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December 6, 2016

Shepherd Velox F1 1-piece aluminium servo mount

Coming from Shepherd and made for the Velox F1 formula car is a 1-piece aluminium servo mount. Designed to give optional chassis flex characteristics the part replaces the standard centre post and it also acts as a floating mount, improving the car’s balance or as a chassis brace, increasing overall stiffness on high-grip tracks. Successfully used by Germany’s Tim Benson at the recent ETS season opener in the Czech Republic, the CNC-machined part is made from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and is available in blue or black anodising.

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December 6, 2016

JConcepts RC8B3e Strike 2 bodyshell

JConcept’s Strike 2 bodyshell is now also available for the Team Associated RC8B3e 1/8th E-buggy. The body samples elements from its famous relatives, the Finnisher and Silencer bodies, but packs a slightly refined image with the base enhancements to the design come from the added “finger” channelling on the front-pod, increasing mid-corner steering while a complete wicker section was added on the rear-pod to further plant the rear of the vehicle. The offset of the race-proven shell provides a compact fit for battery, motor and wiring assembly while on the battery side, the body has an added scoop which can be trimmed to release some hot air from the body. In addition, many pre-determined trim-lines have been added to allow extra flow behind the cab and also ream-able holes directly on the front of the side-pods to allow air straight into the body. The heavy channelling on the front windshield and upper cab keeps the Strike 2 aligned at high-speed while the side-pods have multiple hard-edge angles that spill off neatly into 90 degree side-panels. Just behind the cab, a large stabilizing fin and a sleek up-rising flows from the body like running water. The clear body set includes window templates and a decal sheet.

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December 6, 2016

Tamiya Bigwig 2017 – Coming soon

Following first rumours French Tamiya distributors T2M have now officially announced the release of the 2017 Bigwig for January 2017. The 1/10th 4WD buggy was originally released back in 1986 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Tamiya’s radio controlled car section and it will soon make a return to the store shelves, collector’s cabinets and racing tracks. As usual with Tamiya’s re-releases the kit will be a near 100 percent replica of the original model with the 2017 featuring some improvements and changes such as a GT-Tuned 25T brushed motor as well as slight moulding changes to the speed controller and battery compartment to better suit today’s electronic speed controllers and battery packs. Also included will be a new decal sheet with slight updates to the original sponsor logos. Full information along with images of the actual kit should become available shortly.

Source: Tamiya Blog [tamiyablog.com]

December 6, 2016

Tamiya M-05 Mazda2 Demio M-chassis kit

The latest addition to Tamiya’s M-chassis range is the M-05-based Mazda2 Demio. Resembling Japan’s car of the year 2014/15 the kit utilises a front-driven M-05 chassis and it includes the highly detailed 4th generation Mazda2 Demio bodyshell. A comprehensive decal sheet including grille, head and tail lights as well as window details is also included as are replica wheels and high-grip treated tyres. The kit will become available in Spring 2017.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

December 6, 2016

3DRC B6 -2mm rear gearbox brace

Made for Team Associated’s B6 series of buggies is 3DRC’s new -2mm rear gearbox brace. The 3-D-printed part is of an updated design, based on a stock-part modification carried out by European high-class AE drivers, that lowers the standard camber link mount by 2mm, resulting in different roll centre settings that can be beneficial especially in high-grip carpet conditions. The brace comes including a set of shims that allows to easily revert to the standard setting and it is available through the brand’s Shapeways store.

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December 6, 2016

Hudy C1 pre-mounted touring car carpet tyres

Hudy have introduced their all-new C1 1/10th touring car carpet tyres. A specially developed rubber compound ensues high quality, a long life and maximum performance on high-grip carpet tracks. The tyres are pre-glued using a fully-robotic automatic glueing line for the highest possible precision and very true running tyre and they come in sets of four including suitable inserts and mounted on Hudy’s white disc wheels.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

December 6, 2016

Team Magic B8ER ARR 1/8th electric buggy kit

Team Magic have introduced the new B8ER ARR 1/8th E-buggy kit. The intermediate-level buggy comes as pre-assembled “roller” without electronics, motor or RC equipment but with a pre-painted bodyshell and HRC BullDog tyres. Other features include aluminium parts such as the main chassis plate, shock towers and steering plate as well as alloy chassis stiffeners, motor mount and shock absorbers. The suspension geometry is widely adjustable and the kit also sports CVD-type driveshafts, three gear differentials and sealed ball bearings.

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December 6, 2016

Xray T4’17 2mm aluminium & aluminium flex chassis

Xray T4'17 2mm aluminium & aluminium flex chassis

Xray have introduced two new aluminium chassis for the T4 2017 touring car kit. First up is a standard aluminium chassis made from 2mm 7075-T6 material and sporting a full-face design. The black anodised main plate improves traction, stability and steering over the standard carbon fibre plate when used in medium to high-bite conditions.

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