September 5, 2019

Arrma Mojave 6S BLX 1/7 4WD Desert Racer RTR

Arrma have introduced their new Mojave 6S BLX 1/7th scale 4WD Desert Racer ready-to-run truck. The tough anodised aluminium chassis has been reinforced with a centre brace for maximum durability and bumpers and nerf bars supply impact protection on all sides. Thanks to an independent suspension with bump-soaking oil-filled shocks, the truck handles equally well over wicked and well-travelled tracks. The drivetrain is of a heavy-duty design featuring steel driveshafts, metal gears, and all-metal diff outdrives, ready to take full advantage of the brushless power system’s potential. Using a 6S LiPo battery with the included optional pinion gear upgrade the vehicle is capable of more than 90km/h speed potential. Multi-terrain dBoots tyres on multi split-spoke wheels give the truck the grip to get up, over, or through anything in your way. To round things off the truck is equipped with a painted and pre-decorated desert truck body, colour-coordinated roll cage and roof rails, and even a detailed cockpit. The ready-to-run set includes a Spektrum STX2 2.4GHz radio whose lightweight, comfortable design is ideal for long bashing sessions. The ergonomic steering wheel gives precise control, and easily adjustable trim dials make it easy to tune the handling to the personal touch. Not included however are the batteries, charger and charging bag.

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September 5, 2019

MST MTX-1 2WD RTR monster truck

Coming in late September is MST’s new MTX-1 2WD ready-to-run monster truck with TH1 body shell. The 2WD design makes the vehicle ideal for all entry level drivers with a soon-to-be-released 4WD conversion allowing to upgrade the truck if the owner is in need of more forward traction and overall performance. The 463mm long truck comes fully assembled, it features oil-filled shock absorbers, a gear-type differential and large 130x78mm tyres. The RTR kit is decked out with a pre-decorated body shell in a vintage multi-colour racing livery.

Source: MST [rc-mst.com]


September 3, 2019

Kyosho Ultima 2WD re-release buggy – Coming soon

Kyosho have announced the soon release of their 1980’s Ultima 2WD vintage buggy kit. The re-release kit will feature a couple of improvements to ensure better durability when running modern day equipment such as powerful LiPo batteries and brushless motors. The core of the buggy however, the unique U-shaped alloy chassis, remained unchanged. New features will include front and rear composite shock towers, updated red body alloy shock absorbers, reinforced suspension components, a new wing mount as well as reinforced gearbox internals such as a sturdy gear differential, a slipper clutch and metal gears. Full details will become available in time for the release, however Kyosho have not mentioned an exact date for now.

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September 3, 2019

Tamiya TRF420 electric touring car – Coming soon

Tamiya have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming new TRF420 electric touring car kit. The highly anticipated car looks to be a complete redesign with updated suspension components such as lower arms, insert-equipped arm mounts, new steering knuckles, new front and rear bulkheads, updated servo and battery mounts and possibly a lot more details not visible in this single image. We bring you more details on Tamiya latest top-of-the-foodchain kit as they become available.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]


September 3, 2019

MST FXX 2.0 KMW drift car kit – Coming soon

MST have released a couple of teaser images of their forthcoming new FXX 2.0 KMW RWD drift car kit. Equipped with a front motor/rear battery design the car utilises a 3.5mm carbon fibre chassis that shifts the weight bias more towards the rear for improved traction while the new aluminium front motor mount houses the updated upper and lower alloy front arms. A new steering and revised Ackermann geometry allows for greatly increased steering angles and the rear alloy MB suspension with adjustable reactive toe enables the owner to fine-tune increase or decrease the rear slip force. A fully adjustable suspension allows to adapt the chassis perfectly to different driving styles and body shells while purple anodised alloy parts and mock-up brake discs and callipers improve visual impact. The kit will hit stores soon.

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September 2, 2019

JQRacing Black Edition eCar 1/8th electric buggy kit

JQRacing have introduced their new Black Edition eCar 1/8th scale electric off-road buggy. The updated kit shares the Black nitro, and Grey eBuggy’s front and rear gearboxes, with the centre portion and chassis being all new. The latter features 3mm thickness and a longer wheelbase for improved grip and stability while the improved centre diff and motor mount adds strength and ensures reliable gear mesh. New are also the carbon fibre battery holders with the battery mount taking full length and shorty LiPo battery packs. Two positions for the shorty batteries also allow the driver to access different weight bias settings while an improved front brace makes for stability and strength.

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August 30, 2019

Xray X12’20 – EU & US editions

Xray have announced the release of the follow up to their World Championship winning 1/12th scale chassis, the X12’20. Available in two different versions, dubbed the EU and US versions, the latter featuring aluminium in place of much of the carbon for super high traction conditions found stateside. The new car sports a new backbone with a redesigned narrower chassis plate, which minimises contact with the track surface during cornering. This redesign has meant the Slovakian manufacturer has had to design their all-new side link mounting system via aluminium and graphite holders. Other changes include the removable front suspension brace that allows steering response adjustment while updated centre shock absorber holders update the mounting positions and geometry to improve on-power steering. Up front the new servo holders have extra mounting positions for smaller servos, while the kit comes supplied with graphite composite front upper arms to increase steering response. A lighter pod brace holder from graphite composite material helps increase consistency and to resist flexing and the new graphite backstop for the battery pack allows for multiple mounting positions for the battery in the cross-chassis alignment.

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August 29, 2019

Element RC Enduro Trailwalker RTR trail truck

Associated Electrics have introduced their new Enduro Trailwalker RTR trail truck, the second vehicle from their new Element RC line of ready-to-run vehicles. Based on the same chassis as the previously released Sendero, the differences with the Trailwalker are mostly cosmetic with a new ultra realistic pre-painted flat bed truck shell as well as different bumper, grills and silver coloured wheels. Mounted to the same rugged chassis, with its innovative Stealth X gearbox, the Trailwalker comes supplied with the ultra-smooth and powerful 16-turn, 5-slot brushed crawler motor and Reedy Power SC400X electronic speed controller with T-plug connector. Controlling the beast on the trail is again the 3-channel XP130 2.4GHz radio and Reedy Power high-torque 1320MG metal-gear servo.

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