Coming soon from Tamiya is an oil-filled gear differential unit for the TT-02 entry-level touring car kit. Sold as a complete kit, the set included composite gear and housing, gaskets, O-rings, gears, screws, outdrives and bearings. Also included is a bottle of oil. The gear diff will fit all TT-02 style chassis.
Source: Tamiya [tamiyausa.com]
Kyosho Europe have introduced the new Picco .21 Buggy Blast Race Ceramic nitro off-road engine. The 3.5cc power plant builds on the Blast Team edition engine, however is comes with a standard non-DLC crankshaft but a new generation vacuum injection-moulded crankcase for greatly improved stability of the engine. Other features include a new piston and sleeve whose new manufacturing process and materials ensure better wear resistance and consistency.
Source: Kyosho Europe [kyoshoeurope.com]
To celebrate the first anniversary of their brand, MonacoRC have introduced their all-new trucker cap. The white front hosts the MonacoRC embroidered logo while the red bill is decorated with a red cord. The back is made in blue mesh to complete the MonacoRC signature colours. The snap back hat allows for easy size-adjustment and it is available from now on.
MW RC Cars have introduced a new 0 degree carbon fibre wing spacer for the SWorkz S14-3 buggy. The part is machined from high-quality carbon fibre and it will be sandwiched between the wing and the wing stay, offering greater support to both for improved stability and durability. Using the second of the included spacers will raise the wing for even greater straight-line stability while also offering greater suspension and tyre clearance with certain wings.
Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]
RC One Racing have introduced their new car and shock stand for 1/10th scale off-road vehicles. To do away with the need to place the car aside when using the shock stand, RC One have manufactured the stand with a removable shock stand which allows to use the car stand while rebuilding the shocks. This also eliminates the need to have another tool/fixture in the pit bag. The stand is of super light weight, chemical resistant and it features a cross linked layer on the bottom.
Made for the Tekno RC EB410 and ET410 kits are two new stainless steel chassis protector sets from T-Works. Coming separately for the front or the rear of the vehicles, the sets include two skid plates each that were designed to be a direct fit and to protect the chassis overhangs from becoming overall damaged on abrasive surfaces or when running on tracks with large jumps.
View the rear skid plates here
Avid have introduced their new Aura Revolution line of oiled, tight tolerances steel ball bearings. Categorised as a budget-minded performance bearing and because it is oiled and has slightly higher tolerances than Avis’s greased Halo line, the bearing will perform almost as well as the compnany’s high-end Aura Ceramics but at more than half the cost. It is designed for the highly competitive racer that wants to have an edge but does so much racing that spending the money on the Aura Ceramic’s isn’t always practical. The bearing comes in Avid’s Revolution seal, which is a rubber seal on one side and metal on the other and they are made with Chromium Steel races because the surface finish is smoother than other materials such as Stainless Steel. This results in less noise and better performance. The bearings are now available in Avid’s famous FlexKit software, allowing to build customised packs for nearly every application.
Source: Avid [avidrc.com]
Coming from TMG Speed and made for the Yokomo YZ-2 CAL2 2WD buggy are low centre of gravity carbon fibre shock towers. The lower-than-stock front variant is designed especially for racing on EOS style carpet while the rear offers a revised geometry for the use with YZ-2T front shocks. Both are of a lower design for an overall lower centre of gravity and cut from high-quality carbon fibre.
View the rear shock tower here
