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November 26, 2018

HPI Racing RS4 Sport 3 Creator Edition

Available now from HPI Racing is their RS4 Sport 3 Creator Edition 1/10th scale 4WD entry-level touring car kit. The RS4 Sport 3 is the latest on-road car from HPI Racing, and thanks to its unique one-piece composite chassis, sealed shaft 4WD drivetrain, racing suspension and other pro features, the RS4 Sport 3 has been a raging success with RC fans around the world. The new RS4 Sport 3 Creator Edition is a unique pre-built, chassis-only version of the RS4 Sport 3 that allows owners to build their dream car by adding their choice of wheels, tyres and body. Drivers can put together a top speed supercar, vintage muscle car, sideways-facing drifter, or perfectly handling club racer.

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November 26, 2018

Xpress Execute XM1 M-class touring car – Coming soon

Xpress have released a first image of their forthcoming competition-grade Execute XM1 M-class 4WD touring car. The kit shows many features carried over from the XQ1 touring car such as 1-piece bulkheads, ball-raced anti-roll bars and redesigned double joint driveshafts. Also included are high-end shock absorbers, carbon fibre chassis, top deck, servo mount and shock tower parts as well as an aluminium motor mount and alloy suspension hangers. The kit will hit stores by the end of the year.

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November 26, 2018

TLR 22 5.0 2WD buggy – Coming soon

During last weekend’s International Offroad Carpet Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada Team Losi Racing have unveiled their forthcoming TLR 22 5.0 2WD 1/10th scale buggy. The buggy makes use of the popular 22 platform and will hit stores as the AC Astro-Carpet, DC Dirt-Clay and SR Spec Racer variant all of which will offer specific features to excel in the given environment or class. On show in Vegas was the AC Astro-Carpet car that will come with everything included right out of the box to be competitive from the get-go when running on high-grip astro turf or carpet tracks. You can find a brief rundown on the new features after the break.

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November 23, 2018

Xray XT2D’19 2WD stadium truck kit

Xray have introduced the 2019 variant of their popular XT2D 1/10th scale 2WD stadium truck. To offer a maximum of versatility the kit includes all parts to run the truck in “high grip” front motor or “low grip” rear mid motor specification with the two differing in terms of gearbox, motor plate, camber link mount, rear shock tower, waterfall and battery retainer. New to the 2019 kit are narrower gearboxes for both layouts as is a new ultra-smooth ball differential for improved performance and longer intervals between rebuilds. The new multi-functional rear uprights generate increased traction and stability while the rear arms allow to mount the shock absorbers in the front or the rear of the arm – ensuring greater control over the weight bias for different track conditions. New rear aluminium suspension mounts are included to match with the updated gearboxes and the driveshafts now feature 2.5mm pins for increased durability and smoother operation. The included body allows to run the rear shocks in a front or rear placement without any changes to the body shell and also part of the 2019 specifications are hard front steering blocks, +1.5mm front and +4.5mm offset rear wheel hubs and new larger rear upright ball bearings. Standard with the 2019 kit, that will hit stores very soon, are also greased upright ball-bearings and oiled bearings throughout the transmission and steering.

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November 22, 2018

Schumacher Top Cat Classic 2WD buggy re-release kit

Schumacher have announced the forthcoming release of the Top Cat Classic 2WD re-release buggy kit. First introduced back in 1988 the Top Cat was Schumacher’s first 2WD buggy kit and it came hot on the heels of the World Championship winning CAT XLS 4WD buggy, that was introduced two years before in 1986. With a couple of small updates for LiPo fitment and durability, the 2018 Top Cat Classic uses many of the original mouldings, and incorporates all of the innovative features such as laydown front shocks with crashback system. The Top Cat won the 1989 EFRA European Championships with Jamie Booth, and started a long line of successful Schumacher 2WD buggies, which are still winning races today. The kit is set for a release in December.

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November 19, 2018

Project Godspeed Pace12 1/12th pan car – Coming soon

Project Godspeed have released first images of their forthcoming Pace12 1/12th scale pan car kit. Based off of a carbon fibre tub chassis the car features a fully adjustable front end with lower carbon fibre and upper composite A-arms, a floating servo mount, a big bore centre shock absorber and rear tub-style side dampers. The minimalistic power pod incorporates a quick tune ride height feature and the prototype car also features a spool rear axle as it is en vogue now when running on high to very high bite surfaces. We bring you more information on the kit as it becomes available.

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November 14, 2018

Tamiya F103GT Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 Hybrid

Tamiya USA have announced the RC replica of the Toyota GAZO Racing TS050 Hybrid. The World Endurance Championship race car competed throughout the WEC 2018-2019 season and this specific kit celebrates Toyota’s first ever win at the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Tamiya replica sits atop the 2WD F103GT Chassis, which is easy to build and maintain, thanks to its simple 2WD direct drive system with grippy rubber tyres that supply plenty of traction. The chassis’ FRP double-deck frame employs 1.5mm upper and 2.5mm lower decks, cushioned by link-type arm and coil spring left/right independent front suspension. An FRP T-bar is the centrepiece of the rigid rear suspension setup, working in tandem with the friction plate and coil spring unit to provide a smooth drive. The height adjustable gear case allows a range of ground clearance settings, and contains a high-performance ball differential. Front uprights give a 3 degrees caster angle, and are equipped with 850 ball bearings. The kit is set for a release in January 2019.

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November 12, 2018

Shepherd Velox V10 Nineteen 200mm nitro on-road kit

Following the “Nineteen” conversion kit for the Velox V10 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kit, Shepherd now also announced the full Nineteen specification car kit. The car features a new rear axle geometry, making it more controllable when braking even under difficult track conditions or when hard braking is required. This was achieved by a wider rear lower wishbone distance and an updated upper wishbone mount with optimised upper camber link positions. The updated lower wishbone mounts are manufactured from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium while the upper wishbone mounts are milled from high-quality German carbon fibre material. The lower wishbones have been completely redesigned to match the updated geometry and are moulded from high quality plastics. The rear anti-roll bar linkage is located slightly more to the outside of the wishbone for improved responsiveness and softer steering. Furthermore, the 7075-T6 aluminium chassis of the 2019 car has been optimised. Thanks to improved production and milling techniques and a slightly different layout, the chassis bends significantly less, even under heavy loads, which significantly increases its durability. An improved exhaust pipe holder makes the use of different pipe/manifold combinations of all manufacturers significantly easier and more comfortable and high-quality ball bearings with full metal seals complete the changes to the new car. The kit has already proven its capabilities by taking the 3rd place overall at the recent IFMAR 200mm Worlds in Miami, Florida is the hands of Shepherd pilot Edu Escandón.

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