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July 11, 2017

PR Racing S1v3 FM Sport 2WD buggy kit

Coming from PR Racing is the S1v3 FM Sport 2WD buggy kit, the lower spec version of the S1v3 FM competition buggy. Although sporting a lower price tag the kit is stacked with features such as carbon fibre shock towers and battery strap, a sealed gear differential, and an alloy chassis. Also included are threaded oil-filled plastic body shock absorbers, rear composite hubs, over-sized RF and RR suspension mounts, as well as plastic steering posts and a bearing/plastic bushing steering assembly. The kit shares lots of parts and all geometry from the race proven competition kit, meaning it can be outfitted with additional performance parts if required.

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July 10, 2017

HB Racing E817T 1/8th E-Truggy – Coming soon

HB Racing have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming E817T 1/8th E-Truggy kit. No official word on features and specifications is available yet but given the CAD rendering the truck will use links to connect the front, centre and rear bulkheads over the more conventional and class-standard bulkhead-to-chassis braces while also utilising a clamp-style motor mount. We bring you more information on the kit as soon as they surface.

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]

July 7, 2017

Serpent 988 1/8th nitro on-road kit – Coming soon

During this week’s second round of the 2017 Euro Nitro Series Serpent are showing off their all-new 988 1/8th on-road platform. With only the transmission, shocks, fuel tanks and some minor plastic parts taken over from the previous 977, the new car is pretty much a complete redesign – although a quite traditional one. New to the 988 are the aerodynamic lower a-arms which are solid and can accept different inserts to change the flex characteristics of the arm, which is just one of a number of various flex tuning possibilities in this new car. Along with a modified main chassis to accept the new parts, the car also comes with the newly released Viper Flow front bumper.

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July 4, 2017

Tamiya TT-02 Subaru WRX STI NBR touring car kit

Following yesterday’s semi-official announcement of the forthcoming TB Evo.7 competition touring car, Tamiya now also introduced a new entry-level kit. Coming soon is the Tamiya TT-02 Subaru WRX STI NBR 4WD touring car based on the simple and proven TT-02 4WD on-road chassis. It features a shaft-driven transmission and it comes with a highly detailed Subaru bodyshell including moulded mirrors and rear wing. The kit is rounded out by grippy slick tyres on dark multi-spoke rims and it will hit stores in August.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

July 4, 2017

Team Associated introduce new SC10.3 RTR trucks

Coming from Team Associated are the SC10.3 Lucas Oil Brushless and JRT Brushless RTR short course trucks. Features include a water-resistant high-power Reedy brushless speed control, Reedy 3300kV brushless motor, and a water-resistant enclosed receiver box. The suspension received an upgrade with the addition of adjustable blue anodised aluminium V2 coil-over shocks while the gearbox now comes with a heavy-duty sealed gear differential and the externally adjustable V2 slipper clutch. The short-course hex-drive wheels come standard on the SC10.3 with high-traction racing compound rear tyres for more grip.

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July 3, 2017

Tamiya TB Evo.7 – Coming soon

Following a first official teaser another image of Tamiya’s forthcoming TB Evo.7 has appeared on the interweb. The photo shows what is understood to be the production version of Tamiya’s top-of-the-foodchain shaft-driven 4WD touring car. Said car features pretty bulky front and rear gearboxes with polycarbonate covers and ball-raced anti-roll bars, TRF419X-ish bulkhead covers and camber link mounts, short shock absorbers and also an aluminium main chassis but no top decks. The most noticeable change compared to the previous TB.Evo kits though is the mid motor design with the motor and electric such as speed controller and receiver swapping positions while the main gear also made a move way towards the front end. This also results in the main battery positioned much towards the backend. Much like the bulkheads, the aluminium floating servo mount is of a pretty bulky design. The reversed steering bellcranks are attached directly to the front transmission box to reduce the influence of chassis flex. The latter is controlled by a 6mm centre spline that allows for adjustable torsional flex but limited pitch flex. Furthermore the chassis allows for three different motor positions of front, mid and rear while the suspension components are a mix of TRF418 arms and TRF419 uprights. We bring you more information on the kit as soon as they surface.

Source: RC Monkey [rcmonkey.jp]

July 3, 2017

Kyosho Ultima RB6.6 ReadySet 2WD buggy

Kyosho’s Ultima RB6.6 1/10th 2WD electric buggy is soon also available as factory-assembled ReadySet ready-to-run kit. While the kit version of the RB 6.6 features four transmission setups, the Readyset version includes the 4-gear midship transmission with its more controllable feeling. As the basic configuration of the chassis and components are the same as in the kit version, the same wide setting options allow the chassis to be competitive on the race track straight out of the box. The all-important power train is equipped with a G15 15T brushed motor for controllable speed and exceptional drivability. The ReadySet includes nearly all items needed, except for batteries for buggy and transmitter. The set is rounded out though by a Syncro KT231+ 2.4GHz radio system and a powerful steering servo.

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June 29, 2017

Team Associated Nomad DB8 limited edition RTR buggy

Coming from Team Associated as a limited edition is the new Nomad DB8 ready-to-run buggy. The all-terrain desert buggy is based on the race-proven RC8 platform and it is equipped with a durable impact-resistant roll cage, detailed interior, driver and co-pilot figures, painted body panels, and runs off a powerful Reedy brushless motor. To tame the landscape, high-grip General Tire GT(R) Grabbers are wrapped around rich-looking black 17mm hex wheels. Other features include a 3-diff drivetrain, RC8 suspension components including oil-filled shock absorbers as well as a new 4S Reedy speed controller and XP radio components.

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