X12’16 lightweight screw sets

Hiro Seiko T4'16 & X12'16 lightweight screw sets

Hiro Seiko have introduced a range of optional screw sets for the T4’16 and X12’16 on-road kits. Starting with the T4 sets, they include selected screws for the 2016 specification kit and they are available as titanium or mixed titanium and aluminium set. Included are 98 hex screws and using the kits scrubs between 18g and 23g of weight while adding bling at the same time. Also new are two respective sets for the X12’16 1/12th scale pan car. Containing 48 screw each they save about 9.8g to 12g of weight with the mixed set being the lighter one due to the included alloy screws.

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October 5, 2015

Tamiya Motul Autech GT-R & Mazda Roadster

Tamiya Motul Autech GT-R & Mazda Roadster

Tamiya have two new 1/10th scale on-road kits available in the form of the Motul Autech GT-R on the TT-02 chassis as well as the Mazda MX-5 Roadster, based on the M-05 chassis. Starting with the GT-R, the car resembles last year’s Super GT GT500 class winner with the vehicle being based on Tamiya’s popular entry-level TT-02 4WD chassis. Included in the kit come a replica Nissan GT-R bodyshell, a comprehensive decal sheet as well as black rims and slick tyres and it will hit the stores at the end of November.

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October 4, 2015

First look at the HB D2’16

First look at the HB D2'16

On display for the first time at this week’s IFMAR World Championships at the Yatabe Arena is the unique D2’16 from HB. Designed to be a versatile platform it is particularly good on loose surfaces on which it has done most of its development work and testing. While not the final chassis, the configuration is set and it allows for 8 different battery positions, 4 inline and 4 sideways positions. Massively adjustable it has 9 kick up options, 5 caster positions, 5 trailing arm positions as well as adjustable arm sweep, all without using additional parts.

View more details and photos of the D2’16 on our events page here.


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