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July 14, 2014

Yokomo Toyota 86 4WD touring car kit

Yokomo introduce the Toyota 86 touring car kit based on the shaft-driven SD Sport 4WD chassis. Coming with a strong moulded composite chassis the kit also offers full-time 4WD, a fully adjustable double wishbone suspension, front solid axle and rear ball differential, front universal driveshafts and rear dog bones as well as composite shock absorbers, a cast aluminium clamp-type motor mount and full ball bearings. The kit is rounded out by an officially licensed Toyota 86 bodyshell and a set of scale wheels and high-grip semi-slick tyres. The kit will hit stores around mid-August.

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July 11, 2014

Yokomo Europe B-Max2 & B-Max4 chassis decals

Available now from Yokomo Europe are chassis protective decals for the Yokomo B-Max4 III and B-Max2 buggy. The clear decals come printed with black graphics and they are made to prevent the chassis becoming overly scratched on abrasive track surfaces. Included in each package are two pre-cut decals.

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July 11, 2014

Yokomo YZ-PS25A 25 Amp power supply

Yokomo introduce the YZ-PS25A power supply for the use with 100 to 240VAC input. The device offers 12VDC and a maximum of 25A of output current, enough even for very powerful charger and tyre truers. An LC display informs about the current voltage, wattage and temperature while a separate 5V/1A USB port allows you to power your mobile devices. Due to the design of the power supply it can be directly mated with Yokomo’s YZ-110Duo charger with the help of two dual bullet-type connectors, limiting the amount of wires on your pit table for a clean and sleek look. Both the power supply and charger are also available as a combo set from mid-July.

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July 11, 2014

Yokomo R12 C3.1 1/12th pan car kit

Yokomo introduce the latest incarnation of their 4-time JMRCA National and 2-time IFMAR World Championship winning 1/12th scale car, the R12 C3.1. The kit features the newly developed rear friction tube dampers which consist of small-sized and light weight plastic-moulded tube dampers, a system that is used up front great results for some time now. The dampers reduce roll and improve agility of the car especially on carpet surfaces while the use of thicker rear oil also helps with rear end grip on asphalt surfaces. Up front, the C3.1 inherits the proven, fully adjustable double wishbone suspension and friction dampers from the previous generation R12’s. the C3.1 will be ready for shipping by the end of July.

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July 7, 2014

Radtec T4 & BD7 steel drivetrain option parts

Radtec RC is a new brand for competition grade RC after market parts and the first products to hit the light of the day are a series of spring steel driveshafts and spool cups for the Xray T4 and Yokomo BD7 series cars. Available for the T4 are 52mm front and 50mm rear double joint driveshafts as well as steel solid axle drive cups. For the BD7 Radtec RC offers 45.5mm front and 44mm rear double joint driveshafts along suitable steel spool drive cups. All parts are made from Radtec RC’s premium steel and they come hard-coated for a smooth and long-lasting finish.

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July 5, 2014

Arrowmax B-Max2 side weight brass set

Available now from Arrowmax is this 64g side weight kit for the newer generation Yokomo B-Max2 buggies. It is understood that the brass weights are used to fill the empty battery compartment spaces to the left and right of the chassis when running a shorty battery pack in longitudinal configuration. The parts add 64g of weight to the centre of the chassis which can be helpful especially in very bumpy track conditions.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

July 3, 2014

PSM B-Max4 III shorty LiPo chassis conversion kit

Yesterday we reported about PSM’s shorty LiPo battery conversion kit for the Yokomo B-Max4 III and today the German company officially announce the set’s release. The conversion builds around a 2.5mm semi-gloss carbon fibre chassis that offers added stiffness and better scratch resistance than PSM’s well-known glossy carbon and it is designed around the use of the so called “shorty” 2S LiPo battery packs. A special feature is the airmount system for the battery pack, basically a “floating battery” mount that does not affect the flex of the chassis for equal cornering characteristics in both left and right bends. The battery mount weights in at only 25g and an included transversal carbon chassis stiffener optimises the flex characteristic of the chassis. The chassis conversion is designed for low to medium-grip tracks and it is available from now on.

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July 2, 2014

PSM introduce the floating battery mount

German company PSM are known for their innovative after market option parts and while working on the a shorty LiPo battery chassis conversion kit for the Yokomo B-Max4 III, Stefan of PSM came up with the idea of a floating battery mount. While the buggy offers a floating servo mount from stock, an idea adopted from the electric touring cars, taking away the influence of the battery on the twist of the chassis seems like a new approach to get every little bit of performance and predictability out of the 1/10th scale buggies, especially since a carbon fibre chassis, such as the upcoming shorty pack conversion, offers more flex compared to the kit’s aluminium chassis. From what is understood PSM is testing different configurations of the mount at the moment and we keep you up to date with the progress.

Source: PSM [psm-rc.com]